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  1. JJHardy7
    Since 48 GIDP for 600 PA would be atrocious, I'd have to imagine that's a pretty large amount. I would take that any day -- 600 PAs with the bases loaded. I don't think it's fair to compare his 8 GIDP because more of his at bats occur when the bases are not loaded -- if there's not guys on base the double play can't happen.
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    It's too early for me to worry about the Cubs...not too late because of their record. I'm more worried about the Brewers improving their record and winning more games. If the Brewers take care of their business, the rest should fall into place for the Brewers vs. Cubs games.
  3. JJHardy7
    I don't have insider to know what it says but Hall would fit there if the Brewers decide to deal him. It just says he's looking to be dealt. It doesn't mention any teams that are interested in him besides the Brewers.
  4. JJHardy7
    Nashville catcher Eric Munson was placed on the disabled list prior to Monday's game with a left (non-throwing) shoulder injury. To fill Munson's roster spot, catcher J.R. Hopf was recalled from short-season Single-A Helena. Is there a reason J.R. Hopf is being bounced around so much? I just fine it odd that he's going from Helena to Nashville and he's had this (or something similar) happen a few times now.
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    Do those look like the numbers of a mediocre reliever? I think the question was and still is what happened in 2007? Was it simply a bad year or was Torres showing his age? Pittsburgh also abused him to a certain extent and the shape of his arm was in question. It does look throughout his career he's had a "rubber" arm and hopefully that continues this year. I personally don't think the closer situation is much of a debate at this point in terms of Torres vs. Gagne. I haven't heard much about the injury and my guess is that the earliest he sees the mound for Milwaukee is mid-June or after the all-star break. At that point and time the situation will have resolved itself one way or another -- i.e. Torres continues to handle the job or he doesn't and at that point someone else fills in until Gagne is back.
  6. JJHardy7
    Just last week, the Brewers discussed calling up Gamel to be a designated hitter in an interleague series against Boston. Though Gamel found out about it after the fact, he didn't tell anyone. Has anyone else seen or heard anything about this? This if the first I've seen anything regarding Gamel getting called up.
  7. JJHardy7
    I don't think we'll every see an all righthanded OF of Braun, Hart and LaPorta. Do you not think we'll see all those guys together? Or not a right handed OF? We have an all RH OF this year.
  8. JJHardy7
    I don't mind it as much I guess. I do wish though that MLB would crack down on the baggy uniforms. It seems it's getting worse and worse across the league. With how baggy some of the players uniforms are I'm surprise they have to get "comfortable" and untuck them. What's the point of the baggy uniform if it's not a comfort thing?
  9. JJHardy7
    I always thought he was a leftfielder but maybe I'm wrong. I tried to look but he's listed as OF so couldn't really tell. In any event it was more or less an after thought to my basic idea since I don't think swtiching left to right is all that big a deal. If all things are equal I'd rather they only swtich two of three but not gonna get to worked up about it if one is viewed as better suited for center long term than the other. I believe he's been mostly in RF this year, but I could be wrong. I agree that it doesn't change the basic idea, but it will lead to some shifting regardless of how everything falls into place (given LaPorta is in Milwaukee in 2009). I think it's too early to tell on Braun playing CF, but he hasn't done anything as of yet that makes me think he couldn't play CF. It will be interesting to hopefully watch him continue to develop as the year goes on. It's pretty difficult to find a CF with the power that Braun has and IMO it's easier to find quality offensive players at the corners.
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    given LaPorta's strong minor league showing thus far and his being a leftfielder it would only mean two switches as opposed to three. Just food for thought. Hasn't LaPorta played mostly RF?
  11. JJHardy7
    It's not a bad idea. I'd wait to see how McClung looks tomorrow after 50 pitches. There really isn't enough time on the big league level to stretch him out and if he's not capable of managing 80+ pitches I'd use the four starters and a McClung/CV combo. I do think thought that we'll see Weaver on the 15th and 21st.
  12. JJHardy7
    It's not so much for player movemnet, Al, but for the convenience of the several various roving instructors and other visitors from the front office -- I guarantee you the 70-mile distance between Huntsville and Nashville is often appreciated. Agreed and very good point. I guess I don't see the need to move out of Huntsville...if anything the Brewers should put their AAA in Huntsville. The stadium and facilities seem much more up to snuff from what I've seen. I know fan interest and attendance in Huntsville is low, but it is a much better facility in my opinion. Everything I've heard and seen points to the Brewers wanting to stay in the south. I do think weather is extremely important for the Brewers because they're present and future success is based on developing players. The more they play -- the better the chance of positive development. I do however believe the Brewers will be leaving Nashville once their contract is up. The facility is horrible and there isn't the progress you'd want for a new stadium.
  13. JJHardy7
    Do you feel his first start was an aberration that didn't have to do with being stretched out or not, and his last start had to do with that? He threw 68 pitches in his first start and towards the end looked bad and threw 85 pitches yesterday and towards the end looked bad. I find it pretty curious that he was just shifted from the bullpen to the rotation without any "stretching". He's not a guy that will usually throw 6 or 7 innings. He is at most a 5 inning guy when he starts -- and that's how the Brewers used him in Nashville also. He shouldn't be starting unless they're going to piggyback him after 60 - 70 pitches so in other words he'd be best served out of the bullpen or as a 5 inning guy followed by CV (if McClung maintained a low enough pitch count). It probably isn't fair, since Yost obviously called for the IBBs, but IBBs typically result from allowing other baserunners. That's a fair opinion. My problem is that McClung was doing fine until the 5th inning. And I know some bf.netters will say look at his WHIP look at the hits, but the bottom line is after 4 innings McClung gave up only 1 run. I'll take the end results like that before I throw him under the bus or complain about something. This team is going to need some luck to get into the playoffs and I'm all for it. It's not going to be pretty from most of the rotation, but I'll take giving up 1 run the first 4 innings every game...it now comes down to what to do with pitchers as they tire.
  14. JJHardy7
    (I modified your quote by adding the "not" that you obviously intended) Thanks...using the word "not" is how I intended to do it. Part of me just wonders why Prince would not sign a similar extension (again assuming it was offered) given his father's history (got bigger and bigger) and now possibly what appears to possibly be his conditioning. If anything, you think he'd jump at the money should his body get to big to be a major league 1B.
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    But the problem is that the 6 BBs weren't lumped into that one inning. It's not his fault Yost had him pitch with a crappy strategy; it is his fault that he has serious problems locating the strike zone on a consistent basis. Again I'm not saying McClung is an all-star pitcher, but 2 of those walks were intentional so I don't know if it's fair to lump them in with the other ones. McClung either has to be stretched out or moved to the bullpen. In my opinion it's as simple as that and he clearly wasn't ready to throw that many pitches and his final inning is a big indicator of that.
  16. JJHardy7
    Why? Because him blowing up was entirely predictable. He didn't have good control before they put him in the rotation and one start against an impatient Nationals team doesn't change that. In 42 innings with the Brewers he has walked 24 batters, that's 5.14 per 9 innings. The Brewers didn't stretch him out properly and he blew up in his last inning. That is predictable and so is your constant McClung bashing. McClung isn't an all-star pitcher, but it's fine if you think he's not a major league pitcher. I tend to disagree and believe the Brewers should've stretched him out or he should be moved back to the bullpen.
  17. JJHardy7
    sort of the scary feeling I get when people kept mentioning McClung's new improved control while not mentioning him walking 6 per 9 innings. Why does it seem you bring this up in almost every thread? McClung got rocked the other day, but plenty of other starting pitchers have to. I wouldn't judge his ability to start one one day and remember he wasn't "stretched" out to throw 85 pitches. I'm not saying he's great, but every time you bring up sample size and such and I think you should look at sample size here. Look at McClung's post-Tampa career since it's been stated before he's finally 100% healthy.
  18. JJHardy7
    But if in July he is still having a down year power-wise, what is his trade value going to be? It may be more than a "down year" though if it is an issue with his weight and/or conditioning. It's June and Prince is still struggling and there comes a point and time where I don't think "it's early" or those statements apply. Prince simply is a different player up to this point. Part of me thinks Prince may regret accepting (if it was offered) a similar deal that Braun got. Some team may look at least year and give up talent more so related to 2007 Prince more so than what we've seen out of 2008 Prince. If Prince completes a much less powerful year (say 20 - 25 home runs), that essentially kills his value in the off-season. Has his value already been hurt?
  19. JJHardy7
    I personally don't think his power outage has much to do with his diet. To me it boils down to a few things -- his mechanics are screwed up, he's pressing a bit trying to prove he deserves a huge contract, or he isn't in the physical shape he was lasat year. It's going to be pretty hard at this point and time to prove either of these, but I think it's safe to say that he's not the same player this year that he was last year. I honestly believe if the Brewers aren't in it in July Fielder should be on the trading block. I know it might not be a popular move with fans, but if he doesn't turn it around and his physical shape is the reason his value will go down big time. I think Prince's bat last year more than made up for his limitations at first base, but not so much this year. We don't have above average players at 1B, 2B, or 3B (Hall) and improving 1B could help out Weeks and Hall should they be in the long-term plans of the Brewers.
  20. JJHardy7
    Not only couldn't Derrick Turnbow find the plate, Vinny Rottino's defensive stats take a hit as the Isotopes were 6-for-6 in stolen bases during Turnbow's brief stint; That is a shocking statistic. I wish the best for Turnbow, but it just doesn't look like he's going to get it together. Is there any word on why Turnbow made the start?
  21. JJHardy7
    Either way, we've gone from he's "slow" to "not fast". We can quibble all day if you'd like, but the initial premise that he's slow...just-isn't-true. It can be spinned in 20 different ways, but Hardy has good speed. He's not the base runner that Weeks is, or Hart is, but he can score from 2nd on most singles. He doesn't seem especially quick, but he's not slow. I don't know why it's so hard to admit that someone may have been mistaken based on common perception. I think the points that aren't maybe connecting here are two different points: 1. Sprinting Speed 2. Baseball Speed Looking at those 60 yard dashes there's no way I'd put Hardy up among the faster Brewers on the baseball field. It's good and all that he's fast in the meaningless 60-yard dash, but it would be great if that translated to baseball fast. If that 60-yard dash was any kind of an indicator Mr. Hardy would have quite a few more stolen bases. Is it fair to say that Hardy isn't baseball fast? He's not the slowest guy on the team, but he's never going to be confused with guys that appear to be above average in terms of baseball speed -- Weeks & Braun -- two guys that he was faster than in the 60-yard dash.
  22. JJHardy7
    There's also a bit of a different skill set involved in running 180 feet in a straight line vs running 180 feet while running in an arc/pivoting and stopping/starting. Hardy's lack of range at shortstop leads me to believe he might have problems changing direction and stopping/starting quickly. This is surely a necessary skill to be a quick baserunner. Agreed. Why do they even do the 60-yard dash? How about timing guys starting from home to first, first to second, etc. That would be much more meaningful in debating this. Hardy may be fast in that 60-yard dash, but from what I've seen on the field he's just not that quick.
  23. JJHardy7
    Torres and Sheets throwing 95 doesn't really surprise me. Either way, he's throwing as hard as both of them according to that gun, and that surprised me. Well I guess my point is I want to see him on multiple guns and see what his velocity if coming in at. 3 road games in Washington isn't going to make me believe Dillard is a 95 mph guy. His velocity has gone up though since the Brewers moved him from the rotation in Nashville to the bullpen.
  24. JJHardy7
    I would bet Difelice would be sent down and that would be a good thing. Doesn't look like he will be that effective as how many 33-year olds making it to the majors for the first time are. He's actually 31...he will be 32 in August. I see DiFelice's best role as a starter and if he's not going to start with the Brewers I'd actually like to see him sent down. I still think he could be useful as a starter or spot starter at some point this season.
  25. JJHardy7
    I don't see Gamel up in 2009 or at least early in the year. I think the Brewers are going to take it slow with him and hopefully develop him at 3b...at least that's what I've seen/heard a bit so far. The big question is if Gamel gets called up to AAA at some point this summer.
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