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by Kyle Lobner on Mar 26, 2010 9:48 AM CDT
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After months of speculation, guesses, second guesses and corrections, we now know one more member of the Brewers' opening day rotation: the schedule and rotation plans would suggest Dave Bush will open the season in the #4 spot, behind Yovani Gallardo, Randy Wolf and Doug Davis. As for the fifth spot, Ken Macha says it might not be solved coming out of spring training, and Jeff Suppan still doesn't want to talk about it.
Suppan and Manny Parra might have opened the door yesterday for Chris Narveson to win the fifth spot in the rotation. Suppan was knocked around in the first inning again yesterday, and Manny Parra allowed five runs on eight hits and two walks in 3.2 innings of relief. The only bright side to their performances was the fact that Suppan seemed to settle in after the first inning (he didn't allow another run in the next 3.1 innings), and neither pitcher allowed a home run.
After the game, Ken Macha didn't hold back his thoughts on Parra, telling Tom Haudricourt, "Most of the hits came off fastballs over the middle of the plate." Parra struggled to keep runners off the bases last season, and the issue seems to have followed him to camp this spring: He's allowed 25 baserunners (20 hits and five walks) in 15.2 innings, good for a 1.596 WHIP.
Then, there's Jeff Suppan. Yesterday's appearance was actually the best of his last four spring starts. As Cute Sports noted, John Perotto of Baseball Prospectus was recently quoted as saying the following:
Scouts who have watching (Jeff) Suppan pitch in Arizona this spring say he is completely cooked and no longer able to get major league hitters out.
Verb tense issues aside, that's a pretty damning confirmation of what many of us have been observing for most of the spring. I know I've mentioned this stat before but it's worth repeating: There's only one pitcher in Brewer camp who's allowed more than one home run this spring. It's Jeff Suppan. He's allowed six.
Even if you don't agree with Ken Macha's rotation decisions so far, at least we can all be happy that Jeff Suppan isn't starting on Opening Day this season. You might be surprised to discover that Suppan didn't even make the top ten on Wezen-ball's list of the Worst Opening Day Starters of the Last 50 Years.
One camp roster battle reached its final conclusion yesterday, as Jim Edmonds was added to the major league roster (FanShot). I had been assuming the Brewers had one open spot on their 40 man roster, but there were actually two: One was opened up when Hernan Iribarren was claimed off waivers by the Rangers, and the other opening came when Chuck Lofgren was removed after the Brewers were able to work out a trade to send him to the minors. So, if a team attempts to waive an interesting player during the last two weeks of camp, the Brewers do have one roster spot available.
I'm well aware of the danger of getting too excited based on spring training stats, but virtually every aspect of Gregg Zaun's game has been impressive this spring, and Ken Macha said he's been the team's best hitter in Cactus League play. Meanwhile, Zaun will probably be happy he doesn't have to face the Blue Jays this season: Jordan Bastian noted that Jays pitchers hit Zaun three times last year, more than they hit any other opponent.
In the minors:
- The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers announced yesterday their annual Fan Fest will be held on April 6. There's free food, a practice and simulated game will be played, and it's your first chance to check out the results of their winter-long construction projects.
- The Rattlers also need your help selecting a reliever for their 15th Anniversary Team.
Yesterday I mentioned the new Brewer license plates. Miller Park Drunk has a look at the existing plates of some notable Brewers.
In projections/predictions: Team Wisconsin thinks the Brewers will win the Wild Card, Prince Fielder will be NL MVP and Alcides Escobar will win the NL Rookie of the Year.
Around baseball:
Giants: Are expected to announce a contract extension for closer Brian Wilson today. Also, infielder Emmanuel Burriss is out at least ten more weeks after undergoing surgery to replace a screw in his foot. (h/t Baseball Musings)
Mariners: Re-signed pitcher Yusmeiro Petit.
Red Sox: Released Brian Shouse.
White Sox: Signed Scott Elarton to a minor league deal.
Some other former Brewer notes:
- Earlier this spring, I noted a clause in Ronnie Belliard's contract with the Dodgers that guaranteed the full value of the deal only if Belliard could get to 209 pounds or less before Opening Day. It was close, but he met the deadline.
- I didn't realize he was still playing, but Baseball America reports that the White Sox have released Keith Ginter.
It's not spring training without a few freak injuries: Derrek Lee injured his back when a chair collapsed underneath him yesterday.
If you were watching TV yesterday afternoon, you might have witnessed this: Baseball Tonight brought David Appelman of FanGraphs on for several minutes to discuss WAR and WPA, what they mean and what they tell us about players. New ESPN analyst Nomar Garciaparra, showing many of the qualities we've come to expect from a former player-turned-ESPN analyst, responded by saying, "There's no stat yet that measures heart." As one might expect, this drew a little reaction around the internet: here are tweets from Craig Calcaterra and Rob Neyer and roughly 1000 words from Joe Posnanski.
If you're looking for a new way to consume 10,000 calories at the ballpark this season, then you might be interested in the Toledo Mud Hens' new offering: An ice cream sundae served in a real batting helmet.
Happy birthday today to:
- 1992-1996 Brewer Kevin Seitzer, who turns 48.
- 2009 8th round pick Chad Stang, who turns 21.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a new favorite toy. (h/t Aaron Gleeman)
Drink up.
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I understand that Wezen-ball was looking at worst opening day starters in terms of WAR ...
but Rafael Roque needs to be on that list.
There's a conversation in the comments related to that
Regarding 2005 Rays OD starter Dewon Brazelton. Both guys were awful, but didn’t stick long enough to run up a massive negative WAR.
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 Mar 26, 2010 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions
“What happened to President Muntu Jeff Suppan?”
(Suppan pushes the beverage cart up the aisle)
“I don’t want to talk about it.”
(everyone laughs)
“Haha, you got overthrown!”
Applying Simpsons and Star Wars quotes to Brewers discussions since 2009.
Yar,
have you taken the Homerisms sporcle quiz yet?
by BrewHaHeather on Mar 26, 2010 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions
is it sad that I got 26?
OR IS IT AWESOME!!!
"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."
Great Joe Po article
Not so great predictions at Team Wisconsin. Well…probably more just that they’re really homerish.
"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 Mar 26, 2010 10:50 AM CDT reply actions
“Every little boy in America wanted to be a big league ballplayer, and I made it. I made it because of who I am, how hard I tried, and the spirit inside. Don’t tell me that I have a negative VORP. I don’t even know what that means. Don’t break down my life into Defense Independent ERA. That’s not who I am. I’m here, alive, confident, playing ball with everything I’ve got. That’s heart, buddy.
And there’s no damn stat in the world that can measure it." -Jeff Suppan
by warwick5s on Mar 26, 2010 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Exactly
"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 Mar 26, 2010 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions
I don’t think anyone here would argue that Jeff Suppan doesn’t have heart. Its his right arm that we are concerned about.
by BrewCrewBrian on Mar 27, 2010 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah it was out of the Joe Posnanski article
"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 Mar 27, 2010 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions
How crazy would it be if Son of Narve makes the rotation.
Going into the offseason, he was no more than an afterthought. As the season has gotten closer, he’s become more and more likely to not only make the team, but now the rotation.
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
Crazy? I think you do!
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
No beer and no TV make Homer something something...
Applying Simpsons and Star Wars quotes to Brewers discussions since 2009.
And simultaneously a feel-bad story
As that necessarily means 2 of Bush, Suppan and Parra would have to have had markedly poorer springs than Narveson. All credit to him, but at the beginning of camp the only chance he had was if 2 of those 3 showed substantial problems.
To wit:
KL posted on 2/24/10:
Chris Narveson
He’ll make the team if: Everything goes right. If Jeff Suppan is completely ineffective in camp and another injury opens up a spot, Narveson might be the guy to step into it. He is out of options, so the Brewers may try to look for opportunities to keep him around, but he’s clearly the fourth option in a race with three clear frontrunners.
He’ll miss the team if: The stars don’t align perfectly. Narveson has pitched very well in limited major league opportunity, but that small sample size and his out-of-options status probably aren’t enough to move him ahead of any of the three guys in front of him, even if he does deserve a shot.
http://www.brewcrewball.com/2010/2/24/1323401/38-guys-six-spots-who-you-got
Who'd feel bad?
Suppan’s arm is in Boca waiting for the rest of him to retire, and Parra pitches like a schizophrenic. Narve is more than adequate to fill the 5 slot, give him the ball and stop patching the rotation with the bullpen.
One spring training game does absolutely nothing to change my evaluation of the pitching roles
I would hope the management would be wise enough to not consider one game to change the entire alignment either.
E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).
You've said this before
Which perception do you anticipate could’ve changed with yesterday’s game(s)?
If the team, or a person, thinks Parra should be the fifth starter
Or if they decided Suppan should be the fifth starter, or whatever, they shouldn’t let yesterday’s game interfere with that because it’s not near enough to determine any sort of skill. I have no idea what Brewer management, but Kyle did say this in today’s Mug:
Suppan and Manny Parra might have opened the door yesterday for Chris Narveson to win the fifth spot in the rotation.
E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).
In theory
If a pitcher were to be asked to make a change to his delivery or some other change that hasn’t been happening in previous starts, then one start really could make a difference in a close race.
Not only that
But for veteran pitchers, ST is when they “work on stuff”, different pitches, different situations, etc. Spring Training numbers dont mean anything. I’m not saying either of them deserves or has pitched better to be that #5 guy, but the results of one game, or an entire spring are pretty meaningless unless you know exactly what it is each pitcher is trying to improve upon in camp.
Of the 3 guys vying for that 5th spot, Parra is the only one with any upside. And if its Suppan or Narveson as the #5 I also wouldnt expect any kind of meaningful contribution to the teams outcomes for the season.
Agree to disagree?
To say that there wouldn’t be a difference between having Narveson vs. Suppan is dramatically oversimplifying the situation. I’ll grant you that we can throw out a lot Suppan’s Spring Training results if he’s really taking his normal approach of just working on pitches and not results of the pitches. The 2009 results, however, are black-and-white. He was right around replacement level in 2009 and there’s no reason to believe he get better this year with 1 additional year on his odometer and plenty of historical evidence that he’ll get worse.
Narveson’s performance in AAA and then in Milwaukee last year was flat out good and there’s no reason to believe he’d pitch worse than replacement level this season. I would consider that a meaningful difference.
In the end
I would tend to agree with the scouting reports on Suppan, which probably means he is at best replacement level. But I havent seen anything that would make me believe that Narveson isnt that as well.
Not that its an apples to apples type of question, but how many pitchers have the Brewers thrown out there who have had nice Septembers, and the following year are exposed? Villanueva comes to mind quickly. Narveson is a soft tossing lefty with average stuff.
I guess when I say “not much difference” I just mean in the grand scheme of things, with Suppan or Narveson as your #5 starter, there isnt going to be a major impact on the W-L record, so much so that is the difference between a playoff spot or not.
Didn't Narveson sit 90-92 on his fastball last September?
He also had 7.5 K/9 in his minor league career. Not sure if that classifies him as a soft tossing lefty.
His minor league track record leaves something to be desired so I wouldn’t be all that upset if he is kept out of the rotation, but I’d think a 28 yr old LHP that sits 90-92 and has a good strikeout track record has more upside than Suppan.
Get a ife broseph
Range more like 84-93
"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 Mar 26, 2010 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice find
Honest question — would a 90 MPH average be considered a soft-tossing lefty? I’m guessing he is probably a borderline case.
Get a ife broseph
How come you never hear about soft-tossing righties?
And has anybody ever seen a left-handed knuckleballer? The only ones I can think of are right-handed.
Wilbur wood was a LHP
Taking shallowness to new depths -- FtJ's blog
by Fatter than Joey on Mar 26, 2010 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I KNEW that would draw a response from you or TheJay.
It’s like a dog whistle: I ask for inane trivia, BAM, you’re here.
I’ll tumble for you.
I have watched a lot of baseball.
I think in general — LHP don’t need to learn a knuckler. They are enough in demand they can be effective with armslot and changing speeds.
I saw Wilbur Wood pitch, actually met him once… nice guy.
Taking shallowness to new depths -- FtJ's blog
by Fatter than Joey on Mar 26, 2010 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Warren Spahn added a knuckleball later in his career, I believe, though he wasn’t exactly a knuckleballer.
Ryan Braun: He loves it.
Yeah...
Lots of pitchers threw the knuckleball as a changeup before the circle change came around. Gene Bearden is another LHP that threw it a lot.
Taking shallowness to new depths -- FtJ's blog
by Fatter than Joey on Mar 26, 2010 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Probably depends on what kind of movement he gets with it.
See all the recent commentary on the issues with Parra’s fastball. Velocity isn’t the problem.
I think 90 is good velocity for a LHP starter
Parra’s average velocity over his career has been 92.1, which I think would be considered plus velocity for a LHSP.
Parra’s 4 seam fastball touches 96 at times, whereas Narvedog’s touches 93, and Carsten Charles’ spikes to 98 at times.
So…I wouldn’t call Narveson a ‘soft tossing lefty.’ That nomenclature should be reserved for this guy, or this guy.
"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 Mar 26, 2010 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Pretty big range in those numbers too
Odd info too, he had a narrow range earlier in the year in a relief role, but seems to have aired it out a little when he started starting games. Probably lost some steam as the games went on.
His FB is his least effective pitch though, and the movement is not all that spectacular. So although not the extent of a Suppan or Capuano, if youre not throwing all that hard to begin with, and dont have a spectular secondary pitch to fall upon, the starting rotation isnt a great place for you to be.
Eh
his slider and change were 1.0 and 1.7 RAA respectively last season, with his FB at -4.5.
Per 100 pitches, however, his FB gets to -1.03 RAA with his slider at +5.30, his curve at -.02, and his change at 2.10.
There’s something of a confusion in the run values tables and the pitchfx tables, as run values don’t show anything for his cutter, though pitchfx shows it as thrown greater than 20% of the time, and at a 74ish velocity.
So, I’d say his ‘out pitch’ profiles to be his slider (maybe the cutter in the pitchfx data), and with an 8.3 MPH difference between his 4SFB and his change, you’re going to fool some guys, and make some guys miss on the slider that’s only 4.1 MPH slower than his fastball average and with 6.3 inches of vertical movement.
Honestly, I don’t think his ‘stuff’ isn’t there for him to be the 5th starter, its just a perception and/or FO preference thing.
"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 Mar 26, 2010 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Didn't Macha say he's added something this spring?
I’ll go look for the quote.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
From the first McCalvy link in yesterday's Mug:
“Now, what do we have?” Macha continued. “He’s an older guy, he’s pitched a lot of innings in the Minor Leagues and nothing has jumped off the page. Has, all of a sudden, he come up with his cutter and his changeup that helps him hit both sides of the plate? It’s something we’re looking at. … Sometimes guys get it a little later. Maybe he’s just a late-bloomer.”
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
The 2009 season data shows him throwing his cutter 21.9% and change 8.3%
But, then, Macha had no idea Coffey could throw 95.
Its possible that he’s really commanding and locating his change a lot better this spring, I’d think.
"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 Mar 26, 2010 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Also
For more on Narveson’s history, go back and read the Tom H. profile I linked later this week. The Cards liked him enough to put him in their rotation in 2006, but he’s had a variety of injury issues since then.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
Or if they decided Suppan should be the fifth starter, or whatever, they shouldn’t let yesterday’s game interfere with that because it’s not near enough to determine any sort of skill.
If they’ve decided Soup is going to be the fifth starter, it certainly wasn’t based on his entire body of work in Spring Training.
It could be they truly are undecided
Suppan & Parra’s continuing struggles can only help Narveson now that it’s approaching the point where a decision has to be made.
Failure is just success rounded down.
This.
I don’t think anyone is making the case that this decision should be made purely on spring training outings. But if it’s close, and by all accounts it is, then Suppan and Parra didn’t do themselves any favors by making one of their final spring impressions a poor one.
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 Mar 26, 2010 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree with you two
but perhaps the issue was with “open the door” as if it was closed to start with.
Perhaps it should have been “wedge the door open even further” “blast the already open door of its hinges”
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 26, 2010 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions
wish I had seen more Brewers games in ST
I keep asking people to tell me what they see or what they hear, and I keep hearing that Parra’s running up the count. That was his problem last year. If Parra and Suppan are giving more of the same as last year, and so is Narveson, I can see why Narveson may get the nod.
I was watching the Giants game last night, and as you may know Todd Wellemeyer has been burnin’ up the Cactus League statistically. Watching Welley pitch, it’s the same old Wellemeyer in front of a slightly less dodgy defense (Juan Uribe excepted) and it makes me wonder just how bad Madison Bumgarner and Kevin Pucetas have been doing in front of the coaches this spring.
Keith Law on selected Brewer prospects
To sum up:
Peralta – Was very high on him. Said he sat 92-96 on FB and working on change and slider. At worst a 2-3 starter with 200 inning potential
Richardson – liked what he saw in BP but has discipline issues due to lack of amatuer ABs
Khris Davis – small problems with his swing, but fixable. If Brewers can fix them they have a “modest steal”
Kentrail Davis – current swing will limit HR potential, conditioning will be an issue. He made it seem like he may be more of a project at the plate.
Get a ife broseph
Was just going to post about this
I like Peralta, too.
"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 Mar 26, 2010 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow, high praise indeed from someone who seems to hate everything related to the Brewers.
by BrewHaHeather on Mar 26, 2010 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh come on
You’re implying that he would dislike a prospect simply because his association with the Brewers.
"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 Mar 27, 2010 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions
No, but he had a screw placed in his foot earlier, to help with healing after a break,
Turned out, they needed a bigger screw.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
TWSS?
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 Mar 26, 2010 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Opening Day traffic will be an absolute mess.
If you’re coming from the south, avoid I-45 at all costs.
45 NB traffic will be rerouted to 94 EB, so that ramp will be packed with a ton of non-game traffic.
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
how about bluemound?
or does that not work anymore?
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 26, 2010 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions
people aren't aware how to drive on city streets nowadays
they’ll avoid them like the plague.
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 26, 2010 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
I am always amazed at the amount of people who'll sit in traffic for an hour on the interstate
when they could get where they’re going 3 times as fast via those things called “streets”
then again
when I worked at MCW [med college] (near the zoo interchange?) taking city streets was just as slow during standard rush hour. My dad insisted I could save 10 minutes, but taking 94 was just as fast, if not a bit faster. There might be a perception sometimes of going quicker on city streets because you seem to hit greater sustained max speeds. Waiting 3 minutes at a light doesn’t help though.
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 26, 2010 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Doesnt help
That Wauwatosa’s streets are pretty much one and a half lane.
Them and Franklin…worst lay outs in the county. Never hearing of a Grid system.
Would love to see what they have in Minneapolis, with alternating one way streets in downtown.
You get a ton of opposition from businesses when you have one way streets.
They only get half of the traffic passing by and seeing their signs.
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
it's different now in Mpls
They changed Hennepin (and, iirc, 1st Ave) over to two-way traffic a few months ago in anticipation of Target Field and they’ve done a lot of work on Marquette and 2nd for the bus traffic. I’ve noticed an improvement in traffic flow, for what it’s worth.
It’s also worth noting that the Twins, Metro Transit, and the MN DOT have been heavily encouraging use of mass transit to get to Twins games including the establishment of a Twins-specific park and ride lot in Minnetonka. I’ll be taking the bus to weekday day games, myself, and may be using park and rides on the Hiawatha line at night.
All of these routes involve avoiding 45
I always go Canal, but I’m coming from the East Side
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
same here
6th St to Canal. I live just off Oakland and North and have made it to my seats in under 20 mins before. Parked in about 10. But I’m ok with no one using/knowing about Canal. Let them sit in traffic while I’m walking in.
by Nicole Haase on Mar 26, 2010 2:37 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
precisely.
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
From the west...
I’ve found that coming in on National Avenue is the best. Also, if you’re going to use Preferred Parking, avoid any of the lots on the north and west sides of the ballpark… after the game it’s murder getting out because the only option is getting onto I-94.
Canal is awesome. It’s like riding on the accelerator strips in Mario Kart.
by drezdn on Mar 26, 2010 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Such a perfect analogy.
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
Red Sox: Released Brian Shouse
Is he really, really on the decline, or can we bring him back and option Stetter for another season? I had a big ol’ mancrush on Shouse, even after I saw him fall down off the mound at Shea when I was in the stadium.
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 26, 2010 1:11 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
What are you trying to do?
Build the world’s oldest bullpen?
"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 Mar 26, 2010 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions
but there is AGING lefties
aren’t lefties supposed to get better with age? Parra’s too young:P
And…in any case, I AM advocating sending stetter down…so -1 LOOGY +1…net of 0.
I like stetter, I just liked shouse more.
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 26, 2010 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
If we asked him to, Shouse could convert to starting and move into the #5 spot. Shouse can do anything.
Ryan Braun: He loves it.
Plus he has fantastic intro music
I’m a big fan of songs that easily allow player’s names to be inserted. Something needs to replace DeFelice’s “Dream Police” intro now that he is out. “Shout” would do the trick.
Get a ife broseph
he wouldn't agree to that
I remember him bitching and moaning about the time they had him actually take an at-bat in a game. I think he laid down a good bunt, but bitched about it a lot to the media that night.
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 26, 2010 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Shouse
Turned 41 in September, only pitched 28 innings for the Rays last year, but he did get lefties out, to the tune of a .224/.246/.373 line against.
But, signing him might push the pen’s average age over 35.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
Forget spitting seeds in the bullpen
Just give them a hoop and a stick and they’ll be thrilled.
Failure is just success rounded down.
they'll talk about how when they used to step on a pitching mound before
it was uphill both ways, through a raging hail storm.
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 26, 2010 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Then some 11 year old girl can heckle them for having it so easy.
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 Mar 26, 2010 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I've often joked about installing zip lines to help me make it into work
kid’s hair is not flying back enough. image is too blurry to see if her muscles are taught enough.
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 26, 2010 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions
You think it's Photoshopped?
Your assumption is the blurriness is from her moving… not the camera.
“Photographer and author Christoph Otto, who took these amazing pictures, suspended himself above the valley on one of the cables to capture people making the remarkable journey.”
okay...i saw video
scary as shit. but I couldn’t figure out what was level.
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 26, 2010 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey
I have childhood stories about playing Kick the Can, and I’m only 25.
by Cheeseandcorn on Mar 26, 2010 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Heh...
you were either really poor or lived a very sheltered life. :P
I’m over a decade older and have never played it.
I believe i cut my friend
right above the eye with a particularly solid kick
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 26, 2010 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions
What the hell?!?
Yeah, well, sometimes I drink.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Mar 26, 2010 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions
I had a friend chuck the "can" into our garage window
One of us would throw the can over the garage while everyone scattered. Whoever was “it” had to go retrieve it to start the game. My friend aimed too low, let fly, and completely shattered the window.
Remember when Shouse was run over covering first base
Like he was a kicker trying to make a tackle?
Failure is just success rounded down.
Red Sox: signed Scott Schoeneweis
Dear Mr Epstein,
will you pls quit reading BCB and stealing my roster ideas?
thx,
morineko
Interesting Prospect tidbits
Just heard today on the ESPN ST game that Jason Heyward is going to be the starting RF for the Braves. Instant competition for Escobar for ROY. Pecota has Heyward putting up All Star type numbers as a rookie with over 4 WAR, very solid offensive numbers with plus defense.
Also, saw on Reds Reporter today that there is a chance that Mike Leake is their #5 starter to start the year. This would be the first time since Jim Abbott, that a pitcher from the previous years draft was on the opening day big league roster.
Another young arm for Dusty
How does that end badly?
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 Mar 26, 2010 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Didn't Jason Kendall hit like .400 in ST either last year or the year before?
"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
See below
"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 Mar 26, 2010 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Like the portion Gregg Zaun has been hitting .450 for?
"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 Mar 26, 2010 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
year before
see the lasik thread. Wrote about it earlier today. His average stayed up into the season for a month or so too.
by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 26, 2010 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah he was batting like .400 through the first month of the season in 2008
"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 Mar 26, 2010 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Since Parra's fastball is so bad
maybe he should throw it less.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
I think he needs it to make his other pitches effective.
I think he has four pitches… fastball, slider, change up and curveball. I don’t think he’s enough of a finesse pitcher to be able to rely on the other three.
http://www.brewcrewball.com/2009/3/7/784656/manny-parra-should-not-thr
E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).
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