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Wednesday's Frosty Mug

Yesterday I added six new baseball blogs to my Google Reader, bringing me up to 154 baseball sites and blogs. So I guess one could say today's Frosty Mug is 154 ounces. I hope you don't have to drive anywhere.

As is becoming customary, I'll lead off with Baseball Digest Daily's roundup of spring training action from yesterday.

Today's best read about the Fielder contract situation comes from Gene Wojciechowski at ESPN.com, who talks about Fielder's motivation techniques and how they've paid off for him in the past.

Today's second best read about Fielder, strangely enough, comes from The DiaTribe, an Indians blog.

Swing and a Miss, a Phillies blog, has some advice for Cole Hamels that likely also applies to Fielder: Want more money? Go play.

And from the "it could always be worse" category, MLB Trade Rumors notes that BJ Upton, who went .300-24-82 last season, was renewed for $10,000 less than he made in '07.

The Orioles also renewed Nick Markakis, their 2007 leader in HR and RBI.

ESPN offers some friendly advice, though: Don't Trade Prince Fielder.

Advocating for violence is always wrong, so I'll stop short of that, but if this guy's house burned down, I wouldn't be upset.

Two days ago, the "(Young Player) wants to make the team" story was about Manny Parra. Yesterday it was about Tony Gwynn. Today, it's about Vinny Rottino.

No Bias Baseball has a look at and projections for players moving to new teams in '08. Mike Cameron makes his honorable mention.

Shyster Ball rates the best and worst uniforms in each NL team's history. Shockingly, the Brewers' best uniform features a ball and a glove.

Alphabetical injury reports in one line or less:

Hank Blalock was rear-ended after taking his kids to lunch at Chuck-E-Cheese, but everyone is fine.
Carlos Delgado is spending some time in the pool waiting for his hip to recover.
Met Ruben Gotay has a sprained ankle, not a broken foot.
Orlando Hernandez is altering his leg kick so he can get back to throwing the banana.
Randy Johnson has been throwing BP and should be ready for game action soon.
Cards P Tyler Johnson dodged a bullet, and will miss only a week with a strained rotator cuff and tendinitis.
Giants P Noah Lowry has tendinitis in his left wrist, which explains walking 9 of 12 hitters faced Monday.
Matt Mantei, battling shoulder problems in Tigers camp, has been released.
Hideki Matsui's knee and neck will keep him out of action for 7-10 more days.
Alfonso Soriano's finger injury must'nt be too serious, because he's not wearing any protection on it.
Braves P Rafael Soriano is missing some time with a stomach issue and elbow soreness.
Padres P Chris Young's wife was scheduled to give birth Friday; they're inducing her early so he can make his Friday start.

Kyle Lohse has supposedly lowered his demands to 1 year/$4 mil, but is still unsigned. At that price, there's about 25 teams he could help.

The Tigers, who suddenly find themselves in bullpen trouble, are looking to the Cubs as a possible trading partner.

Bugs and Cranks thinks, now that the Reds have signed Corey Patterson and Jerry Hairston, their next logical move is to sign Neifi Perez and Kenny Lofton. Could be worse, they could sign Burt Reynolds.

Finally, on a former Brewer note, Jesse Levis, now a scout for the Red Sox, has found a new way to get into trouble...twice, apparently.

Drink up.

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Forget Burt Reynolds
Maybe they can sign Kurt Russell (though the Angels might still control his rights)! I guess he would "trade it all in for one day in the Major Leagues..."
Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Mar 5, 2008 10:45 AM CST   0 recs

Kyle Lohse
Its heartening to see a Boras client struggle. His career stats are decidedly mediocre although slightly better than Varges, Cappy and Bush were last year. Maybe Lohse is proven mediocrity without the upside.

by ol Pete on Mar 5, 2008 11:08 AM CST   0 recs

I hate Boras too
but this is crazy that no one will sign this guy.  Too bad the Crew has 12 starting pitchers.

by molitorfan on Mar 5, 2008 9:21 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

I wonder
¿So long that guys like Lohse are out there, how big a market is there for Vargas et al.¿
"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Mar 5, 2008 11:37 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

Im curious
How long does it take you each day to prepare the frosty mug?

I like reading it everyday and am thankful that you put all my brewer/baseball news in one spot.

Keep doing what you're doing.

by brewfan2 on Mar 5, 2008 11:19 AM CST   0 recs

Timeframe
I start working on it a little after 7:30 each morning...on Mondays or days where I have more than one day's news to sift through, it takes 2-3 hours. Most other days, it's about an hour to an hour and a half.

by KLSnow on Mar 5, 2008 1:15 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

thanks again
for all your hardwork.
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue

by Michael M on Mar 5, 2008 1:40 PM CST   0 recs

DITTO.
I find myself coming here first everyday to read up.

Thanks!

Now if you put it in podcast form, daily on itunes, that'd be hella sweet. Like the Brewers' Paul Harvey. Good Day!

TED IS TO NED WHAT CHENEY IS TO BUSH.

by CATALYST on Mar 5, 2008 8:13 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

haha
"If there is a more reactionary blog with idiotic commentary out there I'd be surprised." -On Bleed Cubbie Blue

by Michael M on Mar 5, 2008 9:47 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

Clinking mugs
and maybe a little slurping of beer for a lead in. But what music? German beer garden music? I wonder if Herr Snow or Schnee has a good radio voice?

by ol Pete on Mar 5, 2008 9:56 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

I'm open to the possibility...
I've been a radio guy off and on for years (It's what I went to college for), so my voice could handle it. I'm not sure how I'd do links in a podcast, though.

by KLSnow on Mar 6, 2008 11:21 AM CST to parent up   0 recs

you could just post the links here...
and then reference them in the podcast somehow.
TED IS TO NED WHAT CHENEY IS TO BUSH.

by CATALYST on Mar 6, 2008 9:21 PM CST to parent up   0 recs

on fielder
is it just me, or have more and more people taken on the reaction of, "well jeez, why don't the brewers just sign fielder to a long-term deal?" i've seen that a few places - in an adam mccalvy mailbag a few days ago, dumb sports radio callers, and now it appears like that was the general argument being made on the indians blog. as if anyone with a pulse in the brewers organization wouldn't love to lock fielder down for the next 6-7 years?
YoGanna win with Gallardo on the mound.

by Griswald on Mar 5, 2008 7:34 PM CST   0 recs

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