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Everything posted by pebadger
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Not minimizing how bad it's been, but the decisions on infield positioning have cost a few runs here, too. The 21-run contest winner is going to go bust in this one.
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Horrible, horrible throw by Braun in both decision and execution. By the end of the day I will have turned off more Brewer games this season than I havr in the past several seasons combined.
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Bullpen will be even better after the 72 innings of work they get on this roadtrip.
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I like the NHL "command center" concept for video review of goals, which is/should be pretty cut and dried. On the other hand, the command center concept does have drawbacks (as does any off-site intervention) in that it makes explicit the idea that somebody at league HQ has a hand in directly or indirectly influencing the course and outcome of games. Once you start giving a command center (in fact, any official not on the field) any power to make anything more than routine video reviews of even the tiniest of subjective calls, you open the door to at least slightly more credible suggestions of manipulation of results. Can you imagine the NBA having a video review scheme that included the league office? They have enough trouble with conspiracy theories the way it is.
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If he gets tagged here, this is the new revised guide for determining whether or not John Axford can enter the game: Q1: Is the deficit of the game at least 10 runs either way? Q2: Is every other pitcher on the roster physically unable to pitch? Q3: Is the opponent a college team? Q4: Is the college team Division II or lower? If Ron can answer yes to all these questions, he can go ahead and put Axford in the game. Don't sell Point and Whitewater short.
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I've always hated the games with the Reds. Tonight is doing nothing to curb that feeling.
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There is a big underlying philosopical problem behind all of this replay stuff: Many seem to think that with just the right system, that somehow every call will be right. It won't be. Perfection is an impossibility. The only real question is how much time, effort and expense do we want to expend to get better calls. I think the NFL system is junk due to the "challenge" mechanic. The system basically requires coaches to officiate the game at a cost of timeouts, but only for a select number of plays. In fact, the system actually double penalizes the teams that suffer the most bad calls because they simply can't fix them all. The best system for "fixing things" is probably continuous independant review of ALL decisions, but such a system has its own drawbacks and the costs (not just financial) may not feasible for baseball.
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I know there is no empirical evidence to support any conclusions, but it sure seems like the Crew has been on teh wrong side of a whole lot more than the average number of bad calls this season. That call completely changed the inning.
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Wow. Great throw. Just needed to slap the tag on teh foot.
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The only way to stop Yuni is to make a play like that. Or get him to pop up.
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In other action, JA Happ just took a horrible shot to the head off a batted ball. He indicated he was OK while being taken off, but nothing is a sure thing until they scan his head. Scary.
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Series Box Score so far: 27 43 1 12 36 2 And yet the two 1-run losses are the killers.
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This is just ridiculous. It seems like the Brewers could spot them Cards 2 outs an inning and STILL get beat every single game.
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Trying very hard not to overreact . . .
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This is just painful. And it's been this way since Wednesday afternoon.
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Still time to turn this around, but if this game stays abut the same I don't know which loss will be more infuriating.
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If you are talking about the play at the plate, it wasn't even close. Yep, I failed to blue that comment.
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Way to go, blue.
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Hey, they finally got a call!
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This is not an excuse, its not that hard. Its like saying its ok if an NFL tackle who plays guard just on the extra point team allows someone to run right past him because he's not a guard. I agree, but IMO the error was one of decision-making in that he didn't decide whether to make the play himelf of make the toss and then got caught in between. That kind of decisionmaking error comes with a lack of familiarity with playing the position.
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He bobbled it but he still made the play and didn't get a call. Yes, he should have made it easier on himself, but he's not a 1B.
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So blue blows the first call of the game and not in Milwaukee's favor. Again.
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Braun, Biogenesis and the Whole Crazy Thing
pebadger replied to splitterpfj's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
This ^^^. It's fair to question this guy's credibility. You can read his silence on teh bigger issue however your own leaning leads you to. The fact that he mentions Braun's legal team, as an exception to his general silence means something to me. Now, does that exclude the possibility that Braun was also a general client of his, or that Braun may also have other involvement with Biogensis? No it doesn't. But it does corroborate what Braun and his reps have said regarding at least one point of contact between the two. Secondly, this reporting is different than much of the previous reporting on the issue. It's direct statements from a principal party in the case. It's not speculation or third-hand information from a guy who knows a guy who knows an unnamed source. -
Wait. What?!? Yuni is in the top 5 in NL RBI?