BCB Tracking Poll Shows Majority Of Voters Waiting To See On Ryan Braun

by Kyle Lobner on Dec 14, 2011 12:00 PM CST in Tracking Poll

This week's poll was open from Monday at noon through Tuesday, and received 298 responses. Here are some notable results:

62% of voters said we need more information before making a decision on Ryan Braun's guilt or innocence regarding his alleged positive test.
41%, however, think he will still be suspended for 50 games.
69% of fans said this news has negatively impacted their excitement for the 2012 season.

Follow the jump for the full results, including questions on Alex Gonzalez, LaTroy Hawkins, Rafael Furcal, Johnny Narron and Doug Melvin.

Given the recent news about his alleged positive test, do you believe Ryan Braun used performance enhancing drugs or other MLB-banned substances?

Response	Votes	%
Yes	42	14%
No	66	22%
We need more information before we can make a decision.	186	62%
Undecided	4	1%

What do you expect to be the outcome of Braun's appeal for his reported 50 game suspension?

Response	Votes	%
He will still be suspended for 50 games.	121	41%
He will still be suspended, but the length will be reduced.	40	13%
The suspension will be overturned.	69	23%
Undecided	68	23%

Has the news regarding Braun negatively affected your excitement for the 2012 season?

Response	Votes	%
Yes	205	69%
No	73	24%
Undecided	20	7%

Do you approve of the Brewers' decision to sign Alex Gonzalez to a one year deal with a vesting option for 2013?

Response	Votes	%
Yes	273	92%
No	8	3%
Undecided	17	6%

LaTroy Hawkins signed a one year deal with the Angels for $3 million. How should the Brewers have handled this situation?

Response	Votes	%
They should have offered a two year deal.	16	5%
They should have offered a one year deal, but for more money.	23	8%
They made the right decision by letting Hawkins go.	228	77%
Undecided	31	10%

Rafael Furcal signed a two year deal with the Cardinals for $14 million. How should the Brewers have handled this situation?

Response	Votes	%
They should have offered more.	10	3%
They made the right decision by not offering him more.	264	89%
Undecided	24	8%

Do you approve of the Brewers' decision to hire Johnny Narron as their new hitting coach?

Response	Votes	%
Yes	86	29%
No	13	4%
Undecided	199	67%

Do you approve of the job Doug Melvin has done as General Manager of the Brewers this offseason?

Response	Votes	%
Yes	224	75%
No	18	6%
Undecided	56	19%

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I wonder if the results for the Gonzalez question would change

if the terms of his contract were known before the poll went out.

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Dec 14, 2011 12:13 PM CST reply actions

There might need to be another tracking poll next week.

Just to ask some of the following questions:

- Now that the terms of Gonzalez’s contract are out, do you agree with the decision to sign him?
- Do you agree with the decision to sign Aramis Ramirez?
- Do you agree with the decision to trade Casey McGehee?
- Do you agree with the decision to acquire Jose Veras?
- The Diamondbacks signed Takashi Saito for 1 year at $1.75 million. How should the Brewers have handled this situation?
- How do you feel about the media coverage of the ongoing process with Ryan Braun?

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by -JP- on Dec 14, 2011 12:23 PM CST up reply actions

I keep a notepad file open on my computer most of the time, and one of the things I always have on it is a list of pending tracking poll questions.

During the offseason if I don’t have enough, I skip a week.

I’ve already got most of a poll for next week.

Now that's great tasting chicken!

by Kyle Lobner on Dec 14, 2011 12:44 PM CST up reply actions

That's smart

That’s why you get paid the big bucks to do this.

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by -JP- on Dec 14, 2011 12:52 PM CST up reply actions

The A-Ram Deal

For responses, I would be interested if you broke it down something similar to…

A) Deal Sucks
B) Ok with the 3-year term but think we overpaid
C) Ok with $12M per year average but should have signed to a longer contract
D) Ok with $12M per year average but should have signed to a shorter contract
E) Deal is okay and fair for all
D) My spreadsheets show that A-Ram will only product 2.187595 wins in 2012 and 2.025896 wins in 2013 and given the current value of third basemen is only worth $6M/year or a combination of a C- prospect and 2 low-A rooster fillers – Go Giants

by Saberilliterate on Dec 14, 2011 1:08 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs

Fucking LOL @ D

by Archibaldcrane on Dec 14, 2011 1:12 PM CST up reply actions

You mean the second D, right?

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Dec 14, 2011 1:36 PM CST up reply actions

What's a low-A rooster filler?

Is that something that fast food restaurants put into their poultry to stretch it out?

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by -JP- on Dec 14, 2011 1:30 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

Hello Chicken McNuggets

by aka Mich on Dec 14, 2011 1:59 PM CST up reply actions

Now I know why they call it a farm system

Anyone who doesn’t make it to the major leagues gets made into Chicken McNuggets.

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by -JP- on Dec 14, 2011 2:27 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs

This subthread just made a bad day a little better. :)

"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."- Rogers Hornsby

by icecreamman on Dec 14, 2011 5:06 PM CST up reply actions

Wait, what formulas are you using?

I’m showing 2.187403 wins in 2012.

If Plush had to pick Wearwolf or Vampire, I'm a Wearwolf!

by SRB on Dec 14, 2011 7:54 PM CST up reply actions

Did you carry the 3?

We pull our pants up and do our jobs here.

by Rubie Q on Dec 15, 2011 8:59 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

I'd be interested to see how many people think the team should have signed Saito to a contract worth more money or years than the D'Backs.

"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

"Something always good seems to happen when he's in there. Numbers matched up good."

~RRR

by Charlie Marlow on Dec 14, 2011 3:29 PM CST up reply actions

Punto just signed with the Red Sox for $3M with incentives

So I guess I’m not too broken about Gonzalez getting more than that. Ya, we can all wish it was less but if that’s the market I’d rather they over pay for Gonzalez than pay whatever Betancourt’s market value is.

by aka Mich on Dec 14, 2011 3:35 PM CST up reply actions

Negative nellies, all of you.

Braun’s clean, you’ll see.

Mark Attanasio is the best.

by nullacct on Dec 14, 2011 12:46 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

62% of us are willing to accept the possibility

But we’ll wait until we know for sure.

Now that's great tasting chicken!

by Kyle Lobner on Dec 14, 2011 1:46 PM CST up reply actions

"Ya got nuttin' on me, coppers, I'll never squeal."

We pull our pants up and do our jobs here.

by Rubie Q on Dec 14, 2011 1:48 PM CST up reply actions 11 recs

Nice job

Between you and nullacct… the artwork around here is going to be glorious.

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Dec 14, 2011 1:53 PM CST up reply actions

I'm not worthy of being placed in the same sentence as nullacct.

We pull our pants up and do our jobs here.

by Rubie Q on Dec 14, 2011 1:58 PM CST up reply actions

I'm sensing a rivalry

Rubie is going to take away recs from nullacct. How will null feed his family without those recs?

by cwolf20 on Dec 14, 2011 3:38 PM CST up reply actions

Competition is always good right?

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Dec 14, 2011 3:56 PM CST up reply actions

Not competition.

Teamwork.

We pull our pants up and do our jobs here.

by Rubie Q on Dec 14, 2011 4:00 PM CST up reply actions

Braun would never wear that tie!

I call photoshop!

Packers: Working on a dynasty.
Blackhawks: Taking care of business as usual.
Badgers:Back-to-back B1G Champions!
Brewers: Move along, nothin' to see here.

by Tepo6688 on Dec 15, 2011 5:23 PM CST up reply actions

I think just the opposite

The fact that two independant sources confirmed a positive, it does not look good at all for him.

May not have been intentional, or not even a PED, but he has a monster hill to climb to get out of it.

Looks like he is going to put up a OJ defense and team to beat this, problem is he wont have an OJ jury debating the merits.

by backtocali on Dec 14, 2011 3:46 PM CST up reply actions

The only independent source is the WADA

and they ban people for taking anti-balding medications that don’t even mask PED use.

"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

"Something always good seems to happen when he's in there. Numbers matched up good."

~RRR

by Charlie Marlow on Dec 14, 2011 3:47 PM CST up reply actions

Well

The league and WADA…..

by backtocali on Dec 14, 2011 3:50 PM CST up reply actions

The league isn't independent

"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

"Something always good seems to happen when he's in there. Numbers matched up good."

~RRR

by Charlie Marlow on Dec 14, 2011 3:56 PM CST up reply actions

And Braun's legal team will be sure to point that out.

We pull our pants up and do our jobs here.

by Rubie Q on Dec 14, 2011 4:02 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs

At this point

I never want to see a comment from you without a photoshopped picture in it.

"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

"Something always good seems to happen when he's in there. Numbers matched up good."

~RRR

by Charlie Marlow on Dec 14, 2011 4:04 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

I first read: "I never want to see a comment without you photoshopped in it."

I then went back and expected to see Rubie’s face on the DVD cover.

I hate Yuni.

by BrewCrewBrian on Dec 14, 2011 4:30 PM CST up reply actions

"Something always good seems to happen when he's in there. Numbers matched up good."

~RRR

by Charlie Marlow on Dec 14, 2011 6:00 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

Monster Hill

Is that where the wild things are?

If Plush had to pick Wearwolf or Vampire, I'm a Wearwolf!

by SRB on Dec 14, 2011 7:55 PM CST up reply actions

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