SB Nation User Blog: Hyatt

Draft Coverage

Hyatt — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:04:58 -0000

Today is one of my favorite times of the year. The time to dream about the future. Because we have 6 picks in the first 62, this will be the time where we shoot up the BA rankings with proper dreaming. Here's how the mocks have us with the 16th pick:

Goldstien at BP: Jason Castro, C, Stanford

Law at Espin: Castro

Mayo at MLB.com: Castro

Callis at BA: Brett Lawrie, 3B/C (though also mentioned Christian Friedrich, LHP, Eastern Kentucky and Brett Wallace 1B/3B, Arizona St)

Haudricourt: lists 3 names that he's hearing: Lawrie, Wallace, and CT Prep SS Anthony Hewitt

McCalvy has not made a prediction from what I've seen.

Yost and Baseball Prospectus 2- Electric Boogaloo

Hyatt — Fri, 23 May 2008 18:09:11 -0000

as previously mentioned on here, Yost did an interview with BP. My personal favorite part...

DL: Ted Simmons is your bench coach here. How similarly do the two of you think about the game of baseball?

NY: Well, if you’ve ever talked to Teddy, you understand that his baseball education is--probably the best thing for me to say is that he’s got a master’s degree while I might have a junior college degree.

I agree whole heartedly nedly. Here is the rest of the interview:

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=7565

An Interview with Ted Simmons

Hyatt — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:03:27 -0000

BP took 5 minutes to talk with Ted Simmons about his life, the hall of fame, and our favorite topic, stats analysis (BTW, does everyone else remember when Tobias Funke refered to himself as a combination analyst and therapist, known as an analrapist?). anyway, here's an excerpt.

DL: How does the game differ on the field?

TS: I think it has changed dramatically with the statistical analysis that’s come about and applied itself at the major league level and at the minor league level. You have a whole group of people who have identified, and recognized, statistical trends that are directly applicable to the field. Whether it’s offensively, pitching, or defensively, there are applications that exist now because of the ability to convey information quickly — things you can take on a daily basis and apply in a game. There’s no question that’s been the biggest change.

DL: Have you adapted well to the statistical revolution, or do you view yourself as more of an old-school baseball guy?

TS: I think that dinosaurs die hard, and they die fast. If one doesn’t take the best of the objective perspective, and the best of the subjective perspective, and incorporate the two into one place — however one has to do it — if you’re not prepared to do that, you’ll soon be out.

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/unfiltered/?p=871

I can't wait for him to take over as manager.

Brewers once again are inspecting ass for free tickets

Hyatt — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:42:05 -0000

http://www.myfoxmilwaukee.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=6368144&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1

I hope you were able to get down there for your exam. I just hope they don't get Gagne to do it. Have you seen the size of that guy's fingers? No wonder his change is so wicked.

TOO MANY JOKES... MUST HOLD BACK ON SOME...

alright, one more...

It's too bad they aren't having pap-smear day, you know the ladies would be lined up around the block at the thought of JJ Hardy working down there.

MLB.TV Blackouts

Hyatt — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:55:26 -0000

Anyone who has MLB.TV has experienced the blackout policy's wrath. I for example can't watch the crew when they play Houston on MLB.TV even though I live in a completely different TV Market (Dallas). Well, someone has created a petition to have that reviewed. If you want to sign it, go ahead. I couldn't get the HTML to work, so below is the link. Maybe we can all make this world a better place through it.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/end-mlbtv-blackouts

Saturday Lineups

Hyatt — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 16:18:33 -0000

Brewers Giants

Weeks- 2B Davis- CF

Gross- CF Velez- LF

Fielder- 1B Winn- RF

Braun- LF Molina- C

Hall- 3B Durham- 2B

Hart- RF Castillo- 3B

Rivera- C Ortmeier- 1B

Counsell- SS Bocock- SS

Parra- SP Correia- SP

I don't think there is a more fun first name to pronounce than Eugenio Velez. You Hay Neo. So fun

Anyway, The crew is giving the red hot Kendall a day off and bringing the little wind-up toy in to give JJ a chance to reflect on his .059/.059/.059 line. Gametime at noon, so GO CREW!!!

Espin Predictions

Hyatt — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:48:22 -0000

ESPN has published their predictions for the season, and only 5 of the 19 that have put their predictions online have the Brewers making the playoffs:

Jona Keri, Kieth Law, and Peter Pascarelli (I'm pretty sure he can't absorb our powers) have chosen the Crew for the NL wild card.

Pedro Gomez and Nate Ravitz have chosen the Crew to win the division.

EVERY OTHER COMMENTATOR HAS CHOSEN THE SCRUBS.

No other Central team was chosen to win anything.

In addition, Amy Nelson (who?) and Pedro Gomez have chosen Prince to win the MVP.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/preview08/news/story?page=08expertpicks

Kevin Everett Reportedly Walking on his own

Hyatt — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:46:30 -0000

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21326668/

This is amazing. The guy was essentially on his death bed after a horrific trauma. You gotta hand it to the medical technology on this one. They can do more than make penis pills. Great news for that young man, now if the Bills coulda only beat the Cowboys...

The Eagles are Jerks

Hyatt — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:30:58 -0000

After the Eagles were up 42-21, they passed 13 times, and rushed 12. You are up 21 points. There is absolutely no reason to pass at this point. Even after they were up 49-21, here is the sequense for their next drive (a 28 point lead is in hand at the end of the third quarter):

1st and 10, Shotgun formation, McNabb short right pass to Kevin Curtis for 5 yards.
2nd and 5, Shotgun, McNabb pass incomplete short middle to Buckhalter
3rd and 5, Shotgun, McNabb pass incomplete Deep left to Curtis

Why are they still throwing it? Is running it up a necessity? Seriously, Karma is going to get you for that one Eagles.

By the way, I'd like to thank McNabb and Westbrook for giving me fantasy wins this week. I hope the Karma takes you down on a week where Marvin Harrison goes huge for me.

Pats lose a pick

Hyatt — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:56:32 -0000

According to espn.com, the punishment has come down for the Pats:

The NFL slapped Bill Belichick with a maximum fine of $500,000 Thursday night; fined the Pats $250,000 and will take away their 2008 first-round draft choice if they reach the playoffs; or second- and third-round picks if they do not qualify for the playoffs.

While this is huge, I feel it's not big enough. I really wanted to see them lose multiple picks for this indiscretion. A first rounder does hurt, but it really doesn't say, "we are going to pound you into the ground for cheating." I've liked Goddell's moves so far, but this seems like he came down light.