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mark414

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Tue May-08-07 09:40 PM
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Brewers are toast of baseball

We're more than five weeks in, and spring's throw-away question – Who will be this year's Detroit Tigers? – appears to be answered.

It's the Arizo… wait, no, the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Brewers were a common pick to win the National League Central, as, to many (not, sadly, to me), they seemed the best of an ordinary lot, which doesn't exactly make them a thunderbolt division leader.

But, 22-10? The '06 Tigers went out 20-12, the slackers.

My rationale for picking them somewhere south of first place was their paucity of run producers, given they'd not done much with Carlos Lee in the lineup for four months last season.

Now they're third in the NL in runs, second in home runs and, in case the home runs fail them, third in batting and sixth in steals. Brewers – yes, Brewers – are among the league leaders in batting (J.J. Hardy, .336), home runs (Prince Fielder, 9; Hardy, 8), RBI (Fielder and Hardy, 26), OPS (Hardy, 1.002) and steals (Rickie Weeks, 7). And Bill Hall hasn't found his power stroke yet after hitting 35 home runs last season.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/mlb_experts/post/Five-and-Fly-Brewers-are-toast-of-baseball;_ylt=AkITYeHMYe9.9WEUmhQiQ3M5nYcB?urn=mlb,31538

finally...i might not be a liar when i said "this is our year" before the season started...

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northzax

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Wed May-09-07 10:00 AM
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1. yeah, but the Tigers didn't get to play the Nats three times

in the first 30 games. three home games against the Nats should only count for 1.5 wins, max!

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mark414

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Thu May-10-07 02:09 AM
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2. we have a tough month ahead of us though...

on the road against the phillies and mets and then a series with the twins at home...it won't be easy

and it's the brewers first serious test all year

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CatholicEdHead

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Sun May-13-07 07:52 PM
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6. Even with the Twins series coming up

Yes, they are pretty beat up now with many star players out with injuries but will still be a challenge. While the Miller Park series may be easy, the Metrodome series in June will be tougher as the top players return from injuries.

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mduffy31

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Sat May-12-07 12:40 PM
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4. No they just get to play the Royals instead

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LisaM

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Thu May-10-07 12:02 PM
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3. I vote for the Tigers to be this year's Tigers!

Up till last night, they'd won 8 straight.

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Bluzmann57

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Sun May-13-07 05:51 PM
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5. They are a good young ballclub

But if one watches ESPN, one wouldn't know it. I believe I heard Hardy now already has a career high in homers. And Fielder, well that guy can just hit. But it looks like maybe Jenkins is the best player on that club. I hope it isn't too late for my (lousy) Cubs to catch them.

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mduffy31

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Mon May-14-07 01:02 AM
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7. The best thing about this is

that if you ask many Brewers fan, including my cousin who is really a diehard they wanted Jenkins off the team this year, now he is tearing the cover off the ball, and look out they have a prospect in AAA named Ryan Braun who is at Nashville and it really getting it done. He plays 3B which is the only real hole on the roster right now.

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nickgutierrez

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Mon May-14-07 07:29 PM
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8. I hear the fans in Milwaukee are very excited

http://www.peeyourpantsforthebrewers.com/

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Mon May-14-07 09:49 PM
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9. Comeback city! Go Phils! nt

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