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  1. crewcrazy
    The last I saw on FSN's little All-Star update crawl, Braun was 6th among NL outfielders. Hart's had a really good stretch lately, but I don't think he gets in...his best chance is the Last Vote contest, but he'll probably be up against a 7th Cub trying to make the roster or something. Soriano's injury may pave the way for Braun or Hart to be chosen as injury replacements if they don't make the roster, though.
  2. crewcrazy
    Soriano goes down and they call up Hoffpauir? Who does Felix Pie have to kill to get a chance at playing every day, even in left field?
  3. crewcrazy
    Just looking at the dugout shots during the game, I suppose you could get a sense of the clubhouse being clique-ish. The young guys that all came up together (Fielder, Weeks, Hart) tend to stick together, pitchers traditionally keep to themselves, and the veteran position players like Branyan and Cameron tend to gravitate together. I think too much is made about clubhouse chemistry, though -- you don't have to be best friends with everyone to play well. That's not to say a toxic clubhouse (like the Mets, for an example) doesn't effect a team -- if things are really, really bad and the players obviously hate playing with eachother, then there will be a difference. The clubhouse chemistry thing is something that picked up steam after the Red Sox won the 2004 World Series. That team was incredibly close-knit and it overcame some pretty steep odds, so suddenly the national media thinks that it's a prerequisite for a championship, even though there are some pretty good examples to dispute that (most of those hired-gun Yankee teams, the Cardinals with Scott Rolen and Tony La Russa constantly at eachother's throats, etc.). I don't dispute that the Astros have a fun clubhouse, though -- Lance Berkman and Carlos Lee can get along with anyone. The Brewers' clubhouse was a lot of fun when Lee was there, too, but that didn't make the teams any better.
  4. crewcrazy
    I've always thought that the only thing missing in centerfield was a moat and drawbridge.
  5. crewcrazy
    There was quite a lot of talk about Mike Cameron around the league before his 25-game suspension came down. Teams like the Phillies and Yankees were looking at him to balance out their lefty-heavy lineups, but it seemed almost certain that he was going to be re-signed by the Padres. When the suspension came out, San Diego suddenly decided they didn't want to give him a long-term deal, and he ended up taking a pretty large discount to come to Milwaukee.
  6. crewcrazy
    I agree...my biggest problem with Yost is that he constantly has Hart bunting with guys on first and second. I don't care if he's good at it -- he's one of your three best hitters in the lineup and has been one of the best hitters in the lineup with RISP. It's even more stupid when you consider that it's likely Prince Fielder who's standing on first base, and he's probably not going to score from second base anyway unless you get a ball that's hit deep into the gap. It's monumentally stupid when you're relying on guys like J.J. Hardy and Bill Hall to drive those guys in when they've had trouble hitting anything but grounders and shallow pop ups.
  7. crewcrazy
    In my experience, everywhere south of La Crosse tends to be filled with more Cubs fans than Twins fans -- a lot of it has to do with Iowa being heavy duty Cubs country (due to the AAA team playing there), and the towns in Southwest Wisconsin are a lot closer to Iowa than they are to Minneapolis. While Northwest Wisconsin may have a lot of Twins fans, I think the Twin fan population in Wisconsin is a distant third to the Brewers and Cubs. That's another reason why I think a Twins rivalry never could be as big as a Cubs rivalry -- there's a ton of Cub fans that live in Wisconsin for various reasons (proximity to Chicago or Iowa, they adopted them as their "NL" team when the Brewers were in the AL, etc.).
  8. crewcrazy
    I like the fact that the Brewers took a bunch of young high-ceiling guys instead of just settling on college players. Drafting LaPorta made a ton of sense last year, but with so many picks in the Top 60 this year, filling the system with guys like Lawrie and Odorizzi is great. I was surprised when Odorizzi fell past the Cubs, but it looks like they elected to take September bullpen help instead (which might not be a bad idea if Piniella keeps burning through relievers this early). I absolutely love the fact that Lawrie is only 18 and has already had success using wood bats against guys like Kyle Davis and Luke Hochevar. The lack of experience and competition in Canada is a little worrisome, but I think he's got the ability to be a fast riser in the system.
  9. crewcrazy
    Sounds like every road trip the Brewers have had in the past few years. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif
  10. crewcrazy
    The MJS as a whole is pretty much a mess. It's really a shame that they can't seem to hire anyone who'll do a respectable job getting news out to the readers. There's a lot of up-and-coming young writers out there that are twice as talented that would kill for the chance to cover a big league team. Just promoting the guy they had covering Preps to the Brewers beat shows how much effort they really put into the search.
  11. crewcrazy
    The MJS as a whole is pretty much a mess. It's really a shame that they can't seem to hire anyone who'll do a respectable job getting news out to the readers. There's a lot of up-and-coming young writers out there that are twice as talented that would kill for the chance to cover a big league team. Just promoting the guy they had covering Preps to the Brewers beat shows how much effort they really put into the search.
  12. crewcrazy
    The MJS as a whole is pretty much a mess. It's really a shame that they can't seem to hire anyone who'll do a respectable job getting news out to the readers. There's a lot of up-and-coming young writers out there that are twice as talented that would kill for the chance to cover a big league team. Just promoting the guy they had covering Preps to the Brewers beat shows how much effort they really put into the search.
  13. crewcrazy
    The MJS as a whole is pretty much a mess. It's really a shame that they can't seem to hire anyone who'll do a respectable job getting news out to the readers. There's a lot of up-and-coming young writers out there that are twice as talented that would kill for the chance to cover a big league team. Just promoting the guy they had covering Preps to the Brewers beat shows how much effort they really put into the search.
  14. crewcrazy
    Yeah, I'll go with 3-3 as well, but going 1-2 in Coors and 2-1 at the Juice Box. Hopefully this good homestand will have the team playing more confidently on the road, but trips out West have never treated the Brewers well.
  15. crewcrazy
    To add the the 3-straight Phillies MVP thing, Utley probably would have won it last year if he didn't miss so much time with his broken hand. You could probably argue that even with all that missed time, he was far more valuable to the Phillies than Jimmy Rollins was. There were about a million things wrong with Rollins winning the MVP last year, but it's still not as bad as Morneau winning the AL MVP the year before. Back on topic, Hamilton's a great story, but the pace Utley is on is just insane for a second baseman.
  16. crewcrazy
    Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser debated this topic the other day on Pardon the Interruption. Wilbon took Hamilton because he leads the league in RBI, and according to Wilbon "the most important stat is RUNS! BATTED! IN! None of those fabricated stats like OPS or Slugging Percentage." My brain almost exploded. At least Kornheiser had the common sense to realize that the numbers Utley's putting up are insane for a second baseman.
  17. crewcrazy
    Typical Brewers, unable to tack on runs late in the game. No killer instinct at all. Pathetic.
  18. crewcrazy
    I smell a Julian Tavarez appearance this afternoon.
  19. crewcrazy
    I think Billy's frustration is focused on Yost and Melvin...he's still very close to the rest of the team, and he's not going to let his disputes with the manager and the GM get in the way of his relationship with his teammates. That's part of the reason why I can't get too mad about him wanting a trade -- he's not making a big deal about it, he's not pulling a Sheffield, and he's still trying to be a leader in the dugout by showing support for everyone.
  20. crewcrazy
    Best. Homestand. Ever. I haven't had this much fun watching a game in a long time.
  21. crewcrazy
    I'll go with 7 K in 6 innings for Randy Johnson tonight, including striking out Weeks, Cameron, and Braun to start the game.
  22. crewcrazy
    I can't wait for him to get rocked the third time through the order because he's not stretched out to start, then seeing all of the debate shows on ESPN tomorrow questioning how this could have possibly happened. With the pitch count they gave him for tonight, he'll be lucky to get through 4 or 5 innings, so even if he does get through it relatively unscathed, that bullpen is going to be completely trashed after tonight...nice way to start a homestand.
  23. crewcrazy
    I can't wait for him to get rocked the third time through the order because he's not stretched out to start, then seeing all of the debate shows on ESPN tomorrow questioning how this could have possibly happened. With the pitch count they gave him for tonight, he'll be lucky to get through 4 or 5 innings, so even if he does get through it relatively unscathed, that bullpen is going to be completely trashed after tonight...nice way to start a homestand.
  24. crewcrazy
    I can't wait for him to get rocked the third time through the order because he's not stretched out to start, then seeing all of the debate shows on ESPN tomorrow questioning how this could have possibly happened. With the pitch count they gave him for tonight, he'll be lucky to get through 4 or 5 innings, so even if he does get through it relatively unscathed, that bullpen is going to be completely trashed after tonight...nice way to start a homestand.
  25. crewcrazy
    The rotation is obviously a concern, but the Philadelphia Phillies did make the playoffs last year (89 wins) with a rotation of Cole Hamels, Jamie Moyer, Adam Eaton, Kyle Kendrick, and Kyle Lohse. Their bullpen wasn't particularly effective, either. Of course, they had a crazy good offense...if the Brewers hope to pull something similar off, Prince is going to need to keep up his hot streak and guys like Hardy need to figure out what they're doing wrong.
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