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  1. don1481
    I would not want Zack Randolph anywhere near Bogut/Yi. I could just picture Randolph getting into a fight with Mo Williams within a matter of a few games for not passing him the ball. The guy has serious character issues, the kind that the Bucks would be best-served not having anywhere near their club. It'd be like the Oakland Raiders acquiring Randy Moss, only to have him wreak havoc on the franchise until traded elsewhere... oh wait. Mo Williams has to go. He's shown this year that he is not what we call a point guard. The guy has very poor court vision, an unwillingness to distribute the ball, and puts it up far too often - many times on ill-advised, off-balance jump shots - to really be effective as a 1. People point to his assist totals as being "valuable" but really - how hard is it when most of his assists are passes to Redd for threes? Mo has trade value as a sixth man to a playoff team looking to add some scoring off of the bench. Dump as many of the bad contracts as possible; no matter what, build around Bogut and Yi.
  2. don1481
    Nothing against Claudio the person but... I did a dance in my cubicle when I found out this news today at work. I do agree with the comments above about Vargas being an insurance policy "just in case" something else were to have happened. That does make sense. That plus you never know when you could have traded him. It was a calculated risk by Melvin but as much as I dislike Claudio the pitcher, one that needed to be made. Now let's say no one signs Claudio. Could the Brewers offer him a minor league deal to give them depth? Would he take that offer?
  3. don1481
    Now, I'm not a hockey fan but wow... definitely like father, like son there. Good call on those clips.
  4. don1481
    Actually, Parra has had 3 consecutive years of shoulder problems (2004-2006): So let me get this straight: You want to put Parra, who has a documented history of shoulder problems, at a much higher workload than he's ever seen before? Even though he wasn't 100% healthy for all of 2007? It's not that Parra missed one year; it's that he essentially missed large chunks of three seasons because of shoulder issues. If Parra does make it through 170 IP this year without issue, then by all means take the kid gloves off - he'll be able to handle 200+ in 2009. But I just do not see the reason for the Brewers to push Parra too hard this season without a close watch on IP and pitch counts. "Win now" does not mean "sacrifice the future to do so." I'm concerned not just about the IP but also about the pitches thrown. The point of limiting him to 4-5IP/start and a strict pitch count gives him regular work - which putting him in the pen would preclude - and limits his overall workload. I'm saying to only keep him at AAA for a few months; give him about 110 IP in Milwaukee - which, at 6 IP/start, comes out to being about 18 starts. Remember - Yo didn't even average 6 IP/start last year, and he doesn't have the injury history that Parra possesses. Also... I'm only talking 110 IP in the regular season in Milwaukee; we'd want Parra for October, right...? I'm only figuring he'd get 10 starts in AAA, so 45 IP there, which puts him at 155 for the regular season. The remaining 15 or so IP could get him through 2-3 post-season starts (assuming he has one start per round of the playoffs). I'd be quite down with this for Manny in 2008.
  5. don1481
    I highly doubt he would have gone 150 last year even if he didn't have the freak thumb injury. I think DM is a little wiser than to let someone with a long, long injury-filled past pitch the most innings of his career after not even throwing 100 for the past several seasons... due to injury, no less. No, but IMO it applies even more strictly when you're dealing with a pitcher whose shoulder has all but been completely replaced due to injury. I'm honestly surprised he even went 132 last season given his past; I probably would have limited him to closer to 125, with this season being the 150-160 and next season being 180-190 or so. Parra does have a lot of talent; that is not the issue here. The concern is if we let him go Kerry Wood/Mark Prior and up his innings and pitch counts indiscriminately, we most likely have someone who will never be able to pitch again because he'll have blown apart his arm. I've explained elsewhere how the Brewers could keep Parra at under 170, so I'll spare the details here, but basically it will involve him going back to AAA after Yo comes back and being on very strict innings limits and pitch counts. A couple of months limiting him to 4-5 IP/start should buy the Brewers enough "big league" innings after he's stretched out with a few 6+ IP starts. Especially if Parra is used out of the 5-spot and skipped accordingly when in Milwaukee.
  6. don1481
    Toby, I guess that would be a litmus test for whether Ted Simmons actually is capable of stopping Ned from smashing all of his toys: Can Parra's arm survive the pen. Sadly, we all know how much Ned likes to listen to others' opinions, so I have a bad feeling that Parra would wind up rehabbing yet again if put in the pen.
  7. don1481
    IMO Gallardo and Parra are two completely different cases. While both arms did require treatment with kid gloves, Parra requires that treatment in a completely different way than Gallardo due to his injury past. Putting Parra in the pen at any point all but ensures that Ned has another toy to break - literally - with Parra. We saw how Villanueva, a pitcher without a prior injury history, ran out of gas in the bullpen due to overuse by Ned. Do we really want to chance that - even for a little while - with Parra? I wouldn't. Pitchers who should be on as strict of pitch counts and inning limits as Parra should be to start 2008 would be better served pitching a limited amount of innings in AAA, where he won't be taxing a pen that we saw last year get overburdened because starters could not consistently go six-plus innings. Yes, but his arm is much, much more likely to explode if not properly taken care of by the Brewers. As important as "win now" is, "sacrificing the future to win only now" gets us in the Cubs' mess with what they went through with Wood and Prior. I'll pass on that. I would honestly be surprised if the Brewers allowed Parra to go 108 pitches, let alone 98 pitches. I'd say he'd be on a 85-90 pitch limit.
  8. don1481
    Vargas will remain one of my whipping boys of choice, largely because he's still in the Brewers' rotation. If he and another starter can't average close to 6 IP/start... bad things might happen to the bullpen. EDIT: Absolutely none whatsoever. Villanueva would be starting for AAA Nashville "just in case." If given the choice between two starters, I would go with the one that doesn't have to be on strict pitch counts due to his injury history. Having Vargas AND Parra in the rotation for any amount of time can drain a bullpen.
  9. don1481
    Thanks, brewjihad. Given Parra's injury history, the Brewers have to be extremely careful with how they increase his innings this year. I do not think using him out of the bullpen is the answer, either, especially after how we all saw Villanueva run out of gas 2/3 of the way through the season pitching so heavily out of the pen last year after never being used in that sort of role before. I can only imagine how much abuse Parra's arm would take if he was in the Brewers' pen... Going back to my previous point... I think Bush has a better chance of going six-plus than Vargas. I also think that Villanueva has a better chance of going six-plus start in and start out over both Vargas and Parra, especially with the pitch count/inning limits that Parra should be under this year. Do we really want a repeat of the 2007 bullpen meltdown due to our starters not being able to go consistently six-plus? No thank you. With Capuano out, the Brewers' rotation could skew all-righty for a large part of this season. I'm perfectly OK with that. Ned should be, too. It shouldn't really matter if your starting pitchers are right handed or left handed; if they can consistently go six-plus effective innings, then I think they should be in the rotation.
  10. don1481
    This is absolutely terrible news for Capuano. My heart goes out to him and hopefully he will recover. That said, if Ned and Doug put Parra in the rotation and Villanueva in AAA, they're making the wrong decision. Keeping Parra's innings down means keeping him out of Milwaukee for part of the season. Putting him on a strict print count means that the bullpen gets taxed early in the season. And as we all saw in 2007, taxing the bullpen early does lead to problems down the road. We've gone down this path before: Put pitchers in the rotation that are more likely to go six-plus innings, not pitchers who cannot. Yes - that means Vargas should not be in the rotation when Gallardo returns. Sheets Suppan Gallardo Villanueva Bush Put Vargas in long relief, just in case he's needed for the annual Ben Sheets freak DL stint. The guy does have value, just not as a full-time starter.
  11. don1481
    Hmm... Marquette loses. Don thinks all he has in his apartment is a 24 pack of Miller Lite (blah!). Don opens his fridge and what does he see? A half bottle of Jack! Mmmm! Much better!
  12. don1481
    I've had time to decompress and I still say that Stanford got a lot of calls that were at best questionable. I saw the same thing with Duke today -the refs giving them calls that they shouldn't have gotten. At least Duke blew it. So I guess that much made my day a little better.
  13. don1481
    That was an unbelievable shot by Lopez. He earned that. That game could not have been any more gift-wrapped for Stanford if the refs were paid. I'm shocked MU stayed in that.
  14. don1481
    Why did McNeal rush that 3 rather than drive...? Not a smart play call there IMO
  15. don1481
    Right now I love Jerel McNeal. Unbelievable. You got it the other way around. Lopez said something to Blackledge and Blackledge responded. Even the announcers pointed that out on the replay.
  16. don1481
    Brook Lopez should go to Hollywood. What an actor! Seriously - I'm getting sick of this.
  17. don1481
    I see what you're talking about now. Why they aren't calling him for a Delay of Game is beyond me.
  18. don1481
    And back roars Marquette! Keep up the hustle!
  19. don1481
    It sounds like they DID correct themselves and give the double-T there. These refs are idiots. And I'm honestly shocked that Blackledge held his cool and didn't clock that ref that got into his face to point the T at him. That undoubtedly took all of his self control.
  20. don1481
    Technical on Blackledge?? Come on. Should be a double-T, if any. Otherwise the refs really need to stop this.
  21. don1481
    I hate these announcers. They are as big of tools as the Lopez twins. Is it just me or are those two getting more than their fair share of calls/non-calls?
  22. don1481
    That's three on Boy Brook. Keep driving at him!
  23. don1481
    I love it when Duke loses. As much as I dislike Huggins, I dislike Coach K and his smug Duke team even more. So good work by WVU!
  24. don1481
    Now I'm mad. Why can't they just put on the last 3 minutes of Duke's thrashing and THEN go to the Wisconsin game? Here I was enjoying Duke getting it handed to them.
  25. don1481
    All three of them take their best shots, but he's too big for Landry, and too quick for the other two. I have a feeling we're going to see a Beasley clinic this afternoon.
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