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  1. Invader3K
    I'm sure the club, who would no better than anyone, gave MJS those figures and said they "are on pace." I doubt the reporters just calculated it and made the assumption.
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    I'd say the Brewers/Twins relationship is more of a "friendly rivalry" than anything. Again, it would be different if they were in the same division, but they aren't.
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    Heck, the brawls I'm talking about were in the '90s. The two teams were still pretty fierce rivals even then.
  4. Invader3K
    I still take that. Just making the playoffs would be a huge step for this organization, even if the Brewers would lose in the first round.
  5. Invader3K
    Me too. I remember seeing a couple pretty good on the field brawls between the two teams back in the day.
  6. Invader3K
    Also, don't forget the fact that many people in Wisconsin became Cubs fans after the Braves left for Atlanta.
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    They won the NL Central last year. What were the Brewers doing last October? What have they done any October since '82? Anyway, I disagree with your premise. There seems to be some bad blood between Brewers fans and Cubs fans. I can't say the same for Twins vs Brewers. I've been to the Metrodome and cheered the Brewers when they played there. The fans were very nice and well behaved. I can't say the same for many Cubs fans I've seen at Miller Park when the Cubs are in town. Also, you have to remember there are a lot of Cubs fans within the Milwaukee area...it's not just people coming up from Illinois to cheer them on. Throw in the fact that the two teams are top contenders in the same division, and I'd say it's a pretty big rivalry. Personally, I think the "natural rivals" interleague play thing should be done away with. The Twins and Brewers didn't even play in the same division when they were in the AL together. Other than the fact that the two states border each other, there's not much basis for a rivalry. I mean, we get two series against the Twins every year...when was the last time the Brewers played the White Sox, who at one time had a huge rivalry with the Brewers in the AL?
  8. Invader3K
    OK, Ned. Yeah, I pointed that out in the in-game thread yesterday...nothing about Dillon exactly screams "middle infielder" to me.
  9. Invader3K
    I don't know. Personally I appreciate Haudricourt. It used to be just a few years back that substantive Brewers coverage in the papers was few and far between. It's a tightrope walk that he has to do...he has to be "tough" occasionally, but it's not like he can just completely alienate Yost and the Brewers' upper management. If he did, he would probably have to say goodbye to a lot of interviews and other opportunities.
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    Like they did with Jake Peavy, Roy Oswalt, Mark Buehrle, Roy Halladay, John Lackey, Brandon Webb and even Ben Sheets and Johan Santana with their first extensions? I agree. Recently, MLB is full of examples of guys probably taking a little bit less to re-sign with their "home" team. This idea that the MLBPA is forcing guys to always go for the biggest contract possible isn't totally accurate. I mean, it's assumed they want their guys to sign for a lot of money to keep contract rates up, but if a guy wants to stay where he is or sign with a certain club, there isn't really a lot the union can do.
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    Really, like I'm sure many realize, it's up to Sheets more than the Brewers. All this talk that "The Brewers need to focus on getting Sheets re-signed, maybe make an offer during the All-Star break", is pretty moot if Sheets is determined to test the free agent market. Mr. Attanasio has been quoted as saying he expects Sheets to do just that. There it is from the horse's mouth. Personally, while I had been adamant that the Brewers really shouldn't bother to make a big offer to Sheets in the past, due to his injuries over the past three seasons, I have warmed up to the idea, if just a little bit. Just looking at him this season, it seems like he's in much better shape. He appears more muscular than he did last year, and is of course performing quite well so far in 2008. I just don't think the Brewers can realistically compete with the huge offers Sheets is likely to get from the New Yorks and LAs of MLB, teams that can risk a big money long term contract on a starter with a moderate injury history.
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    Wow, just brutal. Again, square peg, meet the round hole.
  13. Invader3K
    I agree. Weeks in particular seems to only turn spectacular plays, or botch the easy ones. It seems like the routine outs are few and far between for the Brewers middle defenders.
  14. Invader3K
    Mmmmmm...ribs.
  15. Invader3K
    Nice RBI bas hit from Mr. Kapler.
  16. Invader3K
    I agree. It's obvious he's in the LF/3B/1B type of mold. It really aggravates me how the Brewers seem to love the "square peg, meet round hole" approach to their defensive positioning.
  17. Invader3K
    Interesting to see Podsednik playing the Brewers.
  18. Invader3K
    Nice 2 run inning! Let's go Soup!
  19. Invader3K
    Man, I am dying for an in game chat. Come on Yuku, get your act together. Anyway, nice to see the Brewers get on in the first inning. Let's keep piling on the runs!
  20. Invader3K
    I don't follow horse racing, but it seems like whenever I bother to tune into a race, the horses that they put up as "sure winners" fail to win, or some horse no one was even talking about ends up winning the thing. I don't gamble much, and am not a horse lover, so I don't personally understand how people can get into horse racing. Oh well.
  21. Invader3K
    I'm not as upset about the loss from this evening. Bush got rocked early, and the Brewers never really seemed to be in the game. I guess I can take that, as much as it pains me after the great homestand, rather than coughing up the win late in the game like Friday night. Hopefully Suppan has a solid outing, gets some run support, and comes up with the win tomorrow (today).
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    I agree. The guy only threw ten pitches, and is a converted starter. Not having him go more than one inning was just plain silly. I really wish baseball managers would stop trying to shoe horn bullpen guys into defined roles, and just use whoever fits best in the situation. In my opinion, the guy who just used 10 pitches to get through an inning probably would have fit best.
  23. Invader3K
    My picture has been gone for the past two minutes. What the heck?
  24. Invader3K
    Looks interesting. I'll probably wait 'til it comes out on DVD or something, since I don't feel like driving to Madison to catch it at some obscure theater.
  25. Invader3K
    Maybe Sheets would sign for like six years at 12 million per year, but otherwise, no, he's more than likely to get around 15 million per year, easily, assuming he remains healthy.
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