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Casey Mayton
from Wausau, WI -
Hey Jim, I was wondering do you and Bob ever play a game of golf against each other on your days off, and if you do, who usually wins?
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When Bob and I play golf together, EVERYBODY wins.
Gotta go folks...I'll be back here in the chat room next Tuesday night from Miller Park. In the meantime, feel free to drop me a line through the Mailbag (link is on the right side of the main Sportsbubbler screen) or jump into the comments on my blog. Let's see if the Crew can rally back. Talk to you in a minute.
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Answered on: Tuesday, May 06, 2008
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Ethan Plautz
from Wausau, WI -
Jim, you guys were talking on the broadcast that you, Uecker, and Kent get together four days a week, what do you guys discuss throughout the week?
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More like six or seven days per week. We get together and discuss everything from enunciating more clearly to working in new descriptive phrases. We often spend hours playing the "what if" game: "What if" we try this in the broadcast? "What if" we try that in the broadcast? How will it sound? Will the listeners like it? Bob turned it into a board game which makes it both constructive and fun to do.
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Dustin
from West Allis -
Hey Jim- I know that we have a good bullpen, but with all of the extra inning games played so far this year, do you think our bullpen will begin to wear down in the long run? And what happened to Chris Capuano?
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Jim: |
Well, I am concerned, yes. I think it is a legitimate thing to worry about. Turnbow was a key arm in the pen and now he is gone. Gallardo was one of only a couple of starters you could count on for working deep into a game and now he is gone. If Villanueva, Parra, and Bush cannot keep the Brewers in games while going through the batting order three or more times in a game, the bullpen will eventually pay the price. Capuano is still rehabbing and hoping to avoid surgery according to Doug Melvin with no indication that he can help anytime soon, if at all in 2008.
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Answered on: Tuesday, May 06, 2008
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[ *\ /* ] Casette tape
from Green Bay -
How do you get the audio from your microphone to WTMJ when you're at an away game?
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We use the Supercollidor. Other teams still use data lines. That's why our broadcast is so much better.
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Christiaan
from Milwaukee ( Zihuatanejo Mexico) -
We are down here in Zihuatanejo listening and wondering if the team will rally around Yost after his ejection. WAKE UP BREWERS!!!
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No runs on one hit through five. I hope the rally starts soon.
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john
from thorp -
so with turnbow gone and gagne almost unreliable has yost thought about going to torres and mota for set up man and closer?? isnt that part of the reason we brought them in?? just in case gagne and derrick couldnt get it figured out?
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Jim: |
I don't think they are even discussing changing Gagne's role internally at this point. Gagne is throwing the ball well but his results say otherwise. I think he'll end up having a good year. I spoke with him prior to today's game and he is still very confident and unaffected by his blown saves. He said he is throwing the ball better now than he has in the last few years. He is also not a guy you would want to use as a setup man. Boston tried that last year with disastrous results. Torres, Mota, and Riske are all capable of closing but I think Gagne will be in that role all year unless he gets into a slump where he blows a bunch of games in a row.
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Answered on: Tuesday, May 06, 2008
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Michael
from Mequon -
Who would you say is the best hitting pitcher in the MLB right now?
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I would say Micah Owings of Arizona. He is a beast. Yovanni Gallardo belongs in the discussion though.
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Michael
from Thiensville -
Why are pitchers not as good at hitting compared to any other position players?
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Good evening everybody and welcome to our Tuesday in-game chat. Let me get right to your questions so I can answer as many as possible. Michael, you have to realize that pitchers are often no better at hitting than you or me. There is only a small percentage of people who can hit a baseball thrown with Major League velocity and movement with a bat. It is the rarest skill in all of sports and being able to THROW a ball is no indicator that the person has what it takes to HIT one.
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Answered on: Tuesday, May 06, 2008
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