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Sold....Jake Peavy for Craig Counsell.
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If this continues, trade Fielder AND Hardy?
paul253 replied to paul253's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
I was under the impression that Fielder could walk after his current deal is up. That's my mistake. -
If this continues, trade Fielder AND Hardy?
paul253 replied to paul253's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
That would mean Prince would stay at 1B for one more season and be traded the following offseason. Do we still have control Fielder after his current two year contract is up? If so, I could see that, if not, I don't think there's any way we let him walk as a free agent. -
I don't know why he keeps being mentioned when a potential Fielder trade is discussed, but Gamel isn't a first baseman. He won't put up the 1B numbers an NL team would want, either. I don't know why people keep saying this. Like he isn't allowed to play first base unless he hits a certain number of home runs. Are we next going to say Taylor Green isn't allowed to play third base because we expect our third baseman to hit for more power for than he does? Gamel hit 20 home runs last year which would be fine for a first basemen. His defense at third base is atrocious, so he's not a third basemen either. You can't just keep sticking people at corner outfield spots. We are running out of those spots. Mat Gamel's offense would be fine for first base.
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If this continues, trade Fielder AND Hardy?
paul253 posted a topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
I know that its a loooooooong season and there is a looooooong way to go. However, the Brewers start has been just awful. The pitching has really been bad, both the starters and the relievers. I think everyone would be shocked if Fielder is here any long than his current contract, if that, and Hardy has so far really given no indication he is willing to play third base for Milwaukee. The top two prospects in the system, Gamel and Escobar, could slide right in to replace them. I realize they are both unproven, but they seem to be the two safest prospects right now. In return, you could ask for pitching pitching pitching. A team like S.F. that has a lot of pitching but seems to lack on offense would seem to be a good trade partner, although I understand one of their top prospects is a first basemen. I was thinking something along the lines of Madison Baumgartner and Matt Cain in return. Too much? Not enough? The amount of money saved would be substantial, especially with the contracts you'd be losing in Kendall, Cameron, and Hoffman and then the year after with Suppan and Hall. Hart, Gallardo, and Parra could be signed long term and you could "rebuild" around guys like Braun, Hart, Escobar, and Gamel, with a top three of Gallard, Cain, and Parra. slowly insert other prospects like Gillespie, Green, Cain, Lawrie, Salome, Lucroy, and Jeffress, and I think they could be competitive. -
I think its only a matter of time before Fielder gets traded, I would guess probably this next offseason. I'd kind of a double edged sword. I doubt Gamel is going to be a major league third basemen and will probably end up at first base. If you move him now though, you hurt Fielder's trade value by telling everyone that you're top prospect is a first basemen now and you have to trade Fielder. However, if you don't play Gamel at first base before trading Fielder, you have to rely on someone who has never played first base before to be your every day first basemen. Thats why I think this offseason is the time for Fielder to go. It at least gives Gamel spring training to play first base. You can then hopefully get some decent pitching prospects in return.
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Does anyone know how/where I can download the ring tone from Adam Sandler's phone in the movie "Bedtime Stories"? It's that one with that really annoying voice going "Ring ring ring ring!" I've never downloaded a ring tone before so I don't really know where to start. Any ideas?
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But does anyone know what the point of this particle collider is? http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,483477,00.html?sPage=fnc/scitech/space I don't know much about black holes, but I do know that their gravity is so strong that light cant even get out, and it basically sucks up everything in its path. Why are we going to turn something on that might create a black hole, even if its just for a milisecond?
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Top five prospects you want to succeed in 09
paul253 replied to paul253's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
Every time I see someone else's list I want to add another player. However 2 players that I really think the Brewers need to have good seasons are Salome and Cain. With Kendall and Cameron's contracts up at the end of the year, it would be very convenient to be able to plug in low cost, high ceiling prospects to take over rather than having to find a one year stop gap. We could trim close to $15 million off the payroll by replacing Cameron and Kendall with Cain and Salome next year, and that money would go a long way to helping sign another pitcher. Finally, Frederickson....how great would he be if he can get those walks under control? -
Gamel doesn't hit for enough power to play 1B. Is that really that big of a deal though? Hardy hits for more power than the average shortstop, and Lawrie will probably (hopefully) hit for more power than the typical second basemen eventually, so the lack of power from first base will be made up elsewhere. Like TheCrew said though, he may not hit 50, but its not like we'd be throwing Rey Ordonez out there.
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Top five prospects you want to succeed in 09
paul253 replied to paul253's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
Jones and Rogers you definitely have to root for. I don't know where their velocity stands, but just to have them both pitch an entire year and move up a level or two would be huge. I actually wouldn't mind seeing Jones in the bullpen right now. Rogers, maybe eventually, but give him one last shot to start. They both remind me a lot of Brad Nelson. It seems like they've been in the organization forever, and I would love to see them make it to the Show in Milwaukee. -
I know, we all want all of the prospects to succeed, but as I was going through the minor league stats this afternoon, I noticed a few players who I was really hoping would have good 2009 seasons to further their prospect status. Heres my top 5 1) Cody Scarpetta - With the lack of top pitching prospects I would be really nice to see a few more guys establish themselves so we don't have continue to sign guys like Jeff Suppan and Braden Looper to be successful. 2) Brent Brewer - I was really down on him earlier but he had a pretty good year last year and I would love to see him build on it. 3) Yohannis Perez - Never really done much but he's off to a good start so far in Huntsville. Adding him to the prospect list would definitely be a bonus. 4) Jake Odorizzi - See number 1 5) Brett Lawrie - A lot of hype and if he can live up to it, he would continue the trend of home grown stars.
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I wouldn't mind seeing him in AAA until September, assuming we have no injuries. Give him as much time at third base as possible. I still don't think he can handle third base, and I think he should be moved. This next off season would be the perfect time to trade Fielder and move Gamel to first base. You can get some young pitching for Fielder, and stick Gamel at first base with nobody in his way. That leaves third base for Taylor Green hopefully in 2011 and gives us some payroll flexibility. Power wise I'll think we'll still be fine without Fielder as you'll have Hardy, Hart, Braun and Gamel. I just don't think you can have an infield with Gamel, Weeks and Fielder. With the way the pitching is going so far, one extra out per game could mean the difference between a win and a loss.
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I wouldn't mind seeing them moving some prospects as long as they aren't pitchers. People like Escobar I can live with because we are ok with the position now. Obviously any trade of Escobar would have to include an extension to Hardy. I think we have more than enough money to take on Peavy's contract with all of the huge contracts we'll be losing in the next two years (Suppan, Hall, Hoffman, Cameron, Kendall, etc). You're going to need to pay additional money to Hardy, Hart and Weeks, but if you sign Hardy to a 5 year extension things will be ok. I think its only a matter of time before Weeks and Fielder are gone as well. Getting Peavy would fill a huge void and give you 3 solid starters for the next few seasons. Most every other position can be taken care of through contract extensions (Hardy, Hart, relievers) or prospects (Gillespie, Gamel, Cain, Lawrie, Jeffress, Green).
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If we are going to go after Peavy, whats the point in waiting? It would definitely increase the odds of making the playoffs this season. Plus, what happens if Escobar gets hurt? All of a sudden we have no centerpiece and can't get a deal done. The pitching has been dreadful this season so far. If we are going to get him, get him now.
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maybe he'll find a Cub he doesn't mind pitching to.
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The good news, if you can even call it that, is that the gutless driver of the hit and run vehicle was caught. How can you have so little respect for human life that you run away after hitting someone like that?
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I have 2 I am trying to sell...section 425 row 23. Face is $20 I am just looking for $15 each. Let me know if you're interested. Also I have 2 for the Saturday night game in section 230 row 18. The face on those is $45. I am looking for $35 each. It might be easier to get ahold of me at paul253@yahoo.com, otherwise on here is ok too. Thanks
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I'm really hoping for a big year from, Frederickson. I hope his control is at least on the path to getting better, as he has a lot of time to improve. I think he could really be dominant if he can consistently throw strikes.
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I was kind of wondering about that myself. Hardy seemed to have more success out of the 2 spot last year. I don't think he's an ideal 2, but I think hes better than Hart. Hart was always bit of an RBI machine, which I think is better suited in the #5 or #6 spot. Oh well, we'll see what happens.
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I appreciate all the suggestions. Here's the final verdict. I am putting a bathroom into my basement, and the initial work has already been done. An electrician came in to do some stuff. I called in another electrician today to figure out why my garage wasn't getting any electricity. He looked at a box in the garage that was connected to the outlets, and didn't find anything. So we went to the basement to look at the electrical box. He opened it, and took the panel off, and within 2 seconds he said "who was working on your box?" I told him about the other electrician for the bathroom. This guy does something, about 5 seconds later says "go try it", and sure as shoot it works. Turns out the other electrician when he was doing whatever it was that he was doing, somehow disconnected the wire that runs into the breaker. So I'm all here wondering what the heck is wrong with my garage door opener, and turns out an electrician, who should certainly know better, accidentally disconnected a wire. I'm lucky it was the one in the garage, not one in like the kitchen or living room. So now I'm stuck with a service call bill for this new electrician, who I actually have used before and is a really good electrician. Obviously he has to get paid for coming. Needless to say, my bathroom contractor is going to be hearing about this.
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Bikini girl saved in outfield by Brewers fan catching Corey Hart dinger.
paul253 replied to bullox's topic in Off-Topic Forum
If I were that guy I would have been using that as a conversation starter and walked away with her phone number......well I wouldn't have, maybe someone with game would have though. -
I am very glad to see Brad Nelson on the roster. I just hope he doesn't get buried on the bench. I can see him spelling Fielder at first base from time to time as well. Unfortunately as long as he's in the outfield he'll never exactly be a good glove type defender, which seems to have been a Brewers theme for a while (except the obvious Hardy and Cameron). I'd like to see him have a breakout year and get a multi year contract. Imagine if we can pencil him in for .280 with .360 OBP and 25-30 HR's with 80+ RBI. That would allow us to trade Fielder while his value is higher and bring in a boatload of young talent.
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I have checked, and all the circuits are on. The one that goes to the garage is not marked though. Is it possible the entire circuit got fried someone?
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The more I look at it the more I think it has to be electrical. My garage isnt getting any electricity. I took a nightlight that I had plugged into the kitchen and brought it outside and plugged it into all the outlets, including the one that the opener was hooked up to. It didnt work in any of them. What a pain in the you know what. I don't think I blew a circuit, so I cant imagine what else it could be. Stupid electricity.