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Time to get MAGRUDER playing time The only way I can take his is as a farewell tap on the rear on the way out of town...(please please please please please)

I nominate this for most idiodic use of the bench and bullpen in a blowout game EVER.

Our bullpen has been taxed lately JDLR has pitched 1 inning in 5 days...6 if you count the day off. The kid needs work and this was a PERFECT position to put him in. Why tax your STARTER who's already got the game in the bag? Let the kid pitch...even if he gives up 4 runs we're still up by 6. Just moronic use of the bullpen.

The Brewers are up by 10 runs and Cappy throws 115 pitches. Why??? Thank you Russ.

Wow, there is pretty much ZERO reason for Capuano to be trotting out there. Get JDLR some innings!!!! This is just stupid.

Yeah, he's decent, but he's nothing to shake a stick at. Guys who are projected to top out as a #3 or #4 at best aren't exactly the type of guys you want as your top pitching prospect. Not to mention he doesn't have the best velocity. The hammer curve is his main weapon a la Ben Sheets pre-2004, except he has no where near the velocity. I don't know what it was about him, but after watching him in Milwaukee last year I was less than intrigued. I understand he's changing some things(?) or re-inventing himself like you say...and the results have been ok. Again, nothing I would shake a stick at though. Didn't someone say his velocity increased and he was hitting 93 or something? Not that he's bad, but I'd like my top pitching prospect to have top of the rotation projection.

2 days and counting...not looking good. Man, is there really going to be a hangup for a couple hundred thousand bucks? Give the kid his ching already and let's get this done for Heaven's sake.

Actually, Ben H would still be the best SP prospect in many organizations. That hurts.

Braun is in line-up today. Two more hits too. Man, I was hoping he was going to get a shot in Huntsville for some AB's before next year.

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cirillo, it was sarcastic.

Leadoff guy on.....weird.

Just goes to show you how far Sexson crushed that one to put it half way up the flag pole in center.

Honestly, JDLR or Eveland better be in by the 5th.

Why do I think Pettitte is going to knock a double here?

A little hostile there buddy? Direct insert into the condescention thread...http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

This is one of the times where I'd be pissed if JDLR doesn't pitch. These are the exact situations where he should come in.

I'm having flashbacks of 2004.

I'm not going into this other than to say that Jenkins is twice as streaky and I was prompted to "prove" with statistics that it was true. So using OPS (their stat) showed that. Whereas any other fan can tell you that Jenkins is in the top 5 of the most streaky players in baseball. Lee this year has also been streaky...but over their careers not nearly as much as Jenkins. The question is, do you want a guy you know will give you an OPS of .830-.890 or a guy who may give you an OPS of .900 or just as easily one of .760?

Yeah Ennder, if you look at the OPS's by month individually, then yeah, they both look equally streaky. BUT, if you look at them in the order they actually occur in the season you will see it this way as I had already stated in another thread: First, they month by month OPS's of both players for the last 6 years: Splits by Month 01-05 Jenkins 01 Up and down like you wouldn't believe 1.101 .817 .679 .543 .917 .828 02 Can't use only a third of a seasons stats to prove anything Injury Year 03 Up and down much?!? .939 .763 1.027 .746 1.160 04 Couple big months saves him again .851 .672 .749 .712 .867 .937 05 One excellent month which isn't even done with, the rest mediocre .699 .738 .790 1.238 (going down? I think so) Lee 01 Consistently good most of the season, dropped off at the end .830 .896 .877 .868 .651 .655 02 Have to admit, pretty up and down .703 .771 .933 .844 .770 1.112 03 Could he be more consistent?!? .839 .823 .726 .884 .870 .859 04 Pretty darn consistently good. Only 1 bad month. .816 .752 .820 1.134 .961 .934 05 Bad start, 2 amazing months, July horrible so far, but I'd argue it isn't over yet. .647 .977 1.051 .569 (going up? I think so SECONDLY, each individual jump up or down from month to month...for example, June .900 OPS, July .600 OPS, August .850 OPS. There are two jumps of .250 points from month to month. But if you look at them singularly you only see two good OPS's and one bad one. That's not what we're looking at though, we're looking at streakiness, meaning meaning how consistent. So, after defining that I included: Jenkins has had changes of 100 pts, and actually 136 pts or more in OPS from month to month of: 184 138 136 374 176 264 281 414 179 155 448 Lee: 217 262 342 314 330 482 From 01-05, Jenkins has had ups/downs in OPS of 136 pts or more 11 times. From 01-05 , Lee has had ups/downs in OPS of 100 pts or more only 6 times. EDIT: Seeing as Jenkins only played 5 seasons to Lee's 6 I think we can all come to the same conclusion. Lee has on average 1 bad month per season. Jenkins has 2.

This is just plain weird. I made this post just as the game ended: Ben: "I'm finishing this off". Yost: "You're getting up there, 115 pitches" Ben: "I said, I'm finishing this off, I've got his one" Yost: "If you let a guy on I'm yanking ya" Ben: "Not going to happen" Yost: "Go get 'em" GAME OVER. And after reading this article my comments are weirdly similar to what was actually said. ``Benny came in and said he felt good and could finish. I told him I was thinking of Turnbow and he said, `I feel great. Let me finish it." Sheets said, "I felt real good and thought I could get three more outs,'' Kinda cool.

I wasn't saying it was a worthless state as much as I am asking what exactly it tries to measure and how it goes about it. That's what I meant by, it doesn't make sense.

i think corey hart should start in cf next year... Good call.

Depends on which stats you used and where you picked them from. If you go by year to year stats. Jenkins OPS's are by far more streaky. If you go by month to month OPS over the last 6 years, Jenkins has twice as many 130+ pt. drops or increases over those six years than Lee. I still don't know where you're getting this idea from. You're in the minority if you don't think Jenkins, especially over his career, is one of the most streaky players in MLB much less this team. I agree Lee has also been VERY up and down THIS year, but over his career there isn't even a comparison. Just look at the year to year OPS's. They are much more consistent from year to year. You know you will get an OF who will hit between .830 OPS and .890 OPS every year. With Jenkins, you may get a .900 OPS or a .760 OPS.