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Did they keep that in mind when they voted a 26 year old Hideo Nomo NL Rookie of the year in 1995? Did they keep that in mind when they voted 27 year old Ichiro Suzuki AL Rookie of the Year in 2001? Nori Aoki's age, and prior history in Japan will have zero impact on the Rookie of the Year. If he continues putting up good stats, he will get some votes. If he starts hitting the way he is capable, and improves his stats, he'll have a good chance to win it. Nobody is running away with the award in the NL like Trout is in the AL. Anybody can grab it with a solid last month and a half plus.
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It's hardly ridiculous at all if you think about it. The majority of people that voted for Harper to go the All Star game haven't read a single scouting report on him, nor have they ever picked up a copy of Baseball America. The average baseball fan had no clue who he was until this season. But when ESPN started talking him up, they took notice. So on a small scale, yes, BBA hyped Harper. But it was ESPN that took the ball and ran with it. ESPN is one of the biggest hype-builders out there. They did it with Tim Tebow, and he became a near national obsession. The same thing happened with Harper.
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Quite a contrast to Rogers' last half of the inning. Nice and easy 4th for Wainright. Now, can Mark get back into a rhythm? -
Sometimes I really love fangraphs. Well, that's most of the time. Ok, all the time.
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Double, double, single, single, single, single, walk. Is Roenicke sleeping in the dugout? Or has he gone out there to at least talk to Rogers?
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^^^ That's so cool. I'm glad he was ok. Some people say baseball is boring. I say it's nuanced. . There's a lot going on at any given time, and when I can go to a game, I immerse myself completely in the game, and the ambiance. There's really no place I love being more.
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Great stuff, everybody! God, I wish I had been at the Easter Game. I watched it on TV if I recall correctly (or maybe it was the radio). I do remember freaking out though. I'll check that other thread out, too. Thanks for the link
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I'll have to jump in the wayback machine here, as I haven't been to a Brewers home game since 1989 (though I have caught a few games when they've played in Arlington)...but I'm curious what everybody's favorite Brewer game memories are. I'm talking about things you've seen in person, and not on the television. I'd have to put Dale Sveum's 3 home run game at the top of my list. He just missed a 4th, too. I distinctly remember thinking to myself "wow, this Sveum is going to be a star for a long time". Hey, I was young, and stupid. Let's see who was there for the Juan Nieves no hitter, for Prince Fielder's 50th bomb in 2007, or for one of the Brewer World Series games. Were any of you there when Brauny hit the walk off grand slam in 2007, or the division clinching bomb last season? I'm looking forward to reading this! Post away!
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^^ the good old days. Well, the argument was made that Braun and Fielder would split NL MVP votes, and that Kemp would get it. I think it comes down to the best performance, and two of the candidates being on the same team should have zero impact on the vote. If Fiers keeps winning, and keeps his ERA anywhere near where it is now, he has a good shot to win it.
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Color me surprised the Giants traded Joseph so soon after seeing Posey go down for the year. That broken leg is still fresh in my mind, and I'm not even a Giants fan.
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I still think the Byzantines will be the favorite in 1013. That is sig worthy. I like Gomez batting second right now. He's the most gifted athlete we have on the team, and Go Go is always going at 120%. He's the type of catalyst we need in front of Brauny. And I am pleased to see that Rickie Weeks is back to being Rickie Weeks. The end-of-the-year numbers won't be on par with last year, but getting his confidence back for next season is far more important than anything he can do from a statistical standpoint.
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Dempster has had a nice season, but for some reason, I just don't think he's going to be the kind of addition to the rotation the Rangers are hoping for. They thought the Oswalt pick up was going to help, and it's been a disaster. Pitching for the lowly Cubs, where you are expected to lose 100, is one thing. Pitching for a team in a pennant race, with it's added pressure...let's just see how Dempster holds up. The guy has a career 1.430 WHIP, and it's at 1.038 this season. That's not going to hold up, especially against tougher competition. I guarantee it.
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Browsing through this thread, I feel like I've missed so much in the last few years. Makes me want to stay all the more. Brewerfan.net is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get.
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That has been my impression as well, RobDeer45
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I like the trade, and treated myself to a nice Segura rookie card: http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/1957/segura.png
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It wasn't All-Star worthy. I'd say I haven't heard a prospect hyped this much since Gregg Jefferies. Remember him? I collected baseball cards for the first time back then, and if you got a 1989 Donruss Jefferies, your month was made. He turned out to be a good player, but hardly the super star he was made out to be. This is, unfortunately, the ESPN generation. You have a lot of stupid people that get 100% of their sports news from ESPN, and accept whatever they're hyping as fact. ESPN knelt down, affixed their lips to Harper's buttocks early, and kept a constant supply of ChapStick on hand. Now, I think what he's doing for an 18/19 year old is impressive. But All Star worthiness isn't graded differently because you're young. You have to produce, and there were players excluded from the NL squad that should have gone before Harper (Greinke for one, though I know pitchers and roster players are different). Harper is going to be a stud one day. The guy can flat out crush the ball. But to watch ESPN, you'd think he was putting up Mike Trout numbers. He's not. Yet ESPN continues to rush Rachel Nichols out out to have a confab with Harper every time he farts, and Mike Trout, who is having arguably the greatest season ever by a true rookie, is getting overlooked.
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http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/3200000/speed-keanu-reeves-3222278-355-400.jpg "You have a one run lead in the ninth with a man at third, and your closing pitcher just hit a batter. What do you do, Ron Roenicke. What do you do???"
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"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."
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http://www.twcbulldogs.com/images/Baseball/6994807_450x290.jpg "Hi, I'm Jim Henderson. I pitch for a living, and I just got called up. Perhaps you've heard of me, Mr. Roenicke?"
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Loe is out, who's coming in to blow it now?
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Wow, Loe you are completely worthless. Haha, the pen is going to blow this AGAIN!
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Haha! I just spit up a little coke when I read this. Thanks, that made my evening.
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Ok, Brauny can sit down. Wait, this is our bullpen. We need more runs.
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Another bunt incoming. Really?
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Sticking with the Zep theme to describe the 2011/2012 Milwaukee Brewers: "Good Times, Bad Times" "Dazed and Confused" "When the Levee Breaks" and, the inevitable theme song of the Brewers fan, "I Can't Quit You, Baby"
