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  1. DougJones43
    No. Also, this thread should be archived, so that at season's end, the group who was right can gloat! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif
  2. DougJones43
    Whatever. If you're going to look at it like that, then it should be noted that outside of that 6-game slump during the past month, they have merely played .500 baseball. There have been no winning streaks. .500 baseball mixed in with 6-to-10-day slumps and no prolonged winning periods = bad overall results during large chunks of the season. Again, a bad trend and cause for concern with everything going on, in my opinion. If you disagree, and choose to continue to believe there is nothing to worry about, that's your perspective.
  3. DougJones43
    I second the idea that Branyan should be brought up as a platoon-mate for Hall. I know Hall has been a good sport about moving around and such, but he hasn't hit well in since 2006. It's time to get down to business. No more worrying about feelings and egos for guys who haven't produced in recent memory.
  4. DougJones43
    This isn't 10 days though. During the past month, the team is 11-18. One of the 2007 skids you referenced in your post earlier was actually 2 full months. So, to claim the slumps that get people upset over are "little 10 day slumps" is completely misleading. And the biggest concern is that the team doesn't appear to be making progress. The hitting still looks terrible. Five of the starting position players have a BA under .250. None of the starting position players have an OPS over .800. The starting pitching has been marginal, at best. No starter other than Sheets has won in well over a month. Gallardo is out for the year. Gagne has completely imploded. With approximately 1/4 of the season complete, these are totally legitimate things to be VERY concerned about.
  5. DougJones43
    Of course a team is eventually going to come out of a slump. You're not really providing any unknown information there. It's about how much damage was done during the slump. In addition to the bad August, there was a bad July before that. The team went 20-34 in those two months. That's huge - a full 1/3 of the season! So I think it was completely justified to freak out about that happening. It destroyed the entire season and we blew our huge division lead. Just because they "bounced back" in September doesn't make those two months any less devestating, and it doesn't make the restlessness the fans showed during that stretch an over-reaction.
  6. DougJones43
    Well, everybody was told all the same cliches last year. Dont' over-react. There's lots of games left. The sky isn't falling. Take a deep breath. Stay positive. Step away from the ledge. Whatever other condescending remarks I'm forgetting. This team looks pretty similar to last year's team, and look how that turned out. I'm just saying...
  7. DougJones43
    For what it's worth, that's a pretty good synopsis of how I feel. Obviously, my first hope would be to turn things around and make the playoffs. If that isn't in the cards, I really don't care how many games we win. My main focus would be on getting the entire coaching staff replaced, in time for a fresh start with our young core of players. ----- Continued here: viewtopic.php?f=63&t=30554
  8. DougJones43
    I feel like I've heard this before.... Doug Melvin should be looked at. There have been a lot of questionable moves, but more than that, it seems as though questionable philosophies have been the driving force behind those moves. He signed Suppan because he was a "winner". He traded Gabe Gross (who was walking like crazy) to get more at-bats for Gwynn. He gave up Eveland in a trade that placed Johnny Estrada, Claudio Vargas, and Greg Aquino on our roster for an entire year. He traded Inman for a middle reliever who is now gone. He has retained Ned Yost, for reasons I don't understand. And more than anything, Melvin has had a lot of time and money to build the team he wants. Yet the sum of all of his moves has been very disappointing to say the least, and that's what counts more than anything when it's all set and done.
  9. DougJones43
    I can live with that. My outlook isn't going to be for everybody.
  10. DougJones43
    That's pretty sad. When a guy has to make a public plea through the media, just to get across something that 99.999% of people can see obviously with their own two eyes (I think we know who the exception is), that shows what kind of a state of disarray things are in.
  11. DougJones43
    Because I hope they win rather that hoping they lose with the questionable assumption that it'll make them better in the long run? Sure. It is a questionable assumption, true. But at this point, it's a risk I'd be more than willing to take. I don't think a loss today is going to cost us a shot at the playoffs, that much is for sure. It's looking more like it could turn the Brewers from something like a 74-win team, to a 73-win team. Those wins mean nothing to me. If we're going to miss the playoffs either way (which is how I feel), I'd definitely give up some garbage wins for a chance at becoming a better organization down the road. Others seem to feel the same, so it really can't be that crazy of an assumption. More than anything, I don't see the downside to it because I don't think anybody (even you) can honestly say they're happy with the direction this team is headed right now.
  12. DougJones43
    By the way, why the hell was Rickie Weeks up there swinging at the first pitch with the bases load, with the pitcher coming off a 4-pitch walk? That's exactly the kind of stuff you don't see leadoff hitters from other teams doing, because there is intelligence, fundamentals, and a general understanding of how to do things that start with the manager and work their way down to the players. The Brewers seem like they just go out there and do whatever they feel like, no matter what the situation is.
  13. DougJones43
    "So called" fans? Obviously, these people still have the same ultimate, longterm goal - which is great success for the Brewers. Just because they feel differently than you about how to get there doesn't make them any less of fans. If you'd sacrifice the overall, longterm good of the franchise for a few wins now and yet MORE chances for Yost, I think maybe your fandom is the one that should be called into question.
  14. DougJones43
    Florida Marlins record since 2004 (the year the "dismantling" began): 336-347 / .492 Win% Milwaukee Brewers record since 2004 (no WS, no playoffs, no dismantling): 323-359 / .474 Win% So yeah, I still covet the way their organization has done things. And they haven't had the new stadium to help them out, which the Brewers have. That's going to help them even more, and they may be able to delay/avoid the firesales, as evidenced by the Ramirez signing.
  15. DougJones43
    I would. Making it to the NLCS would be sweet. Making the playoffs would be sweet. Winning 91 games would be sweet. At least I think those things would be sweet, I actually have no idea what it feels like...
  16. DougJones43
    First off, it's about much more than this skid. This skid might be the proverbial "straw that breaks the camels back", but it's really just a microcosm of his entire tenure (which has been notorious for two monumental collapses, inability to overcome any injuries or bad breaks, and horrific performances on the road). While the players under him change, these characteristics have been a constant. There is now 5+ years of Ned's managing to be evaluated. Hardly knee-jerk, if you asked me.
  17. DougJones43
    Unfortunately, I think a drop in revenue would be kind of a delayed effect if the team is bad this year. They're pretty much assured to have decent attendance this year, no matter what happens from this point forward. But if Mark A. thinks that results aren't going to eventually catch up to them, and be what drives steady revenue, and he thinks a piss-poor showing this season couldn't result in 2003-like attendance in following years, I think he'll end up in a world of hurt.
  18. DougJones43
    How many coaches have the Brewers gone through, without changing the manager? Off the top of my head I can think of: Wynegar, Nelson, Dauer, Leyva, Donnelly, Yount. There may be more. Firing more underlings certainly seems like a futile excersise at this point, while allowing the head honcho to stick around all the while without any results (6 years!)
  19. DougJones43
    This thread is not to discuss what you think about Ned Yost. It's not about whether you think he's a good manager. If you think he should continue to reign on the Brewers throne, unchallenged, no matter what, for the next 25 years, you need not respond. With the team ready to fall into "losing record" category, this is simply a question of, if it's going to happen, when do you think? Is there a certain record the team would need to stoop to this season (ex. 10 games under .500)? Or perhaps a certain end of a home stand or road trip you think the hammer could come down? Maybe you think he will get the whole rest of the season, but get canned if the Brewers fail to finish over .500. I'm interested to know what/when could be the turning point.
  20. DougJones43
    Do you have insurance? If you have insurance, go to the doctor. If not, rub dirt on it
  21. DougJones43
    22 straight scoreless innings...and counting. Yikes! edit: At least that's finally over. You're welcome.
  22. DougJones43
    This guy just tied a career-high for strikeouts, and the 5th inning isn't even over yet!!! When is this stuff going to stop happening???
  23. DougJones43
    I think I've read that some people are just night-people. They are hard-wired to have more energy at nighttime. For those people, a regular 8-5 work schedule can be like fighting an uphill battle everyday.
  24. DougJones43
    Fair enough. I haven't gotten around to reading that one. I will concede the point that he's been getting squeezed bad, if that was discussed! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
  25. DougJones43
    Have you looked at Eric Gagne's numbers since the trade deadline last season? ERA around 6.50. Whip around 1.8. That's in 36 appearances, or roughly half of a season. He's 32-years-old. I don't think it's a stretch to say that for a "closer", he's in a career crisis. That's atrocious.
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