Tuesday's Frosty Mug
by Kyle Lobner on Feb 2, 2010 9:33 AM CST
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Some things to read while counting your layers.
As it turns out, acquiring Joe Inglett probably won't cost the Brewers Chris Smith after all. Smith cleared waivers and has been outrighted to Nashville (FanShot). Because he's been outrighted once before, Smith has 48 hours to either accept the assignment or become a free agent. It seems unlikely he'll leave, though: At this point in the offseason it'd be tough to find a team willing to offer him a better opportunity.
I'll give the Brewers credit here for killing two birds with one stone: By removing Smith from the 40 man roster at this point, they've freed up a spot in the bullpen that can be used for Chris Narveson (also out of options) Chuck Lofgren (who would have to be returned to the Indians if he doesn't make the team) or the loser of the race for the final rotation spot. And while clearing up that spot, they also picked up Joe Inglett.
Of course, that's only yesterday's second biggest story. The big news came from BrewHaHeather, who informed us that yes, the Brewers will still untuck their jerseys after wins next season.
Every time I turn around, it seems like someone else is saying something nice about Rick Peterson. Yesterday he spent the day in Menomonee Falls and worked with Brewer farmhand Casey Baron. He also posted this thought on Facebook about the importance of the 39th batter.
Whether you think the Brewers are on the right or wrong track this offseason, at least we can all acknowledge they've generated some excitement: They've already sold one million tickets for next season. It's the second earliest they've ever reached that milestone, behind last year.
Whether the Brewers win 60 or 100 games this season, at least they'll have this going for them: Chris Jaffe of The Hardball Times has the Brewers fifth in his ranking of team nicknames. Kevin Kaduk would have had them first.
The Caribbean World Series opens this afternoon, but we might not get to see Carlos Gomez as a part of it after all. I found this story about the series this morning, and since I don't speak Spanish, I headed over to Google Translator for this translation (emphasis added):
We always say that any team these days carries Dominican has a good level, high quality, because most of the players that drive the local league are good. Including native and imported, RD usually can compete, but that is no guarantee of victory. For example, the club that bears the Chosen has a serious lack in quantity of people who contributed much to the national crown, and I quote the following names: pitchers Francisco Liriano, Francisco Cordero, Santiago Casilla, Edward Valdez, Nelson Payano and Felix Heredia ... Position Players: Joaquin Arias, Jose Macias, Alberto Callaspo, Carlos Gomez, Wladimir Balentein ..
As always with automated translation, I'm not entirely sure what they're saying, but it sounds like Carlos Gomez is being listed among other players who have left the team.
In the minors: The Baseball Chronicle unveiled their top 350 prospects yesterday, with the top 200 ranked. Notable Brewers include Alcides Escobar (#27), Brett Lawrie (#57), Mat Gamel (#142), Jonathan LuCroy (#173) and Jeremy Jeffress (#184).
I can't decide if bidding on a Valentine's Day visit from the Racing Sausages is a great or terrible idea. I think Mrs. Snow would vote for the latter.
Around baseball:
Athletics: Acquired infielder Adam Rosales and Willy Taveras from the Reds for Aaron Miles and a PTBNL, claimed infielder Steve Tolleson off waivers from the Twins, and designated Taveras, Gregorio Petit and Dana Eveland for assignment.
Cubs: Signed Kevin Millar to a minor league deal.
Giants: Signed pitchers Byung-Hyun Kim and Horacio Ramirez to minor league deals.
Mariners: Signed Ryan Garko to a one year deal and designated pitched Gaby Hernandez for assignment.
Marlins: Signed Seth McClung to a minor league deal. (FanShot)
Red Sox: Signed reliever Joe Nelson to a minor league deal.
I know it's still early, but two great writers covered the same topic yesterday and produced what will probably be the most striking contrast you'll see all day: Joe Posnanski and Keith Law on the Harlem Globetrotters.
I struck out on birthdays today, sorry.
Apparently I'm not the only one who doesn't like the NBA but is excited for the new NBA JAM Wii game. If you're as excited as I am, you may want to go vote for your favorite Bucks players to be included.
Or, you could just learn to be a reporter (thanks Hyatt).
Drink up.
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I propose a new BCB term
Fanshat: To not get a (Fanshot) callout in the Daily Mug despite posting an item well before its appearance in the subsequent Mug.
Example: “I posted that last night, and was surprised to learn that the Daily Mug fanshat on me this morning.”
"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 Feb 2, 2010 9:51 AM CST reply actions 5 recs
I would propose a term in response
But I don’t need to create a new word when “nitpick” is already in existence. :-)
Is this in response to me missing your FanShot on the nickname thing? Because you posted that after I was done collecting news this morning.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
no, no, i'm not actually mad
I know how long it takes to compile those things. I was just going for the funny.
"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!"
That's a rec
“Even though I posted that the new PECOTA projections have the Nats winning 150 games, Weekend Mug Daddy was too drunk to notice and fanshat all over me”
"I like Suppan"
- Noah J. on 12/22/09
All in favor?
I
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
"el club que lleva el escogido"
Can we refer to the 2010 Brewers as “the team that bears the Chosen,” or is that infringement?
by gene dietzgen on Feb 2, 2010 10:10 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
I was thinking pretty much the same thing.
I don’t care if a team has a “serious lack in quantity of people who contributed much”. Any team with The Chosen should probably win.
Major League Baseball already has a "team that bears the Chosen."
It’s just a poor translation of “Yankees.”
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
It has to have Brewers in the phrase.
So how about “Milwaukee Brewers: Official team of The Chosen” or something like that?
Milwaukee Brewers: Bearing the Chosen for 40 Years
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
rumor has it...
…that the brewers are planning to draft reuven malter and danny saunders in the upcoming draft.
(since chaim potok died in 2002, i can’t make the more direct comment about him replacing macha)
by Capt Science on Feb 2, 2010 10:33 PM CST up reply actions
How to be a Reporter
Ha! We watched that in JMC 201 at UWM yesterday morning.
Mike Bischoff
Milwaukee, WI
Birthdays
I’ve got former farmhand Marino Salas, the famous Pete Zoccolillo, “not that” Drew Anderson, and one of my favorite recent baseball names, Gonzaga product and D-backs draftee Tyson Van Winkle.
Also, cheese.
Yeah
I don’t feel terrible about missing any of those.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
Will it take Tyson 20 years to awaken his swing and finally realize his potential?
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
by tcyoung on Feb 2, 2010 11:14 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
ha
"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 Feb 2, 2010 2:43 PM CST up reply actions
on the valentine's sausages
my gf suggested it would be a great idea. “that would be very cute :)”
too bad we don’t live close enough.
And that's just the starting bid.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
I think if it stayed near that amount
I would think about it. But also face some wrath afterwards.
Hmm, visit your family in CA for Christmas, or have 5 large novelty sausages come and sing to you on Valentine’s day. The choice is clear.
yeah, any more would be a lot
but then again, how often do foam sausages serenade you?
of course, all of this is from the guy who things weddings and wedding rings are a waste of money… so i’m glad this can’t tempt me, because it would come back to haunt me in some form.
by Capt Science on Feb 2, 2010 12:09 PM CST up reply actions
There's no "think" about it.
As someone who’s married, I can tell you without question that weddings and wedding rings are a waste of money. They’re just an unavoidable waste, unless you’re willing to never get married.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
Not if
your wedding ring cost $23
We only had one because I wanted it, but my wife loves bargains and we still were able to have a wedding for less than $1000 I think. Biggest costs were her dress and ring, I think. Some people get all caught up in the day, and of course those of us that are married, and want to stay that way, the day isnt all that important in the grand scheme of things.
Heirloom
Our rings were both handed down from family, and we got married in a state park. We paid for the beer, friends brought food, and bought a volleyball net. Very inexpensive, and everyone spent a beautiful, memorable day outside.
I soooo wish we didn't live near Chicago
My fiancee’s friends are going to be put out that we didn’t rent out a ballroom downtown and will only have a catered, DJ’d, 3-4 hour open bar in a suburban ballroom. * sigh *
The reception we’re having up in Wisconsin for my family is much more like the one you’re describing. Public venue, non-catered, iPod DJ, BYO Liquor. So much cheaper and we’ll still have a great time. The Wisconsin reception will cost about 15% of the Chicago one. Stupid Chicago.
i have the same issue
where rings and weddings are expected to be pretty fancy-pants (i live in NYC).
the gf is okay with no ring and no wedding, but if we do anything she doesn’t want it to be such that people “feel sorry for her”. that’s fair enough, but probably means i need to spend bucks on a ring and can get away with a city hall wedding.
some friends of mine got married in a pop-up chapel which was clever and on the cheap!
Hey now
I like wedding rings. We just picked up ours two weeks ago. I agree that spending $10k on a diamond (or whatever) is excessive, but spending a few thousand dollars on the set of engagement ring and wedding bands seems like a worthwhile expense. I intend for us to wear it for the rest of our days so I’d like to have something I can proudly display.
It’s not the wedding so much as the reception. Spending 5 figures to throw a party for our friends and family rubs me the wrong way. I almost convinced her to elope. Almost. Oh well. It’s going to make her happy and I hear keeping the (future) wife happy is a good way to keep the (future) husband happy.
You'll soon learn
That keeping the future wife happy is all that matters and nothing else even compares. Thinking that there will be some sort of reward for the husband if she is happy is your first mistake.
Seriously, there is no winning
All you can hope for is building up points so she does not interrupt your game watching. Do you know how many trips to the farmers market I have to make just to get an uninterrupted day of Sunday Ticket in the winter? And I hate the farmers market.
Just be a good husband, and hope for the best.
"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."
The farmer's market in Madison?
I actually love that one. The square is great in the summer.
But, really, you’re right. You just have to build up enough points to get ‘mantime’.
"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 Feb 2, 2010 2:45 PM CST up reply actions
Also, don't ever screw up.
Every positive contribution you’ve ever made will be forgotten if you make one mistake. And mistakes shall never be forgotten.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
So, I guess things are going well for you.
Also, cheese.
by Jeff Sackmann on Feb 2, 2010 4:07 PM CST up reply actions
Dude
That’s every married guy’s case.
He’s probably doing as well as the rest of us, until the next “mistake” comes along. We’re all just living day to day in complete fear.
You rookies make me laugh.
1.) Buy a Jeep
2.) Put your son in sports.
3.) Spend your free time going from one sporting event to another.
One of the smartest things I ever did, is to start acting like the world of technology passed me by.
Q. Why don’t we get Lifetime on the TV anymore?
A. I don’t know, I don’t understand how the Tivo works, and there are too many remotes.
That gets me out of so many jams it is unreal.
You guys need to start using the bigger brain that God/evolution has afforded you. We aren’t chimps.
Taking shallowness to new depths -- FtJ's blog
by Fatter than Joey on Feb 2, 2010 4:57 PM CST up reply actions
Florida Keys
We took a vacation to the Keys and got married down there. The hotel had a private beach that they closed off for our 15 minute service @ sunset. The only people that showed up where the ones that were close enough to justify spending their own money to see us get married not because they had nothing else to do on a Saturday night.. No third cousins twice removed showed up.
The FL license was $40. My tux was $100. Her dress was $300. The wedding service (with photo services) was $400. Her dad picked up dinner since only 10 people were there. Everyone that came for the wedding left Sunday (the next day) – we had another week to ourselves.
by Saberilliterate on Feb 2, 2010 3:04 PM CST up reply actions
we did basically the same thing
i rented a beach house for a week, family and a few close friends came, we drank a ton, it was fantastic
i told my wife about it and she was pissed we were outside the 45 mile range
then again the racing sausages are really the only thing she likes about the brewers and baseball in general so…
Bernie and the sausages came to Rockford, IL
for an Icehogs’ hockey game, and had a shootout with the Icehog mascot at one of the intermissions. I think the crowd was louder for the sauages and Bernie than for the game.
by thefreewheelin76 on Feb 2, 2010 2:28 PM CST up reply actions
If we wait
I wonder if our nickname ranking will rise to 4th tomorrow if Chris Jaffe finds an error in his rating system. Then maybe 3rd by the end of the week upon even further examination.
Correction
Kevin Kaduk ranks the Brewers as the #1 team nickname.
Applying Simpsons and Star Wars quotes to Brewers discussions since 2009.
Fixed
Thanks
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
google translator
“bearing the Chosen” sounds like all those men are contributing “seed” ala the late 80s movie “Twins” (Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito), but in a more Jesusie sense.
This is completely off topic.
But those of you in Milwaukee might like this.
by Zorakathura on Feb 2, 2010 1:46 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
NEWS TEAM!!! ASSEMBLE!!!!
"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."
Terrific video
I’ve heard that music many times, but not usually in a non-ironic context.
I suppose Albert the Alley Cat was out the door by 1982? (We watched channel 6 news until we moved out of market in 1978)
You've got a couple screws missin' up in your toolbox, if you think that you'll stop this man from hittin' moonshots.
Check the other videos by the guy who posted this one.
There’s some promos from the 70’s with Albert the Alley Cat. He must have worked at channel 6.
Oh, thank you
Ward Allen and Albert casing the scene at the beach? That is priceless.
You've got a couple screws missin' up in your toolbox, if you think that you'll stop this man from hittin' moonshots.
Person who speaks Spanish > Google Translator
That portion of the article is saying that the Dominican Republic doesn’t have a lot of the players who were part of the national championship-winning team, Carlos Gomez being one of them, so luck will be more of a factor as will the adjustments the team makes with the replacement players, not only in productivity and performance, but in cohesion and chemistry with the new teammates.
And el Escogido, which does translate to ‘the chosen’, is the name of the baseball club in the DR that won the national crown.
Booooooooo!
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
Best of luck Brew Crewers...and now another Hot Stove gem ...
For chucks and giggles, check out “Joe’s Job — The Ballad of Terry Francona.” at the following link:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvVZQnELQ9s
It’s must-see for American League watchers … and especially for BoSux and Yankee fans! ;-)
by nyyankeefanforever on Feb 3, 2010 4:08 PM CST reply actions
You'll be hard pressed to find a Yankee fan here, bud.
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
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Cincinnati
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57 | 46 | .553 | 0 | Won 2 |
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St. Louis
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56 | 46 | .549 | 0.5 | Lost 1 |
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Milwaukee
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48 | 55 | .466 | 9 | Lost 2 |
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Chicago
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46 | 56 | .450 | 10.5 | Lost 2 |
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Houston
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