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  1. crewcrazy
    I got the above stats from this site, but it also looks like another site has more expansive stats, sans the 2008 season. 1995 - 90 IP, 54 SO, 45 BB 1996 - 52.2 IP, 40 SO, 20 BB 1997 - 62.0 IP, 35 SO, 34 BB 1998 - 101.0 IP, 76 SO, 46 BB 1999 - 102.0 IP, 90 SO, 40 BB 2000 - 112.1 IP, 88 SO, 57 BB 2001 - 173 IP, 132 SO, 60 BB 2002 - 173.1 IP, 142 SO, 38 BB 2003 - 167.0 IP, 127 SO, 36 BB 2004 - 96.0 IP, 66 SO, 24 BB 2005 - 26.2 IP, 14 SO, 9 BB 2006 - 46.0 IP, 40 SO, 16 BB 2007 - 112.0 IP, 74 SO, 36 BB Not too bad, with the highest totals coming when he was starting (although that 2002 season almost looks like a Dave Bush line). He did give up a lot of hits throughout his career if you look at the second link, but it's hard to figure out if he was just playing with bad defenses due to the lack of Japanese stats out there.
  2. crewcrazy
    Hopefully if the Brewers do sign him he'll pitch more like Hideki Okajima than Keiichi Yabu. I managed to find year-by-year stats for him: Year Team W L SV ERA G IP SO 1995 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 4 4 0 3.90 39 90.0 54 1996 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2 1 1 4.96 24 52.2 40 1997 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 3 4 0 4.79 34 62.0 35 1998 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 3 8 0 3.83 41 101.0 76 1999 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 3 7 0 4.68 36 102.0 90 2000 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 5 9 4 3.93 50 112.1 88 2001 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 10 8 0 4.27 30 173.0 132 2002 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 9 14 0 3.84 26 173.1 142 2003 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 9 8 0 3.66 24 167.0 127 2004 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 3 10 0 5.53 18 96.0 66 2005 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 0 2 0 9.45 14 26.2 14 2006 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2 3 0 4.70 54 46.0 40 2007 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 5 4 0 3.70 22 112.0 74 2008 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 8 5 0 3.50 21 115.2 71 His career W/L and ERA stats may be misleading, since he's a pretty significant part of his career as a starter. Obviously, I don't think the Brewers would be looking at him as a starter given his age, but there are some rumors out there saying teams like the Mets may be interested in plugging him into the rotation.
  3. crewcrazy
    He's believed to be the best Cuban baseball player since Omar Linares, who according to the BR Bullpen "hit .368/~.491/.644 with 404 homers and 246 steals in the Series Nacionale in 20 years". I've also seen comparisons between Viciedo and Miguel Cabrera, both in hitting ability and, unfortunately, his feelings toward working out. As always with Cuban players, I'm a bit skeptical that he's really 19, but there's still no doubting the dude can hit -- here's a pic of him from Cuba: http://www.cubasi.cu/beisbolcubano/sitio-web/dayan-viciedo-villaclara2.jpg I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility that the White Sox were helped by the fact that they currently have Jose Contreras and Alexei Ramirez on their roster -- both former Cuban defectors and both share an agent with Viciedo. I don't know if anyone else was ever really in the running. It'll be interesting to see if this means the White Sox officially don't bring Joe Crede back, but I'll save that speculation for a rumors thread or something. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif
  4. crewcrazy
    The Yankees also have a history of blowing smoke with deadlines and ultimatums like these. They told Alex Rodriguez last year that they would refuse to negotiate with him if he opted out of his contract, he did anyway, and the Yankees gave him even more money. I think it's just the Steinbrenners' way of appeasing the New York media -- you can't stay quiet on stuff like this when you're operating in New York. In Milwaukee, Melvin tells Haudricourt "nothing going on today" and Haudricourt says "OK, cool." In New York, Hal Steinbrenner and Brian Cashman could say "nothing going on today" and instantly have the Daily News, Post, Times, and Newsday all spouting off about how the Yankees aren't trying very hard to land him. Deadlines and ultimatums are just their way of appeasing the media, and giving them something to write about (there are cases where the threats are legitimate, but with the Yankees it doesn't seem to happen very often).
  5. crewcrazy
    This type of arbitrary deadline is the reason the Yankees don't have Johan Santana right now. At the same time, it's understandable -- the Yankees have more than one rotation spot to fill, as well as holes at first base and centerfield. Even the Yankees can't wait around forever to hammer out details while teams like the Red Sox are in the bidding for A.J. Burnett.
  6. crewcrazy
    I guess Peter Gammons has a report out saying Sabathia won't make a decision on the Yankees offer until after Thanksgiving weekend. Here's the article from Newsday: http://www.newsday.com/sp...4730nov20,0,4217439.story The Newsday article pretty much dismisses every other team except the Yankees as Sabathia's future destination. They have an anonymous source flat out saying LA can't afford him (although it's easy to say something like that when your name isn't attached), they figure the Angels are too preoccupied with Texeira, and they apparently underestimate the stupidity of Brian Sabean by saying the Giants won't be able to afford both Zito and Sabathia.
  7. crewcrazy
    Ken Rosenthal's article: Yanks' Mussina to retire after first 20-win season Final numbers: 270-153, 3.68 ERA, 123 ERA+, 1.192 WHIP, 2813 strikeouts, 795 walks, 3562 2/3 IP in 18 MLB seasons. So I guess it's only logical to debate whether or not Mussina's a future Hall of Famer. I have a few Yankees fans who say it's not even a question, but I'm a bit more skeptical -- to me, the win and strikeout totals are more a result of being very good every year during a very long career for a pitcher, and he was the beneficiary of playing on some very good teams that padded the W/L record -- his only losing seasons were 1991 when he went 4-5 in 12 starts (his first season) and 11-15 in 2000 (his last year in Baltimore, that team went 74-88). Very good career overall, but I'm still hesitant to call him a future inductee into Cooperstown. (link repair --1992)
  8. crewcrazy
    The only thing I really remember about last offseason was the market heating up around Thanksgiving when Torii Hunter signed his megadeal with the Angels. All it really takes is one of the "big" names to sign before many others follow suit -- if it's not going to Sabathia, it looks like it may be someone like A.J. Burnett. The fact that there are so many Boras clients out there this year might have something to do with it feeling "slow" as well, since he's not afraid of leading his players into the next calendar year without a contract.
  9. crewcrazy
    http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3710856 Pedroia got 16 of the 28 first-place votes, beating out Justin Morneau. ESPN notes that K-Rod finished 6th. .326/.376/.493 -- good choice for MVP? Should it have gone to Youkilis instead?
  10. crewcrazy
    I think Pujols should celebrate by getting that elbow fixed and taking a full year off. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif There's no way Braun should've been third in the voting, or probably even in the Top 10, but it's nice to see him get some recognition. I'm still trying to figure out Haudricourt's ballot, since it looks like he confused "MVP voting" with "Player of the Month" voting.
  11. crewcrazy
    I forget where I read it, but it was an article about Sabathia that said the player's union actually doesn't get involved in free agency as much as one would think -- the real pressure is on the young arby players to take deals year-to-year rather than sign away a couple years of free agency in exchange for financial certainty. The general feeling among baseball vets is that players like Sabathia have earned the right to choose where they play, so they try not to get too involved. Obviously, it's better for the union if he takes the Yankees deal, but at least they acknowledge he has the right to go where he'd be happiest.
  12. crewcrazy
    Yeesh...I thought us Brewer fans wouldn't resort to the same toilet humor Wrigleyville does. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif If the Brewers don't land Wood, I just hope he ends up somewhere in the AL. Maybe Texas is a possibility if he wants to end his career close to home.
  13. crewcrazy
    It's kind of funny that the Cubs won't be able to keep Wood because they have to pay Jason Marquis $10 million this season. I suppose there's still the possibility they bring Wood back if they can clear Marquis' salary, but it doesn't seem likely that they'll be able to find a taker. I'd love to see the Brewers get Wood (I tossed the idea out about a page ago), but I think the odds are too good that he ends up with the Mets or with the Angels to replace K-Rod.
  14. crewcrazy
    Can't pin these results on the baseball writers -- the silver sluggers are voted on by managers and coaching staffs, and apparently you're not allowed to vote for a player on your team. Since that's the case, it's definitely an honor for Braun to be selected. It shows that he's regarded as a star across the league, and it makes me even happier that the Brewers have him locked up. Jeter winning the SS award in the AL might just be a product of it being a pretty bad year for AL shortstops (reputation may have something to do with it, too -- this is Jeter's third straight Silver Slugger, and like the Gold Gloves, perception is everything). Even Michael Young had a down year (.284/.339/.402, 96 OPS+), and you could probably argue that Jeter didn't have that bad of an offensive season (.300/.363/.408, 102 OPS+), even though he didn't slug the crap out of the ball. I'm spacing on AL shortstops at the moment, but maybe someone else can provide one that get passed over in favor of Jeter.
  15. crewcrazy
    From ESPN: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3700869 The Yankees trade minor league pitcher Jeff Marquez to the White Sox for Nick Swisher. It'll be interesting to see if this trade eliminates the "Cameron to the Yanks" rumors. Edit: An update -- Wilson Betemit and Jhonny Nunez also head to the ChiSox. At first ESPN was just reporting Swisher for Marquez.
  16. crewcrazy
    Even worse, in my opinion, would be Sheets signing with the Cubs. Sabathia wouldn't bother me that much, since he was pretty much a hired gun and I never got too attached to him. Ben Sheets wearing a Cubs hat would rip my heart out, even if he did spend half the contract length on the DL.
  17. crewcrazy
    Assuming you're logged in, the "New Topic" button should be in the same location it is here -- above the thread list and to the right, next to the "mark forum as read" link. The college football forum doesn't get a lot of traffic there, but that's probably because almost all discussion about the Badgers has congregated in the "Your 2009 Badgers..." thread. Being a college football fan myself, I'd like to see a bit more NCAA talk over there, so by all means feel free to start some discussion. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif
  18. crewcrazy
    Assuming you're logged in, the "New Topic" button should be in the same location it is here -- above the thread list and to the right, next to the "mark forum as read" link. The college football forum doesn't get a lot of traffic there, but that's probably because almost all discussion about the Badgers has congregated in the "Your 2009 Badgers..." thread. Being a college football fan myself, I'd like to see a bit more NCAA talk over there, so by all means feel free to start some discussion. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif
  19. crewcrazy
    The Brewers sign Derek Lowe, only to get Suppan-like results from him in the long run. Weeks is dumped for a mediocre reliever. Fielder is traded for an uninspiring package (something like to the Yankees for Cano and Hughes). Hardy gets *very* expensive *very* quickly. Overpay for a "closer", only to realize that McClung was probably more cost-effective in 2009. Every transaction thread is followed by 10 pages of "We're screwed, what's Melvin thinking, this team is garbage" posts.
  20. crewcrazy
    I'd call it something like "Brewer Blue" and "Beer Gold". If other teams can make up names for their colors (the Padres are Navy and "Sand"), why can't we? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif
  21. crewcrazy
    Just throwing this out there, since this is the rumors forum -- what about Kerry Wood for the closer spot if the Cubs don't have the funds to lock him up or just want to move on to Marmol? While there are definitely injury concerns, he looked pretty good out of the bullpen last season. Would it be worth looking into, or would DM be scared off by the injury history and the dollar amount he's likely to command?
  22. crewcrazy
    So what will it take to get Lincecum this offseason to replace Sheets and Sabathia? Hall, Hart, and Gwynn sounds about right to me. Seriously, though, Lincecum was deserving, which is why I'm kind of surprised by the pick -- usually the writers just give it to the guy with the most wins or base it off reputation. That a 24-year old on one of the league's worst teams gets the recognition he deserves is kind of impressive. I feel good for the guy, too, because he took a ton of abuse by Bochy this year and I like seeing the guy win the award before his arm potentially falls off. What are the odds that the lone Sabathia vote was cast by a certain Milwaukee beat writer?
  23. crewcrazy
    Apparently, the updated rumors about Peavy have the Cubs offering Marshall, Kevin Hart, and Mike Fontenot, which is even more craptastic than we could've imagined. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has the Braves offering Escobar, Gorkys Hernandez/Jordan Shafer, and Charlie Morton/JoJo Reyes. The Braves are still refusing to throw Tommy Hanson into the talks, which is probably the reason why the Padres are still holding out. A trade is expected by Thanksgiving.
  24. crewcrazy
    It wouldn't surprise me if Beane does move Street in this deal...he's never been a fan of pricey closers, and Street is a pricey closer that can't seem to stay healthy lately. Beane's probably content with just moving Ziegler into the closer role for now. I do like the move for the A's, though. I know an A's fan or two and they're totally in favor of the deal, even if it's only for one year of Holliday. Apparently with the addition of Holliday and the expected progression of guys like Suzuki, Barton, and the young pitching staff, they're expecting to possibly contend for a playoff spot next year. They also don't think Beane is done, either. PrinceFielder28, the A's do have plans for a new ballpark a few miles south in Fremont, CA to open in 2011, but with the current economic climate, some people are starting to question if the park is going to be built on schedule. It's still in the planning stages, so I don't think the A's can count on that extra income for quite awhile yet.
  25. crewcrazy
    At first glance, that's not a very overwhelming return for the Marlins, even if they're easily replaceable. Solid deal for the Nats, though...with all the talk about them being players in the free agent market this year, they could end up with a surprisingly solid team next year, like Ennder said.
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