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 And That |
Weathers' option declined |
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Posts: 8108 November 6, 2009 1:44 PM Hipster, CWFHA |
Link.
Not too surprising... he wasn't that great down the stretch for the Brewers. What is everyone's favorite David Weathers memory? |
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Posts: 85 November 6, 2009 1:48 PM |
Seeing this thread title is right near the top for me.
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trwi7 |
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Posts: 10272 November 6, 2009 1:48 PM |
And That wrote: Learning that his option was declined. |
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Fatter than Joey |
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Posts: 7638 November 6, 2009 1:49 PM Pure Yostian Hatred |
My favorite?
Nov. 6th 2009 -- Weathers option declined. Second favorite -- I was at a Brewers game some years ago, and some dude either was wearing or had a Weathers jersey, -- and Weathers was on the visiting team, and I think signed this guys jersey - the whole things seemed pretty funny to me. I think Weathers teammates thought it was funny some Brewer fan was still wearing his gear |
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hawing |
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Posts: 11066 November 6, 2009 2:31 PM Brewerfan.net Staff |
Fatter than Joey wrote:That could have been brewerjamie15. Was it a mid-90s era jersey?
Reppin' Brew Crew, he who hits now, will do damage, prepare for a trip 'round
bases...
(Prote-J, Heir to the Throne) |
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JoeHova |
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Posts: 6173 November 6, 2009 2:50 PM |
Good riddance, getting him was a terrible move all along. I have no idea what Melvin was thinking on that one.
and one day we will die, and our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea
but for now we are young, let us lay in the sun and count every beautiful thing we can see |
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Funketown |
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Posts: 92 November 6, 2009 3:03 PM |
Worst memory of David Weathers: Trading for David Weathers.
Best memory of David Weathers: Declining David Weathers' option. |
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nate82 |
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Posts: 1681 November 6, 2009 3:32 PM |
JoeHova wrote:It really didn't cost the Brewers anything when they acquired him. No player was sent to the Reds in that deal only some cash. 
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bork |
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Posts: 2549 November 6, 2009 3:36 PM |
I was a Weathers fan during his first stint with the team. I seem to recall him having some crazy streak where he never let an inheritted runner score.
Picking up Weathers for cash was certainly a lot better deal than when they originally traded him for Ruben Quevedo. |
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trwi7 |
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Posts: 10278 November 6, 2009 3:49 PM |
nate82 wrote: How can you say it didn't cost anything? It cost them money, that's definitely something and it's definitely something that could be better used than on a bad, old reliever. |
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nate82 |
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Posts: 1683 November 6, 2009 4:00 PM |
trwi7 wrote:Not losing a player even a very questionable prospect for a middle reliever is fine by me. The money that went for Weathers really wouldn't have been used on anyone else. You wouldn't have gotten much in terms of the money that was sent back to the Reds. It really didn't cost the Brewers all that much to trade for Weathers.
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trwi7 |
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Posts: 10281 November 6, 2009 4:04 PM |
I don't know how much he cost for what he played, but I'm guessing the total was around $750,000 considering his buyout, his salary for playing and the
cash we sent to the Reds. Once again, that's just lighting $750,000 on fire imo.
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Posts: 31 November 6, 2009 4:11 PM |
If COTS is right, the Brewers owe Weathers $400m for buying out 2010....right???????
What is the 2010 salary budget? ....what people are forgetting (from the Hardy trade thread) is that the team is looking at $8.15mm in total salary increases for Fielder, Hoffman, Looper (assuming he comes back), Riske, Braun and the aforementioned Weathers' buyout..... ....not to mention salary increases for Gallardo, Bush, Hart, Weeks, Gerut, McClung, Coffey, etc..... |
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nate82 |
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Posts: 1685 November 6, 2009 4:20 PM |
pingman wrote:That is one expensive buyout. It is only $400k acutally.
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Posts: 32 November 6, 2009 4:33 PM |
....we're both right .....I consult for Fortune 500 companies and "m" represents thousands & "mm" is millions
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Posts: 5436 November 6, 2009 5:43 PM |
A couple years ago Weathers gave up a walk off hit at a Brewer game I was attending. That's probably my favorite memory.
"I started getting good and he continued to mess my hair up, so I started cutting my own hair." -Mark DiFelice."
B.B.K.T.U.T.H. (Blog) |
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brains and braun |
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Posts: 575 November 7, 2009 2:16 AM |
No love for Stormy, huh? He pitched well for the Brewers when all we had to look forward to was good relief pitching. It's too bad he was brought back, but
I mostly remember his time as a Brewer fondly.
Braun just needs to shut up and put up a 1.100 OPS like the other 0.5% of the league. - lukevan
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brewers4eric |
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Posts: 382 November 7, 2009 4:43 AM |
My favorite Weathers memory during his first stint with the team was the late nineties opening day game with the rain delay. Our opening day starter was
Rafael Roque and he only went a couple of innings. Weathers threw three or four innings after the rain and Sean Berry hit a home run to key the victory. I
thought that we might have enough hitting that year to break the Molitor curse and win more than 81 games.
Weathers has really had quite a career. It is amazing how long he has stuck around. I don't think I have a favorite memory during his second stint, but when he was with the Reds, I remember lurking around their bullpen and some Brewer fans were calling him "Tackleberry" from the Police Academy movies and I just about spilled my nachos from laughter. |
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hawing |
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Posts: 11068 November 7, 2009 9:44 AM Brewerfan.net Staff |
brains and braun wrote:I will say this: the second go-round for Stormy didn't bother me nearly as much as when the Brewers brought back Jaime Navarro. Good luck to David going forward.
Reppin' Brew Crew, he who hits now, will do damage, prepare for a trip 'round
bases...
(Prote-J, Heir to the Throne) |
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ELCABALLO45 |
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Posts: 3123 November 7, 2009 1:36 PM |
Has anyone mentioned that there fav Dave Weathers memory was when we declined his option?
But seriously, he was pretty bad for the Brewers down the stretch, probably a good move. "It's what he does" - Brian Anderson, after another Ryan Braun game winner |
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brewmann04 |
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Posts: 4470 November 7, 2009 8:36 PM |
hopefully they will decline Looper option also,we can use the money.
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