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To be fair, Block said the same thing. So classless, Lucroy. So classless. Pretty sure you have to first be in the general vicinity of the catcher (when he doesn't have the ball) for the rule to apply. Not to mention that going out of your way to shoulder-check the catcher is an automatic out now. [sarcasm]Agreed that Lucroy is a classless thug though.[/sarcasm]
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Cardinals TV broadcasters have concluded that Peralta was safe because Lucroy was blocking his path.
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I feel like we're due for a Mark Reynolds HR
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Let it never be said baseball is not a mental sport, by anyone who has seen the Brewers completely collapse overnight because they are afraid of the Cardinals.
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Scooter isn't kicking anybody's butt right now. He's hitting .258/.303/.323 for a .267 wOBA (in comparison, in Weeks's disastrous 2013 he had a .299 wOBA). Weeks is getting old and losing bat speed, but you have to be pretty fickle to conclude after such a small sample size that he is suddenly a useless player. He still has way higher upside than Gennett. I'm sure it's just hard to suddenly adjust to being a rarely-used bench player. Scooter is being given a chance to replicate his short 2013 performance, but if he is still a replacement level player a couple months from now, Weeks is going to start getting many more starts.
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On the bright side, Brewers have turned 2 walks and 2 hits into 83 pitches through 5.0
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That's not too bold of a prediction considering the Chorizo has 6:1 odds of getting tossed. Little Chorizo at 7:1 Hank the Dog at 8:1
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Seriously? That wasn't even close.
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Jhonny Peralta definitely the classiest of PED users.
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Maicer Izturis out 4-6 months, and Jose Reyes is already out too. Seems like the Blue Jays have a massive hole in their middle infield, I wonder if they would be interested in Weeks? Maybe it would be asking too much even as a salary swap, but Adam Lind ($7M this season) would make a great platoon partner for Reynolds Career wOBA splits (L/R): Mark Reynolds (.362/.338) Adam Lind (.265/.365)
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Brewers are #1 on MLB.com's new Power Rankings! I'm willing to bet they'll be right around 25 on ESPN's.
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With the reports of Garza being at the forefront of firing up the rest of the pitching staff, I feel like this is the perfect match-up for the start of the series. I know he'll want to dominate, hope he pitches well.
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I think Weeks is more valuable to the 2014 Brewers than some of you are giving him credit. I could seem him playing a lot more down the stretch, especially if Gennett is mediocre or worse. The reason they don't want to use him very much early in the season is because of his vesting option.
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Touki Toussaint passes the cool-name test. Hope the Brewers front office will finally realize that drafting pitchers with boring names in a recipe for failure (Eric Arnett, Taylor Jungmann, Jed Bradley, etc.)
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At some point should we look at extending Lucroy?
SRB replied to TwinsBrewersWorldSeries's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I'm not really sure the methodology they use, and there may be multiple competing stats we are referencing. I was thinking of the pitching framing leader board linked from this recent Fangraphs article: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/pitch-framing-and-a-peek-inside-the-industry/ For that stat the leaders over the last few seasons are: 2013 1) Jonathan Lucroy, +31.1 RAA (+234 calls) 2) Chris Stewart, +22.7 RAA (+170 calls) 3) Yadier Molina, +19.8 RAA (+149 calls) 2012 1) Jose Molina, +25.9 RAA (+194 calls) 2) Jonathan Lucroy, +24.7 RAA (+186 calls) 3) Ryan Hanigan, +24.1 RAA (+181 calls) 2011 1) Jonathan Lucroy, +41.2 RAA (+310 calls) 2) Brian McCann, +31.6 RAA (+238 calls) 3) Russell Martin, +24.4 RAA (+184 calls) 2010 1) Brian McCann, +30.1 RAA (+226 calls) 2) Ivan Rodriguez, +26.0 RAA (+196 calls) 3) Jonathan Lucroy, +24.0 RAA (+181 calls) I would be interested to know how they try to isolate this stat from the identity of the pitchers involved though. For example, we all know about Gallardo's reputation for "nibbling" the edges of the strike zone. Maybe Lucroy is rated so highly because he is regularly catching a pitcher who is particularly prone for getting called strikes based on subtle pitch-framing adjustments by the catcher. -
At some point should we look at extending Lucroy?
SRB replied to TwinsBrewersWorldSeries's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Not sure how reliable the metric is (at least in terms of quantifying things as +/- runs), but Lucroy has been #1 or #2 by a wide margin every single year he's been in the majors. So whatever the metric is measuring, it consistently likes something Lucroy is doing (i.e. it's not just a fluke from one season's data). And that seems to gel with his non-stats reputation too. -
If the front office has enough faith in Gennett (not sure I do, personally...), I'm guessing the time they try to unload Weeks is closer to the All-Star Break. Even teams that are desperate for a 2B are not going to want him now because of his vesting option. Nobody wants him to hit 600 PA. If it's closer to the midpoint of the season, a desperate team can play him everyday and not have to worry about the option anymore.
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I have a hard time asking Gomez to change anything considering he's been the best player in the National League from 2013-2014. Maybe if he didn't make certain mistakes he could be even better, but there's something to be said about not tinkering with something that's working.
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Pitching WAR is useless. Statistical projections are even more useless.
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10-2!!! [sarcasm]Maybe we'll finally get above 25 in the ESPN Power Rankings![/sarcasm]
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Who cares about the arbitrary CG distinction? Take no chances and just get the win here.
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Just when I thought I couldn't dislike Mike Trout more, he shows up as the newest Subway spokes-athlete.
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The Pirates TV announcer can barely conceal his simmering dislike for Carlos Gomez, it's hilarious.
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Brewers pitching staff is just unreal right now.
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Brewers winning, Pirates incompetent - what year is this?!