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  1. Also perhaps worth noting is that Matt Craig and Joseph Simonkaitis had not had ABs at AAA this year. Maybe the manager just thought a 7-1 game was a good time to start getting these guys some PT?
  2. Well, Jacque wasn't pulled tonight... so I have a hard time believing they traded him. As if they were close, they would have pulled him.
  3. Could be a trade, too.
  4. We're looking into a modbot for you, since it's a 24-hour job. Are you making fun of my insomnia? It's a medical condition, and I think it's extremely inappropriate to single me out because of it. What's next, ripping into me for my gimp leg? You should be ashamed of yourself. :lol:
  5. Or Edward K. from Indianapolis. :D Does anybody still have those Edward K ones? I can't even remember what was so funny about it at this point.
  6. Yeah, but their 3rd order winning percentage places them behind the Mets, Braves, and Dodgers.
  7. So now that there's an extra mod in the mix, which one of you is gonna be assigned to personally follow me around and fix the situations I create?
  8. IT WAS IN AAA DUH At a hitter's haven known as Colorado Springs. I'm not saying it should be discounted but that has to be taken into consideration. Even if we were to adjust for the park factors, his OPS from tonight's game would be off the charts.
  9. Sean Casey begs to differ. He's only worth 18 this year, but you knew darn well going in that you had nothing to be worried about with him.
  10. This is why Kevin Towers is a good GM. Most GMs wouldn't have the balls to trade a proven, solid contributor in the midst of a playoff race, but he got good value for Linebrink and made the deal. I don't hate the deal from the Brewers' perspective; they haven't made the playoffs in 24 years, so it's hard to blame them for going all-out now. Inman is certainly not a can't-miss prospect, but they still paid a steep price for a moderate upgrade. I thought Unfiltered posts were available to everybody, not just members.
  11. Same boat for me, IIRC.
  12. Are you seriously using win/loss as a basis to your argument? Hill gets no run support, and win/loss is a terrible stat to judge a pitcher The man thinks Don Kessinger was good. What did you expect? Nice, attack someone without provocation. Good for you. I was being sarcastic since I assumed you were too. The good news is that now that I know you were expressing your honest opinion, my comment still works... even sans sarcasm.
  13. I was against the signing. If he helps take us to postseason glory, I'll conceed the point. But it's important to remember that there's still 3 1/2 more years on this contract at a pretty high price. That all being said, I'm really loving the way he's pitching right now. He's exceeded my expectations to this point by quite a bit.
  14. Someone brought it up when he was raking at AA, and I wanted to wait and see how he handled AAA since AA had never been the problem with him. After tonight his OPS is now north of .950 at AAA, with 15/20 BB/K in ~130 PA's. I'm really curious to see if he could handle a big league spot in some capacity, but the circumstances just don't seem to be right with the 40 man roster as it is. Hendry's 40 man roster management this season has been pretty horrible. Does anybody remember who all is eligible for the Rule 5 next year?
  15. Joe Jackson and Pete Rose for sure. If I remember correctly though, Cicotte's numbers don't stand up too well. I know the comps you put up there were mostly considered mistakes.
  16. Do you know the difference between hating a player, and being able to objectively assess his strengths and weaknesses?
  17. I doubt it. If memory serves, Elias determines free agent rankings based on IP, ERA, W, and SV for pitchers. Linebrick has a solid ERA, but not much in the way of the others, being a setup man. Then again, I could be completely wrong about how Elias works out those rankings.
  18. FYI, Inman ranked #3 on the BA prospect list for the Brewers, behind only Gallardo and Braun.
  19. They gave up Inman for Linebrick? :P
  20. I couldn't agree more. Kendall has a past, and the hope was to catch lighting in the bottle. Maybe coming back the central will wake up his bat. I don't see the big deal, its not like Bowen or Hill are any good anyway. I still hold out hope he'll adjust to NL pitching soon and help the club. Soto may be good. He was the only guy who actually stood a chance of doing something good this year. Look I don't know anything about Soto, but why didn't he come up before Hill if he's so good? Why didn't he come up after Barrett was gone and we had Bowen/Hill up? Is it really everyone blocking him? I would think if he's so good, he'd been given a chance. Its not like guys aren't getting chances this year from the minors. Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus ranked Soto the #3 catching prospect in the minors right now (not including new draftees).
  21. Are you seriously using win/loss as a basis to your argument? Hill gets no run support, and win/loss is a terrible stat to judge a pitcher The man thinks Don Kessinger was good. What did you expect?
  22. Your avatar is gonna give me a seizure, man.
  23. Oh noes! I have to choose between hearing Len and Bob, or watching the game in HD.
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