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  1. crewcrazy
    Agreed. I'm a big Burn Notice fan, and got hooked onto Royal Pains last summer, too. Not a huge fan of the new show, White Collar, though -- I was never really able to get into it.
  2. crewcrazy
    Reports like this just show laziness on the reporter's part. "Gee, it'd be cool if we had a baseball team...who could we get? Milwaukee is small, right? I think I'll throw them in my story." The funny thing is, in terms of market area, this would be a lateral move at best for the Brewers front office. There'd really be no reason for Mark A. or any other future owner to even consider Orlando.
  3. crewcrazy
    Link: http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bal-miguel-tejada0123,0,1968583.story Returns to Baltimore for the first time since 2007. No salary has been announced yet, and the deal is pending a physical. It looks like he'll be playing third for the O's. Edit: Deal will be for $6 million plus incentives.
  4. crewcrazy
    Personally, I was hoping for Davis to pull a McClung and just flip the numbers of his usual jersey number. Sharpie wearing #94 would've been cool, but I'm a geek when it comes to unusual number choices.
  5. crewcrazy
    This trade probably doesn't happen if Carlos Beltran didn't go ahead with that knee surgery. They were really scrambling for a replacement in centerfield, and didn't really have anything to trade. I'm sure the Angels are just thankful for the roster spot.
  6. crewcrazy
    While I definitely don't think Wolf is twice the pitcher Davis is, I think it's important to remember that Davis evidently wanted to return to Milwaukee. There are a lot of people out there that still aren't convinced that Wolf actually wants to play for the Brewers, and that Milwaukee had to overpay just to get him here in the first place. In the end, we're probably paying Wolf more than he's worth and Davis less than he's worth due to their preferences. Whether or not the Brewers should have even bothered with Wolf if that's the case will continue to be debated until he can show something on the field, and rightfully so -- even as a guy who tends to be more optimistic than most here, I have my worries. As far as Davis goes, though, I do like the "Looper-style" contract and the fact that Davis will likely produce better than Looper did at a lower base salary. It will give the Brewers a chance to look for better options next offseason, and if a better opportunity presents itself they can cut ties without much hassle.
  7. crewcrazy
    I was hoping for something sub-$1 million, but I guess it's reasonable enough considering his defense. Here's to hoping he continues to improve at the plate.
  8. crewcrazy
    Looks like Weeks' injury might have been a blessing in disguise as far as saving the team money. If he played a full year at the level he was at before the injury, he'd be making a lot more. Like everyone else said, this is a bargain. It's good to see so many of these signings early in the process...hopefully they can get everyone else under contract so they know how much they can spend to possibly lure another free agent starter in.
  9. crewcrazy
    No salary number released yet, but Adam McCalvy and Tom Haudricourt both confirm via tweets. Six arby-eligibles remain. Nice to see an "easy" case taken care of before the players even submit their asking prices. I think guys like Bush and Hart will be more of a challenge, given their performance in years past compared to their performance last year. Edit: McCalvy tweets that Gerut will make $2 million, meaning a $225,000 raise over last year's salary.
  10. crewcrazy
    And they say those still in the print industry don't know how to make money on the Internet... On the topic of the article, it's definitely nice exposure for Braun and the Brewers, but I'll agree that it probably doesn't mean much. A neat read for January, though.
  11. crewcrazy
    Ha, true...I should have said 25-30 homer power, which is nothing to sniff at for that price, either.
  12. crewcrazy
    LaRoche thought he could get more when he declined the offer, but when the Giants went out and signed Aubrey Huff instead, suddenly he had no leverage. From the Diamondbacks' perspective, this is a great deal. He should do pretty well in that ballpark, and anytime you can get 30 HR power for $5 million, you've done good, in my opinion.
  13. crewcrazy
    I thought Rob Neyer hit the nail on the head on this subject (via Twitter): "In the vain hope of forestalling a ridiculous discussion, may I mention (again) that "record books" simply "record" what happened on field?" No matter how you feel about the whole steroid issue, I think that's a point that gets overlooked. The record books are there to keep track of what happened throughout the course of baseball history. Steroids, like it or not, are now a huge part of baseball history -- to the point where we can't even pin down when this "steroid era" started. The only reason they're treated like the Dead Sea Scrolls (great terminology, by the way) is because most sportswriters have treated them that way. The writers that are so enraged by McGwire, Bonds, et al are the same writers that played such a large role in mythologizing these players when they broke the records.
  14. crewcrazy
    And like the Favre situation, what "really happened" changes depending on who you ask. Leno people are saying he was forced into retirement, and Conan people are saying that Leno started thinking about retirement years ago (when Conan had the Tonight Show clause written into his contract) only to get cold feet when the time came. While I've never been one to watch Conan (I usually stick with Stewart and Colbert and call it a night from there), I think what NBC is doing is unfair. Like Conan said in his statement, you need time and ratings support when you start over, and he got neither. NBC tried to save money by having Leno do his show instead of spending money on five separate scripted shows, and while it was a good idea on paper, it didn't take long for the public to see through the plan and label the network as cheap (if the constant cracks at GE in 30 Rock weren't enough to hammer that one home). Local affiliates were really getting hammered in the nightly newscast ratings, too, which only cost them more money.
  15. crewcrazy
    Does this mean I don't have to carry the rest of the staff's bags on road trips now? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif Congrats, battlekow! (The avatar is one of my favorites, BTW)
  16. crewcrazy
    I think an Arizona cap is more likely for Johnson, and a Boston cap more likely for Schilling -- when it comes down to baseball history, their most memorable moments came with those teams. Johnson had one of the greatest stretches ever by a pitcher (take a look at those strikeout totals) and a perfect game with the Diamondbacks, and Schilling will be remembered more for the bloody sock and helping the Red Sox win their first title in 80+ years more than anything. I actually think it would be pretty cool to see them go in together, but Schilling strikes me as a guy who might have trouble getting voted in (at least that early) -- he doesn't have gaudy traditional numbers and tended to rub some reporters the wrong way.
  17. crewcrazy
    Updating Joe Posnanski's projected Royals lineup, looking at their 2009 OPS+: C Jason Kendall - 72 1B Billy Butler - 124 2B Chris Getz - 74 3B Alex Gordon - 86 SS Yuniesky Betancourt - 68 OF David DeJesus - 106 OF Scott Podsednik - 98 (highest since 2003) OF Josh Fields - 68 DH Jose Guillen - 80 What a fearsome group of players.
  18. crewcrazy
    Yeah, at one point they owed $270 million in deferred salary to 18 players, and after spending most of the decade cutting costs, they've managed to get it down to about $30 million heading into next season. Now that the Cards have done this with Holliday, I wouldn't be surprised to see them do it with Pujols as well. Obviously, for something like the Arizona situation to happen, the front office would have to show complete disregard for the future health of the franchise -- what happened with the D'Backs was incredible, and probably a unique circumstance (the front office desperately wanted to quickly build the fanbase, and thought winning early at any cost would accomplish that).
  19. crewcrazy
    Maybe the Brewers can afford to keep Prince, after all, by paying him $2 million a year every year until 2050. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif It makes this deal a bit more affordable for the Cards, but these types of deferred money deals can also look really bad, especially if he doesn't end up "earning" the contract in fans' eyes. Although I do look forward to making fun of Cards fans in 2025 by reminding them they're still wasting $2 million a year on a guy who's no longer playing (then again, $2 million might be the league minimum by then, so who knows).
  20. crewcrazy
    How is Robbie Alomar not a Hall of Fame player? Heck, Jon Heyman voted for him, and Heyman wrote three pages of flimsy reasons why people shouldn't vote for Blyleven. Is it the spitting at the ump thing? The failed Mets experiment? But this is coming from a guy who doesn't think writers should hold out on voting for a guy on the basis of him being "worthy" of a first ballot induction, so who knows...maybe I'm just crazy.
  21. crewcrazy
    Don't forget the nearly $12M per year they owe Kyle Lohse in the next two seasons, too. Really, they got lucky that they locked up Wainwright when they did, because his current deal is a bargain considering what he could've gotten in arbitration. Keith Law made a good point that while this deal is good in the short-term for the Cards, they're taking a serious gamble here that they're going to win in the next few years. It's the last part of the contract that's going to be an issue, especially since they have one of the thinnest minor league systems in baseball after graduating Colby Rasmus (who will be good, but won't be cheap for the entire Holliday stay) and trading Brett Wallace (who, to be fair, probably couldn't play third in the majors anyway). At least we know that when he stops living up to the contract, The Best and Classiest Fans in Baseball won't boo him.
  22. crewcrazy
    BREWCREW5, everyone seems to be running with a tweet from Ken Rosenthal confirming that Hall is in the trade. I don't think anything's official yet, but it seems to be more than rumor. I think this is a good deal for both sides. Jack Z essentially turns Ruben Flores into Casey Kotchman, and Boston replaces a relatively expensive reserve infielder with one that's practically free and plays better defense at more positions. Really depends on who the minor leaguer is, though..I'd think it'd have to be someone with average potential, because Kotchman for Hall seems pretty one-sided, but I'm not sure what they have left to deal after the Halladay/Lee blockbuster.
  23. crewcrazy
    Being a lefty myself, he was my favorite pitcher of the '90s. Hard to believe he's 46 already, but he managed to change his approach as he got older and managed to stay a productive player past his prime. The question now is which cap he'll wear into the Hall of Fame. Is he the first ever player to go in as a Diamondback?
  24. crewcrazy
    It'll be interesting to see what Holliday does in a full season in St. Louis, since it'll be his first full season in an NL park outside of Coors. Probably a nice deal for the next few years and it certainly makes the Cards more dangerous, but for some reason I can't shake the feeling that they're going to regret the back end of that contract, especially with the full no-trade clause. If/when they lock up Pujols long-term, they're going to have a significant portion of that payroll tied up in a couple players.
  25. crewcrazy
    I really like this deal for Boston -- considering Beltre is a Boras client, I don't think anyone (including the Red Sox) is expecting him exercise the player option unless the market is even worse next winter. In the mean time, they continue to get better defensively. I know some Red Sox fans who are still upset that their lineup isn't going to be able to compete with the Yankees' fire power (or even the lineup they had two or three years ago), but I think they've done a good job improving their pitching staff and all the defensive improvements will also help the pitching.
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