SB Nation Blog: stigmo

Great American Ballpark

stigmo — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:41:04 -0000

I was wondering if anybody's been to Great American Ballpark. I'm heading to Cincy for work in a couple weeks, and I'm hoping to check out a game or three. Any recommendations?

The only ballparks I've visited are Miller, County Stadium, Wrigley, and New Comiskey. What's neat about GABP.

On my blog, I'm writing up reviews of stadiums (from any sport), so I'd especially appreciate any particular points of interest or recommendations that I can check out.

Thanks!

Braun Reportedly Agrees to 7-year Extension

stigmo — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:37:43 -0000

UPDATE: Fox Sports has confirmed: http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8141962/Brewers-give-young-star-Braun-long-term-deal

ESPN Radio here in Madison just reported that Ryan Braun has agreed to a 7-year extension. No news from the media yet. All I could find was this vague link from brewers.com reporting a major press conference. I'm sure updates will be posted when available. No word yet on money...

This certainly would be a huge move. It will also be interesting to see how it affects negotiations with Sheets, Fielder, Hart, etc.

Brewers PA Announcer Suffers Heart Attack

stigmo — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:06:51 -0000

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Time to clean house

stigmo — Sun, 11 May 2008 03:02:57 -0000

The ranting and raving of a Brewers fan and lunatic with a limited baseball knowledge:

Time to clean house. Get rid of Yost. Get rid of Sveum (Thank goodness that guy isn't a school crossing guard!). Take it on the chin and can Gagne. We lost Sheets' start, so now we've got four more games of starter pitcher lines of 5 1/3 IP, 4 ER, 109 pitches.

You all know baseball a lot better than I do. What could we get for Sheets realistically? Could we pull some top level pitching prospects so that next year's rotation isn't total crap in the 2-5 slots? Might a contender in need of a back-of-the-rotation starter take Suppan off our hands at the deadline?

If we could ditch these guys, couldn't we start '09 with Braun, Fielder, Hart, and Gallardo as the core along with some serious pocket change to go on a bender when free agency comes around?

Also, can we put Bill Hall down? I don't mean put him down as in insult him. Or put him down as in send him down to the minors. I mean put him to sleep. He makes me on a Friday afternoon with baseball on the radio look productive.

Lastly, F the cubs.

Rant over. I'm sorry for wasting your time and page space, but I feel better.

Turnbow DFA'd

stigmo — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:11:32 -0000

I think we all knew this was coming, but Turnbow has been DFA'd. I'm sad because I have always liked Turnbow, but it will be nice to be able to utilize the full 25-man roster. Hopefully he will accept the assignment and work things out in triple A. If not, fare thee well T-Bow.

Here's a link from the Madison Cap Times: http://www.madison.com/tct/mad/breaking_news/284393

When do I start worrying?

stigmo — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:04:49 -0000

Usually, I have a rule of thumb to not start worrying about stats until May 1. I'm having a bit of a hard time doing that this year, however, with six of our regular starters batting .231 or worse.

Mendoza--I mean Weeks--can't get on base. Braun looks like he's having the dreaded sophomore slump. Hall's had some big hits but has been dreadful at times.

Now our ace is looking fragile (again), our #4-5 starters couldn't reach the 7th inning if their lives depended on it, and our $10 million closer has given up home runs to blow three ugly, ugly save attempts.

I recognize this is both irrational and emotional, so I apologize for that.

You all know far more about this great sport than I do. Who are you concerned about? And who will be fine?

A Look Back on the Brilliant Career of Ken Griffey, Jr.

stigmo — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:51:03 -0000

I lurk often and post rarely because I've got a lot more to learn than to contribute. That said, I hope nobody will mind me posting an article on my blog. It's new Brewers, and it's not fresh research or analysis, but I hope you will find it an interesting read. Thanks. http://nohuddleoffense.blogspot.com/2008/04/look-back-on-brilliant-career-of-ken.html

Good Read

stigmo — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:26:37 -0000

Gwynn-Hoffman at-bat article.

Question from a newbie

stigmo — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:37:16 -0000

Greetings!

My name is Steve. I've been lurking here since early last season. I love the site, and I finally decided to register. I have a question about the statistical approach to the game.

I'd always been a "small-ball" bunting/stealing/moving runners over type of fan until I read Moneyball two years ago. Now I've been convinced that the statistical analysis approach is the most logical, but I can't help but to feel it's taken some of the fun out of baseball for me. Learning that the playoffs are just a "crapshoot" has dampened my love of the postseason, and finding out that there are no "clutch" players, just "lucky" players was a rude awakening, too. Even going to games leaves me disappointed knowing that an individual game's outcome is merely the product of luck and that only over the 162-game stretch does one develop a true evaluation of a team's talent.

In the end, the crack of the bat, the smell of the grass, and the taste of the sausages will always bring me back to the ballpark, but I was just wondering if anybody else here has grappled with these sorts of issues.

I'm sorry to have rambled on for so long, but I respect the depth of your knowledge and passion here and am deeply interested in your opinions.