May 2009
Making moves
Jody Gerut for Tony Gwynn Jr.
I like the trade alot. Gerut is a solid OF and should fit well in Milwaukee. He may take over the lead off spot someday, but for now he will make a great 4th OFer. I’ve always been a fan of TG Jr. He’s a solid player whose time will come to make the Bigs (if they haven’t already given him a spot). People can criticize what he’s done so far for the Brewers, but being the kid of one of the best ball players of all time, I’m sure he won’t disappoint.
Not so fast….
Is respect something you demand or something that is earned? Well since the Brewers haven’t played like the Red Sox, Cardinals, or Phillies in the past years, there is no demanding (notice I didn’t say Cubs?). I hear a lot Brewer fans talk about how the Brewers should be talked about more because they swept the Cards and took 2 out of 3 from the Cubs and why aren’t they the lead story on ESPN. There is no need for talk, the Brewers don’t need to be over emphasized. They don’t need to blown up this early in the season. As a loyal fan I feel they are doing well on the stage they are on right now. I’m one of those people who think that too much talk leads to little action.
Since we lost Weeks, I’m also a little leary about the next player who will fill his void. Gamel already showed he’s got a stick and a glove to take over 3rd. So that leaves Counsell, but at 38, I’m not sure if he’s cut out for everyday play. Hernan Iribarren just got called up and could possilbly be a savior, but I’ll give a few games first.
I’m fine with SportsCenter keeping the Brewer highlights closer to the end of the show, that’s usually when I watch anyway (Top 10 plays is all I have time for). So let’s not do any premature cheering until we are about 10 games over with a week left in the season.
Got him by the ball(s)
Numerous articles have been written about The Happy Youngster’s ball, yes the one that he didn’t have to give back to some Marlin’s rookie. I read numerous articles, all have been completely one-sided and actually ridiculous. Whether Happy had to give the ball back is one thing, but for him to ask some thing in trade is not out of the ordinary. He could have put up a big production and ran out of the stadium and all hell could’ve broke loose. Over what? A stinking baseball. A home run ball by a rookie. It wasn’t #62 or #756, it was a rook’s ball. He’s going to hit a few more. If it’s worth that much to him, what’s the big deal for what Happy asked? He didn’t ask for his unborn child or his soul for a ball! I don’t believe that there was any demanding involved. I’m sure he was just bs-ing with the him about other things and the guy was getting impatient. Quite honestly, I’m with Happy. I’m sure it was just an innocent request that was taken too far. He’s a baseball fan just like the rest of us, just adding a little bit more fanacticness (if that’s a word) to it.
Scratchin’ for a game
So the Brewers are almost 30 games into the season and I haven’t been able to catch one at the park. I live about an hour and half away from Milwaukee, but kids, no time, a new house and yeah a new house is surely keeping me from getting down to one. Well at least I’m catching them on TV. As I stated in a previous post, there is absolutely nothing like taking in games live. Perhaps I only need one game to wet my whistle and then I’ll be good.
Any way, how ’bout them Brewers? There are so many good things to talk about. Pieces of the puzzle are falling into place. It takes so many hitters to get hot, they might as well sit the first couple weeks of the season out. Like clockwork, each hitter in the Brewer lineup is coming around. Hardy is hot now, hopefully he can pick up the rest of the guys who have fizzled. The most important thing IMO, has been the middle relief. Probably the most underrated part of the game ever has been carrying the Brewers thus far. I say underrated because if you look at any middle relievers in history I can’t name a stud. I can’t think of a player’s baseball card that is worth over a 25 cents!
Upcoming games, Reds for two and Cubs for three at home. Let’s hope they stay strong and take 2 of 3 from the Chubs this weekend.
Speaking of baseball cards, since I’ve been 8, I’ve been a fan of them. I’ve collected for a few years and stopped once I decided to spend my money on booze. That was about twelve years ago though. Since I’ve moved boxes in the house I’ve found my baseball cards again and I’m curious to see what my cards might be worth. Something, I’ll probably save for a rainy day.
As for the “new” baseball cards, have a look:
“The cards, called Topps 3-D Live, are built with technology created by augmented reality company Total Immersion. All you have to do is download an ActiveX control from the Toppstown.com
Web site. Once it’s installed, you simply click on the appropriate
player, hold your card up to any webcam, and the player will appear to
pop up in 3-D on your monitor’s image.”
Alright, this is crazy! I think I need to check this out. My mind is going in the gutter real quick on with this one.
Check out the rest of the story here…pretty neat!
http://www.pcworld.com/article/160938/new_webcam_technology_turns_baseball_cards_3d.html
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