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  1. DougJones43
    Green would be further along in his development going into next year, is more what I was getting at. Using Green in a soft platoon at 3B beginning (at the latest) after the all-star break would have meant that: 1) We'd almost certainly be getting more production offensively and defensively at the position right now 2) He'd have a good amount of playing time under his belt as we truly head into the September pennant race 3) Going into next season, he would have a half-season of experience I somewhat understand leaving Gamel down, because he's blocked at the positions he figures to end up at and I don't want to see him rot on the bench. Assuming though that he ends up as the starting 1B next year, it would be nice if by that time Green had some experience so we didn't have two rookies with zero experience at two important spots in the lineup simultaneously.
  2. DougJones43
    Outside of one game, he's been pretty bad, even lately. Refusing to give Gamel and Green any playing time is going to be a decision that effects the team beyond this year. Now next year, while we still have Greinke and Marcum, we will have to break two rookies into everyday starting roles (assuming McGehee isn't the longterm plan at 3B which I certainly hope he's not).
  3. DougJones43
    Does it seem to anybody else that the Brewers this year are getting a lot more calls to go their way? Just in the past week or so, it seems to be happening a lot. Borderline plays seem to be getting called for the Crew, whereas in years past it seems like we got hosed A LOT. Admittedly, this is just my perception and I have absolutely no proof. If it is the case though, what would be the most likely explanation? Just plain luck? Good teams get more close calls? Umpires favoring superstars like Braun/Fielder? Maybe they just like Roenicke and dislike LaRussa? If it's anything other than luck, I don't really like that umpires are apparently so "persuadable" though. The umpires are supposed to be completely objective. For example, one thing I never understood either was that if a pitcher is having command problems, the umpires won't give him close strikes. That's basically admitting that they're not calling the game fairly. A strike should be called or not based on the technical definition, not any other factor the umpire decides on his own to use.
  4. DougJones43
    The odds of the Cardinals scoring in that inning would have been 0% if Betancourt had just done his job. I'll take those odds please. But I guess converting easy outs isn't important because the next guy up has a 70% chance of making an out (assuming the defense does their job that time).
  5. DougJones43
    In addition to his botched tag attempt play, there was also a ground ball early in the game toward the hole between SS and 3B that (it appears) he should have easily gotten to, to end the inning. That also put a RISP. Fortunately Marcum pitched out of it, but we're not always going to be so lucky. There were two instances yesterday of plays that would be made by almost all competent MLB shortstops,and either play could have easily cost us a win. You can't expect the pitching to keep getting out of jams caused by poor defensive plays. Eventually the team will get burned by this.
  6. DougJones43
    With the frequency in which players switch teams, wouldn't somebody blow the whistle on technology-based sign stealing right away? For example, Wil Nieves was with the Brewers during this year. Then he got released and joined a different MLB club. If the Brewers had been using the scoreboard or whatever to signal signs to the hitters, wouldn't he know about it and say something?
  7. DougJones43
    You have to keep in mind that recently, most of these comments have been a response to all of the "eat crow" and "told you so" stuff that's occurred due to Yuni's hot streak.
  8. DougJones43
    I don't quite understand what your ultimate goal is with this argument. Let's say, hypothetically, you're correct -- that Yuni is a "bad" defender, but it can't be proven beyond a shadow of a doubt he's the worst in baseball. Wouldn't you still want him replaced? Since when is "bad but possibly not the absolute worst" a good argument in favor of something? Why would you want somebody you know/admit is bad on the team?
  9. DougJones43
    I haven't really seen anybody eating crow. It seems to me that people have maintained their positions. The anti-Yuni crowd's mind isn't going to be changed because of one good month. They're still looking at his larger body of work, and projections moving forward (as they have been the entire time). It seems the pro-Yuni crowd feels they've finally been legitimized by his hot streak, even though his overall numbers are still bad for the season and they willingly admit he's a bad (but not terrible!) defender.
  10. DougJones43
    He's also a better hitter and fielder than Kotsay, but that doesn't seem to matter either as Kotsay is batting 5th today. And I bet we still haven't seen the last of Kotsay in CF this season.
  11. DougJones43
    The only logical thing I've been able to come up with is that the organization wants to continue to establish a reputation as a good place for veterans to sign. Maybe they feel like ousting Counsell at this point would look bad and hurt their future ability to sign free agents.
  12. DougJones43
    This post in the comments section had me in tears: LaRussa also complained about the cop interrupting his nap at the stop sign.
  13. DougJones43
    The Brewers still had to defend against the Cards scoring more than 1 run in the inning as well, since they were going to get a chance in the bottom to tie or take the lead. If the Cards had been the home team (meaning 1 run ends the game and any additional runs would be meaningless), I think the outfield may have been more shallow.
  14. DougJones43
    Aren't there a couple of posters here who ended up dating? I thought I remember something like that from a thread while back, although I'm not sure if they met just because of the site or not.
  15. DougJones43
    First off, I think you're overstating how well he's been hitting. He was 1-for-4 today (granted the out to Barmes was hit hard). He grounded into a double play. He came to the plate today with 6 runners on base, and 2 of them scored. I certainly don't think it's out of the realm of possibility that Hairston could have driven in 2 runs (possibly more) with the same opportunities Yuni had today. And as I stated earlier, Betancourt's OPS over the past week is .668 so he's not as white hot as everyone seems to think. So to answer your question, yes, I'd rather sit the (sort of) hot hand with a proven history of failure in favor of a player with consistently better long-term production and projections.
  16. DougJones43
    Shouldn't the goal be to avoid playing him during this inevitable regression, rather than wait for it to happen and react after the fact? There's no good reason to put the team through something that can be pretty easily predicted by looking at this player's history. edit: It was the same thing with Kameron Loe. His shortcomings are very clear just by looking at his track record, but management insisted on seeing the proof of those shortcomings multiple times before removing him from a role he had no business in. That failure to predict and pro-actively stop a predictable negative result likely cost the team several games.
  17. DougJones43
    Good defense is more important from the SS position than at 1B or LF. As for McGehee, almost everybody thinks he's a poor defensive player and his offense certainly doesn't make up for it. Most here want him replaced ASAP, just like Betancourt. Just because somebody else on the team is also terrible doesn't make Betancourt's overall ineptitude any more acceptable. I'd actually argue the opposite is true. Yuni's presence would be more tolerable without McGehee, Counsell, and Kotsay stinking up the field. And just because Yuni has finally had a few productive weeks doesn't mean it's going to continue for the rest of the year. The past few years worth of data on him is a much better indicator of what to expect than the past few weeks. In fact, Yuni's OPS over the past week is only .668, so I guess that means he's cooling down and is no longer even a "hot hand."
  18. DougJones43
    I'm not necessarily disappointed in the moves, as much as I'm disappointed in the way I expect the roster to be utilized moving forward. The organization currently has all of the pieces available to have a pretty solid and complete team. However, I don't think Melvin has made the roster "idiot proof" enough, as is evidenced by Kotsay in CF and Counsell at 3B today.
  19. DougJones43
    Mercy.
  20. DougJones43
    41 OPS points is significant, particularly when it's OBP-heavy. And fans once voted Lindy Infante as the best Packers coach in team history, so I'm not really sure what point you're trying to prove here.
  21. DougJones43
    I would normally have expected Counsell to start running on anything borderline like that, rather than just stand there and allow himself to be easily tagged out. And if you don't detect anything in his body language that tells you he's extremely frustrated and lacking confidence, then I guess you're right that we have different takes on what we see.
  22. DougJones43
    Something needs to be done. After that dribbler in front of the plate today (in which Counsell didn't even run, which isn't very Counsell-esque), he looked like a little boy who was about to cry. I don't know if it's the Brewers responsibility to DFA him or come up with a reason to put him on the DL, or if Counsell himself should be the one to pull the plug and retire. Either way, I don't think anybody wants his legacy to be a record-setting hitless streak, so no favors are being done when they continue to trot him out there.
  23. DougJones43
    If he looks outside the organization for a rental at SS, I'm all for that. But I'm afraid Melvin is going to give up something of value to bring in a washed-up slob (e.g. David Bell) to play 3B, because he overvalues experience.
  24. DougJones43
    Josh Wilson just played 3B and batted #2 today. And this team is supposed to be taken seriously? Apparently management feels that playing guys like McGehehe, Counsell, and Wilson is the "safe" approach, because they're veterans. Again though I want to know, how much worse could the results be with a talented rookie? Do they think Green would step onto the field and immediately defecate himself due to being a rookie during a pennant chase in the bright lights of Milwaukee?
  25. DougJones43
    I was hoping for a "better late than never" situation, but it looks like that isn't even going to happen. I'm really starting to think that management's stubbornness is going to ultimately be what gets in the way of this team making the playoffs, and if that's the case it's going to take me a long time to forgive that. The team just has too much talent at the top of the roster to let this foolishness continue to hold them back.
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