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  1. Flood Pants
    They could have taken this show in an interesting new direction, but instead they're back to dopey conference room antics with a similar but not as dynamic boss figure. Disappointing. It hasn't been a bad season, so far. It's passable entertainment. But with the talent this show has, they should be doing much much better.
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    mark it zero
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    Number one, you have the bridge
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    "Stat geeks" are the reason why I came to love baseball. It sure as heck wasn't because I grew up playing the game, because I didn't. I could never hit. I could never throw. I could never field. I would stand in right field and zone out while balls were hit over my head. Sports made absolutely no sense to me because my mind simply isn't wired for coordination and reflexes. As a result, any attempt to play sports usually resulted in embarrassment and teasing. Thus, I was alienated from the world of sports. But I was always good at academics. Abstract things that other people had trouble visualizing always came easy to me. Your prototypical "geek" if you will. Once I discovered that baseball had a subculture of geeks who crunched numbers, I was sold. I had no attachment to the traditions of baseball because they were never a part of my life. I began to view sports not simply as these embarrassing activities that I could never succeed at, but as a rich world of cause and effect ripe for analysis. As an intellectual pursuit. As something progressive, not static. As something that, like a great novel or film, became more complex and meaningful through dissection and discussion. I know I don't speak for everyone, but stat heads certainly haven't ruined baseball for me, they've saved it.
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    I know that conventional baseball wisdom tells us that LaRussa can out-manage anybody, but the reality is that he lets his emotions get the best of him, and that seems to rub off on his team. Maybe it's all a "show," but if the Brewers maintain the high ground and just play the game, I could see the Cardinals essentially beating themselves. Against the Brewers, the Cardinals simply lose their marbles.
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    You know, with St. Louis closing in in the wildcard race, I think I'm going to start rooting for them. I think of all the possible opponents for Philly, they're the ones who have the best chance of taking them down. The Cards have owned the Phils recently. And a Milwaukee-St. Louis championship series would be legendary. Both teams could conceivably kill each other. And by "kill each other", I literally mean enough players might die in bench-clearing brawls that by game seven neither team will be able to field a full squad.
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    Ryan Braun, if he weren't a Brewer
  8. Flood Pants
    So TBS has Biff working for them? Awesome!
  9. Flood Pants
    I'm having trouble adding images, but I'll give you a hint. There's two of them, and they're both from the Big Lebowski. Who's gonna add them for me?
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    Clint Eastwood! This photo is legendary. I absolutely love this idea from RR. He has a team of goofy guys, and rather than making them behave "professionally" he encourages them to cut loose and have fun. Great for the team, and great for the fans. Axford's mustache has never been put to better use.
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    I think what tends to get lost in the discussion regarding the book is the fascinating character studies within which have little to do with stat analysis. I think my absolute favorite chapter involves Scott Hatterberg's transformation from failed catcher to valuable first baseman. It's a fun story about creative coaching and playing to a player's particular strengths. If I remember correctly, there's a description of an epic at-bat between Hatterberg and Jamie Moyer that gives a unique insight into how both players mentally approached the game. I loved this book!
  12. Flood Pants
    This tendency toward second-half hot streaks explains how Betancourt always has a job the next season, despite putting up terrible numbers. Every year he proves that everybody has been wrong about him all along and that he can turn it around. I hope the Brewers don't touch that option. There's no reason to believe his next season will be any different from the rest of his career.
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    I love Nyjer's antics. And I'd bet that most fans do, too, even when he's "messing with them." He injects some unexpected fun into a game that, while I love it, does tend to take itself too seriously for its own good. I don't think that he flipped fans off, and it would have been totally inappropriate if he had. But a little harmless heckling is good for fan experience. To be a fan, and to be noticed and interacted with by a player on the field is pretty powerful, and I'm glad we have a guy with that kind of character on our team. It doesn't seem to negatively impact his on-field performance. In fact, the freedom he has to screw around in Milwaukee actually seems to be helping him maximize his potential. Let Nyjer be a loose cannon!
  14. Flood Pants
    I think the biggest thing Doug can do is give Ron a shorter leash. No more Loe in the eight inning. No more batting Casey in the middle of the order. Nyjer should be starting every day, Kotsay should be starting never. More Counsell, less Yuni. It's obvious that Ron has no concept of how to utilize stats, but the front office does. So it's time to step in. This team could squeak out a few more wins with better management. Also, if Doug could go back in time, he could option Estrada instead of DFAing Mitre. He's going to regret that move down the stretch. It's unlikely that there will be any kind of big move at the deadline, because we're lacking the prospects. So the best avenue to improve is to make better use of what we already have.
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    I imagine this is why they picked up Mitre. He's an option to start, as is Estrada despite not being stretched out. It'd take either of them in a short start versus anyone who's stretched out at AAA.
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    I totally agree. This bullpen is built from role-players. Roles need to be based not on the inning, but the situation. In general, we need more of Hawkins and Braddock, and more appropriate use of Loe. Though I can't blame Ron too much for what happened last night. Any reliever should be counted on to get through an inning without giving up a three-run lead. That one was on Estrada.
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    I can imagine what went through Ron's mind tonight... "I've got it! Let's try a squeeze! I haven't done that for a week. And they'll never expect it, with a guy on base who can't run and a guy at the plate who can't bunt. It'll be brilliant!"
  18. Flood Pants
    I'm confused by the talk regarding Lawrie's attitude. Where does this perception come from? I don't recall anybody saying anything about his attitude until that one stupid picture of him surfaced. We need a lot more evidence than that to make such broad claims.
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    Oh... my.... gosh... I've never seen or heard an interview quite like either of those. Is he putting on a show? Or does he really not know what's going on around him? Or both? As long as he keeps playing like he has been, he ban be as batty as he wants to be.
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    Yes, a good point indeed. The most reliable stats to look at are probably strikeouts vs walks, as these should be fundamentally unaffected by a drop in hitter power. Every other pitching stat would have at least something to do with how hard hitters are able to hit the ball. I hope the Brewers were looking at career stats rather than single-year stats when making their picks. Another way to look at it, though, is that even if every pitcher's stats are inflated, the best pitchers will still have the best stats relative to everyone else. Just like the best hitters, even if they are hitting fewer home runs than they have before, will still be hitting more home runs than anybody else.
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    My concern with the situation had nothing to do with righty/lefty match ups. RR continually counts on Loe to be his lights-out guy in the bullpen, and he's just not that kind guy. He's solid, but why not go to Hawkins, who really has been lights out, in that situation?
  22. Flood Pants
    Weeks has the best hitting stats of any full-time second basemen in the NL. Phillips is also very good. I think they both deserve to be on the all-star team, and hopefully they both are. Things will be harder for Lucroy. He has great numbers, but so do some bigger names like Brian McCann, Russel Martin, and Yadier Molina. This team has quite a few potential all-stars. Braun (now a perennial lock) Marcum Weeks Fielder Lucroy Betancourt
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    I'd like to see the front office give him a shorter leash. I think Melvin is pretty hands-off when it comes to managing. But Melvin is a smart baseball mind and understands stats, at least to an extent. With improvements to his lineup construction and in-game strategy, RR could be very good. I'd like to see the organization give him the guidance he needs.
  24. Flood Pants
    It only is a noticeable thing in the World Series and while there is usually an advantage for AL teams when they play at home because they have a set DH who tends to be a better hitter than a bench NL guy asked to DH, the AL pitchers aren't used to hitting or bunting when games are in a NL park. In fact, i kind like the two leagues being different in that regard. I like an AL manager in the World Series having to decide in road games whether to play a great hitting DH who is miserable defensively. It's always an advantage for the AL team. Even in the NL park. If their DH is on the bench, then their #1 pinch hitter is better than the NL team's. And most pitchers, even in the NL, can't hit, so it's not like it's a huge tactical advantage for the NL team to make the AL team's pitchers hit.
  25. Flood Pants
    I thought I would hate this episode, but I didn't. I really liked the cameos. Rather than being a distraction, I think they really enhanced the looking for a new boss story. Spader killed it, he would be a fantastic fit on the show. I loved watching him interact with Jim. "He kind of creeps me out. But he may be a genius." And the way he talked Ray Romano's character into throwing his interview was hilarious. Seriously, though, somebody needs to go kick Ricky Gervais in the nether region. http://www.avclub.com/articles/updated-ricky-gervais-thinks-the-office-has-offici,56409/ The dude gets two cameos on the show that he's pretty much had nothing to do with other than collecting a paycheck, then suddenly acts like it's his show and that it's being ruined. Funny guy, but looking like more and more of a jerk as the year goes on.
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