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  1. sheethead
    Who didn't see this coming with Branyan? The answer should be nobody.
  2. sheethead
    Using simple WAR Hardy was worth 6.5M so far this season because of his defense. He was worth 22.2M last year. This line of reasoning is incredibly weak in general.Its replies like this that lead me to believe WAR is nothing more than a fan driven calculation that cannot be justified. 22.2M for Hardy last year? Right. To say that he was worth 6.5M this year further validates the uselessness of this calculation. Hardy's defensive stats are not reflective of the plays that a SS like Ramirez or even Escobar can make that Hardy has no shot at due to his lack of speed and range. 22.2M? Not on my baseball planet. Edit: Regarding keeping Hardy at AAA to gain another year of team control... if the Brewers had fallen out of the race in July, Hardy would have been optioned at that time and the number of days would have been moot. He was brutal this year sans a couple weeks in May. Hardy earned the demotion, and he is not earning his callup. I don't feel badly for Hardy at all, and hopefully Theo is still willing to pony up some players for his services.
  3. sheethead
    I am looking at offensive and defensive stats, as well as age and how much is left in the tank. I would rather have Fukudome. If you would rather have Cameron that's fine and I can respect that. But to say that Cameron is CLEARLY better than Fukudome is off base and can only be justified by looking at stats that support your opinion.
  4. sheethead
    Or something.Serving it right back, very nice! I enjoyed it all! The only hole I can shoot through is the justification of his spot due to so much other 2B talent ahead of him in the organization. That shouldn't come into play when rating him against all other players, and maybe it doesn't. Still, it must be fun to come up with the lists.
  5. sheethead
    Looks like someone just got served. Is he better than Weeks? Perhaps not, but are Brent Brewer and Josh Prince better than Escobar or Hardy? Are Chris Dennis, Eric Komatsu and Lee Haydel better than Ryan Braun? Is Caleb Gindl better than Corey Hart? Is Taylor Green better than Gamel or even McGehee? My favorite. The fact that Brent Brewer remains on the Power 50 is baffling to me. He is bordering on awful.
  6. sheethead
    Frankly, if he had gotten it together and they still kept him down past the 20 days, I'd have been disappointed in the Crew (and you better believe players around the league and elsewhere would've taken note)...it just strikes me as bad faith, regardless of the system and the rules. I agree. But it seems like Hardy is still more interested in hitting home runs than being consistent. He has been fairly bad in Nashville, and hasn't earned his way back up. I don't see how the union or his agent could possibly have any gripe in him remaining in AAA for the remainder of their season, other than the fact that Escobar hasn't necessarily outproduced him at the plate thus far.
  7. sheethead
    Am I correct in assuming he needs to be brought back on Aug 31 at the latest to not lose service time? I apologize if someone clarified this earlier in the thread, but there are a lot of posts here now.
  8. sheethead
    I envision the baseball giveaway from back in the '90s repeating itself. But that was on opening day. Less drunk fans might be a bit more rational. My question is... who thought it was a good idea to give Jeff Suppan a bobblehead day?
  9. sheethead
    So many times, if you drill down and want to get really frustrated, it starts with a two out bases empty walk. This time it was to the pitcher, Justin Lehr. Fabulous team this year.
  10. sheethead
    There's plenty about the methodology that can be argued against. Then it would appear to me both a waste of time arguing with those who use it as their main argument for one player over the other, and a complete waste of time to master its methodology in the first place.
  11. sheethead
    Its starting to get abused and overused. I don't see how it takes into account when a player turns a single into a triple with a poor decision, or an out into a double when a poor read is made off the bat. Does Braun get an automatic -1.0 wins for yesterday's defense?
  12. sheethead
    Yeah, I didn't realize JJ Hardy was responsible for the two previous winning seasons. Now I really will miss him.
  13. sheethead
    "Once again, my position is that there is nothing wrong with keeping JJ down to control him through 2011." His Brewer performance this year has earned him at least that much.
  14. sheethead
    Is that career or this year? With aging vets, I don't like looking at career numbers (even if Fukudome is only 3.5 years younger).
  15. sheethead
    (age)Fukudome (32) - .278/.391/.468/.859 McCutchen (22) - .287/.359/.476/.835 Cameron (36) - .256/.358/.451/.809 Cameron is slightly better than Fukudome on defense, but worse than McCutchen.
  16. sheethead
    Heaven forbid that the Brewers should face a former teammate who has also been a Pirate. Every at-bat would be a career day; every pitch a no-hitter; every fielding opportunity the equivalent of nine unassisted triple plays.How pissed will we be when Suppan tosses a perfect game against the Brewers as a member of the Reds in a couple years?
  17. sheethead
    I can almost guarantee that you can't.I have 2 muffs to one good over the shoulder play last night alone. I would almost certainly guarantee that I can The guy is one of the top 6 or 7 guys in the game at CF, he puts up those numbers year after year while playing good D. I would argue the following are better (either by skill or value - in no particular order): Carlos Beltran Tori Hunter Matt Kemp Shane Vicorino Koske Fukudome (pains me to say) Andrew McCutchen Adam Jones Cody Ross (I like hits = RBI on this one) I got Cameron in this group: Cameron Granderson Rowand Sizemore McLouth So I would rate Cameron as #9 of all CFers in the league. Is that worthy of $10-12 million per year? Maybe, but it shouldn't be. 7:45PM - Caught looking... again.
  18. sheethead
    Craig Counsel is starting to remind me that he is indeed Craig Counsel. August: .213/.290/.295/.585
  19. sheethead
    I am not sure I could stomach Jody Gerut in CF for an entire season. If this is the alternative, I would say show Cam the money.
  20. sheethead
    Cameron isn't perfect for sure, but he's better than all but a few of the top CF in the game If by few you mean 8-10 better, then I agree. and probably has enough left in the tank to be above average again next year. I agree, but is he worth another $10 million? The drop off in CF from Cameron to anyone else currently in the Brewers employ is drastic, I agree completely. and I doubt it could be made up for with whatever pitching we could get for the cost savings. Maybe. The Brewers need starting pitching way more than they need OPS right now.
  21. sheethead
    $2.5 million extra per win is not feasible for the Brewers. I believe the "hate" for Cameron comes from his extreme propensity to strikeout often and in key situations. Jacking 2-run homers in decided games will not win anyone's loyalty, but it certainly will look awesome on paper when examining his OPS. Cameron is not worth $10 million, imo. He definitely plays a great centerfield, but for the first time in his career I can match every great play with an equally bad one this year.
  22. sheethead
    I agree, its funny. Remetees scream, "pun me please!"
  23. sheethead
    I agree, too bad ballplayers don't see it that way.
  24. sheethead
    Hardy is going to be too furious with the club after being kept down to earn another year of team control. He will need to be traded.
  25. sheethead
    I always enjoy watching good baseball. With this year's Brewers its a crapshoot as to when good baseball will be played. The pitching staff, sans Gallardo, has not been fun to watch almost all year. And even when Gallardo pitches the rest of the team seems to take a big dump. I will keep watching, and enjoy it sometimes, but its more reminiscent of the early 2000's at this point than it is of the past 3 years.
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