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maybe ive been out of the brewer loop for awhile (packers winning in all) but where is this interest in signing aramis ramirez??? I havent heard anything like that but maybe im wrong. and why wouldnt they give green a chance to stick there? hes a cheaper option and my guess is he'll hit better than aramis this year Morgan Hart Braun Weeks Gamel Lucroy green gonzalez P

ok so I just read everything on this post and I might have a little more insight into his milwaukee restaurant than others, seeing as I worked there as a server for 5 months before it shut down. braun never wanted a sports bar type of restaurant, thats why he decided to go with this business idea. the west coast fine dining feel is what the restaurant was supposed to be. and it worked out well. for the 7 months it was open, it grossed 1.8 million in sales, of which braun got 8% of. as far as the day to day operation, he wasnt involved that much but he was consulted on things such as the menu and decor of the restaurant. his agent nez was the primary owner of the restaurant but day to day operation was run by a guy named craig martin. nice guy but had past problems with restaurants closing down so when ryan brauns waterfront shut down, for lack of money and paying bills, it made you wonder whos fault it was (some blamed the accountants). the restaurant shut down because it couldnt pay the vendors. no food, no alcohol, no restaurant. all i know is that about $800,000 seemed to have gone missing (not verified facts, but pretty accurate). I still havent gotten my last paycheck from there. but when I worked there i loved it and many customers did too. its upscale, but no dress code and anyone could come in to enjoy great food. it truly was an excellent restaurant when open. and as for the comment about the bartender saying "what game would you like?" when asked by the customer to "put the game on", as a bartender, you dont assume they want the brewer game on. some customers want different games on and you have to accomodate that. not that big of a deal.

i understand weeks had some success batting leadoff this past year but his career OBP is still nothing great and he has a tendency to strike out. i understand that he has more power than escobar, then why shouldnt we move him down in the lineup? maybe to the 2nd spot? i think escobar has in the minor leagues been batting mostly leadoff, correct me if im wrong, so give him a shot. moving up through the minors people compared his game to Reyes, because he is electric defensively and offensively. does anyone know if reyes spent time in the lower half of the lineup with the Mets when he was just brought up? im really wondering cause i dont know.

when I say cameron is replaceable its because I think we will still be a good hitting team without him. there's no question that cameron's defense is very good, but I think we could put another player in CF and his defense would still be good. I was always a big fan of Tony Gwynn Jr. and I feel like he never got his chance with our team. if you look at his stats in san diego, he had a higher batting average and OBP, plus he is a left-handed bat. Yes, his Slugging percentage and defense is not as good as cameron's but he could have been useful at the top of our lineup. if he played just as much as cameron, he might have walked as much and struck out less, one thing that every team needs in a player at the top of its lineup. Im just saying that our team can be just as good without him. and that money can be spent elsewhere in much more needed spots on our team

i like the idea of a high-risk, high-reward pitcher. you can probably get one for a 1-2 year deal and they might not cost as much as the other pitchers on the market. Bedard was a good example that was brought up. as for cameron, i was never a fan when they signed him, and i still am not now. i just dont see the need for him on this team when it was our pitching that became the major downfall of this season. our rotation was not that great to begin with, and when there was injuries, the AAA Guys didnt help much. there is no depth and few upper level prospects to look up to for help. if changes arent made with the pitching staff, how can next year be any different than the previous? a factor in the mix could be how they view lorenzo cain. i know injuries have been a factor in his development, but if he looks good in the AFL, he might have a chance to see time in 2010 at CF. its something i would like to see but it probably wont happen

im sorry, but i dont see how you give money up to cameron, and then are happy with signing a 4-5 pitcher like looper in the offseason because if you resign cameron, thats all your getting. do you all really want another season like this year?? cameron has given us good defense but we can do without him. HE STRUCK OUT 156 TIMES!!!!!! we really dont need him. we need someone who can get on base consistently. braun, fielder, gamel, can be our power hitters, we dont need cameron. this team needs pitching much more than it needs cameron. i say let him walk and use the money to sign a pitcher. and lets give escobar and gamel a chance to bat in the majors. both of those guys were heralded as the future brewers at their respective positions and just because, in limited playing time, they havent produced to your expectations it doesnt mean they will not be good major leaguers. let them have a full year before you make any judgements. my batting order goes as follows: 1) Escobar, SS 2) Weeks, 2B 3) Braun, LF 4) Fielder, 1B 5) Hart, RF 6) Gamel, 3B 7) Rivera or Salome, C 8) any CF they sign or choose to play ( not jody Gerut) 9) the pitcher