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  1. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I think I read today that Scherzer wasn't going on Sunday, and instead he was going Monday against the Cardinals. Brewers have been hitting pretty well against top pitchers this year, though, so I was good with him going Sunday. Hopefully he shuts out the Cards Monday following his team getting swept though
  2. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Sorry, I guess I didn't get the context of the ellipsis. My bad. Been rough here lately cutting though the pessimism. Like I said, Brewers win. No harm, no foul.
  3. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I feared the same thing you did. I didn't state it would be cool, though. Fortunately it didn't happen. Brewers win. No harm, no foul.
  4. Ron Robinsons Beard
    But I thought game winning grannies against your team were cool?
  5. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I'll never understand this type of fandom. Oh please. Just stop Nope! Brewers win!!
  6. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I'll never understand this type of fandom.
  7. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Jeffress always looks so pissed when he's on the mound. It's fun.
  8. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I agree. Lara has been pretty horrible his whole minor league career, and Harrison wasn't going to stick as a catcher, and hasn't shown the bat for 1B. Both are very meh prospects. Harrison was making the adjustment to full-season after Rookie ball - the July and August numbers were enough that I'd have wanted to see more. I'd rather have seen Mario Feliciano go if the Nats wanted a catcher. Feliciano is 3 years younger than Harrison. That is pretty significant as well.
  9. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Defense matters, though, especially at the catcher position. Feliciano is 19, and playing at High A. Might want to tap the brakes on benching him. I have a feeling there might be some development left in him. McDowell is 24, so its possible he might be more of a finished product. Hummel is 23, and at a level below McDowell, so age really isn't on his side either.
  10. Ron Robinsons Beard
    There are few pitchers whose stuff is as good at Barnes whose results are so bad.
  11. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Judging by the voting on this site, Harrison was in the mid-40s, and Lara was a complete non-factor (1 point). They are about as "meh" as you are going to get. Harrison has his decently high draft status going for him, and Lara has his big signing bonus (a long time ago). Otherwise no one would know who they are.
  12. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I imagine it is a combination of things. First is opportunity cost. If you give more time to someone like Hummel (and you’d have to if they are that far away on defense) that is less time for others who have a better chance to stick at catcher like McDonald or Feliciano. Also it seems like the more time is spent focusing on defense for catching the more the offense stalls (see Nottingham’s down year or two or Harrison this year). If you think the chance of the defense coming around is slim, do you want to stall the offensive progress as well? Well, maybe if you have a good bat (a Cooper Hummel, a David Fry, or the since-traded KJ Harrison) maybe you don't sweat the defense so much. Henry Blanco was a black hole at catcher when he was with the Brewers, and they had a better option in Raul Casanova. Dave Nilsson was a good option behind the plate, but they went with Mike Matheny - and gave up about 150 points of OPS for at least three years. I've seen Jason Kendall, Johnny Estrada, Damian Miller, and Chad Moeller, among others, just be offensive black holes. I liked having an offensive threat like Lucroy there. I want Lucroy back, or the next Lucroy. If there is one position on the field where you can't really cheat defensively, it's catcher. Lucroy was also a terrific defensive catcher, which is part of what made him so valuable. Casanova and Nillson were crap defenders, hence why they were replaced. You can play around with bad defense in the corner infield and outfield, but you don't really want to mess with that up the middle of the field.
  13. Ron Robinsons Beard
    You’re coming around! I would have loved to see something more exciting than a soft-tossing lefty, but everything out there has warts. I would have loved to see Jordan Zimmerman, but that contract is a huge detriment.
  14. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I agree. Lara has been pretty horrible his whole minor league career, and Harrison wasn't going to stick as a catcher, and hasn't shown the bat for 1B. Both are very meh prospects.
  15. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Gonzalez isn't a flashy move, but looking at what Derek Johnson has been able to squeeze out of Wade Miley this year, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt when it comes to underachieving veteran lefties.
  16. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Wow, Jennings looked out like he was toast yesterday. Odd he's all the way back. Also, Jennings and Barnes in the pen warming? They are trying to give us all heart attacks!
  17. Ron Robinsons Beard
    And Max McDowell. Possibly the best defensive catcher in all of the minor leagues, and the bat is starting to play. I think he has future MLB catcher written all over him. Maybe not a high offense guy ever, but that defense means he'll play for a long time.
  18. Ron Robinsons Beard
    “Brewers active on a number of fronts.” That would seem to mean... anything. Including a bat or arm. Maybe even Chris Archer! Pot stirrage!
  19. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Dodgers have waiver priority. Never got to the Brewers.
  20. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Now Jennings is hurt. When it rains, it pours I guess. Jordan Lyles. In a 1-1 game. In the 8th inning. Yes, this is what this bullpen has come to.
  21. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Review guy in New York is Steve Bartman.
  22. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Rough luck for Miley. He deserves better than a no-decision. Come on bats!
  23. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Wade Miley = rotation stopper! Who woulda thunk that? He is yet another reason why I should not be a GM of an MLB team.
  24. Ron Robinsons Beard
    OMG Counsell won a challenge. Rejoice!
  25. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Already the bottom of the 6th ... this game is absolutely flying. It's almost like these batters might be impatient because they are tired
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