Six of Sixty-Two: Draft Day is Here
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 11:01 AM CDT
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We're mere hours away now from The Great Restocking. Thanks to Coco Cordero and Scott Linebrink signing elsewhere in the offseason, we have a boatload of extra picks, and I'm sure Jack Zduriencik will use them wisely. (Hey Jack, think Gallardo, not Rogers, ok?)
A great place to follow the action is MLB.com's Draft Central. The Draft Tracker application has info on hundreds of eligible players, and will track (duh) every pick. There's video on many of the top prospects, and plenty of fluff-filled feature articles to keep you busy.
The draft starts at 1:00 CT. If the pace is what I recall from last year, the Brewers will make their first selection (#16) between 2:00 and 2:30 CT. The first round will be on ESPN, and the whole shebang will be live on video through mlb.com. I think the first five rounds will take place today, with the remainder of the draft moving along at a much more rapid pace starting at 10:30 CT tomorrow.
Future Sheets's, Fielders, Brauns, Harts, and Gallardos, assemble!
BREWERS' PICKS
- Brett Lawrie, C, HS (BC)
- Rays - Tim Beckham, SS, HS (GA)
- Pirates - Pedro Alvarez, 3B, Vanderbilt
- Royals - Eric Hosmer, 1B, HS (FL)
- Orioles - Brian Matusz, LHP, San Diego
- Giants - Buster Posey, C, Florida State
- Marlins - Kyle Skipworth, C, HS (CA)
- Reds - Yonder Alonso, 1B, Miami
- White Sox - Gordon Beckham, SS, Georgia
- Nationals - Aaron Crow, RHP, Missouri
- Astros - Jason Castro, C, Stanford
- Rangers - Justin Smoak, 1B, South Carolina
- Athletics - Jemile Weeks, 2B, Miami
- Cardinals - Brett Wallace, 3B, Arizona State
- Twins - Aaron Hicks, OF, HS (CA)
- Dodgers - Ethan Martin, 3B, HS (GA)
- Brewers - Brett Lawrie, C, HS (BC)
- Blue Jays - David Cooper, 1B, California
- Mets - Ike Davis, 1B, Arizona State
- Cubs - Andrew Cashner, RHP, Texas Christian
- Mariners - Josh Fields, RHP, Georgia
- Tigers - Ryan Perry, RHP, Arizona
- Mets - Reese Havens, SS, South Carolina
- Padres - Allan Dykstra, 1B, Wake Forest
- Phillies - Anthony Hewitt, SS, HS (CT)
- Rockies - Christian Friedrich, LHP, Eastern Kentucky
- Diamondbacks - Daniel Schlereth, LHP, Arizona
- Twins - Carlos Gutierrez, RHP, Miami
- Yankees - Gerrit Cole, RHP, HS (CA)
- Indians - Lonnie Chisenhall, SS, Pitt CC (NC)
- Red Sox - Casey Kelly, SS, HS (FL)
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My choice for first pick
Josh Fields – closer…could be in the pen this year.
by brew82 on Jun 5, 2008 11:15 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't pick on need, but best available
Doesn’t matter if we are stacked in the position, whether it be a C or an OF or a top 1B .. ... I do like Josh Fields, but there is a good chance one top 12 player will fall to the Brewers.
I like what I have heard about Jason Castro, not the one from American Idol at catcher. Also Brett Lawrie, the Canadian…
There is a lot of information out there and a lot of mock drafts, I for the first time am excited about this years draft. Say Sheets and Cameron leave next year, we might have a similar number of picks… which would be exciting again (not that I hope Sheets leaves us).. Gagne isn’t a class A or B free agent, is he? haha…
Go Brewers Go…
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 11:29 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
lawrie is really interesting if he can catch
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue
by Michael M on Jun 5, 2008 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can we draft J.M. Gold again?
Just for funzies?
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by TheJay on Jun 5, 2008 11:33 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Someone grab a rule book
Isn’t there some sort of loophole we could exploit to draft Lincecum? The Giants aren’t a professional team, are they?
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 5, 2008 11:35 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't think so
But I think there is a good possibility they will confuse which draft is which and draft Negro Leaguer
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean the Giants?
They may not even be aware that there’s a draft going on. Probably all working on a big free agent deal for Julio Franco.
by Marty McSuperFly on Jun 5, 2008 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I heart the draft.
After last year, watching footage of Laporta’s swing kept me walking on sunshine for a month.
by Braunstalker on Jun 5, 2008 12:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
We should start a pool
On when all six of the guys will actually be signed.
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by TheJay on Jun 5, 2008 12:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pretty quickly, actually, I would imagine
The Brewers don’t generally draft holdout types.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll be updating the post with the first round, and probably the Brewers' first seven selections
I’ll link the Brewers’ picks to their BF.net post; the guys over there do a great job of assembling data about the draft picks very quickly.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 12:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Have we ever checked
to make sure we have all the LaPorta’s? I know we have nine but are we sure we didn’t miss any??
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
by 80badger on Jun 5, 2008 12:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think ASU has one
His name is Brett Wallace.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
when it comes to the 1b, take guys like Wallace over Smoak every time.
by Braunstalker on Jun 5, 2008 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're live, boys!
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 1:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
(and kirbir)
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
(and Kyle)
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm probably the only one forced to watch round one on mlb.com but...
in case I’m not: Anybody else having serious stuttering problems with the web stream?
by Zeyes on Jun 5, 2008 1:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
it's on espn360 too if you have that
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
mine is fine
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am surprised it is free
After my MLBtv password expired, i am hapyp to be able to watch this at work
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Macroblocking
is from the digital feed on ESPN. They’ll fix it soon.
The Wallbangers won because they played the game like kids! Let's do that again!!!
by 80badger on Jun 5, 2008 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks for the feedback guys
As usual with these things, a minute after I finally post a complaint about it, it starts improving on its own. Still buffering from time to time now, but at least not every 10 seconds anymore.
by Zeyes on Jun 5, 2008 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Once they get Steve Phillips and his idiocy out of the way, it should be TBeckham and then Alvarez
After that, the fun starts.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 1:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Get Selig off the soap box
Bragging about equality in baseball
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 1:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he is remarkably corpse-like
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is Bud at Disney
for the Baseball Draft or Gay Pride Week which is also taking place right now?
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by 80badger on Jun 5, 2008 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
his best friend IS Herb Kohl....
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
First pick
On the clock
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 1:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't think I've ever heard the parity sales pitch
without the word “revenue” following shortly.
by ol Pete on Jun 5, 2008 1:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was hoping Selig would slip
and say Devil Rays.
"He's been very, very impressive," Yost said. "I mean really impressive. I mean really, really impressive."
by MadJimiBrewha on Jun 5, 2008 1:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And the first pick is...
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 1:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Tim Beckham
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 1:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The soccer player?
"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!"
by roguejim on Jun 5, 2008 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
While we wait
What kind of stats do you think Gagne will have to put to net us 2 FAs when he leaves? 40 saves?
"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!"
by roguejim on Jun 5, 2008 1:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
at this point i'm just hoping he doesn't accept arbitation
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well we got 2 for Linebrink
And he didn’t get any saves.. so I think it would be more about bring the ERA down
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
take that back 1 save
But how is it determined if you are a class A or B free agent?
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marginally helpful
Then again, it is the USA Today:
The rankings are compiled based upon player performance over the past two seasons. Under the new collective bargaining agreement, the rankings are used to determine whether players are Type “A” or Type “B.” The classification determines which draft picks former teams receive as compensation if they sign with another team. The top 20% of the rankings are “A” and the next 20% “B.”
"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!"
by roguejim on Jun 5, 2008 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks
So Gagne’s saves in Texas help the value a little I guess… if he comes back adn pitches with an ERA in the 4 range, he might stay as a class B free agent… granted he was one of the last RP on the list last year… so maybe he pitched his way off of the list
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the Royals take Hosmer
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 1:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pedro Alzarez
Will we see him in a Pirates uniform in the next few years?
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 1:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hair light on Selig changes from blue to yellow
Matching team colors maybe?
by ol Pete on Jun 5, 2008 1:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good grief they are. Maybe the art director is Bud’s nephew or something.
by ol Pete on Jun 5, 2008 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shocking
The Pirates didn’t make a confounding selection this year. Maybe there’s something to that new regime after all.
by Zeyes on Jun 5, 2008 1:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow
hadn’t seen that awesome Fielder comercial.
by Braunstalker on Jun 5, 2008 1:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
pinstripes
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Royals take Hosmer
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 1:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, they are not having good luck with interviews
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 1:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Should be Matusz now for Baltimore
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 1:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That is what I heard too
But interest in Crow is also what I heard, even though he is projected to go around 10 or 11 in a lot of the mocks I see
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Matusz it is
And apparently it’s “Mattice”? I was saying “Muh-tooz”
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
Selig is lost
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 1:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Why talk about draftees' size?
It’s not like scouts like anyone short anyway so of course they’ll be big.
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by TheJay on Jun 5, 2008 1:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
except Fontenot
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was the 19th pick in 2001
But not a top guy, so you are right
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Every once in a while a short guy succeeds despite their best efforts.
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by TheJay on Jun 5, 2008 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scott Gorgen, the guy with the best change in the draft, is really short
I hope the Brewers take him with one of their supplemental or second round picks.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Selig
is saying, “They are on the clock’” like, “Pack your knives and go home.”
by Braunstalker on Jun 5, 2008 1:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Posey next?
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 1:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Posey indeed
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 1:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he wants like $12M supposedly
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, you can actually understand him on the phone!
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 1:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Skipworth next?
So far the mock draft from ESPN is right on the money for the top 5
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 1:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Heh
I like the Brewers comment.
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by TheJay on Jun 5, 2008 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that line is great
We might be very surprised with the pick… as no one has a clue who we have rated high
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I collected a bunch of mock drafts
links here
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ESPN now 6/6
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
12 million?
I bet Buster is absolute junk in a bar fight.
by Braunstalker on Jun 5, 2008 1:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Skipworth to the Marlins
Everything going according to plan so far
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 1:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The plan is the other Beckham next
Right?
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Catchers
called the pitches in my HS, I guess we were backwards as well as bad.
by Braunstalker on Jun 5, 2008 1:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yonder Alonso
Surprising
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 1:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He will move quickly it seems like
Love the Miami team!
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 1:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I saw Yonder #5
In one mock… the next few picks I think are goign to start getting unpredictable
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was that Phillips
who almost just said we’re playing Cecil Fielder at first base?
by Zeyes on Jun 5, 2008 1:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Remember all the consternation
when we picked LaPorta? I remember being annoyed that we passed on two catchers at the time.
"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!"
by roguejim on Jun 5, 2008 1:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was shocked
Glad to be very wrong.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It seems so important to draft a RP or a C for the Brewers
But as it was said in one article I read… the Brewers shouldn’t have picked Prince at #7 because Hart and someone else occupied slots in AAA and AA, and it would have been a wasted pick… I don’t think you can rule out players or pick players just because of your need, and Prince proved that
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know why Law acted so surprised about Alonso
He was linked to the Reds in the Cincinnati paper.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 1:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I got a kick out of his comment that he was surprised because he hadn’t heard about it.
by ol Pete on Jun 5, 2008 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right, that's what I mean
He’s shocked because he had them picking Lawrie, a guy who wasn’t mentioned among those four players on the Reds’ radar in that article.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pujols pinch hit homerun
Some Nats pitcher threw a belt high fastball over the middle of the plate. Baffling.
by ol Pete on Jun 5, 2008 1:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
that's the last thing he'd expect!
crazy like a fox!
"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!"
by roguejim on Jun 5, 2008 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I forgot there are games going on today
Without the brewers playing, and the draft going on… I didn’t register
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
in other action
Jay Bruce 0/4 against the Phils. Geoff Favre with a dinger.
by ol Pete on Jun 5, 2008 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kyle Skipworth was born in 1990
Holy balls.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 1:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I feel like I am a younger member of Brew Crew Ball
And I am 24… these kids are super young… wow
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm 24 too
Prince is just barely younger than me, and I’ll always hate him for that.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe there are a lot of younger people
I just don’t know how old most people are on Brew Crew Ball
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m 4 days younger than Rick Ankiel, but I can get a ball over the plate.
He's the round mound of profound
by drezdn on Jun 5, 2008 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
July 15th 1979?
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The other way: July 23rd
He's the round mound of profound
by drezdn on Jun 5, 2008 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe we should have a "get to know each other" thread one of these off days
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm 27
but fortunately, I’ve already had that “gawd I’m getting old” moment a few years ago…in my other sports love, recruits tend to be as young as 15, so the first ones born in the 1990s already showed up three years ago. ;)
by Zeyes on Jun 5, 2008 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You live in France and you like baseball and sumo wrestling
Crazy bastard.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
buahaha
just to ruin my reputation permanently, I also enjoy watching curling when it’s on TV.
by Zeyes on Jun 5, 2008 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Zeyes
I don’t know if you have any recommendations… but I am traveling to Japan for 11 days from July 31-August 10th… any good sumo tournaments you know of… I heard the season is big in January… can you confirm this, or givem e any tips if I want to watch a match?
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
depends on where you're going to be...
the “big” tournaments take place every two months in the odd-numbered months. They’ll have just concluded the July tournament in Nagoya on the 27th, then there’s a few days of recuperation downtime before nearly everyone is heading out on a tour of the Northern countryside.
Incidentally, if you (or anybody, really) are anywhere near Los Angeles right now, there’s the two-day overseas tour event in Los Angeles this weekend. (And to bring this back to baseball, one of the top stars is scheduled to throw the first pitch for the Cubs-Dodgers game tomorrow.)
by Zeyes on Jun 5, 2008 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"goo Sumo"
I don’t know what to think about that.
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by TheJay on Jun 5, 2008 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, we had pretty much the same reaction when
the sumo association picked that oddly-named company for their web stuff five or so years ago…
by Zeyes on Jun 5, 2008 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I win youngest.
I am 17.
I hope you all can still respect me after that.
by NoahJ on Jun 5, 2008 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too bad you're not a Dominican shortstop
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 7:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha!
16, loser :)
Whenever prince is at first, he should charge the mound and yell "MEAT!"
by Jordan M on Jun 5, 2008 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
at least you're mature for your age
:)
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Astros are up
I’m nervous for Lawrie
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Haha, yes
Not only did the Astros not take Lawrie, they took Castro, who the Brewers were rumored to be taking, and who I hate.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Does this mean
we could trade Angel for, like, anything we want?
by Braunstalker on Jun 5, 2008 2:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He's gotta be more of a sure thing
than Castro.
by Braunstalker on Jun 5, 2008 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, the problem is Angel can't really catch yet
And can’t really play anywhere else…
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably due to my ignorance, but a tall catcher seems like a recipe for sore knees. I’m boggled at Kendall watching him and he’s not tall. I’m waiting for chunky Soto to suffer.
by ol Pete on Jun 5, 2008 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jemile Weeks
Is that Rickie’s brother?
"My thing is that you guys eat meat all day and you can't hit a ball. That's my thing." - P. Fielder
by SRB on Jun 5, 2008 2:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think thats a reach
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jemile Weeks goes to Oakland
A bit of a reach. Yes, Rickie’s brother.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
huh, that surprises me some
but i have a lot of faith in the oakland guys.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They must love his defense
More than anyone else does.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's possible
but it would be weird…loving a college second baseman for his defense.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe they aren't going to play him at 2B
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ESPN predicted this one too, Weeks to Oakland
Not bad… I agree, have a lot of confidence in those guys too, you know they do there homework… much more than I a Brewer fan have done
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looking at his scouting video,
he sure is fast.
by MillerParkSouth on Jun 5, 2008 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it feels odd to see
the Cardinals picking ahead of us.
by Zeyes on Jun 5, 2008 2:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
futurecards really wants Lawrie but the Cards apparently have no interest
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vivos El Birdos
Wanted Lawrie too I remember from reading a post over there
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There goes my backup plan to Lawrie
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
WALLACE
I want that Wallace’s heart on a platter (Braveheart)
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 2:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Walrus!
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nooooo
I am the Walrus
"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!"
by roguejim on Jun 5, 2008 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are the Eggman
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Lawrie is gone
Does it look like a pitcher?
My top guys are Martin, Friedrich or Hicks
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 2:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Lawrie should be ours now
Now we just have to pick him.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Los Angel-eez Dodgers
I hope they pick an I-talian
Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.
by TheJay on Jun 5, 2008 2:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So what are the most likely picks for the Dodgers
And with who is available the three most likely for the Brewers
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 2:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I have the Dogders taking Schlereth or Friedrich
And the Brewers taking one of those two, Fields or most likely Lawrie
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No way they take Schlereth or Fields
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ok
Didn’t know… saw some mocks with Fields as our pick…
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, Sickels mocked Fields
But there’s just no way Jack Z takes a college reliever as the best overall player, because the two ideas are incompatible.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ethan Martin to LA
We’re up.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dodgers take Ethan Martin
"My thing is that you guys eat meat all day and you can't hit a ball. That's my thing." - P. Fielder
by SRB on Jun 5, 2008 2:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Alright
place you bets
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am going out on a limb and saying Hewitt
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I heard the Brewers were interested
But he could even fall to them at 32
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not gonna happen
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm excited
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
the suspense builds
Whenever prince is at first, he should charge the mound and yell "MEAT!"
by Jordan M on Jun 5, 2008 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
C'mon Jack.....
Make it a good one!
It is dangerous for an athlete to believe his own publicity, good or bad - Bob Uecker, 1982.
by Adam P on Jun 5, 2008 2:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
A trade!!!!
(kidding)
It is dangerous for an athlete to believe his own publicity, good or bad - Bob Uecker, 1982.
by Adam P on Jun 5, 2008 2:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Holy crap, that is some hair by Gordon Beckham
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
looks like a wig...
I don’t know how he fits that under his hat
by ksbrewer on Jun 5, 2008 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am
rooting for that wierdo from here on out.
by Braunstalker on Jun 5, 2008 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fill me in
What’s the report on Lawrie?
"My thing is that you guys eat meat all day and you can't hit a ball. That's my thing." - P. Fielder
by SRB on Jun 5, 2008 2:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He can hit like hell, but his position is unknown
Scouts are divided on whether he can catch
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I should add that he recently spent his time hitting bombs off pros with wood bats
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lawrie!
As a catcher!
I am elated
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
then Jack Z's job is done :)
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
now it's time to rattle off a lot of college players
mostly so that I can feel important.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 2:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
no.
I’ve got a database of 31k college players in 2008. I’ll need at least 4.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
on screen blurb - tremendous hand strength
by ol Pete on Jun 5, 2008 2:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
maybe
he will open pickle jars for me.
by Braunstalker on Jun 5, 2008 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
XM is calling him gritty
I like it!
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by SRB on Jun 5, 2008 2:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
compares him to Biggio
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 2:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And says he's a gamer!!!!
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by Jordan M on Jun 5, 2008 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hope he can draw the bean ball like Biggio
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe by then,
we’ll still have Rickie, and Kendall will be playing third. So we can stack the lineup with HBP threats!
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting strategy
Bat HBP-magnets Weeks, Kendall, Lawrie at the top of the order and you might fool the umpire into ejecting the opposing SP every game!
"My thing is that you guys eat meat all day and you can't hit a ball. That's my thing." - P. Fielder
by SRB on Jun 5, 2008 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s positively Larussa-ean
Coffee is for closers
by drezdn on Jun 5, 2008 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And speaking of which...
LaRussa will see right through the ploy and have three different pitchers hitting our three guys.
by Zeyes on Jun 5, 2008 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yay Lawrie
Congrats on being drafted. See you in 2012.
Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.
by TheJay on Jun 5, 2008 2:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
so...
at the next game I go to, should I dress up like a container of seasoned salt?
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 5, 2008 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
His scouting report on MLB.com
says that “Canadian players are hard to scout. Tell that to the Brewers!
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by Jordan M on Jun 5, 2008 2:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Lawrie played for the Langley Blaze in British Colombia
The Blaze? In British Colombia? Keep this kid away from Jeffress.
by MillerParkSouth on Jun 5, 2008 2:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He was born 1990 as well!
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 2:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm ready for Hewitt to fall to the supplemental round now
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cooper went way high
I thought he was a supplemental pick.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That is what I heard too
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who does he look like?
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 2:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Better picture
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guess he can toss that t-shirt now
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
any chance
he’ll turn down the pick and go to school?
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 5, 2008 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well there's always a chance but I doubt it
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so everyone's happy with lawrie?
hm, that’s cool.
i’m not a fan of drafting high school kids who are know for power first, especially those without a position. hope he can pick up the catching position without sacrificing power to discipline. how is his plate discipline? does he strike out?
would be pretty awesome to develope a power bat behind the plate.
Bring Back The Old Logo!
by jacob on Jun 5, 2008 2:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I agree
But he has played well with wooden bats, which is a worry for both college and HS players… He won’t be a Braun type where he comes up in a year or two… but he has great potential… and with a lot of picks I think the Brewers can make a pick or two like this
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fourteen picks
Until it comes back to us, who’s on the horizon?
"My thing is that you guys eat meat all day and you can't hit a ball. That's my thing." - P. Fielder
by SRB on Jun 5, 2008 2:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Anthony Hewitt might fall
I want Scott Gorgen, Anthony Gose & Adrian Nieto
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that'd be a lot for one pick.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't you have some collating and parsing to do?
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eric Thames would be good too
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love his swing
open, Picks his hands up before the actual swing is made and pumps the bat smoothly.
Here’s the MLB.com scouting report
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by Jordan M on Jun 5, 2008 2:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, interesting choice for the highlight
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by Jordan M on Jun 5, 2008 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Besides pickle jars, maybe a great handshake?
by ol Pete on Jun 5, 2008 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plus
He can get past “Hot Stuff” on those love testers in bars.
Coffee is for closers
by drezdn on Jun 5, 2008 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those machines are dangerous
I heard that’s what rattled Turnbow
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by SRB on Jun 5, 2008 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cubs up
pull a Vikings and forget to make the pick and the clock runs out?
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by Jordan M on Jun 5, 2008 2:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
they're too busy
agonizing over their season-ending defeat.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 5, 2008 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Andrew Cashner
Future closer. Maybe the future is 2008, after Marmol and Wood break down, ha.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Including this interesting line:
MH: Do you have any specific career goals at this point, aside from playing professional baseball?Lawrie: I really don’t. All I want to do is play in the big leagues and I want to get there as quick as I can. I don’t plan on staying in the minors for five years. I plan on doing it in a year-and-a-half.
Sounds pretty confident, and I like that.
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by Jordan M on Jun 5, 2008 2:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He's a very advanced bat
He’s been playing against real competition, not HS guys. He won’t take as long as the usual HS guy.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's what I've been reading
I really like the pick.
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by Jordan M on Jun 5, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love it (if you didn't notice)
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the confidence
But one of the analysts brought up a good point… you have to be able to deal with disappointments in baseball, especially the minors, and can’t expect to go 3/4 or 2/4 most days… if he has this expectation for 1.5 years to the majors, and doesn’t reach it, does he get frustrated and angry and disgruntled?
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't understand
Taking a college reliever in the first round, but then again I don’t do this for a living.
"My thing is that you guys eat meat all day and you can't hit a ball. That's my thing." - P. Fielder
by SRB on Jun 5, 2008 3:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
the Mariners don't do it for a living, either
or, to put it another way, they won’t be doing it for long.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No way in hell
I would draft someone who already proved he couldn’t start in the first round. I agree.
by Braunstalker on Jun 5, 2008 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Especially because they suck
They could add Fields and The Incredible Linebrink to their pen and it still wouldn’t matter.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did we get a compensation pick for Geoff Jenkins?
by ol Pete on Jun 5, 2008 3:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Very close
The last OF 1B off the list… if only he hit one more HR
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
link
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/2007-10-31-elias-rankings-complete_N.htm
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He just missed the cutoff
if I recall correctly.
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by SRB on Jun 5, 2008 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Would have been amazing if he would have qualified and had 8 picks
in the top 66 or so
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not complaining :)
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
funnier response
“Yeah, in the NFL draft.”
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Three relievers in a row
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
five collegians in a row!
now we’re talking.
if somebody would hurry up and take a D2 or D3 player, I’d be in heaven. (but I don’t think that’s happening for a couple of rounds, or until Robert Lanigan goes.)
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
There's a guy I've never heard of
Who is he?
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
pitcher from Adelphi
I don’t know much about him either, but I think either he or Kirk Neuwenheis (sp?) of Azusa Pacific will be the first non-Div 1 guy off the board. Both, I would guess, in the first five or six rounds.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i should note...
that pisses me off, because I have data on something like 150 non-D1 teams, but nowhere close to complete data on either Adelphi or Azusa.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If San Diego drafts Hewitt here it will be so funny
After the Matt Bush debacle.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Great comment on Lawrie, that proves his confidence and no fear attitude
Scouts rave about his raw power and some believe he may be the most advanced hitter at age 18 in the country’s history. But it’s the intangibles that really seem to set him apart, what one described as “the ridiculous fearlessness” he shows on the field and a relentless competitive drive to dominate.
“You could put this kid in a stadium with 50,000 people and tell him he’s facing Josh Beckett tomorrow and he’d smile and think, ‘I’m going to get Josh Beckett,”’ said one executive who has watched Lawrie play extensively. “At this point he probably won’t but he’ll go up there, not be intimidated, take his swings and look good doing it. He’s got no fear. Period.”
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 3:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
link
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gfvk4JEixT2lfWMXDJAWcCV0zkjA
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There goes Hewitt
The guy who can’t play baseball.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That's why he can't hit
“they” get in the way
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seven picks to go
"My thing is that you guys eat meat all day and you can't hit a ball. That's my thing." - P. Fielder
by SRB on Jun 5, 2008 3:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think it'll be a prep pitcher
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want Ryan Kulik, a lefty from Rowan
you didn’t see him in the mocks, did you? :)
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha, no
Do tell.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i don't know if he'll be picked at all...
...but one client asked for a sleeper, and I gave him Kulik. He struck out 14 per 9, and had a G/F ratio of better than 2.5:1.
granted, against very weak competition, but…man oh man.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Girlfriend ratio of 2.5 to 1?
That sounds high.
"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!"
by roguejim on Jun 5, 2008 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
star athletes at Rowan
are WORSHIPPED.
:)
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's more than one?
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
good point.
they were the runner up in the D3 regional…
actually, i think there is another draft-possible prospect at Rowan this year.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would like Jake Odorizzi
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so what, we're up to six guys for #32?
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're doubting Jack Z?!
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
more and more I'm convinced
that you’re really Jack Z.
by Zeyes on Jun 5, 2008 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i just turned on the mlb.com feed
and they are playing that awful home run milestone ad.
with the ominous music. ugh.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Friedrich goes
or, as I like to call him, The Bane Of Sackmann
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
actually, i got complete EKU stats now.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
quit making me look stupid
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha, well, EKU was a bane for a while.
but we figured out a clever way to extract data from recalcitrant schools.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lots of good articles out there on Lawrie
http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=fddb613e-5cbe-4b6b-925a-0177fd23aceb&p=1
http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=563842
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080531.BALLBRETT31/TPStory/Sports
http://baseballanalysts.com/archives/2008/06/brett_lawrie.php
(love the interview here)
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 3:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Another great "cocky" quote
MH: What is the most attractive reason, for you, to go pro now?
Lawrie: I know I can hit over .400 against those guys when I’m 15, so who says I’m not going to do it when I’m 20, you know? I can play with those guys; I know I can. On almost every trip I’ve hit over .400 against them. Not much is going to change. I’m just playing and trying not to do too much… I’m just having fun.
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by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Daniel Schlereth
I interviewed him last year, he was a very cool guy.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
another guy with impressive hair, too
At least in the promo picture that ESPN used.
by Zeyes on Jun 5, 2008 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's already had Tommy John surgery?
"My thing is that you guys eat meat all day and you can't hit a ball. That's my thing." - P. Fielder
by SRB on Jun 5, 2008 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's like steroids
Even non-athletes are getting it at age 15 now to boost their jerking speed.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lawrie
John Sickels from Minor League Ball picked him in his Twins Shadow Draft.
Coffee is for closers
by drezdn on Jun 5, 2008 3:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Unilever incorporated
picked him in 1938
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 5, 2008 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bucyrus was all set to take him with the next pick, too
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think Lawrie is a switch hitter
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then again
if he catches, maybe he pitches. I’m sure they’ll find a position for him sooner or later.
"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!"
by roguejim on Jun 5, 2008 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They could give him #69 and he could do both
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I sure hope Gerrit Cole doesn't fall to the Evil Empires
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Carlos Gutierrez is a big surprise
The Twins always do that.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
just when you're thinking what a dork keith law is...
jim callis comes on.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
John Clayton has them all beat by a mile
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you're just angling for a spot on next year's coverage
And knowing ESPN, they just might go for that Sackmann/Callis/Law triple threat match.
by Zeyes on Jun 5, 2008 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no way
I don’t know nearly enough to do something like this.
I wouldn’t mind if they asked me about a data service, though.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jeff, you have to borrow Gordon Beckham's wig if you go on TV
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm pretty sure I'm not going on TV.
But I’ll definitely need to do something with my hair if I do :).
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I forgot Tim Melville was on the board still
I think it’s him or Odorizzi at #32.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cole goes to Corporate Deathburger
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yankees get Cole.
Now for a couple of really smart teams.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How come no one drafted yet
is from UW Madison?
{ducks}
the badgers need a team dammit.
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 5, 2008 3:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Can’t UW-Milwaukee have “glory” in at least one Division 1 sport (if they were any good at baseball)
Coffee is for closers
by drezdn on Jun 5, 2008 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
UWM has a 6'7" pitcher that is supposed to get drafted
Forget his name.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Randy Johnson Jr.?
Coffee is for closers
by drezdn on Jun 5, 2008 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rohn Jauch?
"My thing is that you guys eat meat all day and you can't hit a ball. That's my thing." - P. Fielder
by SRB on Jun 5, 2008 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I heard he had a big velocity jump recently
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was just wondering whatever happened to
Mike Goetz, the UWM guy we drafted two years ago. Looks like he’s in indy Frontier League now…
by Zeyes on Jun 5, 2008 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, he got released in the offseason
Ben Stanczyk got released this year, too.
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hide your valuables, Cleveland!
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
They hide them
Under CC Sabathia’s jersey.
"My thing is that you guys eat meat all day and you can't hit a ball. That's my thing." - P. Fielder
by SRB on Jun 5, 2008 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Video of Lawrie
/member/7344971” target=”_blank”>http://www.takkle.com/videos/11946//member/7344971
Ground balls are very slow… looks like he has work as a catcher… like the swing
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws.
by Kyguy922 on Jun 5, 2008 3:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hey buddy...
1st base side of the bag with those tosses…
by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 5, 2008 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
in canada they throw to the other side.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow, more interest here than I would've expected
maybe a new thread for the supp round and beyond?
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 5, 2008 3:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That's what I was thinking
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He has yellow eyes, so help me!
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
new thread
He's extremely quick and good.
by battlekow on Jun 5, 2008 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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