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  1. Playing Catch
    - I would like to start by simply saying "thank you". - [of course] accurate player profiles - not to put pressure on Colbyjack or the others with scouting experience, but I echo the desires of "TheCrew07". A little blurb on each prospect would be great (e.g. Evan Anundsen's semi-current velocity, or a comparison to a major leaguer). - blogs from relevant insiders - Whatever you can do to make this my first-stop Brewers site each day; admittedly, (and perhaps ashamedly), I still look at TH's blog multiple times per day. - I would like to end by simply saying "thank you".
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    With the "new" emphasis on defensive ability around MLB, I think that the most valuable prospect the Brewers could draft would be a power/speed combo in the mold of Carl Crawford because not only would that prospect be valuable to the Brewers (although I hope Lorenzo Cain proves to everything we hope him to be), but because I think that that type of prospect would be the most valuable in a trade. With that said, the Brewers got a lot of bang-for-their-buck with the polished, college power bat (LaPorta).
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    1- First of all, I don't share everybody's antipathy for competitive imbalance. Every year Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea dominate England's soccer league, and the folks supporting the other clubs in the top division still love their teams and cherish every opportunity to knock off the big boys... it's just a different mind set with the fans. This year gave me the thrill of my Brewers-lifetime. If we were competitive every couple of years I don't know that I would live and die with every Cubs series. 2- If the goal is to even the playing field, their needs to be "socialist" measures taken to redistribute the wealth. 3- The most radical idea I have is to cast off the minor leagues from major league control. If each year the worst teams got to pick from that year's top prospects that have already spent time in the minors instead of from high school and college kids, their would be a "rebuilding" mechanism that would help teams a lot more than the crapshoot that is the current MLB amateur draft. I think this is an idea that the player's union would actually endorse, and teams would be forced to pick from players that were "ready" for the show, because teams wouldn't have anywhere to put them if they weren't able to perform at the big league level.
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    For those of you that enjoy following Wisconsin kids. Mark Hallberg, of Barron, is playing for the CaneFires, representing the Arizona Diamondbacks. Here's a good bio from the Florida State website: http://seminoles.cstv.com.../mtt/hallberg_mark00.html
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    This September collapse helped me build a strong emotional wall. I was a rock; cold to the meaning of the game... until reading jflick's post. Now I'm a wreck. For me, the game was going to be liberating, win or lose, because the game was just the cathartic end of the 2008 season. But now, with hundreds and hundreds of summer moments playing catch in the backyard and listening to Uek going through my head (I lived 6 hours away from Milwaukee, but lived and died with them just the same), the game isn't about the 2008 Brewers at all, but about my Dad, my brother and me. Very much Field of Dreams stuff. I'm a wreck.
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    Chalk me up as one who wants to try him as a contemporary (9th-inning) closer next year. Mostly 'cause no one else on the roster looks the part, and we'd have to pay through the nose to get a closer in the off-season.
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    Generally, I'm not one for conspiracy-style theories, but I think there is a strong possibility that M's management leaks anti-Ichiro sentiment to make a trade more palatable to the M's fan-base. He's one of the few trading chips they have (say what you will about on-field performance, the guy is worth a lot of money and teams would be willing to part with talent to get him). So perhaps they are just laying the groundwork for an off-season trade.
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    IMO, sveumrules was correct in his or her assessment. 1- I don't think the money spent should be part of the criteria for determining the success, or lack thereof for a playoff team's bullpen. 2- I would rather rely on pitchers that have, at some point in their MLB careers, had success than on relatively untested pitchers. Two points on Gagne... First, I think if he were just "average" statistically this season, Doug Melvin's bullpen decisions from the off-season look much, much better. Gagne's high-profile lousiness reflects poorly on the entire bullpen... Second, simply looking at what Gagne throws (keeping in mind I am definitely not a baseball scout), it seems to me that the numbers don't make sense -- Not that Gagne has been unlucky, but that he seems to have good "stuff". He throws pretty hard, and his changeup, while not the change he had in his heyday, still has the potential to make hitters look silly (case-in-point, K-ing Kouzmanoff on three consecutive changeups last night)... I guess my point is, from my couch, I can see why Melvin thought he could catch lightning in a bottle with Gagne, and I still think that it was a good decision at the time.
  9. Playing Catch
    When will Cleveland pick the PTBNL?
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    I am surprised that this hasn't already been asked... Do the mods know something about the PTBNL? Your comment about Iribarren would suggest this.
  11. Playing Catch
    A Golden Sombrero for Kjeldgaard. Not what we would like to see, except that the feat has a cool nickname... Or is it called the "Olympic Rings"? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Sombrero
  12. Playing Catch
    It's not just that Lee saves would-be errors, but also would-be infield hits. I think nearly all difficult plays that the first baseman fails to scoop are ruled infield hits, not errors.
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    I'm not sure if this is analogous, but if the Cubs were the nose of my Brewers face, you are darn tootin' I'd cut it off http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif
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    If the Brewers don't make the playoffs, its their own fault, not because other teams failed to "help them in". I can't explain it to myself rationally, but my vitriolic hatred for the Cubs goes beyond anything that I've ever felt; even for the Vikings or Bears... and I'm 31! I should be too old for that kind of loathing. Of course, I hate the Cardinals, too, but that hate is more of an intense dislike. Nothing compared to that dark part of my soul which is set aside solely, for the Chicago Cubs.
  15. Playing Catch
    The "scoopability" question is the one that intrigues me most. Those Twins teams, 2002 for example, led the AL in fewest errors and fielding percentage. Simply based on watching those teams, it seemed to me that Mientkiewicz was scooping balls in the dirt on a daily basis. Perhaps my perception was warped by the number of times those teams popped up on highlight reels, but I don't think so. I think that Mientkiewicz's defense, all-around great, but specifically his high "scoopability index" made that team excellent defensively.
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    I saw a poll in JSOnline about who one would rather have at first base, Fielder or Lee. This got me to thinking about how much better Lee is in the field. Now, I know that quantifying defense based on statistics can be sketchy, so I wanted to know what people think about how important a good defensive first baseman is. The assumption for years was that a team should put its worst defenders at first base, however, watching what Mientkiewicz did for those Twins teams that were built around defense, and watching what Lee does for the Cubs makes me question that belief. I'm not saying that the Brewers should put J.J. over at first or anything, I'm just saying that when comparing first basemen specifically, I think that defense should not be such an afterthought. I actually wonder if first base is a much more premium defensive position than third, considering how many more touches the first baseman gets. What do you think?
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    Just for comparison's sake, I would like those of you who don't like Anderson and/or Shroeder to name some guys that you do like, because it seems to me that many of the complaints could be made about announcers, in general. I dunno, it just seems to me that I'm always complaining to myself about what I'm watching on T.V. Even poorly written sitcoms draw my ire. So I guess my point is, that for me, there is an acceptable amount of annoyance on the part of broadcasters.
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    IIRC Vin Scully always thought that it was the announcer's job to let the audience know if there was a no-hitter going on, FWIW. I know that I'm in the minority on this, but I really like Anderson and Shroeder (sp?). I live in Minnesota, and if there is one thing keeping Blyleven out of the Hall of Fame it's his knob-ness. Living in Saint Paul, I also subscribe to the DirecTV baseball package so I get the feeds from the other cities. It is my opinion that Pittsburgh, Chicago Cubs (obviously, right?), Arizona (I don't like Sutton), and the epitome of bad announcing, Cincinnati, all have far more to complain about in their coverage. After watching a Cincinnati feed, Anderson seems awesome.
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    IIRC Vin Scully always thought that it was the announcer's job to let the audience know if there was a no-hitter going on, FWIW. I know that I'm in the minority on this, but I really like Anderson and Shroeder (sp?). I live in Minnesota, and if there is one thing keeping Blyleven out of the Hall of Fame it's his knob-ness. Living in Saint Paul, I also subscribe to the DirecTV baseball package so I get the feeds from the other cities. It is my opinion that Pittsburgh, Chicago Cubs (obviously, right?), Arizona (I don't like Sutton), and the epitome of bad announcing, Cincinnati, all have far more to complain about in their coverage. After watching a Cincinnati feed, Anderson seems awesome.
  20. Playing Catch
    IIRC Vin Scully always thought that it was the announcer's job to let the audience know if there was a no-hitter going on, FWIW. I know that I'm in the minority on this, but I really like Anderson and Shroeder (sp?). I live in Minnesota, and if there is one thing keeping Blyleven out of the Hall of Fame it's his knob-ness. Living in Saint Paul, I also subscribe to the DirecTV baseball package so I get the feeds from the other cities. It is my opinion that Pittsburgh, Chicago Cubs (obviously, right?), Arizona (I don't like Sutton), and the epitome of bad announcing, Cincinnati, all have far more to complain about in their coverage. After watching a Cincinnati feed, Anderson seems awesome.
  21. Playing Catch
    IIRC Vin Scully always thought that it was the announcer's job to let the audience know if there was a no-hitter going on, FWIW. I know that I'm in the minority on this, but I really like Anderson and Shroeder (sp?). I live in Minnesota, and if there is one thing keeping Blyleven out of the Hall of Fame it's his knob-ness. Living in Saint Paul, I also subscribe to the DirecTV baseball package so I get the feeds from the other cities. It is my opinion that Pittsburgh, Chicago Cubs (obviously, right?), Arizona (I don't like Sutton), and the epitome of bad announcing, Cincinnati, all have far more to complain about in their coverage. After watching a Cincinnati feed, Anderson seems awesome.
  22. Playing Catch
    IIRC Vin Scully always thought that it was the announcer's job to let the audience know if there was a no-hitter going on, FWIW. I know that I'm in the minority on this, but I really like Anderson and Shroeder (sp?). I live in Minnesota, and if there is one thing keeping Blyleven out of the Hall of Fame it's his knob-ness. Living in Saint Paul, I also subscribe to the DirecTV baseball package so I get the feeds from the other cities. It is my opinion that Pittsburgh, Chicago Cubs (obviously, right?), Arizona (I don't like Sutton), and the epitome of bad announcing, Cincinnati, all have far more to complain about in their coverage. After watching a Cincinnati feed, Anderson seems awesome.
  23. Playing Catch
    IIRC Vin Scully always thought that it was the announcer's job to let the audience know if there was a no-hitter going on, FWIW. I know that I'm in the minority on this, but I really like Anderson and Shroeder (sp?). I live in Minnesota, and if there is one thing keeping Blyleven out of the Hall of Fame it's his knob-ness. Living in Saint Paul, I also subscribe to the DirecTV baseball package so I get the feeds from the other cities. It is my opinion that Pittsburgh, Chicago Cubs (obviously, right?), Arizona (I don't like Sutton), and the epitome of bad announcing, Cincinnati, all have far more to complain about in their coverage. After watching a Cincinnati feed, Anderson seems awesome.
  24. Playing Catch
    First of all, I thought Braun's strut was just this side of acceptable, but barely. I personally dislike it when anybody watches homers, because, for one, it isn't humble (and I like humility), and two because it is antithetical to the golden rule of baseball to always "hustle". But that is beside my point. Retaliation by beaning, or in this case, throwing into a dugout/stands is so far beyond "evening" the score. Hot-Dogging doesn't, in a million years justify throwing into the dugout/stands. It is my opinion that the Cubs' farmhand needs serious suspension. There are thousands of indignities that each of us have to deal with in life, and very, very few of them should be responded to with violence.
  25. Playing Catch
    I think that I speak for many of the "lurkers" out there when I say Thank You! This site, thanks to the moderators and posters alike, make it all the more fun to be a Brewer fan! While I do not post very often, I like to think of myself as the shy quiet type in the back of the classroom who aces all of the tests -- but only because the other students have done such an excellent job discussing the subject matter. And just for the record, (my opinions on all of the most common topics that I haven't posted on): I support Ned Yost, I still think Rickie will develop, I would like to trade Prince and Billy in the off-season (not that I don't love them), I believe in the "intangibles" that guys like Suppan bring to the team are more beneficial than people might think, I want to keep Gamel at 3rd Base, I want to move Hardy to 2nd base and bring up Escobar, I dearly love Milwaukee's front office/personnel -- and trust them implicitly (not that they are infallible), and I have dedicated far too many hours of my 31 years on this earth following the Brewers. Thanks again to the guys and gals (especially those gals who "put up" with us), and may we celebrate many a World Championship together! Go Brewers! Go Brewerfan! Cheers! [beer Steins clinking]
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