Ron Robinsons Beard
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My guess is 3,000+. What's the point of a mask mandate if no one takes it seriously, and no law enforcement offices uphold it?
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While all four of those players are highly thought-of prospects, I can't see Stearns dealing Hader for a slew of prospects who are all basically in rookie ball. I could definitely see a package built around Brandon Marsh, though, as he's the exact type of toolsy, athletic LHH bat/strong defender that Stearns seems to love. Plus he's much closer to major league-ready ... perhaps even in 2021.
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First big test for the NFL protocols. They knew this was coming, which is why roster and practice squad sizes were increased. I also wonder how comfortable the Falcons are coming up to Green Bay for next Monday's game, given that Brown County is one of the biggest COVID hotspots in the country currently.
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2020 MLB Postseason: AL & NL Wild Card Series
Ron Robinsons Beard replied to Eye Black's topic in Archived Game Threads
Wow, not a big fan of the NL Central's chances, huh? Actually, I kinda agree. All four teams kinda suck. The Cubs in particular looked terrible to end the year. -
How would you pitch Game 1?
Ron Robinsons Beard replied to Mr Southpaw's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
It isn't chasing stats, though ... moreso playing matchups. The Dodgers lineup is substantially worse against left-handed pitching, so it would make sense to start a lefty. The options are Suter, Lauer or Claudio ... unless they go ultra crazy and pull up Perdomo, Ethan Small or Aaron Ashby. Suter probably makes the most sense, but he's also likely who the Dodgers are expecting. I think it will probably be him, but Lauer does have a history of absolutely owning this Dodgers lineup (sans Betts obviously), and while he hasn't pitched nearly as well as expected this year, he has the most experience and success both against the Dodgers lineup and in that stadium of anyone on the staff. -
How would you pitch Game 1?
Ron Robinsons Beard replied to Mr Southpaw's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Given how Lauer owned that Dodgers lineup last year as a Padre, I'd consider starting him. If he looks bad early, go to the pen. I mean, if you are going to do a pen game anyway, why not? -
The Phillies have all kinds of money, and they can easily go out and buy Justin Turner to man 3B for them. That would theoretically free up Alec Bohm in a deal for Hader.
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But he looked so terrible for the Phillies that there is no way that they pick up that option, and he isn't going to come close to making that on the open market. I wonder if Stearns would consider a second go-around with Phelps? At the right price, why not?
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He's a rookie receiver playing with a terribly inconsistent QB. He's gonna have blow-up games, but he's also gonna have games where he has 2 caches for 12 yards.
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I have no issue at all with finding another (preferably left-handed hitting) corner infielder, and handing Gyorko the other spot. There's no way that you're going to find an infielder coming off the season Gyorko just had for $4.5 million going into 2021.
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Yup ... Anderson is what he is ... a solid starter when healthy. That "when healthy" part carries a huge caveat, though. That's why a starting pitch as good as Anderson was last year was available on a 1-year, $5 million deal. I have no complaints over how Anderson pitched (when he could actually pitch) this year.
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You know, that is is the kind of outside the box thinking that I like. Without a surefire pick to start the game, why the heck not? He'll be in a familiar park, in a familiar role. If Burnes was OK, the combo of Burnes and Woody would have given the Brewers a puncher's chance against the Dodgers in a 3-game series. Few teams could match up with those two if there were on their games. But without Burnes, I'm all for throwing caution to the wind.
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There is a term for the people who choose to operate that way – covidiots. Seriously, bars and restaurants are some of the biggest spreading issues right now. It's not about politics or infringing on rights, it's about exercising common sense.
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Tough one. Johnson has a decent matchup against the Texans, while Moore is likely to see a big helping of Casey Hayward today. I think I'd go Johnson. I have one too ... Cooper Kupp or DeSean Jackson? I'm inclined to go Jackson, thinking the Eagles are eventually going to have a breakout offensive game, and Jackson should be a prime beneficiary of that.
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Highly doubtful. Not with a lefty on the mound. He's a platoon bat. Huh ... welp, that might be the quickest "I'm wrong" in history! Go big guy!
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Highly doubtful. Not with a lefty on the mound. He's a platoon bat.
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This. This is a fair statement. Relating to this, but not totally, same can be said about Counsell. It's great when he makes good decisions that help us win, but it is 100% justifiable to criticize him when he makes bad decisions. This season, there have been a lot of bad decisions. There was a time when if he was called out, half the board would jump down your throat in defense. This year I have noticed more people being ok with criticizing his decision making, which is fair. Because this season he is managing like the second coming of Ken Macha. I get that the roster is more boring than in past years, but Counsell's constant vanilla, cookie-cutter managerial decisions aren't helping the cause, either.
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After living through the late 80s, the 90s and the early 2000s, this prolonged string of competitive, for the most part successful teams is a huge breath of fresh air. No, I don't think Stearns is some sort of all-knowing messiah, but he is an intelligent, data-driven personnel man who is adept and putting competitive teams on the field despite limited financial resources. When you are forced to operate with those parameters, there are going to misses. If he were operating with the kind of funds available to the Cubs or Dodgers, it would be different. But he isn't, so the fact that we can put a team on the field that can compete with those clubs is a phenomenal accomplishment.
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The Cardinals did have to play 10 doubleheaders to make up those games, so it isn't like they've gotten off totally easy.
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Brett Anderson gets the ball tomorrow. Austin Gomber going for the Cardinals.
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https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/03/gm-trade-history-brewers-david-stearns.html Based on the above list here is how I would grade Stearns trades so far... 2015-16: 5-1 (W: Chase/Isan, Keon, Freddy, Villar, Manny. L: Khris) 2016: 1-1 (W: Brinson. L: Fresh Prince) 2016-17: 1-1 (W: Shaw. L: Maldonado) 2017: 3-0 (W: Walker, Jeffress, Swarzak) 2017-18: 1-0 (W: Yelich) 2018: 5-2 (W: Gio, Grandy, Cedeno, Moose, Soria. L: Schoop, Ji-Man) 2018-19: 2-0-1 (W: Gamel, Claudio. T: Broxton/Wahl [zero in zero out]) 2019: 2-1 (W: Pomeranz, Lyles. L: Aguilar) 2019-20: 1-1-1 (W: Narvaez. L: Grisham/Davies T: Anderson/Spanberger [zero in zero out]) 2020: 1-0 (W: Phelps) Add it all up & I'd say his record on trades is 21-7-2, with the only trade that has potentially detrimental long term effects still pending being Grisham/Davies. For example, the Gamel trade I'm fine with calling a win. However, the Santana situation was still handled poorly. Instead of trading him after a career best year they traded him aftert he tanked, even though it was obvious he wasn't in their long them plans well before his value cratered. So yeah, that trade was a win, but they sold really low on him. Pretty sure I remember all kinds of rumors saying that Santana was very available in a deal after his breakout year. It's quite possible that other teams saw the same things that the brewers eventually did, and didn't offer much in the way of value.
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He was far from a train wreck in his previous experience as a starter. I don't see why he would be now. What he was, though, was a perfectly mediocre starter who you were lucky to get 5 innings out of. I think they can and should aim higher. But if they have injuries or ineffectiveness in the rotation, Suter is a valuable guy to have around.
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And the Padres take a 1-0 lead on the Giants in the 4th!
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Thanks Rays! Better luck next year, big market perennial preseason darling Phillies!
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I love Suter in the spot he's currently in, as a jack-of-all-trades. I agree that he should likely only see a team's order one time. Still a very valuable commodity though.
