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Ya that was his response to the first question on throwing "in" on Braun. Gibson said - He hurt us when we leave it over the plate. We were going to make a pitching change anyway. (My note: no one was warming up when he plunked Braun) 1. Do you think it was necessary (to hit Braun) after 2 of your guys got hit? Gibson - I won't comment on that. You have been around long enough. 2. Next comment was Gibson not knowing what the ump said after first pitch to Braun. 3. Was a warning issued? gibson - I don't think so 4. Gibson - didn't think ziggy would give up slam. (In reference to why on loading bases) 5. Talked about lyles hits, Seguras hits 6. Women reporter says when you played in Milw earlier this year there didn't seem to be bad blood - what happened yesterday with Peralta / Parra and then today? Why would Brewers try to purposely hit your players? Gibson - you would have to ask them. I don't think there is any intention on anyone's part. It's a good clean game. They beat us and that's disappointing. End of FSWI showing presser.

Yay!!!!!!

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3rd base is open - should we be gamers and plunk him? - blue

DVR is great. I just keep re-watching the 7th. Hope we win but watching this inning is just greatness.

Of course that won't make the sportscenter opener- it should as it was the ultimate Screw You a person could have. Let's replay the scenario: 1. Pitch 1 vs Braun goes way behind him. 2. Ump immediately walks out and was like what the hell was that? 3. Pitch 2 nails Braun to load bases 4. Pitcher gets tossed immediately. 5. Dbags dugout goes nuts high fiving the pitcher like he won the game. Including a fist bump from Gibson. 6. Pitch 1 vs Lucroy ... grand slam. I can re-watch that over and over and over. Screw you Dbags

Come on Luc - I wanted something like this

I want an awesome bat flip! Way to go Luc!!

Where is McClung when you need him? Can we bring Jeffress up for tomorrow

So stupid. Dbacks reaching a cardinal level of hate for me. Let's go Luc - stick it to them

I agree - defense is the utmost importance when it comes to your SS. And he has been terrific. I am not suggesting looking into any type of change. I love his game. I was just curious as to what everyone was thinking in terms of offensive expectations. Hopefully he can get back to a .265+ average and not continue to head in the wrong direction

RRR, Luc, Gomez and Overbay are my personal favs Oh the fun a first place team has - stay loose my friends, 91 games to go

Is he hurt? Is he more of a .243 hitter (2014) than a .294 hitter (2013)? Below is his hit trajectory and his averages ... Is he a mere product of bad luck? (His BA is .077 lower on line drives this year vs last year) ... Fly balls are .107 lower vs last year. Ground balls are .072 lower. I always felt he had a ton of ground ball hits last year. Are they just positioning better? ... What is going on mean Jean? [pre]Hit Trajectory 2014 Split . G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip Ground Balls 62 135 28 0 1 0 5 0.207 0.207 0.222 0.43 0.207 Fly Balls . 28 33 2 0 0 0 2 0.061 0.059 0.061 0.119 0.059 Line Drives 30 47 27 7 1 2 12 0.574 0.574 0.894 1.468 0.556 Bunts . 14 10 6 0 0 0 0 0.600 0.600 0.600 1.2 0.600 Hit Trajectory 2013 Split . G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip Ground Balls 136 290 81 2 1 0 15 0.279 0.279 0.293 0.572 0.279 Fly Balls . 74 95 16 2 4 9 14 0.168 0.167 0.558 0.725 0.08 Line Drives 82 106 69 16 5 3 20 0.651 0.645 0.981 1.626 0.635 Bunts . 15 13 7 0 0 0 0 0.538 0.538 0.538 1.077 0.538[/pre]

I agree RoCoBrewfan - I would prefer to promote from within. I just hope this is the year we do nothing from a trade standpoint. I just don't see the glaring holes that can't be remedied (or atleast attempted to be remedied) from our own AAA club.

Just to remind everyone here are some numbers to chew on Jerry Hairson 2011 pre-trade w/ Brewers - .268 AVG / .342 OBP / .385 SLG / .727 OPS Jerry Hairston 2011 w/ Brewers - .274 AVG / .348 OBP / .379 SLG / .727 OPS Hairston Career numbers - .257 AVG / .324 OBP / .368 SLG / .692 OPS Now the Brewers traded Erik Komatsu who had this on his belt: 2008 - 8th round pick put up .321 / .394 / .538 / .932 in rookie ball (316 PA) 2009 (97 PA) - .253 / .344 / .316 / .660 2010 A+ - .323 / .413 / .442 / .855 2011 AA Numbers - .294 / .393 / .416 / .809 So we traded a guy who had put up good numbers for a .692 career OPS guy. Just to give an idea of the cost of a .700 OPS guy. Now Jerry had value in defensive versatility. So when I look at players mentioned, some are probably realistic possibilities Bonifacio Career - .263 / .321 / .341 / .662 Bonifacio 2014 - .266 / .311 / .344 / .656 FA at season's end Bloomquist Career - .272 / .319 / .346 / .665 Bloomquist 2014 - .279 / .300 / .349 / .649 Signed through 2015 Zobrist Career - .262 / .353 / .431 / .784 Zobrist 2014 - .256 / .331 / .381 / .712 2015 option Prado / Mayberry (Both signed through 2016) - I don't see either of these being available. Really at all. And I really have no interest in trading for an outfielder. And with the above, what prospect would we be looking at giving up? Komatsu was number 3 on our power 50 ranking before the trade. http://www.brewerfan.net/ViewPower50.do?power50Id=102 Here is our current Power 20 (Thanks ReillyMC) : viewtopic.php?f=64&t=31355 Would you really want to give up Taylor / Coulter / Haniger or Roache for one of the above? Maybe Zobrist - but I wouldn't trade any pitching.

Fiers got rocked in Colorado two years ago. That was the beginning of the slide. I remember because I was at that game. Might not be the best spot for him, but would it be any worse than Estrada? And it will probably be the nail in the coffin for Estrada. How many home runs will he give up 1, 2, 3, 4, 5? The way baseball goes, it will probably be 0.

What was Braun thinking? There were no outs - way to go Braun.

I would prefer to have Schafer on the team than Herrera. Schafer is a good outfielder and I like good defense. Great job RJG. Keep the hater's hatin. .298 AVG / .335 OBP / .437 SLG / .772 OPS His career has 133 games with 457 AB - .310 AVG / .345 OBP / .458 / .802 OPS When does "small sample" no longer apply?

Bobby Abreu would be a nice bat off the bench but he is old and can't play the field - so he would truly be a PH option and not much more.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/play-index/share.cgi?id=wIF4P @AdamMcCalvy: Expanding on @joe_block's Tweet, here are highest HR rates in #Brewers history. Estrada entered 2nd inning at 2.48 http://t.co/DwbgkK69ym

Schafer needs at-bats. Herrera? I am so excited to watch him play the outfield again. Me too! viewtopic.php?p=890212#p890212

I agree with starting them slightly earlier. Even a half hour bump to 640 (as suggested) would be nice. I am sure there is an issue with the TV deal which doesn't give the Brewers much flexibility as you would think.

Yea, if it is true that Seid had Trout highest on his draft board, only to see him go one pick before and then end up taking Arnett, how do you ever get that out of your head? I remember reading a book by Ron Wolf. I forget the exact year, but he said that he had Ray Lewis already written on their draft card with the 27th pick and even were on the phone with him as Baltimore's time was running down to pick, only to hear Lewis say at the last second that he had another call. Baltimore stings Wolf by take Lewis and he said something to the effect that this was the first and only time as Packers GM that he seriously got rattled. He ends up picking John Michaels who was a bust and Lewis had a HOF career. There is a big difference between the baseball draft and the football draft, and it is that the baseball draft only allows one minute between picks whereas the football draft allows at least five minutes. Now that the draft is televised they give five minutes between picks in the first round, but IIRC that wasn't the case in 2009 - I'm pretty sure it was still one minute then. Think about that; if the player that is #1 on your board goes right before you, or if the top guys on your board go in the 3-4 picks before you, you only have one minute to decide who to take. I wonder how much this contributes to the randomness of the baseball draft; teams have one minute to decide who to pick based on talent, signability, and BPA of the thousands of HS, college, and juco players available. That is why the Ted Thompson model of "trust the board" is the only approach I am interested in. You make a list. You cross guys off that list as they get picked. When your turn comes up, you are making a decision on the top 3 on your board. (And I say top 3 because, unless your top 3 all play the same position, you may want to draft a position, so instead of taking the top guy on your list, say a 3B, you take a P, because you drafted a SS with your first pick.) I understand the once in a lifetime rattle (i.e. Ron Wolf & Ray Lewis - I have heard about that too, or even Trout with Seid) ... but that should really only happen once to a GM. Because like anything, the best way to learn is by first hand experience. In the end, trust the board, and ultimately your scouts. Your decisions are mostly made weeks before the draft. IMO

Thanks for the input TheCrew. I agree with that. Good insight on the thought process some of these HS kids should have. I agree - if you can be picked in one the top rounds, you should take it. Look at Hunter Morris. He was drafted in the 2nd round by Boston in 07 and then drafted by Milw in the 4th round in 2010. Who gave him that advice? That is just silly, IMO. You are really going to turn down being a 2nd round pick? I guess for a hitter it makes sense to do what Jemile Weeks did (Drafted in 8th round in 05, then 12th overall pick in 2008.) As hitters, if you feel you are better than that, sure go the college route. But as a pitcher, I agree - the faster you get to MLB the better.

I do not follow Hockey - so help me a little - how does that work? So they are drafted in the 10th round by the Bruins. They go to college for 4 years and at the end they just have to report in "spring training" for work with Boston and don't get drafted?