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  1. lukevan
    OK. Prince out before I anticipated....looking around....not much to do...... drunk thread?
  2. lukevan
    oh yeah, duh. should've said GW HR, but you catch my drift. That's not possibly possible? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif
  3. lukevan
    oh, and I'm tired of Joe Morgan. He's talking more about his useless prediction coming true than the actual competition. plus he took credit for predicting the Brewers success this season because he saw one game in spring training and said they could win the division. Joe should've talked to all of us who thought four years ago they could win the division in 2007.
  4. lukevan
    It would've been nice to see the home run derby at a time when the shadows wouldn't affect everybody, but obviously the derby is going to be in prime time. Guerrero didn't give Prince very good pitches, the ones that he got inside were too inside, but I don't care, it's just nice to see some publicity for the Brewers. It's exciting to think that someone from the Brewers is bound to have significant impact on the game tomorrow night. JJ walk-off with CoCo locking down the save?
  5. lukevan
    LINK According to ESPN, Buehrle has resigned with the Sox. I think Williams finally realized what a great "hometown" deal they were getting from Buehrle. Interesting "escalator" clause. One might think that this makes Dye more available than before.
  6. lukevan
    First, I love to play the game. When I'm in a defensive position in the OF, nothing is on my mind except not letting that ball touch the ground. I love tracking down a line drive gapper and making a diving play to save a run. I love pitching; something about getting someone to swing at a curveball in the dirt just makes me happy. I love hitting: the intense amount of focus required, the quick athletic turn through the baseball, the value of hitting it far and also the value of making contact more often than another guy. I love baseball because it doesn't require its players to all out sprint all of the time like basketball or football. There are moments of anticipation interuppted by quick action that requires quick reaction. There's no time limit, each team gets equal opportunity to score (27 outs) and the defense handles the ball instead of the offense. Baseball is easy to play, you don't need an elaborate strategy or gameplan, just a glove, ball and bat and four bases, though it's perfectly fine to use a Radio Flyer, ice cream bucket or dead spot in the grass as a base. Baseball is the easiest sport to watch and comprehend, as most of the action of the play occurs in one spot on the field at a time. Because of this, the players on the field, at certain moments of the game, have almost all the pressure for the team to succeed on their shoulders, making baseball a series of singular individual performances that add up to team success or failure.
  7. lukevan
    any particular reason we are starting Gwynn over Jenkins against a righty? Is Jenks a little dinged up? Tough loss last night, I thought for sure we were going to have our first ninth inning comeback of the year. Let's get those pesky (g)Nats today to turn everyone's frown upside down.
  8. lukevan
    My guess on lineup: CF Hart SS Hardy 3B Braun 1B Fielder C Estrada LF Jenkins RF Gross 2B Weeks P Suppan Let's clinch the series tonight boys!
  9. lukevan
    Free stuff? You bet I'm all over that, count me in!
  10. lukevan
    I'm for letting Hart play CF everyday and just working a platoon between Jenkins/Gross/Mench in the corner spots. I'd give Gross a look in CF also. This may be a chance for Gabe to show what he can do with somewhat regular playing time. I'd rather see Gross get most of the "replacement" starts over Mench. I would think they'd still have to call up Gwynn if Hall does land on the 15 day DL. Problem is who is the third OFer v. lefties? Gwynn, Jenkins, Gross? No real great options there, but I would guess Yost will end up giving Gwynn a bunch of starts in CF. Might as well take the defensive upgrade if you aren't going to get very good production vs. LHP anyway.
  11. lukevan
    I've been thinking for awhile that Villanueva to the rotation / Vargas traded / Gallardo into Villy's role would be the best solution. Villy has plenty of innings left in his arm for the rest of '07, Gallardo can be limited innings-wise and we would most likely gain production in the starting rotation. The one problem I'd see is putting Gallardo in high-pressure late inning situations when we don't really know for sure how he'll respond to semi-daily work in the pen. The next few weeks up until the trade deadline will be interesting; if Gallardo shows he can handle a bullpen role, I'd like to see Vargas traded for prospect+ and Chuckie Newhouse in the rotation.
  12. lukevan
    Many wanted Hardy sent to AAA to start this season, saying he hadn't proven anything offensively, and Weeks showed more offensively than JJ the last two seasons. I think Rickie just needs plenty of rest and probably at least 1 more DL stint this season. With his PT being limited, his rhythm may also be thrown off which could also be adding to his struggles. He's not going to be sent to AAA unless its on a rehab assignment, and he is still producing adequately for a 2B. Rickie's '08 and '09 should be fun to watch. I'm not worried about him, '07 just may not be his year to put up numbers due to injury.
  13. lukevan
    I'd like to add my props to Krakauer's Into the Wild. I typically lean toward fiction but I enjoyed this book immensely. I actually read it in two days while sitting on my deer stand in the middle of wilderness, which may have enhanced my experience. The first-hand accounts of the kid's actions were really pretty cool.
  14. lukevan
    In any group of promising prospects, there's always going to be a dud. Rickie Weeks is the dud in this group of gems. The guy is garbage. Slice it any way you want. Put me on record now if you must. The guy is very overrated. OK, you are now officially on record as saying Weeks is a dud and garbage. Thanks for your contributions as always. Any other prospects you'd like to give up on? I'm sure some had given up on Hart in the first two months when he was going through his wrist injury, or Hardy in either of the last two seasons... or does Rickie not get a chance to get healthy like everyone else?
  15. lukevan
    Cool, thanks for posting those. I like that you can see downtown from inside the stadium, sometimes you have to just sit back and admire these new stadiums.
  16. lukevan
    This could be an exciting year in the playoffs, even aside from the Brewers if they make it. That AL bracket looks like some fun baseball. I think with homefield advantage the Brewers would be a slight favorite over all comers if the playoffs started today.
  17. lukevan
    I think it comes from so many years of looking at the junk on the major league roster and thinking whomever was in the minors had to be better. Or it could be due to the fact that Prince Fielder, JJ Hardy, Corey Hart, Yovani Gallardo, Carlos Villanueva, Rickie Weeks and Bill Hall all came out of our system http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif j/k of course.
  18. lukevan
    I've wanted to do one of these for some time, so pardon me if I step on your toes lamp... PUMMEL! CASCADE! MINDBOGGLE! ok, I'll never do it again http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
  19. lukevan
    LINK Good for Prince I say. I think he has an excellent chance of winning the derby. A lot of people will be seeing him for the first time I think, so I hope he puts on a display.
  20. lukevan
    any word on a lineup yet? I'll be content with a split at PNC but will really be rooting for 3 out of 4. Right now, I'm really just looking forward to the all star game for the first time ever. Usually I don't care that much about it... hmm, wonder why this year is any different? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif
  21. lukevan
    Very good review and great to see the site and its webmasters get some love. I want to read the next few reviews because I don't think any other site can stand up to Brewerfan.net.
  22. lukevan
    are you an employer anywhere in the Milwaukee area? I'd like to come and work for you... How'd I know this would be the response I'd elicit? No matter how hard you try, you can't compare the expectations of working 9-5 to playing professional baseball. And I'd hardly say that Weeks is "underperforming" to the point where he would be "fired" from a normal job.
  23. lukevan
    I have yet to be disappointed by Weeks. We knew before the season started that the wrist was going to bother him for a year or so. He's middle of the pack for starting 2B's with the wrist injury, his defense has come along light years since the first half of '06, he's in a lineup that's so stacked he is batting 8th and he's still only 24 years old. For me, he still has '08 and '09 to really break out, when by all indications his wrist should be back to normal. The Brewers don't need him to be the guy to carry our offense right now; we can certainly afford to be patient with Rickie especially considering he hasn't been bad offensively or defensively yet.
  24. lukevan
    Who would that be? He's talking about Turnbow, but really Turnbow was still the closer for the Brewers at the all-star break, so it's not the same situation really. Turnbow blew up in the following weeks. This feels so surreal. We are 13 games over, in first place by a good margin, and have four all-stars with one legit MVP candidate. Last season feels light years behind us already.
  25. lukevan
    I've never understood the urge to grab another man down below, but I've known plenty of guys who go there (jock type stuff). I hope for his sake Aramis wore a cup.
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