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  1. PeaveyFury
    Arbuckle has a great track record drafting stars for the Phillies and that should remove any doubts about him. But the same was said about Jack Z, who has been very disappointing thus far in Seattle. Small sample, I know.
  2. PeaveyFury
    Arbuckle is an asst in KC now and would love a GM job. I know he's just an adviser and not calling the shots, but I'm hesitant to want anything to do with someone associated with the train wreck in Kansas City under Moore....
  3. PeaveyFury
    They've certainly thrown caution (and in some cases, logic) out of the window as they head towards the finale. And I love it. It might be waaay over the top, but exactly how the Jack Bauer character should go out and be remembered. Definitely looking forward to next week.
  4. PeaveyFury
    Nice call on Towers- if they do decide to make a change, he's certainly a guy to look at.
  5. PeaveyFury
    I've always hated the start his service clock argument. It's all about winning games plain and simple. Melvin has never gotten that nor never will. If they're unsure about whether or not a player is ready, the service clock should certainly be a determining factor. Otherwise, you have players wasting service time while struggling through like Gamel or Hardy in their first seasons, costing the Brewers dearly when they're in their prime later and no longer cheap or with the team because of a lack of planning.
  6. PeaveyFury
    I think we can all agree that Melvin has been far better than Taylor or Bando but that doesnt mean he shouldnt be replaced. But I think we can all also agree that if he's fired, they'd better make sure they have an option lined up that is a legitimate improvement rather than making a change just to make a change. That can work with managers, but with GM's it could cripple a franchise. If Terry Ryan expresses interest, fine. If we're looking at a retread, why bother?
  7. PeaveyFury
    These guys are all soft tossers that werent very good to begin with. Davis has been a high 3 to low 4 ERA pitcher 5 of the last 6 seasons, including the last three straight. That's pretty good. If he was performing as expected, he would have been a part of the solution this year, not part of the problem.
  8. PeaveyFury
    Are you serious? You have to ask? Easy on the condescension, please.
  9. PeaveyFury
    I'm more a fan of consistency, especially with younger players. But Macha is consistently poor with his handling of our younger players in his time here so far, and that's another reason for firing him.
  10. PeaveyFury
    I have a very bad feeling that we arent even gonna move Prince and will be losing him for two draft picks which is completely unacceptable as I do not see this team being in contention this year or next. If that happens, you'll have to make some "fire Attanasio" posts, as that would likely be the result of a directive from him. Honestly, I feel Macha is probably a poor fit for this team and probably shouldn't have been hired in the first place (though he may have been the best of the candidates interviewed). Though Ned had probably worn out his welcome, this is a great example of 'being careful what you wish for,' as I think I'd have been much happier with Ned running the team the last two seasons. Really, there can be much debate about who is to blame for this mess so far, but the team is underperforming almost all projections to this point, which has to fall on the coaching staff to a large degree. Most didn't have this close to a 90 win team, but by all accounts they should have finished .500 or a bit above, and I just don't see that happening at this point.
  11. PeaveyFury
    Yep, this discussion is already taking place in the "Big Changes?" thread.
  12. PeaveyFury
    Career OPS at trade: .715 Not amazingly, he struggled in his first two partial seasons in the majors, obviously bringing that down. Im not saying he was traded for to be the backup, but that based on his career and age he was clearly a backup-type player who was never going to become a good starter who can contribute anything of value. Catchers sometimes develop quite late (for example, Damian Miller had all of his Major League success after the age Moeller was when acquired), so the two consecutive seasons with OPS around .800 probably gave hope that he was one of those types. There's not a single person on this board that expected him to go from a .800 OPS player to a .568 OPS the very next season. Why would you trade an all-star type guy for a bunch of guys who will never be an all-star, its not like we were a few pieces away the pennant? I think you answered you own question- the Brewers weren't one or two guys away at that point. They had a bunch of holes to fill, and they attempted to fill a bunch of them with fairly young, fairly inexperienced guys that still had some upside while grabbing a 'blue chipper' like DLR in the process. Obviously, as you've said, we're at the point now where a deal like that probably doesn't make sense, as we should be targeting 2-3 top prospects to plug in.
  13. PeaveyFury
    had been easily replaceable his entire career He had two full seasons in the majors prior to the trade, where he put up OPS' around .800 in each. He was not worth trading for because he will never contribute to the team winning the WS An .800 OPS out of a catcher puts him near the top in offensive output at the position. I still dont see how adding backup-types will ever make a team as hopeless as the '04 brewers better in the long run. Again, he wasn't traded for to be a backup. The outcome stinks, but the reasoning/justification for trading for him WAS there at the time.
  14. PeaveyFury
    The point was you made it sound like he was supposed to be a backup when he was acquired, but he was actually supposed to be the Brewers' starter before he was unexpectedly horrible.
  15. PeaveyFury
    Gomez was actually out performing expectations as well in CF prior to the injury.
  16. PeaveyFury
    Seriously, Chad Mohler?? Why would you trade for a backup catcher? Moeller was actually the starting catcher for a few seasons after showing significant promise with the D-Backs prior to the trade.
  17. PeaveyFury
    Does he have to stay for ten days in the case of an injury? 10 days EXCEPT in the case of injury.
  18. PeaveyFury
    If he handles young players well, he's probably an upgrade even with those two faults.
  19. PeaveyFury
    But IIRC, Hall had no experience in CF, while Weeks played there in college.
  20. PeaveyFury
    Beast Light, I know what you are saying. I'm sure there are plenty of fans left that think he will still turn it around and be an effective closer this year. The two three-up-three-down saves on the last road trip probably gave some indication of that.
  21. PeaveyFury
    Stetter's option is good for a whole season, so they can send him back and forth the entire year if they need to.
  22. PeaveyFury
    Wow, guys. I only get sleepy on two beers if I went short on sleep the night before. I'm usually not sleepy on beer (but wine, very much yes). I'm amazed how significant the after-effects have changed for me in just a few years, though. I used to be able to do a sixer or more with little to no issues the next day, but now even having a few with dinner gives me a major headache the next morning, despite drinking a bunch of water after getting home as well.
  23. PeaveyFury
    The effects of aging on drinking. Three pints of beer in a two-hour period while eating a full meal at a restaurant now equals a significant hangover on Saturday morning? My goodness.
  24. PeaveyFury
    Dodgers are getting hits on 5 bouncers up the middle, and the Brewers are smoking liners right at guys in the OF.
  25. PeaveyFury
    Did he get put on the DL? That article didn't mention it and made it sound day-to-day.
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