Dodgers (Kershaw) vs Brewers (Peralta): 8/12/24, 7:10pm

[wiguy94]

2 hours ago, Brian said:

Even though both teams had 6 hits and the score was not a blowout something looked amiss.  We are lucky we are in one of the weaker divisions. The NL and AL Central are probably the 2 weakest divisions. Lets just not have our asses handed to us today with our best pitcher on the mound. 

I just really dislike this talking point. Like are we really lucky that we are the smallest market in baseball? If Milwaukee was on the East Coast and the metro population was 4.5 million would we really be worse off playing in a tougher division where our payroll is likely $75-100M larger? 

[Brian]

40 minutes ago, Ron Robinsons Beard said:

I guess I'm missing the point of this argument. Are you crapping on the Brewers because they play in what you believe is a weak division? Because that really wasn't their choice. it isn't like the Brewers have just been getting fat by beating up on NL Central opponents.

I'm not crapping on the Brewers at all and haven't missed a game this year and there up by 7 1/2 games.  I simply just made the comment that we are lucky we are in the division we are in because other than the AL West it probably would be much closer race. 

[Brian]

1 hour ago, wiguy94 said:

I just really dislike this talking point. Like are we really lucky that we are the smallest market in baseball? If Milwaukee was on the East Coast and the metro population was 4.5 million would we really be worse off playing in a tougher division where our payroll is likely $75-100M larger? 

All true, that is why just about every year there is talk about moving again when our elected politicians say "The Brewers won't get me reelected" and the MLB hates small market teams. Brewers, no question, we are the best team in baseball dollar for dollar.