Archives for the 'baseball' Category
Brewers: New Reliever?
Whew, the Brewers are close to deal with a solid veteran David Riske. I thought they were a bit too quick to sign a catcher after Estrada left but this gives me hope.
Brewers 2008 Draft
I was reading some comments on the Linebrink trade when I came across a great quote:
… the Brewers will now have 5 of the top 75 draft picks in the ‘08 draft thanks to the Linebrink and Cordero signings.
Strat-o-Matic
I have decided to buy a Strat-o-Matic team for Sporting News’ 2006 game.
I’m currently in last place but I have having a lot of fun trying to figure out the intricacies of the game. Think of it as Dungeons and Dragons for the baseball fan. You draft a team with 80 million dollars and the [...]
Linebrink to the White Sox?
I guess the Brewers are losing another valuable (more valuable since the Cordero loss) reliever. Scott Linebrink is heading to the White Sox.
We gained some high draft picks since Scott was a Class A free agent but it looks like Turnblow might be sitting alone in the bullpen next year.
An interesting note…
Curt Schilling wasn’t [...]
Cordero a Red
<sigh>
The Milwaukee Brewers lost KoKo Cordero to the Cincinnati Reds. I’m not going to say whether or not Cordero was worth $46 million but it hurts that one of the keys to our success has just moved within the division.
Maybe Turnbow can return to his 40+ save season form. Although, I think the TV stations [...]