Winning Cures What Ails Melvin, Roenicke In BCB Tracking Poll
by Kyle Lobner on Aug 4, 2011 3:00 PM CDT
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PrintThis week's poll was open from Tuesday at noon through Wednesday, and received 340 responses. Here are some of the notable results:
- 61% of voters think the Brewers did enough to improve the team before the trade deadline, while only 19% think they didn't.
- Felipe Lopez (58%) and Casey McGehee (63%) were the consensus choices to start at second and third base, respectively.
- Doug Melvin (up 12%) and Ron Roenicke (up 24%) each received big boosts in their approval ratings this week.
Follow the jump for the full results.
Do you think the Brewers did enough to improve the team before the non-waiver trade deadline?
| Response | Votes | % |
| Yes | 208 | 61% |
| No | 64 | 19% |
| Undecided | 68 | 20% |
Do you approve of the decision to acquire Felipe Lopez from the Rays for cash?
| Response | Votes | % |
| Yes | 330 | 97% |
| No | 7 | 2% |
| Undecided | 3 | 1% |
Do you approve of the decision to acquire Jerry Hairston Jr from the Nationals for minor league outfielder Erik Komatsu?
| Response | Votes | % |
| Yes | 263 | 77% |
| No | 22 | 6% |
| Undecided | 55 | 16% |
Who should be the Brewers' primary starter at second base while Rickie Weeks is out?
| Response | Votes | % |
| Craig Counsell | 5 | 1% |
| Eric Farris | 1 | 0% |
| Taylor Green | 8 | 2% |
| Jerry Hairston Jr | 107 | 31% |
| Felipe Lopez | 197 | 58% |
| Josh Wilson | 2 | 1% |
| Someone else | 0 | 0% |
| Undecided | 20 | 6% |
Who should be the Brewers' primary starter at third base?
| Response | Votes | % |
| Craig Counsell | 1 | 0% |
| Taylor Green | 72 | 21% |
| Jerry Hairston Jr | 29 | 9% |
| Felipe Lopez | 5 | 1% |
| Casey McGehee | 213 | 63% |
| Josh Wilson | 6 | 2% |
| Someone else | 1 | 0% |
| Undecided | 13 | 4% |
What should the Brewers do with Craig Counsell?
| Response | Votes | % |
| Play him more often. | 4 | 1% |
| Keep using him as they have. | 49 | 14% |
| Keep him on the roster, but make more of an effort to keep him from batting. | 147 | 43% |
| Designate him for assignment/release him. | 130 | 38% |
| Undecided | 10 | 3% |
Do you approve of the job Doug Melvin is doing as General Manager of the Brewers?
| Response | Votes | % | Prev | Diff |
| Yes | 313 | 92% | 80% | +12% |
| No | 11 | 3% | 7% | -4% |
| Undecided | 16 | 5% | 13% | -8% |
Do you approve of the job Ron Roenicke is doing as Manager of the Brewers?
| Response | Votes | % | Prev | Diff |
| Yes | 247 | 73% | 49% | +24% |
| No | 41 | 12% | 23% | -11% |
| Undecided | 52 | 15% | 28% | -13% |
Do you approve of the job Rick Kranitz is doing as Manager of the Brewers?
| Response | Votes | % | Prev | Diff |
| Yes | 299 | 88% | 69% | +19% |
| No | 6 | 2% | 10% | -8% |
| Undecided | 35 | 10% | 21% | -11% |
Do you approve of the job Dale Sveum is doing as Hitting Coach of the Brewers?
| Response | Votes | % | Prev | Diff |
| Yes | 249 | 73% | 51% | +22% |
| No | 26 | 8% | 22% | -14% |
| Undecided | 65 | 19% | 27% | -8% |
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Interesting to see that many people prefer Lopez to JHJ at 2B.
"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder
That was the most surprising result for me, too.
JHJ is objectively the better, yes? He even has more experience at 2B over the last two years than Lopez at the major league level.
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Yeah, I though JHJ was a no-brainer at second.
Almost voted for him at both 2B and 3B. I would’ve voted for him if there was a question about SS, too.
by Cheeseandcorn on Aug 4, 2011 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions
This was my thought
The reason I didn’t vote for JHJ to start at 2nd was because I’d rather see him start at SS. Lopez is serviceable at 2nd (moreso than Yuni at SS) and can be replaced without regret when Rickie gets off the DL.
by Fiesta on Aug 5, 2011 1:55 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
This was my thinking as well
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by molitorfan on Aug 5, 2011 6:25 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
That's why I didn't actually vote for him at 3B
But I honestly think he’s the best 2B we have, the best SS we have, and possibly the best 3B we have. I’d be happy with him at any one of those positions, but especially short.
by Cheeseandcorn on Aug 5, 2011 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm wondering if those same people thought that Lopez should be the primary at 2B
with JHJ as the primary at SS.
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by sjlee on Aug 5, 2011 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Probably has to do with how well
he played for us in ’08.
All is vanity.
by levnclf on Aug 4, 2011 4:58 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Can we at least
have Counsell compete in the Sausage Race?
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