tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20947972.post4102879667147271029..comments2023-08-11T10:44:15.397-05:00Comments on BRASS League: More on Mike CameronOther Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20947972.post-35482435450267057822008-01-14T10:21:00.000-06:002008-01-14T10:21:00.000-06:00As a Brewer fan I'm slightly mixed on the signing....As a Brewer fan I'm slightly mixed on the signing. I realize the runs saved are most likely huge, but I will premise that with that most were expecting Braun to not improve at third. I found that slightly ludicrous and not a bit insulting to a professional athlete.<BR/><BR/>I watched the Brewers game in, game out. Braun could get to balls just fine. He had a problem with his throws. That seemed entirely correctable to me via repetition and coaching.<BR/><BR/>All in all, the Crew will be much improved because of this deal over the long haul of the season.<BR/><BR/>In the playoffs (darn right, we'll be in the Playoffs and not you Cub fans!) I think they're going to be highly susceptible to the better RHP that they might meet: Peavy, Webb, Lowe, Billingsley, maybe Schmidt, Pedro, etc.<BR/><BR/>Plus, I wonder at this offense- they're just going to try and bludgeon opponents. Once again, over the course of the regular season I think this will work, but in the playoffs there comes a time when you have to get just one darn run. This whiff-prone club is not set up to generate runs without the chick-diggin longball.<BR/><BR/>The one thing that may be the biggest boon to the clubs is the revamped pen: the Crew should stop blowing so many late leads now thanks to the Riske/Torres additions.<BR/><BR/>btw...when does Vargas get traded? The Crew have waaaaaaay too many pitchers and Parra needs to learn in the bigs ala Chuck Newhouse. Earl Weaver would be proud.mlentzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03820687997050676862noreply@blogger.com