Postseason2006

Out hit them 9 - 4 and a good ol' team fight in the dug out. Ned's doing a great job.

I''m sick of another walk scoring for the Reds... 4 hits and 6 runs...

Rickie Weeks still stinking up the joint and getting the "job" un-done.

Like his 0-3 tonight and 2 SO's or his watching a pitch yesterday with 2nd and 3rd?

Has Ned ever heard of pinch hitting for Kendall? Amazing today with a runner on third and one out. All the hitters w/ K in their last name K. Coincidence?

Let's see, critical situation for a run and Ned chooses Weeks. Did Wes Helms leave Rickie the pics?

The fact that Weeks has developed into a competent player while just scratching the surface of his potential Competent? Like his bad defense costing us games? Or maybe his bonehead baserunning or lack of hustle? Or how about his spectacular OBP leading off thie year? I guess I fail to see the great argument. Again, you are right that baseball players are never a sure thing but if you did your homework, Rickie probably should have been the #1 pick that year. I remember reading how Tampa fans were upset that they did not select Weeks because of their OF glutton. You also fail to understand that Weeks was one of the most highly regarded hitting prospects in years. Sorry, but he has been a huge disappoinment no matter how you try to spin it.

Thought I would bring this up since the kid has some potential and has shown it.

http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20030603&content_id=351602&vkey=draft2003&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb The 20-year-old batted .493 this season for Southern University and won his second consecutive NCAA batting title. He hit .473 over his NCAA Division I career, a record, and remarkably stole 65 bases in 66 attempts. http://www.jsonline.com/sports/brew/jun03/145338.asp Weeks is ranked the top college player in the country, a five-tool athlete with a collegiate batting average of .473, an NCAA Division I record, and 65 steals in 66 attempts. He has been praised for his speed, power, lightning-quick wrists and natural baseball instincts. "We are very pleased to get a player of Rickie Weeks' ability," said Brewers Director of Scouting, Jack Zduriencik. "He is a pure hitter with tremendous speed and power, tools that will help him on his trip through our Minor League system and to the Major Leagues." Although some teams think Weeks could be converted into an all-star centerfielder, the Brewers' scouting department thinks he should stay at second base. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickie_Weeks Rickie Weeks and Prince Fielder at Spring Training, 2005Baseball America College Player of the Year - 2003 Dick Howser Trophy - 2003 Golden Spikes Award - 2003 Rotary Smith Award - 2003 A potential five-tool player, Weeks was considered a top prospect throughout college, winning the Dick Howser Trophy as the national collegiate player of the year, and excelled through the minor leagues. He has shown promise in three of the five tools: speed, power, and throwing arm. In 2007, he had the lowest fielding percentage of all NL second basemen (.976), and the lowest zone rating among all major league second basemen, .737. http://brewers.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20030912&content_id=523202&vkey=pr_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil In their rankings of the top 100 draft prospects, Baseball America ranked him first among college players as the best athlete, best five-tool talent and best pure hitter, and he ranked second as the best power hitter and fastest baserunner. "Since Rickie is on the 40-man roster and possibly may play in the Arizona Fall League, we wanted to get him to stay in baseball shape with the big club and receive the instruction and experience at this level," said Melvin. "He has a very bright future and we believe that this opportunity will be invaluable for him in his development as a player." http://www.brewerfan.net/ViewArticle.do?articleId=154 Weeks has the best tools and is the purest hitter in college baseball of all of the 2003 draftees. His hands are so quick that he generates amazing bat speed and can turn around any inside fastball. With back-to-back .495 and .493 seasons he became only the second repeat batting champion in NCAA Division I history. His career .469 average is the best Division I mark ever. Though his quality of competition is suspect, scouts think Weeks will only have to develop a little more pitch recognition to mash as a pro. Besides hitting for average, Weeks also has plus power and speed. He played at shortstop and in the outfield earlier in his career at Southern before he settled in at second base. He's still a little raw there, but he has more than enough arm strength and athleticism to play there in the majors. http://www.minorleaguenews.com/baseball/features/articles2005/08/15/06.html This automatically earns Mr. Weeks some clout in the farm system, and improved ranking from good FAB50 mojo, provided that he plays up to those lofty expectations. In 2005 Rickie returned to the production trail. He has worked evenly between Milwaukee and Nashville. With the Sounds, he's had 12 home runs, 9 triples, and 14 doubles and 48 RBIs in a mighty .435 average from 203 at-bats. His Triple-A resume sports an envy-making .655 slugging percentage to date. Weeks can be a slump-prone, streaky hitter who, when he catches his wave, rides it high and mighty. He has fast hands and great eyes that read and react to heat moving to the inside well, although scouting notes suggest that he needs more work on reading the strike zone better. Given his current .435 average, we think that he's already made the adjustment. http://baseballanalysts.com/archives/2008/04/picking_apart_t_3.php Weeks was on a lot of teams' draft boards as the No. 1 player in the nation, narrowly edging Young. In its scouting profile for Weeks before the draft, Baseball America stated: Weeks has the best tools and is the purest hitter in college baseball. His hands are so quick that he generates amazing bat speed and can turn around any inside fastball.

We are talking about expectations. When he was drafted he was said to be the most major league ready bat 2nd baseman to come out in years. He has not lived up to the bill. And no I do not think 11th is good for what he is doing because of his shoddy defense and his brainfarts running the bases. Did you watch him on Thursday loafing back to first on the double play by Counsell? He would've made it back had he run.

Considering we could have Ervin Santana now over Cordero, Mench, and Nix, yes. Davis I will give you.

If that is your expectations, well that's not very good at all. Rickie was proclaimed as a player that needed minor league ball to improve his fielding and that his bat was major league ready.

I bet Ned didn't say anything to wEEKs for loafing back to first.

Anyone see ricKiE loafing back to first. He would've made it if he would've ran instead of jogged. Again, Yost's lack of accountability. I am going to fire an employee for not listening yesterday when I get to work today. Hire me.

Let the George Brett game be a testament about a changing outcome have an effect on a ballgame.

One more game closer to a Ned Yost firing.

OMG, Bonds was horrific especially in his later days. I remember watching him against the Brewers the first season in their new park dropping the most routine fly ball for 3 unearned runs. Bonds was a hack in San Fran.

Parra 2 hits....rest of the team 3. Priceless....

He's actually got holes in his bat.

He's actually got holes in his bat.

He's actually got holes in his bat.

He's actually got holes in his bat.

He's actually got holes in his bat.

He's actually got holes in his bat.

He's actually got holes in his bat.