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  1. Baldkin
    "Oh, my dog is the sweetest thing ever, she's just playing." No, when your dog bites a human, knocks a human over, charges at a human who may not like dogs at all, it is NOT a sweet thing. It makes you a terrible dog owner.
  2. Baldkin
    I just saw Cooper is hitter 364 while Webb was immediately sent down after not even being able to make our pen. Cooper was going to be gone for nothing this off season as he wasn't making the 40 man roster and would've been a rule 5 pick for sure.
  3. Baldkin
    I see no possible chance that Counsell is gone after this year. He is like royalty in this organization (for whatever reason) and my thinking is he gets a loooooooong leash. He really is no different than Roenicke to be honest. I was one that wanted RRR gone long before we finally cut that chord. I have been giving Craig a chance since he was hired, but it just feels so much like RRR that I am running out of patience. Oh, and he can take Sedar with him... Are you kidding me? RRR brought out the swing at everything, walks are bad attitude. He didn't realize defense and matchups were valuable. This team doesn't have 2/3 the talent of the 2011 team and they are still in the hunt.
  4. Baldkin
    Some quick links: Win Expectancy List: http://www.tangotiger.net/welist.html This article contains my single best argument against bunting ever: Half the time you're giving up a strike. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-truth-about-bunting/
  5. Baldkin
    Because he's been the most consistent hitter on the roster since mid May and you want your best hitters getting the most plate appearances? What's so hard to understand? The top 4 should be Arcia, Santana, Braun and Shaw. If someone else gets hot, and one of those 4 cools down considerably then make another change. It's not rocket science. What's nonsensical is not moving Arcia up because that would somehow put too much pressure on him. My goodness, Arcia exudes condidence. He hasn't been. He had a .700 OPS in July. He's clearly not a better hitter than Thames or Aguilar.
  6. Baldkin
    I want the best 4 hitters hitting 1-4. I don't care what order. Arcia is clearly not one of the best 4 hitters in the lineup.... yet.
  7. Baldkin
    And lets not mention the chances him swinging away doesnt move a runner or the chances he grounds into a gidp. Both of those take down our run scoring chances as well. Which is the exact reason the odds go up 6.6% You cant calculate down the odds of bunting and pretend there are no negative effects involved with him swinging away. The odds of a gidp with a swing away are higher. Kills run expectancy. The odds of not advancing the runners is more as well. Or at least going 1st and 3rd 1 out which is also worse. This 25 to 35% chance we drop 27% lower on run expectancy also exists at a higher rate for swing away in pop outs, ks, ground outs where the runners dont advance. You cant compare outcomes if you project one out and leave the other in its current form. You are more likely to move the runners, increase your likelihood of scoring by 6.6% and lower your chances of disaster with a bunt play... you are more likely to score many runs with the swing away. That's the trade off... Game was tied 1-1. You play to take the lead. Winning by 1 is no different than winning by 3 at the end of the day. If we were down 1... I hear the weight of bigger inning thinking. But 1 run dramatically increase our chances to win that game. Especially at 1-1. Just gonna leave this here: http://www.fangraphs.com/library/misc/re24/ If you truly think Pina's ability to bunt (he can't) trumps his ability to GIDP, Pop out, K, etc (he doesn't do any of those any more often than the MLB average) you cannot just randomly make assumptions to further your argument.
  8. Baldkin
    Why are we moving the guy with the .327 OBP to leadoff?
  9. Baldkin
    I went to Colorado in 2012 for the Brewers Rockies series and stopped in at Swanky's and while we were there early, closer to gametime the place was FULL of Brewers fans.
  10. Baldkin
    He was healthy enough to work at Southwest Airlines for a day. https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2017/08/03/brewers-davies-and-vogt-surprise-southwest.html Perez has to catch now, right? That's pretty cool. I wonder how many people would've recognized the two of them had they just done it without their jerseys on
  11. Baldkin
    Thanks for adding your wonderful insight to the thread. I've found your posts both inspiring and thought provoking.
  12. Baldkin
    I have two terrace reserved seats in a 20 game pack, fans choice. I sold all 4 seats(2 each for Saturday & Sunday) and paid for 1/4 my season ticket package off Stub Hub. Cubs fans can have my tickets. I'll take their money.
  13. Baldkin
    They are 5th in the NL in Runs per Game. Their best offensive player has only played half the season. The idea that the hitting coach is part of the problem.... well.... yeah.
  14. Baldkin
    The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 consistently gets good reviews and is under $300 on amazon. If you don't need simcard support (ie: Only use it on wifi) then you can save another $25 or so.
  15. Baldkin
    You see, what happens, is that when one of the guys hits a ball that is a home run, the other guys clap over their head to celebrate. (Random, maybe not, pointless and unhelpful, absolutely)
  16. Baldkin
    Yep, it's really bad this year. Way, way down from last season. Almost like the guy needs glasses or something.
  17. Baldkin
    Yep. 2001. They were 38-34 after they swept the Cubs. They finished 68-94 (or 30-60, a .333 winning percentage.)
  18. Baldkin
    Because Braun is having wrist issues and can't throw, apparently.
  19. Baldkin
    Yep. What we need is more guys who ground out on the first pitch to move runners over. More Yuni B's.
  20. Baldkin
    "Why did he slide? Sliding slows you down. Have you ever seen an Olympic sprinter slide across the finish line?" The Pittsburgh announcers didn't like the slide into first base.
  21. Baldkin
    He has a .095 BABIP in July. Yes, it's a slump, but it's also been hugely bad luck. He's been hitting more GB than normal, which hurts him, but it's not like his April where he was K'ing at a phenomenal rate.
  22. Baldkin
    FSN has been bad today. Also, leadoff walk comes around to score.
  23. Baldkin
    https://www.facebook.com/Brewers/videos/10154816537815003/
  24. Baldkin
    Likewise if you don't think he is. I honestly, and I know this will sound sarcastic, but I honestly want to know what you think makes him a good coach. I simply don't think he does the fundamental aspect of his job very well, which is putting players (and as a result the team) in the best position to succeed.
  25. Baldkin
    Saying that is the same as saying Bill Belichik traded away Clay Matthews.
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