2014 Discussion Thread

BUCKnation · Post #281 » by **BUCKnation** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 5:09 pm

Aaron It Out wrote:Christ I called that like 2 or 3 years ago. I wish I could find the thread, but I'm pretty sure it was a GT. Kind of sad that the Brewers weren't able to pick up on that.

Yeah, I think a lot of people were thinking that is what he was doing when he started to struggle.

NeedsMoreCheese · Post #282 » by **NeedsMoreCheese** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:38 pm

I have no idea why the brewers wouldn't have been able to figure that out. Didn't some opposing teams guys even say something about it last year?

trwi7 · Post #283 » by **trwi7** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:52 pm

Player postgame interviews: Yeah, we hit him hard because he's tipping his pitches.

Brewers coaches: Yeah, well that's like their opinion, man.

NeedsMoreCheese · Post #284 » by **NeedsMoreCheese** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 4:29 am

trwi7 wrote:Player postgame interviews: Yeah, we hit him hard because he's tipping his pitches.

Brewers coaches: Yeah, well that's like their opinion, man.

I swear if you had posted a link i would have believed those to be direct quotes without even clicking. Because thats pretty much what i remember.

blazza18 · Post #285 » by **blazza18** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 6:01 am

Yea twirly's spot on. I recall that being said at some stage last season too.

NeedsMoreCheese · Post #286 » by **NeedsMoreCheese** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 9:42 am

blazza18 wrote::lol: Yea twirly's spot on. I recall that being said at some stage last season too.

i think it was the very beginning of the season. For some reason I think it was the Rockies. I'm not sure if that was the first series of the season but it seems like it was.

Post #287 » by **humanrefutation** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 4:28 pm

How doesn't the team notice that he's tipping his pitches? That's just absurd. They should have figured that out earlier than anyone.

trwi7 · Post #288 » by **trwi7** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 11:36 pm

Passan previews Brewers season. Spends most of it talking about Braun.

Kerb Hohl · Post #289 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 2:48 am

He thinks the Brewers think they are contenders?

I mean, they know they have 6-7 good hitters so I wouldn't be absolutely shocked if they were in the Wild Card hunt late (wouldn't ever predict it though), but I think the Brewers not spending means they think their window is not this year.

trwi7 · Post #290 » by **trwi7** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 6:37 pm

OT: Cubs mascot is already having some fun.

Spoiler:

There are several more on Deadspin that I can't post here.

NeedsMoreCheese · Post #291 » by **NeedsMoreCheese** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:30 pm

nice

BigDee · Post #292 » by **BigDee** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:41 pm

very funny.

blazza18 · Post #293 » by **blazza18** » Wed Jan 15, 2014 10:10 pm

Saw the csn news segment one on deadspin. Couldn't stop laughing.

Kerb Hohl · Post #294 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 5:26 pm

Brewers are heating up talks with Mark Reynolds. He kinda crosses the barrier of "hating strikeouts is overrated" thing but I wouldn't hate it. I like the power/platoon theme but we are way too right-handed and assuming Francisco stays around as the 1B/3B platoon guy, the defense is horrendous on the corners.

Turk Nowitzki · Post #295 » by **Turk Nowitzki** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 8:12 pm

I really don't want to watch Mark Reynolds play baseball.

PANDEMONEUM · Post #296 » by **PANDEMONEUM** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 11:39 pm

what lineup order do people want to see ?

segura, gomez, braun
ramirez, lucroy, davis
reynolds, gennett, pitcher

is the only bench spot open at SS ?
do we have anyone lined up ?
maldonado c/1b, francisco 1b/3b, weeks 2b, schaufer of.....ss ? bianchi ?

Kerb Hohl · Post #297 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 11:48 pm

You always need a backup catcher but Maldonado shouldn't be doing much at 1B. He can't hit.

PANDEMONEUM · Post #298 » by **PANDEMONEUM** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 11:57 pm

how does our pitching staff look ?

sp : Lohse, Gallardo, Peralta, Thornburg, Estrada

mid : Smith, Fiers,

close/setup : Kintzler, Henderson, Hand, Figaro

? --> Blazek, Burgos, Torre, Santos, Gorzelanny, Hall, Hellweg, Nelson, Pena, Shackelford, Wang <-- ?

others ?

PANDEMONEUM · Post #299 » by **PANDEMONEUM** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 12:09 am

Kerb Hohl wrote:You always need a backup catcher but Maldonado shouldn't be doing much at 1B. He can't hit.

ok, so no more Catchers at 1B.

EDIT

r u sure ?
r we going to be sure mid way through the season if Francisco and Reynolds are going for the strikeout record ?

trwi7 · Post #300 » by **trwi7** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 2:22 am

PANDEMONEUM wrote:how does our pitching staff look ?

Mediocre at best.