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  1. DougJones43
    It's called the slash play. Players (even pitchers) do it successfully all the time. It's a way to adjust to what the defense is doing, and keep them honest. Predictability is a huge disadvantage in any sport, and unfortunately Roenicke is stubborn and extremely predictable.
  2. DougJones43
    Were you even watching the game? The corner infielders were crashing in on a previous pitch in the at-bat. So, the Cardinals had tipped their hand. Roenicke had an opportunity to see exactly what the Cards were doing and adjust. But Roenicke is so predictable that TLR knew he could just do it again and that no adjustment would be made on the Brewers part. Even if you think bunting is a good move there, you have to adjust based on what your opponent is doing as well as what your player is good at. One thing Yuni is actually decent at is making contact with the ball, so just tell him to swing away on a slash play if the infield crashes in (again), and it's going to be a lot easier for any ball in play to find a hole.
  3. DougJones43
    It's the beard. It's magical.
  4. DougJones43
    McGehee and Yuni sit for a day -- and team chemistry has not been destoyed, the guys are still having fun. Impossible!!
  5. DougJones43
    This is the exactly the kind of thinking that keeps baseball (and guys like Roenicke) in the stone age. So, if Taylor Green had flied out instead of having his ball go for a hit, he wouldn't have "proven himself" and "earned" more chances? And if the pitcher hadn't thrown a wild pitch that allowed Schaefer to score, then we could all say he hadn't taken advantage of his opportunity? You're putting way too much meaning into one pinch hitting and one pinch running play. It should be fairly obvious what the upside is of playing more talented players with better projected numbers.
  6. DougJones43
    If we're going to throw the whole workplace analogy thing out there, in a lot of places I've worked people get more frustrated when certain workers aren't pulling their weight and yet nothing is done about it. I also find it odd how in this thread: 1) Winning being affected positively by game strategy with a higher statistical percentage of working = Anecdotal 2) Winning being affected negatively by the team being upset that Yuni has to sit once in a while = Factual
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    I don't get it. Does this mean that guys like Yuni and Casey can NEVER be replaced, because it would upset the rest of the team too much? I'm sure the players would like to have all their same teammates back next year and the year after, and since apparently they get whatever they want I guess we'll never be able to bench anybody.
  9. DougJones43
    And here I thought we were fully aware of all the things Yuni doesn't do well. He surprises us everyday I guess. Seriously though, how can a veteran MLB player have such poor fundamentals that he doesn't know any better than to wrap his entire hand around the bat when bunting?
  10. DougJones43
    Is wishing a sports player gets released (the mental anguish they go through, loss of money, etc.) really that much better/different than hoping a guy gets a broken bone in his hand, which he will most likely recover from while he continues to be paid his full salary? Just something to think about when snapping to moral judgments.
  11. DougJones43
    It wasn't just the 9th inning bunt. It was that he allowed Betancourt (the guy has zero sac bunts this year, and doesn't even know how to hold the bat properly to lay one down -- come on, know your personnel) to bunt instead of Counsell. And still allowed Yuni to bunt even with the corner infielders on top of him. It was not bringing in Narveson to face the lefty in the 9th (what's the point of having him in the bullpen?). It was having Morgan bunting in the first inning. It's making sure Taylor Green doesn't even sniff an at-bat. And that's all just in one game. The larger problem is, this game represents his knowledge and philosophy in it's entirety. If he could go back, he'd have done everything exactly the same.
  12. DougJones43
    Roenicke is the worst in-game manager I've ever seen. I would put him even below Yost as a tactician (which is REALLY saying something given the way I felt about Yost). I disagree with almost every meaningful decision he makes. This team wins in spite of him, but unfortunately managers are judged by many people almost solely on win/losses. I'm very fearful, and almost certain, his dimwitted methodology will cost us dearly in the post-season.
  13. DougJones43
    Tonight during his first at-bat, it sounded like the 20th Century Fox movie intro theme was being played. ???????
  14. DougJones43
    I agree with topper. Unfortunately, there's nothing that would lead us to believe it's merely lip service from Roenicke. Him and Melvin seem to genuinely believe Betancourt is a good player, and ALL of their actions since day one of acquiring Yuni have supported that. I'd be shocked if Yuni gets benched (even part time) in favor of Hairston when Weeks returns. That will be a real shame, because this team will enter the playoffs with a weaker lineup than they need to.
  15. DougJones43
    Great to see this move was made, even though it should have been made earlier. Now, all the pieces are in place to plug strengthen what has been the weakest area of the team -- the left side of the infield (both offensively and defensively). McGehee/Green should be in a soft platoon, and Hairston should get a significant amount of starts at SS when Weeks comes back. That's what SHOULD happen. Time will tell if this WILL happen.
  16. DougJones43
    True. And even if Green does get the job out of spring training, it might be a little too convenient for Roenicke to go back to his experienced veteran the first time the rookie goes through a rough patch.
  17. DougJones43
    I think he would have value to the Brewers, as a right-handed batting option backing up Green/Gamel at 3B and 1B. He's only going to be 29-years-old, and I'd prefer to keep him rather than sell low.
  18. DougJones43
    Or Tim McCarver.
  19. DougJones43
    In case anybody is wondering, McGehee's line since the all-star break with the 3 HR game removed is: .282 AVG / .331 OBP / .358 SLG / .689 OPS I know that game counted as much as any other, but just wanted to look at his other numbers as a point of reference since that game seems to be an outlier (McGehee has hit no other post all-star break homeruns). Even without that game, his OBP is still respectable, which is a good sign.
  20. DougJones43
    That's not the issue. The issue is that using a hot streak to justify continuing to play a bad player inevitably leads to playing them into their regression to crappiness as well, which defeats the whole purpose of "riding the hot hand." Yes, but they've been hindered by his poor play before and since. Whatever benefit a bad hitter provides during a hot streak isn't worth it since the team has to wade though garbage the rest of the year in order to reap the benefits a small amount of good play.
  21. DougJones43
    There was also a sentiment of "who cares what his past performance and future projections say -- he's hitting right now and therefore deserves to play everyday." Many people tried to point out that even while in the midst of his hot streak, there was no reason to believe the likelihood of him continuing to hit above expectations in the upcoming game(s) was any higher than usual. He's not hitting anymore. So, now what defense is there to continue playing him everyday with Hairston on the team?
  22. DougJones43
    [u]AVG[/u] [u]OBP[/u] [u]SLG[/u] [u]OPS[/u] Last 10 Days .200 .237 .314 .551 Season .263 .282 .384 .666 The hot streak is over. The overall numbers are still bad. The defense is still wretched. If only there were some way this could have been foreseen.
  23. DougJones43
    There's going to be injuries every season though, which is why you'd like your backups to be at least capable starters when needed. If he were truly always the 25th man on the roster being used in a pinch hitting role, I really wouldn't have a problem with him. The problem was as soon as we had injuries in the outfield, he became our 4th OF which meant he was going to get a lot of starts -- some of them inconceivably in CF. The outfielders who were brought up to fill in during injuries (and could actually play CF) should have immediately gone ahead of Kotsay on the depth chart in terms of getting starts, but Roenicke apparently couldn't be trusted to make that happen.
  24. DougJones43
    I don't know. I think he was right that every AAA scrub fails. Like Nieves and Almonte. Green, however, is not a AAA scrub, so I don't see where this is pertinent info. Ironically, I think McGehee was pretty much the definition of a AAA scrub before he got his shot, based on his career minor league numbers. I agree with you though, Green is not at all a scrub but rather a prospect with a good ceiling.
  25. DougJones43
    Yeah, Gamel has had a grand total of 171 at-bats spread out over 3 years of very irregular playing time. There's no way you can use that to make any kind of judgment on him, one way or the other. And besides, the slash line of .242/.338/.422/.760 he posted in 2009 makes him look like a world beater compared to some of the guys currently on the roster. I agree, it really irks me when people claim he "failed."
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