tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20755638.post1673629021023963431..comments2023-10-28T04:06:59.629-05:00Comments on Plaisted Writes: Is This Heaven? No, It's MilwaukeeMike Plaistedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18184502941014520240noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20755638.post-26924980138158503362008-10-04T23:36:00.000-05:002008-10-04T23:36:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20755638.post-69771685738673911712008-10-03T20:35:00.000-05:002008-10-03T20:35:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20755638.post-48681787634416062252008-10-03T18:20:00.000-05:002008-10-03T18:20:00.000-05:00Sorry, guys. The Doug post didn't get in my e-mai...Sorry, guys. The Doug post didn't get in my e-mail -- probably because of vugarity spam filter. <BR/><BR/>As for the Brewers, I'll be yelling my lungs out tomorrow night from the proximity of the third-base dugout and hope for the best. At least we didn't lose 2 at home, like the Cubs.<BR/><BR/>Right now, the team seems in over its head, starting with Sveum. They will actually be rebuilding next year, at least the starting pitching.<BR/><BR/>This may be our only chance for a couple years.Mike Plaistedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18184502941014520240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20755638.post-70478708911759387342008-10-03T18:04:00.000-05:002008-10-03T18:04:00.000-05:00OS: good points, all. I imagine, though, that your...OS: good points, all. I imagine, though, that your polite rebuke of Doug is probably too subtle for him, so I'll add: Doug, your comment is equal parts despicable and incoherent, but either way reflects only on you.William Tyrolerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964907089960326249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20755638.post-21331323553465031072008-10-03T08:41:00.000-05:002008-10-03T08:41:00.000-05:00I suppose god is in favor of rants like yours, Dou...I suppose god is in favor of rants like yours, Doug. Me thinks god would be jst a littled pissed.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Tyroler: The biggest issue, aside from everything else you presented, is the Brewers are a very unpatient team. Opposing teams know this. Witness Corey Hart's flailing at the plate this past month.<BR/><BR/>Hart was a notorious first pitch swinger most of the season. Teams finally figured this out and began starting him out with sliders, low and away. Next thing you know the count is 0-2 and Hart is in defensive mode.<BR/><BR/>Now, pitchers are throwing first-pitch strikes because Hart has been laying off the slider. He's completely confused.<BR/><BR/>The entire team looks confused.Other Sidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20755638.post-3731080296085395862008-10-02T21:20:00.000-05:002008-10-02T21:20:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20755638.post-16054114429797358092008-10-02T10:17:00.000-05:002008-10-02T10:17:00.000-05:00It is a good post ... but that won't stop me f...It is a good post ... but that won't stop me from being the skunk at the garden party.<BR/><BR/>This is not a good team; not, anyway, if you measure competence by ability to compete for a championship. Long and short of it is that the time-tested adage remains true: defense wins championships, and in baseball that means defense up the middle. Generally speaking, the Brewers are sub-par defensively, but they're especially deficient at 2nd base. Last night, Weeks' defensive lapse wasted a gutsy performance by the pitching staff and cost the Brewers any chance of winning the game (and, for that matter, the series). That's nothing new. Cameron, supposedly stalwart in the field, misplayed a ball that even recorded as a hit, should have been caught. <BR/><BR/>No surprise, really, that defensive lapses were decisive; that's the way it's been all year. (And not just up the middle.) Nor that they couldn't put the ball in play when they needed to. Poor as they are defensively, their offensive droughts are equally problematic. I went to a game in May and was stunned at how they consistently tried to pull everything. Didn't matter if it was junk, or low and away. And they were still doing it yesterday. And they'll do it today -- because that's the way they're all hardwired.<BR/><BR/>If Sabathia can't shut the Phillies out today, the Brewers are likely to be swept. What about next year? Well, they lose their 1 & 2 pitchers, Sabathia & Sheets. And they still can't field and they can't hit. Could be another long dry spell.William Tyrolerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964907089960326249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20755638.post-73694797861907698022008-09-30T21:36:00.000-05:002008-09-30T21:36:00.000-05:00God, the anony posters here are really infantile.....God, the anony posters here are really infantile.......Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619571757825615442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20755638.post-59142911524337738192008-09-29T19:24:00.000-05:002008-09-29T19:24:00.000-05:00Another great post, Mike. I've only been a Wiscon...Another great post, Mike. I've only been a Wisconsinite for 10 years but immediately become a Brewers fan, if for no other reason than it gave me -- a lifelong White Sox fan -- reason to hate the Cubs more. I watched the video of Braun's homer just now and still get chills. <BR/><BR/>Let's beat the Phils, and then get back to sniping about politics. ;)Prosqtorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06342261051433865570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20755638.post-48569190794412714712008-09-29T18:17:00.000-05:002008-09-29T18:17:00.000-05:00Yes, he was lying to us for dramatic effect...it's...Yes, he was lying to us for dramatic effect...it's par for the course for the left. <BR/><BR/>Obviously we all know Mike is closer to 65 than he is his "early 20's."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20755638.post-53041591255420851792008-09-29T18:08:00.000-05:002008-09-29T18:08:00.000-05:00So this wasn't you, you stupid jerk? http://plaist...So this wasn't you, you stupid jerk? <BR/><BR/>http://plaistedwrites.blogspot.com/2008/05/take-me-out-to-ball-game.html<BR/><BR/>Were you lying to us all?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20755638.post-57447343064387652872008-09-29T16:01:00.000-05:002008-09-29T16:01:00.000-05:00Mark Simons was one of the first people I thought ...Mark Simons was one of the first people I thought of as the confetti streamed down. I could see him from my seat in the second deck, taking it all in. He's a great ambassador for the Brewers, and a heckuva nice guy to boot. The "Ricky Room" is a bit eccentric but if Steph's OK with it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20755638.post-47012414999122488002008-09-29T14:23:00.000-05:002008-09-29T14:23:00.000-05:00That wasn't me, you stupid jerk. But, thanks for ...That wasn't me, you stupid jerk. But, thanks for asking.Mike Plaistedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18184502941014520240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20755638.post-83445324380529815972008-09-29T14:17:00.000-05:002008-09-29T14:17:00.000-05:00You said: "I have never had a bad time at a baseba...You said: "I have never had a bad time at a baseball game." <BR/><BR/>Did you have a good time when you were kicked out for physically espousing your political views during our national pastime in front of hundreds of horried and disgusted fans? <BR/><BR/>http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=750431Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20755638.post-45998398930243589612008-09-29T10:16:00.000-05:002008-09-29T10:16:00.000-05:00Terrific post, Mike.Terrific post, Mike.Tom McMahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999772646133246504noreply@blogger.com