Scholarship table
Wow, I'm very concerned for Benny. Being able to mimic Myron Medcalf's writing so closely implies an oncoming case of dementia.
So the fire Ron Roenicke drum beat seems to be getting a little louder. I think that would just be throwing the baby out with the bath water, but it got me wondering, what can a manager really do? Firing the manager is page 1 of the shake things up play book, but I just don't see that happening, nor should it, so what could RR (or any manager in the same position) actually do to have any sort of meaningful impact in the team?
Funny thing how RR goes from leading COY candidate to hot seat in a mere 2 weeks.
If anyone is to blame it is Melvin...not RR. The Brewers organization from the top down doesn't have the depth of talent that it needs. Baseball Prospectus ranks it 29th out of 30. That's why they have to plug in not quite good enough free agents in the bullpen, and at first base.
We made the jump out of the cellar in farm rankings? That's practically noteworthy after such a long run at the bottom.
Another W for Kershaw. How many wins does he need for MVP consideration?
I have a bridge that I'll sell you if you think Ryan Braun slumps because of a thumb injury and that it's just a coincidence that he's played through injuries prior to being caught using PEDs and still raked, yet now a thumb injury is going to take him from a .330, 35-40 homer guy down to .275, 22 homer guy. But hey, it's not the PEDs, it's the thumb.
More lying from the Brewers huh wades???http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/274538181.html
When he's a career .280 hitter averaging 20 homers a game for the rest of his career I hope you continue to think his hand is the reason for it and it had nothing to do with the fact that he was using PEDs. That will be hilarious.
If his hand is so bad then he should've had the surgery that could have helped him while he was suspended for the final 60 games of last season plus the entire off season. If it's not bad enough to do that surgery, then quit using it as an excuse every time you go into a slump.
If it's that bad let's see when he's back in the lineup. Personally, if it's bad enough that he dipped from a .310 career hitter that averaged over 30 homers per game to now a .273 hitter struggling to reach 20 homers, then why is he playing at all? That must be a pretty serious injury. And if it is now suddenly worse and has somehow extended beyond just the thumb and into the hand, then he should be shelved for the year. Instead, he will be back tomorrow, because in reality he just isn't performing so suddenly he needs just one day off to reset. That seems to have worked throughout the second half of the season for him really well, so might as well keep doing it. Wait...
Don't change the argument. The debate has always been about this year. Not his career.There is a difference between "a reason" and "an excuse."So earlier you said it was about the PEDs and not an injury.But now you seem to admit that the injury was the reason, but you are banging on him for trying to play through it. Whatever.
But yeah, why would I ever doubt Ryan Braun? He would never lie. Ever.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y4yKCVrfzaUThis is the first time I've listened to this since he was officially suspended. This is truly unbelievable. How anybody could possibly stand up there and say that to anybody, let alone go on national TV and say those things, is well beyond me.But hey, if you want to believe Ryan Braun, by all means don't let me talk you out of it.
In discussing the situation earlier in the season, Braun said different experts had been consulted and possible surgical options discussed but none provided enough of a guarantee that the issue would be corrected. So, he has tried to play through it while using various forms of padding on the bat and in his batting glove.What medical school did you attend, and how long ago was it you examined Braun? You spew this crap like its fact, but you have absolutely no friggin clue what you're talking about. Why play at all? Well, maybe because that's what the a brewers pay him to do. Maybe the trainers and doctors say he can play with it if he can deal with the pain. Maybe because .280 is exponentially better than sticking Logan Schaefer out there. There are plenty of reasons not to shut it down completely. But, as usual, you throw these medical opinions out there, with no actual knowledge of the situation to support your theory that the entire Brewer organization is in on this elaborate ruse, to support your argument than Braun simply cannot hit if he doesn't use PEDs.
Let me know when he starts to hit without PEDs
Check out his numbers from the first couple months of this season, and let me know how those look. You can sign me up for a .950 OPS any time. Apparently he decided to stop taking PEDs on June 1st for some reason. Seems logical.Good job trying to run from your ridiculous unsupportable arguments as usual though.
I think he is already in consideration. Right now I think it goes to Stanton, but Kershaw is lurking.
So wait. You just quoted an article saying he looked into surgical options after being suspended last year. This is a chronic injury. Something still affecting him to this day, over a year later. So he wasn't hurting to start the season? And now he's slumping so the hand is why. If it's a chronic injury, it was bothering him when he was playing last season, he looked into options to have it fixed when he was suspended, chose not to because the options may not have helped anyways, but the chronic injury...went away for a few months to start the year? And reappeared? Man. That's unlike any chronic injury I've ever heard of before.
As usual your willful ignorance is on full display...you think maybe a chronic issue might get worse after a few months of playing 25 games a month than it would be after a few months of resting. Of course you do. You're just not man enough to admit it.But let's assume your right...how exactly do you explain the .950 ops for that first third of the season? Had to be taking PEDs, right? If he was? Why did he stop? If he wasn't, why did he stop hitting?BTW, you obviously don't know anything about chronic injuries. Do they rise and fall? Why yes, of course they do. I'm out. Continue to make your stupid arguments that in order to make sense, not only require Braun to have taken PEDs for the first two months of this season only, and then stopped, but also that the entire Brewer organization, beat reporters, media etc. play along with the whole fake thumb injury story.
Hope not. Having a player that only impacts a team every 5 games as a MVP is a sham. Even more of a sham giving it to a DH.