58% Of Voters Are Ready For Brewers To Sell, According To BCB Tracking Poll

by Kyle Lobner on Jul 28, 2010 10:22 PM CDT in News Comment 26 comments

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A majority of voters are ready for the Brewers to make a deal, which could involve Corey Hart or Prince Fielder.

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This week's poll was open from Tuesday at noon to Wednesday afternoon. Here are the most notable results:

58% of voters think the Brewers should sell before the trading deadline, with 39% thinking they should hold steady.
35% of voters are watching fewer games this season, and 32% are attending fewer.
Doug Melvin's approval rating is down 8% this week, and Rick Peterson's is down 11%.

Follow the jump for the full results.

Should the Brewers be buying, selling or holding at the trade deadline?

Response	Votes	%
Buy	9	3%
Sell	157	58%
Hold	104	39%

Are you watching more, less or the same number of Brewer games on TV this season?

Response	Votes	%
More	19	7%
Less	94	35%
The same	157	58%

Are you attending more, less or the same number of Brewer games this season?

Response	Votes	%
More	32	12%
Less	86	32%
The same	152	56%

Do you approve of the job Doug Melvin is doing as General Manager of the Brewers?

Response	Votes	%	Prev	Diff
Yes	111	41%	49%	-8%
No	91	34%	29%	+5%
Undecided	68	25%	22%	+3%

Do you approve of the job Ken Macha is doing as Manager of the Brewers?

Response	Votes	%	Prev	Diff
Yes	59	22%	22%	n/c
No	165	61%	65%	-4%
Undecided	46	17%	13%	+4%

Do you approve of the job Rick Peterson is doing as Pitching Coach of the Brewers?

Response	Votes	%	Prev	Diff
Yes	53	20%	31%	-11%
No	140	52%	43%	+9%
Undecided	77	29%	26%	+3%

Do you approve of the decision to sign Randy Wolf to a three year deal?

Response	Votes	%	Prev*	Diff
Yes	150	56%	54%	+2%
No	77	29%	29%	n/c
Undecided	43	16%	16%	n/c

* - The Wolf question last appeared two weeks ago, so "Prev" in this case refers to that poll.

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Nothing personal

But you Doug Melvin loyalists are smoking something potent.

by nullacct on Jul 28, 2010 10:34 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

Thank you

Yeah, well, sometimes I drink.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 28, 2010 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions

I remember the last time Melvin said he was looking for pitching.

He traded forGomez instead.

by nullacct on Jul 28, 2010 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions

Oh, I meant the potent part

Yeah, well, sometimes I drink.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Jul 28, 2010 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Just like Doug before he makes a move

I was disappointed with the lack of hookers but the pancakes were delightful

by Michael M on Jul 28, 2010 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions

I keep marking Undecided

because I’m waiting to see what happens at the trade deadline. Call it my Reds series.

by dickie_thon on Jul 28, 2010 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions

That's my philosophy too

Next week there should be no more “undecideds” for that question.

Towlieppan: "You wanna throw high?"

by GoGregGo on Jul 29, 2010 7:08 AM CDT up reply actions

I am in the same boat

but what if we get a move that is completely Shruggity?

by Jeo on Jul 29, 2010 8:14 AM CDT up reply actions

When have you seen DM make a move that was Shruggity at the time?

by BrewCrewBrian on Jul 29, 2010 9:39 AM CDT up reply actions

He lost me at Randy Wolf

I do like that many of the people who liked it at the time aren’t changing their approval of the signing since he has sucked.

by Braunstalker on Jul 29, 2010 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions

I agree with the signing for three years - which is what the question asked

I do not agree with paying that much for a guy who I thought would be able to be a decent number 3 starter. It was unfortunate that he was pushed into the #2.

by BrewCrewBrian on Jul 29, 2010 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions

I will wait to see what we get for Fielder and or Hart before passing judgment on Melvin.

Mainly because I can’t believe how bad guys like Wolf have been this year when looking back at the FA market at the time I can’t help but say it was the right move… who knew he would be so bad. Sure not as good as he was last year but he was still prolly the 2nd best FA pitcher and we actually went and got him…

That said I hope they wait till the off season. I just don’t see us getting as much value with only one or two teams making offers. I would rather see what we get in an off season when we might have 5 or so teams seriously interested in Fielder.

A Wolf Hunt - Blog

by Flanyboy on Jul 29, 2010 1:33 AM CDT reply actions

ME!

I KNEW! (I thought he would be ok this year)

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

Doug Melvin

Doug Melvin is the biggest failure of all time, the people that don’t see that are either lacking in common sense or not real baseball fans!

by tdogit on Jul 29, 2010 2:01 AM CDT reply actions

Couldn't have said it better myself

FEAR THE DEER!!! but not til next year =(

by russelTHEmuscle on Jul 29, 2010 2:38 AM CDT up reply actions

You probably could have

"If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be." - Yogi Berra

by mnbrewer on Jul 29, 2010 4:36 AM CDT up reply actions 4 recs

The Brewers have had far worse GMs.

I’m not a fan of Melvin but come on.

by Zorakathura on Jul 29, 2010 3:02 AM CDT up reply actions

yeah

sal bando probably feels forgotten.

by Capt Science on Jul 29, 2010 9:03 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs

He's no Sal Bando.

by jimf on Jul 29, 2010 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions

I can see undecided

but how are Melvin and Peterson getting yes votes?

"I've been banging a lot of bratwurst lately".
Uecker during the 8th inning of his first game back

by molitorfan on Jul 29, 2010 6:20 AM CDT reply actions

perhaps they are voting themselves

or their mothers are

by PagsBrewCrew on Jul 29, 2010 7:03 AM CDT up reply actions

Undecided on Melvin makes perfect sense

but I’d like to know the reasons people are viewing either favorably.

by dtmeyers on Jul 29, 2010 7:50 AM CDT up reply actions

Division rival's fans checking BCB probably love Melvin.

by NoahJ on Jul 29, 2010 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions

Loyalty

Brewers were bad for a long time. Melvin got here and they became good again. I would guess that gives him a pretty long leash with some fans.

Personally, I’m surprised there aren’t more undecided. This trade deadline is pretty big for the future of the organization.

Get a ife broseph

by Supertramp on Jul 29, 2010 8:12 AM CDT up reply actions

I voted Undecided but I can sort of see voting Yes

I’m glad that Melvin is asking as much as he can for Hart/Fielder (assuming this poll is meant to reflect recent performance), or at least seems to be.

Ryan Braun: He loves it.

by SRB on Jul 29, 2010 8:12 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

I voted yes on Peterson

I think his job is to keep the pitchers on the team healthy, mechanically correct and pitching smart. Health has been pretty good for the staff overall. As for performing well, I don’t think he should be blamed too much. Putting low-strikeout guys in front of a horrible defense is not a recipe for success. Upgrade the defense and suddenly he’ll look like a genius. I think he’s done fine keeping his pitchers with good mechanics and varying their pitch selection.

I like his organizational philosophy and it’s worth giving him an extended look to find out if it works. With the abysmal record of the Brewers at developing pitchers, something different needed to be done.

Melvin is definitely up for debate at this point.

by kingcharlesxii on Jul 29, 2010 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions

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