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Great game- total heartbreaker for the Cubbies. Did anybody notice that the Brewers were allowed three mound visits to Villanueva without being forced to pull him? I counted the visit by Yost in the 8th, Maddux in the 9th, and Maddux again in the 11th. Am I wrong, or did the Brewers just get the benefit of Pinella not knowing the rules, and the umpire getting caught up in the tense nature of the game and not forcing the issue?

Although some may believe that this conversation is being beaten to death, I think that it is very interesting. It sums up a lot of the differences between the nu school, old school camps, while still being civil. However, a topic that has been glossed over during the last few pages of posts has prompted me to de-lurk. Back on page 2, Casey posted the top 50 obp's of the top sluggers in the league. Lee is near the bottom, which contributes to his low OPS. However, my question is this- who can we get to replace Lee? I don't see any player in the top 30 on this list that the Brewers could reasonably want or get. Here is the list, for those who don't want to scroll back five pages... | Rk Player OBP | Rk Player OBP | Rk Player OBP || 1 Todd Helton .445 | 17 Brian Roberts .387 | 33 Troy Glaus .363 || 2 Jason Giambi .440 | 18 Miguel Cabrera .385 | 34 Matt Holliday .361 || 3 Albert Pujols .430 | 19 Michael Young .385 | 35 Randy Winn .360 || 4 Alex Rodriguez .421 | 20 Jim Edmonds .385 | 36 Chad Tracy .359 || 5 Derrek Lee .418 | 21 Mark Teixeira .379 | 37 Cliff Floyd .358 || 6 Lance Berkman .411 | 22 Gary Sheffield .379 | 38 Aramis Ramirez .358 || 7 Travis Hafner .408 | 23 Jeff Kent .377 | 39 Miguel Tejada .349 || 8 Jason Bay .402 | 24 Chase Utley .376 | 40 Mike Sweeny .347 || 9 Carlos Delgado .399 | 25 Geoff Jenkins .375 | 41 Andruw Jones .347 || 10 David Ortiz .397 | 26 Paul Konerko .375 | 42 Bill Hall .342 || 11 Vlad Guerrero .394 | 27 Ken Griffey .369 | 43 Jermaine Dye .333 || 12 Pat Burrell .389 | 28 Richie Sexson .369 | 44 Carlos Lee .324 || 13 David Wright .388 | 29 Hideki Matsui .367 | 45 Jay Gibbons .317 || 14 Morgan Ensberg .388 | 30 Dave Dellucci .367 | 46 Jason Lane .316 || 15 Manny Ramirez .388 | 31 Jason Varitek .366 | 47 Jorge Cantu .311 || 16 Adam Dunn .387 | 32 Jhonny Peralta .366 | 48 Alfonso Soriano .309 | Edit: Does someone know how to make the table appear like it does on page 2?