I started last Monday's thread and they won. Cubs AAA lineup below:
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Welcome back Brauny!
Aoki 9
Gomez 8
Braun 7
Weeks 4
Lucroy 2
Gonzalez 6
Maldonado 3
Betancourt 5
Estrada 1
Aoki 9
Gomez 8
Braun 7
Weeks 4
Lucroy 2
Gonzalez 6
Maldonado 3
Betancourt 5
Estrada 1
Word is the wind is really blowing out... Should see a bunch of HR's from both squads.
I am surprised to see Braun in the lineup today with the cold and the wind, but he couldn't pinch hit yesterday under the roof.
Had no idea this guy was pitching for the Cubs.
Maldonado with the 2 out double!!! Edwin Jackson already over 30 pitches....
4-0 after one inning good guys. Estrada 1,2,3 and Aoki with two hits in two innings. Is this the same Brewer team?
Ricky Weeks - not clutch over the last couple of days.
Fixed that for youquote:Originally posted by Cheezers:
Ricky Weeks - not clutch over the last couple ofdaysyears.
He may put up decent numbers by seasons end, but the box score does not paint an accurate picture of his perfomance.
Consistently fails to move runners.. This is why he needs to hit leadoff, where the K's don't hurt as much.. His OBP is high enough because of his walk and Hit by pitch rate is above average.
Consistently fails to move runners.. This is why he needs to hit leadoff, where the K's don't hurt as much.. His OBP is high enough because of his walk and Hit by pitch rate is above average.
his OPS with the bases empty is 1.433, with RISP, .167. That is also 12 and 5 AB's respectively, so it is meaningless.
Last year, which was a horrible year, it was .757 and .737. 3 year average is .816 and .782.
I'm guessing your generality is tied mostly to his horrible year last year and a meaningless sample this year (acutally better RISP in 2012 than 2011...).
I do agree though, unless he starts to hit again like 2010 (which he could have hit third for about anyone), he belongs 1st or 5th. Since Aoki should probably stay leading off, and we don't have Hart or Aram, Weeks works his way into a different part of the lineup.
Last year, which was a horrible year, it was .757 and .737. 3 year average is .816 and .782.
I'm guessing your generality is tied mostly to his horrible year last year and a meaningless sample this year (acutally better RISP in 2012 than 2011...).
I do agree though, unless he starts to hit again like 2010 (which he could have hit third for about anyone), he belongs 1st or 5th. Since Aoki should probably stay leading off, and we don't have Hart or Aram, Weeks works his way into a different part of the lineup.
I don't care if they go 1-161, at least Bush does not pitch for them anymore.
Bullpen implosion continues. Doesn't seem to matter who is pitching.
pitching into save situations 
Oh goody...then Ax can come in!
Sooooo glad we addressed that 1st base issue...
if only they had a first basemen to play first
And I will complain about the Brewers, but only because I love them. I happen to have Weeks, Aoki, YoGa, Loshe, and Ax on my fantasy team.
Just get frustrated with the repeat mistakes and collapses...from a blow-out to a nail-biter in one inning.
Just get frustrated with the repeat mistakes and collapses...from a blow-out to a nail-biter in one inning.
Whew. 
picked up Henderson a couple days ago. Just wild enough to be a closer IMO.
I want to ride on derp's train
Tom @Haudricourt 3m #Brewers put LHP Chris Narveson (finger) on DL. Manager Ron Roenicke indicated position player coming.
Please let it be Morris!
Please let it be Morris!
DFA Yuni, this staff probably needs another pitcher just as much
"DFA Yuni, this staff probably needs another pitcher just as much"
This guy strongly disagrees.
http://www.grantland.com/story...keri-ranks-mlb-teams
"The extra pitcher the Brewers decided they had to have gave them a 13-man staff. That is, in analytical terms, Bonkerstown. Let's forget for a moment that 12-man staffs are already excessive, that inevitably the 12th man is some scrub who does little more than sop up empty innings when the score gets out of hand. That the days of the ace pinch-hitter have all but vanished, leaving teams with two or three situational relievers who can succeed only in very specific circumstances and in very short bursts, with few to zero useful bats available in reserve as a result. That carrying gigantic pitching staffs is even worse in the National League, where having a pitcher's spot in the order requires a deeper and better bench, one populated by players who can actually hit, field, and run. The real killer in all this is that it's April, the month that offers a day off in each of the first four weeks, with little to no wear and tear on the pitchers' arms yet because, you know, it's April. That the Brewers set up their roster this way on purpose is infuriating and flabbergasting.
A manager who chooses to run his team this way may well give away a few more games this season, if his future tactics are equally savvy. But Sunday's game underscored the deeper problems that plague this team, and that make me want to stab myself in the eye for not ordering a blitzkrieg on Brewers Under 80½."
This guy strongly disagrees.
http://www.grantland.com/story...keri-ranks-mlb-teams
"The extra pitcher the Brewers decided they had to have gave them a 13-man staff. That is, in analytical terms, Bonkerstown. Let's forget for a moment that 12-man staffs are already excessive, that inevitably the 12th man is some scrub who does little more than sop up empty innings when the score gets out of hand. That the days of the ace pinch-hitter have all but vanished, leaving teams with two or three situational relievers who can succeed only in very specific circumstances and in very short bursts, with few to zero useful bats available in reserve as a result. That carrying gigantic pitching staffs is even worse in the National League, where having a pitcher's spot in the order requires a deeper and better bench, one populated by players who can actually hit, field, and run. The real killer in all this is that it's April, the month that offers a day off in each of the first four weeks, with little to no wear and tear on the pitchers' arms yet because, you know, it's April. That the Brewers set up their roster this way on purpose is infuriating and flabbergasting.
A manager who chooses to run his team this way may well give away a few more games this season, if his future tactics are equally savvy. But Sunday's game underscored the deeper problems that plague this team, and that make me want to stab myself in the eye for not ordering a blitzkrieg on Brewers Under 80½."
not insane, but this is a young pitching staff and Ax is a dumpster fire. I wonder if they were unsure of Lohse's ability to go more than 5 for a couple games. They do have an off day once every week in April, so a 12 man staff should do fine as long as the starters can go 6 occasionally.
Still need to DFA Yuni and his bad mojo.
Still need to DFA Yuni and his bad mojo.
quote:Still need to DFA Yuni and his bad mojo.
Do we even have a suitable replacement in the lower levels? I don't even know who is left down there any more.
hundreds of them
Chris Narveson@sleep_trick3h
Unfortunately I sprained my middle finger while warming up my last outing on Saturday...will come back stronger though #dedication #roadbump
Unfortunately I sprained my middle finger while warming up my last outing on Saturday...will come back stronger though #dedication #roadbump
Win over the Cubs. Nice to see Henderson hang through a long 9th. Listening to Euck on the call while at work reminds me of my youth and him on the call in the Bangers age of the 80's.