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Yeah, I guess I shouldn't have said, "no one". I also had assumed the Brewers' defense was much better, but apparently the Yankees are pretty solid in that area. I think I'm also finding a lot of the negativity/pessimism about the Brewers start strange. Like everyone thinks the Brewers are winning with smoke and mirrors or something. -
I totally agree with this. I get that the schtick from the Brewers guys is dumb sometimes, but sometimes, baseball is a little dull. Might as well have fun with it -- its a GAME after all. Overall, I prefer the guys like Rottino and Chris Singleton doing slightly deeper analysis, but I don't mind the goofballs as much as I mind the guys that take the game too seriously. I heard Kirk Gibson earlier this year and I felt the same way. It made the broadcast more boring, and I found his analysis lackluster. I hope the Brewers continue to mix-and-match, and switch up the broadcasts with the whole crew (More Singleton and Dan Plesac, please). I like the variety.
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If there was a blind comparison between these two teams, no one would pick the Yankees to take the series.
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Are there any ramifications to trading Penix after the fact? As in, they called the Raider's bluff and took him because the Raiders wouldn't give up fair draft capital for the pick?
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Great pass blockers that aren't 6'9", 370# with super long arms and don't have tons of pancakes on film are boring. But if he's the best pass blocker, that's the right pick.
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- When was the last time Dylan O'Rae went 0-5 with 3 Ks? - Was Blalock working on something? That was a really surprising line. - Yoho. Just how quickly is he gunna go through the system? I guess there's no rush with the wealth of RP prospects, but I have to think he's gunna be an option for the big club by June next season. - This system is so so fun to watch. I'm so glad to see Gasser and Pratt back. I also loved to see them perhaps getting something from Russ Smith!
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Since last Wednesday... SP- Wilson 3.2IP. Brewers 0 runs allowed SP- Peralta 6.0IP. Brewers 1 run allowed SP- Hall 3.2 IP. Brewers 5 runs allowed SP- Rea 5.0 IP. Brewers 0 runs allowed SP- Ross 5.1 IP Brewers 4 runs allowed SP- Myers 5.0 IP. Brewers 2 runs allowed SP- Wilson 4.1 IP. Brewers 2 runs allowed I don't see any reason to rush Gasser.
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I don't think that it's a foregone conclusion that the organization made any mistakes with roster construction. Others believe this rash of injuries proves that the Brewers didn't cover their bases. I think the start by Myers yesterday is another example that maybe the organization felt comfortable with their SP depth.
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My point was that I believe the Brewers are/were better equipped to handle this rash of bad luck than a lot of other teams scrambling to fill SP spots due to injury, but that this rash of bad luck, all happening at once, gives the impression that the Brewers didn't do anything to shore up the staff. Many of us doubted the Joe Ross signing, for example.
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Good stuff.
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Anyone else see this and was reminded of the Black Sox??
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It's true that I tend to sympathize with umps across all sports and across all levels. That doesn't mean that it doesn't anger me when I feel like Angel Hernandez has stolen the game from the Brewers. It doesn't mean that I don't enjoy booing an ump in person. I just tend to believe that perfection is the enemy of good enough when it comes to officiating (e.g. replay to change PI in football, replay to change fouls in NBA, VAR is a disaster in soccer), and that it gives too much credence to the notion that this stuff is actually important enough to care this much. In addition, I tend to believe in being able to treat the impartial arbiters in any context with more decorum than we've allowed in sports. At the risk of sounding too much like Chris Carpenter, what are we teaching our kids? Perhaps the ump identified the wrong guy. But perhaps the FAN should have been tossed.
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Umps just making up for the dozen times they resisted tossing him.
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I'm really bummed about the injury/performance issues with Miley, Junis, Hall, Gasser, Misiorowski, et.al, (Mostly because it gives credence to all the naysayers that said the Brewers did nothing of significance in the offseason to address their rotation, and that had they only signed Cy what'shisname, or traded for so-and-so younghurler, that all of these issues could have been avoided).
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Yeah, I think many of us believe the current usage is unsustainable, but they're winning. Winning some tight, low-scoring bullpen games, too. So I'm not sure there is evidence of "a chaotic lack of direction." Perhaps even though the roles change game to game, there has been a plan for each game, and that the players know what to expect. To alleviate the IP pressure, I would simply prefer to have more guys that can go 2 or 3 innings. Call them piggy-back, long relief, low leverage, whatever. If they're getting outs they are valuable
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I've been following the Brewers minor leagues since the late 1990's. This is by far the deepest system I can ever recall the Brewers having. It's not filled with top 100 guys (although there are a few of those as well), but there are a lot of guys that will fill valuable roles in MLB at some point in their careers. I encourage Mass, Joseph, Michaelis, or any of our other gurus to set me straight if they disagree.
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Does Ernesto Martinez still have that crazy swing?
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Padres (King) vs Brewers (TBD): 4/17/24, 12:10pm
Playing Catch replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Archived Game Threads
The Turangutan was on full display today. So satisfying as he's quickly becoming my favorite Brewer. How much WAR did he accumulate today? -
I can't believe I'm typing this, but I think they can get more than that for Devin. I agree that the Brewers will likely be looking for arms in their returns over the next couple of trade cycles, though. I don't see them trying to acquire a big bat unless that bat is also a really good defensive player. It seems to me that this is their roster-building strategy for the foreseeable future. To fill the roster with really good defensive players and sprinkle in FA bats or top picks like Wilkin to provide some punch to the lineup. Over the next few seasons, they will have a top-notch defensive outfield, and some really good middle infield defense as well.
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Sorry for the delay with this question, but did anyone see any velocity from the Carolina kids the other day? That pro debut from Letson has me very, very intrigued.
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How many games/ABs are needed before those numbers stabilize?
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It seems imperative that Boeve continues to be at least servicable at 3B and maybe even 2B and/or is able to Lyle Overbay his way to league-leading doubles power. That's a pretty good career if he can a least ISO in the .150 range and continue to take walks at a good clip.
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What is the outcome for Boeve... like, a lefty Kevin Seitzer? There's not a lot of successful MLBers these days that are slow-footed corners that simply spray line drives, unless they are supremely gifted in that area.
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I get that Holliday is in a great position to bet on himself, and that he's confident that he'll perform well enough to break the bank at the first opportunity. And certainly, that's the likliest decision for him and Boras. But if the O's offer him big bucks now, in exchange for 1 year of FA, he's young enough that he'll be what... 27 when he reaches FA? Guaranteed money is guaranteed money. Boras ESPECIALLY knows this, as he's always going for longer deals and total dollars. As you mentioned, he doesn't need the money, but he hired Boras for a reason.
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Does anyone else wonder what will happen to the Brewers AAA team if MLB awards a franchise to Nashville? This move further away from Raleigh concerns me as this stadium probably won't draw from Raleigh, nor be a big enough stadium to go AAA.
