The Thrill is Gone

Yes my friends in Brewtown, the thrill is gone. With the recent news that Carsten Charles will be in pinstripes next year, everyone who breathes baseball and Brewers baseball at that, is doing one of 2 things. One, they are pissed. Or two, they can breathe a sigh of relief. It looks like, according to the article, the Steinbrenners threw in an extra year and more dollar bills. 7 years and 160 mil. There are varied reactions all over the Internets about it, and they range between the above two attitudes. Find them yourself jerk.

Fuck him...he was chasing the money and lied to Brewers nation about not wanting to play in NYC.

Fuck him...he is a greedy bastard.

Eh, I knew it was going to happen, so Im not all that pissed.

Eh, I knew it was going to happen, so whats next.

Number 4 ladies. Number 4. With the exorbant 20 mil per we offered him, 25% of the teams salary I may add, number 4 is the right attitude. Look, I am as angry as everyone. But you have to give credit where credit is due. He took my team to the playoffs for the first time in 26 years. Mostly by himself, what with 11 wins in a Brewer uniform. For that I say thank you and good luck. No hard feelings big guy. I will remember him as one of the better Brewers ever.

On to better things. With that 20, 15 from Sheeter, and 10 from Gagne, looks like Mustache has 45 mil to add. Realistically, that 20 for Sabathia is more like 10-15 as big Mark wont commit that much to anyone else. So we'll call it 30.

Some people would call for locking up the core of talent to deals. But why? Most of them wont be up for Arbitration for at least a couple of years, and there is some minor league talent wating to bust out that would be reasonable replacements. Of the starting 8 I mean. Pitching later, though it is the most pressing need right now.

Hardy, for one, seems like a good candidate for a contract. He is up for arby almost now, and he is one of the better SS in the National League. He is young, and keeps getting better. He still hasnt struck out 100 times in 2 full seasons of ABs. And his SLG keeps going up, not to mention the OBP. The people who want to move him to 3rd for Escobar arent thinking clearly. Hardys HRs dont match the production for average 3bs. Move him to second? His lack of range is hidden, and as a 2b he would be above average for that position.

If Corey Hart were to get his head straight, he wold be another one. If they dont pick up Camerons option, 10 mil for 09, Why not move Corey over? Probably better than Deron Erstad and Juan Pierre. He certainly wont be horrible in the field, but not neerly as good as Cameron. Like I said, if he can get the head right, he could be pretty good at the plate. Pop, speed, good arm, decent eye. Looks like good at baseball to me. But potential still bothers me.

Rickie Weeks has a lot of that. But in a what have you done for me lately business, what have you done for me lately? Score a lot of runs, play a bit better than bad deffense, and suck balls in the 1 spot. The way Im thinking, expendable, assuming JJ goes to 2b. Isnt there a way to package Weeks and Fielder(10 mil for 1 year or more) arby tag for something?

Anyway...Mustache has his work cut out for him. Milwaulee seems to be on a path to the "win for a while" mentality. Replacing the best free agent pitcher in baseball is a tough businesss. Like I said, I will get to pitching soon. Maybe this brief insight will tide you over. If not, piss off as I am tired and need to work early.

But now this "movie" on AMC has my attention. Not really. It is most likely the worst western I have ever seen.