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Driver who Killed Nick Adenhart Gets 51 Years to Life
Schlitz001 replied to splitterpfj's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
It's nice to see some justice in this case, but it doesn't reverse what happened. I wish the laws were stricter than they currently are. I just read in my local paper about a man going to jail for his 7th DUI. How in the world is someone still driving after 6 DUIs? Nick will be missed. -
I really think we will get a deal with Weeks done before the season starts. I said on the first page of this thread that if Rickie had just one healthy and productive season his value would sky rocket. At the start of last year he had two years before free agency to accomplish this and he did it last year. Weeks' agent has to know that there is a chance that Weeks gets hurt again and damages his value. He hasn't had a complete season before 2010, ever! Now is the time to cash in and get Weeks paid. From the Brewers perspective you need one of either Prince or Weeks brought back for 2012 while you still have Greinke and Marcum and you know Prince isn't signing. Weeks must see the Brewers hail mary pass to win in the next two years and at least be more tempted to come back and play with his Orlando neighbor for an extra year. Get paid Rickie! I would say there is just about 0% chance that Prince resigns and maybe 5% that we can get Greinke. Greinke wants to win and without Prince and possibly Weeks, it's going to be tough to convince him to stay, especially with a fat paycheck likely at the end of FA. Marcum on the other hand might be more open to an extension with his style of pitching and relative anonymity as a #1 type starter. If the Brewers are willing to gamble, Marcum might be willing to sign knowing that his numbers probably won't get too much better as he passes 30 and 31 years of age.
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Are the Brewers postseason favorites?
Schlitz001 replied to And That's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I think there is good reason to believe they will reach the postseason, but I don't think they are postseason favorites. -
I know I shouldn't expect much from ESPN, but all I really heard today was PTI mention it as part of their "other notes" portion. I don't subscribe to MLB Network, so I count on ESPN for my breaking MLB news. The thing that really bothers me is knowing that if Greinke had been traded to the Yankees this would be a 15 minutes Sportcenter segment.
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Weeks Braun Hart Fielder McGehee Dickerson/Gomez Betancourt/Counsell Lucroy Pitcher I'd love to stick Gamel in the lineup somewhere, but I don't know how to do it without making the defense a lot worse. I'd still like to see Melvin upgrade either SS or CF before March.
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I did go out and buy Fallout: New Vegas. I've put in 16 hours already in 2 days, so yes I am enjoying it. I love all the new weapons, although I've decided to use Speech a lot to avoid physical confrontations. I'm also Caravan addict. It's way to easy to make money playing Caravan. My record is something like 20 wins to 2 loses.
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Yuniesky Betancourt is the Brewers shortstop right now. He seems to be equal to, if not a downgrade from Escobar offensively and a definite downgrade defensively. It would seem to me to be worthwhile to look elsewhere for a starting shortstop and maybe designate Yuni as the backup, but the options out there are admittedly thin. The only internal option right now seems to be Luiz Cruz, but he isn't much of an upgrade over Betancourt. There are several free agents left out there: Orlando Cabrera (type B) Edgar Renteria Jerry Hariston Jr. Hairston played a fair amount of SS last year and is the youngest of the group at 34. The other option is to trade for a starter. There aren't a lot of teams with the ability to give up a shortstop and replace him internally. Seattle now has Brendon Ryan and Jack Wilson. Houston has Bill Hall and Clint Barmes. Ian Desmond was rumored to be available, but would require trading some young pitching. Michael Young is also out there, but his contract is insane. Scutaro is probably the best available option and could maybe be packaged with Cameron. Or should we just resign Counsell and let him and Betancourt play SS? I personally think signing someone like Renteria is the way to go.
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I posted this link in the rumor thread earlier. It basically describes Betancourt as the one of the worst MLB shortstops defensively based on the numbers. Like you said, he did hit 16 HRs, but he is a worse hacker than Gomez and Escobar.
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Hardricourt is right, it is a high price, but I can't say I'm not excited for the season. One thing I find sort of ironic is reading about how frustrated Greinke has been in the past with the defense that's behind him. Now he is going to have the Brewer's defense behind him and on top of that he might be bringing one of the worst shortstops in the league with him in Betancourt. I REALLY hope we can find some other options at SS and CF.
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I'll wait to for the official announcement before officially scratching my head, but right now it seems a little lopsided. Compare this trade to the Shaun Marcum. 2 years of Marcum = Brett Lawrie. 2 years of Greinke = Odorizzi, Cain, Escobar, Jeffress and we have to take on Bentancourt. Greinke is an ace and a Cy Young winner, but I wonder if we couldn't have obtained someone like Garza for a smaller price tag.
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Not too much worse. His OBP is terrible.It's even worse than Escobar and Gomez. This would be redeemable with a decent glove at shortstop, but this article tells you that based on the numbers "Bentancourt is one of the worst shortstops in baseball." He did hit 16 HRs last year.
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Greinke Gallardo Marcum Wolf Pitcher #5 I think if this does turn out to be true, the Brewers have to be considered NL Central favorites. Last years #4 offense gets 2 #1 SP through trades? I hate to see Escobar and (especially) Cain go, but they were bottom of the order hitters. The thought of Bentancourt at SS and Gomez in CF is pretty scary especially with the lack of quality FA CFs right now, but I like being in win now mode for a change.
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That's why Gord Ash is bald.
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The Rays just acquired 4 players from the Padres in exchange for Jason Bartlett. Two of them are relievers who spent some time in the big leagues last year. LINK
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I always book my rental car as early as possible. Unlike most other travel reservations, canceling a car rental is free, letting you switch if you find a cheaper price later on. Also, don't rule out local car rental places. The big guys tend to be more expensive, even through bidding sites.
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If being a Brewers fan has taught me anything it's that you can find a closer just about anywhere, but a good starter is hard to come by. The only "prospects" I wouldn't trade for one of those guys would be Lucroy, Cain and Odorizzi. We have another potential closer in Braddock. We have 2 options at third base and Jeffress and Rogers both still have some question marks.
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Gallardo was a pretty good second round pick and so was JJ Hardy. I agree that prospects are a gamble, but you can't win if you don't play. I don't want Pavano in the rotation for reasons already stated in this thread. Forfeiting the pick is just reinforcement. I envision that Pavano will be overpaid by whoever signs him because after Lee he is being branded as the best FA pitcher available. I'd rather see DM sign a high risk, high reward, low price tag pitcher or make another trade.
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I played both Fallout 3 and Dragon Age and really loved them both, but the reviews are mediocre on both the followups. I'm just looking for a good story within a playable RPG.
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Can anyone recommend Fallout: New Vegas? I'm looking for 1 game to keep me occupied over winter break. I'm considering FO: New Vegas, DA: Awakenings, or Borderlands. I haven't played any of them and I might just go back to my old friend Mass Effect.
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Yankees answer Cliff Lee signing...
Schlitz001 replied to Invader3K's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
If only the Rangers were willing to pony up the extra $20 million they might have been able to sign Prior. -
I didn't buy a lot of music this year. Here is a list of some albums I enjoyed.... Caribou - Swim Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles M.I.A. - Mya LCD Soiundsystem - This is Happening Wavves - King of the Beach Sleigh Bells - Treats Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma I can't number these because I don't feel very strongly about any of them. I'm a Sufjan Stevens fan, but do not like the new direction he took with Adz. Cee Lo Green and Janelle Monae are enjoyable listens, but I never progressed beyond their singles. Das Racist gets some honorable mention only because I can't take it too seriously and it's not really an album.
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The extra year of control, health and age make Garza a little more expensive than Marcum. I don't see why the Rays would want Gomez or really Gamel for that matter. Gomez is not good and they have a pretty good long term option at third.
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What is a realistic package of players to get this done without giving up Odorizzi or Cain?
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"On a scale of 1 to 5 tool playaz, this guy is definitely a 5" That had me laughing. I do feel a little bit bad for the guy. In the interviews I've heard with him he seems like a nice kid. Who of us didn't have a 40 in our hands at one point in our teenage years. Fortunately facebook didn't exist when I was doing stupid things.
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Jayson Werth signs with Nationals; 7 years, $126 million
Schlitz001 replied to trwi7's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
It's just a bad way to start the winter meetings off in my opinion. Is DC a worse FA destination than Milwaukee that they have to shell out this kind of a contract? And I don't buy that they need a face to the franchise. Zimmerman and Strasburg are perfect for that, plus I hear Werth is a grade A jerk. It does make me a little happier about the guys we do have signed to extensions.
