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  1. bucksman4
    Not intimidating anymore. Hells Bells = Jingle Bells.
  2. bucksman4
    Yikes. Trevor is looking like BP early on this season.
  3. bucksman4
    Milwaukee is the smallest market in the MLB. Nobody can deny that. I appreciate Jon Miller making that point clear to Morgan. http://www.baseball-alman...s/baseball_markets.shtml I think it would be wise to them to speak to the Brewers' recent M.O. of trying to lock up players early on in their careers to try and maximize their return on investment. And we compare everyone to the Yankees because it shows the lack of parity in baseball in 2010. The Yankees coasted to a World Series last season without much of a fight.
  4. bucksman4
    You and me both. Powell knew the Milwaukee Brewers organization, top to bottom, as well as any scout or front office person did. His knowledge of the minor leagues and passion for discussing the farm system teams and players during broadcasts made him a treat to listen to. It takes a special individual to play the "Robin" to Ueck's "Batman" role but Powell did it tremendously well. I wish him future success and know he will make a name for himself in Atlanta. Sorry to see him go but happy he received this opportunity.
  5. bucksman4
    Wow, in just a few short months since season's end, I see many have forgotten how badly Sheets let this team down when he was needed the most. I would only offer a 1 year deal to him if anything. Melvin is too smart to make the mistake twice with Sheets on a long-term deal.
  6. bucksman4
    What you don't realize is allowing a team like the Cubs to be virtually guaranteed a division title makes our chances of winning the wild card even more difficult. When other teams in the division become better, that means our record is bound to get worse because we play those teams the vast majority of the time. That is why when people say oh well who cares if the Cubs get Peavy I find it laughable. He's a top 5 pitcher in the NL and you put him with the rest of their staff and they have the division locked up. I don't want to rebuild at all. I'm just worked up because the Cubs get 10x better with this trade. They will have favorable pitching match ups verses us every time we face them. That IS scary.
  7. bucksman4
    fondybrewfan...that's absolutely the worst argument I have heard. "The beauty of the wild card??" Really? I think you've settled in the mindset of mediocrity if your goal year in and year out is to attain the wild card. It should be to win the division. Period. There are too many extraneous factors that could prevent one from gaining the wild card. An NL East that features the high spending Mets, overachieving Marlins, and consistently productive World Champion Phillies makes the Wild Card a very, very difficult challenge. To concede the division to the Cubs is a crucial mistake and I would not expect us to beat out those aforementioned teams for the WC without a formidable pitching rotation.
  8. bucksman4
    Anderson is average. He's dull like Len Kasper. I second your sentiments, Cracked Bat Collector.
  9. bucksman4
    I think you're in denial, man. Good pitchers make other good pitchers even better by pushing them to perform to a higher level. This is freaky scary in my opinion. These guys are all capable of near 3.00 era's. To assume these guys will be 4 ERA guys is crazy when their past histories have proven otherwise. I hope to God this doesn't happen. We'll lose the division by 10 games.
  10. bucksman4
    FoxSports.com is reporting that the Cubs may be overtaking the Braves as the most likely team that Peavy gets traded to. Link: http://msn.foxsports.com/...vy,-still-eyeing-Dempster A rotation of Peavy, Zambrano, Dempster, Lilly, and Harden is just flat out scary.
  11. bucksman4
    I never said I was "against" the option being picked up. I just said I was confused. I think that when Melvin said at the conclusion of our season that the lineup's biggest weakness was its lack of a productive left-handed bat, I assumed that he meant it. I am just curious as to how he will find this bat and to what position on the field he will be able to insert that player. I contend that it will have to be 3B because we have no real solidified player at that spot set in stone yet. But to say I was against the move is going a little too far.... ...just so long as they don't bat him leadoff.
  12. bucksman4
    I guess I am sort of confused. Melvin went on a preamble the other day about how teams like the Brewers have to overhaul their rosters quite often because of the financial parameters they are under. Then he says they are too right-handed of a lineup offensively. And then he goes and picks up Cameron's option. Now what position will have that left-handed bat that he was looking for? In my mind, it comes down to one: 3B. Is he going to find a lefty bat to play 3B and make an impact? If so, what will he give up to do that? Escobar fans who want him at SS and Hardy at 3B complicates Melvin's thought process even more. Now LF, CF, RF, 3B, SS, 2B and C are right back to 2008's right-handed heavy lineup. I could see 3 players being the odd men out -- Hart, Hardy, Weeks. Hart and Hardy you will actually get a productive player back in return, Weeks will bring you back garbage. I'm waiting to see what Melvin does.
  13. bucksman4
    Maybe I am in the minority here, but I agree with moofnelson...why would a fan be happy for a player who is not a Brewer any longer? What personal satisfaction does a fan get by seeing a long-time Brewer -- now ex-Brewer -- celebrate with champagne, first in the Miller Park visitor's clubhouse when they knocked us out, and then again in the World Series? Jenkins actually annoys me beyond reproach. The guy always thought he was a superstar when he merely was a good player on lousy teams. In the movie Major League, he was the Brewers' equivalent of Roger Dorn (overpaid underproducer on a bad, bad team).
  14. bucksman4
    I saw this coming right when Doug narrowed it down to the "big 3." Doug trusts his original baseball instincts and sticks to what he knows. Macha was a no-brainer choice from the get-go and I didn't understand all the fuss about who he was going to hire. It was in the bag from the day Macha first interviewed. I'm taking a wait and see approach with this hire. I wanted to see a guy who could light the fire under the young guys but with Mike's post, I guess we're getting a mild-mannered, even-keeled Doug Melvin-type in uniform.
  15. bucksman4
    I'm not happy for him at all -- in fact, I didn't even think about him at all this post-season. Besides his game 5 double, what did he do to help the Phillies this year? He is the equivalent of Glenn Robinson winning a ring with the Spurs at the end of his career when he was a non-factor for them. If he was an everyday starter or key contributor, I could understand the excitement for him. Jenks is nothing but a 'cherry picker' in this case.
  16. bucksman4
    "Game Over" for him in Milwaukee.
  17. bucksman4
    I read today on mlbtraderumors that MLB execs believed the Brewers were preparing to offer a 4yr/100mil proposal to Mr. Sabathia. He won't laugh at the deal, but he certainly will be looking at the other side of the paper to see where the remaining 3 years and $50 million are that he's seeking. Some big-market GM on the hot seat will knock his socks off with a much better offer than the Crew can provide. I'd appreciate a legit offer like this from Mark A...it will at least look like they tried. On another note, I wouldn't offer more than a 1 yr. 10 mil deal to Ben Sheets. No, he won't take it. That's the point.
  18. bucksman4
    I sincerely hope you are joking. What qualifies him as a strong managerial candidate? The fact he managed the Single-A Greenville Drive to a 58-81 record? He would make Dale Sveum look like Joe Torre.
  19. bucksman4
    Haudricourt is in my camp with the Macha choice. I'm not saying I want him -- I actually don't -- but Tom said he "keeps hearing Macha's name come up."
  20. bucksman4
    On an earlier post in this thread I mentioned my prediction of Macha getting the job. I said Melvin seemed like the type that stuck with his baseball convictions and those he likes (ie. Kapler & in this case Macha). Hearing he was interviewed already does not surprise me in the least. The job is his to lose, IMO.
  21. bucksman4
    Seeing the Cubs, Astros, and Cardinals on that list makes me want to puke.
  22. bucksman4
    I like this move...a lot. I wanted a total cleaning of the house. No more ex-Brewers family reunions in the home dugout posing to be a coaching staff. I have a feeling that if/when Macha called Melvin, he got giddy and decided to pass on Dale. That's my prediction. Melvin has liked Macha for years and Doug seems like the type that keeps true to his personal feelings on both players and managers (ie. Gabe Kapler). I want Valentine...badly. But I believe Macha will be the man.
  23. bucksman4
    Rickie Weeks was no more than a platoon player at the end of the year. And he didn't even excel against LHP. I am sure Doug Melvin is smart enough to be able to find someone to fill in better than that. At some point, with this guy, you have to cut your losses. This organization can't run this 2B out there everyday for the next few years with hopes that he finally reaches his "potential."
  24. bucksman4
    My opinion is that I like an owner who actually holds his GM and manager accountable. MA did everything he could financially to bolster this club and didn't pinch pennnies at all -- that alone gives him the right to have high expectations for his team to perform well. Now, if he becomes Steinbrenner I'll take the championships and year-to-year division titles that NY came to expect under his regime any day of the week. The bottom line is, the Selig's seemed to not care about winning. Oh, the Brewers lose 90 games again...woops -- we'll try to lose only 85 next year. That was the mentality. Sign "fluke season" players like Jeffrey Hammonds, Marquis Grissom, Ben McDonald, Eric Young, etc. as glimmers of hope to keep fans semi-interested and eventually extremely disappointed in their play. Attanasio, say what you will, wants to win. I believe he lives and dies by every pitch like we fans do and the day he stops doing that is the day I will be amongst those concerned.
  25. bucksman4
    I think the Brewers have made inroads locally this season by far in terms of unseating some of the Packer love in the media. If the fans can't tune in to support the Brewers during an elimination game in the playoffs (something they have not sniffed in 26 years) there's a clear problem. Oh and by the way, they weren't playing a Super Bowl winner, they weren't playing Dallas, Chicago, or Minnesota. It was the freakin' Atlanta Falcons. Now that's must see TV!
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