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  1. crewcrazy
    Oliver Perez has been pitching pretty well for awhile now. I know a lot of Mets fans and they say he's done a lot better once they fired their pitching coach along with Willie Randolph. Apparently the pitching coach had Perez doing some things he wasn't completely comfortable with, and he was very inconsistent because of it. Since then, he's settled down pretty well. He's always been a guy I've been enamored with for whatever reason, dating back to his days with the Pirates. It's pretty inexplicable, to be honest...it'll be interesting to see what he commands in the free agent market this winter, because he's got some nasty stuff -- he's just very up-and-down.
  2. crewcrazy
    Two losses in a row doesn't mean the sky is falling. Tonight was the first game I've gotten to watch since the start of the Pittsburgh series, and the Brewers' lead in the wildcard is still larger than what I last saw it as a few days ago. That's good. The Cardinals need to be 5 games better than the Brewers the rest of the way to sneak into the playoffs, and that doesn't seem likely if they just got done getting swept again. They can't afford too many more losses, even though it looks like they're going to win tonight. Every time the Brewers win (and yes, they'll win again), their chances at winning the wildcard increase, no matter what the Cards or Phillies or Mets do. So what if they don't capitalize on every single opportunity to gain ground. If they did, they would have had a playoff spot locked up long ago.
  3. crewcrazy
    True, but this isn't anything new for Rickie. Mental mistakes and extremely costly errors are something you can depend on him to commit. If he didn't inexplicably walk a lot, there would be no reason for him to even be in the majors. I don't know many teams that are allowing a .225 leadoff hitter to stay in their lineup. I wouldn't call his ability to draw walks inexplicable. IMO, he's patient to a fault. He knows as a leadoff hitter he has to take a lot of pitches, which is why he almost always lets the first ball go down the middle for a strike. He draws a lot of walks because he goes deep into a lot of counts; he strikes out a lot for the same reason because he has to protect the plate with two strikes. He sees a lot of balls out of the zone because pitchers think/know that he tends to get himself out a lot, so they're going to take a chance by throwing him a lot of garbage. Weeks' patience is good enough to take advantage of that, but his strike zone recognition (subtle difference) still gets him into trouble. As for him staying in the leadoff spot despite the .230 average, I agree that he's been miscast as a leadoff guy every since he landed in Milwaukee. However, I don't know many teams that don't have an option that's much better. Hart hits for better contact but has a worse OBP all year, Counsell has no business getting regular PT over Weeks, and Durham hasn't been all that great since he's gotten to Milwaukee, either. The Brewers are kinda stuck with Weeks hitting leadoff, at least in my opinion.
  4. crewcrazy
    Rickie Weeks is such a choker for not getting 5 hits. It's not like this loss also had anything to do with Parra giving up 5 runs in the first three innings or anything. Nope. Must be Weeks' fault.
  5. crewcrazy
    I think I'll pee my pants if Weeks somehow comes up with a 5th hit here tonight. And I'm one of the few that doesn't despise the man. Asking anyone to get 5 hits in one night is just ridiculous.
  6. crewcrazy
    You're only setting yourself up to be disappointed if you believe there's even a chance of this happening. Even with all the call-ups, it won't. Once you accept that Ned is dumb and won't change, it's easier to not get so mad - you just expect it.Jason Kendall just gained like 30 pounds and started batting lefty, apparently. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif Ned's actually pinch-hitting for Kendall...maybe the sky really is falling.
  7. crewcrazy
    Very nice double play to end that inning. I always get worried when Torres goes out for the second inning when a game goes into extras. Hopefully they can get one to tie it...how about a leadoff HR by Cam? Please?
  8. crewcrazy
    Of course, if the Brewers lose, it wasn't because of anything the Mets did right, it's only because the Brewers did a couple little things wrong. All about perception, I guess.
  9. crewcrazy
    It doesn't help that the Brewers have seemingly faced a lefty every day for the past week or two. Once we hit a solid stretch of righty starters that should crawl back up, although Prince has been prone to slumps this year. I'd expect him to finish the year around .270-.275, which is right around his career average anyway. I know he wants to be a .300 hitter, but I'll eat my hat the day he finishes the season above that mark.
  10. crewcrazy
    There's your winning run, Prince. How about a nice gapper double to win it?
  11. crewcrazy
    Sportsline's got nothing. And besides, if Ned took out a pitcher for a better match-up, he'd be undermining his player's confidence, according to Bill. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/eyes.gif
  12. crewcrazy
    Can't the Brewers find one manager somewhere that doesn't assign roles like "8th inning guy?" This is getting ridiculous.
  13. crewcrazy
    Wow, I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised with Mota there. I was pretty much expecting the worst with him coming in with two guys already on and no outs, but he made a couple good pitches to get ground balls. I kind of hold my breath every time the ball is hit to anyone other than JJ, but Hall did a nice job on both balls.
  14. crewcrazy
    It's too bad that Carlos Lee can't play left field for every team, otherwise the Brewers would have the lead now.
  15. crewcrazy
    Unless someone was hitting a home run to clear the bases, somebody had to get stranded to end that inning. I have a hard time getting upset about last inning when they batted around.
  16. crewcrazy
    Manny Parra making up for a couple of those walks right there. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif Nice piece of hitting...looks like he's going to win the pitchers' hitting contest this year.
  17. crewcrazy
    I think I changed my mind about wanting to play the Mets in the playoffs.
  18. crewcrazy
    At least Fielder moved the runners over in his at-bat. He hit it hard, but right at Delgado. Hart's AB was a lot worse.
  19. crewcrazy
    Leadoff walks really suck. Hopefully Manny can get out of this inning with the score still tied.
  20. crewcrazy
    Rickie says "Welcome to the big leagues, Jonny!" http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
  21. crewcrazy
    http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/laugh.gif Have fun in Section La-Dee-Da, datrain. The only way I'm ever getting into one of those suites is if I stowaway on a food cart or something. Should be a good game tonight. Isn't Niese a pretty highly-regarded prospect? Hopefully the Brewers can take advantage of the first-start jitters, or at least make him throw a lot of pitches early so they can get into that Mets bullpen.
  22. crewcrazy
    Kendall just struck out He says, "I object kind sir" Ump says, "Go sit down"
  23. crewcrazy
    Hail Mike Cameron Disaster is averted Untuck 'em tonight
  24. crewcrazy
    Rickie Weeks is bad But Prince Fielder is much worse Dave Bush gently weeps
  25. crewcrazy
    I love Ryan Braun For fun, let me count the ways ...At least thirty-four. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif
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