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  1. DougJones43
    In fairness to dougjones43, he's defended Yost at points this year Thanks for noticing, Brian. I actually praised Ned's game management yesterday (check the end of the in-game thread if you want), while Yost himself and others criticized it. And that was during a loss. Today the Brewers won, but I feel the game was managed poorly, so I said something. I've been accused a lot of blindly hating Ned Yost, but it's really not true. I try to be fair. To me, what's unfair is only criticizing him when we are losing or when a borderline decision doesn't work.
  2. DougJones43
    Why burn through two pitchers when Villy's numbers have him pitching good against both lefties and righties? Although it worked out for us, I think it would have been a much better decision to have Shouse face Roberts, Winn, and Klesko than Villanueva. A hitters splits are as (if not more) important than a pitchers splits when looking at matchups. Like I said, all of those players historically stuggle against lefties, so to me it's a no-brainer that you use your loogy to face them late in a 1-run ballgame.
  3. DougJones43
    If you are going to rant, please have a good point to make. I think I did. I forgot Gwynn was gone. Sorry. That doesn't really change the point of my argument. Jenkins could have still easily played outfield by using a double switch. This is serious nit-picking on Yost. Really? I disagree. I think any one of these things could have easily cost us the game. Just because it didn't this time doesn't mean they aren't things that should be examined. I think it's just as important to question potential mistakes when the Brewers win as when they lose.
  4. DougJones43
    I don't necessarily disagree with your double-switch idea, but Mench was positioned poorly on the hit in question. I don't think Gross or Jenks gets to that ball.... First, part of the reason Mench has to play so deep is because he is a poor defensive player. Second, I'm saying that one of the other guys definitely gets to that ball or not. That's not really the point. There's a bigger picture. Even if there wasn't a ball hit to left-field at all, it's still a stupid mistake to have Mench out there playing defense when there were easily available better alternatives.
  5. DougJones43
    Nothing about Durham's stats say that he hits righties better than lefties... 2007 or career-wise. Same with Winn.... and Klesko's actually been better vs. LHP this year. OPS SPLITS (2004-2006) <span style="text-decoration:underline">vsLHP</span> <span style="text-decoration:underline">vsRHP</span> Winn .689 .821 Klesko .721 .846 Klesko only has 21 AB against LHP this year, which is pretty meaningless. You're right about Durham though. Still, 4 out of the 5 batters hit much better against RHP. Doesn't make sense to use Villanueva over Shouse.
  6. DougJones43
    Jenkins pinch hit already, and Gwynn was getting his luggage off the carousel in Nashville. Seeing how Jenkins pinch hit in the 8th, and was only two batting spots behind Mench, it sure seems that a double-switch to allow him to play defense in the 9th would have made a lot of sense. I forgot Gwynn is gone already. Gross would have been a better option than Mench too though.
  7. DougJones43
    Nice win by the Brewers tonight. I'm really happy they won, and I'm super pumped to see Yo pitched so well. That said, I have some major questions about the managing tonight: 1. Was it really a good idea to put Gallardo out to start the 7th inning? I know that this one was a tough call, because he was pitching so well. But he had almost 100 pitches, and the consensus seems to be that we want to err on the side of caution with Yo. 2. Why the heck was Villanueva brought in instead of Shouse? With Durham due to pinch hit, the next 5 batters when Villanueva came in were: Durham, Roberts, Winn, Klesko, and Bonds. All of these players have a history of hitting much worse against LHP than RHP. I''m beginning to wonder if Ned Yost ever even looks at splits. 3. Why was Mench still in the game playing defense in the 9th? He is a terrible fielder (in addition to being a terrible hitter and baserunner). You have a 1-run lead in the 9th, and two defensive studs in Jenkins and Gwynn sitting on the bench. If that isn't a time for a defensive replacement, what is??? With Mench and his slow, crappy defense playing near the warning track, a hit dropped into left-center that Gwynn or Jenkins might have been able to get to. Luckily, tonight this didn't cost us the game, but it could have, and things like this most likely will cost us some games in the future if Ned Yost doesn't start to make better decisions.
  8. DougJones43
    I can't wait to see the Old 97's on July 7th. If you like alternative-country style music, check them out. They're pretty darn good.
  9. DougJones43
    At least 17-2, or I jump down an elevator shaft.
  10. DougJones43
    And if Gallardo goes seven innings tomorrow night, Yost looks pretty stupid. I don't think so. That would leave Turnbow and Cordero available for the last 2 innings, and they'll be fresh and ready to go because they weren't used today. If anything, your scenario would make Yost's decisions today look even better.
  11. DougJones43
    Spurling has a 3.74ERA this year. He's been pretty solid. Last year his ERA was over 5. And his ERA won't stay as low as it has been this year for much longer if he maintains his 1.62 WHIP. I just don't think he's a very good pitcher.
  12. DougJones43
    Do you have any concern that Gallardo's arm will fall off if he's in the rotation through September and perhaps even October? I'd like to see Gallardo sent to the pen, limiting his innings a bit. Fair enough. I haven't really looked into his IP this year, or the past couple years. If you and Brett feel his innings still need to be limited, I'll take your word for it. But he needs to get stretched out to where he can pitch about 200 inning/year at some point, right?
  13. DougJones43
    I think after Capuano comes back, that will change. I hope so. I hope Gallardo stays in the rotation, Vargas gets moved to the bullpen, and Spurling is sent back to AAA.
  14. DougJones43
    my guess is he is wishing he didn't leave Soup out there to burn as long as he did. Yeah, but that's because now we know the results (that we came all the way back). It would be foolish and short-sighted to always play under the assumption that your team is going to storm back from 5-run deficits. I think he made the right move by trying to get the most out of Suppan during a game that we had very little chance of winning. That's how you keep your best guys available for games in the future that you have a better chance of winning. I have zero issues with how Ned handled the game today.
  15. DougJones43
    I've got no problems about how Yost handled the pitching today. It's almost exactly what I would have done. You can't really assume we were going to come back from down 5-7 runs, so getting the most of Suppan made sense at the time. Using Capellan and Spurling also made sense. I want Gallardo pitching tomorrow, and sending Suppan out in the 5th didn't seem like a bad idea at the time because it looked like he was starting to get things under control the inning before. Maybe Yost could have pulled Spurling for the bottom of the 9th, but if we brought in Turnbow for the 9th, and the game remained tied for a couple more innings after that, we would have had nobody left to pitch. My vent is that Spurling is still on the team. We have to find a way to upgrade from him. It's not Yost's fault that's who's available though.
  16. DougJones43
    Awesome. I love it!!!
  17. DougJones43
    Holy crap!
  18. DougJones43
    He was at less than full strength from 4/21 until late May, though the team denied it for much of the time, of course. To me, denying an injury for over a month, in an attempt to gain some type of information-withholding competetive advantage is an asinine way to handle one of your best young prospects. And it still doesn't answer the question of why Hart was only starting about half the games dating all the way back to early April. One possible answer that would support the criticism of Yost is that Hart only got to play when Yost thought he was out of other options. That's what I think, and I guess I'm just having a little difficutly buying the fact that Hart magically became 100% healthy exactly when Mench and Gwynn went down the tubes. Now, with the way Hart is hitting, there is no way he can be sat for even a day, and I think Ned is finally realizing what kind of player he is. If Yost was hell bent on snubbing Hart... I don't think that Ned is evil, or has it in for Hart. I just think he severely underestimates Hart's ability and potential, and has a tendency to overestimate guys like Mench and Gwynn.
  19. DougJones43
    He was not injured until late April, not early. That basically leads right back to the question I posed before which nobody seems to have an answer for. Why did he start regularly riding the pine as early as April 8th? Again: April 8th to May 1st, Hart started only 10 of 21 games. If he wasn't hurt then, why wasn't he playing??? I feel like this discussion is going in circles, with people constantly using ambiguous and incomplete explanations to defend Ned's baffling misuse of Corey Hart.
  20. DougJones43
    I forget when Corey was injured, but it was in the second half of April. He played until he got hurt, then did not, and now that he is healthy, is playing again. So let me see if I have got this straight: April 2nd - April 7th: Healthy April 8th - May 1st: Injured, but still sporadically starts nearly half of the games May 2nd - May 5th: Healthy May 6th - May 12th: Injured May 13th - May 16th: Healthy May 17th - May 27th: Injured, but still getting a few at-bats May 28th - Present: Healthy Okay, you're right. It all makes sense. Most of the unhappiness is from those who refuse to admit that his injury was worse than the team made public If the injury was so bad, and spanned almost 2 months, why wasn't he placed on the DL at any point?
  21. DougJones43
    Doug, when did you become part owner of the Brewers? I know. I've totally become one of "those guys" that talks about the team as if I was a part of it... http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
  22. DougJones43
    We better trade him the second after his full no trade clause is over after the 2008 season. Who would take him? Uggh. That homer by Graffy is just making the Suppan start today even more depressing.
  23. DougJones43
    Oh my God. We owe a 35-year-old Jeff Suppan $12.5M in 2010.
  24. DougJones43
    Boooo.
  25. DougJones43
    He played against every LHP, or maybe all but one. But, you often don't face many lefties in a stretch, so that allowed him to heal. He was likely the best option versus LHP even at 75% during that stretch. Why was he sitting so often during April then? From April 8th to May 1st, Hart only started 10 out of 21 games. He wasn't injured then, was he? So why was starting less than half of the games? Oh right, it was because Mench was "hot" then, and needed to start 13 of those games. The utilization of Hart since his call-up, and the way he has been repeatedly squeezed out by Yost is pathetic and inexusable.
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