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Think of how much money is at stake. The players themselves wouldn't be the ones to continuously figure out how to circumvent the system, but I imagine they have connections and access to "trainers" who would. I'm sure the funds used by professional and amateur athletes to hide steroid use dwarfs the funding put into things like the anti-doping agency, and therefore they will be a step ahead of the system. -
I agree with every thing said here. I'm now of the belief that when a guy gets caught, it doesn't mean that he's one of only a few who actually took a PED. More likely, it simply means he was one of the few who accidentally screwed up and did something that was detectable.
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Even if Braun somehow wins the appeal, there will always be doubts. The public has never bought the idea that an athlete "accidentally" took steroids, and that's not going to change now for Braun (no matter how much we as Brewers fans want to think he's the exception). The damage is done, there's no reversing it -- now it's just a matter of how bad things are gonna get and whether the suspension will hold up. My first instinct is that this is going to be the worst single incident that's happened to this franchise since Molitor left.
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I'd be totally fine with him as the manager for the Cubs or Cardinals. I'm not really attached to the guy, so it wouldn't bother me at all to see him on a rival team. I doubt it'll be hard to find a comparable replacement as the team's hitting coach. Plus, I don't think he's going to make a very good manager. From what I remember about his brief stint managing the Brewers, he's really into small-ball. He'll probably bunt more than Roenicke does, which would actually be helpful to us by slowing down a potent offense like St. Louis.
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I felt a fun nervousness and excitement during the Arizona series. There were ups and downs during that series, but it seemed like a good, hard fought series between both teams including a pitcher's duel to end it. The Cardinal series wasn't like that for me, and it's not just because we lost. Like Ajay said, it didn't even feel like playoff baseball. It was just depressing. It didn't even seem like the Brewers were the same group of guys they were during the regular season. It felt more like a nationally televised regular season series from 2004 or something, where we had no business being on the same field as the Cardinals. Error after error. Horrible starting pitching. Multiple run deficits in the first inning to start most of the games. No clutch hitting. LaRussa and their team looking calm and in control, while our manager and team looked shell-shocked in the dugout. Not at all what I expected out of a NLCS appearance. I too feel cheated, duped, and let down by our entire team. Cardinal Nation is once again Lucy holding the football laughing, and we're Charlie Brown flat on our backs wondering what happened.
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I'm somewhat fearful that as long as Melvin and company are in "win now" mode, they won't allow any rookies to play a meaningful role on the team.
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It's not that people won't remember, it's that if Lawrie turns out to be as good as it looks like he might, one (and maybe another in 2012) good regular season out of Marcum won't at all be worth it.
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I, for one, am glad 'Beast Mode' is done with
DougJones43 replied to DuWayne Steurer's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Contrived celebrations suddenly aren't very endearing when the team plays like crap and gets their asses handed to them. -
I hope it signifies the end of beast mode. Forever. That would have been okay for a semi-pro hockey game. But the National League Championship Series?
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This was about a 90-win team (Pythagorean record) that ended up winning 96 games. I think defense needs to be addressed, obviously. Watching Hart's skills in the field erode makes me wonder if he should become a 1st baseman soon. Shaun Marcum had a nice regular season, but doesn't have dominating stuff -- I think Milwaukee could have made the playoffs without him, and I think we're going to really regret giving up Lawrie for a couple years #3 type starter. Hairston needs to be brought back in the primary utility role. Betancourt had a good postseason, but still absolutely needs to be replaced. I really hope Taylor Green and Mat Gamel are given a fair chance to win starting positions next year -- but I fear Melvin/Roenicke would prefer to try to fill every roster spot with a veteran player, which isn't going to make any type of sustained success possible in this market. It was very nice to win a division title and a playoff series. There is still a lot of talent in this organization, and with the right approach there can be a bright future, especially for 2012.
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even if he couldn't get to it, at least show you're trying to. Lazy, he is frickin lazy. I would bench his ass right now for the lack of effort Right after it happened, I re-watched it a couple of times and I think he could have gotten to it. It was a lot closer to Betancourt than Weeks. Yuni made no effort on it though which is inexplicable to me.
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What exactly was Yuni doing on the groundball? It looked like it should have definitely been within range to at least go after it, but he came forward like he was going to cover 2nd base. ???
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Impressions of Roenicke so far (part 3)
DougJones43 replied to Bernman23's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
It's no use. It's not getting through. The argument just keeps getting reverted back to: - There's no guarantee that the team would have won the game with a competent defensive CF - Other guys could have played better so it doesn't matter Both of these counterpoints are clearly continuing to miss the larger issue that in baseball, with the outcomes often decided by very narrow margins, it is vital to be as good as possible in every aspect. You can't make decisions that put your team at a disadvantage (even a little) with the margin for error being as small as it is during the playoffs. -
I think we should start Fielder at SS tonight, since there's no guarantee it would cost us the game. If he botches some easy plays and we lose by 1 run, we can just say that the pitching should have struck more guys out and the offense should have scored more runs.
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Impressions of Roenicke so far (part 3)
DougJones43 replied to Bernman23's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Sorry, but if the 2nd batter of the game takes you out of the game.......... if the team is really that weak, they don't belong here then. I don't think you fully appreciate the importance of every out in a playoff game, especially when all of the opposing team's runs came in a single inning. -
You have got to be kidding me. It wasn't a "hard hit to the gap." It was a lazy blooper that fell in front of Kotsay because he's a slow, old man. Clearly, Gallardo didn't have his best stuff today, but you're blaming him because he allowed a batter to hit the ball in the air? There were 3 balls-in-play that inning that could have (2 that definitely should have) resulted in flyball outs, with a competent defensive outfield. None of them did. Even the best pitchers can't always overcome that.
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Yes, it's very demoralizing when the opposing manager clearly realizes the importance of every out (offensively and defensively) in the playoffs, and manages accordingly while our manager does not. I hate LaRussa's guts, but the guy is playing chess right now and Roenicke is playing checkers. I'm incredibly bummed out at this moment.
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Exactly. If he is even asked, he'll just respond with something like, "I like McGehee there," and that will be the end of it.
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Impressions of Roenicke so far (part 3)
DougJones43 replied to Bernman23's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
It's very frustrating to watch your team get out-managed in a Championship Series like this. Kotsay had a nice day at the plate, but he negated one of his walks by falling down on the bases. More importantly, not converting what should have been an easy out in the 1st inning really opened the flood-gates. It may have been a completely different game with a competent CF on defense today. If Roenicke was going to insist on getting Kotsay's bat into the lineup, I'd have rather it been in RF and give Hart a day off. And my goodness, anybody but McGehee to face Motte in the 9th. Kottaras would have been the best choice there. -
Impressions of Roenicke so far (part 3)
DougJones43 replied to Bernman23's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I would say Kotsay in CF tonight can already be considered the biggest managerial blunder in franchise history. edit: Good to see the HR get one of those runs back, so at least Roenicke was right about his hunch from a hitting stand-point. Let's just hope now that the Cards don't hit any more balls in Kotsay's direction... -
I had the pleasure to know and work with Gary for two seasons at Miller Park during my college years. All of the positive things being said about him are completely true. He was a really great guy and I learned a lot from him, beyond just baseball/groundskeeping. Another person who knew GV summed it up very well -- Gary demonstrated that "being successful and being kind are not mutually exclusive."
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I switched to Google Chrome a couple days ago, and have also started having issues. This is the message I get (below). Usually I just have to try reloading it and it's fine, but it happens pretty frequently.
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Like others, I'm very pleased with the move to not only start Hairston over McGehee, but also bat him in front of Betancourt. Go get 'em. Beast mode.
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What is the reasoning that they don't want Greinke to pitch on 6 days rest, but they're okay with Gallardo getting 7 days rest?
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Ozzie Guillen traded to the Marlins?
DougJones43 replied to endaround's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Ouch. Guillen is actually from Venezuela, and Gonzalez is from Cuba.WOW. While the original post here is very poorly worded, there probably is something to the idea that nationality played a factor here given the demographics of the Miami area. That, in addition to Guillen being a well-known manager who has won a World Series, and it seems more like a PR move than anything to maximize interest for the team heading into the new stadium.
