2007 Vent Thread, Part 5

[trwi7]

Bill and Brian:

 

We understood the first 500 times that you guys think that Luis Castillo will help the Mets a lot. We have heard both of you say that he is a gold glove winner. Now listen to me say shut the hell up, I don't care about Luis Castillo.

[endaround]

Luis Castillo=expensive Rickie Weeks. Rickie Weeks was sent down to AAA.

[LS Brewer]

On the CBS Gametracker, there is a feature called Glogger. For this game, there must be about 5 Mets fans posting their thoughts on their own fantasy baseball teams.

For future reference, if you are a stranger, I don't want to hear about your fantasy baseball team! No one cares about your fantasy baseball team but you! Most of us have a fantasy baseball team but we don't feel compelled to share the minutiae of our fantasy baseball team! Keep it to yourself! I believe I speak for most people.

[Brian the Automator]

http://www.ics.uci.edu/%7Eeppstein/pix/uci2/Anger-m.jpg

 

 

[yfinn6]

I'm going to vent about JJ's defense. It cost the Brewers today and a few times this season. Before he came up and into his rookie season all I heard about was how he was a phenomenal defense shortstop. This season he's looked pretty bad, what gives?

 

Is he really not as good as was expected, bad year, or what. He's pretty sure handed on the easy plays, but he should be - he's a Major Leaguer for Pete's sake.

 

When he has to move around it seems like he has all kinds of troubles, and maybe it's just magnified because when he does make errors they're usually key points during the game. Or maybe it's magnified because he's hitting like crap again.

[adambr2]

We just lost yet another series, this one at home. Our starting pitching has stunk this year. The bullpen, awful right now. We are an absolute joke trying to muster together a clutch, late hit.

 

We're now an atrocious 34-41 since our big 24-10 start. That's completely unacceptable for this team, it's an okay run for the 2003 Brewers. Not these Brewers. 13 wins in our last 40 road games. 13.

 

The schedule the rest of the way is tough. Is there anyone right now, based on something other than complete homerism, that thinks we still have a chance to win this division? Is 82 wins going to be too much to ask?

[trwi7]

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/ATA/25452BP~Angry-Posters.jpg

 

 

[SeriesFinale]

To quote Rluz:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/SeriesFinale75/Sinking_Ship-1.jpg

[brewmann04]

HOW Many Series in a row have this team lost?

[bklynbrewcrew]

This team is done. I really cant see this slide ending. The team looks completely lost in every facet of the game. The offense never scores after the second or third inning and they never ever get clutch hits. As far as the pitching is concerned other than Gallardo, Parra, and dare i say it Shouse who is pitching even remotely competently? I see no sense of urgency and the team looks lethargic and without any confidence whatsoever. Then you have Estrada and Yost fighting in the dugout. I am sick and tired of hearing the same old stupid quotes from Yost. This team looks like they have packed it in and how can anyone be confident in any way that the season wont end with a complete an utter thud? I cant even imagine what Mark A is thinking right about now. He must be pissed off as can be.

[brewmann04]

Adam it seems like that what most of these fans Predicted 82-85 wins but who knows what will happen we still have almost 2 months of Brewer baseball left .

[naivin]

If there was really a God, how would he allow anyone to be a Brewer fan?

[SeriesFinale]

The Brewers are about to be in second place, 7-6 now with a man on and Lee at bat

 

The Cubs can come back from being down, way down...we're exactly the opposite, both game and season-wise

 

Ugh

[adambr2]

The only thing that could make this day worse is the Cubs coming back from down 7-1 to win and take sole possession of first place. The Phillies are up to the task. Now 7-6 in the 8th, Cubs threatening.

[WisconsinSportsRule]

I really don't know what to think anymore. I thought we would be able to right the ship, but I can't see it anymore.

 

Oh, boy....

[adambr2]

Whew, the Phillies are going to hold on. I guess I'll take the small victory today of still somehow being in first place. That's about all we have to cling to right now.

[trwi7]

I guess I'll take the small victory today of still somehow being in first place.

 

Except the Cubs are in first place.

[Nearsighted Views]

I'm too hot to vent.

[adambr2]

Technically we're both in 1st. Yes the Cubs have the percentage points, but if the season ended today, it would go to a tiebreaker game. 0 GB each. If it comes down to it, MLB would never let a game not be played that would have factored into deciding something in the race.

[1992casey]

adambr2, percentage points trump games back.

 

But in the case of a situation like this, you wouldn't be facing a tiebreaker…yet. You'd have one team finishing out its schedule first.

[tigerbrew]

He's definitely been vociferous (along with veteran members of the team) about the Brewers playing their own game and not panicking and pressing (which is something a young club needs to hear), but that doesn't translate to apathy or a devil-may-care attitude from Nedley.

I think Ned (or the veteran players) shouldn't be babying the young players. The young players must be fully aware of the Cubs and learn to excel under pressure. The players must be tougher and more determine to succeed.

 

Looks like it's not young players that can't handle the pressure, but instead it's Ned and some veteran players.

Edit: quote from SeriesFinale

[Ennder]

adambr2, percentage points trump games back.

 

But in the case of a situation like this, you wouldn't be facing a tiebreaker…yet. You'd have one team finishing out its schedule first.

 

If somehow one team had 2 games missed and couldn't make them up for some wierd reason it would still require a tie breaker I'm pretty sure. The two teams are tied for 1st right now.

[adambr2]

Well who is in first is really nothing more than a conversation piece on our part. But let's say this was the end of the season, we were 86-76 and the cubs were 85-75. Yes the Cubs would be percentage points ahead, but the season would never end like that. Like Ennder said, they would hypothetically still require a tiebreaker. But MLB wouldn't go there. They'd make the Cubs play their last 2 games even if they had been cancelled. If they won 'em both, they'd go. Lost 'em both, we'd go. Split, 1 game tiebreaker with us.

 

Like I said, it's really nothing more than a conversation piece on our part because it's not going to come to that. If the Cubs get 1 game cancelled without a makeup date and finish the season 1/2 game ahead of us, they don't win the division just yet. They're playing that missed game. If they didn't, conspiracy theories would run wild, that's for sure.

[1992casey]

Exactly, adambr2. Nobody's going to allow the playoff picture to be affected because a team hasn't finished its 162 game schedule.

 

The really funky stuff happens early in the season.

 

Examples:

 Standing W-L Pct GB
1st place 6-1 .857 0
2nd place 10-5 .667 0

Standing W-L Pct GB
1st place 10-5 .667 0
1st place 6-3 .667 1

Standing W-L Pct GB
1st place 6-2 .750 1/2
2nd place 10-5 .667 0 

[PeaveyFury]

Our pitching largely blows.