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Add me in as wanting to see more of Ortiz. But I'd tap the brakes on any negativity re Hall. It's pretty obvious that even before the IL stint he wasn't right. I'm hearing his velo is starting to come back. Looking forward to seeing what he can give us down the road. I do have to give Dunn props for his defense at 3B. He probably saved us a run or 2 in Fridays' game. Maybe some sort of nagging thing w/Ortiz' arm or shoulder is holding him back from everyday duty. As you said, the throws have been so-so. The roster does look a little disjointed. Yelich hopefully back soon. Plugging him back into the 3-hole should flesh out the batting order somewhat. IMO lots of 6-7-8 type hitters hitting higher than they should right now. They might be trying to stay away from Sanchez for a few days, made easier by no LH starters this weekend.
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Missed almost all of the game today. Saw Blacks' K in the 9th inning & it looked to me that the problem was more him 'coming out of himself' & trying a little too hard to make something happen than anything else. I expected a little better discipline from him there. His past work speaks for itself so it'll come. Not a big fan of exaggerated leg kicks, but I think the rest of his body is quiet enough & the hands are very quick.
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I think we've pitched pretty well recently, but I need verification of that, and there's only one way to provide it. How many runs have the Yankees scored this week? Seriously, Myers throws too many strikes at times, but that's better than the alternative, which is an inexperienced guy coming up here & nibbling, constantly 2-0, 3-1. How often can he throw his secondary stuff for strikes, and how well he can mix the other stuff in, is vital.
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UW is looking at Noah Boyed, a 7-footer from St Lucia in the Carribean. He played the last two seasons at a JC in Nebraska. The speculation from some circles is that he may choose Kentucky, as he previously committed to Baylor & the assistant that was involved in his recruitment there is the guy that replaced Calipari at KU. But Gard has gotten him to visit UW, so maybe a chance? Around 11 PPG in JC with 8 RPG, but no doubt he had a big size advantage at that level..
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Funny thing is, the one time in the last 75 years they reached their precious World Series it was done via re-stocking the farm, being patient & letting those kids ripen, then reaping the benefits-----just like a small or mid-market team. It would be nice if they returned to their earlier "Look at us, we're just like the Yankees!!!!" strategy. THAT was fun.
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Dang it, that's what I get for multitasking. Makes sense.
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Both starters were very good today, but probably not quite as good as their lines show due to the wind. Still, a real step forward for Ross. Other pitches played off an excellent slider all day. Could've been 6 scoreless. 0-2 to Morel, then went to 3-2 throwing a couple pitches that historically you'd easily get a chase from him. Took both, so good on him, I guess. Let's remember, Chourio was available to PH for Frelick in a very unconventional spot (vs a RHP) & Weeks pushed the right button. THAT was surprising to me, and very impressive. If Chourio is in the lineup Frelick probably hits for himself there. I don't always agree w/the lineups or batting orders, but his availability there was huge. Someone mentioned Perkins. We've had 2 OFs down, one hasn't played at all yet, and Wiemer was pretty much ticketed for Nashville from the get-go. If there were such thing as under-the-radar MVP, he's it. Bauers looks very comfortable in LF. With the current makeup, that's important. Yelich on his way back, & maybe Mitchell sometime next month, will make for some interesting decisions. If Wiemer is ILed I'd have no problem with Hicklen OR Collins. But something tells me it'll be the Fredonia Flash. Don't shoot the messenger.
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This is one of those games where we need to get a leadoff man on base, then utilize the bunt and/or steal game. Alas, 0-6 on first batters of an inning.
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Thurs. 5/2 - Shuckers Play Two
Jim French Stepstool replied to Jim Goulart's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
Nice to see Herrera & Russ Smith both continue their solid work tonite. After a so-so start to his season, Carlos Rodriguez with nine😲 hits the last 2 days. Stay hot!! -
Thurs. 5/2 - Shuckers Play Two
Jim French Stepstool replied to Jim Goulart's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
I think Matt Wood has quietly had a very nice start to his pro career. Has taken sort of a center stage for me this year with Quero & Satch Norman both on the shelf. -
So, what was the verdict on Helms? Asking for a friend.😛
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Yep. It's time for him to at the very least be riding the shuttle btwn Milwaukee & Nashville, only now you need to do some dancing around the schedule & availability of others if you DO bring him back. He certainly shouldn't be option #1 to come back if you need an arm, even if there wasn't a suspension involved.
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All three of the targets on my speculative post above have now been officially added as Tonje committed this morning. It'll be an interesting exercise to try to comp the three added to Storr, Hepburn & Wahl. Lots of similarities btwn Hunter & Hepburn that I can see. A big jump in athleticism, perimeter shooting & rim protection w/Amos over Wahl, but Tyler was a strong if not flashy presence when healthy. We'll have to see if Amos can hold up physically in the lane in the B10. Tonje can shoot it a little, & both he & Hunter show a propensity to take the ball to the hoop w/some authority. Both are more than physical enough. Gard is toying with adding 1 more, if he does it'll probably be a big man that's either a project or someone willing to play backup minutes a la Chris Vogt.
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2024 MLB Miscellaneous News
Jim French Stepstool replied to sveumrules's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Ahhhh. Just saw the announcement on a crawl re him being added. Hope he at least took advantage of meal money. Is that still a thing? -
2024 MLB Miscellaneous News
Jim French Stepstool replied to sveumrules's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Caleb Boushley, our one-day hero from late last season, has been brought up by the Twins. -
During the Brewers-Rays game they talked about Sanchez briefly. It sounds like they rolled the dice today & are waiting to see how Sanchez feels after the off day Thursday. I'm sure Haase has his toothbrush packed.
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Agree with those who say it's time for Uribe to go straighten out at AAA. His suspension means you can't replace him, so he's put his team in a little bit of a bind. Growing up......we've all had to do it. I was half listening so I don't know who said it but someone during the telecast made a Joey Votto comparison to Black. He obviously isn't as power-driven (at least right now) & his speed is at a totally different level than Votto, but the way he conducts his ABs looks very similar to me. He's K'd once so far, and that was a result of falling behind 0-2 on two borderline strikes. So far so good with the bat, just hope the glove can be adequate. All things considered we go into the weekend w/the bullpen in OK shape.
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At the MLB level it goes something like: Make whatever call you think might be right. If it's challenged, just let it fall in the hands of someone 1200 miles away. And if someone in the stands fifteen feet behind the aggrieved manager yells at you, throw the manager out. If none of that works, lean on your union.
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That was also brought up by one or two others, and I swung-and-missed by not mentioning it myself. We're blessed with a handful of people that really go over the farm with a fine toothed comb & are spot-on with their observations. Greatly appreciated.
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I see Black is thrown right out there at 1B. Fingers crossed; you knew it would happen at some point. Looking at his history I see Bauers has played a little more OF than I realized, which is good to know given the makeup of the roster right now. I feel better about Chourios' recent ABs & was all ready to predict a nice, productive day for him today. Oh well.........
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Immaculate Grid Daily Basball Trivia
Jim French Stepstool replied to wiguy94's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I've got a little mileage on me. I collected a LOT of baseball cards in the day & read whatever baseball magazine I could get my hands on. As the years go by, I haven't kept track of other rosters year-to-year like I'm sure many of you do, and my "good old days" memories don't include more recent teams. So I've had a lot of 9-9 grids, many with rarity scores in the single digits, but if they throw the Marlins, Rays, or Rockies at me I'm usually in trouble. Like today, for the Brewers/Jays combo I used Phil Roof. My OF was Marshall Edwards, and 30 SB guy was Pat listach. Finally, some use for living in the past.😛 -
A thousand times, yes. If it ain't broke......... This may be odd, but I like the IGT even though I very rarely post while a game is going on. I enjoy going on afterward, posting some observations about what I just saw & reviewing some of the comments that were made "live". I guess there will always be a certain amount of toxicity & disagreement, as sports fans are passionate & usually opinionated about what would make their team better. But for those who think it's bad, I can direct you to places that make this site look like Sunday go to meetin' in comparison. Many good folks on here. I appreciate the chance to interact.
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Even Sunday would be short rest, considering how the rotations' been handled thus far. But yeah, that should happen.
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IMO the chances of him throwing at Siri were something more than zero, but he shouldn't get tossed w/o warning. Did he suddenly lose command that badly (remember it was on a 3-0 pitch)? Hard to sell that one.
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The way the season has gone for this pitching staff, I guess it's par for the course that one way or another we'd have to use five pitchers in an 8-2 win. So if Sanchez is IL'ed for a time, the catcher-at-DH thing gets minimized to "off days" for Contreras. Big opportunity for Black. Those were four really nice at-bats.
