giffted1
-
Posts
1,487 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Blogs
Events
News
2026 Milwaukee Brewers Top Prospects Ranking
Milwaukee Brewers Videos
2022 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks
Milwaukee Brewers Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits
Guides & Resources
2023 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks
2024 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks
The Milwaukee Brewers Players Project
2025 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Pick Tracker
2026 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Tracker: Picks & Bonuses
Store
Downloads
Gallery
Everything posted by giffted1
-
This is probably the beeer speaking but if we win tomorrow, I'm not going to feel so bad. Even wit h the disappointing loss today, splitting a series in Atlanta is actually pretty good. Hopefully the guys show up on sunday and we're still in the race.
-
I was jumping around like an idiot when Corey hit the HR and now this...I feel like I got punched in the stomach.
-
This pretty much says that closers are best used in the last inning with a one run lead on the road. You can used them earlier, but they have more impact late in a close game. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=648 -
I did some hunting and found an old BP article on closers. It questions the use of a closer in the ninth with a 3 run lead, but does support the play for a tie at home, play for a win on the road strategy. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=648
-
I'm saying that Yost is smart enough to realize that the odds were that Dillon wasn't going to get a hit. Chances are that Bush wouldn't need to run. Playing the odds isn't exactly stupid. It might be if you are playing the odds to fail. That would seem pretty stupid to me. Playing the odds that a batter won't get a hit?!?! Is that your argument? Basically. Do you think that a manager should manage the game expecting his players to succeed in every situation? Hitters are going to fail more than they succeed. A manager should know that and manage accordingly. I'm sure Ned was hoping Dillon would get a hit, but he realized that Dillon probably wouldn't.
-
I'm saying that Yost is smart enough to realize that the odds were that Dillon wasn't going to get a hit. Chances are that Bush wouldn't need to run. Playing the odds isn't exactly stupid.
-
Of course you're going to need to run the bases to score. My point is that Yost couldn't have possibly known that Dave was going to run the bases. Bulletin: the odds of Bush being stranded and being able to pitch next inning were higher that Bush having to round the bases. When you add the unreliability of our bullpen, trying to get as much out of Bush as possible wasn't a bad idea.
-
It pretty simple when you think about it. Yost wanted Bush to pitch in the bottom of the seventh, so had him bat in the top of the inning. Bush gets a hit, he's on first, and he's still probably going to pitch in the bottom of the inning. Once Bush had to run from first to third he was winded, so Linebrink comes in. You can say in hingsight "he should have used a pinch runner", but if the pinch runner had been stranded at first Yost would be criticized for wasting a pinch runner and going to our crappy pen too early. I'd love it if we could get a manager that could tell the future. If Yost is fired and this next guy can't tell the future are you guys going to tear him to shreds too?
-
Managers save their closers for when their team has a lead on the road. It's far from out of the ordinary. Its somewhat of an unwritten rule of managing. You can say that Yost is a moron for following this rule, but realize that quite a few managers are going disagree with you.
-
Backend of Bullpen, C, LF outlook for '08
giffted1 replied to bucksman4's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
As much as I wouldn't want to throw money at a reliever in free agency, I think its something that might have to be done. Without Cordero and Linebrink our pen will be extremely thin. Going into the season with Turnbow and Shouse at the back end of our pen is a recipe for disaster. Turnbow has been painfully inconsistent, and while Shouse has been good this year, I wouldn't expect him to continue this level of performance considering his career numbers. Our "Bulllpen Advisory System" without Cordero and Linebrink and with Shouse going back to career norms would warrant building a bomb shelter. Taking the trade route is also an option, but it will be an expensive option if we're trying to acquire a solid reliever. We had to deal our top pitching prospect for a few months of Linebrink...someone like Chad Cordero would demand a much steeper price. The Brewers are probably going to have some cash to work with this offseason, and I think some of it has to be on a reliever even if we have to grossly overpay for one. -
With their rotation and lineup I think the Cards are done barring some sort of divine intervention. I hope they prove me wrong this weekend, though.
-
I was in 8th grade and was getting ready for school. For some reason I was watching Good Morning America that morning and saw the second plane hit live. I got to school and we watched the news reports all day.
-
Yeah, Tulowitsky sealed it with that unassisted triple play...and Chad Moeller was in the running for MVP a few years back because he hit for the cycle.
-
Gross caught stealing in 1st inning because of mosquito
giffted1 replied to dlk9s's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Let me guess, the last time Ned left a starter in too long was because he was bitten by a tsetse fly. -
My rankings of the chances of being resigned. (Highest to Lowest) Hardy - We'll have some money after winning the World Series. We'll spend some on JJ. Hart Gallardo - Probably our future Ace. We need him. Fielder - Hometown discount possibly. Weeks Braun - He seems to like all the attention. He'll get more in a bigger market.
-
This could be one of those courtesy moves by Melvin. Sarfate was probably going to be off the team in April anyway. By releasing him now another team can pick him up, and there's a chance he could get his foot in the door with another organization already this September.
-
We're in first place, our starting pitching has been great, our offense is rolling, Ray King is back in town...did I miss anything?
-
Brewers, First Place, September. It makes me feel all warm inside. This is quite an accomplishment considering that our season has been over a handful of times already. Heck, the end was near about a week ago.
-
Hall doesn't seem like the type of guy that would get his money and stop playing hard. He's having a rough season, but I wouldn't give up on him yet. If he gets hot in September people will forget about his struggles earlier in the year.
-
I believe that I am now dumber for watching that. It was a stupid question, but a simple "our nation's education system is lacking" would have been better than babbling on about nothing related to the question.
-
I wonder if Claudio was told he had a sore back after his last start. I dread seeing Capuano get another last chance to prove himself or R.A. Dickey making an appearance. A Parra/Villanueva combination seems like the logical choice to take his spot.
-
I don't know whats worse...that Vargas couldn't make it through the first inning or that Capuano can't even be trusted as a mop up guy anymore. Our rotation was a strength coming into the season, but now its our Achilles heel. Vargas isn't very good, but getting knocked in the first out by the anemic Giant's offense is unacceptable. Capuano went from being considered our ace by some to possibly being non-tendered in the offseason. Our offense scores a bunch of runs and our pitching just gives up more. Its Deja Vu all over again, and again, and again...
-
I think Ned has done a good job managing the relievers not named Carlos. I know Ned has been criticized for frequently warming guys up and not using them, but if he hadn't warmed them up he'd be criticized when the pitcher in the game implodes and no one in the pen is ready. It's a problem that can't be avoided without the use of a crystal ball.
-
Sheets Update... Latest: Ben to start Wed., Aug. 28 vs. Cubs
giffted1 replied to bobskube's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I hope they skip the rehab start and activate him asap if the simulated game goes well. He might be a little rusty, but even a bad outing by Sheet's standards would be an upgrade. -
Right now we can't do much worse than Chris Capuano. There aren't many solid options to replace him with, but something must be done. Villanueva would probably benefit from a move to the rotation. I think a starter's rest would do wonders for his recent struggles. Parra could probably take a couple of his starts. Zack Jack is also an option. He'd probably get pounded but maybe to a lesser extent than Capuano. I might be sick if they trot Capuano out there for another inevitable loss.
