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  1. Patrick425
    I have seen some people mention the "piggy back" idea. I have heard this before involving other pitchers. Has any MLB team ever actually done this and, if so, how much success have they had with it? It seems like it would be well intentioned, but then never work out. If Pitcher A is pitching well after 5 innings it would seem awfully tempting for a manager to leave him in with disregard to the reason why you are piggy backing pitchers. If he brings in pitcher B in this scenario and pitcher B does poorly and they lose the game because of that, the strategy is going to be questioned. Would it make more sense that each pitcher starts on alternative 5th starts (so they start each 10th day) but they don't "relieve" each other? Or, is that too long of a time between starts? It just seems like Piggy backing would be a hard plan for a MLB manager to stick to. They keep their jobs by winning games.
  2. Patrick425
    Perhaps there are some intangibles (limits on his curve ball) that I am not aware of that go beyond what his stats can tell this year. However, I still find it hard to get overly excited about a 24 year old who missed two full years due to injuries. By the time he's allowed to go 200 innings he'll probably be 28 and in his arbitration years (This is the first year he's pitched over 100 innings). That's assuming he avoids additional injuries. If he can stay healthy for 2 or 3 straight years and shows better control, then maybe I'll start to get excited about him.
  3. Patrick425
    This is at Houston...right? (Not at Brewers as the title suggests) edit: Looks like it was titled this way last night as well.
  4. Patrick425
    Wait, I know you said "don't know why", but you have a daughter and no camera?!?
  5. Patrick425
    Well, I hope I'm wrong about him AND I hope he can stay healthy.
  6. Patrick425
    These are Mark's stat's this year: 2010 Pitching Statistics Club (League) Class W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER HR BB SO BB/9 SO/9 WHIP STK% G/F Nashville (PCL) AAA 0 0 2.08 1 1 0 0 4.1 3 1 1 0 3 3 6.23 6.23 1.38 65% 1.50 Huntsville (SL) AA 6 8 3.71 24 24 0 0 111.2 86 60 46 3 69 111 5.56 8.95 1.39 59% 2.33 Milwaukee (NL) MAJ 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 9.00 0.00 56% #INF Major League Totals 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 9.00 0.00 56% #INF Minor League Totals 6 8 3.65 25 25 0 0 116.0 89 61 47 3 72 114 5.59 8.84 1.39 59% 2.27The only stat that stands out to me is the SO/9, but that's tempered by the BB/9. A 3.65 ERA and 1.39 WHIP at AA, certainly does not scream out "top prospect" to me. Again, he was ranked #44 at one time 4 years ago. He'll be 25 in January. I don't think these numbers are enough to put him back in the top 100. We'll find out.
  7. Patrick425
    Lincecum was a top ranked prospect from the beginning (like Weeks and Fielder). Fresh out of the draft, he was ranked 11. While it may have been hard to predict that he would win back to back Cy Youngs, it's wasn't that much of a stretch to say he would be a #1 or #2 pitcher with a decent chance of being one of the best in the league. Not all "top prospects" make it big (see Homer Bailey - at least so far). However, it's easier to get excited about guys ranked in the top 10 or 20, than a pitcher that was once ranked 44th and has since been beset by injuries and another pitcher who has a tendency to be wild and just broke into the top 100 at #100 (not to mention his suspension issues). To say that either of these pitchers will be #2 or #3 pitchers "at worse" seems fairly optimistic. edit: by the way, my original post talked about the top 100 prior to this year. Neither pitcher (Rogers or Jeffress) made that list. To be listed #100 one year and not listed the next, is not the direction you want to go (whatever the reason).
  8. Patrick425
    If either of them make the list next year, I don't see how Rogers would be ahead of Jeffress. I would guess that Jeffress would be in the top 75 at best. I don't see how or why Rogers would crack the top 100. He had a decent year...nothing great. If the Brewers had pitching prospects that were the equivilent to Fielder and Weeks before they got to the majors, I could possibly get more excited. Guys like Strasburg, Lincecum, Bumgarner, etc....but Jeffress and Rogers?...meh.
  9. Patrick425
    I think most of the responses on this thread are being kind to say the least. When I first saw the title, I thought it was a tongue-in-cheek response to the "Should the Brewers retire Hoffman's #" thread. I think I would abandon all hope for the Brewers if they even considered retiring Sheet's number. They would be the laughing stock of the league.
  10. Patrick425
    That's seems a bit optimistic. Neither of these guys were on Baseball America's top 100 list at the beginning of the season. Neither of them made the mid-season top 25. I realize that those lists are not the "gospel" and a player can still have a successful career without ever being on one of those lists, but I think if these guys were on any other team, we would not think as highly of them.
  11. Patrick425
    Axford and Braddock have done a good job this year and it's hard not to like what they have shown so far in their young MLB career. However, Like derflotr and MJLiverock have pointed out, where is the starting pitching? Can Rodgers stay healthy? Can Jeffress show some more control? Even if the answer is yes to both of those questions, the Brewers need some top of the rotation help. I don't see that coming from any of these guys.
  12. Patrick425
    I would agree. Kind of like the unwritten rule that you can leave your golf clubs unattended while you go into the clubhouse after a round to get a bite to eat. I have never heard of anyone getting their clubs ripped off at a golf course....but I'm sure it has happened.
  13. Patrick425
    Why?
  14. Patrick425
    I don't know...I guess you can count me in the minority of people that would not be thrilled about seeing Cuban own the Brewers. Maybe he would be able to double the payroll and spend whatever money it takes to win a championship (or..maybe not..how many championships have the Mavericks won?). However, I would feel kind of "dirty" rooting for a team that wins because it's owner can afford to buy wins. Isn't that why many of us hate the Yankees? It's kind of like rooting for a guy in the 400 meter dash that gets a 200 meter head start. I know I sound like a bit of a martyr. I just think it's sad that we have to root for money in order to believe we have a chance to win on a consistent basis. The system has to change or it's going to self destruct eventually. Maybe not soon, but eventually.
  15. Patrick425
    I don't really mean to quibble over this, but that reconstruct didn't really help the flow of traffic at all in my opinion. Instead of the left lane slowing down to allow those people in the ending lane to merge, now people in the right lane have to slow down to let the people merge from the entrance ramp and the people in the center lane have to slow down to let the people in the right lane merge into the center lane to avoid the mess in the right lane. That's how I've experienced it anyway. Possibly true. However, I have not really experienced this as I tend to drive in the left lane. The left lane is supposed to be the "faster" lane (Slower traffic keep right) or the "through" lane. It should be unimpeded by any merging. This is why they are trying to eliminate all the left lane on and off ramps when they do new interchange construction. Getting rid of that "ending left lane" has certainly speed up traffic (when there is not sun glare) in the far left lane at Goerke's corners.
  16. Patrick425
    This all sounds like a far fetched rumor but..... From the beginning, Antanasio has appeared to be very genuine about how much he enjoys Milwaukee and not having any intentions of moving the team. He has done a lot of charitable work in the Milwaukee area and has never shown any signs of wishing he could relocate. Does anyone else have any concerns about a new owner without ties to Milwaukee having desires to move the team? If not immediatley, then at some point down the road....say 5 or 10 years from now? If I remember correctly Antanasio may have signed an agreement not to move the team for 30 years or something like that (it somehow tied to Miller Park). If there is such an agreement, would this agreement transfer to a new owner? People can drool over the possibility of a new owner with deep pockets all they want. My main concern will always be the future of the Brewers in Milwaukee. I would rather have a lower payroll MLB team in Milwaukee than a high payroll team located somewhere else.
  17. Patrick425
    I believe they are scheduled to start reconstruction of the Zoo interchange in 2012 (or a few years later?). I'm guessing they will get rid of all left lane exits/entrances in the interchange similar to what they did in the Marquette Interchange. I'm also assuming they will get rid of the 3 lanes to 2 lanes to 3 lanes garbage. At least at Goerke's corners (where 18 crosses over 94 in Brookfield), someone got smart about a year or so ago and they finally got rid of the ending left lane on 94 east bound. That has helped traffic out in that area.
  18. Patrick425
    We park in the Fingers (formerly Cardinals) parking lot for every game we go to (about 15-20 per year). Never had anything stolen, but we don't tailgate or have a pickup.
  19. Patrick425
    This is the area I'm talking about in this picture below. Except in the morning the two right lanes are jammed with traffic and people speed down that left exit only (ok, yes, it's 45 - not 41) lane and cut in at the last second (about where that white car is). I was actually involved in a 7 car accident at this exact location about 10 years ago because of some moron who decided he was too good to "wait in line" with the rest of society. http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/ac12576999764fd890319d8b853858623021ab3.pjpg
  20. Patrick425
    Well...it's 894, which becomes 45, which then merges with 41. I guess it's technically 45 at the zoo interchange and becomes 41/45 later, and then just becomes 41. I have lived in this area all my life (43 years) and I never really understood it: Me: "I'm going to the Packer game on Sunday." Someone else: "You taking 43 or 41." Me: "41 I guess...or 45...I get them confused, they seem like the same thing."(...but I guess 45 splits off at some point and does not go through the fox cities)
  21. Patrick425
    Morning traffic sun glare (soon to also become afternoon traffic sun glare). I have lived in Waukesha (work in Milwaukee) for 11 years now, so you think I would get used to it, but it seems to get worse every year. Took me over an hour both yesterday and today to get to work. What really ticks me off is the drivers at the Zoo interchange who think they are better than everyone else and ride the left lane and then cut in just before it turns off to 41/45 north http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/mad.gif
  22. Patrick425
    I have always used an electric razor. Every time I have tried to use a manual razor, I have gotten a rash, especially around my neck. I also think "manual" razors are a pain in the butt. I don't want to spend more than 2 minutes shaving every day. I'm currently using a Phillips-Norelco (that's what I usually buy) that I have had for about 3 (?) years. I don't know the model number, but I usually purchase one of the more expensive ones ($90+) when I shop for a new electric razor. I never maintain the electric razor the way it supposed to be maintained. I don't clean it and I never change the blades. I'm not a model. I've been happily married for 17 years and I am not trying to pick up women. I'm not on TV or any other profession that requires a baby smooth shave. I don't meet with clients. I have never had an employer tell me that I need to pay more attention to my appearance or that I need to do a better job shaving. My razor does a good enough job for me.
  23. Patrick425
    I was there! Wasn't there also some other grand slams on opening day around that time (1978, 79, and/or 81). For some reason I seem to remember two grand slams in one inning or one game (I think Don Money had one of them?). Or possibly it was the game after that opening day in 1980...I seem to remember it also being against Boston. edit: Ok, just looked it up on retrosheet. It was game 2 of 1980. 2nd inning, two grand slams, one by Cooper and one by Money. They won 18-1. edit #2. Oh, and Lezcano also had a granny in the 7th inning of opening day 1978.
  24. Patrick425
    Thanks for all the suggestions. I think we will definitly check out the VooDoo Lounge. I was just going to ask if anyone had any comments about Carnival Court. Thanks for the info gbpdc. We are staying at MGM...perhaps we will check out Studio 54. I'm guessing my wife will also want to visit the NYNY piano bar. She went to Vegas with some friends last year and they had a blast there. Although, I don't think it will be the same experience for her at that place with just me. Seems like more of a place that you would go as a group (especially women).
  25. Patrick425
    I will occasionally listen to Dibble on XM. He says a lot of stupid things (especially with it comes to MLB and club finances). He seems to not really think through things before he says them.
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