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by Kyle Lobner on Dec 21, 2010 10:13 AM CST
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The Brewers took a break from their holiday shopping to introduce Zack Greinke at Miller Park yesterday. Adam McCalvy has video of the occasion, and Todd Rosiak of the Journal Sentinel has a transcript of Ron Roenicke's comments.
Here's a second day's worth of reaction to the deal:
- Brian Anderson says the Brewers can win the World Series.
- Jerry Crasnick of ESPN says the Brewers won the deal.
- Dave Cameron of FanGraphs has two stories on the deal: The first compares the economic situations of the free agent and trade markets, and the second draws some interesting parallels between Alcides Escobar and Lorenzo Cain.
- Tom Haudricourt says Ned Yost pushed for Escobar and Cain to be included in the deal.
- Jack Moore of NotGraphs wonders how Greinke and Ryan Braun will interact.
- Shaun Marcum is excited.
- Matthew Leach of MLB.com has a column on the Brewers' status in the NL Central.
- So does Peter Gammons.
- Adam McCalvy collected reactions from Ken Rosenthal, Buster Olney, Jerry Crasnick, Joe Sheehan of Sports Illustrated, Christina Kahrl of Baseball Prospectus and Michael Hunt.
- The Common Man of The Platoon Advantage has a look at the Brewers' new rotation as part of his "3 Questions" series.
- Colbyjack of Brewerfan.net traced the roots of this week's trade all the way back to Mark Loretta and Scott Podsednik.
- Rattler Radio noted that the Brewers have now traded away the subject of each of Wisconsin's last two Fans' Choice bobbleheads (Lawrie and Odorizzi).
- Miller Park Drunk is capable of words again.
- Zack Greinke jersey t-shirts will be available tomorrow.
Is anyone else bothered by the fact that the Brewers are trading for a player suspected of losing interest in playing for the Royals? Sully Baseball compares the Greinke deal to Gary Sheffield's Milwaukee departure.
With Greinke in the fold, the Brewers are officially out of the running for Carl Pavano. Chris Narveson is now the most likely candidate to fill the #5 spot in the rotation, and Matthew Leach noted that his major league strikeout numbers have been better than you'd expect.
Meanwhile, I think we'll be spending a fair amount of the next few months discussing the shortstop position and anyone else that could possibly fill it. Here's today's dose:
- Jeff Sullivan of Lookout Landing read between the lines in some comments Doug Melvin has made about Yuniesky Betancourt.
- Howie Magner points out that taking on Betancourt was a small price to pay for getting Zack Greinke.
- Vaughn's Valley has a look at four available free agents: Orlando Cabrera, Nick Punto, Felipe Lopez and Edgar Renteria.
- Jonathan Ede of Brewers Daily is second guessing the decision to trade J.J. Hardy.
Elsewhere in shortstop news, Tom Haudricourt is reporting that Craig Counsell's 2011 deal will pay him $1.4 million. Tyler Maas of Bugs & Cranks has a look at some of the lesser-known incentives in that deal. Adam McCalvy wonders if the Brewers are now done shopping.
Actually, here's a little more shortstop news: The Brewers announced four minor league signings yesterday, and one of them was shortstop Edwin Maysonet. Maysonet is 29 years old and has appeared in 46 big league games, most recently with the 2009 Astros. He's a .276/.317/.342 career hitter in the big leagues, and hit .252/.312/.331 in 86 games for AAA Round Rock last season. He can also play second and third base, but 477 of his 742 minor league games have been at short.
Here are the other three signees:
- Catcher Shawn Riggans is 30 years old and appeared in 64 major league games with the Rays between 2005 and 2009, hitting .202/.255/.356. He spent most of last season playing in the Can-Am League.
- Pitcher Jesus Sanchez is a 23 year old converted catcher. He reached the Florida State League in the Phillies organization last year, and has a 3.21 ERA with 204 strikeouts and 76 walks in 266.1 innings since moving to the mound.
- Re-signed reliever Jim Henderson is a 28 year old minor league veteran: 2011 will be his ninth minor league season and the Brewers are his third organization. He posted a 5.46 ERA with 60 strikeouts and 35 walks in 61 innings for Huntsville last season.
In the minors: The Huntsville Stars may not be moving to Pensacola, but they will be playing in an improved facility in 2011. Josh Leventhal of Baseball America has a look at some renovations taking place at Joe W. Davis Municipal Stadium. Here's a couple of paragraphs that really paint a picture of how bad things used to be:
Huntsville also laser-graded the playing field, evening out a surface that had built up in some areas as much as four to seven inches. (Huntsville GM Buck) Rogers said accumulation of grass clippings over the years caused the uneven playing field. The team will also re-sod the field in the spring. The team also added a second batting tunnel and a new dugout drainage system—the team had to postpone games last season when dugouts flooded following a rain storm. "The field would be fine, but we'd have rainouts because the dugouts were flooded," Rogers said.
Also in the minors: Wisconsin Sports Tap has a look at the state of the Brewer farm system in center field, shortstop and on the mound and concludes that "The overall state of the Brewers farm system is still good, though not perfect." Those glasses are awfully rose-colored.
Around baseball:
Blue Jays: Signed reliever Brian Stokes to a minor league deal.
Indians: Signed outfielder Austin Kearns to a one year, $1.3 million deal and signed outfielder Travis Buck to a minor league deal.
Nationals: Signed pitcher Ryan Mattheus to a one year deal and outfielder Rick Ankiel to a one year, $1.5 million deal.
Pirates: Re-signed pitcher Tyler Yates and signed outfielder Josh Fields to minor league deals.
Rangers: Signed infielder Omar Quintanilla and pitcher Zach Jackson to minor league deals.
Rockies: Signed pitcher Billy Buckner to a minor league deal.
Royals: Designated infielder Joaquin Arias for assignment.
I haven't spent as much space this year on Hall of Fame discussion, but I did think this was pretty interesting: Beyond the Box Score's Interactive Hall of Fame Ballot suggests that the stats for the Hall's median pitcher would actually go up if Kevin Brown were inducted.
Here's today's former Brewer note: Baseball Reference has a list of 24 players that recorded 90 or more hits while playing their final major league season before age 30. Kevin Reimer, Dave Nilsson and Mike Ferraro all did it as Brewers.
With help from Brewerfan.net and the B-Ref Play Index, happy birthday today to:
- AZL Brewer Joel Pierce, who turns 18.
- Wisconsin Timber Rattler Khris Davis, who turns 23.
- LaTroy Hawkins, who turns 38.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm supposed to be quiet during the anthem.
Drink up.
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Don't get used to Rosiak's stellar reporting.
He’s got much more important beats to cover.
I’m not smart enough to look at the other stuff and do anything but drool and mumble.
crew should bring felipe lopez back..
On a minor league deal…he played great for us
I only watch the games for Taiilgate Tips.
by jmag043 on Dec 21, 2010 10:39 AM CST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
I'm interested in Maysonet, but not confident
If you start reading stuff about him, he seems like a great guy that’s just a hair short on talent. I don’t know if it’s desperation or a drive to succeed, but he seems to be willing to make himself better and more valuable every year to make it to the major leagues. Whether it was taking reps in the outfield in 2010 Spring Training or accepting that working the count is important in 2008, he’s trying to improve as a player rather than waiting for his time to come.
Maybe every player does that and he’s just more forthcoming about his previous shortcomings. He seems like a guy that’s easy to cheer for. That said, the result of all of his hard work hasn’t yet justified a major league roster spot which is just unfortunate. Maybe he can make strides in 2011 to become a useful bench player for the Brewers.
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if he can post a 650 ops....
And average or above defense…the loss of escobar would be a wash
I only watch the games for Taiilgate Tips.
by jmag043 on Dec 21, 2010 10:48 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
I think his value for the Brewers comes in his utility
Every team needs a bench player that’s capable of stepping in as an everyday player if the need arises. Counsell played that role in 2009 and it was huge that the Brewers had him on the roster to take Weeks’ place in the field. Last year Joe Inglett had that role even though the Brewers were lucky enough to never need his services as an everyday player.
The specter of injury still floats over Weeks and always will no matter how long he stays healthy. Counsell’s body probably can’t take day-to-day play like it did in 2009 when he had to become and everyday player. Counsell’s value is in quality spot starts and veteran presence, in my opinion.
Someone like Maysonet, however, can handle being an everyday replacement player for 2B, SS or 3B. He won’t be able to match the production of Weeks of McGehee, but he seems like a good cheap insurance policy that wouldn’t be a complete black hole. Maybe the Brewers have someone in Nashville that fits the bill, but I don’t think even a minor league contract for Maysonet would make sense, then.
If you can’t tell, I like the signing.
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He has a better track record as a hitter than Luis Cruz, at the very least
E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).
No thanks.
Why sign him to a minor league deal? If you want him as an option for SS, then you might as well sign him to the league minimum.
Anyway, he didn’t do so well playing for the Cardinals last season (who eventually released him).
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
If he'd take that I don't see how we could afford not to do it.
Not the best defender but he sure can hit when he wants to.
For your health!
Judging by his career numbers
He must not want to hit much.
His stint with the Brewers was nice, but how much of that was a result of a .369 BABIP?
Get a ife broseph
He tends to hit in contract years
he’d be a hell of a lot better than what we’ve got now (offensively)
Not sure how his defense stacks up to Yuni’s and I’m too lazy to look it up.
For your health!
He didn't hit last year.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
-10.8 career UZR/150 versus -8.3 career UZR/150 at SS. And aside from his 2009, Lopez has been a pretty terrible hitter too.
Ryan Braun: He loves it.
our pen is cobbled together trash
that happened to work out last year. That’s my main concern (other than the offensive and defensive blackholes at short [and center])
by PagsBrewCrew on Dec 21, 2010 2:59 PM CST up reply actions
You'd rather have bullpen guys that all worked last year?
We all know bullpen success is nearly random from year to year. There’s no reason to believe our ‘pen will be especially better or worse than last year. I doubt anyone could predict the success of anyone’s bullpen.
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If Hawkins and healthy and back to form he'll help a lot.
I still don’t think we should have gotten rid of both Villanueva and Coffey though.
I can see losing one of them but it seems risky to lose them both.
For your health!
my point with the pen
is the team seems to be taking the perspective of “we finished last season strong, so we expect to be awesome in 2011”
There are so many a) young arms without track record and b) old, unhealthy arms and nothing in the “prime, healthy arms with good results” category. Hitting I have less concern with as Prince, Braun and IMO Weeks and others have demonstrated sustained ability to be successful. I don’t think Hart will be, and I’m still hedging my bets with McGehee
by PagsBrewCrew on Dec 21, 2010 4:08 PM CST up reply actions
I like the bullpen
The only person who seemed to be over-performing last year was Loe, but full seasons from BraddocK and Hawkins should more than make up for that. Axford should be solid, Parra seems to have huge upside as a reliever, and the potential return of Mark DeFelice could give us one of the best anti-RHB pitchers in the majors. The only piece that seems to be missing is a true LOOGY, but Parra and Braddock (and Capuano?) should suffice.
Ryan Braun: He loves it.
I see regression from Axford
perhaps not hoff-level implosion, but I’m by no means trusting that he’ll come to spring training fully healthy and be ready to go come this season.
by PagsBrewCrew on Dec 21, 2010 4:04 PM CST up reply actions
By the same token, shouldn't Braddock improve over 2010?
If that’s the case, they can switch roles
"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 Dec 21, 2010 4:07 PM CST up reply actions
yeah, we should have internal options.
It’s also possible that Braddock will implode, but I’d like to be an optimist and figure one of the two will be solid enough.
by PagsBrewCrew on Dec 21, 2010 4:09 PM CST up reply actions
Plus Rogers.
"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 Dec 21, 2010 4:10 PM CST up reply actions
hoffman's implosion was a surprise to most
most years we have an unpleasant surprise there.
I don’t know how many were shocked by Gagne, but at least Melvin was.
by PagsBrewCrew on Dec 21, 2010 5:56 PM CST up reply actions
Yes
Here are the career numbers for both:
Lopez
UZR/150 at SS = -10.8
.266/.336/395
Betancourt
UZR/150 at SS = -8.3
.272/.296/.393
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
I posted this in the Greinke interview thread. Now that the Mug is posted, I'm going to repost it so that it doesn't get buried.
A lot has been made of Greinkie having a “down year,” or an “off year” in 2010. Here are some quick stats on his 2010 season:
In 33 starts, he lasted through 6 or more innings in 28 of them. He pitched 7+ innings in 19 games. He went 8+ in 10 games. He pitched 3 Complete games.
21 of 33 starts were Quality Starts.
He’s a workhorse. He pitched 104.4 pitches per game. But he’s efficient. That comes out to 15.66 Pitches/IP. It doesn’t get much better than that.
The only reason he had a "down" year, is because his 2009 was so incredle.
http://www.mlbsoup.com
That's not the only reason.
Zack Greinke rationed his slider in 2010. By mid-August, he already was talking about 2011, about saving his elbow from the strain of his signature pitch. The Kansas City Royals were awful again. He already had revealed he’d really rather be pitching somewhere else, for a franchise with some money, some chance, some hope. He’d lost patience.
The plan from there, he said after another loss, was, "Staying healthy, to be ready for next year."
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ti-greinkefallout122010
Greinke, thru July 21: 3.59 ERA, 1.143 WHIP
Greinke, after July 21: 5.07 ERA, 1.402 WHIP
Pitch F/X disagrees a bit
Noting that the Pitch F/X definitions change year to year, here’s a summary of his 2009 and 2010 pitcher distributions:
Early 2009 / Late 2009
Fastball 59% / 60%
Slider 20%/18%
Early 2010 / Late 2010
Fastball 63%/60%
Slider 16%/14%
The change in slider percentage 2009 vs. 2010 is probably due to a definiton difference in Pitch F/X, but we can compare the drop within each year. There’s rounding errors in those numbers above, but the exact drop in Slider frequency in 2009 was 11.4% and the drop in Slider frequency in 2010 was 12.4%.
He might’ve been taking something off of it, but he didn’t throw it any less in 2010 late in the season than he did in 2009 late in the season.
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Actually he was much more effective with his slider late in 2010 than early in 2010
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Zach Greinke remembers it differently
And who am I to question Zach Greinke about Zach Greinke?
by nullacct on Dec 21, 2010 11:50 AM CST up reply actions 4 recs
I suggest he "save his elbow" for all of 2011
It looks like it was a better pitch. Maybe he just used it in more advantageous situations, though.
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How about that quote blurb from Melvin to Olney:
Olney wrote a piece about how no manager could win with that pitching staff (last years),
“Within hours, I got an e-mail response to that piece — about how it was a dead-on assessment of Milwaukee’s troubles, and how poorly the team’s general manager had done in building a pitching staff that could contend.
The note was from someone uniquely qualified to render an opinion on the matter: Brewers general manager Doug Melvin."
Just Wow~!
I was disappointed with the lack of hookers but the pancakes were delightful
by Michael M on Dec 21, 2010 10:49 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
How fast do Greinke and Marcum work?
If one of Betancourt’s problems is staying focused, the pace of the game would help alleviate that problem somewhat. He’d probably be darn close to an All-Star behind a guy with Sheets’ pace to the plate. Concentration doesn’t seem to me to be something that can be learned or taught at this point in his career.
I can’t help but feel like he’s going to be an average shortstop that makes good plays look great rather than someone like Hardy that makes great plays look merely good.
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Yuniesky Betancourt and "All-Star" should never be in the same comment thread
Let alone the same sentence. Ever.
by Cheeseandcorn on Dec 21, 2010 10:54 AM CST up reply actions
I don't know how you can qualify this at all
Have you watched him play? Has he made comments that pace-of-game affects him?
I know rampant speculation is the love child of the internet and people with time on their hands, but
He’d probably be darn close to an All-Star behind a guy with Sheets’ pace to the plate
Really?
"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 Dec 21, 2010 12:32 PM CST up reply actions
I was kidding
I’m glad everyone is running away from his defense so actively, though. :)
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Yikes sorry I didn't pick up on the sarcasm
"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 Dec 21, 2010 4:00 PM CST up reply actions
No one else did
I wasn’t clear in my sarcasm. My bad, not yours.
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Greinke isn't going to improve the pace of game for Betancourt
If for no other reason, there’s the fact that Betancourt and Greinke played together last year too.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
by Kyle Lobner on Dec 21, 2010 12:33 PM CST up reply actions
I think his biggest problem
is that he isn’t very good.
For your health!
by menchkins on Dec 21, 2010 12:57 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
i've heard he has all of the talent in the world, but he's the laziest player in the league
not sure if that’s true or not, though. someone on the radio said they were told that by someone with the royals a few years back.
http://www.mlbsoup.com
by tcyoung on Dec 21, 2010 3:36 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Well if that's true it could be interesting...
Since he’s been on a team with no chance of competing maybe that adds to his laziness.
Perhaps being on a team with a real shot at the post season will light a fire under his ass.
I’ll keep my fingers crossed on that one.
For your health!
And Fielder's fists of fury in the dugout
Just put Betancourt in a room with Parra and ask him how Fielder feels about bad attitudes.
How’s that for motivation?
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by ecocd on Dec 21, 2010 4:10 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I could see it
Laziness has no place on Prince’s team
by nullacct on Dec 21, 2010 4:36 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
"someone on the radio said"
I stopped reading there
by PagsBrewCrew on Dec 21, 2010 4:10 PM CST up reply actions
if he had said
Noah Jay said…
perhaps I would have read more:P
by PagsBrewCrew on Dec 21, 2010 5:57 PM CST up reply actions
OK. Well do a quick search for the words, 'Yunieski Betancourt' and 'lazy'
There’s a reputation out there. Not saying we should assume he’s lazy, just saying that it’s important to know how fans of his past teams feel about him.
http://www.mlbsoup.com
I really liked this quote from Greinke
I don’t think its been linked on here yet:
I’d say the average person wouldn’t eat a Chipotle burrito and still do his running, full speed, like me. That’s why they call me special.
Get a ife broseph
by Supertramp on Dec 21, 2010 10:52 AM CST reply actions 3 recs
Do you have a link to a video?
I’d like to see more!
I’m not smart enough to look at the other stuff and do anything but drool and mumble.
I think this is at least the third time I've seen this quote on this site since the Greinke deal.
Still don’t get tired of reading it though.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
HELL YEAHS~!
I was hoping someone would post it I keep forgetting how funny it is!!1
RJOFLCOPTESR
"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 Dec 21, 2010 12:32 PM CST up reply actions
Actually posted it for you
I wasn’t sure if you had seen it and knew you’d appreciate the humor. I mean, can you imagine Greinke running after eating a burrito, at full speed? That is crazy!!!
Get a ife broseph
I was actually mildly annoyed I got to the mug so late
I was going to request a repost, and then do it myself. Instead, you get a rec!
"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 Dec 21, 2010 12:38 PM CST up reply actions
That's an awesome quote but what about this one....
I’d say the average person wouldn’t eat a Chipotle burrito and still do his running, full speed, like me. That’s why they call me special.
Now THAT is a great quote!
For your health!
I'm going to try to finally make this quote interesting
by nullacct on Dec 21, 2010 1:40 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
They would be if you were chasing them...
:)
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
by sjlee on Dec 21, 2010 2:42 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Maybe instead of a sausage race...
We could have a chipotle race on days that Greinke pitches!
Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things.
by Grim Spandango on Dec 22, 2010 12:00 AM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Why is this rec'd?
FLAGGED :)
http://www.mlbsoup.com
by tcyoung on Dec 22, 2010 7:49 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
burrito
taco
burrito bol
quesadilla
and corona or dos equis!
by PagsBrewCrew on Dec 22, 2010 9:11 AM CST up reply actions
Not all do
Depends on the licensing situation.
A few of my friends were involved in an “inappropriate bar crawl” made up of stops at places like Chipotle, Noodles and co, Qdoba, etc that served beer.
Get a ife broseph
the true question
would he settle for Qdoba?
by PagsBrewCrew on Dec 21, 2010 2:45 PM CST up reply actions
See..I wonder id he's talking about the franchise named Chipotle
or just a chipotle flavored burrito.
It could be either.
For your health!
assuming you're not sarcastic
look at his other burrito-inspired quotes. he’s talking about the company.
by PagsBrewCrew on Dec 21, 2010 4:11 PM CST up reply actions
BP just posted it's top 20 prospects
over here
the summary:
System In 20 Words Or Less: Boy, their big-league rotation is going to be much improved in 2011. (Let’s not talk about the system.)
Loved Goldstein's remark in the comment section
I have nothing but respect for Melvin with his all-in philosophy. Sure beats putting together an 82-win team and hoping some things break for you.
Get a ife broseph
by Supertramp on Dec 21, 2010 11:14 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
totally agree
should we hope that the team develops enough prospects to become the rays or just go all in every few years and then suck for a few years after that? i’m enjoying this offseason more than any i can remember.
by Capt Science on Dec 21, 2010 12:12 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Will be interesting to see how the Rays do next year
Their window hasn’t been very large – one mediocre year between two good years, and not there are a lot of question marks for 2011.
The Brewers might be awful in a few years, or they might be fine. Lots can and will change between now and then.
Get a ife broseph
Luis Cruz
Anybody have a good scouting report on Luis Cruz? He’s a 26 year old SS that the Brewers picked up off waivers from Pittsburgh last off season. Kind of a light hitter but good defensive SS? He was the MVP at Nashville last year and batted ..281/.309/.414
I’m just wondering if the Brewers might take a look at him as the starting SS? I think given the Brewers offensive numbers, they might want to emphasize defense in that position.
I don't know if there will be a "starting" shortstop
Sure, someone will end up getting the majority of the starts, but I think it’s going to be a bit of a turnstile between Yuni, The Diety, Cruz and Maysonet.
Fuck it, he can't be much worse than Yuni.
by Noah Jarosh on Dec 21, 2010 11:39 AM CST up reply actions
Weeks at short, McGehee at second, Gamel at third.
The true “fuck it, hit dingers” infield.
by warwick5s on Dec 21, 2010 11:40 AM CST up reply actions 6 recs
I want to see a team do that
Get guys who can hit but can’t really play the infield, get a bunch of extreme fly ball pitchers, and win 11-8 every day.
I never use a big word when a diminutive word would suffice.
Adam Dunn-esque players at every position.
by Noah Jarosh on Dec 21, 2010 11:47 AM CST up reply actions
Strat-o-matic in real life
"I agree but dont agree"
by juggernaut400 on Dec 21, 2010 11:48 AM CST up reply actions
Just watch some aluminum bat college ball
Same thing.
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"Get guys who can hit but can't really play the infield"
Haven’t the Brewers been doing that for years?
Ryan Braun: He loves it.
by SRB on Dec 21, 2010 1:35 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
I am just picturing
McGehee and Fielder trying to run someone down in a run down situation
BCB: Pointless Exercises in Devils Advocacy
It would end up being like kids tee ball.
Inside the park homeruns on grounders to the shortstop.
by Noah Jarosh on Dec 21, 2010 11:50 AM CST up reply actions
McGehee played a bit of short with the Cubs
Just bump him over there and you’re set.
E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).
Everytime you say this my eyes bleed
and a puppy dies
"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 Dec 21, 2010 12:36 PM CST up reply actions
Sign Kieschnick, Micah Owings and Zambrano to pitch
Gives you some pretty good offensive production out of the pitchers spot
Get a ife broseph
Fileder at 3rd, Mcgehee at 2nd, weeks at SS, Gamel at first, Gallardo in Center when he's not ptching.
Might as well just confuse the hell out of everyone.
For your health!
Bench roles obviously.
Damn I should have moved Braun to SS in my suggestion there…
For your health!
except
for in Fashion Design 101
Celebrating the addition of Greinke and mourning the loss of my man crush Cain
Cruz
I think this link and this link sum him up pretty nicely.
Side note: I think if you made a full spectrum of career possibilities for Alcides Escobar, I think Luis Cruz is the floor – the scenario where Escobar’s plate discipline never improves. His glove and ability to play a relatively rare position keep him in the minors, but he never develops into an actual major leaguer.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
by Kyle Lobner on Dec 21, 2010 12:32 PM CST up reply actions
His picture is in today's Mug...
Now that's great tasting chicken!
by Kyle Lobner on Dec 21, 2010 2:57 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
they dont get along
Roen. wanted to be on the new 90210, playing the new Dillion, Spelling said no, and they had a falling out
BCB: Pointless Exercises in Devils Advocacy
by Jeo on Dec 21, 2010 3:46 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Punto
What kind of a contract would it take to get Nick Punto in the clubhouse?
by Saberilliterate on Dec 21, 2010 12:24 PM CST reply actions
I'd say maybe 2/$6mm would do it this time.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
by Kyle Lobner on Dec 21, 2010 12:34 PM CST up reply actions
Are you hopping on the
“SRB and Charlie Marlow Nick Punto Train™”?
"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 Dec 21, 2010 12:37 PM CST up reply actions
does that train
resemble the Coors Light train?
Celebrating the addition of Greinke and mourning the loss of my man crush Cain
I agree with platooning SS all season.
If this season is a disappointment, it’s not going to be because of the SS position.
Platoon there and see what we can get for next year. Fielder will free up some salary room when he leaves.
don't forget to brush your teeth.
by Drew C on Dec 21, 2010 12:26 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Payroll with Counsell
I have it at $84.526M, with one bench OF spot open.
"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 Dec 21, 2010 12:40 PM CST reply actions
Bench OF?
Don’t they already have Dickerson and Boggs? Do teams normally carry 6 outfielders? Your link is broken so I can’t check your roster.
Minecraft is like digital Legos. I like digital things and I like Legos. I am now addicted to Minecraft.
I'm not planning on Boggs being on the team to begin the year
I suppose he might be.
Try this link.
"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 Dec 21, 2010 4:02 PM CST up reply actions
Hmmm, you have Gamel on the roster?
I’m not saying you’re wrong, I’m just interested in your justification. I think there will be someone else playing the bench role this year. I also thought every team carried 5 outfielders on the 25-man roster which would be where Boggs slots in – he has experience in all three OF positions, I think.
Minecraft is like digital Legos. I like digital things and I like Legos. I am now addicted to Minecraft.
Yeah maybe
Gamel can play 3B, RF, LF, 1B if necessary. And he costs $405k. And the organization already doesn’t give a piss about him.
"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 Dec 21, 2010 4:11 PM CST up reply actions
I think most would argue at this point that Gamel can only play 3B
and even that’s debatable. He’s going to need a few months in Nashville to learn the outfield and first base. The Brewers are clearly trying to win in 2011. I don’t think they’re interested in having him rot on the bench while experimenting with him in the outfield once a week.
Minecraft is like digital Legos. I like digital things and I like Legos. I am now addicted to Minecraft.
Disagree with everything you've posted
Gamel’s been working at RF and 1B for over a year now.
I don’t think they’re interested in having him rot on the bench while experimenting with him in the outfield once a week.
Why not? They’ve proven they’re more than happy to do just that. Past behavior tends to predict future behavior.
"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 Dec 21, 2010 4:47 PM CST up reply actions
When?
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=gamel-001mat
He’s played 5 games at 1B, 4 games in RF and 2 games in LF in his entire professional career. I don’t think I’d call him major league ready at any of those positions.
I suppose you’re right that they’ve let him be a bench warmer before, but that was also when there was a question about McGehee’s ability to consistently perform at a major league level. If Gamel had the requisite experience necessary to actually play the outfield I could see him taking up a roster spot as 3B/OF (we can still expect Fielder to start 160+ games at first, I would think). Right now, I see him in no man’s land at the major league level. I don’t think they have any choice but to keep him in Nashville.
Minecraft is like digital Legos. I like digital things and I like Legos. I am now addicted to Minecraft.
by ecocd on Dec 21, 2010 5:21 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I guess your post is the equivalent of agree to disagree
It’s been over a year since they announced that Gamel would be taking reps at RF and 1B. How many games did Ryan Braun play in LF in the minors? He only had 6 months to ‘work on it’…but you knew that already, and I’m sure you anticipated that I’d bring it up. So your rebuttal would be…he’s a minor league player? Huh.
I don’t think they have any choice but to keep him in Nashville
Its possible you’re misinterpreting my predictions of what the team will do as my opinions as to what they should do. That, they are not..
"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 Dec 21, 2010 5:57 PM CST up reply actions
Fair enough
I’m just not sure they’re willing to deal with the growing pains in 2011.
Minecraft is like digital Legos. I like digital things and I like Legos. I am now addicted to Minecraft.
Based on things Macha said towards the end of the season I think Gamel was going to make the MLB roster until he got hurt.
“That’s a lost year for him,” manager Ken Macha said. “I mentioned that to Doug [Melvin, the Brewers’ general manager], that he was slated to make the team and get some at-bats at different positions and work on stuff. It’s kind of been a lost year for him.”
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
At this point I think the marginal improvement
Gamel can bring with his bat outweighs using a year of service time.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
Boggs is only on a minor league contract, btw.
By the way, who do you think the Brewers will have on their IF bench in place of Gamel?
"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 Dec 21, 2010 4:24 PM CST up reply actions
Minor league contract but no options
He either makes the 25-man roster for the entire season or he gets his release to pursue a position with a different team. I can’t find any details on whether he has a drop date when he can leave the Brewers camp in Spring Training without a guaranteed roster spot.
Minecraft is like digital Legos. I like digital things and I like Legos. I am now addicted to Minecraft.
And re: Gamel?
You seem to have it figured out why he CAN’T be on the 25-man. I’d be interested who you think is going to take his place.
"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 Dec 21, 2010 4:47 PM CST up reply actions
With his recent signing, Edwin Maysonet is available
I think the Brewers will be looking for another vet, though, to have a place on the roster. I’m a little surprised they let Inglett go given their roster situation, even with his first year of arbitration coming up
Minecraft is like digital Legos. I like digital things and I like Legos. I am now addicted to Minecraft.
OK, so you think they will put Edwin Maysonet on the big league roster instead of Mat Gamel?
"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 Dec 21, 2010 5:58 PM CST up reply actions
They were targeting Hinske for a reason IMO
Wouldn’t be surprised to see a smaller contract for a 3B/1B/OF guy to compete with Gamel in spring training for the bench position. They let inglett go because they want a pitch hitter with power on the bench, ideally someone who can play a corner IF position.
Gamel probably has a spot on the 25 man now, mostly because he is cheap.
I’d be very surprised if Maysonet is anything but AAA filler next year. He had a .640 and .643 OPS the last two years, don’t see the point of having him and Counsell both on the 25 man roster.
Get a ife broseph
by Supertramp on Dec 21, 2010 6:13 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Thinking about Gamel...
I think he could be valuable next year if he can stay healthy. He’s not a long term solution at 3B until he improves his fielding (something he’s failed to do in 5 years in the minors), but he could get a fair number of starts because of injuries.
Braun seems to miss some time every year with muscle strains. Hart missed time last year and has to deal with the tough wall in RF, McGehee has had knee problems, everyone on the team draws lots of HBPs. Would be so nice to have an option off the bench that wouldn’t kill the offense.
It’d be nice if he could develop into a bench player because he has some value there. Just have to hope that as he gets older he starts to “get it.”
Get a ife broseph
McGehee is not a good defender either.
I personally would start Gamel at 3B and send McGehee to the bench.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
Seriously?
McGehee put up a 3.5 WAR season last year, and has a .812 OPS in over 1000 MLB PAs.
You want to straight out bench him for a guy 3 years younger who still can’t make a throw to 1B, stay healthy and has a .860 career OPS in AAA.
I’m fine living with that if McGehee is awful or gets hurt, but doing that in the offseason doesn’t make much sense.
Get a ife broseph
by Supertramp on Dec 22, 2010 1:03 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
You are being sarcastic right?
I don’t see how you could possibly consider doing that…
For your health!
Because its just as likely that Gamel becomes a better player than McGehee with regular playing time.
"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 Dec 22, 2010 6:04 PM CST up reply actions
Do you really believe that?
I probably did a year ago, but hard to still argue that after the years the players had in 2010.
McGehee isn’t good on defense, but was -4.2 runs in UZR and +0.1 in Total Zone, I can live with that.
Gamel might have range, but he’s 25 and hasn’t shown the ability to make a throw to 1B, I don’t know how regular playing time fixes that.
Get a ife broseph
McGehee had a -8 DRS.
Gamel started the year hurt and was probably a little rusty when he finally did return to playing. He hit very well to close out the year and had decent stats by the end. .387/.511/.898 in AAA and a total line of .388/.496/.884. I think there is a good chance he can match McGehee’s production at the plate with plenty of upside. I think he can also come close to defense as good as McGehee.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
Mind you I don't think they will actually start Gamel over McGehee.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
Ok, you could be right but...
If you’re saying he could match McGehee’s offensive numbers and be almost as good on defense what would the point of playing him be?
For your health!
by menchkins on Dec 22, 2010 10:26 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I think he could at least
match McGehee’s offensive production with a good chance of being much better.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
If you think he may just come close, why would you replace McGehee?
There is lots of defensive metrics, I think if you average them out, McGehee comes out to slightly below average. Seems a little odd just to pick the DRS stat to make your evaluation of McGehee’s defense.
Gamel projects to 30-40 errors a year if he plays 150 games. I’m sure his range is good – he’ll still throw 20+ balls into the 1B stands. He’s an awful defender by any metric or scouting report.
He put up a good line his second year in AAA, which is fine. If the Brewers had no 3B and would take anyone – Gamel would be fine, but the Brewers had a 3.5 WAR guy with a .800+ OPS in 1,000 MLB PAs — I don’t know why you’d be anxious to replace that guy.
Get a ife broseph
by Supertramp on Dec 22, 2010 11:48 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
I didn't just look at DRS.
I only put up DRS because you left it out. I have looked at all of the stats I know of even FLG% which I dont’ like along with the tangotiger fan scouting reports.(he got a 48 on a 100 scale)
Where are you getting 30-40 errors for Gamel?
I am still skeptical McGehee can hit much over a .800 OPS.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
Gamel has 35 errors in his last 157 games in AAA (2009 and 2010). Earlier numbers are quite a bit worse than that. What makes me most concerned is he didn’t show any improvement on defense from 2009 to 2010.
I’m realize errors are everything, but its worth noticing if a guy is towards the extreme.
McGehee has a .859 and .801 OPS his first two years. I probably wouldn’t bet that he hits over .800 OPS either, but he actually plays acceptable defense with a track record of MLB success- I’d take my chances with that over a guy who is a trainwreck on defense and good, but not elite minor league numbers.
Get a ife broseph
by Supertramp on Dec 23, 2010 1:16 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Keep in mind that McGehee was at the extreme
in errors at the MLB level.
McGehee only has a little over 1.5 years of PA.
Could Gamel’s lack of improvement on defense have anything to do with being stuck with Money for so long? I understand that Money is considered to be a good coach but sometimes personalities don’t work well together.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
Personally, I don't buy that explanation
Money possesses the skills and knowledge to teach Gamel how to play the position. Even if their personalities clash Gamel should be able to take a long view and suck it up if he ever wants to me a ML regular.
IMO Gamel is either lazy, doesn’t care, or he is incapable of playing the position in which case he should be permanently moved to another spot.
Time is ticking away on him and if he doesn’t figure something out defensively he is going to be basically valueless.
For your health!
I find myself agreeing with Supertramp more and more
this would be another example.
It just doesn’t make any sense to replace McGehee after the year he had,
Gamel is a total uncertainty at the ML level.
For your health!
So you just throw him in there an hope for the best?
There is absolutely no reason to remove McGehee at this point.
For your health!
by menchkins on Dec 22, 2010 8:25 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
see also Weaver, Jeff; Gagne, Eric; etc
"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 Dec 21, 2010 5:57 PM CST up reply actions
"The Brewers today signed switch-hitting outfielder Brandon Boggs to a one-year, Major League contract."
http://brewersbeat.mlblogs.com/archives/2010/11/brewers_sign_outfielder_boggs.html
I never use a big word when a diminutive word would suffice.
Huh
Brandon Boggs of
1 year (2011)
1 year (2011)
signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 11/24/10 (minor-league contract)
1 year/$408,540 (2010)
re-signed by Texas 2/24/10
DFA by Texas 8/31/10
1 year/$408,540 (2009)
re-signed by Texas 2/20/09
award bonus: $10,000 for LCS MVP
1 year/$0.39M (2008)
contract purchased 11/19/07
signed by Texas 2/6/08
award bonus: $10,000 for Rookie of the Year
drafted 2004 (4-111) (Georgia Tech)
$0.3M signing bonus
ML service: 1.040
"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 Dec 21, 2010 8:17 PM CST up reply actions
He's on the 40 man roster
It was a puzzling move.
I never use a big word when a diminutive word would suffice.
Looking for a warm body, albeit one with legitimate outfield experience
It didn’t make much sense with Cain, Dickerson and Gomez on the roster at the time, except that maybe Boggs has more starts in left field than any of the other three and Dickerson was on his way out. Maybe Melvin saw trading either Cain or Gomez as a distinct possibility and wanted some $408k insurance or something.
Now, they’ve simply locked up their 5 outfielders going into Spring Training. Think Gindl will get an invite since he’s now one of the top prospects in the system?
Minecraft is like digital Legos. I like digital things and I like Legos. I am now addicted to Minecraft.
Yeah, strange
To me, even if Boggs doesn’t make the big league club out of Spring Training, he might see it as his best shot to get back to the majors if he stays with Milwaukee. Then again, its possible he’ll be on the opening day roster regardless.
"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 Dec 21, 2010 11:07 PM CST up reply actions
Gamel and Counsell
Maybe I’ll repost this, so that I don’t have to link to my spreadsheet every time someone signs. It keeps getting buried under fantasy football updates.
"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 Dec 21, 2010 4:03 PM CST up reply actions
Got it.
I’m not sure if the team will use Gamel as a bench player. For starters, he doesn’t seem to do well playing infrequently. I’m guessing that they’ll go with someone like Inglett… someone who has more MLB experience and can play multiple positions.
Doesn’t really matter for purposes of the team payroll, however, as whoever takes that spot will likely make about the same amount.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Brewerfan.net says he has two.
I’m guessing his service time (4+ years according to Cots) impacts the team’s ability to send him down, though. I’m terrible at remembering how that works.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
by Kyle Lobner on Dec 21, 2010 12:49 PM CST up reply actions
Here we go
If a player has 5 years of major-league service, he may not be assigned to a minor-league team without his consent, regardless of whether he has already been outrighted once, even if he clears waivers. If the player withholds consent, the team must either release him or keep him on the major league roster.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
by Kyle Lobner on Dec 21, 2010 12:51 PM CST up reply actions
It would be the same situation as it was with Hardy, pretty much.
by Noah Jarosh on Dec 21, 2010 12:56 PM CST up reply actions
After 3 years a player has to pass through revocable waivers
and really, if Bentacourt was claimed would we be very upset?
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
It doesn't appear as though they're expecting much forethought from applicants
Qualifications/Education Required
• Bachelor’s degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training including creative design experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have experience with nonlinear editing software.
• Must be able to program and operate Venus 7000 software.
• Must have a working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, After Effects and Apple Final Cut Pro software.
Note: When you apply for this job online, you will be required to answer the following questions:
1. Do you have two years experience in creative design?
2. Do you possess a Bachelor’s degree?
3. Do you have programming experience and familiarity with Venus 7000 software?
4. Are you proficient in Adobe Photoshop, After Effects and Apple Final Cut Pro software?
5. Do you have experience with nonlinear editing software?
Don’t pro teams usually pay peanuts for most of their positions, because everyone just likes work for a hometown sports team? It seems like some pretty steep qualifications for being paid peanuts no matter who you are as an employer.
Minecraft is like digital Legos. I like digital things and I like Legos. I am now addicted to Minecraft.
Are those qualifications all that steep?
Seems like most of the stuff could be obtained in college where you’d gain familiarity with the software and have a couple years experience through internships and PT jobs.
Just thinking it would be a good opportunity for someone right out of college because like you, I assume it doesn’t pay much.
As for the screening questions – many companies use them to avoid getting carpet-bombed with thousands of unqualified people.
Get a ife broseph
I meant that if you read the job qualifications you're already prepared to answer the questions
They’re practically copy-and-paste from the job qualifications.
I guess if your college plan was specifically targeted towards that job you might have experience in all three editing software packages and nonlinear editing software, let alone Venus 7000 software, whatever that is.
Now that I think about it, though, someone has to be doing all that stuff for the Milwaukee Admirals, right? I guess it would make sense that people would just move up the rungs of the ladder like in any industry.
Minecraft is like digital Legos. I like digital things and I like Legos. I am now addicted to Minecraft.
I don’t know much about the equipment, was just assuming that someone who went through a college program with an audio/video focus would likely learn most of that stuff.
The screener questions are copy/paste, but people will always apply for jobs they aren’t qualified for but are much less likely to outright lie on the screener questions— its just in place to save the recruiter from looking at hundreds of non-qualified resumes (if you answered “wrong” on a question, it likely goes in a folder the recruiter never looks at).
I’m guessing if the Brewers post a position they get a ton of applicants who barely bother to read the actual ad.
Get a ife broseph
Depends on what kind of quality you're looking for.
It’s rare to find a GOOD creative designer who is also a GOOD programmer.
There are a few of them out there but it’s pretty rare.
2 different sides of the brain there.
I’m a Graphic designer by trade but have never ventured into the programming end of things because I don’t have the time to keep up with it all the time as the industry changes.
Also, I simply don’t have the right kind of mind to do programming.
For your health!
That's kind of what I meant
I’m also always stuck in the mindset that an employer hires an employee that’s qualified for the job. Employers often can’t afford someone that’s qualified for the job.
There certainly is someone out there that’s both a good creative designer and good programmer, but they might not be able to afford him/her.
Minecraft is like digital Legos. I like digital things and I like Legos. I am now addicted to Minecraft.
Ah, cool
Venus7000 is the Daktronics control software, and they want someone with PS/AE expertise to make some movies I’d guess. I wonder what kind of mayhem I could make if I had a whole scoreboard to work with… mwahahaha
The animations on the scoreboard would be at a whole new level
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
The dumbest thing I've read multiple times since The Trade(s):
“The Brewers still have to make up 14 games on the Reds.”
No, they don’t. Unless they changed the rules this offseason and the deficits in division races in 2010 carry over into 2011. If you think the Reds are still better than the Brewers, say so, and be prepared to bring a better argument than that nonsense. It’s not like there aren’t good arguments available.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Dec 21, 2010 2:27 PM CST reply actions 5 recs
Didn't you hear that they changed the rules?
Yeah man, it sucks. the Reds start with a 14-0 record this year before the season even starts.
Steep hill to climb.
And yes, you’re right, that is a stupid quote. I’ve read it several times myself.
For your health!
And they never mention that the Reds have to be as good in 2011 as they were in 2010 they just assume they will be.
by Saberilliterate on Dec 21, 2010 3:10 PM CST up reply actions
Which is really stupid since IMO a lot of their players played above their heads in 2010
For your health!
You bet your ass they did
Scott Rolen is not putting up another 5 WAR year in 2011.
Minecraft is like digital Legos. I like digital things and I like Legos. I am now addicted to Minecraft.
MLB.tv question
I’m looking to buy it this year; does anyone know if the current $99.95 is a good price, or do they drop it right before/after the season starts?
Ryan Braun: He loves it.
I've never seen a deal on it before
That doesn’t mean there won’t be a deal, but I’ve always seen it for $100 and the MLB Premium for $120. You’ll get the MLB Audio with both packages, which is a must for Spring Training as their games are very rarely televised. It’s a great deal.
Don’t forget to double check blackouts, though. We’re lucky as Brewers fans that they’re blacked out in few places, but you never know. Iowa is blacked out for half a dozen teams as Kyle can attest to.
Also be aware that on opening day their servers melt so the service is nigh useless. It’s not very good for the first week, in fact, but it’ll calm down after that and be fine for the rest of the year.
Minecraft is like digital Legos. I like digital things and I like Legos. I am now addicted to Minecraft.
Thanks for the info!
And if I get it now, I can watch old Zack Greinke starts between now and Spring Training :)
Ryan Braun: He loves it.
What's the difference between MLB.tv and MLB Premium?
by Cheeseandcorn on Dec 21, 2010 11:44 PM CST up reply actions
I remember when jack z went to Seattle everyone was afraid of him fleecing Doug in a trade because he knew the system so well. Anyone have a similar fear with the nedster?
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 Dec 21, 2010 8:53 PM CST via mobile reply actions
if that's the case
I hope Macha ends up in San Fran so we can get Lincecum too.
Celebrating the addition of Greinke and mourning the loss of my man crush Cain
We wouldn't be able to get "Lincecum..."
But we might be able to get the guy with the really long hair.
by BrewCrewBrian on Dec 23, 2010 8:18 AM CST up reply actions
Ned probably convinced Escobar to steal the Miller Park coffee maker before he left
His ultimate revenge
Get a ife broseph
Esky
but do you think Cain is Cainy or Lorenzy?
"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 Dec 21, 2010 11:05 PM CST up reply actions
WHo wroye the mug a couple of years a go that was celebrating the exodus of Yost...
He said he was going to celebrate by leaving bread in the toaster for way too long then throwing gasoline on it and when the fire dept. showed up he wold tell them that “Toasty really battled today”
?
Anyone remember who wrote that?
I still consider it one of the funniest things I have ever read.
For your health!
Oh, and that was "wrote" the mug and ago not "a go"
Man, my typing gets even worse when I’m tired from shoveling for 2 damn hours.
For your health!
No one less then Kyle himself
http://www.brewcrewball.com/2009/9/15/1031420/tuesdays-frosty-mug
The one year anniversary of Yost’s firing.
And, of course, today is the one year anniversary of the firing of Ned Yost. Celebrate accordingly. This year’s parade plans fell through. Instead, I’m planning on leaving something in the toaster until it starts on fire, then attempting to put it out with gasoline. When the police come to investigate the fire I’ll tell them, “Toasty really battled today.”
Minecraft is like digital Legos. I like digital things and I like Legos. I am now addicted to Minecraft.
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