Brewers (Quintana) vs Dodgers (Ohtani): 10/17/25, 7:38pm

[BarremlensTSSC]

2 minutes ago, CheezWizHed said:

I was wondering what the chances of Made being up to replace Ortiz in '26...

Not at the start.  But it is nice to think that there's a chance that Chourio won't be the only guy with elite bat upside on the roster in 12 to 18 months.

[Simba2020]

1 minute ago, adambr2 said:

Christian “lazy tapper” Yelich with the expected result.

How many more years of this do we have to endure?

[wOOgiE22]

Murphy didn’t have the balls to drop Yelich in the order. You can’t have him batting where he is. 

[treego14]

Just now, RobertCrawley said:

Yeli was so good for us during the regular season: 29 homes runs, batting average around .285, as I recall. 

It's a mystery.

His back is stiff I say ... he cannot flex it enough to meet and greet the ball properly.

[RobertCrawley]

Just now, treego14 said:

His back is stiff I say ... he cannot flex it enough to meet and greet the ball properly.

Could be. I mean, he's not the same guy.

[treego14]

Just now, wOOgiE22 said:

Murphy didn’t have the balls to drop Yelich in the order. You can’t have him batting where he is. 

Yeah, Murphy (like too many managers) cannot live in the present, only the past.

[Simba2020]

Just now, wOOgiE22 said:

Murphy didn’t have the balls to drop Yelich in the order. You can’t have him batting where he is. 

We would have been better off if he missed the playoffs again and we had to go with Danny Jansen.

[Fire Manfred]

[adambr2]

I’m not upset that we lost to the Dodgers.

But I am upset that we didn’t look like we belonged on the same field as them.

[CheezWizHed]

Someone showed Yeli vs Braun's career numbers, but that was regular season.  Yeli in the playoffs has been horrid.  

.224

.350

.327

.677

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

I think a salary cap is coming. The union can refuse it all they want (and they may be right in principle), but the owners are going to push, and they aren't the ones who will be hurt by a work stoppage.

The best MLBPA can do, I think, is a soft cap/floor ala the NBA. I'm more inclined to side with them by nature, but they just don't really have the cards. I am sure they will publicly be very firm in their total opposition to any kind of cap, but a smart union rep would be backchanneling with MLB to try and float the most advantageous possible salary structure that still allows the league to put out positive competitive balance headlines, and then selling the heck out of that advantageous solution to membership behind closed doors.

If MLBPA gets a soft cap/floor? That's a big win for them. I think it's the best they can realistically hope for.

[MuckyFingers]

3 minutes ago, Simba2020 said:

How many more years of this do we have to endure?

Three years and ~ $70MM.

[RobertCrawley]

Just now, adambr2 said:

I’m not upset that we lost to the Dodgers.

But I am upset that we didn’t look like we belonged on the same field as them.

We have pitched well enough to win 2 of the 4 games. So somewhat competitive with pitching but not with hitting.

[Soupy]

Is Ortiz tradeable?

Plays good D

Has forgotten how to hit

[rickh150]

Just now, treego14 said:

Yeah, Murphy (like too many managers) cannot live in the present, only the past.

Don’t agree….he tried several different things in postseason (different lineups, openers, Frelick in CF, Bauers in LF, Uribe early).I don’t agree with everything, but he wasn’t stuck with whatever he did in regular season.  Of course not.

[Fear The Chorizo]

10 minutes ago, RobertCrawley said:

I think he has potential. If he's willing to put in the work, he might be a good player.

I think he has put in the work and he's found a way to make a mlb playoff roster - expecting more from that guy who was a minor league rule 5 draft pick from the flipping rockies last offseason

[adambr2]

Just now, CheezWizHed said:

Someone showed Yeli vs Braun's career numbers, but that was regular season.  Yeli in the playoffs has been horrid.  

.224

.350

.327

.677

He’s not a clutch player. Don’t know a nicer way to say it.

[rickh150]

1 minute ago, adambr2 said:

I’m not upset that we lost to the Dodgers.

But I am upset that we didn’t look like we belonged on the same field as them.

And yet the game continues…save this crap til after the game.

[CheezWizHed]

1 minute ago, Soupy said:

Is Ortiz tradeable?

Plays good D

Has forgotten how to jit

I mean sure... but probably not for much

[adambr2]

Just now, Soupy said:

Is Ortiz tradeable?

Plays good D

Has forgotten how to jit

Sure. Won’t really get anything, but he’s tradeable.

[edfunderburk]

6 minutes ago, RobertCrawley said:

Yeli was so good for us during the regular season: 29 homes runs, batting average around .285, as I recall. 

It's a mystery.

He faded to around .260 batting average 

[adambr2]

Just now, rickh150 said:

And yet the game continues…save this crap til after the game.

Yeah — not gonna be told what to do by some rando message board poster. Thanks anyway.

[edfunderburk]

At least we scored tonight

One run in each game 

[RobertCrawley]

Just now, Cool Hand Lucroy said:

I think a salary cap is coming. The union can refuse it all they want (and they may be right in principle), but the owners are going to push, and they aren't the ones who will be hurt by a work stoppage.

The best MLBPA can do, I think, is a soft cap/floor ala the NBA. I'm more inclined to side with them by nature, but they just don't really have the cards. I am sure they will publicly be very firm in their total opposition to any kind of cap, but a smart union rep would be backchanneling with MLB to try and float the most advantageous possible salary structure that still allows the league to put out positive competitive balance headlines, and then selling the heck out of that advantageous solution to membership behind closed doors.

If MLBPA gets a soft cap/floor? That's a big win for them. I think it's the best they can realistically hope for.

Disagree. The players union will never go for a salary cap. It's a deal breaker.

It's not about the love of the game or the experience of the fans for either side. It's about coming up with an equation that has both sides feeling like they have maximized profits. If they can get there, we'll have a season next year.

[Fear The Chorizo]

2 minutes ago, adambr2 said:

He’s not a clutch player. Don’t know a nicer way to say it.

IIRC, Yelich had a pretty quiet 2018 postseason the year he went supernova and won league MVP, too.