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Of course we have. Counsell and Kotsay haven't played yet. Ahhh, yes, Loe gets bailed out. Should have started this post with the clause "if the brewers go on to lose this game it will be Loe's 6th loss". Great work counsel Morgan Braun fielder. But is there a stat tracked "blown leads or blown holds" regardless of the games outcome? -
This will be Kameron Loe's 6th loss on the season. That is absolutely horrendous. Reminds me of Hoffmans start to 2010. Maybe worse. Low should not be allowed to pitch in close games anymore if at all. The only relief pitcher who has blown more leads is Brian Fuentes of Oakland.
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Even the Marlins announcers were pondering the same question. Estrada went change-change-change to Bonafacio in an excellent three pitch strikeout. Then he didn't throw a single changeup to Hayes, leaving him with the 3-2 slider to go for the grand salami. Seems like the Brewers have given up a lot of grand slams this year.
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Jeremy Reed traded to Twins
Polish Falcons replied to PrinceEatMeat's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Jeremy Reed has had a solid minor league career (.311 BA / .840 OPS over 7 seasons) but hasn't quite made a big impact at the major league level so far. It was a good effort for the Brew Crew. Good luck with the Twins Jeremy Reed. -
16-11 including a winning record on the road in June and a very exciting series sweep at Yankee Stadium. Brewers are at full strength except for the bullpen.
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Well Bronson Arroyo and the Reds are getting knocked around tonight so here's our chance to slide into 2nd place.
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You can't, though. My point is that those rivalry games are out of scheduling control...those are predetermined every year. And almost every year, the Twins make our schedule harder. I realize this is something that can change year to year, who will be bad and good and whatnot, but that leaves 3 series that can be controlled. And of the ones that MLB picked, it's virtually impossible to get any harder than Yankees, Red Sox and Rays. Arguably the of the top teams in the AL and all of MLB and you'd be hardpressed to find a tougher threesome in any division. And we get to play all 3. Agreed you couldn't get much tougher than BOS/NYY/TAM. But it appears the Twins might be going into a decline phase while the Indians and Royals on the verge of becoming good teams if they aren't already. There was a pretty interesting fangraphs article about how bad the Twins are right now, how they have very little talent in their system, and how nobody on their roster has any trade value. http://www.fangraphs.com/...hat-do-the-twins-do-now/
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Based on the comments above I took a closer look at the overall schedule and found it interesting that there is a fair share of imbalance even within the NL. Within the Central, the Brewers play an extra series against the Cards for a total of 18 games, whereas they play the rest of the teams within the division 15-16 times. The Reds 18 game division mate is the Cubs. Advantage Reds. Outside the division but within the NL, the Brewers have 8 games against the Braves, while the typical total is 6 or 7 games (to make up for it we only get 5 games against the Padres). But the Reds have to play the Phillies 8 times, so that's good. And due to the interleague scheduling quirk the Brewers play the Rockies 9 times while the Cards play the Phillies 9 times, and the Reds have an extra interleague series. That's pretty good for the Crew. All in all I'm not sure what it means, other than that the schedule makers are lazy at doing their job, but I found it interesting. At least provide an even balance within the NL Central. They should do 16 games against all division rivals not 18 vs the Cards and 15 vs the Pirates & Astros.
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That's an interesting article. I didn't realize that the Rockies series, which we just swept, factors into the overall interleague schedule for the crew, as does a phillies vs cards series for St Louis. As much trouble as the brewers have had against the twins, they truly do look like a bad team this year and the brewers should take advantage of that. Although the Indians have the best record in baseball, I'd still much rather the brewers face them than the Yankees, red sox, or rays. the article seems flawed in that sense, and it seems silly to say the brewers have the easiest interleague schedule, but I would say yes to this revised thread title- maybe not so bad.
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And you realize the outcome in an at-bat for even a great hitter is an out, don't you?I was responding to a comment that Yo giving up no runs was why he was allowed to pitch. In contrast, I did not use Yo making an out as evidence that letting him bat was a bad move. I made my comment before he finished his AB. For that reason, your comment does not seem to be relevant.I think his comment is perfectly relevant. You need to weigh the odds of Counsell getting a hit over Gallardo vs the odds Gallardo vs whoever else in the Brewers bullpen giving up a run or not. And also taking into account that it was only the top of the 6th inning, and that the Brewers had a one run lead, with only one out, and Rickie Weeks on deck. There are a number of factors. I think sticking with Gallardo was the right decision and it proved to work.
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Arguably the best hitter available. Yo is nice hitting PITCHER. Gallardo has a .238 OBP and Craig Counsel .327. If the odds of Counsel (or Boggs) getting on base are 1/10th better than Gallardo, I'll take the Gallardo AB and extra inning+ of his pitching as an exchange pretty much every time. We don't need 4 innings of this bullpen.
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Hart looked safe to me on that SB, pretty sure of it. I thought Braun was safe at home too. Getting squeezed by the ump.
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Good thing Kotsay started somebody actually drove in a run. Brewers fans are really loud at Petco.
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Trevor Hoffman spotting in the Padres broadcast booth, raising funds for earthquake aid to Japan.
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Thanks for clarification. What a dumb scorekeeping rule. The only reason he didn't touch it was because he failed to get in front of the ball like any little leaguer should know to do.
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How in the world is that not an error on Betancourt there? I know it's only the second inning, but it makes me so sad to see a no-hitter ruined by bad defense and scorekeeping that I can't for the life of me understand. That ball was hit 6 inches from Betancourt and instead of getting in front of the ball he makes an awkward fall and lets the ball go under him. Just wanna know why wasn't that an error. Gallardo is dealing.
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Indianapolis Indians are the AAA team for the Pirates. Thanks FVBrewerfan for the tip about Mammoth Caves. I checked out some pictures and that looks really cool. I never thought I'd have interest in visiting Kentucky, but now if I am on a road trip anywhere near KY, I will go out of my way to see that.
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$3 buck chuck at trader joes is probably my fave. Used to be $2 buck chuck, now $3
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Out of 25 mlb shortstops with 70+ at bats in April, Yuni ranks: 12th in batting average at .273 16th in obp at .309 12th in slugging at .375 14th in ops at .684 9th in RBI with 10 10th in HR with 1 (tied w 15) Looks pretty average to me. Seems like you guys are being pretty dramatic.
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Predict the Brewers' May Record
Polish Falcons replied to jjkoestler's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
21-8. This team is ready to break out any day now. Hart is back. Lucroy is back and hitting. The lineup will soon look really nice with Hart batting 2nd. Nyjer Morgan is ready to contribute again. Nothing is wrong with Yovani Gallardo. Just because an all-star pitcher gives up a 3 run homerun to Joey Votto that doesn't mean we need to be so dramatic and talk about sending him to AAA. Grienke will get in 4-5 starts in May. The bullpen should be better with Estrada there, and Saito coming back, and Hawkins has looked alright so far. Apart from an inability to figure out the Reds, and a rocky series in DC, the Brewers have been pretty sharp in April even. I think a common consensus amongst many people that a .500 April would be a good thing for the Brewers given all their early injuries, and that's pretty much what we're going to get, but now this team is ready to blast off. 21-8 -
Hate it. Hasn't Bud Selig done enough already (divisional realignment, wild card, inter-league play). The commissioner is too ambitious. MLB doesn't need constant change.
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Alternatives for 3rd base
Polish Falcons replied to Hammer's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
Yes, ever since his breakout season in 2009 we had all these people saying that his success was a fluke, and it seems like no matter how long McGehe continues to be successful we will still have all these haters. Even after easily being in top quarter of offensive 3rd baseman in all of MLB in 2010, and at the league minimum salary, we have people making posts about replacing him, and some folks agreeing that he doesn't have enough pop in his bat for a 3rd baseman. Last year McGehe hit 25 homeruns (5th among MLB 3B), and had 104 RBI (2nd among MLB 3B), and an OPS of .801 (3rd among MLB 3B). If you look at the players ranking ahead of him offensively, they are all making millions and millions of dollars (ARod, Beltre, Wright, Longoria, Zimmerman). One could argue that on a cash strapped team McGehe offers more value right now (and next year) than any of these guys. The amount that McGehe earns allows us to get high level of production at 3B while saving money for an upgrade at SS next year. The defense leaves a little to be desired but is more than made up for with the bat and low salary. -
Uhhhh.... Stevo... Also read your post criticizing Betancourt before his game tying walk... But keep commenting every AB. It seems to help.
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Yeah I am sorry but that play right there just demonstrated perhaps the worst range I have ever witnessed in an MLB shortstop, wow
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When it comes to lineup decisions, and particularly deciding who to play, how much is that decision made by the manager vs the general manager? Because I do suspect Melvin can be perhaps a bit stubborn at times, trying to prove that his trades / signings can be successful, taking too long to give up on poorly performing players. I can't imagine myself being a new manager, wanting to get my first victory behind me, and continuing to trot some of these guys out there who look so downright ugly at the plate. Particulary when this manager has no history with these players.
