SB Nation User Blog: oconnobe

Braun and Company at the Mall!

oconnobe — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:59:43 -0000

Wow, our trip to Arizona got off to a great start last night! Since we are staying in Scottsdale and heard that Braun was going to be at the Scottsdale Mall promoting his t-shirt line, my wife and I thought we'd go check it out.

We were expecting a big crowd and only hoping to get a photo from afar and possibly wait in line for an autograph. We went inside Nordstroms and saw a table with Braun's t-shirts but no sign of any players. Thinking we probably missed them (especially since there were very few people around), we were a bit disappointed. Not long after, in comes Braun, Hardy, Hall, Derek Lee, Grady Sizemore, and Andre Ethier, all wearing the Remetee t-shirts! We were first in line, and they were super nice! We told them how we were huge Brewer fans and wished them good luck this year. Braun signed a baseball and a baseball card we had brought, and my wife had her picture taken in between Braun and Hardy. It was great, because there were so few people there and the players were so friendly.

Just wanted to share our experience. We are headed to the Brewers-Giants game in Scottsdale today.

Brewers on MLB Network

oconnobe — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:36:27 -0000

Tonight at 8:00 CST.

Most of the regulars did not travel with the team to Surprise, so it looks those with MLB Network (and possibly FSN?) can get a good look at the battle for the final position player spots on the roster. Lamb, McGehee, Gwynn, Nelson, and Duffy are all in the lineup.

CF Tony Gwynn Jr.
LF Chris Duffy
1B Casey McGehee
3B Bill Hall
RF Brad Nelson
DH Mike Lamb
C Mike Rivera
2B Hernan Iribarren
SS Alcides Escobar
RHP Dave Bush

Brewers on TV!

oconnobe — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 02:00:33 -0000

Brewers on TV!

The Brewers/Cubs match-up will be broadcast on WGN Saturday at 2:00, according to my tv listings. Suppan vs. Zambrano!

Hotel Suggestions in Phoenix area?

oconnobe — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:00:22 -0000

My wife and I are headed to Spring Training for a mini-vacation between March 28 and April 1. We are wondering if anyone out there has a good hotel suggestion for the Phoenix area. We went to ST a couple years ago and stayed in a budget hotel near Maryvale, but are looking to find a deal on a little bit nicer hotel this time around, even if it is in another part of the Phoenix area.

Thanks for any suggestions you might have!

Brewers were considering Dunn

oconnobe — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:52:12 -0000

Brewers were considering Dunn

MLB Trade Rumors writes that the Brewers were at one time considering signing Dunn to play RF and moving Hart to center field. I guess that puts a new twist on the Cameron/Cabrera trade talk awhile back. I don't remember anyone mentioning that possibility when the trade was being rumored. It would have added a second left handed threat in the lineup.

Bush Signs One Year Deal

oconnobe — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:38:41 -0000

Bush Signs One Year Deal

The JS blog reports that Bush has agreed on a contract, terms not yet known.

Hardy signs a one-year deal

oconnobe — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:10:30 -0000

Hardy signs a one-year deal

Per TH:

"The Brewers haven't officially announced it yet but the Associated Press is reporting that shortstop J.J. Hardy has signed a $4.65 million deal for 2009, avoiding salary arbitration."

Cameron to NY?

oconnobe — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:49:29 -0000

Cameron to NY?

A trade could have gone down overnight with Cameron going to NY for Melky Cabrera. Also heard it reported on ESPN this morning.

Sabathia 6th Year Rumor

oconnobe — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:19:50 -0000

Sabathia 6th Year Rumor

Newsday reports that the Crew may be considering adding a 6th year to their CC offer, according to a source "familiar" with the situation.

2009 2B, SS, and 3B Situation

oconnobe — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:49:33 -0000

What would be the most preferable combination of 2B, 3B, and SS starters for the 2009 Brewers, taking both offense and defense into account? I like the idea of Gamel at 3B and Escobar at 2B ... It would add another LH bat in the lineup, and Escobar's defensive skills would offset Gamel's lack of defensive skills. I would hate to move Hardy to 3B, only to have Gamel arrive shortly thereafter.

That's just my opinion ... Vote for your preference in the poll!

Poll

Vote for your favorite 2009 Brewers starting infield combination! (2B, SS, 3B)

Weeks, Hardy, Hall

7 votes

Escobar, Hardy, Hall

5 votes

Weeks, Escobar, Hall (trade Hardy)

3 votes

Weeks, Hardy, Gamel

11 votes

Escobar, Hardy, Gamel

24 votes

Weeks, Escobar, Gamel (trade Hardy)

5 votes

Weeks, Hardy, Gamel/Hall platoon

31 votes

Escobar, Hardy, Gamel/Hall platoon

29 votes

Weeks, Escobar, Gamel/Hall platoon (trade Hardy)

2 votes

117 votes | Poll has closed