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  1. SmartBall
    Yeah I would assume that Jenks should get credit for a steal too. Did anyone else notice that Sheets seems to be going off the charts a little bit? Last inning he threw a couple of changes to Loretta and it looked like a two-seamer to Berkman. Is the lack of strikeouts getting to him, because he seems to be working a little differently than he has in the past.
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    I think Hart is doing a great job as a leadoff hitter, and should stay there until Weeks is healthy and swinging a good bat. Estrada has to move out of the fifth spot, but can't go to 8 because you need someone with at least a little plate discipline there. RH LH Hart Hart Hardy Hardy Fielder Hall Hall Fielder Jenkins Braun Braun Estrada Estrada Mench Weeks Weeks P P Obviously I think that Hall will get hot, and I hate the Estrada/ Mench combo against lefties, but Weeks can clear the pitcher or get on base and have the pitcher move him over. It keeps an emphasis on plate discipline while taking the pressure off of him and allowing him to recover from his injury. (Made chart pretty http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif --1992casey)
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    I think Rickie assumed they were only gonna get one on the slow roller, but with the catcher running he figured he would give it a shot.
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    Just because I need to be the opposite of everyone else, I will tell you why I am optimistic about the rest of Sheeter's season. His can't spot his fastball, he can't throw the curve for a strike, he can't get ahead, and therefore he can't get any strikeouts, but he is pushing through it and keeping his team in the game. He looks healthy to me, now he just has to get comfortable.
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    It is possible I was thinking of Escobar, but I feel like it was earlier, like the year the Hurricane played in the futures game. All I could find at the Baseball Cube was a fielding percentage of .967 and 21 errors last year, not terrible, but not all world. It also says that he has only played at second, but it seems to me that with his stolen base numbers he should be fast enough to play center. Even if he doesn't have an arm, Damon throws like my 3 year old niece and he plays out there.
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    I thought I remembered BA saying he was the best defensive infielder in the system a few years ago, or something along those lines. I also remember discussions on this board about moving Weeks to center before he came up because the Hurricane was a far-superior defender. I have never personally seen him play so I don't know, but your comment seems to contradict everything I have heard before. Any additional help would be appreciated.
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    Anybody else get the feeling that Ned is just saying a big screw you to everybody who has been doubting him? I love it, I think he has done fine for the most part this year( a few questionable decisions) but he has been pretty good tonight
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    I think that Hall is just out-thinking himself trying to justify the new contract. He knows that he is in a slump, and he is trying to make something happen. He will start to relax a little more and just hit, but you hate to see a bunt attempt there.
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    I was just in Nashville, didn't see the park but did get a nice tour of the downtown area. We had a blast, it seemed to me that there are two areas, the downtown and Music Row, but there was more live music downtown than on Music Row. Either way it was fun, we went to The Stage which is a giant honkey-tonk bar that seems to always have live music and Coyote Ugly where the drinks are over-priced but good looking girls are always dancing on the bar. Overall I thought the city was great and now that Sounds are playing I am sure it is even better.
  10. SmartBall
    First let me start by saying, HAPPY OPENING DAY! Its the most wonderful time of the year, that is until the playoffs. Second I was wondering if there were any friendly posters from the Southern Illinois area. I will be leaving on a roadtrip to FL within an hour or so and was wondering if there are any good bars that carry MLB extra innings about 3-4 hours south of Madison. Any help would be seriously appreciated.
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    I would think that wicth Rob M's versatility he would be easier to spin off into the season as well. If Braun comes up or if Koskie miraculously comes back I would think Mack would entice a team hurt by injury a little more than an overpriced Brady.
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    I read today that Prince is taking some cuts and has been doing a little work in the field. I would guess we would see him a little later this week.
  13. SmartBall
    Am I the only one who sees the striking similarity between the "game faces" of Jorge and the Vampire? I swear you put facial hair on Jorge and their weird grunt faces look exactly the same.
  14. SmartBall
    I think Brady would have come close, he would have just taken a better route so it didn't look so pretty. For start 1 in Center I give Billy an A-, keep it up.
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    Find me another $10 mill/yr pitcher with his win totals I give you AJ Burnett, and he is really always hurt.
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    Well Lil' Ben looks alright so far, not too much damage and he is throwing some good pitches. Hopefully he can keep it up.
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    Also I believe that Sutton recently mentioned that Hall had a bat in the HOF for the first homerun at new Busch, but other than that I can't think of anything
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    I would agree with that lineup except that Pettite is starting tomorrow I believe and most of Gross's success has come against right-handed pitching. I think that would be a nice line-up, just not tomorrow, however for a game or two at home, it would be nice to see.
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    This is what frustrates me, we should be out of this inning. Clark isn't hitting at least he should be playing some D, find a way to help your club. Rickie might have been able to make that play, but Brady definitely should have had it.
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    For any Sporting News readers out there, there is a small line about Hart's successful AFL season and that he projects to be a utility man for the Crew next year. Nice to see him get a little national exposure.
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    While I agree with rluz on most of what he said I can see where RoseBowl is coming from too on the leadoff double. That is just one situation but it is a good example of how I think the game should be played, and where I think we came up short. I am not saying bunt in that situation, in fact I would hardly ever bunt, but I do think you look for a fastball on the outer half and try to drive it to right. You can only look for a few pitches at a time, so why not try to hit it so that if you make an out, the odds are you will still advance a runner. I never tried to hit a sac fly when I played, but when I came up with a guy on third and less than 2 outs, I always looked for a pitch up so that way if I got on it great, but if I missed it a little bit we would still get the run in. That is different than playing small ball, but it seems like the good teams do it more than us, which like rluz says, is why they score more runs and win more games.
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    Wow I like the confidence in JJ after he totally botched it last time. Interesting call, I am glad it worked or else half of the people on here would have been calling for Yost's head
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    I love how nobody had any idea what to do before the Sheets move didn't work, but as soon as we failed to score a run, all the people on here make it seem obvious that Yost made the wrong call.
  24. SmartBall
    In case anyone was wondering Felix worked out of bases loaded and no outs only giving up one run.
  25. SmartBall
    Who do we have in the bullpen that could eat some innings today, I know we were spent after Tuesday's game, but could we see De La Rosa possibly?
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