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  1. crewcrazy
    Maybe Rickie's the one that should be put in a home/road platoon: Home Rickie: .204/.300/.293 (Kendall-esque .593 OPS) Road Rickie: .239/.353/.451 (.803 OPS)
  2. crewcrazy
    Encouraging first inning -- 2 runs, James is having control problems, and when he does throw a strike he's getting hit hard. Hopefully Suppan can avoid giving up 2 runs in the bottom half.
  3. crewcrazy
    Richmond Braves lineup for tonight (OPS in parentheses): 1. LF Gregor Blanco (.693) 2. SS Yunel Escobar (.735) 3. CF Mark Kotsay (.730) 4. 1B Casey Kotchman (.756) 5. 3B Omar Infante (.828) 6. 2B Kelly Johnson (.776) 7. RF Jeff Francoeur (.659) 8. C Clint Sammons (1.375 in 8 AB) 9. P Chuck James That's a pretty bad lineup.
  4. crewcrazy
    We'll only enjoy it until the Brewers lose to the Atlanta .750 OPS's tonight.
  5. crewcrazy
    I think a lot of GM's value OPS highly -- the differences come in when you start talking about which ones value SLG the most and which ones value OBP the most. I don't think it's fair to say that Melvin has completely neglected the OBP guys, since he has gotten a lot of guys with good walk rates (the problem is that while they have good to great walk rates, their BA is so low that the OBP is below average). I do agree that I like what the Cubs have done with their lineup -- there's not an easy out, 1-8 (and 1-9 when Zambrano is pitching). While adding Fukudome was really their only high-OBP acquisition, all the stories coming out of Chicago say that Fukudome's patience has had a trickle-down effect on the rest of the team, and now everyone is taking walks. Aramis Ramirez is on pace to shatter his career high in walks, and guys like Ryan Theriot are flirting with a .400 OBP. When you get 1 or 2 guys on base every inning, you're going to score a ton of runs, especially when you have guys like Theriot and Fontenot and DeRosa that don't try to do too much. Those guys are always on base for guys like Soriano, Ramirez, and Soto, and it seems like they never hit a solo HR. In past years without Fukudome preaching patience, the Cubs were a bunch of free swingers that were very inconsistent offensively (I still remember Turnbow always making Derrek Lee looking silly, even if Turnbow didn't have his control).
  6. crewcrazy
    This would be a nice time for Suppan's veterany-ness to kick in for something like 7 IP and 1 or 2 ER. Hopefully Braun can get out of his mini-slump and Fielder continues to hit well.
  7. crewcrazy
    Just wait until Ned Colletti gives him 4 years, $100 million in the offseason. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif
  8. crewcrazy
    I didn't catch all of it, but one part I remember him saying was that the thing the players felt the worst about was turning the series into a 4-day party in Miller Park for Cubs fans.
  9. crewcrazy
    That proposed 20-game "Cub Pack" should also include tickets to series against the Pirates, Nationals, and Giants, just for good measure. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif No Cub fan would want to see that, and if you're a Brewers fan, at least they'll have a good chance of winning when you go.
  10. crewcrazy
    Gagne was so frustrated his French-Canadian accent snuck in a little bit when he was talking in the postgame show. Heh.
  11. crewcrazy
    It took Manny 6 seconds to run out ground balls the other night, and I believe there was speculation that he would refuse to play much more than 20 more games this year. He was in full-on tank mode, and no one was going to convince him to play hard until he got out of Boston. They couldn't afford to have him around while they're still trying to fight off the Yankees for a wildcard spot.
  12. crewcrazy
    Well at least they started hitting in the 9th...hopefully it carries over to the first inning in Atlanta. I think getting the heck out Milwaukee for a few days will do this team a lot of good.
  13. crewcrazy
    The Brewers have no chance to beat a quitting Braves team if they can't even beat the second best team in the Majors! Nevermind the fact that they gained ground in July and spend most of August playing the Nationals, Pirates, Reds and Astros -- the season is over!
  14. crewcrazy
    I don't think it's a big deal -- the "Wrigley North" thing has worked it's way into the national media the past couple years. And really, until the Brewers start playing like they're at home, I don't have a problem with it. I had a bigger problem with ESPN constantly flashing the "Brewers try to avoid sweep, Tonight 8 ET ESPN" graphic during Baseball Tonight's preview of the game. At least Karl Ravech correctly noted that there's another game tomorrow, but the idiots in the production truck must've missed the memo. Three times.
  15. crewcrazy
    It really sucks that the Cards happened to be facing the Braves this week while Atlanta's throwing in the towel for the '08 season. Tonight they didn't start a single player with an OPS above .770. At least the Cards have to play Philly while the Brewers go down to Atlanta.
  16. crewcrazy
    This feels completely different than Boston to me. At least they were hitting in Boston.
  17. crewcrazy
    Dave Bush in day games: 3-1 28.1 IP 15 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 2 HR 6 BB, 24 K 2.85 ERA 0.74 WHIP .150 BAA
  18. crewcrazy
    Because Piniella is just as dumb as Ned when it comes to bullpen management. It wouldn't surprise me to see the JV lineup out there tomorrow afternoon. A lot of guys need the mental break heading into the road trip.
  19. crewcrazy
    Well, at least they scored more than 1 run tonight.
  20. crewcrazy
    My initial response should've been in blue -- I agree that the moral victory of filling the ballpark doesn't apply anymore when they're making a legitimate push for 3 million fans this year. And I'll agree with everyone who's been saying this wouldn't be nearly as bad if there weren't 20,000 Cubs fans there acting like they just won the NLCS.
  21. crewcrazy
    "Thanks for the extra cash, Chicago"?
  22. crewcrazy
    Mota coming in with the bases loaded after Shouse walks in a run? This will be fun. http://www.psidea.org/images/BangHeadHere.gif
  23. crewcrazy
    Every time Brian Shouse pitches against a righty, a little piece of me dies. I'm nearly on life support.
  24. crewcrazy
    The Brewers really need to stop rolling their eyes when they get called out looking. It's not doing them any favors, and they look stupid while they're doing it. Although it does look like Bill Hall is getting extremely close to pulling a Delmon on one of these umps.
  25. crewcrazy
    I can guarantee that if Rickie Weeks gets another pinch hit AB, the drunken idiots will continue to boo him once his name is announced. Yet, they give Corey Hart a pass for playing like crap for most of July. I'm generally not in favor of booing your own players, but if you're going to do it, at least do it to everyone who's struggling.
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