Game Thread #82: Milwaukee Brewers (43-38) vs. Chicago Cubs (39-39)
by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 12:08 PM CDT
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Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs, Jul 5, 2009 1:20 PM CDT
Current Series
Cubs lead the series 2-1
| Thu 07/02 | WP: Ryan Dempster ( - ) LP: Seth McClung ( - ) |
5 - 9 loss |
| Fri 07/03 | WP: Kevin Gregg ( - ) LP: Mark DiFelice ( - ) |
1 - 2 loss |
| Sat 07/04 | WP: Braden Looper ( - ) LP: Rich Harden ( - ) |
11 - 2 win |
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Milwaukee Brewers Sunday, Jul 5, 2009, 1:20 PM CDT Sunny. Game time temperature around 80. |
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It's the second half--numerically, if not ceremonially. We can play the "multiply everything by two" game in the comments.
Lineups:
BREWERS
Hart RF
Hardy SS
Braun LF
Fielder 1B
McGehee 2B
Cameron CF
Kendall C
Hall 3B
Burns P
CUBS
Fukudome CF
Theriot SS
Lee 1B
Bradley RF
Fox 3B
Soriano LF
Soto C
Fontenot 2B
Lilly P
Bullpen:
Trevor Hoffman has not pitched since Monday.
Mitch Stetter threw 1.1 innings (15 pitches) on Friday.
Todd Coffey threw an inning (nine pitches) yesterday.
Chris Narveson threw an inning (14 pitches) yesterday and another (11 pitches) on Thursday.
Mark DiFelice used 29 pitches to get two outs on Friday.
Carlos Villanueva threw one inning (seven pitches) yesterday and got two outs (16 pitches) on Friday.
Chris Smith threw 2.2 innings (50 pitches) on Thursday.
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Finally...
… Macha found a way to work a 3B into the lineup who is an unknown quantity and needs playing time to continue his development.
not.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jul 5, 2009 12:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Seriously
What’s up with that? If they’re not going to use Gamel, send him down so he can get some playing time. Benching him now doesn’t help us in the long run…
by bluejazz04 on Jul 5, 2009 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ken Macha brings you this Gamel update from 1930:
“It gets to be a jam. You’re developing a guy, so do you put the pressure on him that he’s going to be up there with guys on base all the time? … In a way, I was put into a little bit of a ‘zim-zam.’ It’s got me flummoxed.”
Be sure to drink your Ovaltine.
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah it's tough.
So clearly the solution is to forget he’s on the roster and play the offensive boat-anchor that is Bill Hall in the hopes that he thinks it’s 2006 finds his stroke.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jul 5, 2009 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oops.
I’m the Bill Hall of font changes in mid-comment.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jul 5, 2009 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you thought Bill Hall back in 3rd base was worrying...
Macha was saying the other day that if Cameron doesn’t start getting more hits with RISP he’s going to go with Gerut more often
"I hope your name is Rick"
by MrLeam on Jul 5, 2009 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw that.
I wonder if Cameron managed to hold in his laughter until Macha left the room.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jul 5, 2009 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I saw that too, but that's not the best part
Macha, who studies statistical data on a daily basis, is well aware that several hitters in his lineup have failed miserably with runners in scoring position. One of the biggest offenders was centerfielder Mike Cameron, who was batting .129 (8 for 62) in those situations, including .057 (2 for 35) with less than two outs, entering Saturday.
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if he has studied Mike Rivera's July stats
Dude doesn’t even have a hit! Obviously Kendall has to play every day until that changes.
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by TheJay on Jul 5, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is the wrong data unfortunately
E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).
by Jordan M on Jul 5, 2009 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Worse
In the JS version of Macha’s excuse explanation:
“The long-term plan is getting more left-handed batters in the lineup. In a way, I was put in a little bit of a ‘zim-zam.’ It’s got me flummoxed.”
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lol.
Maybe he forgot that Hall was the righty.
Or, maybe they’re telling Hall to bat left handed.
I mean, what the hell, right?
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jul 5, 2009 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was a great selection of awesome.
by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it's really a tough call.
Should I play the younger guy, with the higher OBP and OPS, who bats left, which I like, and who has been better than expected defensively and who needs playing time?
Or should I play the older guy, who will dip below .200 if he takes the collar today, who’s terrible with runners in scoring position which I’ve been harping on, and who’s been “looking for his stroke” for 3 years?
If Macha’s flummoxed by that choice, he needs a brain transplant.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jul 5, 2009 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cut him some slack
He is in a zim-zam, after all. I don’t know what that is, but it sounds scary. Maybe an Earthly relative of the Sarlacc?
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was wondering
what a zim-zam was too. Perhaps he’s been studying English EVERY day and has invented a new word.
"I hope your name is Rick"
by MrLeam on Jul 5, 2009 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Either that
or he likes neologism
"If lovin’ Braun is wrong, I want to be a repeat offender!"
RIP Nick Adenhart - Stop Drunk Driving
by kirbir on Jul 5, 2009 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If that's the case, I can understand not wanting to be there
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You just don't understand
because you don’t read statistics EVERY day…
"I hope your name is Rick"
by MrLeam on Jul 5, 2009 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Braun's starting the ASG
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 12:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No YoGa and no Hoffman.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jul 5, 2009 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, only the starters were up when I posted that
Yeah, just Prince.
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Ted Lilly wasn’t the second and last lefty picked for the team, and Marquis didn’t have 10 wins, YoGa would certainly be in there over them.
How far will this one fly?
by Rendezvous on Jul 5, 2009 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ryan Howard and his .254/.328/.524?
Please.
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do they ever have more than one player from a team in the Home Run Derby?
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good question.
I am hoping for just Fielder so I don’t need to worry about Braun straining his oblique on every swing.
by oconnobe on Jul 5, 2009 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Misread that as
‘Starting for both leagues’. How would he bat?
by Wayfaerer on Jul 5, 2009 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I could see it being a push of Cueto vs. Gallardo
but Marquis???
by warwick5s on Jul 5, 2009 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think people were impressed with Marquis
since he has to put up with pitching at Coors all the time. Not that I’m defending the decision, I’m just saying that probably had something to do with it
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so, you're saying he got the "feel good story" vote?
Yo could use the break anyway, so I really have no problem with the snub
by CheezeconQueso on Jul 5, 2009 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marquis is always on playoff teams
That mean he’s got moxie and should be an all-star.
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by TheJay on Jul 5, 2009 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Gallardo really cares about, I'm sorry for him
But I have a hard time getting worked up over him missing a chance to get extra-overworked.
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Contract bonus’s? Plus he could probably make more money once he qualifies for Arby if he can say “All Star” (Look at hackin Hart)
At least we got more then one in ;)
by SgtClueLs on Jul 5, 2009 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am SO happy that Soriano didn't get in
that would have been a complete mockery
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah
The complete mockery would be having Milton Bradley in the game.
"If lovin’ Braun is wrong, I want to be a repeat offender!"
RIP Nick Adenhart - Stop Drunk Driving
by kirbir on Jul 5, 2009 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well, ok
but I meant a feasible situation that would have been ridiculous, as Soriano was at least within striking distance in the fan voting
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
but, if Soriano makes it,
Yo probably goes over Lilly
by CheezeconQueso on Jul 5, 2009 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was going to say the days rest situation might play into it
Since Gallardo is slated to pitch the Sunday before the game. But Marquis is pitching that Saturday, so who knows.
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by TheJay on Jul 5, 2009 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lets try this again
Hung. Over.
Must have hair of the dog.
Imagine the Brewers offense without Ryan & Prince.
-Bill Schroeder
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 5, 2009 1:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
FSN Your home for HD* Brewers Baseball
*Most of the games will not be in high definition.
by SgtClueLs on Jul 5, 2009 1:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This pisses me off.
Isn’t it 2009?
Imagine the Brewers offense without Ryan & Prince.
-Bill Schroeder
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 5, 2009 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah, its 2010
You’ve been drunk a whole year…
"I hope your name is Rick"
by MrLeam on Jul 5, 2009 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd because I love it
"If lovin’ Braun is wrong, I want to be a repeat offender!"
RIP Nick Adenhart - Stop Drunk Driving
by kirbir on Jul 5, 2009 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
fuck
Imagine the Brewers offense without Ryan & Prince.
-Bill Schroeder
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 5, 2009 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey...
… who wants to see Sweet Lou in HD anyway…
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jul 5, 2009 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In HD, you can tell just how full his diaper is
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What is with the weird start times in this series?
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by TheJay on Jul 5, 2009 1:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I feel like most Cubs day games start at 1:20
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
1:20 is the traditional Cub day game start time,
and they put Saturday games at noon so the local TV broadcast doesn’t interfere with FOX.
by oconnobe on Jul 5, 2009 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah
Just never noticed before.
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by TheJay on Jul 5, 2009 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They take a norman start time...
… and then add an extra 20 minutes so attendees can scrape the Chicago off their shoes as they enter the stadium.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jul 5, 2009 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lineup
I just logged in to bitch about Hall starting but I see you guys already have it covered!
Coffey is surprisingly fast, as is the Polish Sausage
by molitorfan on Jul 5, 2009 1:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's because
We’re going to score so many runs we needed someone to ground into inning ending double plays to give our offense a rest!
by Metagen on Jul 5, 2009 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Once again another example why stealing sucks
Let me spell it for you Cub fans O N E H U N D R E D A N D O N E Y E A R S
by WSB Chris on Jul 5, 2009 1:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
so
frustrating.
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by molitorfan on Jul 5, 2009 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Safe
Bad tag, but the ball beat him there.
by SgtClueLs on Jul 5, 2009 1:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I personally am very happy the Crew will not more than Braun and Prince in the AS Game
I love the idea that You will be laying on the couch resting his arm.
I think the AS experience totally messed up Hart last year and he has not recovered
Let me spell it for you Cub fans O N E H U N D R E D A N D O N E Y E A R S
by WSB Chris on Jul 5, 2009 1:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Playing in the All-Star Game somehow convinced him to swing at every slider he saw for the next three months?
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no I think all the hoopla and the lack of time off added to him wearing down at the end of the season
He was tired and frustrated and shot off his mouth about the fans and that just snowball
Let me spell it for you Cub fans O N E H U N D R E D A N D O N E Y E A R S
by WSB Chris on Jul 5, 2009 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so does macha believe
in stealing bases or not
by WI 2 VA on Jul 5, 2009 1:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Auspicious beginning
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 1:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Thats no good.
Caught Stealing looms big now.
by SgtClueLs on Jul 5, 2009 1:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
christ
Imagine the Brewers offense without Ryan & Prince.
-Bill Schroeder
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 5, 2009 1:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Terrible read of that ball by Cam.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jul 5, 2009 1:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Do not like
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by molitorfan on Jul 5, 2009 1:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd rather
if with a man on third we managed a zim-zam
"I hope your name is Rick"
by MrLeam on Jul 5, 2009 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fun times
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 1:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
wonderful
Imagine the Brewers offense without Ryan & Prince.
-Bill Schroeder
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 5, 2009 1:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
shit
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 1:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Another 1st inning 2-run HR for Burns
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by TheJay on Jul 5, 2009 1:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Now he just needs a solo homer for the home run cycle this series
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 1:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
at least a solo shot would hurt the least
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Um
How many double plays did we have yesterday? Why are we even pitching to him
by Metagen on Jul 5, 2009 1:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good point
He’s a very streaky hitter…. and obviously on a hot streak now. Probably would have made sense to IBB in that situation.
Unless, of course, it ends up setting up a 3-run HR
by DukeMarkell on Jul 5, 2009 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good play Hall
Now win the game so we can love you a little.
by SgtClueLs on Jul 5, 2009 1:37 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I thought Hall’s month-long streak in which he failed to get two or more hits in a game was pretty bad, but at least he wasn’t Pedro Garcia in 1974.
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha,
Ueck. I thought kendall actually hit a gapper…only to have Soriano catch it.
by Flag Up on Jul 5, 2009 1:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ouch Cam.
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by molitorfan on Jul 5, 2009 1:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Anybody want a...
game-worn Timber Rattlers Star Wars jersey?
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 1:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i don't know how anyone could resist
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not for a hundred bucks
Imagine the Brewers offense without Ryan & Prince.
-Bill Schroeder
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 5, 2009 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably
Not an error, though.
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They ruled that an error?
According to the cubs broadcast
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep.
Everyone hates Soriano in Wrigley now. Even the official scorer.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jul 5, 2009 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it just me or has Cam been a little shaky in the field lately?
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jul 5, 2009 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cam is god
Just ask BK :)
Let me spell it for you Cub fans O N E H U N D R E D A N D O N E Y E A R S
by WSB Chris on Jul 5, 2009 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like your disdain for authority
We need you. Hell, I need you. I’m a mess without you. I miss you so damn much. I miss being with you, I miss being near you. I miss your laugh. I miss your scent; I miss your musk. When this all gets sorted out, I think you and me should get an apartment together.
Imagine the Brewers offense without Ryan & Prince.
-Bill Schroeder
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 5, 2009 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We are going Jogging
Apparently, you just run.
by SgtClueLs on Jul 5, 2009 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you throw a trident?
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Sarge killed a man. With a trident!
Imagine the Brewers offense without Ryan & Prince.
-Bill Schroeder
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 5, 2009 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been meaning to talk with you about that
you should probably find a safe house or some relatives nearby. lay low for awhile, because you’re probably wanted for murder
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Macha: "60% of the time, Hall gets a hit every time"
BCB: “I’m going to be honest with you, Ken, Bill smells like pure gasoline.”
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's made with bits of real panther
so you know he’s good
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that a soft J or a hard J?
Imagine the Brewers offense without Ryan & Prince.
-Bill Schroeder
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 5, 2009 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, what...
… did you just type in the drunken voicemail you left yourself last night?
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jul 5, 2009 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's like Say Anything, but for a different generation
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not nearly as young as some of these jokers
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-Bill Schroeder
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 5, 2009 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is Kendall catching because of burns pitching?
Kendall catching his 8th game in a row.. A game off before the day off might do old man kendall’s body some good.
by Flag Up on Jul 5, 2009 1:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
To be on the safe side, I think we should give him the rest of the season off
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was a really slow developing fielder's choice
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by TheJay on Jul 5, 2009 1:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ouch Billy
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by molitorfan on Jul 5, 2009 1:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I propose we now refer to Hall as Mendoza
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd suggest we just call him Suck...
… but someone might confuse him for Fon du Lac.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jul 5, 2009 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But Fond du Lac has so much to offer...
That’s why I left there 7 years ago and never to return
by Dionysus0 on Jul 5, 2009 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
careful buddy
some of us grew up there. And are waiting for the day to leave
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why don't we just rename it the Hall line?
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So, no help from the Reds today, huh?
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jul 5, 2009 2:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
At least they've held The Arbiter homerless
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think the Reds would consider themselves in the race aswell
by Saltire on Jul 5, 2009 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So would I...
… but they’re behind us, so I’d rather have them win than the Cards.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jul 5, 2009 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow did Fukudome give up
He could have made it if he hustled.
NM Line out.
by SgtClueLs on Jul 5, 2009 2:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Still very nice from Casey
I think he should just stick to playing second
by Metagen on Jul 5, 2009 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stop throwing strikes to Lee...
… Dammit.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jul 5, 2009 2:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cubs announcers suggesting that Bradley bat leadoff
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 2:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
in Iowa?
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by molitorfan on Jul 5, 2009 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
surprisingly no, in cub land
I would applaud that decision
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I sense a crooked number this half of the inning.
by Flag Up on Jul 5, 2009 2:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
A one can be crooked
depending on how you write it
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
When will Hardy heat up?
Remember when he carried us last year for a month?
by SgtClueLs on Jul 5, 2009 2:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I miss Trenni
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-Bill Schroeder
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 5, 2009 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh yes
but how good would today’s lineup look as such:
weeks
hardy
braun
fielder
mcgehee
cameron
hart
kendall
burns
:( :( :( :( :(
by warwick5s on Jul 5, 2009 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Almost as good as this
weeks
hardy
braun
fielder
mcgehee
cameron
kusnierek
kendall
burns
Imagine the Brewers offense without Ryan & Prince.
-Bill Schroeder
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 5, 2009 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hardy is kind of like a Fiery Furnaces song
There are always some really great catchy parts, but the it changes abruptly and I can barely listen to it.
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like that boom boom boom
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 2:11 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Big Daddy
Imagine the Brewers offense without Ryan & Prince.
-Bill Schroeder
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 5, 2009 2:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
PRINCE!
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by molitorfan on Jul 5, 2009 2:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good bye!!
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 2:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Your hands can't hit what your eyes can't see
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee!
Imagine the Brewers offense without Ryan & Prince.
-Bill Schroeder
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 5, 2009 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Failed
Imagine the Brewers offense without Ryan & Prince.
-Bill Schroeder
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 5, 2009 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's offense
can’t be outweighing he defense right now
by WI 2 VA on Jul 5, 2009 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha, another gift XBH for McGehee from Soriano
He’s so bad out there.
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 2:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
longest single i've seen in a while
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I typed that as it was developing
I can’t believe he’s still on first.
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The bunny hop
couldn’t catch that one.
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by molitorfan on Jul 5, 2009 2:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow Soriano was 5 feet from that ball off the bat..and wasn't even close
by Metagen on Jul 5, 2009 2:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Funny that...
Cameron’s play was an error, BUT THAT WASN’T
by Metagen on Jul 5, 2009 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cam's a good defender though
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This TBS banter
is painful.
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by molitorfan on Jul 5, 2009 2:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
has to be better than cubs banter
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wells to eck
every been in the tank, no not that one the other…..classic david wells
by WI 2 VA on Jul 5, 2009 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Check out who’s beating Huntsville today.
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 2:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pretty much
Same theme, anyway.
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, it was...
… not sure how you take that pitch 3-2, but whatever.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jul 5, 2009 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice AB but you kinna knew how that would end.
by Flag Up on Jul 5, 2009 2:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Cameron's walked 45 times this year
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
to the ballpark?
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still a huge inning for us
Lilly’s pitch count was at 37 with 2 outs, and ends the inning at 53 pitches
by Metagen on Jul 5, 2009 2:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Spiffy
Maybe they can get him out after 8 innings now
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by TheJay on Jul 5, 2009 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey is that Prince with a Pink Helmet?
See if he’s lurking today.
by SgtClueLs on Jul 5, 2009 2:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pink Bat
In a completely unrelated question..
I have a pink 2008 mothersday bat I’m looking to get signed by a player. Anyone remember who used a pink bat in 08? Fielder?
by SgtClueLs on Jul 5, 2009 2:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think Bill Hall did
not that it helps you
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Already have a Hall bat signed
Not pink though.
by SgtClueLs on Jul 5, 2009 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's an article recapping the 2008 Mother's Day game
Looks like Hart, Hall, Hardy, Braun, and Kendall. link
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by TheJay on Jul 5, 2009 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was a great selection of awesome.
by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
Damn, looks like the best choice would be Braun. Guess I’ll have to go at 3am next party to try for Braun.
by SgtClueLs on Jul 5, 2009 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know what to wear
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fielder's homer
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 2:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice effort Prince
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by molitorfan on Jul 5, 2009 2:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
At least wait until it actually happens
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There, now you can bitch
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice throw to third
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by molitorfan on Jul 5, 2009 2:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I would rather
hold up 4 fingers before the AB.
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by molitorfan on Jul 5, 2009 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two-out RBI hits to the 8th-place hitter are for suckers
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 2:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This is the suck
Imagine the Brewers offense without Ryan & Prince.
-Bill Schroeder
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 5, 2009 2:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
sigh...
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 2:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Second time...why are we pitching to him with Lilly on deck
by Metagen on Jul 5, 2009 2:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
especially after seeing that swing
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
okay
offense time to wake up from last night
by WI 2 VA on Jul 5, 2009 2:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kendall, Hall, burns is just what the dr ordered.
by Flag Up on Jul 5, 2009 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kevorkian?
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by battlekow on Jul 5, 2009 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice
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by molitorfan on Jul 5, 2009 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sweeping the Cards will be funny.
Like Billy thinking it was three outs there.
by Flag Up on Jul 5, 2009 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is histerical so far
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
striking out the side
when the side consists of kendall hall and burns should not count
by warwick5s on Jul 5, 2009 2:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
When is enough...enough.. with Hall?
They still have to pay that anchor 8.4 million next yr. That’s a disaster.
by Flag Up on Jul 5, 2009 2:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Would he be a prick if they floated him out on the waiver wire?
Imagine the Brewers offense without Ryan & Prince.
-Bill Schroeder
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 5, 2009 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Suppan and hall.
21 Million next yr.. And another 2.5 to buy their 2011 option out. Poor, Mark.
by Flag Up on Jul 5, 2009 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It hurts to say this
Suppan >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hall
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-Bill Schroeder
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 5, 2009 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
faint praise indeed
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh
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by molitorfan on Jul 5, 2009 2:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
All-Star final vote released
No Yo or Hoffman…
AL: Figgins, Inge, Kinsler, Lind, Pena
NL: Guzman, Kemp, Reynolds, Sandoval, Victorino
by 54438Crew on Jul 5, 2009 2:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Based on games against the Crew
Sandoval gets my vote
by Saltire on Jul 5, 2009 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My thought too
"I hope your name is Rick"
by MrLeam on Jul 5, 2009 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Based on fantasy production
Sandoval DEFINITELY gets my vote
Imagine the Brewers offense without Ryan & Prince.
-Bill Schroeder
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 5, 2009 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want to write in McGehee
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by TheJay on Jul 5, 2009 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't work for me earlier...
"I hope your name is Rick"
by MrLeam on Jul 5, 2009 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
dammit
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 2:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
should do the same
But I’m lazy. And drinking.
Imagine the Brewers offense without Ryan & Prince.
-Bill Schroeder
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 5, 2009 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
even if it means an everyday player
such as hardy, hart (and if you can find a sucker for hall) get some starting pitching please
by WI 2 VA on Jul 5, 2009 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That sucked.
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by molitorfan on Jul 5, 2009 2:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I quit
Imagine the Brewers offense without Ryan & Prince.
-Bill Schroeder
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 5, 2009 2:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Who needs a , McGehee, when you have a Fox.
and Ramirez coming back.
by Flag Up on Jul 5, 2009 2:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Here comes the next starter for that slot in the rotation.
Well, it can hardly be any worse.
by Zeyes on Jul 5, 2009 2:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Honestly I feel like we gave them this game.
I’m not normally a big “blame it on the manager” type of guy. But honestly, so many bad decisions today. Completely asleep on the bench I guess.
by Metagen on Jul 5, 2009 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least the game yesterday left us all in a feel good mood for the night
"If lovin’ Braun is wrong, I want to be a repeat offender!"
RIP Nick Adenhart - Stop Drunk Driving
by kirbir on Jul 5, 2009 2:52 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
well
i never gave the crew a shot at winning that game in cleveland monday night, so we’ll see i guess
by WI 2 VA on Jul 5, 2009 2:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
at least we were hitting in that game though
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Big at bat here
if we are going to get back in this thing.
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by molitorfan on Jul 5, 2009 3:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Let's go McGehee
keep stringing basehits together
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 3:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Let McGehee pitch
He’s so hot right now.
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by TheJay on Jul 5, 2009 3:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey Cam
i got gerut ready to play if you can’t come through
by WI 2 VA on Jul 5, 2009 3:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
not a good AB for Cam
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by molitorfan on Jul 5, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Would still
have been an excellent AB for Gerut though
"I hope your name is Rick"
by MrLeam on Jul 5, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brewers down to .500 with RISP today
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by TheJay on Jul 5, 2009 3:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate lead-off baserunners
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 3:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
as much as i want to rip
hall that’s on fielder
by WI 2 VA on Jul 5, 2009 3:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Time for Melvin to give another mid-game demotion
by Metagen on Jul 5, 2009 3:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think Gamel should Platoon 3rd with CC and Hall shouldn't even be on the team anymore.
At some point you just need to cut your loses. Maybe even call up Escobar to take the backup infielders spot to give JJ and McGehee days off.
by Metagen on Jul 5, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
problem is
CC and gamel are both LH hitters
by WI 2 VA on Jul 5, 2009 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Give Gamel a chance
to hit lefties.
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by molitorfan on Jul 5, 2009 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So we have 2 LH every game, honestly not a big deal.
by Metagen on Jul 5, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
doesn't it kind of defeat the purpose of a platoon
to have two same-handed batters?
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by GoGregGo on Jul 5, 2009 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well..
We have a 3rd basemen who is to old to play everyday, and a 3rd basemen who isn’t all that great in the field. I’m all for Gamel starting and CC taking over if we’re ahead, honestly.
And as far as I’m concerned Hall shouldn’t ever be playing.
by Metagen on Jul 5, 2009 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Send Hall down...
Obviously he can’t correct what ever is wrong with his swing in the majors seeing 3 ABs once a week. He’s plus defense, but his Offense is so bad that its a drain. Gamels defense is a bit of a worry, but seems not as bad as advertised.
I’d send Hall down, if he refuses assignment, then well, we saved a ton of money. Hall should get every day ABs in the minors and figure it out. I really don’t see much negative with sending Hall down besides maybe some morale problems, but hey, if you don’t perform you don’t get to play.
by SgtClueLs on Jul 5, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We owe him the money even if he refuses the assignment
E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).
by Jordan M on Jul 5, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"I’d send Hall down, if he refuses assignment, then well, we saved a ton of money."
You have to pay him either way. That’s why he hasn’t been sent down.
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by TheJay on Jul 5, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is 2010 the last year of his contract?
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jul 5, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, with a chump-change buyout for 2011
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by TheJay on Jul 5, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I haven't been this eager for a contract to end...
… since Teddy Higuera.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jul 5, 2009 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why would he not go down to AAA. Knowing no one will pick him up otherwise. Isn't that the best thing for him at this point
by Metagen on Jul 5, 2009 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
More flexibility
There’s probably some team that will give him a shot. If he’s sent down from Milwaukee, chances are there won’t be much of a hurry to bring him back. Might as well take free agency and sign somewhere that has more of a 3B opening if you have to go to AAA.
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by TheJay on Jul 5, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ahh I see my confusion now. For some reason I thought he only had 4 years service time and still applied with 3year rules. Doh… I should learn to read.
Anyone in search of an every day starter?
by SgtClueLs on Jul 5, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anything to get him off the roster at this point...
by Metagen on Jul 5, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
at some point it's a sunk cost
and it doesn’t matter what he’s being paid if any random dude off the street could produce better
by warwick5s on Jul 5, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs