BrewCrew8682
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Not saying that I necessarily disagree with your philosophy, but just because something doesn't work doesn't mean that it isn't/wasn't the correct approach. Not equal to "A" does not mean equal to the opposite of "A" either.
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I also agree though that it is refreshing to hear something other than the standard cliches that make every single player sound like identical PR zombies. It's what makes players like Lucroy and Nyger interesting to listen to.
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#onepercentproblems Haha. This is EXACTLY the thought I had when I read that quote. I'm sure it was meant to come across differently, but man is it easy to take that wrong. I'd play baseball for half what I make right now if I could afford it.
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Adding to that, Lucroy is also having an even more down season that Gomez. There are also more outfield positions in baseball to fill (teams could move their OFs around to fit Gomez). Maybe there just wasn't an offer or a fit that the Brewers liked, and more options could lead to a better fit in the offseason. It wasn't like his value was at an all-time high with the way he was playing, and the extra 2 months only means anything to teams in contention, who may not have been prioritizing catcher. I think it's important to always keep in mind that while in theory more service time should mean more value, but value is in fact driven more so by demand IMHO. GMs offer more when they're competing with others than when they're alone.
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2 questions: 1. Why the love for Mitch Haniger, since you want use to describe why we liked a guy that hit very well for us for a year and played solid defense and netted us a nice return? 2. Why the hate for Gerardo Parra? You say he sucks, but I'd say there is a good to amazing chance his career has already exceeded the best case scenario for Haniger. I feel you're whole argument is based on your love of Haniger and the hatred for Parra is that you blame him for losing him. Jesus, Melvin takes enough flak on this board (a lot of it justified) but can we at least not trash him when something he does goes well? Or are all the things that work out clearly luck and all the bad things clearly a reflection of the FO's incompetence? Also, with regards to Parra putting us over the top, since when did being the best team have huge correlation to the being WS winner? If he helped us get to the dance, anything could have happened.
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Broxton to Cardinals for MiLB OF Malik Collymore
BrewCrew8682 replied to brwrsfan's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I'd have preferred we dealt Broxton first for some of the information they have on the Astros system -
Gomez and Fiers to Houston for four prospects
BrewCrew8682 replied to trwi7's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
And we won what with that all world player? Technically, just about as much as we did with Molitor. I fee like you're going out of your way to criticize those trying to express their fondness for the way he played. I certainly hope we are all able to enjoy current and future players until the next HOF one spends the majority of his career here. Otherwise, I might not get another chance, and I'm 27. -
Gomez not traded/Flores cries/Alderson angry/Haudricourt confused/Melvin nonplussed/Gomez=Not Injured/Scott Boras MAD/Mets are lying liars/FARM SISTEM WOAH SOLVDD!!1! I didn't think the thread title could possibly be improved upon. I very happily stand corrected. This thread will be a joy to revisit as time goes on and we can (hopefully) look back on what might have been and how we dodged a bullet.
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Thirded. I was 21 at the time as well, living in Madison in an apartment with no baseball fans. I remember watching with the balcony door open and hearing the screams as they clinched it. It was the most excitement I'd seen or heard from Brewer fans outside the stadium in my life. Me, I wanted to be out there screaming with 'em, but I was doing my best to hide the tears welling up in my eyes. Very emotional moment. Wasn't sure I'd ever see it happen.
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My first thought was that if the Cubs were truly interested in Hamels this would guarantee that they went out and got him. Immediately following this thought was the realization that with Amaro in charge, Hamel's price probably just rose to an amount so astronomically high no other GM could possibly rationalize meeting it.
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All he needs is to get that "itch" and he'll be back just in time for spring training, and not a moment sooner!
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If he's "one of the best in the business" then the business is in trouble. Somebody please explain to him that saying "walked him on four straight" is a redundancy that no professional should use. Uecker makes the same mistake but he's an ex-player. Umm...it's not redundancy. To clarify, a batter can be walked on one ball (the fourth ball in an at bat), two balls in a row totaling four in an at bat, three balls in a row totaling four in an at bat OR...you guessed it, four straight. I sure hope you're not one of the best posters in the business or the message board business is in trouble. I'm glad you responded to this bit. I'm not proud of how long I sat and tried to figure out how it was redundant. I thought I was losing my mind, as is never noticed it before [sMILING FACE]. I believe he was thinking it was "walked on four balls," which would be redundant. The "four straight" part is quite specific though and I feel it offers a little insight into the pitcher's current level of control, or perhaps how much the pitcher really wanted to deal with the batter in that specific scenario.
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That snag by Segura on the other side of second base was a thing of beauty.
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I feel like the best we could accomplish would be to let him know that there are fans in Milwaukee are willing to accept a few sub-par seasons in hopes of achieving greater success in the future. Like was stated before, however, he wouldn't have become as successful as he has if he wasn't the type of guy who'd have already commissioned some sort of an analysis on the potential effects losing might have on attendance.
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Not to take this off topic, but I think you are VASTLY underestimating the margins on jerseys here. The cost to them is probably less than $10.00 per jersey, the markup making up the rest. Even if they traded in EVERY jersey for another it would still be a magnificently profitable venture for them, and certainly not anything that would take them bankrupt. I realize the team factors that revenue into their plans, but that could be worked out for the relatively small number of players that get suspended any given year.
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Except that it isn't irrelevant. If Gomez performs even close to what he did last year, he will continue to carry a lot of value. It isn't like he couldn't be traded for someone of value if he has a good year or 2 and Schafer is knocking down the door. It also allows us to consider trading Schafer if both continue to perform well. Fact is, we are better off having both of them as long as Gomez can meet or exceed his contract. If we continued to let (youngish) players walk that were willing to sign below their market value we will be worse off as a team, regardless of who we have waiting behind them. It's about keeping the value with the team and not letting it walk away for nothing.
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I for one would be thrilled to bring Capuano back, and not just because I like the guy. If he can be had at a reasonable price, he could be a very serviceable back of the rotation guy, and he would require a multi-year contract that could potentially block the younger guys if they continue to prove ready. IIRC, he was also a pretty bright guy and I think he would be a great influence on the younger pitchers with his valuable insight and as a model for how to be a professional and play the game right. I realize that isn't a sole reason to being a guy in, but all else equal it doesn't hurt.
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In a sport like baseball where the outcome of any play is so closely tied to the performance of both the pitcher and the batter, don't you almost have to look for relative differences? Pressure falls on both sides of the coin here. If there was a consistent drop in performance amongst batters in high pressure situations, there would be an equally large increase in pitchers/ performances at that same time. It isn't like football, where we could determine that a receiver wasn't clutch because he consistently dropped wide open passes with a defender nowhere in sight.
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TC07, you clearly question whether or not the somewhat shortsighted moves Melvin has made were in the best long-term interests of the team, as do I, but I think that when measuring the product on the field today we have to consider what ramifications those trades had on our present payroll. Not only being able to extend certain players that we may not have been able to (at this time lets use Hart instead of Weeks), but also on the potential a payroll our size has versus one that may not have has the boost from attendance that we've had. I realize that there is no easy way to determine the fan reaction had we not made the playoffs in '08, or had we not have at least gone "all-in" but I think that Attanasio understands that a consistent winner may be as important to the long-term interests of this team as much as recycling talent over the years like you suggest. I have no doubts that he is very much involved in decisions around the deadline, especially those that send a clear message to the fans about the team's commitment, and while I don't think his baseball knowledge is where you'd want it to be for those types of decisions he's done very little in his time here or beforehand to make me question his business acumen.