Chasing Mike Maddux Out the Door
by Jeff Sackmann on Nov 5, 2008 2:40 PM CST
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PrintIt's been a good run, but I'm waving goodbye.
Due to other commitments and interests, I'm handing over the reins of Brew Crew Ball to KLSnow, who will boldly (and semi-drunkenly) lead you into the future of the Milwaukee Brewers. I'm not going away entirely (sorry!) ...KL has left the door open for me to pop in as I see fit. He keeps referring to me as the "voice of reason," which suggests that he's either (a) being nice, or (b) in for some serious disappointment.
Before I go, I want to thank all the contributors, moderators, and regulars of the site. This has never been a one-man show, and that became especially clear this season, as we'd frequently have three or four authors on the front page at the same time.
And, thanks to KL for taking over. I'm much happier to leave the keys with him (and the rest of the writers and mods) that to fob off the site on an unknown quantity.
Go Brewers!
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I don't leave many comments...
But I have read this blog almost everyday for two years. I have always found your view points very insightful, you will be missed. Come back often.
Thanks Jeff!
I can’t say enough about your good work, I know I’m fairly new to BCB, but I find this site the flag ship amongst brewer news/discussion sites.
Thanks for all your hard work. I guess I can stop feeling guilty about ad blocking the ads!
Sorry to see you go, Jeff
But good luck and thanks for all your interesting and insightful work over the years, I know that I’ve certainly enjoyed it, and the site.
Oh yeah...
I forgot I was doing those.
I’ll chime in with those throughout the offseason in some form or other.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Nov 5, 2008 6:30 PM CST up reply actions
Chime in often
Nothing changes with minor league splits, hopefully?
And neck size to baby eating ratio.
Man,
That GMAT must be real hard. Other GMAT-related activities, I bet.
Your specter will haunt this site for days, if not weeks.
My non-embarrassing thoughts on the Brewers:
Two Fisted Slopper
Whose specter?
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
Thanks for all of your work
You leave some big shoes for KLSnow to fill…you will be missed
How can you not love Carsten Charles?
Good Luck to you Jeff
I’ve greatly enjoyed your insights and tolerated your puns. I wish you luck
I just sit back and root for the taser
We are going to have to work together to pick up the pun-making slack
Hopefully we’re above replacement level, or we’ll have to bring in a pinch-punner.
And neck size to baby eating ratio.
Roguejim alone
picks up all the slack you’d ever want him to.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Nov 5, 2008 6:31 PM CST up reply actions
I've heard puns are the lowest form of humor.
But there must be something punderneath them.
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
Congrats on taking over the blog
now kindly go have sex with yourself after that one.
I just sit back and root for the taser
Is it Wednesday already?
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"
I thought it was a good one...
But that seems like excessive celebration.
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
thanks, Jeff
Nice job putting together the best Brewer site on the web! I enjoy it immensely.
I love Jeff
I love Jeff Sackmann and I don’t care who knows it.
Ah crap
Jeff’s pulling a Leitch? What the deuce?
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
I am also pro-Rodgers.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Nov 5, 2008 7:21 PM CST reply actions
Just to clarify
Leitch pre-emptively pulled a Sackmann.
I still haven’t forgiven him for that.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Nov 5, 2008 7:29 PM CST up reply actions
Duly noted
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
I am also pro-Rodgers.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Nov 5, 2008 7:31 PM CST up reply actions
Jeff
you should become the editor of Deadspin so the Crew can win the World Series next year
September 15: Not a bad little Monday
Fucking brilliant
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
I am also pro-Rodgers.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Nov 6, 2008 5:26 PM CST up reply actions
Off to bigger and better things, good luck
If we offer you 4 years at 100 million will you stay?
Congrats 08 Crew on a fine Wild Card achievement! What do you say we keep the next postseason drought to something a little shorter than a quarter of a Century.
I hope more KL
means more 
Rally Lobster!
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
I am also pro-Rodgers.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Nov 5, 2008 7:35 PM CST reply actions
Here's the victory pie
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
I am also pro-Rodgers.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Nov 5, 2008 7:48 PM CST up reply actions
Nice work
Jeff is pulling a Costanza and going out on top. The Brewers make the playoffs for the first time in 26 years and he is out the door. Thanks for all of the insight and entertainment Jeff and please don’t be a stranger.
I really didn’t think that Obama would bring change this quickly.
September 15: Not a bad little Monday
In the Sack
While I used to post much more often, I’ve always read it all.
Thanks for everything, Jeff.
I'll warm up with you anytime
The timing is obvious
Jeff Sackmann: Obama’s newly minted Secretary of Sabermatics.
Thanks for all your contributions over the years Jeff, continue to stop by often!
Ryan Braun: He loves it.
Huh? NO! But..but...I LIKED you, I really LIKED you.
Boo. This has easily been the biggest news of the offseason so far. I hate when the biggest news is bad news. (No offense, KL! I like you, too!)
I hope you come around a lot. Join us for some wins next year!
Though maybe now might be an opportunity to ask what happened to one of our other moderators?
Eric Gagne DL time: May 23-June 29 Brewers record in that span: 20-9
BK has reportedly been seen aimlessly roaming the SBN landscape of other teams’ blogs
Lordz Of Vengeance....If I'm not drunk, I'm at work.
I am also pro-Rodgers.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Nov 5, 2008 9:00 PM CST up reply actions
Interesting.
Does he not like us anymore. I would think he would at least help to send off Jeff.
After all, Jeff IS BK’s favorite tennis player.
Eric Gagne DL time: May 23-June 29 Brewers record in that span: 20-9
thanks jeff; and good luck with your reading list...
(would that be considered an old-school bcb reference???)
chat soon, buddy,
jamie…
Well, shit.
I have an unreasonable dislike of Bill Hall.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Nov 5, 2008 9:33 PM CST reply actions
"...pop in as I see fit" = "we can still be friends."
No. Really. I mean it.
I have an unreasonable dislike of Bill Hall.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Nov 5, 2008 9:38 PM CST reply actions
well...
I do have a long track record of getting back together with ex-girlfriends.
So you may not be rid of me at all.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Nov 5, 2008 9:56 PM CST up reply actions
joking btw
We actually want you back :)
And neck size to baby eating ratio.
by Jordan M on Nov 5, 2008 10:39 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Wow, thanks for the run Jeff!
Your analysis and perspectives were always refreshing in an otherwise mondane cliche of analysis. Thanks for your time, your effort, and your passion. You will be missed but not forgotten. Keep on truckin’.
I untuck my shirt!
Say it isn't so my darling!
I will miss you awebunch! Thanks for always playing along with my risque-ness and being my buddy (both of which I expect will not change).
Oh! And thanks for leaving BCB in capable hands :)
"If loving CC is wrong I do not want to be right"
"If lovin’ Braun is wrong, I want to be a repeat offender"
I'll share responsibility
I’ll bring Kieschnick updates as needed.
C. Magruder scored, R. Weeks to second on balk
Thanks Jeff
This is my favorite site on the net. Well, maybe tied with Elitist Jerks.
Seems about time
to change the banner heading.
The Bambi's Bombers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
Done!
I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.
Thanks
I too have been reading this site nearly every day for the last two years, I have checked out many Brewer blogs, and there are many imitators, but none of them hold a candle to the work represented here. You will be missed, thanks for all of your contribution to my slowly expanding Brewer knowledge!
Personally, I think we got hosed on that one! - Harry Doyle
Thanks Jeff, good luck with your writing
I don’t post a lot, but I read BCB every day. Without a doubt the smartest content, most levelheaded community and the best signal-to-noise ratio for posts and comments of any Brewer blog.
Goodbye and good luck
I agree with most of the comments above.
Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.
I know what happened
Jeff saw how well Nate Silver did on fivethirtyeight.com and is going to work for ABC
indeed
I do wish I’d thought to apply nate’s sort of analysis to elections ….coulda/shoulda/woulda, of course.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Nov 6, 2008 2:57 PM CST up reply actions
there are always elections
Political consulting is kind of like baseball – lots of levels and plenty of grind. The pesos at the top are huge and of course rookie ball is servitude.
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