TheBrewer

Ha.. I was only jiving my story with what you guys are sayin about her about attractivness and what not..but it did seem like she was flirting with Hardy a lil maybe.. she was talkin to him for a long time.. rest was overboard.. but gime a break

I know I was jumping to conclusions on the above post and my thoughts.. I am half-heartedly joking about that.. with the conclusions and the flirting.. but it did really iriate me that night when I was waiting for JJ...

I guess I'll be going against everyone here, but I don't like her, here's why: At the Winter Warmup at Miller park (tickets 150.00 per person), she was doing an interview with Davey with Gallardo, Hardy, Weeks, and Hart.. Myself along with a mother and her two young kids were waiting for JJ Hardy and a couple others.. after the interview had concluded she continued to talk to Hardy for an extended amount of time.. at least I swear 15-20 minutes, and for me specifically, JJ had not been up in the club because he was answering phones in the sales office if you recall.. so I really wanted to tak to JJ.. well she just kept talking and talking to him seriously.. it seemed like she just wanted to flirt with him, thats how she acted.. it seriously ticked me off.. fans were paying 150.00 to meet the brewers.. and where are the brewers specificially JJ.. talkin to her.. the event was not for her, it was for the fans.. so now whenever I see her I pretty much cant stand her.. to me it seems like she just wants to meet the brewers etc.. I really wouldnt be suprized if she's gone out on dates with half the club..

Bill and Brian said today that he was hitting 94 on the NYM Radar gun.. and they thought it was wrong because Mota was around 92-94, Sheets and Santana were around 92-94, and all those 3 pitchers go alot higher than that.. with that said they were saying they think it was at least a couple miles per hour slow.. so with that thinking Gagne MIGHT have been around 96-97.. but thats just speculation but it sounds correct

I think he needs to break out yes this year, and really could be a make or break type season for him. I don't think he's a bust. When I think bust I think a player that didnt' make it to the majors, or just sucked horribly in the majors and bounced around 5X to different clubs. He's not a "bust", at the same time he's turnining into the type of player that may not warant a starting spot.... 10 games mean nothing, Everyone's really playing poorly right now on the offesne. Fielder is hitting what .240 no HR's? You'll say then well Fielder hit 50HR last year so he's proven.. yes but if you're saying Weeks is a bust or w/e because of the games he's played this season, you can't use that. Even the best hitters go into funks and or can start the season off poorly as evidenced by Fielder. If Weeks plays poorly all year long he could be dealt. But when I say poorly I mean like .220-.230BA/4-8HR/ something like that. And I really don't see Weeks playing that bad. He may end up with a .240/15HR/30SB mark.. but in that sense thats still valuable to some clubs.. and they may think more is to come. Come back to this post Mid-Season and look and see how Weeks is doing. This is nothing ... as of right now..

Ha why - Roberts for Weeks jesus christ - I'm sure the O's would jump on that so fast

Hopefully it's OK to post that from Tom at JS Online - and from the Brewers site. IMO it seems like Stringfellow was stringing Cordero along. You think that Stringfellow had something in for this with himself with the Reds FO. Maybe "hey have Cordero sign with us and tell the Brewers you have a signficatnly higher offer and will give you 10 grand"? You think that happens in Pro Sports between agents and the Front offices. I mean what else could it be. So basically we have the following contracting stories: A. Francisco Cordero says the Brewers never offered him a contract in the Spring of 07' - obviously from his agent to Cordero. Cordero would have signed an extension, at least thats what Cordero is saying. B. Melvin setup a deadline in the 2008 Off-season for Cordero. Cordero did not like that. Both sides confirmed this. On that Friday then, Cordero accpeted the deal with Cin. Melvin says Stringfellow said Cordero had a significantly greater offer. Melvin was already at the top of his bracket of 40 million, but a few more million he says he would have taken it to ownership.

I might have to say Doug made a couple bad moves on this all together dating back to the prior off-season. But then again, he left for an extra 4 million.. what the above poster says, why don't you go to your current employer and say hey X company offered me this etc, esp. if you were saying how much you love your current employer. Instead of just saying "we have an offer thats more money".

I'm not going to jump on him yet, if you were to take Cordero's blown saves in Texas last season and instead have him start off like that .. look at how Cordero dominated all those years in texas, pitched poorly to start 06', pitched great after and dealt to us.... it's just magnified because it's the start of the season, it's wayyy toooo early to tell, I'm still going to remain optimistic, but maybe now cautiously optimistic.. As far as Cordero is concerned, he said that he would've signed a below market deal during the 06'-07' off-season with the Brewers, but the Brewers wanted to see him pitch. Sounds like a bad move on Doug's part.. but at the same time it almost seemed like that was a big chunk of the reason why he signed with Cin.. kinda like "you had your chance, screw you now".. but then again he said the Reds called him all the time during this past off-season really wanting him.. Should Doug have pressed more? I will say though at the same time his agent never gave the Brewers the chance to match the Red's offer.. so..he also cites that the Reds have the chance to get far, and almost seemed like the Brewers didnt? or at least thats what it sounded like he was implying.

The Cardinals are doing just that right now: Overachieving. No way they keep it up, even if they continue to over achieve it'll only net them maybe 70 wins and they won't quite be a complete easy team to win against. Keep in mind they played the Nats this past week, and the Nats are pretty bad. So are the Giants and the other clubs coming up for them, so if they continue to over achieve and play the clubs like that (in reality their about the same as the Nats maybe a notch above the Giants), they'll look good in April. Carpenter and Mulder seems like they've been on the DL forever including last year, I really don't expect much from those 2 guys, and I still think Wainwright is really playing above his head both last year and this year. Rasmus is not a sure bet either guys, he could fail long term, probably not probable, but short term ala this season is very possible. And I think Ankiel is playing above his head, I could be wrong since theirs not a ton of info on him since hes been a hitter, but from what I've heard he's a .250-.260/30HR player at best with alot of K's. And while the Reds played very well the 2nd half of last season.. they still finished with how many wins/losses? Half a season doesn't count. I could go and say X player who had a great 2nd half will continue to put those numbers of the following year over a full year.. not probable. I think the Reds are decent esp with Cordero, but to go from what 70W's? in 07' to 85-90W in 08?. If Cueto and Volquez pitch well over the full season, YES they will, otherwise if they falter which Id imagine they will esp in that ball park, they'll probably only do maybe 80W's, and I think the Cubs/Brewers are a full notch above them - coresponding to 90W

Love Kendall. Excellent at the plate, really a vet type player, works the count, shows discpline everything, and his defense is great also, and it appears hes doing better with his throws to 2nd compared to last season. Who knows but maybe he put up numbers similar to his days with the Pirates-not to the full extent with the power and spped? Maybe a .310-.315BA/5-8HR/10SB/.810OPS I don't think is out of the question.

"1) It isn't like the Crew has a sure-fire ace waiting in the wings. They have prospects that might become a #2 or a #3. Jeffress has #1 potential, but is far away and not inspiring confidence with his actions yet. Sheets stuff is still the best in the organization when he is on. " You forget about Gallardo. The pitcher who dominated last season...

He's been spraying the ball more with less power to all fields it seems - thus a higher BA possibly. So we may see him go .320/30HR.. he may dip this year and then next season may be a monster year with a .340BA/50HR.. but right now with what he's doing I think so far he's more likely to do the .320BA mark with 30HR's,.. I'm sure his power will come around, but to what extent?

Doug Melvin compared him to Chris Carpenter. I'm big on fantasy publications and fantasy in general, they thought he could do more (after 2006 season), he had a good K:BB ratio if I remember correctly. I think the consensous was from something like 15W/3.60-3.80ERA/200K.. He looked like a pitcher who could do it (after the 06 season), but I don't think that'll happen anymore.. he seems to have taken 2 steps back in 07 and now 08 (thus far)

you hear Craig re-did his swing.. it looks more normal nowadays.. maybe he's finally sober?