SB Nation User Blog: MadJimiBrewha

Turnbow Expectations

MadJimiBrewha — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:07:14 -0000

After coming across Turnbow's name in the SI article on Attanasio, I got to thinking what my expectations are for him in the future.

My very first impression was the true comeback story. Something along the lines of Turnbow pitching decent enough in AAA to allow himself to be included on the 25 man roster for the p-offs. You know what I mean, the true "cinderella story" where he figures it out, makes his way back to the team, and does something spectacular to earn his place in Brewers lore. I believe this idea came from the fact that he hadn't had any glaring BB-loaded appearances, that I had noticed in recent memory, and that I generally want the underdog to succeed.

Being the semi-knowledgeable baseball fan that I perceive myself to be, I decided to check his recent stats to determine if he was in fact on the road back. The first thing I noticed was the 1 ER in the 4.1 IP from June 23 to July 9th, encouraging right? Sadly, then I saw his most recent outing on June 12th, .1 IP, 1 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 0 SO. That line has me a little worried that we may have seen the last of the Turnbow we love. I'm not sure if there is minor leauge pitch f/x, but I would love to find out what is going on with a pitcher like Turnbow. There are obvious times when Turnbow is lights out, but then there are those obvious times when he is more wild than a cricket on coke. Maybe dixie already has data on Turnbow that reveals what he does/doesn't do in his good/bad appearences (which I apologize if I'm not aware of it), but I would love to know what is going on. Anyway, my main goal throughout this rambling post is to get a pulse on everyone's expectations of Turnbow from here on out. Feel free to elaborate on your poll selection

Poll

What are your expectations for Derrick Turnbow?

Get off your rear and vote

MadJimiBrewha — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:32:33 -0000

You don't even have to get off your rear, you can just sit right where you are and VOTE.

There really is no excuse for not opening up the voting window and dropping Corey a vote or two...hundred. He still holds a lead, but it looks to be a tight race. You have until 4 p.m. central time today to get those votes in. I think I heard Jeff say he would streak the all-star game if we voted Corey in, right Jeff?

Jeremy Jeffress suspension up this Thursday

MadJimiBrewha — Wed, 14 May 2008 04:02:23 -0000

Jeremy Jeffress suspension up this Thursday

Hopefully the organization banned him from going to see the new Harold and Kumar movie.

Photographic evidence of Gagne's 2nd blown save.

MadJimiBrewha — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:52:04 -0000

Photographic evidence of Gagne's 2nd blown save.

Hmmm...one of these things is not like the other.

MadJimiBrewha — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:50:31 -0000

Hmmm...one of these things is not like the other.

Dunn is one big guy.

MadJimiBrewha — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:47:53 -0000

Dunn is one big guy.

Caught some Brewers BP before Tuesday night's game. I swear it looked like Sheets was hitting up...

MadJimiBrewha — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:46:09 -0000

Caught some Brewers BP before Tuesday night's game. I swear it looked like Sheets was hitting up Simmons on hitting advice the entire 45 minutes they were out there.

Parra's Workload

MadJimiBrewha — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:18:30 -0000

After another stellar outing by Parra yesterday I got curious about his past workload. Here are his yearly IP according to The Baseball Cube:
2002 - 49.2
2003 - 138.2
2004 - 73.1
2005 - 91.0
2006 - 86.0
2007 - 133.0

Assuming he is past his arm problems, it is conceivable that even if he makes the team out of spring training we are not going to have a full year of him. If you use this law of 30 that everybody was referencing with Gallardo, we probably shouldn't expect more than 160-165 innings. That being the case, what is the best way to distribute those innings or do we consider him a special circumstance that isn't bound by that 30 inning rule because he is older than Gallardo?

Poll

If limited by his IP totals, how would you prefer Parra's innings be controlled?

Spring Training Tips

MadJimiBrewha — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:55:44 -0000

Depending on how things lay-out, my friends and I are toying with the idea of driving down to Spring Training in Arizona the third week in March. I would appreciate if anyone could share with us any pointers, ideas, tips, or any other useful information we could use for the drive down and for our time in AZ. Anything goes, it can be local establishments you recommend to sights that should be seen, just about anything that come to mind. We plan on attending a couple games, at least one Brewer Game and one Cubs game (gotta keep the roommate happy) so feel free to recommend other teams events and set-ups that you recommend experiencing. Thanks for your input.

Yost Teaser

MadJimiBrewha — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:01:57 -0000

So over on the JS Site Tom gives us a little teaser of a "candid and revealing interview" he had with Yost that will be published in Sunday's paper. It covers the events of the final week of last season including the Pujols plunking, which Tom promises to reveal new information regarding. Should be an interesting look into the mind of Ned Yost...hopefully it won't be all rainbows and leprechauns. Anyone have any speculation as to what the new information regarding the Pujols/Fielder incidents will be?