Jump to content
Want to get your head around free agents the WORLD CHAMPION Brewers can spend on this winter? Click here and check out our top 75 free agents ranking! ×
Brewer Fanatic

rluzinski

Verified Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    9,362

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Profiles

Forums

Blogs

Events

Milwaukee Brewers News, Rumors & Analysis

2026 Milwaukee Brewers Top Prospect Rankings

Milwaukee Brewers Videos

2022 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

Milwaukee Brewers Trade & Free Agent Rumors

Milwaukee Brewers Fan Guides & Resources

2023 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

2024 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

The Milwaukee Brewers Players Project

2025 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

2026 Milwaukee Brewers Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by rluzinski

  1. rluzinski
    I'd wait to buy a new 360 during the Christmas season. There may be a redesign and/or a price drop and/or a christmas bundle. I would NOT buy a used one.
  2. rluzinski
    I love your ability to strategically shred just about any argument. I'm not trying to shred anything, other than the correction about the Cubs' largest deficit, the rest is just my opinion. Heck, he probably more accurately describes why the Brewers are underrated than anything I wrote. No matter how fast you run up the terminal, you'll never catch a plane that has already taken off. Did the Brewers already clinch the Central or am I supposed to assume an identical win percentage for the Brewers and Cubs the rest of the way? I think the way older brother might have gotten the short end of the genetic stick. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif
  3. rluzinski
    The Cardinals were already done but this might finally make them realize it.
  4. rluzinski
    Here's what Yost thinks about the Brewers' "problem" with hitting too many HRs: But according to Kelvin Ang of MilwaukeeBrewers.com, the Brewers won 10-1 today by playing small ball: LINK I don't even know what small ball is anymore. As end mentioned, apparently it's anytime you score a run without a HR. The one time I noticed Yost even trying to play small ball today, Gross wasted an AB unsuccessfully trying to sacrifice the runners over. The Brewers are averaging over 4.8 runs a game. What's the problem again?
  5. rluzinski
    -the Cubs have evaporated a 10 game lead down to 3.5 in a short period of time The Cubs were never more than 8.5 games back, which was as recently as June 23. So, they've made up 5 games in a little under a month. Very good, obviously, but they had to go 15-5 to do it. -the Brewers have been playing mediocre lately They are 20-11 since June 13th and 5-2 since the all star break. There was a slight rough patch in between but it's not that the Brewers haven't done well lately but rather the Cubs are playing out of their minds, IMO. -to top off the weak play, the Brewers lose their ace for a month and their CF indefinitely Did I miss news on Hall? I assumed there was a good chance of seeing him later next week. -the Cubs are healthy and sizzling hot right now And a big, fat market.
  6. rluzinski
    If his finger is fully recovered in 4 weeks, it will take 2-3 rehab starts to extend his arm again. Best case scenario is that he's throwing a baseball in about a week. Now, throwing with a splint is ovbiously not the same thing but it could keep him reasonably stretched out and perhaps limit the number of necessary rehab outings. Of course, they could check him out next week Friday and decide to wait another week, so this is all just speculation.
  7. rluzinski
    he was playing way over his head for the first two months, and now he's playing below his ability...allowing his numbers to regress towards what was eexpected of him That's exactly what I was thinking. I don't think Hardy really fits in the 2 spot anyway. He's a SS with a some pop who hasn't learned to walk much at the major league level yet. He seems more like a #6 guy to me. Unfortunately, the guy who looked perfect for #2 (Weeks) has fallen off a cliff as of late. I certainly don't see Hall being moved back into the infield any time soon.
  8. rluzinski
    The strength of this team was supposed to be the pitching, not the hitting. Brauns' call up and Sheets' injury shifts that some but the Brewers' offense is not built to score 5 runs a game, IMO.
  9. rluzinski
    It's a bad sign when your utility infielder is the best option to start a corner outfield spot. Get healthy, Hall.
  10. rluzinski
    I think when many fans try to make sports predictions, they rely much to heavily on the recent happenings, while ignoring the still very relevent performances of the recent past. That, coupled with the Sheets injury is plenty enough to explain that poll. If the Brewers win the division with a decent record, they'll get that respect. Me, I'd rather no body respect the Brewers, including other teams. It would make a post season run that much sweeter.
  11. rluzinski
    Would it be possible to either add the start times to the above graphic or simply provide a link to the mlb.com schedule page? I know, all we ever do is take, take, take, from WooGie? When are we ever going to give! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif Matt Cain is so good. I have no idea how the guy is 3-10. Looks like the usual suspect is a big part. His run support has been terrible. 3.85 Runs/game: LINK BP puts his expected record at 10.2 - 7.8.
  12. rluzinski
    In a video game they have total control of the action. You might want to pop online to play some of those kids in Gears of War. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif I guess I have a different perspective than those who want to blame video games for the supposed decrease in sports interest by the kids. I grew up playing video games... and baseball... and football. I loved them all. If anything, I might have watched less TV than the kids in the 70's but I don't think I spent less time playing sports. It's not like before video games, there were no other alternative sources of entertainment. I'm 30 now, so maybe things have changed but I found plenty of time for all my childhood hobbies.
  13. rluzinski
    History would have you believe he'll be back in early September. I mean, when was the last time Sheets (or any of our other injured players for that matter) came back early from an injury. That's always assumed but I don't think it's always true. This year is a fine example. Cappy came back on time from both his injuries, didn't he? Sheets' couple previous nicks were nothing. Hall's prognosis of high ankle sprain actually improved. I know the tendency is to assume the worst but let's just see where the facts take us?
  14. rluzinski
    If Yost is going to use Villy, he might as well use him for multiple innings.
  15. rluzinski
    rluz, just seems curious, as you normally don't go pointing out slumps. Just wishing we had another option to ride a hot hand? Often, what fans call slumps and hot streaks is just random strings of hits and out that one would normally expect to occur from time to time. In Jenkins' case, I've studied his streaks vs. randomness and he was indeed more streaky than what was expected. I've come to accept that Jenkins' timing mechanism might be unique enough to cause him some fits for extended periods of time.
  16. rluzinski
    I'm not sure why Graffy wasn't bunting with a runner at 2nd and nobody out. With a slumping Jenkins and Gwynn batting behind you, I can understand why.
  17. rluzinski
    Wow, Estrada decided to start posing on his double?
  18. rluzinski
    (although he did come through on Sunday) I don't think a bloop single over a drawn in infield suggests anything about the future. I'm just going to pretend that Weeks' nagging health issues won't allow him to play everyday. It will make me feel better about this decision.
  19. rluzinski
    I think the fact that he's a pitcher, makes most of those comparisons not very helpful, unfortunately. Even a QB isn't going to put the kind of stresses on his fingertips that a pitcher does. He won't even touch a baseball for 10-14 more days. If thinks are progressing by that point, he'll then pitch with a splint, to keep his arm and shoulder in pitching shape. Makes me think that 4 weeks from his last start is the most optimistic return that could be reasonably hoped for.
  20. rluzinski
    And Gwynn yet again. With Jenkins in a nasty funk, 5-9 is just not good at all right now.
  21. rluzinski
    I don't know why they just wouldn't use Yo. There's no good reason not to. That was some serious back pedaling by Ash. It went from 4-6 weeks at worst to 4-6 weeks at best.
  22. rluzinski
    If Weeks is healthy, I think Melvin should do the same thing that he did when BF.net was calling for the heads of Graffy, Mench and Bush... nothing.
  23. rluzinski
    I loved the NFL 2k series but full price without the NFL license? Please. Maybe if they had crap load of old NFL players but they really don't. When it's $30 new in January, I might consider it.
  24. rluzinski
    So violence against children trips your trigger? Incidental violence that results only in a green face, yes. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
  25. rluzinski
    To me "injury-prone" means anyone that has shown a historical tendency to being injured, and to me it does not matter if that injury is related to lack of physical condition or just lack of luck. But if we want to know if any observed pattern has a tendency to continue, what we are really trying to find out is if the pattern is being caused by some underlying factor if it is just random. Baseball fans seem to be hard wired to conclude that no pattern is ever a result of just luck. In actuality, random patterns are occurring everywhere we look. The hard part is often trying to figure out which ones aren't random, not the other way around. We all know that Sheets has had an injury riddled 2.5 seasons. No one needs to point that out or create a bulleted and dated list of injuries. The real question is if Sheets' injury history suggests a higher probability for future injury, compared to an average starting pitcher. Now, a reasonable could person could argue that it does and I can accept that. But the argument never even gets that far. We might have some interesting discussions on the subject if it did. but their vision of Brewerfan seems more inclusive of varying points of view and posting/content styles than yours. I suggest we let them set the parameters on these things. Sure, which is why I prefaced my statement with, "It's my preference..." Ultimately, Brian's vision for bf.net is what matters but that shouldn't stop me or anyone else from expressing their preferences.
×
×
  • Create New...