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There's no stress release quite like exercise. Yesterday, after listening to Ned leave Sheets in to get pounded in a six-run inning, I took my bike out for a ride. I was almost home when a car pulled up alongside me with a rottweiler in the back, head out the window. The rottweiler snaps at me. I swerve away and stop on my bike, allowing the car to get some distance. The car stops at a stop sign and the rottweiler JUMPS OUT. By the time I got home, I had forgotten all about the loss.

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Dave Pinto at Baseball Musings wants to know the same thing I'm asking: Where was the bullpen yesterday?

Jim Powell has a new blog up. Topics covered include yesterday's game, Bobby Thomson, Ryan Braun's contract, Mark Attanasio and the upcoming trip to Boston.

Big League Stew also interviewed Bob Uecker, but the questions had more to do with Mr. Belvedere than baseball.

Bugs and Cranks has the Brewers 17th in their most recent power poll. Is snark required here? I've lost my decoder ring.

This has been done to death, I know, but Fangraphs still thinks the Padres won the Scott Linebrink trade.

On injuries:

Mariners utilityman Willie Bloomquist harvested too many razor clams and was fined $50.
Twins OF Carlos Gomez missed yesterday's game with the flu.
Nats 1B Nick Johnson will miss 4-6 weeks with a torn tendon sheath in his wrist.
White Sox 2B Juan Uribe left last night's game with a leg injury.

I don't recall if I've mentioned it here or not, but Paul DePodesta is blogging now. On the surface it seems like a great idea, but Gaslamp Ball notes that some of the comments he's getting are getting increasingly obnoxious. I'd rather have my front office personnel working on improving the team, personally.

Some people know what it takes to win: Brandon Webb is 9-0.

And some people don't: Reds IF/OF Jerry Hairston reportedly told Marlins 1B Wes Helms he thinks the Marlins will win the East, because they're gritty.

Speaking of former Brewers, Glendon Rusch declined an outright assignment to the minors and is now a free agent. Supposedly the Rockies are interested. Really?

Apparently Andruw Jones only hits changeups. Did someone tell Ben Sheets?

I think everyone stashes change sometimes. I keep mine in a giant plastic parking meter. But I've never managed to accumulate 150,000 pennies, and even if I did I probably wouldn't stash them in a teammate's locker.

I'm not sure if it'll help you make 150,000 pennies, but Baseball Digest Daily is looking for writers.

And, by the way, here's the most bizarre animation you'll ever see made from graffiti. Incredible.

The Mug is off tomorrow and Sunday so I can go back to driving all over the midwest. Drink up.

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Regarding the linebrink Trade

In other news, Eric Gagne is not as dominant as he once was, Rays have not had much success in their franchise’s history, gas prices are a little high right now (I’m paying 3.73 in Texas, think about that one for a second), and Rougejim is kinda fond of Callix Crabbe.

by Hyatt on May 16, 2008 9:54 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I really wasn't a fan of that fangraphs article

We don’t need to rehash all the arguments, but basically that guy said:

Inman is awesome this year in Double-A and Linebrink lost a bunch of games for the Brewers. And the Pads got other guys too! Thus: Padres win! Oh, what about draft picks? Never mind, I’m bored writing about this.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on May 16, 2008 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i was in favor of the linebrink trade at the time...

...because inman is not a real prospect. he’s walking far, far too many guys in AA, and does not have a plus pitch. thatcher and garrison are replacement level. even if linebrink provided league average relief it was a win. in my book you can trade 100 replacement level guys for 25 innings of league average whatever—and win the trade.

clearly the padres don’t understand what they have in joe thatcher either. he’s got a gmLI of 1.72 and a WPA of -1.09, he’s already cost the padres a full game on his own. let’s put that into perspective… that’s worse than eric gagne so far.

if will inman can deliver 25 innings of league average ML baseball then you can call the trade a wash… the odds, i think, are way better that the brewers 32 overall draft pick will outperform inman at the ML level.

Bring Back The Old Logo!

by jacob on May 16, 2008 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

* 35th

the 32nd is for cordero.

Bring Back The Old Logo!

by jacob on May 16, 2008 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rockies

When you’re starting Mark Redman and Jorge de la Rosa, giving Glendon Rusch a shot probably can’t hurt.

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on May 16, 2008 10:28 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

erhgewfdh

Have there been fan polls the last 2 weeks? I couldn’t find ‘em.

Lordz Of Vengeance....Just Win, Baby.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on May 16, 2008 11:23 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Worried

I know the Brewers do badly against the Pirates whenever they play in Pittsburgh but right now the Pirates are 8-2 over their last ten games.

He's the round mound of profound

by drezdn on May 16, 2008 11:34 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

awesome mug today, buddy!

i love the uecker interview and the griffey gag.

by Jamie in LA on May 16, 2008 2:45 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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