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  1. Invader3K
    I just prefer the rainouts, doubleheaders, rain delays, etc.. You must live in the Milwaukee area. As someone who lives about an hour and a half (figuring decent traffic) from Miller Park, I appreciate knowing that if I have tickets, I'll get to see a game one way or another. Driving nearly three hours round trip and not seeing a game would suck.
  2. Invader3K
    The Cruz issue has been debated of late in the Doug Melvin thread on the Major League forum section. Basically it boils down to the Rangers wanted a guy who would be sticking around if they couldn't re-sign Lee, so Melvin had to include Cruz in order to get Cordero (and we badly needed a solid closer at the time). Yeah, it sucks we gave up a guy who has apparently developed into a good MLB player, but it took several years for that to happen. You can't win every trade hands down.
  3. Invader3K
    I don't want to keep discussing Laynce Nix, but it's worth noting that he seemed to have some upside at the time. Tall, athletic guy who could handle CF, and had some pop in his bat.
  4. Invader3K
    If Casey continues hitting like he is so far this season, he certainly would be worth of All-Star consideration. I fear he is maybe still too much of an "unknown" across the league. Plus the fact that there are some pretty good 3Bs in the NL right now (Wright, Sandoval, Polanco, etc). Maybe he could make it as a reserve, though.
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    Yeah. Plus the fact that we already have a glut of outfielders to begin with that can handle CF (Gomez, Gerut, Cain, etc). Ellsbury is a very good player, but I don't see why we would want or need him at this juncture. Like you said, we have to get quality starting pitching back for Prince, or the idea may as well be a non-starter.
  6. Invader3K
    Yost definitely made some terrible decisions down the stretch. Those late season games against the Cardinals in particular were quite an embarrassment.
  7. Invader3K
    Brewers lineup (from JSOnline): 2B Weeks CF Edmonds LF Braun 1B Fielder 3B McGehee RF Gerut C Zaun SS Escobar RHP Suppan Interesting to see Gerut get the start in RF with Emonds in CF.
  8. Invader3K
    "It's the Soup Can against the figurative gas can! Who will blow up, one way or another, first? We'll find out today on FS-Wisconsin and the Brewers Radio Network!"
  9. Invader3K
    Maybe the best thing to root for would be for Suppan to give up a few runs and come out of the game early...then for Parra to pitch 6 lights out innings with good run support to get the win. I don't know if something like that would give Macha the message or not, though.
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    Ugh...I hope not. No offense, but we'd probably have to give up too much to even get those guys, and we have plenty of middle of the rotation types already. If anything, we're going to need a legit #1 starter to have any hope of making the playoffs, if Gallardo doesn't pick up his game.
  11. Invader3K
    Pretty nice for a team that was predicted to win less than 30 games by all the experts.
  12. Invader3K
    I'm almost thinking something like this happens, just for the sheer irony. Then maybe the fanbase will turn their collective wrath to Doug Davis for a while until Suppan reverts to his previous form.
  13. Invader3K
    I agree with Crew07's assessment that prospects (especially ones in at least AA) are a better gamble than unknown compensatory draft picks. Knowing our luck, some team like the Red Sox would sign Fielder, then also sign another FA ranked higher than Prince (just like what happened when the Yankees signed Sabathia and Teixeira). I really hope that if the team isn't in realistic contention by July '10 (not just hanging around .500 and flying on a prayer like last year), they deal Prince and get the most value for him possible. If they are contending for real, fine, keep him. But the team has to be realistic and make the best move for the future of the franchise, not just the move that will sell a couple hundred thousand extra tickets this season.
  14. Invader3K
    I don't know if Lee was unavailable, but I heard on the radio that the Cubs trainer didn't want Lee taking batting practice or doing any team drills at all today. So, there is at least a chance that he would have been unavailable. They showed him in sitting in the dugout with a bat in his hands, but that could have just been a fake out by Piniella. I did hear Drew Olson speculate that he was available and may have been taking swings in the underground batting cage, though.
  15. Invader3K
    I had no problem with Macha not sending Bush out in the 7th, due to it being early in the season, his injury last year, and the fact that his spot was due up in the order. I have a big problem with him leaving Hawkins out there when it was clear he just didn't have "it" today. Would it really have been that hard to put Stetter or someone in? Maybe the results wouldn't have been any nicer, but at least it would have been trying SOMETHING. I'm not going to call for the manager's head yet after a 3-5 starts, but if this trend continues, I want the axe to fall quick.
  16. Invader3K
    I love hearing Rock repeatedly rip on Soriano today. It's awesome, and justified.
  17. Invader3K
    I would guess the Brewers might have $4-5 million of payroll flexibility at best this season to make a mid-season acquisition.
  18. Invader3K
    Because he wasn't seen as a starter and not used as a bench player much.
  19. Invader3K
    Yeah, I always thought the whole ad campaign centering around a "free" cookie you get on the flight was pretty stupid. Are most adult travelers really that excited about a cheap desert on an airline flight? I'm also going to try to avoid tuning to certain talk shows today while driving around for work...I'm sure there's going to be a lot of righteous indignation about this change from certain talking heads, for whatever reasons.
  20. Invader3K
    The fact is JDLR didn't do anything special when he was a Brewer, and Cruz was basically blocked at the time. Neither were regarded as a stud prospect by that point. I'm sure a small minority were against their trades (Hey, Ben Hendrickson's dad screamed at me in a private chat that Cruz was the Brewers' best player at the time...maybe he was right???). People forget that the point of a trade isn't to try and completely fleece the other team. Such occurrences are pretty rare in MLB. Yes, they can happen, but it's usually due to a player getting hurt or just woefully under-performing. The best trades usually help all clubs involved. You have to give to get, as they say. Cruz and JDLR were both seen as fairly expendable at the time, hence why neither are no longer with the Brewers. I don't think it's anything to complain about in regards to Melvin, nearly five years after the fact. I agree with the assessment that if the team finishes under .500 this year, it's probably time to move on from Melvin. Sometimes a franchise just needs a change in direction.
  21. Invader3K
    I've always thought I could be a serviceable BOOGY...Bean Only One GuY.
  22. Invader3K
    Yeah, I agree. Not many were complaining about losing either of those guys at the time.
  23. Invader3K
    It doesn't seem like Midwest had really been Midwest for quite a while. Sort of a "passing of an era," but nothing to really cry over, either.
  24. Invader3K
    However, if he can hack it at 2b then maybe Weeks gets moved off 2b after he is extended. Where would you move him though? (Please don't say center field). Also, I'm not sure if Weeks warrants $8 million or more at this point. You'd just be paying him for "upside" which is dangerous for a small market club, and for a guy that has already been in the majors a few years already. Frankly, I couldn't see giving him more than $5 million per season at this point, just based on his poor health history.
  25. Invader3K
    Any word on if Andy Richter will be coming with him?
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