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Some things to read while getting out of there.

The Brewers are down to two arbitration eligible players, as Dave Bush agreed to a $4.215 million deal for 2010, a $215,000 raise over last season, plus $110,000 in incentives tied to innings pitched (FanShot). Bush seems to understand the Brewers' current situation, with six starters fighting for five spots, but told Tom Haudricourt he expects to be in the rotation on Opening Day.

Speaking of pitchers who expect to be in the rotation on Opening Day, the fan projections over at FanGraphs are pretty optimistic about Davis' chances to help the team this season:

Predictor ERA IP WHIP
Bill James 4.46 202 1.49
CHONE 4.69 167 1.56
Marcel 4.55 176 1.52
Fans 4.38 187 1.69

If the Fans' prediction comes true, Davis' 4.38 ERA would become the second lowest ever by a pitcher with a WHIP at or above 1.69: Sugar Cain posted a 4.25 ERA with a 1.748 WHIP for the 1933 Philadelphia A's. Tom Tango noted, though, that the Fans projections at FanGraphs are significantly too optimistic on the whole.

If you wanted to ask Davis about his high WHIPs, you might get a chance at Brewers On Deck, where he'll be making an appearance. Craig Counsell remains the only invited player who won't attend: he had a scheduling conflict.

Jeff Suppan, meanwhile, donated 1000 tickets to the event to the USO of Wisconsin. It's a very generous measure, proving once and for all that giving out free passes is something he does very well.

The Brewers have spent and committed to spend a fair amount of money this offseason, but have they actually made themselves better? Jonathan Ede of Brewers Daily has a rough look at the WAR numbers and isn't sure.

With that said, national audiences will get a fair number of early opportunities to watch the Brewers play: Adam McCalvy has the list of nine Brewer games that have had their start times changed to accommodate ESPN and Fox. The list only runs through early July, so more games could be moved if the Brewers are in contention at that point.

In the minors:

The Brewers took a significant chance at the time by drafting Prince Fielder, with questions about his conditioning, fielding and ability to physically handle the major leagues. With that said, it's hard to argue with the result: John Sickels has a look back at his top 50 hitting prospects list from 2005, and lists Fielder as "the only unqualified success." Rickie Weeks and Hernan Iribarren were also on the list.

Around baseball:

Angels: Signed Maicer Izturis to a three year, $10 million deal, avoiding arbitration.
Nationals: Signed pitcher Tyler Walker to a one year deal, and pitcher Chuck James and outfielder Chris Duncan to minor league deals.
Rangers: Designated infielder Joe Inglett for assignment.

Three former Brewer notes today:

Yesterday I mentioned a disputed report that had the Brewers as a possible team to relocate to Orlando, and noted the Rays as a more likely candidate. The report prompted Peter Gammons to wonder if the Rays might also be a candidate to become the third team in the New York market we've also discussed recently.

Happy birthday today to Bob Uecker, who turns 75. It's hard to imagine anyone else doing the job he's done as voice of the Brewers over the last 30+ seasons.

If you're a racing fan or just someone who wants to help beat cancer once and for all, you owe it to yourself today to stop by Ranting and Raving and check out what they're doing to try to help cancer survivor and racecar driver Ricky Byers, as he attempts to raise money to compete this season to raise awareness and money for cancer research.

Finally, I wanted to take a moment today to acknowledge what's happening over at The Daily Drink, where friend of the site and guest Mugger Dan Walsh announced that the SportsBubbler site will be shutting down on February 4. Dan is one of the best people I've had an opportunity to meet in this endeavor and, while I'm glad to hear he'll be staying on with the JS, I'm disappointed to hear he'll no longer be blogging.

So, this one's for Dan. Drink up.

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Craig Counsell has a scheduling conflict?

That reminds me of Scruffy’s schedulin’ conflict.

Applying Simpsons and Star Wars quotes to Brewers discussions since 2009.

by Yar Nivek on Jan 26, 2010 9:23 AM CST reply actions  

Happy Birthday Ueck!
“I signed with the Milwaukee Braves for $3,000. That bothered my dad at the time because he didn’t have that kind of dough. But he eventually scraped it up.”

Much love for the U, happy b-day!

by nullacct on Jan 26, 2010 9:35 AM CST reply actions  

Unqualified Success

In Sickels’ look back on the top-50 hitting prospect of 2005, Prince was the only unqualified succes….in the top-10. Hanley, McCann, Kinsler, and probably Grady have also been massive successes (and I also have to throw out some Shin-Soo Choo love as well).

Chicks Dig The Long Ball.

by ILuvDaBush on Jan 26, 2010 9:54 AM CST reply actions  

Sugar Cain

Got to love that name. Not many good names in baseball like before. I dread the day when all of these kids of yuppies grow up to be major leaguers and the league is filled with Jacob’s and Ethans and Jaydens.

What ever happened to names like Sugar, and Mudcat, Satchell, Chick, Ossie, Hobe, Cyrus, or Jim?

by backtocali on Jan 26, 2010 10:01 AM CST reply actions  

You can bring them back

Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".

by tcyoung on Jan 26, 2010 10:42 AM CST up reply actions  

Wife would never go for it

She’s already vetoed (vehemently) the name Tarrarel, as well as Prince, oddly enough, she was ok with Cecil for a girls name.

by backtocali on Jan 26, 2010 11:03 AM CST up reply actions  

There was a Les Cain that played for the Tigers in the early 70s

He went by the name Sugar.

Exotic dancers still have cool names.

Taking shallowness to new depths -- FtJ's blog

by Fatter than Joey on Jan 26, 2010 12:17 PM CST up reply actions  

Hobe

Who doesn’t like Hobe the Hobo?

Chicks Dig The Long Ball.

by ILuvDaBush on Jan 26, 2010 11:52 AM CST up reply actions  

Fantastic...

You tell me that Jacob is a yuppie name now. Where were you six years ago when it mattered?

"I hope your name is Rick"

by MrLeam on Jan 26, 2010 12:06 PM CST up reply actions  

Well...

Hmmm does that make the biblical patriarch Isaac a yuppie then too?

I love the biblical names, but something tells me that the multitude of Jacobs born this year and the last 5 years or so are of Hebrew origin.

by backtocali on Jan 26, 2010 12:19 PM CST up reply actions  

Rec'd

Because when’s the last time you saw a non-bible use of the word Gentiles?

Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".

by tcyoung on Jan 26, 2010 2:13 PM CST up reply actions  

McClung Twitter

Funny…He tweeted twice this morning.

by MadtownTim on Jan 26, 2010 10:07 AM CST reply actions  

I only see up to 12:37am then zip.

by SgtClueLs on Jan 26, 2010 10:08 AM CST up reply actions  

And in tweetdeck

When I click his userid to bring up his page, it says “Ohh dear,use has been suspended”

by SgtClueLs on Jan 26, 2010 10:09 AM CST up reply actions  

I’ve been getting sketchy performance out of Twitter all day. Not saying that Seth didn’t drop his account (he’s not listed as someone I’m following now) but I’ve been getting the “Twitter’s too busy, too many tweets” notices all day.

by MadtownTim on Jan 26, 2010 10:12 AM CST up reply actions  

Gots to pay yer Twitter bill....

I wonder if teams are starting to include language concerning twittering about Ken Macha, and Braun’s shirts in their contracts.

I hope it’s a sign Big Red got a deal from someone.

Taking shallowness to new depths -- FtJ's blog

by Fatter than Joey on Jan 26, 2010 10:38 AM CST up reply actions  

he did mention the other day having "several teams" interested

So, yes, hopefully this is a good sign (although bad if his new team is social-media unfriendly—imagine if Dirk Hayhurst got traded there, that would suck)

by morineko on Jan 26, 2010 10:44 AM CST up reply actions  

Yowza

It’s worth clicking on the Daily Drink link, if only for a stunning picture of Scarlett Johansson.

"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 Jan 26, 2010 10:10 AM CST reply actions  

Thanks Rubie...........i think

roguejim, personally I like today’s pic of January Jones. I’ve got 6 more babes to go, each one will be top notch.

Thanks for the kind words Kyle. Once I saw what you were doing, it forced me do a better job with the drink. Yet it still pales in comparison to what you do here.

by DWalsh on Jan 26, 2010 10:40 AM CST up reply actions  

well

klwillis is correct. Rubie. Not so much. VS models are a dime a dozen.

Still a chance my final day babe is Betty White.

by DWalsh on Jan 26, 2010 12:53 PM CST up reply actions  

Sweet.

That makes all those cold nights I’ve spent across the street from your house with my telephoto lens worth it.

by klwillis45 on Jan 26, 2010 1:15 PM CST up reply actions  

Not awkward or disturbing at all

"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."

~Doug Melvin

by Charlie Marlow on Jan 26, 2010 1:32 PM CST up reply actions  

Scarlett Johansson

is hot.

Misty May is not.

FWIW.

"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."

~Doug Melvin

by Charlie Marlow on Jan 26, 2010 11:38 AM CST up reply actions  

And dead horses:

are beaten.

That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.

by Kyle Lobner on Jan 26, 2010 12:01 PM CST up reply actions  

Yeah, I really curb stomped that, huh?

"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."

~Doug Melvin

by Charlie Marlow on Jan 26, 2010 12:12 PM CST up reply actions  

Obviously

you are not a golfer.

"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."

~Doug Melvin

by Charlie Marlow on Jan 26, 2010 12:24 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

rec'd for the labowski reference

"That's not a weird stat. Rickie is a run-scorer," Yost said. "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter," Yost told reporters. "See, you guys have no concept. He's a run-scorer. So there's nothing weird about it. That's what he does."

by Hyatt on Jan 26, 2010 6:47 PM CST up reply actions  

Scarlett Johansson is make believe

You have clearly lost your Quevedos

Taking shallowness to new depths -- FtJ's blog

by Fatter than Joey on Jan 26, 2010 12:01 PM CST up reply actions  

Hold on:

I thought Quevedos were a measure of mass.

by Rubie Q on Jan 26, 2010 12:03 PM CST up reply actions  

The KG is a measure of mass

A Quevedo is a measure of Mass, Volume, Testosterone, Consumption and Sweat*.

*Not the hard-work sweat, or the sweat from Blood, Sweat and Tears, but rather the sweat produced from “I ate too much General Tsao”.

Taking shallowness to new depths -- FtJ's blog

by Fatter than Joey on Jan 26, 2010 12:14 PM CST up reply actions   2 recs

And nothing like the sweat from having eaten too many tamales yesterday?

"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."

~Doug Melvin

by Charlie Marlow on Jan 26, 2010 12:25 PM CST up reply actions  

Whither the Hurricane?

On Sickels’ blog he notes some surprisingly good numbers for Iribarren; “Career .314/.371/.418 hitter in the minors”. I know he’s lost his prospect status, but they guy can hit and has some positional flexibility. Does anybody think that if he has a great spring he’ll make the roster?

by balldeagle on Jan 26, 2010 11:06 AM CST reply actions  

Wouldn't be a total surprise, especially if they want Gamel to get some PT in AAA

Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".

by tcyoung on Jan 26, 2010 11:07 AM CST up reply actions  

Hurricane-McGehee

Well considerign that I didn’t think McGehee would make the Opening Day roster, I would say we could be in line to see some Hurricane.

Also as an aside, compare the top-10 hitting prospects to the top-10 pitching prospects and then try to convice me that TINSTAPP.

Chicks Dig The Long Ball.

by ILuvDaBush on Jan 26, 2010 11:54 AM CST up reply actions  

I think he has a good shot

Especially considering he’s out of options.

That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.

by Kyle Lobner on Jan 26, 2010 12:00 PM CST up reply actions  

I do...

but then again, I’ve thought that he’d make the Opening Day roster last year… or at least get some playing time as soon as Weeks went down.

FYI – Iribarren’s middle name is Alcides.

by sjlee on Jan 26, 2010 1:33 PM CST up reply actions  

Maybe

I thought Bourgeois would make it last year, and he didn’t. And as far as I’m concerned, Bourgeois and Iribarren are the same person.

"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."

~Doug Melvin

by Charlie Marlow on Jan 26, 2010 1:40 PM CST up reply actions  

Could be

I don’t think I’ve ever seen them in the same room together at the same time.

by sjlee on Jan 26, 2010 2:02 PM CST up reply actions  

DeJean&Leskanic

…couldn’t be reached for auditions. But both Dan Kolbs have said they’re interested in the Rockies being interested in them.

Chicks Dig The Long Ball.

by ILuvDaBush on Jan 26, 2010 11:56 AM CST up reply actions  

Too bad the team didn't re-sign Looper

He could give round trip transportation to everyone Suppan is offering free passes to.

When there is a scuffle in Ireland, there’s no need to specifically mention in the news story that alcohol was involved

by Getting Yosted on Jan 26, 2010 12:19 PM CST reply actions   2 recs

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