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The Brewers are not gonna get the wild-card. The Mets will get the wild-card.

Bond, what have the Mets shown you this week that makes you think they'll win the wild card?
I didn't think it was possible for this team to play as poorly as they have......

Ned Yost was to the Brewers as Clint Hurdle is to the Rockies. It's called a stop-gap manager till the team can be good. Sorry Rox fans but it's true.

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Originally posted 08:25 AM ET  09.23 by baseballpurist

Bond, what have the Mets shown you this week that makes you think they'll win the wild card?I didn't think it was possible for this team to play as poorly as they have......

Agreed, not to be a jerk to my NYM friend above, but agreed.

It is not so much what the Mets have shown me, it is what I know about the Brewers...

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Originally posted 01:08 PM ET  09.23 by AllStarz

It is not so much what the Mets have shown me, it is what I know about the Brewers...

Okay, you know greater redolence when you sniff it, I'll give you that.

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Originally posted 05:35 PM ET  09.23 by Cool_Duck

I think its terrible what the Brewers and the players did to Ned Yost. Yost has stuck his neck out for the players for years. Hardy and Weeks wouldn't be starting if Ned hadn't stuck with them. How quick they throw Ned out the door.

The problem is nobody wants Weeks to start because he's terrible.

well if weeks shoudnt start then why is fielder starting his fielding is just as bad.

u cant put all the blame on ned yost. The players havent been hitting the ball

We start Fielder because he can actually hit. Weeks is a terrible leadoff hitter. Not that Cameron is much better, but Weeks is hitting under .240 for a reason. At least Fielder hovers around .270-.280 and can contribute 35 home runs a season. Use some common sense.

And I'm not putting all the blame on Ned Yost. Jim Skalaan deserves some blame too. The problem is, Yost was a crappy manager. He kept pitchers in way too long, made stupid matchup based pinch hitting decisions, used cold relievers while others were hot, but he did his job. He made the Brewers into contenders. Now, we need a manager who can actually coach a winning team. We needed to fire Yost eventually, as he was never the guy to get us to the next level. Not that Sveum is that guy necessarily, but I'm glad to finally see Yost gone.

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Originally posted 09:50 PM ET  09.23 by brewfool

well if weeks shoudnt start then why is fielder starting his fielding is just as bad.

are you serious????? if that's your logic, then ryan howard should be sitting since his fielding is just as bad as fielder's. weeks hasn't hit for average, sometimes for power and has had shakey fielding. prince at least hits 35+ HR and drives in 100+ runs.

as someone above said, use some common sense before making such a dumb statement.

svuem is finally teaching fundamentals. i think i saw more sacrafice bunts in last nights game that in yost's whole managing career. svuem at least knows how to use small ball.

he also noticed bush struggling right away last night and had someone up in the bullpen immediately. yost would have waited for bush to give up 5+ runs before even warming up the bullpen. yost was a lost cause as a manager for this team. the timing may not have been the greatest, but he had to go regardless.

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Originally posted 06:15 AM ET  09.23 by Grossedout9

A player with class and now a future manger/Coach.......... with the same quilities.

Agreed. Is he in the HOF? If not he should be.

Brewers need someone MORE experienced and someone who CAN take them to the playoffs.

Sveum is the man for the job next season for the Brewers.