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Brewers sign Mike Lamb, Lou Palmisano DFA'd
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 Brian the Automator |
Brewers sign Mike Lamb, Lou Palmisano DFA'd |
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Posts: 11672 September 5, 2008 6:07 AM President / Dir of Site Ops |
now i'm filled to the top with fear but it's all just a bunch of matter
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jschris |
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Posts: 363 September 5, 2008 6:14 AM |
Baseball-reference most similar player is Gabe Kapler.
Does this mean that Russell isn't expected to come back? |
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PeaveyFury |
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Posts: 10768 September 5, 2008 6:15 AM LambeauLeap.net President |
Lamb was a very useful player until his horrific 2008 so far. Not sure if his age (33) has just caught up with him ultra-suddenly, or what his problem has been
this year.
It should be interesting to see if he gets some starts at 3B, as this could be a sign that the team is really unhappy with it's thirdbase situation right now. Does this mean that Russell isn't expected to come back? There have been rumblings that his injury is fairly severe. Mark Tauscher, MVP of the World. |
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JohnBriggs12 |
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Posts: 5378 September 5, 2008 7:23 AM |
I don't think it's a 3rd base problem so much as with Fielder not hitting, they are getting nothing from the left side of the plate. I think
they've needed to take some pressure off of Fielder for some time. Stairs would have been a better option offensively but Lamb is a guy at least capable of
a hot streak and who knows the NL. That he plays 3B is a plus.
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recte44 |
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Posts: 774 September 5, 2008 7:55 AM |
There's a way we can finagle him onto the postseason roster, right?
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patrickgpe |
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Posts: 2505 September 5, 2008 7:57 AM |
I believe that was set on august 31st. The only way is if someone was on the dl on that day. Therefore Gallardo could be on our roster, Lamb cannot.
"The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been
baseball. This field, this game, is a part of our past,
Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again" --Terence Mann (Field of Dreams)
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recte44 |
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Posts: 775 September 5, 2008 8:00 AM |
Couldn't he be an injury replacement for someone that was postseason eligible, say Capuano or Branyan?
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 Stevo |
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Posts: 4630 September 5, 2008 9:04 AM |
Here's hoping this puts an end to Counsell at third.
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Madtown Bomber |
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Posts: 306 September 5, 2008 9:08 AM |
ok, here is how Tom Haudicourt explained it to me. If any player is on the DL on September 1st is eligible to be on the playoff roster. If come playoff time
the Brewers have 3 current DL spots (which they still do) then the Brewers can select upto 3 players from the entire organization to take those spots, thus
being eligible to play in the playoffs. The one thing I am not sure of is if the player isn't in the organization August 31 if that doesn't make him
eligible.
On the topic of Lamb, it is a good move because nobody can be worse then the 2 headed turd we are starting there now. |
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colbyjack |
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Posts: 12551 September 5, 2008 9:12 AM Graphic Artist / |
While he hasn't hit very well in recent years, he has always been much better vs. RHPs as a LH hitter, which would seem to fill the void at 3B in a platoon
situation since Branyan went down. Having a proven, "professional" type hitter like Lamb come off the bench certainly doesn't seem like a bad
thing, and of course Melvin has had some reclammation-project type success with former Rangers.
I was saying boo-urns
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JoeHova |
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Posts: 5651 September 5, 2008 9:43 AM |
This seems to show that they don't think Gamel is ready. I mean, I'm not saying they should think he's ready, just that he doesn't figure to
get any PT down the stretch.
It's a shame Russ is hurt, he's a heck of a lot better than Lamb. Lamb is a butcher at 3rd, but you can't expect too much when you sign a guy in September. Hopefully he'll at least hit for a couple weeks (although his season numbers are horrible and his career numbers are below average, a guy could get hot). It seems a little weird to hope that a guy who has hit .233 with 1 home run in 260 PAs this year will get hot, but at least Melvin gets to add another ex-Ranger.
"God Save Donald Duck"
- Ray Davies "I'm a lazy sod I'm a lazy sod I'm a lazy sod I'm so lazy" - Johnny Rotten |
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battlekow |
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Posts: 777 September 5, 2008 9:56 AM |
Lamb is not eligible for the postseason roster because he wasn't in the organization as of 8/31. See: Ray King last year.
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TooLiveBrew |
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Posts: 9120 September 5, 2008 10:30 AM BF.net Jedi
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As long as this means as few AB as possible for Hall v. RHP, I'm happy. Solid pickup given the time of year & team's needs imo.
"Sounded like Darth Vader" -- Bill Schroeder, on Trenni Kusnierek's garbled commentary (that sounded
nothing like Darth Vader) 6/13/08 v. MIN
"Command me nothing. What you know, you know" -- Iago, to Othello |
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joepepsi |
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Posts: 1957 September 5, 2008 11:15 AM |
Lamb's previous two years at Houston are representative of the type of hitter the Brewers sorely need. Average in the 280's very good on base pct,
slugging in the .450's. It wasn't all due to MinuteMaid park either. He was however, terrible at the Metrodome this year. Not sure why; statistical
anamoly most likely. On the road in the AL he was closer to his career numbers.
What's not to like about this? Stick him between Hart and Cameron and the Brewers score a couple extra runs in their last 22 games.
"We're the big-big-wowowow-look-how-far-i-can-hit-a-ball-moron-brewers. It's our identity".--
holybannana 7/31//08
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Posts: 73 September 5, 2008 11:29 AM |
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battlekow |
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Posts: 778 September 5, 2008 11:31 AM |
Running Lamb through Sax Baxamusa's quick-n-dirty Marcel
tool, he's projected to hit .261/.324/.407 over the balance of the year.
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jason21nl |
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Posts: 2906 September 5, 2008 11:44 AM |
didn't lamb used to be a Brewers killer? or am I thinking about someone else?
This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains.
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sbrylski06 |
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Posts: 5922 September 5, 2008 11:56 AM |
jason21nl wrote: Everyone used to be a Brewer killer. |
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TooLiveBrew |
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Posts: 9124 September 5, 2008 12:02 PM BF.net Jedi
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I think you're thinking of Geoff freaking Blum.
"Sounded like Darth Vader" -- Bill Schroeder, on Trenni Kusnierek's garbled commentary (that sounded
nothing like Darth Vader) 6/13/08 v. MIN
"Command me nothing. What you know, you know" -- Iago, to Othello |
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logan3825 |
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Posts: 3828 September 5, 2008 12:06 PM |
I think you are thinking of Wes Helms.
Remember, fan is short for fanatic.
"Did you ever have occasion to do that." - Anderson "Absolutely I did... back in little league." - Schroeder |
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gbpakman |
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Posts: 6 September 5, 2008 12:18 PM |
Eh - why not. But I'm next to positive he can't play in the postseason.
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