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  1. Flood Pants
    this is something I've never gotten, though. It seems that every team is supposed to have a "mop-up" type guy, and we expect this guy to not be very good and only pitch when the game isn't on the line. I just don't get it. Isn't it better to have 12 quality pitchers than 11 quality pitchers and one inning-eater scrub? My point is, the Brewers could cut Suppan and promote Stetter or Braddock to make the bullpen stronger. Then they still have Parra as a long man who doesn't suck. If Narveson doesn't work out, then he and Parra simply switch spots. We pretty much know that Suppan isn't a capable replacement even in the event of multiple injuries, so keeping him on the roster is only hurting the team.
  2. Flood Pants
    I'm all in favor of Narveson to the rotation. This gives them a chance to get a good look at him as a starter. They likely have a better idea of Parra's upside than Narveson's, so this should help them make pitching decisions into the future. It's unlikely that Parra will stay in the bullpen all year, but if he's doing well there and Narveson's getting blown up, why not leave Parra in for now and get Narveson out? Until this team is out of contention, they should make the best short-term decision regardless of whether it hurts Parra's development. Parra might do better in then rotation than Narveson, but the combination of Narveson in the rotation and Parra in the bullpen might be better for the team than the other way around.
  3. Flood Pants
    There was a recent interview with the actress in The Onion AV club. She said that Erin was originally only written for four episodes during the Michael Scott Paper Company arc. They decided to keep her around, though. She has gone from a fill-in at the desk to now having one-on-one time with the show's primary star. Good for her! Erin kind of felt like a tack-on most of this season, but they're wisely starting to develop her into a character with some real depth. Having her around has also been good for Andy's character, as well. He becomes more tolerable and sympathetic every week. One thing I always give these writers credit for is realizing when changes need to be made to their characters and making them in a timely way. I felt there was a really good balance of screen time between the actors this week, and that's been one of my biggest complaints of the season. It seems like Ryan continues to be a background character. They ran him through maybe the best character arc of anyone on the show, but now it seems like they don't know what to do with him. Or maybe B.J. Novak is ready to focus more on writing and less on acting.
  4. Flood Pants
    I just don't get the "pitching depth" argument for keeping Suppan around anymore. I understand the concern, but don't see how Suppan is legitimate must-keep depth. Who else on this roster can step in and likely pitch 4 innings and give up 6 runs or less? Parra Narveson Villanueva Vargas Not saying they'd want to use Villanueva or Vargas as starters anymore, but I am saying in an injury emergency, they could probably step in and do about the same as Suppan. They may as well cut him lose and get Stetter back up to improve this pitching staff and let Parra/Narveson continue developing as a starter.
  5. Flood Pants
    my thought on Narveson was actually that they were using him so much so they could gauge his skills better, deciding if they want to keep him or release him. I hope I'm wrong about that, though.
  6. Flood Pants
    Wow... must be nice to be Alfonso Soriano.
  7. Flood Pants
    That shouldn't be a problem. The Reds aren't good enough for prime time.
  8. Flood Pants
    More good news for the Brewers. The Reds will now be composed solely of base stealers and bunters. I think it's time for "Fire Joe Morgan" to start back up.
  9. Flood Pants
    wow. would they dare trade him in the division? I'd despise Zambrano much less in a Brewers uniform. There's little evidence, other than a poor few games, to suggest that he'll be anything less than a top of the rotation starter this year.
  10. Flood Pants
    I know that Atlanta has had a lot of success scouting and developing local talent. I don't know what effect having a local AAA team has on this, but it certainly can't hurt.
  11. Flood Pants
    I love Uecker, but Jim Powell's absence is really missed. He was the perfect "straight guy." I think what we're observing is not a decline in Bob's skills, but the absence of a partner who can "reign him in" like Jim could. Provus may develop that sort of rapport with him, but the team just isn't there yet.
  12. Flood Pants
    You're right. Though Branyan of 2004 <<< Branyan of 2008
  13. Flood Pants
    Melvin seems to pull at least one shrewd move per season. I looked at every roster during Melvin's tenure to put together this list. These are players acquired off of waivers, minor league free agency, or in a trade for low value. Of course, jury's still out on this season, but let's look at this year and work backwards This year: Edmonds (maybe, we'll see) 2009: McGehee, Narveson 2008 (playoff year): Torres, Coffey, Kapler, Branyan, DiFeice, Butler (hated this move at the time, but it's looking like a winner) 2007: Dillon, Balfour (flipped for McClung) 2006: Shouse 2005: Helling, Cirillo, Turnbow (regardless of how his career ended, he was a huge part of that team) 2004: Grieve (perhaps the weakest of the bunch, but provided some offense) 2003: Clark, Podsednik, Davis, Kolb, Villanueva (from the low-profile Wayne Franklin trade), Enruque Cruz (valuable because he was flipped for Brian Shouse) Check out that playoff year. It wasn't all big prospects and CC. I think this list puts into perspective just how valuable Melvin is to this club. These are all players acquired for the baseball equivalent of free who made big contributions to their rosters. And I'm sure I even missed some.
  14. Flood Pants
    Narveson pitched again today. We've been seeing an awful lot of him so far. Does anyone else get the feeling that he's being "auditioned" for a permanent role on this team? I'd like to hope the organization has settled on keeping him around, but every time he pitches I feel like he's pitching for his job, a job that they'd love to give back to Stetter. Just a feeling, though. Nothing to back that up.
  15. Flood Pants
    I would agree, but they risked losing him otherwise. San Diego only let him go because their owner was going through a divorce and needed to cut payroll. With that whole thing settled, I imagine they feared San Diego would want him back and he would want to go back. They made sure that didn't happen.
  16. Flood Pants
    Yes and no... If you're talking about a team like the Yankees who can put a great player at every position, then this is true. But Milwaukee relies a lot on role-players, guys who perform extremely well in certain situations but not extremely well all the time. On the current roster, Jim Edmonds, Craig Counsell, Mitch Stetter, Jody Gerut are really good examples of such players. They're cheap because they aren't capable of playing every day, but can put up allstar-esque splits against opposite handed pitchers and hitters. Read the stat lines right and put these players in the right match-ups, and you'll get a huge return on their relatively small salaries. Gerut or Counsell against a good right-handed reliever could mean getting the run that wins the game. Corey Hart against that same reliever likely means getting a ground ball double play. Melvin has always done a great job of filling his rosters with such players, but has failed to employ managers who are willing to use them properly. So I would argue that both Yost and Macha have cost this team games that they could have otherwise won. Melvin is great at finding talent, but not great at finding managers. This makes him a good GM, but not a great one.
  17. Flood Pants
    So you'd rather have a guy who you know is gonna suck than a guy who might not suck?
  18. Flood Pants
    This got me thinking, is there a current MLB team loaded with dis-likable players? Even the "evil" New York Yankees generally expect classy behavior from their players (even if A-Rod gets a free pass on that one). The World-Series White Sox seemed to have that "we're bad and we like it" reputation with Ozzie Guillen and A.J. Pierzinski. It seems that Baseball, in genral, is a sport where being a jerk isn't well tolerated. This is something that sets it apart from NBA and NFL, where the over-the-top jerks are the players who get the most attention.
  19. Flood Pants
    It's hard to justify sending down this year's version of Carlos Villanuava. He's been lights-out all spring and now to start the season, including a stellar "stop the bleeding" performance today. Stetter will be back as soon as a roster spot opens, I wouldn't worry too much.
  20. Flood Pants
    Will downtown conferences now be held at the Frontier Airlines Center?
  21. Flood Pants
    I'm a big fan of Weeks and performance wise-he would likely be a discount if they signed him now. However, it's important to consider the Brewers financial situation. How many years does Weeks have left before free agency? A team that's somewhat strapped for cash really benefits from filling the roster with prospects who can produce. Weeks to Lawrie may be a downgrade, but if it's not a big downgrade, it might be the best financial decision. Lawrie + whoever Weeks is traded for may be more valuable to the team than Weeks alone. A good comparable situation was Hardy and Escobar. Hardy was certainly valuable to the team, but since the Brewers had a player of comparable value ready to take over, they were able to trade Hardy for something useful. This got them one more player and the SS position filled for the league minimum (two very valuable propositions). Lawrie may well force a similar situation with Weeks.
  22. Flood Pants
    Wow, Detroit operated at a loss of 29.5 million. Their "win-now" spending spree has been a total disaster.
  23. Flood Pants
    CC didn't simply have one of the greatest half-seasons of any Brewer, but one of the best of any baseball player, period. Winning the world series in New York was certainly a huge career moment for him, but I think what he did in Milwaukee has been the most impressive and memorable part of his career thus far. We were all incredibly lucky to be able to watch him work his magic. And it's not like he was a traitor. Everybody knew he was going for free agency after the season. That's why Cleveland traded him. I have nothing but fond memories of CC, and am proud to see the Brewers acknowledging him as one of the greats of the 2000s.
  24. Flood Pants
    Nice! After seeing last season's free agent market, it seems like the Brewers are taking advantage of their "buy-low" window. I guess we'll know for sure when we see the numbers. This seems to be the way to go with pitchers, lock them up when they're young, and only go a year or two beyond free agency. Then let them walk. Guys like Barry Zito and Ben Sheets are great examples of such a strategy working extremely well for their team.
  25. Flood Pants
    Here's what I'm saying. The number one skill for a leadoff hitter is getting on base. Weeks has that. Number two skill is speed. Weeks has that. Those skills make him an ideal leadoff hitter. The power is gravy, and only increases his value in the spot. Let's not feel the need to drop him in the order when he does everything a leadoff hitter should do (and more). When you have a lot of power up and down the lineup like the Brewers do, you can afford to put some power in the leadoff spot. Weeks will be #3 on this team in RBI even out of the leadoff spot. What we need to remember is that the "ideal" leadoff situation, Weeks coming on with nobody on base and no outs, only happens the first pitch of the game. Ever other inning, he's likely to come to the plate with men on base to drive in.
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