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We need this one.
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Full circle, didn't he come here in the Sexson to DBacks deal?
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This lineup needs a shake up. Are we going for back to back shutouts?
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Obviously we all knew Thames wasn't going to continue his torrid April pace, but he's totally lost right now.
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Villar is really fortunate that didn't end up being a big inning because it would have been on him. Let's get some offense going.
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Wow, really JV? This team is just annoying to watch lately.
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Man, Burnes is bordering on unhittable for the Mudcats.
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Fantastic. Get on base, get picked off. Tis the Brewer Way.
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FWIW Counsell and Stearns both said Braun wasn't rushed back, that all indications were that he was good to go.
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Offense is slumping badly. When is the last time they hit a HR? It probably hasn't been as long as I'm thinking, it just feels like it.
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Ok, we need a game thread tonight for Guerra's return. 1) Villar 2) Thames 3) Perez 4) Shaw 5) Santana 6) Bandy 7) Broxton 8) Arcia 9) Guerra For someone who seemingly refuses to let Broxton anywhere near the top of the order despite more or less meeting offensive expectations so far this year, Counsell seems extremely stubborn about keeping Villar at the top. Hopefully it will pay off soon, we need to snap this streak. Go Brewers!
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What could Braun bring from anyone? (2017 version)
adambr2 replied to pete's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
"In particular, it was later exposed that Braun engaged in a campaign for support from players around the league, accusing Laurenzi Jr. of being an anti-Semite." That's pretty terrible if true. -
Fangraphs also has our depth chart as the 4th worst roster in baseball. http://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=ALL&teamid=23 So if Mark A is seduced by the 25-22 record, the analytics team will tell him he is wasting his money to bring in veteran help for a year long WC push. Kind of odd projections. Broxton already had 0.6 WAR, and they have him getting 0.8 for the season. Shaw is at 0.8 WAR in 173 AB, and they have him getting to 1.2 WAR in 388 PAs - do they expect him to get hurt? Thames is at 1.7 WAR already, and they have him getting 1.7 WAR for the season (only getting 422 PA) Not sure how they came up with these. I think those were preseason projections that aren't updated based on events through the course of the season.
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Puig's value relative to Braun is less about his production this year and much more about his age and upside and the potential dead money on Braun the next few years if he can't stay healthy. Honestly, if Braun went on a little hot healthy streak and the Dodgers got impatient and wanted to offer up Puig straight up for Braun, I'd pounce on it. Puig's contract is no-lose. If he continues to suck even after a change of scenery, he's on the books through next season at $7.5M and we can be done with him. And he isn't going to block anyone at 7.5M. Meanwhile if he returns to being a solid player we control him through 2019 and can decide whether to trade him or try to extend him.
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Wang has to at least be putting himself in pen lefty consideration, doesn't he?
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Braun to DL and Junior Guerra up is the move. Get ready for lots of bad LF defense and lots of Nick Franklin. For God's sake just dump Franklin, and get an actual outfielder up here. They're going to do the exact same thing as last time and probably going to rush Braun back again as a result.
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I agree, and if Phillips is the call he should play most days. Also can't tell you how many times my phone has also wanted to autocorrect 'Braun' to 'Brain'.
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Seconded. I think you're a great poster and mean this only in good fun, this sequence just made me think of this :
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What could Braun bring from anyone? (2017 version)
adambr2 replied to pete's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
A year ago it sounded inevitable that the DH was on its way to the NL. Now it sounds like it'll still be awhile. Too bad. -
What I hope: Braun to DL, Franklin DFA, Guerra activated, Phillips promoted What I think: Braun to DL, Guerra activated
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First of all, none of us really have any idea what players are nice guys or pretty cool dudes. We only know what we see on TV, which is like 1% of what they really are, so that's not much to go on. I'd say 90% of guys seem that way. Me, I tend to believe that they are until they prove otherwise, which, to me, Braun has done. If it only were as simple as "we all would have lied." Sure, if he had simply gone up to the camera and said "No, I didn't do this", and left it at that, I wouldn't really hold that part against him. The impassioned, over the top response about how he'd bet his life it never happened, and this and that, about all the dirty rumors about him, about all their concerns about their collector, none of THAT was necessary. All it was is his best efforts to make him believable in the public eye. Really, he didn't have to comment on anything, and in retrospect, probably shouldn't have. No one feels better about him not being able to contribute by holding grudges. There is nothing about this situation that should make anyone feel good. It's totally your right to believe what you want to believe about Braun, but it isn't your right to tell everyone else how we should feel about it. You guys choose to believe he's a generally good dude who just made a mistake. That's your belief, it isn't mine.
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Never once did I claim to have "hurt feelings" about Braun. I simply pointed out that I've been on the other side of the fence too. That doesn't tell you anything about me other than that I used to share your viewpoint on this. My feelings aren't hurt. I just have a different perspective on this than I used to.
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Don't put words in my mouth. You don't know me. I used to be disgusted by dudes that took roids/PED's and then I realized I really didn't give a crap. They're humans. They make human errors like you and I. Why am I holding them to a different standard just because they play a game? I don't say a damn thing about any other PED guy. I would actually say the only reason you even have such strong feelings is because your feelings were hurt because you idolized him. If he was a free agent signing, you wouldn't have this distain for him like you do. Emotions run both ways man. You literally said "The only reason you have beef is because he broke your heart" in the previous post, and then you got mad and said "Don't put words in my mouth. You don't know me" when I did the same thing in response, and then you put words in my mouth again, saying "I would actually say the only reason you even have such strong feelings is because your feelings were hurt because you idolized him.....If he was a free agent signing, you wouldn't have this distain for him like you do". That's a little hypocritical, don't you think?
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The only joke is not moving forward and becoming a better person when you do something as dumb as he did. He's done that. He can't do much more than he already has for it. Doesn't mean you have to forget the mistakes but to hold a grudge or hate the guy because of it after he has clearly changed his ways in his life is a bit silly. Doesn't shock me though. Like I said, people love to tear others down, especially celebrities/athletes. If they ever make a mistake, "normal" folk pounce as if their crap don't stink. So what proof is there that he became a better person and "clearly changed his ways in his life"? That's your prerogative to believe that; personally for me there's only so many times I'll give the guy the benefit of the doubt before they lose it. I'll cheer for Braun to do good as long as he's wearing the Brewer uniform, even though I wish he wasn't. Don't personally believe that any of his act or apologies has been genuine. That's MY prerogative.