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  1. Jim French Stepstool
    "I want you to throw the next one at the mascot." "TRUST me."
  2. Jim French Stepstool
    Could be. I certainly hope that's the case with Koenig; he's been suboptimal on the gun so far.
  3. Jim French Stepstool
    IF there was less than two out and IF Vaughn has trouble making contact you might understand the thought process. But there wasn't, and he doesn't. I dunno🤔.
  4. Jim French Stepstool
    He went over 80 pitches. That's a lot of up-downs so that's encouraging. I too am waiting to hear something on the velo.
  5. Jim French Stepstool
    It's rare when someone has a lousy day at the plate & defensively. But yeah, poor on both ends.
  6. Jim French Stepstool
    I give Gasser a C or C- command-wise (it got better as he went though), but an A+ for poise & confidence. And if that continues its huge. Same with Sproat his last time out. Too bad Ashby can't pass on the W & give it to Gasser; I'm sure he would. Cecconi had one of those games where he might as well be walking the ball up to the plate the way he was locating on the corners, up, down. I think that led to some chasing later on. His leaving, the game being tied & winning it vs their BP wasn't what the smart money would've called for. Just heard Mitchell is hitting over .350 in June with an OPS over 1.000. I knew he's been good lately but didn't realize the numbers were that hefty. Maybe we got somethin' here after all.
  7. Jim French Stepstool
    I could see him clearing & winding up in Nashville. With Pratt here there would be ABs available, especially since we should see Williams at SS a little more often now. However, at this point you might prefer someone putting in a claim & working out a deal for a lottery ticket. If at the end of the day he's no longer with the organization, I could see a minor deal for someone w/a little experience who could go to AAA & provide depth. For example, an IKF-type who is on someone's AAA roster. Otherwise your next man up for the left side is Williams. They might be OK with that, but he's been rather lukewarm for the Sounds.
  8. Jim French Stepstool
    Yeah, Ben Johnson. If I was a Gopher fan I would've been stoked about his hiring. But as you said, no dice.
  9. Jim French Stepstool
    I thought of Lameda too, but my gut tells me Ibarguen might be a little stronger bet. Handelfry, Anderson & Ebel aren't yet on the promotion horizon if I had to guess. I'd be more inclined to advance Martinez since he has a year on Frias but wow, you can make a case for either. Very impressive starts for both.
  10. Jim French Stepstool
    Love the promotions; I just wonder about replacements for the Rattlers. Not sure who they might be compelled to promote from Wilson right now. Ibarguen?
  11. Jim French Stepstool
    I think the last sentence in @Matthew Trueblood's piece is pretty significant. Ortiz is being supplanted & when he does play it most likely will be at 3B. The good news there is that he's played it, and played it very well. So there should be some familiarity there that won't interfere between the ears with any positive changes he's made at the plate in recent games. I DO like the crouch & bit more open stance shown in the final pic. I would like to see him quiet the leg kick down, though.
  12. Jim French Stepstool
    I can just imagine lol. It hasn't been going on nearly as long, but there's also some angst building here about the Wisconsin HS kids Otzelberger is grabbing for ISU. I used to HIGHLY wonder whether the Cyclones' program was above board, but now that you can pay players it's obvious BB is the signature program there & I suspect they write out much bigger checks. And the Minnesota kids UW DOESN"T get, the more nationally-known kids from the Cities, usually go elsewhere too. It remains to be seen how he recruits, but in Medved they found someone who can get a lot out of the talent at hand.
  13. Jim French Stepstool
    I know his numbers aren't as flashy, but I wouldn't be surprised if Mike Boeve makes it to Nashville first. He's been on a tear & is now 24, although it might be a challenge to get him ABs with Black on the roster & Adams now back in action.
  14. Jim French Stepstool
    I agree, we aren't seeing Yelich in a platoon situation anytime soon, if ever. My main concern is when both catchers are in the lineup, with Sanchez catching. Makes it dicey late in a game if moves are needed, if you want to hit or run for Sanchez. What we need is a utility guy who can catch, like Vinny Rottino.
  15. Jim French Stepstool
    He hasn't been raking in the last 4-5 games, but really the whole season he's seldom looked overmatched, makes consistent contact & seems to have a real nice feel for the strike zone. That & an ability to use all fields should serve him well in his first tour of the bigs. Looking forward to this. I wonder if Rengifo is IL'ed as the other half of this move. He remained in the game but took a couple good shots to the wrist & lower leg.
  16. Jim French Stepstool
    If Harrison has some kind of an underlying health issue that's one thing. Otherwise not having your best velo/command and still pitching 6 shutout is about as great a sign as you can see from a young pitcher. And I thought his last couple innings looked especially good. What was particularly great about the Perkins HR was how it really picked up the whole tone of the inning after the Contreras miscue & the Mitchell K. You come up empty there, it's still 1-0 & maybe the other dugout gets a little jolt. Watching Sanchez during his time here, he really does do a nice job of helping his pitchers get through lineups. His catching w/Contreras DHing isn't ideal but you gotta do it when a LHP is throwing. Rockies 14, A's 8. In the top of the sixth. It's good to be home.
  17. Jim French Stepstool
    If the situation presents itself I'm sure that's in the hopper. Otherwise I'm good with Turang sitting & getting two full days off.
  18. Jim French Stepstool
    They threw him three times within a four-day stretch in Colo-LV. I'm guessing he was never used that way before & I wonder if it had anything to do with some of the struggles.
  19. Jim French Stepstool
    They should've stopped talking to Milwaukee the day after they gave us Cecil Cooper for George Scott & Bernie Carbo.
  20. Jim French Stepstool
    ..........Aaaaaaand Thelen commits to Bucky. Also, Jack Koenen has decided to become the 9,000th player from Wisconsin to commit to Iowa State in the last 8 years. Or maybe it just seems that way.
  21. Jim French Stepstool
    A big part of the success here is looking beyond the normal 13-man staff. I know all teams realize there are going to be injuries & they'll try to develop depth, but the statement made in Milwaukee seems to be "your first thirteen might be comparable to ours, might even be better---they'll certainly be making more money---but once you get deeper into the season our 14 thru 22 will be better than yours." So kudos to the people doing the drafting, scouting & development, and to having the knack for seeing something in so many of these arms that others don't, and bringing it out.
  22. Jim French Stepstool
    Or Tyson Hardin?
  23. Jim French Stepstool
    Among all the glow of that performance, boy is Yelich perplexing. His last AB---behind 0-2, three really good takes to run it full, then chases a breaking ball that missed by much more than the three he laid off. He's looked hopeless before & then turned it around, so maybe he'll start picking the ball up again. But some of these swings--and swing decisions--look really ugly.
  24. Jim French Stepstool
    Been following this team since day one & I was trying to think if I'd ever seen a more dominant performance by a Brewer. It easily beats both no-hitters IMO, and from what I remember (& looked up) about the Sheets 18K game it beats that too. Plus Sheets threw 116 pitches that day. Sabathia in Pittsburgh threw 117; I think his performance that day takes the silver. Ninety-five pitches. No walks. No 3-ball counts. Has to be the best ever for a Brewer pitcher.
  25. Jim French Stepstool
    On the Philadelphia bench, former Brewer farm hand Dylan Moore & Steward Berroa, who played in a couple games last year when we had injury issues.
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