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by Kyle Lobner on May 15, 2008 8:48 AM CDT
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Now, this morning's big news: According to the JS blog, the Brewers are about to announce they've signed Ryan Braun to the longest and largest contract in team history. It's mostly speculation at this point, but a news conference is scheduled for 10 am to make it official.
It turns out David Riske hyperextended his elbow in last night's game. He's day-to-day.
Greener on the Other Side has crunched the numbers and thinks Prince Fielder and Rickie Weeks' stats will improve in the coming weeks.
On injuries:
Red Sox P Clay Buchholz is headed to the DL with a broken nail. Seriously.
Pirates C Ryan Doumit has been placed on the DL with a broken thumb.
Mets P Scott Schoeneweis spent the overnight hours Wednesday in the hospital with what turned out to be the flu.
Cubs PH/OF Daryle Ward may have a herniated disc in his back.
The baseball community as a whole is still trying to figure out exactly what happened to Andruw Jones, but Sons of Steve Garvey has uncovered a restraining order that may have something to do with it.
Yadier Molina will not be suspended for his tirade and his decision to strip out of his catcher's gear and leave it littered all over the field over the weekend. That's an interesting precedent for MLB to set.
Oh, and The Ultimate Warrior has a Twitter account.
That's all for today. Drink up.
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Braun’s a good guy to build the team around going forward.
by Marty McSuperFly on May 15, 2008 9:02 AM CDT reply actions
and
he’s a carnivore
"You guys know me. I take a long time to analyze things."
- Ned Yost
by SunglassesAtNight on May 15, 2008 9:11 AM CDT up reply actions
On Molina
I think this is a slap at the umpire for coming around to ‘brush off the plate’. The umpire instigated the entire event.
I think the umpire was going to brush off the plate
To allow Molina a chance to state his case. Molina already had turned part of the way when the ump started moving around which isn’t looked upon favorably, so I think brushing off the plate was an attempt to let Molina continue to gripe without looking too much like he was arguing. Molina stepping on or in front of the plate then seemed to escalate it.
Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.
They should reformulate that Win Expectancy thing
For the Brewers in the 9th inning with a 1 run lead it should be about a 50-50 shot at best. That graph makes it look like we are supposed to win those.
braun's contract
8 years/$45 million
"Cubs fans boo again – 99% of these people can’t see the plate." -Ueck
Is it really a news flash to say that Weeks numbers will improve?
They almost have to. Not even the Weeks haters (a group I occasionally join for a few days at a time) really believe he’s a .200 hitter…
Doug, please fire Ned.
Love,
Everyone.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on May 15, 2008 10:50 AM CDT reply actions
Agreed
It’s not really news. Which is why it was the last Brewer-related story on a somewhat slow news day. :-)
by Kyle Lobner on May 15, 2008 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions
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