MLB Thread Number 3, 2007

BYH, all points well taken. And you're right. I don't understand how savvy baseball people could acquire a Mark Redman, plug him in and expect him to succeed. Craig Wilson, I was wrong about. Figured he'd do all right.

You're going to be better (certainly in the long run) and cheaper by bringing up a kid from the farm system to be the No. 5 starter. Redman, Wade Miller and Sidney Ponson have proven it in spades. Whitey Herzog had a term for stiffs in this phylum. These Guys Will Get You Fired.

It's been a while since I've seen a pitcher nuked quite the way Redman and Macay McBride were in Boston on Saturday.

 

Last week was a bad one. They're two up, one down this week.

For long-time Brewers fans, the collapse in May '87 after the Brewers were 20-3 is the perfect storm you compare any slumps to. By this point in May '87, the Brewers had already fallen from five games up on May 1 to three games out on May 23. The Brewers actually fell below .500 around the All-Star break that year, but played great in the second half to get to 91 wins.

This is nothing in comparison.

 

Brewers-White Sox Series would be great. They'd be pulling their hair out at ESPN.

 

Wade Miller shouldn't be grouped in with the Ponsons and Redmans of the world, because he once had really good stuff. His arm is dust now though. I still wouldn't be shocked if he had a out-of-nowhere good year as a NRI for some NL team in '08 or '09.

Redman's a complete stiff. Every manager he's ever played for has come to the conclusion he's lacking in the guts department.

 

You didn't hear? A Brewers-White Sox World Series would be preempted by Fox for a re-airing of the Varitek-ARod game from '04.

 

I have no idea why they don't match the Brewers and White Sox for at least one interleague series. The Central divisions play each other this year and there's no Brewers-Sox series. A real shame.

Those series were fun back in the Brewers' AL days because both sets of fans legitimately did not like each other. You'd see some fights at County Stadium when the Sox rolled into town and vice versa I'm sure.

Back in his Sox days, Harry Caray baited the Brewers fans way back when, wanting to sing Take Me Out To The Ballgame at County Stadium -- probably around the time of the South Side Hitmen -- and the Brewers told him to go fuck off. Bill Veeck loved the Chicago-Milwaukee rancor, having worked in both cities.

Bob Uecker paid an only-from-Uecker tribute to Caray for that for when he did the song at Wrigley a few years ago and sang, "root, root, root for the BREWERS!" and damn near caused a riot amongst the Old Style-fueled drunken ones at the Friendly Confines.

I really had no reason to hate the Sox since they were in the AL West, but God did I/do I hate them. Chicago-Milwaukee rancor rules.

 

In all seriousness...Bob Uecker calling the final out of a World Series win for the Brewers would be off-the-charts awesome.

 

fixed

 

Uecker is no Hawk Harrelson.

And for the sake of the rivalry, Bubs, I hate you. Screw the Brewers.

 

Are you being serious? Or just trying to get Bubbler's goat?

Uecker is hilarious, and he's suffered with that team almost as long as Bubs. He (Uecker, that is) should get to call a World Series before he joins Mr. Belvedere.

 

They'd air it. They'd just have a graphic listing all of the ex-Yankees who played for the Brewers.

Jon Miller: Ooh! Gerald Williams ... what a keeper the Brewers got when they pried him from the Bronx in the late 90s.
Joe Morgan: The Brewers have one of the best bullpens in baseball, but I still bet they miss the consistent 5-plus ERA of Luis Vizcaino, who now wears the pinstripes.
Jon Miller: Did I mention that the Milwaukee Braves beat the Yankees in the '57 World Series?
Joe Morgan: Thanks great, Jon, but let's talk about what Brian Cashman is thinking right now. Three words ... Hideki Irabu Jr.! We really don't know if he's really Hideki's son or not. According to ESPN insider Steve Phillips, Hideki Sr. was digging around in his vacuous belly-button to dig out some fabric softener-sized lint and a full-grown child popped out. We don't know if he reared it or tried to eat it, but according to ESPN insider Steve Berthiume he might be ... hold your breath now ... he might be the next ... oh I can't believe the pressure I'm putting on this kid ... the next Dennis Rasmussen.
Jon Miller: Whoa! That's some high praise. Hey! Should we put on Charlie Steiner's Aaron Boone home run call from the '03 ALCS?
Joe Morgan: I thought you'd never ask. During the next inning, we'll revisit that weird-ass elbow hitch I had in my stance and my on-base percentage. For those who don't know, I'm kind of a big deal when it comes to getting on base.

 

I would expect nothing less.

Go fuck yourself and try not to take a cap in the ass at Comiskey, you south side piece of shit!