RU Rah Rah
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That's what I thought, too -- very Santiago Calatrava-esque.
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I dunno about Herges. I know he seemed pretty solid last year, but he wasn't exactly a world-beater in '04, '05, and '06, and he's going to be 38 in April. FWIW, if you look at his "compare stats" column at Baseball-Reference.com, one of the names listed is . . . Guillermo Mota.
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How many inexperienced, converted IF's can one outfield absorb? And where do you put La Porta, long-term, if not LF? Over to RF?
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Seriously, that's the first thing I thought of, too.
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GM's (but not Melvin) Vote in Favor Of Instant Replay
RU Rah Rah replied to PeaveyFury's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Was it the Sox/Tribe series that had a couple of questionable "Pesky Pole" calls? I couldn't figure them out, even with the replay. I suppose it might be ok, though. -
I just read 1973 Nervous Breakdown, which, as the title sort of suggests, is about 1973. It's basically about the collective neurosis afflicting American culture in the mid-1970's. Good stuff.
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Well, at the risk of engaging in shameless self-promotion, I might point you to my third book, which Oxford Univ. Press published last Monday. When Prayer Fails: Faith Healing, Children, and the Law examines the complex sociolegal issues raised when devoutly religious parents choose to treat their children with prayer rather than conventional medicine. It's pretty heavy stuff (there are lots of dying children, etc.), but it's written more for a general audience than for nerdy academics. (My first two books, also on law and religion, are pretty accessible as well.) If that doesn't float your boat, you might try Bruce Watson's new book on the Sacco and Vanzetti case. I've ready the first 50 pages, and it seems pretty engaging.
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I was laughing pretty hard when Dwight tried to give Angela the feral barn cat.
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I knew this avatar would come in handy one day.
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I can't seem to remember any instance either than I sat there and thought Geoff gave up on a ball, etc. Most everyone has atleast a few times where they don't completely hustle it out and it costs them an out, but other than that, I can't remember any times either. I was thinking the same thing when I started reading this thread. Never seemed like an effort issue with him. Always seemed to play hard, which I appreciated.
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I could not be rooting any harder for the Angels and Tribe. The thought of Yankees-BoSox ALCS makes my skin crawl.
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I agree, FTJ. Another thing that bears mentioning is that people keep referring to the 24-10 start as the high water mark of the season -- as if the 14 games-over-.500 can be talked about as merely a good (though aberrant) run in the early part of the year. The fact is, the Brewers got back to 14 games over .500 on July 2, when they beat Pittsburgh to go 48-34. So, clearly, they had to play especially brutal baseball over the final three months to wind up 82-80, or 83-79. That wasn't my expectation at all. Did I expect them to extend their margin over .500 after that point in early July? Not really. But I didn't expect them to stumble so badly (again!) in the second half.
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So I have to ask: do nuke plant folks get a kick out of "The Simpsons," or do they view it as an ongoing insult to the industry?
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Jeez, you guys are torturing yourselves!
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OK, I officially don't feel bad about second-guessing Ned. Even his own wife is doing it, for crying out loud. Is it possible that Mark A. might feel compelled to nix Ned if he's perceived nationally as a kind of laughingstock?
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Perfect way to get eliminated in the ninth -- very meekly.
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Why is no one talking about .....
RU Rah Rah replied to monkeyman343434's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Not to make light of it, but I was happy to see Hall get on base. -
So is there a record for ejections in a week? At the rate he's going, Ned has a shot at 5-6, easy. Seems as though he's taking it out on everyone lately -- the fans, the umps, the Cardinals. Is there anyone else left for him to point a finger at?
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In a couple of years here, I've resisted the temptation to add a signature line, but this might be too good to pass up.
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Sheets, in a landslide. He basically was able to pitch one or two good games after the beginning of July. An immense disappointment from a number 1 starter. Then Bill Hall. The guy just vanished.
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Ned Yost Yay or Nay thread: Hardball Times rips Yost (part 2)
RU Rah Rah replied to Ennder's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Of course my favorite part of that blog posting is the following: "Mostly on Internet sites, Yost has been lambasted for what some angry fans deem bullpen mismanagement. The fact that the Brewers have blown 16 leads of three or more runs -- most in the majors -- has fueled that criticism." Yeah, those crazy Internet types . . . -
Ned Yost Yay or Nay thread: Hardball Times rips Yost (part 2)
RU Rah Rah replied to Ennder's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
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Ned Yost Yay or Nay thread: Hardball Times rips Yost (part 2)
RU Rah Rah replied to Ennder's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Attanasio says Yost is "fine" Not to be too picky, but Haudricourt's quotes don't match. One says Ned is "safe," the other says Ned is "fine." (Presumably, he's quoting the same utterance.) -
This isn't good: "In the previous 12 seasons of the wild-card era, there hasn't been a single team that was more than 1½ games out of a playoff spot with a week left in the season and came back to make the playoffs. Not one." [source: Losing Bradley would be a big blow for Padres] And I'm with you on the Sheets stuff, TauPentaRei. (properly cited source --1992)
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I will not be retiring in Putnam County, NY
RU Rah Rah replied to LouisEly's topic in Off-Topic Forum
I don't know that anyone has a constitutional (or natural) right to free or reduced-fee donuts. Now, if Homer Simpson were President . . .
