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  1. xisxisxis
    Our high obp, lots of doubles hitting offense. It sure beats a HR doesn't it!
  2. xisxisxis
    Hey wasn't this lineup supposed to make up for its lack of power with its high OPB? Outs Per Batter?
  3. xisxisxis
    If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times. I've never seen anyone get as many called strikes and called 3rd strikes as Scotty Podsednik. He just doesn't get the whole strike zone thing.
  4. xisxisxis
    If I'm remembering correctly he did the same exact thing during his last two rehab starts, first one was bad, second was much better, than the major league start was good. So no worries yet. you forgot one thing. Last time he had a bad, a better, then a good ML start where he got INJURED. So if he's starting off the same way we might as well just put him on the 60-day DL.
  5. xisxisxis
    I blame Toby and his Menard's comment for Jinxing Ben......Booooooooh!
  6. xisxisxis
    If this continues, I will take full credit. If not, blame David. No problem Bill. I figured the mere mentioning of Lopester should get me some blame for something. I can take it. However, before everyone jumps on the bandwagon to blame me let me just identify the true target - blame global warming!
  7. xisxisxis
    It's a game...try and enjoy it. Wow, I musta missed the memo. It's a game. OK.
  8. xisxisxis
    Maybe I'll change user names and start over at 0 posts so I'm not considered one of the jaded, stubborn, old schoolers. Maybe you could have Brian delete all your posts and we could pretend you're new. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
  9. xisxisxis
    Maybe Nedley should pull a page out of the Lopester playbook and drop Geoff in the batting order to say #8. That 0.740 OPS is just killing us in the #3 hole.
  10. xisxisxis
    David, do you still think Melvin has nothing to do with the draft ? It's that other Canadian Bastard (Gordo)! Maybe Jack's throwing the boss a bone to shut him up? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smokin.gif
  11. xisxisxis
    David such positivty from you on draft day is, is well different Well I actually like some of the picks the Brewers have made AND we haven't drafted a light hitting CF just because of his father, so what's not to like! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
  12. xisxisxis
    Obviously Rogers wasn't someone I would have preferred, but Jack Z. and DM have made up for it with some great picks in later rounds. What makes you think Doug Melvin has anything to do with this draft? I'm a big Jack Z supporter so I'm a little biased, but based on Melvin's track record with the major league roster, I'll give 99.9% of the credit to Jack and 0.01% to Melvin for "existing".
  13. xisxisxis
    Jeff Liefer = Statue? Does he know what a MLB strike zone looks like? It's not like those were tricky locations, MLB gameday showed all 4 pitches pretty much on top of each other.
  14. xisxisxis
    The other funny thing is that I'm considered a pessimist and many so-called optimists are jumping all over the team right now. The teams going through a rough spot now and while I don't anticipate they will lose 2 out of every 3 the remainder of the year, this team doesn't have the talent to play 0.500 over a 162 game schedule. How about we enjoy the fact they are still @ 0.500 instead of being so negative.
  15. xisxisxis
    Wow, Bennet was on fire tonight and should be the player of the game! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif That should be good enough to keep him on the team and starting semi-regularly for the rest of the season. Well it looks like all those timely hits the Brewers were getting the first 2 months of the season are now equaling out.
  16. xisxisxis
    I'm not saying Lil' Ben will necessarily have success just because he has had success in the minor leagues. But to discount the predictive value of his minor league numbers seems quite foolhardy. If you say he may not necessarily have success in the majors because he has had success in the minor leagues you are stating that his minor league success is not PREDICTIVE of major league success. There is a difference between a correlation and whether something is predictive (a distinction that even Bill James has confused in that article, IMO). There can be correlations that aren't predictive, but all things that are predictive are correlative. I believe there is a correlation between minor league stats and major league stats for players who make it and stay in the majors at least a few years, but there is little predictive value to minor league stats in determing who will make it in the majors.
  17. xisxisxis
    It's not like Lil' Ben is an amateur player we're scouting for "ceiling". He's got a lengthy minor league track record, and it is chock full of success at every level (except Rookie Ball, but I think we can forget about that). He's gotten hitters out... and he's gotten them out in "good" ways, by inducing groundballs and by striking them out. If he can do that while throwing 88mph, who cares about his velocity? If I had a dime for every player who had success in the minors and NEVER had success in the majors I'd retire tomorrow. Ben has had an ok WHIP, a reasonable/good K/9IP, and an OK K/BB. Nothing in those peripherals screams that he's a can't miss prospect and success against minor leaguers isn't predictive of success against major leaguers. I'm a big supporter of Ben's, but to top out at 89 on your fastball in June is a little concerning. Granted it's one start only, but as with any young prospect there is still a lot that needs to happen for him to be successful at the major league level (IF he is). I'm not gonna change my opinion of him after 1 outing, but I certainly have some concerns.
  18. xisxisxis
    Clancy, he has TWO change-ups........ Do you spend much time talking to walls Chris? I saw most of the game and while I was less than impressed with the radar gun readings I do have to agree that the homeplate ump just missed a bunch of calls making it harder for Ben to get ahead in the count without throwing one down the middle. On at least 2 occasions Ben threw a very nice curve on a 2 strike pitch that dropped into the strike zone. Both times I think the Ump just didn't call it a strike because he couldn't believe it dropped that much. Living out of market, I got Scully's telecast. As great as Scully was, its time for him to give it up. He seemed little interested in any of the 3 games of this series and more interested in repeating the home towns of Brewer players. He must have mentioned Jenkins playing at USC 15 times during the three games. Being in LA I get a lot more of Scully. I don't think he's as annoying as Sutton and Bozo, because he isn't stupid just repetitive. I literally screamed at the TV the 4th time he mentioned Ben was 6'4" and 190 pounds. I also had a good chuckle when for the billionth time he defined what getting on base means (as if the LA crowd is too stupid to understand) - 'he's also good at getting on base, either by hitting or getting a base on balls'. He's at least insightful once in awhile as long as you can tune out the 10 times he repeats the same thing every game.
  19. xisxisxis
    Heart of the order is due up in the bottom of the inning... Any comment referencing "heart of the order" that includes Craig Counsell is an abomination to the baseball gods!
  20. xisxisxis
    One more thing, I don't care what Jeff Cirillo makes but he shouldn't be on a ML roster. Washed up was YESTERDAY's news for Jeff.
  21. xisxisxis
    If Catcher's interference is considered an error why isn't an AB charged to the hitter? 0 BB and 10 K so far is not a good sign.....also the lack of SLG in this lineup is starting to show, especially when guys aren't getting on base.
  22. xisxisxis
    I was a bit concerned to see Davis with 122 pitches tonight, then I wandered over to the Royals game to check on Zack Greinke to find he has 100 pitches! What a moronic organization. Here they have a 20yo throwing 100 pitches in his 2nd ML start of the season. If Nedly did something that stupid I'd be on a plane faster than you can say, lookout for the big fat guy charging the field!
  23. xisxisxis
    Brian, Getting some HTTPerror reports when hitting the main Brewerfan.net page.
  24. xisxisxis
    Credit to the bullpen for that win with 5 innings of no hit ball. Yeah it is better to be lucky than good otherwise we wouldn't be 2 games over 500 http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
  25. xisxisxis
    After looking at the radar, I'd guess they'll get the rest of this in yet tonight. If the rain was coming and it looked bad I'd suspect the umps would let the bottom of the 5th be played in anything short of lightning striking the field. It makes sense if the weather looks like it will pass to tarp the infield and wait.
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