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  1. DHonks
    "I was reading a cubs blog today and they mentioned that it was sad because at most 25% of the fans at the park tonight were Brewer fans 4 years ago. My initial thought was that on any given night less than 50% of Cubs fans at a game are even paying attention to the game. They have one of the weakest fanbases in baseball from an actual fan knowledge standpoint. " Ender, I also think it's funny how most broadcasters rave about how Milwaukee has been a great baseball town for over 50 years. The reality is that Miller Park now is filling because fans now have an excuse to stop watching on TV or following in the paper. I've always felt that, because when my friends and I hung out as teenagers (I'm 28), a few of us were big fans, but the rest all knew what was going on with the team. They loosely followed the team, but they always wanted to follow more closely. In general, Milwaukee (and Wisconsin for that matter) sports fans are about as knowledgeable as any in the country. Boston fans are passionate as well. New York fans can be a bit obnoxious, but they tend to know their teams very well (just not the rest of the league). Here in AZ, people have scattered allegiances.
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    TheCrew07, Jones' progress is a good sign, but remember that he began last year roughly 10 months removed from Tommy john surgery and finished it only about 14-15 months removed from it. His arm may very well be the best it has been in 4-5 years. It'd be interesting to hear if he's still able to bring it at around 90 mph.
  3. DHonks
    For Jones, we'd have to keep re-signing him to minor league deals (or add him to the 40 man roster). I believe Rogers should have 2 more option years, although because he signed while young, he might have a 3rd remaining.
  4. DHonks
    wow, AJ Hinch has been named manager? How many times can the Dbacks slight Chip Hale? Chip's had a great minor league managing career and been a big league coach. Hasn't Hinch been the farm director for the last few years? I did a little work for them in minor league camp a few years back, and Hinch was off to take "front office BP" with the other Frat Boys (walking around with unbuttoned golf shirts, funky colored shorts, and visors on) they have running the show, while Chip was putting in 12-15 hour days with the minor leaguers.
  5. DHonks
    I don't see us taking any high college pitchers, because they likely won't advance any faster than the pitchers we have in R+ (AZ for EST now), A, and A+. We have a ton of pitchers under contract, and I see us focusing on some power prospects
  6. DHonks
    I almost always loved how Ned managed. He used his best relievers in key spots, although I wish he would have used his closer in non-save situations with the game on the line (late in games, tied). Macha appears to love playing his starters nearly every day just as much as Ned did. I've always liked managers like Garner and LaRussa that rotated their backups into the lineup somewhat frequently. I also really liked Ned's approach with his pitchers where he wanted to try to get one more inning out of his starters. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't, but it often kept relievers off the DL.
  7. DHonks
    also, if Scarpetta gets back on track, he'll get a taste of A+ this season to keep him moving along. He should have 4 options, right? So that would mean one was used this year, giving him 3. But they'd still want to get him to AA by midseason 2010.
  8. DHonks
    To be honest, I could see much of the A and A+ pitching staffs promoted, with some of the journeymen at higher levels being let go. I could see Braddock, Rogers, Anundson, Almonte, Wooten, etc all being bumped a level. Gindl, Shaefer, and Lawrie all make sense, too. And I can't wait to have Green back.
  9. DHonks
    wow yoda, that was a political answer. It's like when McCain and Obama were asked where they stood on the Stimulus package in the first debate. McCain said "sure" and Obama laid out a different plan. Neither actually ever answered the question. I'm probably coming across as condescending, but it just struck me because earlier today I was discussing political rhetoric with my students and we referenced the aforementioned debate.
  10. DHonks
    Nelson crushed that ball in his last at bat, so it's too bad it didn't go 5 feet farther and result in a double or homer. I just want to see him hit some balls hard, and that definitely was
  11. DHonks
    SoCal, 2 of the homers allowed were on good pitches. If Upton and Montero try to pull those, they're routine outs. Instead they just had some great approaches.
  12. DHonks
    Is he better than McGehee or is he too old? He sure was nice with us last time around
  13. DHonks
    battlekow, aren't Gamel and Green lefties, too? That's the standard for awesomeness we use in the FSL
  14. DHonks
    I really like this lineup. Weeks and Hardy have been tagging the ball quite a bit this year, but hitting it right at guys. Weeks has been hitting lined shots up the middle and to left. He just needs to get a bit more air under them. With Hardy, he's probably flown out to the track in left (notice...not going to right like last year) 10 times already.
  15. DHonks
    The Brewers tend to alternate power bat vs hs righty. This year I think they'll follow last year's strategy for having lots of picks. They'll take a couple of position players they like, but will jump at lots of pitching, especially prep arms. Of course, my sleepers in past years were Chad Robinson and Josh Baker, and they didn't get very far. I could definitely see us trying to land another Jeffress/Rogers, although an impact bat would be nice
  16. DHonks
    wow Colby, great stuff as always. And thanks for the SCU mention. I have lost touch a bit with the program, since my friend that worked in the athletic dept has moved on. I mainly just follow basketball. It's too bad as they have a good baseball tradition, yet never cracked .500 in my years there. I knew a couple of guys that got drafted, but none made it back for a second season of pro-ball.
  17. DHonks
    It's pretty cool this year that MLB Extra Innings is actually showing pre and post-game shows. The first year I subscribed, nothing came through. Sometimes I need to go to the FSN-WI channel rather than the MLBEI channel though
  18. DHonks
    "I heard (the Mexican papers, and through WHO announcements) that this flu is attacking those who are in their 20s to 50s, so it isn´t necessarily attacking the weak, as indicated earlier in the thread, but the healthy part of society. " that's a fact of previous pandemics. The 1918 flu killed many 20-somethings. Supposedly the really healthy folks in their 20s saw their body's defenses kick into overtime to drive out the flu strain, resulting in lots of fluid in the lungs and pnemonia.
  19. DHonks
    I'm glad they're being overly careful with things. My understanding is that viruses (is that the proper form??) can evolve rather quickly. For instance, it could potentially bad if somehow this strain merged with the Avian flu of a few years ago. That strain killed VERY high rates, but was not possible to be passed from human to human. My fear right now is that this strain could find it's way to Africa or Southeast Asia where people living with malnutrition or in areas of high instances of HIV/AIDS. It could wipe out millions in such environments.
  20. DHonks
    Rev, what translator? Yo's from Texas. They don't speak THAT differently
  21. DHonks
    DocBucky, it only killed 7-8% of those infected? 40-50 million dead seems much higher than 7-8%. I know that in 1918, the strain in the spring was VERY mild (like this), but it's rebounded version in the autumn was the one that helped end WWI and led to 40-50 million deaths.
  22. DHonks
    my district informed us of Maricopa County's plan (that's where Phoenix is). If one case is confirmed, that school is closed for 7 days because the virus does not survive without a host for more than a 2-4 days. Really this flu is following a bit of a similar path to 1918, and they're afraid because it's highly contagious. I have relatives that are immuno-suppressed, and it's an issue. The more kids/people that get this strain, the more likely we are to have a mutated form develop that is more deadly (much like what happened in 1918). They want to limit exposure.
  23. DHonks
    Not only did Jones throw 7 innings, but both runs came in the 7th. So Either way (6 shutout or 7 with 2 ER) this was a great outing. He's become quite the GB pitcher, too. Last year he amazingly started the year in a rotation, a mere 9-10 months after Tommy John surgery. His rate of hits allowed is similar to last year, but the difference is the lack of walks (2008: 59BB in 75 IP; 2009: 6BB in 22 IP). Mike is now several years removed from his last shoulder surgery, so the shoulder likely feels as good as it has in years. The elbow is likely also feeling as good as it has in at least 2 years. It's not too late for him, as guys like Carl Pavano, Jaret Wright, Jeff D'Amico, etc had some good years after a bunch of injuries. Mike just turned 26, so this could be positive for him. However, I'd really love to see how his velocity and movement are these days. If he can get that velocity to around 88-90, get groundballs, and continue to improve his command, he could have a future. Although those are three big if's for him.
  24. DHonks
    RU Rah Rah? What new stance? He looks the exact same as in years past. Slightly open stance, hands held kind of differently (elbows out), golf grip...it's been that way for a few years. The biggest thing is that he's pulling off with his head, trying to crush everything to left field
  25. DHonks
    Hardy wasn't hitting that great last year, but in early June he took some time off to rest his shoulder. Not only that, he started noticeably hitting more balls to RF, and the results were terrific. This year Hardy has been crushing the ball to warning tracks in left, but not hard enough to leave the yard. He hasn't been driving it to RF as much, although he has had his share of balls going to RF. To me it appears that he's just trying to hit the ball 400 feet to dead leftfield, and that's the problem On a related note that I've never seen discussed, has it ever been mentioned why Hardy uses a golf grip rather than a baseball grip? He's always done this in the big leagues. He overlaps his fingers and has his thumbs up the bat rather than across.
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