Brewers Ink Abe "The Babe" Nunez, Rest of NL forfeits 2008

The Milwaukee Brewers sealed their 2008 campaign with an NL pennant this Monday, as the NL GMs held a joint press conference to concede the NL championship to the Brewers following their blockbuster signing of Abraham Nunez, most recently of the Philadelphia Phillies.

"I mean, what the fuck are we supposed to do, sign some sort of Abe Nunez clone that we've been developing from the DNA procured from a hairbrush he discarded in the Shea Stadium clubhouse in 1992?" asked Mets GM Omar Minaya Monday afternoon. "It's not like that's even feasible. Besides, he'd only be like 16. I mean, we locked up Endy Chavez last week, but he's no Abrham Nunez. Come the fuck on! We might as well just sit this one out, and let Abe and Brewers represent the NL in this year's fall classic."

Minaya's sentiments were echoed by Cubs GM Jim Hendry Monday afternoon. "With Nuney expected to start every game at thirdstop this year for the Crew and bat both third and fourth every game, it's like, what the fuck is the point? We don't need to contribute to his record breaking season. Point taken, Brewers, you win!".

Fans on popular fan site brewfan.net seem just as excited about the move. Frequent poster Brewerfan82's comments are a typical example: (Monday, Jan 28 2008) Brewerfan82: "With 3rd and Short locked up for '08, I could see the Crew making a move for A-Rod."

Many fans echoed concerns about wasted tickets and empty summer nights, but other fans have already resigned to the fact that the Brewers would have gone 162-0 regardless of the decision this afternoon. Baseball fan Nick M. of Milwaukee, WI seemed excited about the news. "If it means I don't have to watch the Brewers until the World Series, I'm on board. I can't stand the Brewers, even with Abe Nunez."

Yikes

High Comedy

This just in: Brewers can't field for shit

Baseballthinkfactory.org named Bill Hall as well as the entire infield in a piece about the worst defensive players last season based on their defensive formula (DRS - Defensive Runs Saved). While only Hall and Weeks were the worst at their positions last year, Braun would have won with another 7 weeks in the bigs, and Fielder and Hardy (!) were very close. Jenkins had the benefit of being in the Carlos Lee division, which is like trying to win a Gold Glove against an entropy-dissolving black hole. What's more, should the Brewers call up Matt LaPorta before Jason Kendall skips town, it's entirely likely that the Brewers could field a team where each defensive position is manned by a player that is woefully below league average (assuming Hart moves to center). I suppose this is the only way to accumulate talent in a city like Milwaukee, but Christ, this will be infuriating to watch.

"Big Dan" Jacobson Not a Fan of Notre Dame, Jesus; Big fan of Belvedere Vodka

Jacobson (above) Shown Crying During Apology

Mr. Meiz Rumored to Be the Now Infamous Dan Jacobson.

Sorry. I've never really liked "Big Dan" Jacobson, and I thought we could all use getting that last damn picture of Atari fucking Bigby off the top of the screen.

Atari earns approval from Chucks; Norris, Cecil - hardy handshake from Gabe Kapler

Bigby's punishing hitting this week has earned him some serious respect from the master of the spear, the roundhouse kick, and a ball player who is good at taking "vitamins"

Sorry to bump the other great threads but this great weekend had to be capped off by a great picture. Go Pack Go!!!!!

I cannot yet decide which act is cooler

It's been a pretty cool weekend.

Welcome to Lambeau, New York Bitches!

And, much to my chagrin:


Expected high on Sunday: 7 degrees.

Link to Cameron video fixed

Just don't take Brown out with you, buddy.

Correction on Earlier Report: Brewers Mistakenly Sign R&B Superstar Seal, Thought to be CF Mike Cameron

Tough break for Melvin and the Crew.

Sorry, every time I look at Cameron I see this guy. I couldn't help it.

Brewers Agree to 1-Year Deal with Mike Cameron

Link to injury video. Certainly not for the faint of heart.


Thoughts? He's out the first 25 games of the year, so we're gonna have to figure out when exactly to start the transition to (presumably) move braun to left, but on the whole, I'm ok with the deal because of the defensive upgrades.

I'd also like to take this opportunity to poll the rest of you about your thoughts to Doug Melvin's continuing efforts as Brewers GM. Obviously, as Melvin was rebuilding the team from the shambles in which he received it, he did a fantastic job. He picked up guys like Davis, Podsednik, Kolb, Grieve, Branyan, Turnbow, and Wise out of thin air. Further, he made uber impressive trades: Podsednik, Sexson, and Overbay come to mind. However, as time has passed, I'm beginning to think that Melvin's not 'A wartime consigliere'. There has been some clear attrition in the success of Melvin's major league moves - the Linebrink trade, Suppan's deal, the Davis trade, and every move this offseason not involving David Riske. I believe he still deserves some praise for remaining adamant about keeping Fielder, Braun, Weeks, Hardy, Hart, Gallardo, and Villanueva, but those decisions are practically no-brainers, especially for a small market team like the Brewers. Likewise, not every trade he makes is going to be Richie Sexson for the 2004 Milwaukee Brewers, so maybe we're just regressing toward the mean after some early success.

Can the Brewers find success despite some of the more questionable moves Melvin has produced in the last two years? Are the moves Melvin's fault, or do you suspect Attanasio is forcing action behind the scenes? Overall, obviously I think Melvin has been outstanding for the organization, but there have certainly been some decisions in the last 24 months that have not necessarily been in the best interest of the long term prosperity of the club.

**Editors note: Sorry Skip, I'm border than you and beat you to the punch. I'll add your thoughts in the comments.

To answer Condescendy

I will attempt to answer Condescendy's question with pictures and a complete team analysis
First up is the running backs

Morris and Alexander aren't terrible but Grant has been the best RB not named LT over his streak of starts

The Big 5 easily outclasses the Seahawks average 4 although the Packers secondary will have there hands full

In terms of coaching I know Holmgren has a lot more playoff experience but I think McCarthy and his staff will have the Pack more than ready. So this one breaks even with maybe a slight edge to the Seahawks.

The D - Lines match up pretty well and the Seahawks pass rush looked wicked last week. But I have to give a small edge to Kampman and the boys with the rest.

As for the rest of the Defence I would have to give the edge to the rested Packers with a healthy secondary.
I think we all know who has the edge at QB, hopefully Favre doesn't come out too amped up though
Well I guess the Seahawks do have an offical mascot which might be considered an edge.....
Athough I think we know where this is going......
This picture pretty much shows what the Packers should do to an inferior team on Saturday

J.D. Roth Picks Seahawks Over Packers

J.D. Roth seems to echo the popular sentiment that the Seahawks will defeat the Packers on Saturday, though the Packers are pretty sizable favorites. Why does everyone seem so pessimistic about this game?

Who do you all think will win?

All Grown Up

Complete domination. That describes Wolf's performance tonight.

Place all American Gladiators discussion here.

I feel bad that this post overshadowed the Brewers posts, but it just had to happen. Sorry.

Brewing a 25 man Crew

All this talk of opening day and 20 game packages has me thinking

who is actually going to be on the team in April?

Will Doug Make another major move? Who do you think will be on the 25 man roster?

What will their roles be? How long untill Randy Choate is out on the street?

Talk about it here.

Brewers 20-Game Packs - Opening Day Tickets

For those who are unaware, we are planning on buying 20-game packs to get Opening Day tickets. We will be doing the Fan's Choice Package, where we can pick any 20 games for the entire season. We will be buying Terrace Reserve tickets, which are $200. As far as I know, there is no limit to the amount of Marquee Games that we can purchase. I don't know if Marquee Games increase the price of the package, nor do I know if there is some sort of ridiculous $5000 service charge/tax on the tickets. Regardless, here are the games we are planning on getting:

1) Friday Arpil 4 (SFG) - Opening Day
2) Saturday April 26 (FLA) 6:00
3) Saturday May 10 (STL) 2:45
4) Saturday May 31 (HOU) 6:00
5) Sunday June 1 (HOU) 1:00 - Ryan Braun Bobblehead
6) Friday June 13 (MIN) 7:00
7) Saturday June 14 (MIN) 6:00
8) Sunday June 15 (MIN) 1:00
9) Saturday June 21 (BAL) 6:00
10) Saturday July 12 (CIN) 6:00
11) Saturday July 26 (HOU) 6:00
12) Sunday July 27 (HOU) 1:00
13) Monday July 28 (CHC) 7:00
14) Tuesday July 29 (CHC) 7:00
15) Wednesday July 30 (CHC) 7:00
16) Saturday August 9 (WSH) 6:00
17) Saturday August 23 (PIT) 6:00
18) Friday September 26 (CHC) 7:00
19) Saturday September 27 (CHC) 12:00
20) Sunday September 28 (CHC) 1:00

The Marquee Games are in bold. There is an additional Marquee Game, a Thursday afternoon game on July 31 against the Cubs, but we won't be getting that. If we get charged more for the Marquee Games, the package will probably cost $300. The resale value on many of these games will be much higher than the face value. An additional benefit of getting the 20-game pack is that we'd have priority for tickets if hell freezes over and the Brewers make the playoffs.

Anyone interested in joining this venture should indicate so in the comments section. If anyone thinks that we alter the games in the plan, we are welcome to suggestions. Ideally, we will make the purchase next weekend or the weekend after. I will want money in advance from people.

Is there any precedent for Marquette changing times on basketball games?

Fuck. Me.

S-UGA-R Bowl

Why no bowl talk? The Badgers better take care of the Vols today. Let's get some bowl predictions going here, eh?

Enough about Boise State already. This game in NOLA should be the best of the day, and I can't wait to see the Dawgs matchup against this arena team. Colt is going to be introduced to a swarming SEC defense and a punishing ground game. Knowshon is nursing a bad ankle, which could be a problem, but unless the Dawgs decide not to play (ala the WVU Sugar Bowl and last year's Peach Bowl against Va. Tech) there is very little chance the Rainbow Warriors will pull this out. Richt has those guys buying into this game as a springboard to an '08 national title run.

Dawgs 38
Bows 20