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  1. pacopete4
    I agree. Like, light it on fire first or something. Or whipe your rear with it and then throw it back.
  2. pacopete4
    Thames. He is the man!
  3. pacopete4
    Never expected to hear anyone say that this year To be totally honest, he's not that bad. Does his contract and the way he acts bother me? Yep. But when he's healthy, he's pretty solid.
  4. pacopete4
    Well that stinks not to capitalize there. Need all the runs we can get tonight. Come back soon Garza.
  5. pacopete4
    Bandy is doing well also.
  6. pacopete4
    Get Milone outta there already. Puke.
  7. pacopete4
    He hasn't messed with the rotation and lo and behold it's now being led be 3 guys in the prime of their careers. If Guerra comes back strong why can't this roster compete for a wild card? Then I wake up and there is another Braun to Dodgers report? That's what frustrates me. The system has largely been rebuilt. The lineup today isn't bad. No need to tank now. Even Joe Maddon mentioned that the Cubs have played 3 really good teams including the Brewers who he said were "vastly improved". Still need TOR pitchers. While it's been nice to see the guys pitch well, it's been two starts. Plenty of time to crash n burn the rest of the way. I don't want to see Braun leave but Stearns might see this as an opportunity to take a crack at getting a TOR arm.
  8. pacopete4
    Damn you! Jk, welcome to the forums
  9. pacopete4
    If he's smart, he'll put it in his contract about getting at bats. And if a team won't he can always just stay playing where he is.
  10. pacopete4
    I still see Mr. T
  11. pacopete4
    Brewers brass doesn't just look at stat lines and I'm glad they don't.
  12. pacopete4
    But not that one.
  13. pacopete4
    Braun just missed that one.
  14. pacopete4
    Wild dominated, and this is not to take away from Allen, but they did not do a good job of getting quality shots. Of the 52 shots Allen face, maybe half were of decent quality? Too many just flick shots from the side boards for them. On their PP, and I haven't watched them all that much but they just throw everything at the net and hope something sticks. Last nights game was a big one for the Blues to hold onto because it means getting out of Minnesota with at least a split. The next game will be the decider for me. I say if they Blues win, they take it in 6. If they lose, the Wild win in 7. Just my gut feeling.
  15. pacopete4
    Thought the same thing myself. Leads me to think, do the Brewers want him gone? Does Braun want to be a Dodger? Usually there's behind the scenes things to this type of thing.
  16. pacopete4
    History shows otherwise: Small sample and I would love to have the time to go through a larger sample, but there are plenty of reasons to expect aging to result in a decline, it's inevitable. That last year (the one where we are most likely to need a highly productive player), could be a doozy. There are always exceptions, but generally, highly productive and consistent players of his stature, have shown a decline starting at his age and it would be foolish to assume otherwise, especially when we're not in a position to compete during most of the remainder of his contract. Well first off, there are some pretty good years that the chart you posted has on it. Another thing is, some of those guys don't compare to Braun as a balplayers. And, there are plenty of guys who have had success in their mid 30's and and even closer to 40. I think of guys like Jim Thome, David Ortiz, Chipper Jones, Derek Jeter, heck even Aramis Ramirez didn't fall off until his age 36 season. Does it happen for everyone? Of course it doesn't. And again, agree to disagree, but I see Braun as one of those special hitters that will continue to hit until he wants to hang up his cleats. Will he always play a passable LF? That will be a question I'm sure but I don't see that declining too much over the next few years as he still runs well and keeps himself in great shape. Either way, it's great that you don't feel he will be a good player moving forward, I just see it differently. Time will tell as to who is more right. Either way, making a move, just to make a move is a really bad idea to me.
  17. pacopete4
    I do. I think he's about 140 gamer, .875-.900 ops guy over the rest of his contract. He's been too consistent for too long for me to think otherwise. Now could injury derail him. Sure. But it can with anyone. But simply aging to his mid 30's doesn't scream decline to me for a hitter like him. He's had 1 season with an OPS over .870 in the past 4 years and you think there's no evidence to support he won't be an .875-.900 OPS guy for the rest of his career? Battled through quite a bit in that time period and still put together good seasons. Again, you or anyone else does not have to agree with me. I just see him on the other side of those nagging injuries and will put up years just like last season. Especially with a better team around him.
  18. pacopete4
    The Dodgers are probably more likely to play Bellinger in LF than trade him for Braun. Yeah it would make sense on their end but I'd force them to make that call.
  19. pacopete4
    He's missed one and playing DH in the AL is pretty common over his career. You also aren't going to match his production with just anyone. He's a special player and when he actually is gone, people will see that just like we did when Prince left town. Oh and if it's a buyers market, who cares? You don't just make a move to make one. It has to make sense on both sides. Stearns knows this. Ok, you're right. He didn't MISS two games, but one of those all he had was a PH appearance, and Brewers reported he didn't play because of back tightness that day. Nobody is disputing Braun is a special player. And no, you don't replace his production with just anyone. But with guys like Brinson, Phillips, Ray, etc. coming up odds are in favor someone will. Remember, we're not replacing Braun's production from the last 4 years, we're talking about the next four. And I don't think even you believes Braun will be hitting over .900 4 years from now, playing the majority of games. They are careful with the back and why wouldn't they be? The days of guys playing 162 are almost dead. Even listening to the Colorado feed last week they talked about Arenado beginning to get days off this year. He's 25. I do. I think he's about 140 gamer, .875-.900 ops guy over the rest of his contract. He's been too consistent for too long for me to think otherwise. Now could injury derail him. Sure. But it can with anyone. But simply aging to his mid 30's doesn't scream decline to me for a hitter like him.
  20. pacopete4
    Cody Belinger plus or I walk away.
  21. pacopete4
    He's missed one and playing DH in the AL is pretty common over his career. You also aren't going to match his production with just anyone. He's a special player and when he actually is gone, people will see that just like we did when Prince left town. Oh and if it's a buyers market, who cares? You don't just make a move to make one. It has to make sense on both sides. Stearns knows this.
  22. pacopete4
    Me either but there was an interview even this offseason how he mentioned how hard it is to be away from his kids and that he hopes he can retire at a "young" age. Now does that mean 40 to him or 33-34? They didn't follow up with it. But he did speak on the older they(his kids) are getting, the more he is missing. It's hard to get a perfect pulse on it but usually people don't talk about retirement unless it's on the Braun somewhere.
  23. pacopete4
    To you maybe there's not but I see it differently. To me playing left field is really no big deal on your body. Sure, is there most risk than sitting on a bench, yeah. But I just don't see it as that big of a deal. Nor do I make a bid deal from Brauns chronic injuries. He has learned to manage that and he stays in shape. Again, these are all opinions I just don't see a fall off with his bat from ages 32-36. If there is, it won't be a great fall off unless I'm completely wrong on his body. Heck, I'm not sure Braun would even hang around if his body does give out on him. He's a different guy now that he's a family man.
  24. pacopete4
    Winners again in Toronto! Fun stuff. On to Cincy where the Brewers need to establish dominance over them.
  25. pacopete4
    Wow did Kirk smoke that ball. Not rewarded for it though.
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