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I could not agree more.

Could Gamel be a part of this too?

Do September call-ups receive major league salary when they are up?

Wendelstedt has always been a jerk and full of himself. I'd be quite angry if I was a Twins fans. Are playoff umpires supposed to be the best?

Congrats Trevor! Super moment to watch. His teammates truly respect him.

I think Petersen and Zaun could have played in an 80's rock band together...

I saw it -- I sure hope he is fine. Stating the obvious but the Bucks are a completely different team without Bogut.

Assuming a bullpen/starting staff of 12. Bullpen = Hoffman, Coffey, Hawkins, Vargas & Stetter. Starters = Gallardo, Wolf, Davis & Bush. Parra, Soup & Narveson will make the team in some fashion and Villy will be in AAA. I don't think the Brewers' brass are idiots. They know Soup's put them between a rock and a hard place with brutal numbers, shaky performance and a 12 mil + price tag. Parra is inconsistent, has head issues but has the talent to be the best of the three. Narveson has pitched well and is intriguing but is he a fart in the wind? With so little room for error I would bet the thoughts are just like the forum -- everyone has an opinion and all over the place. The question is who has the right one? Safe bet, keep them all and figure it out later.

Not that I am complaining, okay only a little, the convenience fees are starting to drive me crazy. I ordered this AM and I know they've always had the ticket charge but now one for parking passes and I could only select the $4 mail option. Is there a way around all these fees or is that kind of the way it is? Is it the same if I go the ticket offices or call?

Probably not comparing the same thing but does Prince have an atheltic looking body? All I care about is production.

I really don't have a comment either way because both players have pro's con's--but it is sure interesting to read everyone's thoughts on Casey and Mat. Brewer passion is great.

Wonder if he would have been safe if he would have tagged up properly.

You're right, I didn't give a reason. My feeling on Swindle is that he'll make hitters look awful on swings during at bats but more often than not good MLB hitters will hammer Swindle because his fastball is so limited. Hitters can sit on off speed stuff exclusively. I don't have any evidence to prove otherwise but a MLB pitcher needs a certain amount of velocity to be effective and it varies from each pitcher depending on their style. There are pitchers than can make this work but there are just so few. I know there are examples, heck Trevor Hoffman has done it with the Brewers this year but Trevor has shown cracks lately because he doesn't have that fastball. His leg kick is so deceiving and command is pinpoint when he's on. Swindle's delivery and location are his best chance to have a shot at all and I don't see how he can help the Brewers in the long run. It really all comes down to perceptions on players. As much coaching as I've done opinions on players vary so much from staff members. Our entire staff constantly views guys differently than the rest beacuse he's 'our' type of player. Right and Wrong by both sides.

I said this in an April post and it met some banter because I said it without numbers/professional expertise but Swindle is simply not a major league pitcher. That being said, I'd take his job anyday of the year.

Man I am all for patience but Manny might need to catch a flight to Nashville. He just nibbles so much, looks like he doesn't have a ton of confidence and appears to lose focus at times.