September in August

So its not nearly time yet, but I think that I can safely say that your Milwaukee Brewers season is over. At 10 and 1/2 games out of the division, and over half that out of the wild card, we can say goodnight. Here are some good points to an otherwise shitty season.

The Prince.
This guy has shown that he is not just a masher. Better OPS, and on pace to break his personal RBI record, Fielder has shown that he can hit and should hit for a lot of years. Throw in the fact that he leads the bigs in RBIs and you have a great DH in the AL. Under contract through next year, I would expect to trade him for prospects. Preferably pitching.

The Hebrew Hammer.
Though he is not slugging his way to a second ROY trophy in three years, this guy is and will be a beast. As one of only a couple Brewers to consistantly produce this year, you can only say that he is living up to all of the potential everyone thought he had. His contract is a faily low dollar amount, and he like being BMOC in the Brew City. Hello new Robin.

YoGo.
Finishing what he started in 07, this guy should be locked up right away. He works fast, throws strikes, and hits the occasional homer. What else can you say? Young pitchers like him dont come along all that often. Yes, he has issued a bunch more walks than the rookie season, but look at the K numbers. Enough said. He just needs to get deeper in games more often. And pitch less walks. See how I did that there, thats a joke.

40 year old tween.
Best player in baseball not on steroids. You know that when the Onion writes an article about you, they have to be right. The guy is old, and having the best season of his carreer. This season in Milwaukee, he defines clutchiness. He will make a lot of money next year, but not with the home team. Its really too bad.

Coffey like women.
Effective and consistant. Who wouldnt want this guy filling up the eigth, and maybe the seventh too, this year? And at 28, he is pretty young as far as good pitchers go. He has an ERA under 3 even after 5 months of baseball, and he is not a closer. Thats not too shabby. As a free agent after the season, I would give him 3 mil for three years. Afterall, its the only good java you gat at the ballpark.

Fat third baseman.
Yes, I said it. He makes all of us with a few extra pounds to spare think we can be good at something sometime. Sure he misses some routine plays around the bag, but come on. This is the #5 hitter of the future people. The guy is making 400,000. His kid has cerebral palsy. He deserves the money. But really, he can play third, second, probably first, and maybe the outfield. And he hits home runs.

Thats all I have in me right now. Maybe more later...

Easy Pickins

Haven't done this in a while for multiple reasons. This isn't one of them...

Why does the daily rag offer this up as a reason to print(online)? With the paper letting go multiple writers why is this something to write about? I would think that a band of monkeys could write a title and let the commentariat say what they thought. They can pay the monkeys cigarettes. Everyone loves a smoking monkey. They do pay a full time food critic by the way.

Welcome to the future of journalism. Don't you think that some of the people who were fired would have been happy to go out to ask people about who has the best bread? They would have a job at the very least. And that's not even my problem with this...

3 readers, I ask you a question. Maybe more than one question. Do you go to an eatery for the bread? And if you do, why do you order food from the menu? Do you go to a restaurant because you think that the free bread, or other free shit, is the best part?

But back to the fish wrap. This has become a mainstay of these cats. Here are some examples in link form. I will admit that it is an easy way around paying people. But I would like an article, written by a person, to tell me what I should think.

Two and a half Days of Nothing

After traveling the Internets-less wastes for a while, here you go...

The best damn show on TV.

From our own local daily...Chopper's Dad.

I cant even think of anything funny about this one...

I have only dreamed of watching one of these.
Patience.

Article for geeks.

Its like music to my eyes.

AAAA

The reason I use 4 of the A's is because there really isnt a replacement. That is, someone who will not give up a shit ton of runs without recording an out. Everybody's favorite darkhorse for a breakout season has been pu...sent down. But unlike Barbaro, I hate seeing that, he will not be shot in front of thousands of people on TV. Back to the 4 A's. A 4A player is one who does well enough at Triple A, but went sent to get a cup of coffee, does not pan out. Former Brewers include Ben Hendrickson. So who are the options...?

The first is obviously Seth McClung. While not the 4A I am talking about, he seems the best suited for the job. The problem with that is the hole it makes in the bullpen. Who do you bring in when it is the 4th and you need a guy to go more than 1? Charlie V, not the Buck playing for a contract, has been used a lot. When it hits the dog days of August, he will be tired, and will not play well if he is the only long guy. Bad things happen when the bullpen is tired, and the bullpen gets you to the playoffs. So we have these guys...though I am not an expert.

This is the guy I would get up in a hurry. Tim Dillard has played well in Nashville, and with those numbers, you would expect a 4.5-4.8 ERA as a starter in the bigs...conservativly. Better than ManPar's 7+, but not great. And would most likely tax the bullpen the same way.

Who they did bring up is this guy. Chris Narveson has done decent out of the pen in Nashville. Lots of innings, good B/K ratio. And since there are a bunch of off days, it says that there will be a bulpen start in the future. More bullpen tax.

This guy has been up before, and done well. Mike Burns in 4 innings in the bigs has been decent. And with the AAA record, has shown that he can get AAA players out. Once again, lots of innings and good K/BB. He can start, but also fill in for one of the bullpen starts previously mentioned. Not to mention the WHIP is pretty good...meaning great in the minors for a starter. So we go deeper...

There have been cases where the team has had a need, and brought up a AA player for a spot start. See Chris Saenz. 1 and done. I was at thiat game. AA options are...

Since number one pick Jeremy "I get high to enhance my performance by ripping bongs" Jefress is not at all ready, we have one good option. Chris Cody maybe? Why not...? Numbers good. Pitch count good. And we dont know his name, which is always a good thing.

All in all, with days off as the original article said, 1 start is needed on the 27th. With off days any of these guys can at least do some damage to an opposing line up. Dont you think?

Cliche: Welcome to the Jungle

Nerds would not survive.

If I was a ninja, I would be ensconced.

For those of you who communicate online.

What a great way to spend the day with your kid. Maybe not.

For the picture, a caption..."I AM PC, but smaller."

This is the best time waster I have ever seen.

The Program Is Good

Today, when Macha did not but in the ninth, I was OK with it. You see, when you have a plan, and stick with it, odds are it will work over time. Yes, it failed today but will work over the course of a 162 game season. Remember...marathon ladies, not sprint. 1 loss will not hurt you until September, and taking 2 of 3 from Hotlanta, aka the dirty south, will not hurt.

Obviously there are other factors at play. Manuel the suck Parra pitched another gem. I have talked about him in the past. And while I wont think about that, let us look at the relief stylings of one Charlie V. Not the Buck who played for a contract. Overuse is the key here. I know that he may be the best unknown releif pitcher in baseball, but stringing him out there for three days in a row is bad. Yes he can pitch multiple innings, and yes he came up as a starter. Hastnt everybody? He most likely was tired, and with other options in the pen, was not the best choice. Give the a guy a pass for a bad day, and he will surley make you happy you did so.

please note that I do not nickname the manager yet. that is because he is good.

2 Out of 3 Isnt Bad

Yarrrr, they're drivin me nuts.

If you need a cost effective alternative.

More free shit, or too much time on your hands.

Sound effects.

I cant even tell you how cool this is.

I like the original better.

Beginning of an Era?

According to Brewers Guy, Bill E. Hall will be riding the pine for the weekend series in Atlanta. Thus completing the Hall experiment and the beginning of the Mat Gamel experience. Good move. I didnt like to see Gamel rotting away on the bench while Hall was showing all of us what it really means to try hard and fail.

In recent weeks, Hall hasn’t hit righties or lefties. He has five hits in his last 59 at-bats (.085).

Thats pretty bad. And I will happily give up a few air mail parcels to first in favor of someone who actually knows how to hit.
Note to Bill E. Hall apologists out there: Do you think that he has been given a fair enough shake, what with moving all over the diamond the past couple years? Doesnt matter. He has sucked for 2 months, and letting a #1 prospect waste away is a federal offense at worst.

Painful

Watching Manny Parra pitch is like rubbing one out with a cheese grater. Slightly amusing, but mostly pretty agonizing. After striking out the side in the first, I said to myself that he looked as good as he had all season. I should have knocked on wood. With that patented deer-in-the-headlights look on his face, he gave up 2, 3, and 5 runs in consecutive innings. Wow. I dont think Soupcan has done that yet this year, and going into the season, everyone thought he would have been the one to do it.

The problem seems to be that as soon as a runner gets on against him, he loses it. Flat out gone. He apparently has the "stuff" to be a great pitcher, but the whole million dollar arm 10 cent head thing is happening. I can begin to think of a way to get him back on track, because runners are going to get on against him wether or not he gets sent to the bullpen or even to AAA. Im not saying I am giving up on him, because he is pretty young and like I said, he has the "stuff." If by stuff you mean a giant bag of suck in his back pocket.

And even if he was demoted or sent down, who replaces him? McClung? With the bullpen as overtasked as it is with Suppan, Looper, and Bush already, you probably dont want to have one of your middle releivers pitching 5 innings and turning the game over. It would be even harder to keep those arms fresh and ready if that happend. There isnt much in AAA either. Sure, some of the numbers are decent but remember that it is mostly against players not good enough for the bigs but good enough to have a job. Trade? I doubt that Mustache is willing to give up either more money or more prospects for a frontline type of starter. I really dont want to hear more of that Peavy crap, though it would be nice. Maybe there needs to be more fighting in the dugout.

The truth is, you cant give up on the arm he has, but it is getting really hard sticking with it after the gem of a season he has put together so far. Now back to my cheese grater.

caption at a local blogsite: "does something stink in here?"

Brooms are for Everyone

Sorry for the lack of shit...I have been suffering from a week long hangover. Anyway, here is why you come here...

Tom Cruise hates Oprah.

You people make no sense.

Application?

Fun with history.

Seizure waiting to happen.

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