Your 2007 Milwaukee Brewers All-Stars are...

by sheeter on Jul 1, 2007 6:11 PM CDT

No real surprise to anyone. Prince was voted in, of course, and also making the team are: JJ Hardy, Ben Sheets, and Francisco Cordero.

No Brewers made the 'final vote' gimmick, which is also not really a surprise.

Unlike some past years, I don't really think that anybody on the team could say that they have been passed over. Ned's advocacy of Turnbow aside, I really don't think he deserved to go.

In fact, I'd almost say the Crew came out ahead in the props department, as Hardy could have been fairly easily passed over- and I think in years past he very well might have. I suppose that is one of the benefits of having a winning team.

Anyhow here's hoping that the National league makes us all proud and gets the Crew home field advantage for the World Series. :)

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Wow!!!!!!!

While all four DO deserve to go, I can't believe that the rest of baseball and the fans took notice. Hopefully, it's a sign of things to come. Go Brewers!

by kgaul on Jul 1, 2007 6:21 PM CDT 0 recs

Hardy over Rollins

was probably a very close decision. The Brewers' record and lead in the division probably tipped it in Hardy's favor.

by molitorfan on Jul 1, 2007 6:31 PM CDT 0 recs

I'm surprised

Not that Hardy got on, though. Passing over Hanley Ramirez seems pretty tough. His numbers aren't that far removed from Jose Reyes'. I certainly think he was more deserving of a spot than Freddy Sanchez (why not put Gorzelanny/Snell on the squad instead?)

by alkaseitzer on Jul 1, 2007 9:12 PM CDT up 0 recs

I wonder

If Neddy Ballgame hadn't piddled around with Corey Hart earlier in the season, do you think we'd have 5 all-stars now?

"C'mon, boys, let's get 'em some RUNS!" --- Daron Sutton, pretty much every game of the 2005 season.

by roguejim on Jul 1, 2007 6:49 PM CDT 0 recs

Or

If Lloyd Braun had started the season at third, would we have six?

Well, probably not. I'd guess if either of those things had happened Hardy would have got the shaft.

by sheeter on Jul 1, 2007 7:00 PM CDT up 0 recs

Yes

by Braunstalker on Jul 1, 2007 7:01 PM CDT up 0 recs

I doubt it

I tend to think his wrist was hurting more than the team let on. If they made him play through it, I'm sure he'd have had Weeks-like trouble with the bat.

Joe Borchard 2007 watch: 185 PA, 56 K, 53 TB

by TheJay on Jul 1, 2007 8:38 PM CDT up 0 recs

his wrist

Why does everyone forget about corey and his ailing wrist? Ned doesnt hate him, he was hurt. try playing baseball with a sprained wrist and see how well you perform.

Ned for Prez!! Seriously, he needs a new job.

by Zel123 on Jul 1, 2007 10:04 PM CDT up 0 recs

Well...

you don't really know that Ned doesn't hate him, do you?

"C'mon, boys, let's get 'em some RUNS!" --- Daron Sutton, pretty much every game of the 2005 season.

by roguejim on Jul 1, 2007 10:15 PM CDT up 0 recs

perhaps...

he...is...ned?

by sheeter on Jul 1, 2007 10:17 PM CDT up 0 recs

Actually

I think he's Kevin Mench, and he doesn't want us sniffing around too much. To the Mystery Machine, Scoob!

"C'mon, boys, let's get 'em some RUNS!" --- Daron Sutton, pretty much every game of the 2005 season.

by roguejim on Jul 1, 2007 10:28 PM CDT up 0 recs

The master plan

I guess plenty of people forget about Ned's master plan, too.....400 AB for Mench, Jenkins and Hart. Sure, it's easy to hide behind the wrist injury now, but Yost had no intention of starting Corey Hart every day until it became painfully obvious that the Brewers needed him in the lineup every day.

by Marty McSuperFly on Jul 2, 2007 8:03 AM CDT up 0 recs

Or

Yost was planning on Kevin Mench being gullible enough to believe that quote and not complain about playing time. Of course, that would indict you as a rather gullible chap as well.

by BroadwayJoe22 on Jul 2, 2007 11:21 PM CDT up 0 recs

Nice

There is no way JJ could have been passed over. None.

Lordz Of Vengeance And now, It's on like Donkey Kong.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 1, 2007 8:35 PM CDT 0 recs

I don't know about that

JJ is certainly deserving, but with only one shortstop besides Reyes (who was voted in by the fans) on the NL roster, he could have been left off. Hanley Ramirez and Edgar Renteria are both having very good years too.

by sheeter on Jul 1, 2007 9:13 PM CDT up 0 recs

What the hell.

I feel like we have a major lack of homer-ism here.

Lordz Of Vengeance---- And now, It's on like Donkey Kong.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 1, 2007 9:37 PM CDT 0 recs

Homer-ism is trumped by realism

Ned for Prez!! Seriously, he needs a new job.

by Zel123 on Jul 1, 2007 10:06 PM CDT up 0 recs

Well

The Brewers have four all-stars and we're happy about that. Realism says Hardy could have been passed over, but he wasn't, and I doubt anyone here wanted him to be. Would it be better if we were mad Rickie Weeks couldn't have charged up from fourth in voting among second basemen despite his .234 average?

Joe Borchard 2007 watch: 185 PA, 56 K, 53 TB

by TheJay on Jul 1, 2007 11:23 PM CDT up 0 recs

haha thats too funny

thinking the brewers will get to the world series, hahahaha, theres no way your making it out of the national league, right now this is a do-or-die season like the 2005 white sox or 2006 tigers had, you either win it in this year or you probably wont for a very very long time, the white sox did, the tigers didnt, and the brewers certainly wont, even if you do make it to the world series which would be a long shot, good luck beating the angels or red sox or indians or tigers

by CubsBall2202 on Jul 2, 2007 1:46 PM CDT 0 recs

tigers

Yeah, the Tigers collapsed. They didn't even make it to the 2007 World Series!

Jackass.

by gsparks on Jul 2, 2007 2:21 PM CDT up 0 recs

Do or Die season?

Do or die seasons come from teams that are old. Do you have no sense that this team is one of the youngest in the league, meaning that they are only going to get better. They may lose sheets soon, but other than that, most of the stars are locked up.

Did you watch the world series last year? The cardinals, with a .500 record beat the american league tigers. Once you make the world series, anything can happen.

Finally, every team in the national league central has aging stars. So why would the brewers, the youngest and best team now, decline in the years to come, when its the rest of the division aging much more rapidly? Also, every baseball analyst had the brewers being a sleeper team this year. Their point being that the team is up and coming and instead of their time being in the future, it could be now.

Now lets hear your reasoning for the brewers decline.

Ned for Prez!! Seriously, he needs a new job.

by Zel123 on Jul 2, 2007 2:37 PM CDT up 0 recs

I bet

he was trolling Cardinals blogs as "cardinalschoke04" three years ago, telling them that if they don't win the World Series that year, it's all over for them. :)

by Zeyes on Jul 2, 2007 3:54 PM CDT up 0 recs

first off, analysts know shit

everyone on espn except gammons and reynolds back when he was still employed, when it comes to october pitching is what wins, sheets is a very good pitcher, other than him who is there, suppan is mediocre and will not repeat what he did last year, vargas is awful, bush is below average, this staff isnt going to win a world series against say a beckett schilling matsuzaka staff

by CubsBall2202 on Jul 2, 2007 10:51 PM CDT up 0 recs

gosh

I can't imagine why ESPN doesn't fire one of their guys and hire you right away!

by Jeff Sackmann on Jul 2, 2007 11:38 PM CDT up 0 recs

Sorry Baseball Genius

Its nice that you compare our 1,3,4,5 pitchers with Bostons 1,2,3. You forgot about Capuano and Gallardo, not to mention Villenueva.

You cannot make the judgement that Suppan cannot repeat what he did last year in the playoffs. You have no evidence for your idiotic statements.

As for Bostons pitching; Beckett's been awesome, but you never know when his little pinky will get a little blister on it. Schilling's old and broken down. He could be good again, but he also could be awful. As for Matsuzaka, overhype and overrated are two words that come to mind. He's been good, but by no means a savior.

However, I am happy that you are now thinking of the brewers in the world series against boston. Remember, your entire blog started with you saying the brewers were not going to make the world series.

We are still waiting for you to unveil why you hate the brewers and who your favorite team is. I guess we'll have to wait for baseball tonight when you make your grand appearance.

Ned for Prez!! Seriously, he needs a new job.

by Zel123 on Jul 3, 2007 1:15 PM CDT up 0 recs

cubs fan

We are still waiting for you to unveil why you hate the brewers and who your favorite team is.

Cubs fan, absolutely no doubt about it, you can tell by the way he talks and by the handle. who else wants the brewers to choke more than a cubs fan.

Bring Back The Old Logo!

by jacob on Jul 3, 2007 3:50 PM CDT up 0 recs

You're an idiot.

"C'mon, boys, let's get 'em some RUNS!" --- Daron Sutton, pretty much every game of the 2005 season.

by roguejim on Jul 2, 2007 4:11 PM CDT up 0 recs

huh?

it's "you're" not "your"

they just don't make trolls like they used to.

Bring Back The Old Logo!

by jacob on Jul 2, 2007 4:14 PM CDT up 0 recs

A grammaticall;y correct troll?

That would be kind of entertaining. "Not only will you miss the playoffs, but you're splitting infinitives like there's no tomorrow."

"C'mon, boys, let's get 'em some RUNS!" --- Daron Sutton, pretty much every game of the 2005 season.

by roguejim on Jul 2, 2007 5:20 PM CDT up 0 recs

Haha

Brewerschoke07 : Brew Crew Ball :: Ann Coulter : Liberals. A lotta baseless accusations and talk, but no real substance behind it.

"Shabbat shalom, motherfuckers" - Ryan Braun

by The Prospector on Jul 2, 2007 5:44 PM CDT 0 recs

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