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Ben Sheets is headed to the DL and might not be able to pitch the rest of the season. The A's of course signed him for $10 million in hopes of flipping him at the trade deadline.

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Yawn.

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by Mykenk on Jul 24, 2010 5:19 PM CDT reply actions  

Elmer Dessens isn't (arguably) the best pitcher in Brewers history

Besides, it’s just a fan shot. Doesn’t need to be particularly earth-shattering.

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by SRB on Jul 25, 2010 2:56 AM CDT up reply actions  

It isn't.

Ben Sheets to the DL is hardly news, it happens all the time.

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by Mykenk on Jul 25, 2010 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions  

This does prove

the absolute insanity of that contract. GG Oakland, remember when you were smart?

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by Mykenk on Jul 25, 2010 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions  

I just like keeping things here to Brewer news

but that’s just my opinion.

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by Mykenk on Jul 25, 2010 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

it's brewer

and ex-brewer news. And ex-Wisconsin high school player news. And current-commissioner-and-former-owner news and large events in MLB as a whole.

this qualifies

by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 26, 2010 6:59 AM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

where was your outrage in the Steinbrenner thread?

this thread has much more relevance to the Milwaukee Brewers. Especially as Sheets will probably be a FA again at some point (and thus a viable target for signing), and Steinbrenner would never have owned the Brewers.

by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 26, 2010 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

There was a Steinbrenner thread here?

Sorry, was busy that day. My bad.

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by Mykenk on Jul 26, 2010 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

Huh, thought that was on the other board.

Oh well. Apparently people care about former slacker brewers. To each their own. He’s done.

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by Mykenk on Jul 26, 2010 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

What's not being said right now?

I wouldn’t hesitate to post something if I thought it was worthwhile and added to the site. I just don’t make time in my schedule to dig into the brooksbaseball archive and try to figure out why Wolf is serving up a grand meatball sandwich every time he hits the mound this year compared to last year. I would certainly read that article if someone else posted it. The fanposts earlier this year about Hoffman’s problems at the beginning of the season were fantastic.

I just think the enthusiasm is gone. Attendance on the game threads is sporadic and people are no longer living and dying by the results of the games. It happens to some extent every year (the “dog days of summer”), but given the record and occasionally-abysmal performances by the starting pitching people aren’t around as much.

How many different ways can people fanpost and fanshot, “Brewers starting pitching is really bad?” Based on a few recs on you comment, my opinion isn’t universal, but I’m pretty happy here.

by ecocd on Jul 26, 2010 8:08 AM CDT up reply actions  

I somewhat agree

I’m not saying that I want to read about how bad the Brewers starting pitching is every other day. My point is that when a team isn’t very good, like the Brewers this year, I want to look towards the future. In other words, the trade deadline becomes more interesting to me. Especially, when the team becomes a “seller” and tries to rebuild for the future.

This trade deadline should have more interest by Brewer fans than many others in years past. The Brewers may trade two of their top three hitters this year, I’m excited to see what they can get, as most of you are as well.

by brewfan2 on Jul 26, 2010 9:54 AM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

I wish I had the time

There were lots of rumors last week, but I was pretty swamped at work. Rumorville will be alive and well in the offseason, though.

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by roguejim on Aug 1, 2010 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's his elbow again too...

… I think he might be nearing the end.

What begins in fear usually ends in folly.

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Jul 24, 2010 6:28 PM CDT reply actions  

He led the A's in innings pitched

That was really stupid on their part considering he had zero innings last year.

Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.

by cooper82 on Jul 25, 2010 10:20 PM CDT reply actions  

Actually...

Gonzalez had more IP.

Also, Sheets wasn’t even averaging 6 innings per start. I think the fact that he has more IP than most of the other starters is more indicative of the problems they’ve had.

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Jul 25, 2010 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

He was only there for one year (ideally, only four months)

What do they care?

Maybe he should play first base instead. That is, he should lie out there and we can step on him when we get a hit.

by TheJay on Jul 26, 2010 5:56 AM CDT up reply actions  

They can't trade him anymore.

I’d guess part of the reason they gave him the contract was so that they could turn around and flip him to a contender at the deadline.

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by tcyoung on Jul 27, 2010 9:08 AM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah

My point is they only needed four healthy months out of him to get to the deadline so why should they be concerned with his inning total? If he got hurt after the trade, not their problem. On the flip side, if he got hurt early, they’re only struck for a one season (a more expensive Doug Davis).

This DL stint is bad timing, but there did not seem to be much of a market for him anyway (and/or the A’s were not eager to deal him).

Maybe he should play first base instead. That is, he should lie out there and we can step on him when we get a hit.

by TheJay on Jul 27, 2010 9:40 AM CDT up reply actions  

Shrug, guess I am wrong

Maybe they should have pulled the trigger sooner.

Maybe he should play first base instead. That is, he should lie out there and we can step on him when we get a hit.

by TheJay on Jul 27, 2010 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions  

yeah

Now there’s about 5 million dollars worth of pie all over their faces

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by tcyoung on Jul 27, 2010 10:52 AM CDT up reply actions  

When he signed the deal I said:

That they should wait to bring him up until sometime around the break (or when someone got hurt). They should have known that they were going to only get 4 months out of him.

by BrewCrewBrian on Jul 26, 2010 8:39 AM CDT reply actions  

what's to say

he wouldn’t have gotten injured while training to come in now? Perhaps if they tried to sign him now (rather than at the outset of the season) they’d have only gotten 1-2 outings out of him. Isn’t 4 months better?

Also, isn’t a victory a victory no matter when it is earned? Yes, it’s possible that a team would know by this time whether they’d be making a playoff push or not, thus changing the teams he might sign with. but stil….

by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 26, 2010 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah I was more thinking that he starts "Spring" training in May but sign him in the offseason

And yes I know that a victory in April is as good as a victory in September, but victories in September feel better.

Also I know that this would be a waste of half of his contract money.

by BrewCrewBrian on Jul 26, 2010 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Isn't this the same elbow as before?

And if so, what are the odds he’s actually going to ever pitch again?

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by JAMOOL on Jul 26, 2010 5:00 PM CDT reply actions  

Yes.. same elbow.

The A’s put him on the 15-day DL, but there’s talk that he might be done for the year. He’s going to have his doctor examine it today, so I’m sure there’ll be an announcement within the next couple days regarding his status.

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Jul 27, 2010 9:46 AM CDT up reply actions  

while that may solve SOME of his injury problems...

he would also need a bionic inner ear, lumbar spine, hamstring, pectoral muscle, etc. take a look at this, from Hardball Times:

Then the injuries began to pile up for the three-time All-Star:
In 2005, he sustained what was termed a “viral infection” of the inner ear, and missed 30 games due to dizziness and altered balance.

A torn latissimus dorsi muscle in his right shoulder occurred in late August and ended his season.

In the offseason, he had a microdiscectomy back surgery to correct a herniated disc in his lumbar spine (low back). While this is considered to be a minor back surgery, it should be noted that no back surgery is “minor.” Having any spine procedure as a 27-year-old is somewhat concerning, and leads me to wonder how his overall core conditioning is.

The 2006 season saw Sheets begin the year on the DL due to a posterior shoulder strain.

Tendinitis of the right shoulder landed him back on the DL in early May. He spent a great deal of time on the DL with this injury—a span of 72 games passed before he returned to action.
A torn tendon in his right middle finger sidetracked his 2007 campaign; he was sent to the DL in July and missed a course of 40 games.

After returning for a few starts, a minor hamstring strain was enough for him to miss the final eight games of the regular season.

He has also dealt with an array of minor injuries that did not require much, if any, missed time (right pectoral strain, left groin strain).

I’m just happy the Brewers didn’t get suckered into signing him in 2010, no matter how bad our pitching staff may be this season

by tdgbp on Jul 29, 2010 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions  

I would assume that the countless blisters and staph infections around his finger nails

contributed to the “array of minor injuries”

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by MadtownTim on Jul 29, 2010 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

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