DHonks
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wait...was this not a Fox blackout from the start?
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gotta score, cause it's likely Vargas in the 10th.
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I wish I would have been wrong...I know Villy has been good, but why take out the unhittable reliever with momentum on his side? Poorly played, Macha
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come on Villy, make me look foolish for wondering why Macha isn't keeping Axford the Impaler in the game
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I just don't get the double standard. They are well over .500, on the cusp of the playoffs and fire the manager that helped them get there. Then they are drastically underachieving and the manager is given a vote of confidence?
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wasn't there a game in the dome 2-3 years ago where the brewers rallied from down 9 to take a lead or tie it (featuring Prince's inside the park homer), only to lose on a walkoff? Let's have better fate this time boys
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Macha...please leave Axford in! then give him 2 days off so his arm doesn't fall off
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(think positive)...At least Rickie won't hit into a GITP here
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McGehee was playing 2b at the time. the 3 headed monster at 3rd base was Counsell, Hall, and Gamel. Counsell had a bum knee, Hall couldn't hit, and yet Gamel would get benched for three days following a good game. I believe not all prospects need to play every day, but at the same time I think Macha tends to over-subscribe to the theory that rookies should watch from the bench
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Stern, Cruz, Heether, Suppan, or Periard (although I'd hate to lose him) could be DFA'd, Riske, Butler, and Gamel could go on the 60-day DL. There are ways to open up the 40-man spot
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His numbers have almost always been horrible.
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Jamie, I felt that last year by mid May and I blamed Macha. I felt it again by early May and blamed him. By now, I really don't care that much anymore. I want to see wins, but they're about 7-8 games behind everyone's expectations, and it's pathetic. The offense doesn't score when it counts. The defense doesn't do much. The pitching thinks we have High school 7 inning games. The manager doesn't seem to care.
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thanks bork. Maybe he just seems to always have 1 walk, 2 K's. since the ratio doesn't stand out, it gave me the wrong impression
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I'm with pingman (although now I'm more of a mixed bag fan. Still love the Ping drivers though), Weeks should DH with Counsell playing to maximize our OBP and defense. I'd even experiment a bit by batting Counsell first, Weeks 2nd, Escobar 8th, Gomez 9th.
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I hate to be picky, but it would be nice to see Periard rack up some more strikeouts, or at least walk a few less.
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I've always thought Katin could carve out a niche as a Jay Buhner-type. He did well in past spring trainings, but you're right that they never brought him over this year. He could very well develop along the lines of Nelson Cruz.
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I've always thought Katin could carve out a niche as a Jay Buhner-type. He did well in past spring trainings, but you're right that they never brought him over this year. He could very well develop along the lines of Nelson Cruz.
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I imagine that Rivas will likely get moved to AAA around July 1st to test him there.
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TooLiveBrew...I don't care. So he gets more expensive sooner...so what??? If it upgrades the bullpen now, I'll happily pay more down the road.
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Who's Seen the Most Home Losses in Person?
DHonks replied to rluzinski's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
2-0 this year...in Arizona! -
brewcrewin2004. While it appeared so, I got home in time to watch that inning and the mlb.com gametracker verified the ump's calls
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marc newfield of dreams, I don't get why it'd be different. The team is still virtually the same as it was in our playoff year. Yet that team exceeded expectations. The pitching staff--on paper--is actually better! 1- Yo=Sheets 2- Wolf=Suppan 3- Bush=Bush 4-Davis/Parra=Villanueva/McClung 5- Suppan/Narveson=Parra Through 38 games they were 19-19. They were without Gallardo and were almost 2 months from acquiring Sabathia. This year they are now 15-23. To say we're only maybe underachieving by 1 or two games is foolish....unless that 2008 squad was overachieving by 5-7 games? Yost was nearly fired in Boston for a 20-24 record. Both teams featured a closer meltdown (Gagne and Hoffman). Both featured underperforming pitchers. Without analyzing middle relievers and setup men, the major differences are Hardy v Escobar, Hall v McGehee, Kendall v Zaun/Kotteras, Cameron v Gomez, and allstar Hart v. "pretty darn good" Hart. Of those offensive changes, we're currently better at 3b and C. SS is a wash since Hardy was in his usual awful 1st half (since he always likes to be a pull hitter in the first half). The only downgrades are RF and CF. Guillermo Mota wasn't very good in the pen, so it wasn't a perfect pen. I just don't get it. I feel weird. For the second straight year I'm unhappy with the team's effort. I remained optimistic through 90 and 100-loss seasons, always finding the positives. Yet I am on the verge of giving up before June for the second straight year! I hate giving up, because I'm a diehard and optimist...but these two years have given me no reasons for optimism
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Interesting that Yo nibbles so much. He used to go right after guys much more before the knee injury. Walks weren't very common with him.
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So...it's the 6th inning and Yo's currently at 96 pitches. What's the over/under for pitches that Macha has him throw? I think 118 is about normal for Macha's abuse of Yo.
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how about we get a knuckleballer to pitch every day? Heck, I'm 29, but my 65 mph heater puts little stress on the arm and I could take the punishment. Plus, I wonder if they could hit my 40 mph changeup. Heck, my buddy has a secret pitch that is lethal. At Speedpitch at state fair, he regularly hits the low 40s. His sinker doesn't really sink, it's just gravity--hence why I've dubbed it the gravityball.