Saj, I don't think you were clear enough. Do you think the Pirates will do well this year?
MILWAUKEE BREWERS
Pitching: I forgot Ben Sheets went 6-7 last year. And he's their ace. As talented as Sheets is, if the ace of a mediocre-at-best team is below .500 in an injury plagued season, they probably underperformed. The Brewers, however, seem to be an improving team, and their young pitchers are a reason why. Sheets, Capuano, and Dave Bush, though they combined for a one-game-under-.500 record last year, should all improve in 2007. The addition of Jeff Suppan gives them a pitcher that can hover around .500 as well.
The Brewers' bullpen is a complete mess. They brought in Francisco Cordero to be their savior in the 9th inning, which is kind of like bringing in Isiah Thomas to revive your struggling business. The rest of their pen is loaded with guys stiffer than Wayne Newton's face, including Derrick Turnbow, who apparently had his arm heal after a "Rookie of the Year" type season in 2005.
Hitting: There are a few pieces to like in the Brewers lineup. Richie Weeks and Prince Fielder make up a young, talented right side of the infield. (Prince Fielder is younger than me, that SOB.) Unfortunately, the young Prince hurt himself running a 60-yard-dash, which was about as predictable as Sean Hannity making no sense on a social issue.
There are other pieces to the puzzle that can do the job, like Koskie, Hall, Jenkins, Estrada, and Grafanino. The problem is this team has little power and little speed beyond Fielder and Weeks.
Miscellaneous: Every aspect of this team is average to below average. Except one thing... The sausage race!!!
Pirate-related Ridiculous Proposition Bet: Odds on the Staush winning the most amount of races this year - Exactly 5:1.
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Why the Isiah hate? The Knicks are only one game out of a playoff spot!!! And you know he'd have the edge in Detroit-- he did bring them two championships and all.... So what if he ruined countless lives and wasted hundreds of millions of dllars. He'll be in the playoffs this year, while Larry Brown is busy preparing for the lottery, and trying not to end up in a hospital bed! KNICKS BABY!!!
Some quick advice, Stop comparing the ages of up and coming pro athletes to yourself. It will drive you nuts. You've gone pro, thats enough...
Well, if you are gonna compare yourself to a player, might as well figure out who was born the same day as you, and just follow their career arc: http://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/birthdays.shtml
Why is the only "ethnically" represented sausage wearing the leiderhosen, and why aren't there any women represented? They should have a female bun waiting at the end of the race.
Friends, let us not forget the chorizo.
No harm intended to the meat of my Portuguese brothers.
A FEMALE BUN WAITING AT THE END OF THE RACE!! Df, that works on so many levels! Okay, maybe only one level, but it's the only level that counts.
I don't have the desire to completely rip this post to pieces, I just wanted to make one point:
"The problem is this team has little power and little speed beyond Fielder and Weeks."
Bill Hall had 35 home runs last year. Corey Hart has consistently been near the top in SB in his professional career. Please at least look at a stat sheet before writing up a team.
Right you are. Well played. Hall's a solid player who I think had a career year. Maybe I'll be wrong.
Corey Hart was 5 for 8 in stolen bases last year and 2 for 2 the year before. You carefully worded your comment with "professional career" and I understand what that means, so let's just wait until the 6' 6" frame proves he can swipe bags on major league pitchers and catcher.
I also appreciate your lack of desire to rip the post to pieces, as we'd always come back to a particular statsheet that you no doubt want to ignore: The Standings. (The Brewers finished the season 12 games under .500.)
I understand how fans of all teams get optimistic for their team before a season. That's normal and nothing to be ashamed of. Indeed, if EVERYTHING broke right for the Brewers, they'd be an 84 win team tops, which is exciting for fans who otherwise count on their amateur teams to excite them. However, everything doesn't break for any team these days. So enjoy another fight for mediocrity.
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