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  1. Hambone
    Perhaps Suarez could have been picked up by the trade deadline for the offensive boost that was missing in the NLCS to give Durbin the rest that you highlighted he seems to need. Missing that one veteran bat with defensive strength at the hot corner is an annual discussion. Spending that extra $10 million at the trade deadline or when a good deal comes along could help. It was a total offensive collapse coupled with the absence of strong, deep starting pitching that our organization tried to hide with bullpen games. Our offense lost it's eye at the plate at the wrong time. Swinging at too many bad pitches. Andrew Vaughn was a gift. Sign him and our team leaders and go after two CC Sabathia-like pitchers (a righty and lefty) at the trade deadline if we are in striking position late in the season or sign them early and protect them until the postseason then bring them in.
  2. Hambone
    Maybe all of this can be solved by trading for Baltimore's Ryan O'Hearn. A solid southpaw 1st baseman with power and an adequate glove. Give up some pitching for him and DFA Jake Bauers who bats a paultry .197. I mean he's a nice guy and all but just because Murphy likes the guy shouldn't be reason to keep putting him out there to strike out. O'Hearn smashes righties. Pair him with Andrew Vaughn who is obviously a hitter and perhaps the power issue can be solved without this Suarez thing Brewing.
  3. Hambone
    Please no. Not a full list of the entire starting pitching staff. Send them someone mediocre and get someone decent for that trade. Stop sending our main guys. Nice analysis but it's exhausting the number of pitchers we get rid of. Send Civale somewhere I guess but Peralta? He's our main guy. Maybe send Woodruff packing. $17 million and still getting hurt in the minors. Nice guy and we love him but let's see what he has in the tank before the deadline. If it's suspect in any way, package him up with one of our many valuable "multi-utility" guys and get some promising young pitcher that we can develop into another young phenom that we can sell in their prime. That's what we do best to make ownership money anyways. Right? As long as our goal is a "summer of fun entertainment" as opposed to winning the WS we should continue to do what we do best.
  4. Hambone
    And if you are out of the Brewers market and want to watch the Brewers and all of the of other out of market games on MLB.tv for free, T-Mobile includes a FREE MLB.tv subscription if you have a T-Mobile plan. For about a week or so when the season starts you can sign up through their T-Life app.
  5. Hambone
    I think that's a great idea. Let's give the fans an online vote... Yes/no and see what happens. I love "The Ueck" or "Uecker Field" at whatever... Probably should've been done long ago eh? A great gesture. I mean the guy had his own elevator, his own seat at the bar at Jackson's Supper Club on Bluemound long ago. His own entrance and exit at every establishment. The only thing he doesn't have is his own field. All around town all of the Brewers/Braves have fields and such named after them. I'm all for it. 👍
  6. Hambone
    Thank you for picking apart the magic strike zone. The analysis that you provided is amazing. One part that was interesting to me was how the strikes zone has changed over the years. Graduating from professional umpire school in 1996 we were awakened to the ability an umpire to manipulate the corners partly because batters complained that high/low was hard to hit and fans and managers were all off to the side perspective of the strike zone all except the fans right behind the plate. Those fans behind the plate can see the corners but fans and managers off to the side judged height from their perspective and complained a lot about too high and too low. The only ones complaining about the corners where the fans behind the plate which were few compared to the masses off to the sides. As an umpire you'd rather hear just a few complaining than the masses. It used to be that you could call a pitch a strike that was one ball width off the plate because the strike zone was less with high/low. The strike zone was wider. Now with electronic zone indicator, that is no longer the case. Calling a pitch that is one ball width off the plate is no longer acceptable.
  7. Hambone
    "He's a rock-jazz fusion in a world of neatly produced pop." Really? Dude. That's genius. That's why I love this website. And your analysis is quite frankly spot on with Contreras if you ask me. Some players just make the ball pop off their bat. That's William. He makes that ball travel. Last night he put that ball to the right side right where the second baseman vacated. Thanks for the great article.
  8. Hambone
    You can buy the cheapest 20-pack for Milwaukee Brewers games for $312 in the terrace reserved sections. With that SSH plan you get a Bally's subscription and an MLB.TV subscription for free along with a ton of other perks from the Brewers. You get to attend 20 Brewers games, get to watch all the Brewers games and Bucks games on TV. You can watch any MLB game on TV at any time. You get first crack at postseason tickets for the Brewers as well. All of this for $312 a year. That's $26 a month for one year and really difficult to beat. Come on people...
  9. Hambone
    I love the analysis on this website. The spray charts and heat charts really help to evaluate a player and their skills or lack thereof. That, along with your analysis and concise language paints a clear picture. Thanks so much. When I watch Garrett Mitchell at bat, the thing I notice most is his easy swing and pop off of the bat. He really makes it look effortless and the ball really travels. Not all players have an approach like that (easy swing/sweet spot contact/great power). I do agree with another commenter concerning his lack of at bats in the majors. It would be interesting to see how many at bats he has against each MLB pitcher he has faced. I really do think that with more time and more at bats against major league pitchers he would really hone in on their tendencies against him and make the necessary adjustments to be a more successful hitter.
  10. Hambone
    Letting Adames go for a upper end 3rd base glove with a power bat is okay with me. I love Adames but it is what it is. Hang onto Williams though. He's still lights out. I appreciate your analysis of the Burnes trade. More people should read it.
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