Postseason2006

That logic doesn't hold water. The Brewers' hitters didn't have any success when they were listening to Rod Carew, either, and he's an HOFer. The same problems still exist from when he was here, whether it's actual results or the inability to make adjustments. Charlie Lau wasn't much of a major league hitter but was one of the most respected hitting coaches in the '70s and '80s. Carew probably never saw any of these current players. Maybe Wynegar but not Carew. This team needs a complete overhaul in the coaching and attitude department. This is why the easy dismissal of Krembas bothers me because the guy had success with younger players. Instead of getting a coach that could improve the fundamentals such as hitting behind runners, stealing bases, fielding, throwing, etc., believing in the 3 run homer when you can't get two runners on first was detrimental to this team And when they did get guys on, we overswung. Get me a coach and team like the Twins who OVERACHIEVED and hit with guys on and continually did more than we did. I don't want to see Mike Cameron back especially hitting 1st. Didn't Sveum learn from watching the Nedster? Cameron was absolutely atrocious in the postseason just like his career numbers.

The biggest "what if" was those people clammering for the great wEEKs to play and once again, he proved what he really is.

If he was waived, we are responsible for his salary so of course someone would claim him. There wouldn't be one GM that would take him in a trade unless you got garbage in return.

This team is very fundamentally flawed and lacks discipline. That is my biggest complaint. Adding a guy that is also fundamentally flawed and aging such as Cameron was not the way to go. I would love to see a guy like Gardenhire as coach. This team will never amount to much until they learn to not swing at bad pitches, catch, and throw. The Brewer pitching staff for the most part has been acceptable this year. It doesn't help having an offense with a bunch of free swingers and no LH or switch hitters in the lineup.

What did you expect from Ned Sveum? Hall batting 4th?

Problem with losing Brantley is that he IS everything the Brewers lack - a LH, good hitting, high OBP guy. If anyone is happy to think we can afford to lose him well??? If guys like this grew on trees, every team would have them. He's the anti-Melvin type player.

Well, throw out the percentages. It worked well for Pittsburgh against us tonight.Maybe Kendall should've been sac'ing Weeks over.

Wouldn't Nelson offer us more than OB at this point?

I've seen Giambi play defense and he's not an upgrade over Fielder in fact, he's a hack too.

The Brewers should've traded their best hitter Rivera also.

Millen = Melvin WR's = SO hitters

Those majestic homers, all 7 of them, have been a thing of beauty.

We are complaining about Durham's PT, who has been performing when I watch Counsell and Kendall barely hit balls to the infielders?

This team is such a trainwreck. Frank Kremblas must be laughing at Gord Ash and Melvin right now.

Jeff Suppan, Melvin's nail in the coffin.

Did Weeks drop the pen before or after he signed that jersey? 8 game winning streak now...

Roco, I have felt that way since the Padres series. I am so disappointed in the fact this team has leadership that does not give these guidance to win all-around. Being in management myself, if leadership can't provide you the things you need to succeed and surround you with those individuals, it is going to be a failure. I was so disappointed the Brewers did not do more to make sure we had legitimate LH bats in the lineup besides Prince. It took Melvin a couple of weeks longer than it should have especially with inter-league play to get Branyan up. I am not sure what was rumored in the offseason and what was true with St.L, the Dodgers, and a couple other teams but the failure to get Rolen was a bad one because he has been with a winning team, plays good defense, and would be a positive influence on the younger players. I also was extremely disappointed in the fact we added another boom or bust bat in Cameron with an already overloaded RH lineup. When you add players with low OBP to a team that struggled at times to score runs and was no hit, a player like Cameron is not going to help matters. Then throw in the fact Rickie Weeks should have never been batting leadoff and Melvin couldn't get us a better option, I knew problems would arise. The othe problem is when you are a smaller to mid market team, dollars need to be spent wisely. Gagne was bound to be a trainwreck with everything that happened at the end of last year including a drop in his velocity and not a lot of movement on his pitches. Riske has been brutal at times and I won't even get into Turnbow who NEVER should have made the squad. I also do not get the gist of not playing/pitching guys like Dillard or Defelice more over what was going on with Riske and Gagne. The hardest pill for me to swallow is the fact, the Brewers gave up a lot for CC and we may not have one playoff series to show for it. And if we don't the fault for those other glaring weaknesses fall on Melvin plain and simple.

Problem with the bullpen is that they should be better than what they are for as little as they had pitched. That is a major disappointment.

Why waste Yo and risk anything with this team flat lining at this point? Today's loss was a kick in the groin. Bad base running, bad umpiring, terrible balls and strike calls, and terrible coaching. I wish I would've found my white coca-cola Brewers helmet from 1982 to remind me of good coaching and team like ball. (edit: added strike-though as those comments are really irrelevant to the Yo issue; please use the vent thread for irrelevant rants--1992)

I am still dumbfounded on why Counsell and Kendall still get at bats in critical spots? They left a village on and people question the manager and GM... It's ones fault for having to crummy hitters and the other not smart enough to get them out late in games. Unreal.

Weeks was hardly "hot" and his defense was hardly "good". Durham has been more than adequate. Maybe, you might want to find out why Kendall has iron-man, non-pinch hit-for duties.

Take the two picks and run. His lack of durability or toughness will never go away.

I just want a manager that can get with the program and hit play he backup catcher and use a pinch hitter for your every day catcher. This idea of Kendall batting in the 8th and 9th inning all the time when down a couple of runs is not rocket science especially in a RH matchup against Lidge and Wood. This is logical thinking.

Since this is a rant thread, it baffles me why we went with Sveum when did the same crap as Ned. I still have not come up with one good reason a pinch hitter was not brought in to face Wood with 3 catchers on the pine. Does someone hate Rivera?

Why does ________(insert coach) still keep batting Kendall in the 8th and the 9th?