Wish we were run like the Brewers.

by seattlesundevil on Aug 1, 2007 10:01 AM PDT

Seriously - if the front office could just take a few cues from that of the Milwaukee Brewers, we would all be so much better off.

Calling up Ryan Braun when it was apparent that the team needed an offensive boost was a great move. Putting him in the three-hole of the lineup shows that they trust their younger players in key situations and what has he done since his promotion? .330/.394/.657 yea.

This isn't just a rant about how good that move was, but also this today..

The Milwaukee Brewers sent slumping second baseman Rickie Weeks to the team's Triple-A farm club in Nashville.

Right-handed pitcher Scott Linebrink was placed on leave after the birth of his first child, the team said Wednesday.

Pitcher Elmer Dessens was recalled from his rehabilitation assignment at Nashville and infielder/outfielder Joe Dillon was brought up from Nashville after Tuesday night's game with the New York Mets.

Weeks was hitting .212 with five homers and 19 runs batted in 75 games. Dillon was batting .317 at Nashville with team highs of 20 home runs and 73 RBI.

WHAT!? They had a slumping player up with the major league club but he was cold? Oh? AND you have a better option down in AAA? Uggh, this just shows the polar opposites of front offices in the major leagues and it saddens me.

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yep...

this team is absolutely doomed to mediocrity and failure until there's new ownership in place.

It's been this way since this organization was sold ... and its not going to have a chance of changing until its sold again.

by MfaninAlaska on Aug 1, 2007 10:27 AM PDT 0 recs

Oh...

You think that these clowns don't know what they're doing?

That there isn't firm leadership in place, that there are conflicting mandates?

That these guys are behind the times in player evaluation?

That these guys want to hoard their prospects but never want to use them?

Gee. What makes you think that?

by rtang on Aug 1, 2007 10:32 AM PDT 0 recs

The mariners

are still living off of 2001, as if that's reality, when it was more like a dream come true. They lucked into that (well, it wasn't all luck).

by chrisisasavage on Aug 1, 2007 10:48 AM PDT 0 recs

Not to mention...

..that the last home game of last year had free admission for everyone, as a gesture from the Brewers to their fans. Doesn't make up for everything Brewer fans had been put through, but it's a nice touch.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Aug 1, 2007 10:52 AM PDT 0 recs

Go Brewers

I'm rooting for the Brewers to win the Central so bad. They deserve it, as do their fans. And they have a great run organization. And seriously, who wants to see the Cubs and their ridiculous spending do well?

by phil333 on Aug 1, 2007 10:55 AM PDT 0 recs

Wait

you don't want the Cubs to win?! They got Lou, and he has to add something like 50 wins, or something.

by chrisisasavage on Aug 1, 2007 11:04 AM PDT up 0 recs

I was at Wrigley for the Cubs/M's series

their fans are pretty retarded and extremely annoying. I have no respect for that fanbase.

Not to mention after EVERY pitch, Soriano in LF looks back and waves at fans, winks, smiles, and swats at butterflys (k, I made the butterfly part up..but who does all that shit!?)

I can say I hate that team, largely because of its fans

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Aug 1, 2007 11:08 AM PDT up 0 recs

Firken butterflys, grrrrr

by chrisisasavage on Aug 1, 2007 11:12 AM PDT up 0 recs

Oh and the fans are weird too

those in LF chant "right field sucks!" and those in RF vice versa...and those in CF just sit there and say nothing. Very odd

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Aug 1, 2007 11:16 AM PDT up 0 recs

The cubs can burn in hell

if I hear another thing about how good the cubs are my head might explode. The real story is the Brewers. How can't you love that team?

by Edgar for Pres on Aug 1, 2007 11:09 AM PDT up 0 recs

I'm pissed...

How the media is turning the Brewers into the bad guys in the chase for the central. Reminds me of the 2000 ALCS when ESPN desperately wanted a subway series and then of course 01 when the Yankees were "Americas team".

by Robert on Aug 1, 2007 11:15 AM PDT up 0 recs

Yea, they really need to stop selling themselves..

off as the underdog, no team that spends 300 million in the off season is the underdog. Just a bunch of overpaid under-performers with a jackass fanbase.

by Eldukey on Aug 1, 2007 11:21 AM PDT up 0 recs

Yeah the coolest thing about the cubs

is the Ivy and Lou. Besides that, they are basically the Knicks of baseball.

by Edgar for Pres on Aug 1, 2007 11:50 AM PDT up 0 recs

Uh huh

And Geoff Jenkins and Tony Graffanino are everyday players for the Brewers. And the Brewers are overloaded with MLB ready prospects.

Also, Richie Weeks is not Raul Ibañez. He's a young no-pop middle infielder, not exactly the same thing as a veteran LF coming off a career year. It's pretty easy for the Brewers to kick him to the curb.

The M's isn't brightly run, but let's not get into this habit of pointing out other org's good moves and only their good moves, and acting like the Mariners are the only team in MLB who make bad personnel decisions.

by Gomez on Aug 1, 2007 10:57 AM PDT 0 recs

You Mean

Like the Dodgers who are still running Nomar out there everyday?

by MfaninAlaska on Aug 1, 2007 11:01 AM PDT up 0 recs

::Nomar reads post::

::Nomar's groin tears::

by Limerickx on Aug 1, 2007 11:14 AM PDT up 0 recs

This is true

but the Dodgers, despite their continuous giving of playing time to Nomar reducing Betemit's time in the process, found a way to get one of their better prospects into the minors in Loney. PLUS, they have been using Kempt and Ethier in RF, giving two of their better prospects a significant amount of AB's during a pennant race. Yes, they've kept Nomar in the lineup, be he's our version of Vidro/Raul.

by Trent on Aug 1, 2007 12:10 PM PDT up 0 recs

At least Nomar's shown signs of life in July

by Jeff on Aug 1, 2007 12:16 PM PDT up 0 recs

I have a hard time believing he would drop off

that fast and lose all power yet maintain most of his periferals.

by Edgar for Pres on Aug 1, 2007 12:18 PM PDT up 0 recs

Richie? Ibanez?

by Jeff on Aug 1, 2007 12:26 PM PDT up 0 recs

Nomar >> Ibanez as hitters

and Sexson's power is still kinda there.

Ok I just looked at the numbers. Ibanez and Nomar's declines are pretty similar. Sexson's still looks like its all because of low BABIP which is a little different.

by Edgar for Pres on Aug 1, 2007 12:50 PM PDT up 0 recs

At Least Raul Showed signs of life in

June.

:-}

by MfaninAlaska on Aug 1, 2007 2:54 PM PDT up 0 recs

I remember that

day

/Mitch Hedberg

by Jeff on Aug 1, 2007 3:05 PM PDT up 0 recs

Jenkins is a platoon

player, not a straight up everyday player.

Weeks is considered one of their best prospects, albeit very injury-prone. Since he's part of their long term positional plans along with Hardy, Hall, Fielder, Braun, I don't believe they're kicking him to the curb.

visiting A's fan.

by rfloh on Aug 1, 2007 12:08 PM PDT up 0 recs

What Doug Melvin

has done with the Brewers is just amazing.

he has 2 players left on the brewers since he took over 4 years ago being Ben Sheets and Geoff Jenkins. He knows how to retool and he isnt afraid to make moves to free space for talent. Trading Overbay gave way for Fielder and got him Dave Bush(who was alot better than i thought he could be last year even though he is struggling this year) and Gabe Gross who has proven to be a solid situational player. I love every move this guy makes, and I especially love how he stood up to Yost in bringing up Braun and letting Braun play even though he has made errors. Defense was the only reason he was in the Minors to start the year.

I love my Brewers but they will always be #2 in my heart behind my M's

What would Spiez do?

by Kirby on Aug 1, 2007 6:58 PM PDT 0 recs