An order of magnitude

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Baseball is Back!!!!
Published 3/30/2008 by rstiles at Stiles Points - "So let it be written, so let it be done"
... ... John Kiesewetter Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes that the Brewers have some attitude this season with their slugger combo of Fielder-Braun... "Yost has good reason to trust in the Fielder-Braun combination. In 2007, no two teammates hit more than their combined 84 home runs, despite the fact that Braun played with a two-month mulligan after coming from the minors at the end of May." ... Tom Haudricourt Chris De Luca of the Chicago Sun-Times writes ...

JS Online: Brewers lineup: An order of magnitude
Published 3/30/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
JS Online: Brewers lineup: An order of magnitude “They’re going to pitch around Prince because of the intimidation factor,” explained Yost. “Then they’re going to get to Braunie. If Braunie stays in his game, (projected No. 5 hitter) Corey Hart is going to have a hell of a year. “We’ve talked about it. The key is Braunie being selective. Because if he’s not, I’ve got to change the order and put him in front of Prince.” Braun lapsed into the only offensive skid of his rookie year when Yost placed him behind Fielder in the batting order. But Yost insisted the strategy of trying ...

The Week In Quotes: March 24-30 by Alex Carnevale
Published 3/31/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
... . "A lot of players would take a year like Prince had last year, 50 home runs, and be satisfied with that. 'I'm a 50 home run-a-year hitter.' That doesn't satisfy Prince." --Yost (Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ) THE FOURTH OUTFIELDER BLUES "It's a tough situation that they put not only all of us in, but me too, because you sign here for one thing, a five-year deal, and you put up the same numbers you put up every year, and it seems like it doesn't hold any weight or anything." -- ...

In the News (Pre-Opening Day Edition)
Published 3/31/2008 by Jared at Right Field Bleachers
... - Speaking of Fielder and Braun, are they best 1-2 punch in baseball? An argument could certainly be made for that... - The Brewers have more veteran leadership on this year's squad. ...