Wednesday's Frosty Mug
by Kyle Lobner on Feb 1, 2012 9:35 AM CST
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PrintSome things to read while fixing Noah's cake.
We're 17 days away from pitchers and catchers reporting to Maryvale, and for the second straight day a bobblehead announcement is today's top story. The team announced yesterday that Yovani Gallardo will get his long-overdue honor on May 13.
Mat Gamel will probably have to wait another year or two for his bobblehead, but he is still going to get a chance to start at first base. Andrew Wagner of FS Wisconsin talked to Gamel about his first full time opportunity in the majors. Meanwhile, Reviewing the Brew wonders if Taylor Green is an option at first base.
It's been a really interesting winter for the NL Central, where several notable departures have changed the division's landscape a bit. Jayson Stark has a look at the division's new look, and becomes the latest national writer to paint a grim picture for the Brewers.
Yesterday's national writer taking a potshot at Milwaukee was Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune. We spent a fair amount of time discussing his failings in the comments of the Mug, but if you'd still like more Craig Calcaterra has you covered.
As mentioned earlier this week, Nyjer Morgan is skating with the San Jose Sharks at their practice today. Adam McCalvy has a story with more on how this came about. Brewer assistant GM Gord Ash says he's not worried about Morgan getting injured.
If you or someone you'd like to attend a baseball game with is allergic to peanuts, the Brewers have good news for you: They're turning three sections of the club level into a peanut-free zone for three games during the 2012 season. Policing that rule could be a challenge, but kudos to the team for giving it a shot.
Earlier this week we mentioned that John Axford signed a baby at On Deck last weekend. This morning for the first time we have visual evidence.
If nothing else, this week has been a good opportunity to see just how far we can stretch the definition of "notable:" Brandon Warne of FanGraphs included Corey Patterson on a list of notable recent minor league contracts.
In the minors:
- MLB Dirt has unveiled their list of the Brewers' top 16 prospects, led by Taylor Jungmann.
- Wisconsin Sports Tap has a look at the top relievers in the organization, led by Santo Manzanillo.
- The Brevard County Manatees have unveiled a new online team store.
As of this writing Cody Scarpetta leads Kentrail Davis by about 40 votes for the #11 spot in our Community Prospect Rankings. You have until 1 pm today to weigh in, then stop back again after 2 to vote for #12.
Finally, the success of Fake Doug Melvin's musical debut has led Grim Spandango to quickly follow up with a sequel: Head over to this FanShot to listen to "Terrible on D," an ode to Yuniesky Betancourt.
Around baseball:
Astros: Signed pitcher Livan Hernandez to a minor league deal.
Diamondbacks: Signed catcher Miguel Montero ($5.9 million) and third baseman Ryan Roberts ($2.0125 million) to one year deals to avoid arbitration.
Phillies: Signed pitcher Chad Qualls to a one year, $1.15 million deal.
If you hadn't noticed, it's a really slow news week. It's so slow, in fact, that MLB Network is televising Jose Reyes' haircut on Friday.
I feel like it's a little early to start including him in this conversation, but The Huffington Post has Prince Fielder seventh on their list of baseball's worst contracts. (h/t @THTlinks). I think I'd take Fielder for nine years before eating the rest of Alfonso Soriano's contract.
Elsewhere in former Brewers: 2010 27th round pick Alex Jones will spend the 2012 season pitching for the Normal Cornbelters of the independent Frontier League.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to suggest a name to Rubie.
Drink up.
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Excellent suggestion, KL.
Unfortunately, it’s only the second-best I’ve seen this morning: apparently the University of Cincinnati had a dude named LEVITICUS PAYNE sign a letter of intent today.
I mean. Wow. That’s just … it’s spectacular.
We pull our pants up and do our jobs here.
Stubbette would have been better than Igotthe
Wah Wah.
by tcyoung on Feb 1, 2012 9:52 AM CST up reply actions 3 recs
"Ivanna" would be pretty bad too.
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I thought that link was for today's XKCD
Also a list of female baby names
"...just throw that pill over the plate and I'll make it happen." - Tony Plush
by thefreewheelin76 on Feb 1, 2012 9:52 AM CST up reply actions
Parsley? You know what would be a great name?
Parsley Sage Rosemary Ann Time
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That is hilarious.
It’s also true, if you’ve ever tried to read the book of Leviticus in the Bible. It can be a painful read because all the book contains is a list of rules & regulations. (I won’t go any deeper into it than that to avoid starting any discussions on this. I know Kyle’s rules on religious discussions, but I just had to make that connection.)
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Good thing you're not going to break Kyle's rules on religious discussions!
"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 Feb 1, 2012 3:30 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
I want to see him battle Rock Shoulders
Solve for X: 5.5 (Fielder) + 0.3 (McGehee) + 0.5 (Betancourt) < X (Gamel) + 3.6 (Ramirez) + 1.1 (Gonzalez)... X >= 1.7 fWAR!
by SRB on Feb 1, 2012 4:51 PM CST up reply actions
The Stark article was too down on the Brewers, perhaps
But I still found it interesting. Mostly because I hadn’t really thought of just how many great players have moved from the NL to the AL over the last few years. We’ve talked here about how lopsided it is in terms of first basemen, but overall it’s pretty uneven now.
Which got me thinking about the interleague system once the Astros move to the AL. Will we play most/ all teams in the AL every year or will it be primarily the AL Central teams that we play?
by kotsaythebuzzkill on Feb 1, 2012 9:47 AM CST reply actions
From the Stark article...
“Without Braun, they have no real impact player in their lineup, except for Aramis,” one NL executive said.
Really? Reaaaaaaaheaaheaheaaally?
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That's who I was thinking, mostly.
But Aoki, Hart, and Gamel have a chance to be an impact bat, as well. The thing is, if you’re gonna call Ramirez an impact bat, then you’ve got to call Weeks one, too.
A samurai sword collection. If you can do it. I don’t know if you’re allowed.
by TwoShoesMcGooze on Feb 1, 2012 10:34 AM CST up reply actions
Hart outhit Weeks last season
And pretty close the season before. I just love that national writers don’t even acknowledge them.
And the T-Plush/Gomez platoon as well
You’d think the entire team was replacement level after Ramirez and Braun the way the media talks about them.
Yeah, Weeks is as good as he is because he plays 2B
Hart is the second best pure hitter on the team right now
(Unless he returns to the dark-times-that-shall-not-be-named)
Solve for X: 5.5 (Fielder) + 0.3 (McGehee) + 0.5 (Betancourt) < X (Gamel) + 3.6 (Ramirez) + 1.1 (Gonzalez)... X >= 1.7 fWAR!
by SRB on Feb 1, 2012 4:53 PM CST up reply actions
That was my first thought, too
Hart has shown enough power to change a game on his own and I still think he’s a 30 HR player when healthy for the full season. How is a 4.5 fWAR player with 30-HR power not an impact player? That “NL Executive” must work for the Astros, because it’s the only explanation for his lack of talent evaluation.
I don't care if they have 0 impact bats if they win 90+ again
E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).
But one of the Brewers players national writers had on their fantasy team last season left for Detroit
That means we’re done for.
Solve for X: 5.5 (Fielder) + 0.3 (McGehee) + 0.5 (Betancourt) < X (Gamel) + 3.6 (Ramirez) + 1.1 (Gonzalez)... X >= 1.7 fWAR!
by SRB on Feb 1, 2012 4:54 PM CST up reply actions
Also...
And this is still an incredibly confident group. But we’ve done the math, and it isn’t real uplifting.
Real? Reaaaaaaheaaheaheaaal?
A samurai sword collection. If you can do it. I don’t know if you’re allowed.
Yeah, he did a little bit of the math but must have gotten bored with that.
Basically, he determined that they were down 3 wins from last year without accounting for any above-replacement-level production from whoever fills in for Braun, or an extra month of Greinke. So lets call it down a win and a half. And we won the division by 6 games last year.
Yep. We've been over that tons of times. WAR definitely comes close to evening out.
I was actually trying to make a joke about him saying “real” when he should have said “really”. It is hard for me to take someone seriously when they don’t even care enough to re-read their own article before publishing.
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by TwoShoesMcGooze on Feb 1, 2012 10:26 AM CST up reply actions
"We've done the math..."
According to FanGraphs, Fielder was a 5.5-win player last year. Braun was worth 7.1 wins. So if you subtract Prince for a full season and Braun for 50 games, that’s a seven-win canyon this team would have to climb out of before it played a game.
Okay, seven wins.
If we go by WAR alone, Ramirez is only about a 2.5-win upgrade over Casey McGehee and Jerry Hairston Jr. at third. Alex Gonzalez is about a half-win upgrade over Yuniesky Betancourt at short. So that’s three wins they get back at those positions.
But over at first, Mat Gamel projects as a 1.0-WAR kind of guy — a gigantic step down from Fielder. And if the Brewers are looking to Ramirez to be their centerpiece offensive figure while Braun is gone, they should keep in mind that April and May have always been the two worst months of his career.
He doesn’t give the WAR difference between Fielder and Gamel like he does for Ramirez/McGehee and Gonzalez/Yuni so we add Gamel’s win in to the three. That’s four wins worth of replacement value assuming that they get 0 from Braun’s replacement.
So that means that, by his math, the Brewers will be down three wins, after winning the division by six games. And that “isn’t real uplifting?” What a hack…
fka "warwick5s"
by DEUCE SLUICE on Feb 1, 2012 11:15 AM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Not to mention...
Ramirez says the cold at Wrigley was why he starts slow, and that’s not going to be an issue at MP.
fka "warwick5s"
by DEUCE SLUICE on Feb 1, 2012 11:15 AM CST up reply actions
And KROD
Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things.
by Grim Spandango on Feb 1, 2012 1:08 PM CST up reply actions
Also, Greinke promised to hit 10 extra HR to make up for Prince
Solve for X: 5.5 (Fielder) + 0.3 (McGehee) + 0.5 (Betancourt) < X (Gamel) + 3.6 (Ramirez) + 1.1 (Gonzalez)... X >= 1.7 fWAR!
by SRB on Feb 1, 2012 4:56 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Fielder also tends to start slow
I don’t think that’s really connected to the weather, but I won’t argue with another month of high production from Ramirez if we get it.
Only a .5 WAR upgrade from Betancourt to Gonzalez?
What are they smoking? It’s at least one win on defense alone, and Betancourt’s bat is by no means better than Gonzalez.
That's the problem with WAR.
It doesn’t measure the plays that can cost the team the game any differently than any other. So even though WAR might not rank Gonzalez as much better than Yuni, the net effect on the Brewers W/L record should be noticeably higher.
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Sure, but how many players are strong enough to grab Yuni by the feet and swing away?
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by Yar Nivek on Feb 1, 2012 2:31 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Very slightly
Yuni has a better career BA (.021 higher), but their career OBPs are almost identical (.001 difference) and Gonzalez has a slightly better career SLG (.008 higher).
They claim to have done the math.
But until I see decimals, I will believe they’re lying.
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by Yar Nivek on Feb 1, 2012 12:31 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
What is this guy on about?
Didn’t he know the math is on our side?
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 Feb 1, 2012 8:57 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Can we stop talking about the other two Brewers who spiked on the test? (comments of the Calcaterra piece)
Testing for elevated levels of testosterone does not equate to failing a test. If they failed the test, we would have heard about it by now.
Thank goodness Calcaterra said something, that Phil Rogers piece was honestly horrendous.
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by TwoShoesMcGooze on Feb 1, 2012 10:01 AM CST up reply actions
In response to you, though...
What makes you think we would have heard something by now? It isn’t allowed in the CBA, right?
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by TwoShoesMcGooze on Feb 1, 2012 10:03 AM CST up reply actions
Because varoius details about the case have leaked, including that two other players showed a spike.
If they were actively appealing a failed test, THAT would have been the news that leaked, not just that their test showed a spike.
Good point... But I think that the legality is different between those two situations.
I don’t know, really. Like everything else, we’ll just have to wait and see.
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by TwoShoesMcGooze on Feb 1, 2012 10:28 AM CST up reply actions
Within the MLB rules
A samurai sword collection. If you can do it. I don’t know if you’re allowed.
by TwoShoesMcGooze on Feb 1, 2012 10:31 AM CST up reply actions
I'm sorry, I'm not following.
What are the two situations we’re talking about, and what’s the legality at issue?
We pull our pants up and do our jobs here.
The difference between revealing that
-Two players an the Brewers had spiked levels of whatever
-Two specific players on the Brewers failed the test
Both could be true, but I’m guessing only one of those things is allowed to be announced.
A samurai sword collection. If you can do it. I don’t know if you’re allowed.
by TwoShoesMcGooze on Feb 1, 2012 10:43 AM CST up reply actions
Oh, I see.
Yeah, I don’t think they’re allowed to talk about either one of those things, not until the appeal process is finished and the suspension is announced (in the event of a failed test).
We pull our pants up and do our jobs here.
Mm Hmm.
What I was trying to get at was that having the first bit of news out doesn’t mean there isn’t more to come. That’s all. But, again, we’ll all know soon enough.
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by TwoShoesMcGooze on Feb 1, 2012 10:50 AM CST up reply actions
but if they're already breaking confidentiality,
why not leak the news that people would actually care about?
by tcyoung on Feb 1, 2012 11:28 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
I don't think they are, since they haven't specifically named any names.
For the record, I think this is the last we’ll hear of all this, anyways.
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by TwoShoesMcGooze on Feb 1, 2012 11:32 AM CST up reply actions
Well either way, they said two brewers spiked...
Why wouldn’t they say two other players failed a test?
Because...... That would be breaking confidentiality.
CCCOMBOBRRREAKERRR!!!
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by TwoShoesMcGooze on Feb 1, 2012 11:49 AM CST up reply actions
The point I'm making here is that they've already probably broken confidentiality a second time by saying 2 other Brewers players spiked on the test.
Why would they have stopped there if the players actually failed the test?
They wouldn't have
You are 100% correct. If two other players were appealing a positive test, that’s what would have been ‘leaked’.
"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 Feb 1, 2012 3:35 PM CST up reply actions
I think he means
If its Craig Counsell and Tim Dillard, no one gives a shit.
"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 Feb 1, 2012 3:35 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah, I misread that comment.
Thought you said, “Why wouldn’t they name the players…”
I thought that’s what you were saying all along.
I agree that there probably isn’t much difference between saying, “Two players had spiked levels” or “Two players failed the test”.
A samurai sword collection. If you can do it. I don’t know if you’re allowed.
by TwoShoesMcGooze on Feb 1, 2012 1:13 PM CST up reply actions
I think you're still a bit confused.
They said that 2 additional Brewers players had spiked levels.
People are taking it to mean that 2 additional players failed their test.
I’m saying that spiked levels <> failed test.
That's my point.
I’m sick of people taking the news that two players had spiked levels and thinking that they failed a test.
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
"Something always good seems to happen when he's in there. Numbers matched up good."
~RRR
by Charlie Marlow on Feb 1, 2012 3:36 PM CST up reply actions
Kudos on the no peanut sections
My brother has a severe peanut allergy. As a kid he almost died because he ate Easter candy that was in a bag with regular M&Ms that had been processed in the same factory as peanut M&Ms. No foolin’.
Steve
http://nohuddleoffense.blogspot.com
Would he even be able to go to a game and sit in the peanut-free section, though?
They’re advertising it as a section for people with moderate peanut allergies.
They said mild.
I have a moderate peanut allergy, though. And I’ve never had any problems at Miller Park.
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by TwoShoesMcGooze on Feb 1, 2012 10:31 AM CST up reply actions
What's the difference between a mild and moderate peanut allergy?
Is it the severity of the reaction or the sensitivity to peanuts (eating vs. inhaling dust from a peanut)?
I'm not sure, actually.
It probably has to do with inhaling vs. eating.
Calling myself moderate because if I eat one and do nothing about it, I’ll die.
Inhaling gives me a rash, puffy eyes.
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by TwoShoesMcGooze on Feb 1, 2012 10:46 AM CST up reply actions
Since it's a slow news day, here's a little musical time-killer/Lego music video.
The Night I Punched Russell Crowe
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by Yar Nivek on Feb 1, 2012 11:03 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
I don't even have to watch that to know it is awesome.
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by TwoShoesMcGooze on Feb 1, 2012 11:13 AM CST up reply actions
My first birthday and I'm stuck in class.
Bummer.
by Noah Jarosh on Feb 1, 2012 11:13 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
You're a child prodigy. No need to be bummed.
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by Yar Nivek on Feb 1, 2012 11:17 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
...
A samurai sword collection. If you can do it. I don’t know if you’re allowed.
by TwoShoesMcGooze on Feb 1, 2012 11:34 AM CST up reply actions 7 recs
See Also: gastric bypass patients
"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 Feb 1, 2012 3:37 PM CST up reply actions
See also: Newt Gingrich
fka "warwick5s"
by DEUCE SLUICE on Feb 1, 2012 4:34 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
Unfortunately, that's just life from now on.
You do your work in the morning, and then decide if you want to have fun that night.
I don’t know what normal people do for their birthday, though. My guess is that it involves a bar…
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If you spend enough time at the bar, just about any space becomes a bedroom.
Now that's great tasting chicken!
You really don't know what 'normal' people do on their birthdays?
Or are you being sarcastic? I mean you don’t have any idea what a 21 year old college student is going to do on their birthday?
"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 Feb 1, 2012 3:38 PM CST up reply actions
I was being sarcastic
I know what normal people do on their 21st birthday.
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Ok I wasn't sure if you didn't really know and were drawing that distinction between yourself and 'everyone else', or if you were making a joke.
"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 Feb 1, 2012 3:59 PM CST up reply actions
Sorry, I should have used the sarcasm tag.
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Ok, this may be a stupid question...
Was it actually your birthday? I didn’t realize that this might have been all related to the comment at the top of the mug until now.
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yep
I am too drunk to taste this chicken.
by ThroughBeingCool on Feb 1, 2012 1:45 PM CST reply actions 5 recs
Tony Ice
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I think it's actually Tony Puck
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Toni Zamboni
Mark Attanasio is the best.
by nullacct on Feb 1, 2012 2:03 PM CST up reply actions 9 recs
It was tweeted to McCalvy yesterday
"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 Feb 1, 2012 3:40 PM CST up reply actions
Where's Joe Pavelski?
Need to strengthen the Wisconsin-San Jose sports alliance.
Solve for X: 5.5 (Fielder) + 0.3 (McGehee) + 0.5 (Betancourt) < X (Gamel) + 3.6 (Ramirez) + 1.1 (Gonzalez)... X >= 1.7 fWAR!
by SRB on Feb 1, 2012 5:11 PM CST up reply actions
Bobblehead #3
It will be Nyjer Morgan on June 10th.
(No picture available.)
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that's really the only one I want
will have to get tickets for that game
I am too drunk to taste this chicken.
by ThroughBeingCool on Feb 1, 2012 2:06 PM CST up reply actions
Nyjer bobblehead on my birthday?
I may have to be there as well…
BCB: Pointless Exercises in Devils Advocacy
by Jeo on Feb 1, 2012 2:12 PM CST up reply actions
It's always better
for a team to be underrated anyway.
by derflotr on Feb 1, 2012 4:09 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Is anyone else interested in doing the fWAR "fantasy " league (see right sidebar)?
Not really a last call but I would like to know the final interest level so we can finalize things and figure out a draft date.
Solve for X: 5.5 (Fielder) + 0.3 (McGehee) + 0.5 (Betancourt) < X (Gamel) + 3.6 (Ramirez) + 1.1 (Gonzalez)... X >= 1.7 fWAR!
well add Sports Illustrated to the list
of those that are piling on. The MLB Power Rankings released today show your Milwaukee Brewers coming in at an impressive number 17, trailing such juggernauts as the (in order) Reds, Braves, Diamondbacks, Nationals, Blue Jays, Marlins, Giants, and you guessed it, Cleveland Indians.
At first I found that pretty incredible, but then I thought about last season and realized that the Brewers really came out of nowhere and played over their heads with “career years” up and down the roster. They had zero injuries impact the team and they never had to carry any dead weight on the roster. Then I read that Bud Selig is being investigated for coercing the umpires to fix games in favor of the Crew, and it turns out that Tim Tebow was actually praying for the Brewers last year while waiting for the NFL lockout to end.
And now with the only clean player they had that actually belonged on a major league roster having left for Detroit, it’s all over. It’s gonna be a bad year…
by Tristram28 on Feb 1, 2012 9:18 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
I can summarize all national sportswriters' "rankings"
“I have only heard of two Brewers players; Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder. Ryan Braun is a steroid-abusing monster and Prince Fielder left for Detroit. Ergo, the Brewers must suck this season.
Solve for X: 5.5 (Fielder) + 0.3 (McGehee) + 0.5 (Betancourt) < X (Gamel) + 3.6 (Ramirez) + 1.1 (Gonzalez)... X >= 1.7 fWAR!
by SRB on Feb 1, 2012 10:25 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
It's conceivable
But it really depends how the new group comes together and plays. I think an argument can be made for any of those teams -marlins, nationals, braves, reds, giants – to fill their holes and play above average just as much as the Brewers can.
Mark Attanasio is the best.
In other news...
Doug Melvin wished that Yuni B would have practiced hockey with the Hanson brothers last year as a tune up for the season.
That dog just won't hunt.
by Bush League All Star on Feb 2, 2012 12:33 AM CST reply actions
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27 | 20 | .574 | 0 | Won 2 |
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26 | 22 | .541 | 1.5 | Won 1 |
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