World Series Game 5: Brewers (Misiorowski) vs Rays (Rasmussen): 10/28/26, 7:00pm

[MrTPlush]

12 minutes ago, Fear The Chorizo said:

The owners are right to take that position, too IMO.  The financial playing field needs to be leveled like all the other major sports have done

Yah, the narrative the Brewers are proof that everything is fine and just be the Brewers is rather absurd. The Brewers are a historical outlier and always will be. You could change nothing about baseball and a small market team will never have the kind of consistent success the Brewers are currently on. Mainly because now all teams, large market and small, will try to mirror different parts of what the Brewers did. While we are on the top of the hill now, I think many unwisely think we will just stay ahead of the curve if baseball stayed the same. When our time of dominance is over and the next rebuild/run has to take place, I don’t know that we want baseball to look like this.

I don’t know how extreme things need to change, but there needs to be change. You can’t tell me you look at Kyle Tucker’s contract and say “Yah, I love this kind of financial manipulation”.

[wiguy94]

43 minutes ago, Fear The Chorizo said:

What constitutes baseball revenues is actually pretty simple - ticket sales and gameday parking/concessions, broadcast revenue, and merchandise sales.  Anything real-estate/entertainment district/offseason event revenue - related shouldn't be considered "part of the pie" for players.  Having a leaguewide sharing of broadcast revenues (local and national), while allowing individual markets to keep and use their own revenues generated from all the rest as they see fit for player/staff compensation and covering other yearly expenditures, is what the new CBA needs.  Nothing more, nothing less.  If that is set up and no salary cap remains, I'm all for that.  But that will never happen because the players union thinks their players are also entitled to a bunch of the revenue pie that isn't associated at all with baseball activities and doesn't want to consider many of the operating costs owners/organizations have to deal with as a debit to team balance sheets.  At some point, both sides need to be realistic with each other and find common ground - I just think they're going to lose at least a healthy chunk of next season to finally do so, which sucks

Why should those things not be considered part of the pie? Would those things exist if it wasn't for the players and the games? Certainly not but this is where the subject gets messy. You can't accredit all of that revenue to the players and they will never agree on what portion of that revenue is accredited to players.

[torts]

13 hours ago, MoreTrife said:

Spring training only about 18 weeks away!

The closest it's ever been!

[Playing Catch]

28 minutes ago, MrTPlush said:

Yah, the narrative the Brewers are proof that everything is fine and just be the Brewers is rather absurd. The Brewers are a historical outlier and always will be. You could change nothing about baseball and a small market team will never have the kind of consistent success the Brewers are currently on. Mainly because now all teams, large market and small, will try to mirror different parts of what the Brewers did. While we are on the top of the hill now, I think many unwisely think we will just stay ahead of the curve if baseball stayed the same. When our time of dominance is over and the next rebuild/run has to take place, I don’t know that we want baseball to look like this.

I don’t know how extreme things need to change, but there needs to be change. You can’t tell me you look at Kyle Tucker’s contract and say “Yah, I love this kind of financial manipulation”.

Just one fan's opionion, but there's plenty of other threads for this convo.

[Pugger]

15 hours ago, dlk9s said:

I do not believe calling something "incredible" is a diss.

Perhaps diss was the wrong word.  Dismissive?

[JCREW]

1 hour ago, Pugger said:

Perhaps diss was the wrong word.  Dismissive?

There are a few things that hit me about why this feels different from the Bucks or even the 97 Superbowl.

- timing of it relative to other success

- my own personal investment in each sport

- the way you "get to know" 26 players over 162 games

- the David v. Goliath nature of the MLB financial picture

With apologies to the growing WNBA, baseball also stands alone in the American sports scene for a good chunk of the summer. CFB, NFL, and NBA don't really have that time when they stand alone as the only sport. 

For me, the Wisconsin sports event list ranks like this:

2026 Brewers

----Giant Gap----

1996/97 Packers

1993/94 Badgers Rose Bowl

2020/21 Bucks

----Giant Gap----

2009/10 Packers

1998/99 Badgers Rose Bowl

 

[yourout]

On 10/28/2026 at 11:58 PM, 82brewcrew82 said:

I'm not even sure I know how to process this yet.  My parents are the definition of low level sports fans.  As in, they are aware the teams exist.  I caught the bug though and it was always baseball first.  They did such an incredible job of fostering that for me and it started with my dad taking me to games in 1980.  My son caught the same bug and I am so grateful that I got to experience two World Series games with him and then tonight, back home, the ultimate ending.  I won't lie, that was very emotional for me but celebrating with my son and seeing his energy was beyond amazing.  

Same here. Saw game 4 at the Trop with two of my boys. My oldest has been baseball first since he was 2 years old. Played at a low level Junior college after high School and adult amateur league for several years after.  He was a high school coach for a few years before his kids came along and the Brewers play exactly how he was taught and how he taught it to high schoolers.

[yourout]

1 minute ago, JCREW said:

There are a few things that hit me about why this feels different from the Bucks or even the 97 Superbowl.

- timing of it relative to other success

- my own personal investment in each sport

- the way you "get to know" 26 players over 162 games

- the David v. Goliath nature of the MLB financial picture

With apologies to the growing WNBA, baseball also stands alone in the American sports scene for a good chunk of the summer. CFB, NFL, and NBA don't really have that time when they stand alone as the only sport. 

For me, the Wisconsin sports event list ranks like this:

2026 Brewers

----Giant Gap----

1996/97 Packers

1993/94 Badgers Rose Bowl

2020/21 Bucks

----Giant Gap----

2009/10 Packers

1998/99 Badgers Rose Bowl

 

Pretty close to my list as well. 

My next bucket list item will be to watch Bucky win a hockey national championship with me in attendance.

[Frisbee Slider]

49 minutes ago, JCREW said:

- the David v. Goliath nature of the MLB financial picture

This has always seemed like more of a feature than a bug for MLB to me.

But what about football?? Meh, what about football. Is the NFL really that exciting?

Most professional soccer leagues do not have salary caps. They seem like they do well.

*lights fuse, walks away* 🙂

[TURBO]

8 minutes ago, Frisbee Slider said:

 

But what about football?? Meh, what about football. Is the NFL really that exciting?

 

Not anymore.  I gave up on the NFL a few years ago, actually went two full seasons without watching a single game.  Something happened that brought me back for a couple years, but when that was over, I'm back to not giving a rip at all about the NFL.

Watching on TV feels like it is all about commercials.  It seems like there are commercials constantly, just no flow to watching a game when every 2 minutes we break for a few minutes of commercials.  What a giant waste of time.

I find that I enjoy a LOT more free time, especially on Sundays, and doubt I'll ever go back.

[MrTPlush]

3 hours ago, Playing Catch said:

Just one fan's opionion, but there's plenty of other threads for this convo.

I just want to say, I didn’t start that convo, I kinda forgot what thread I was in. I’ve only posted in what feels like 20 separate ones the last few days.

[Strike4]

1 hour ago, JCREW said:

There are a few things that hit me about why this feels different from the Bucks or even the 97 Superbowl.

- timing of it relative to other success

- my own personal investment in each sport

- the way you "get to know" 26 players over 162 games

- the David v. Goliath nature of the MLB financial picture

With apologies to the growing WNBA, baseball also stands alone in the American sports scene for a good chunk of the summer. CFB, NFL, and NBA don't really have that time when they stand alone as the only sport. 

For me, the Wisconsin sports event list ranks like this:

2026 Brewers

----Giant Gap----

1996/97 Packers

1993/94 Badgers Rose Bowl

2020/21 Bucks

----Giant Gap----

2009/10 Packers

1998/99 Badgers Rose Bowl

 

the way you "get to know" 26 players over 162 games

 

I am just coming to realize how significant this is. I love football and in a vacuum I will watch a non-Packer football game over a non-Brewer baseball game  nine time out of ten.  But I feel more connected to the Brewer players than any Packers.  Maybe its the helmets, maybe it's the number of games, maybe because baseball players have more opportunities to be themselves during the game but my investment in the World Series run was at least partly because I felt more connected and really liked the guys playing on the team which lead to a much higher emotional investment in the outcome.  

[liveforoctober]

9 minutes ago, Strike4 said:

the way you "get to know" 26 players over 162 games

 

I am just coming to realize how significant this is. I love football and in a vacuum I will watch a non-Packer football game over a non-Brewer baseball game  nine time out of ten.  But I feel more connected to the Brewer players than any Packers.  Maybe its the helmets, maybe it's the number of games, maybe because baseball players have more opportunities to be themselves during the game but my investment in the World Series run was at least partly because I felt more connected and really liked the guys playing on the team which lead to a much higher emotional investment in the outcome.  

Had the Badgers mbb team won the NCAA title a decade ago or whatever ... that would have been up there for me and mainly for the above reason. I felt like I knew those kids, some of them had been there for years at that point. That team felt like family. Add in the adversity from the prior year(s), there were a lot of parallels to this Brewers team.

I also agree this Brewers' win is on top of the mountain and I'm not sure there is much that could dethrone it moving forward.

[liveforoctober]

17 minutes ago, MrTPlush said:

I just want to say, I didn’t start that convo, I kinda forgot what thread I was in. I’ve only posted in what feels like 20 separate ones the last few days.

This is funny and it happened to me 300 times this year. I would be commenting on someone's question about Josh Knoth's pitch mix and then click out to realize we were in the "Are the Brewers bunting too much?" thread...

[Brewers Downunder]

Still quite surreal to be honest. Gonna take a good while to really sink in.

So happy for the players. Bonded for life they are.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Joe Davis made a great call. "Unshakeable, unstoppable, and champions at last!" would be great on a shirt.

Sadly I was disappointed in Levering, he was pretty lame. His LCS call was much better.

[nate82]

20 minutes ago, OldSchoolSnapper said:

Sadly I was disappointed in Levering, he was pretty lame. His LCS call was much better.

I think the NLCS against the Dodgers was a far more emotional series than against the Rays.  Yes it was the World Series but after what happened last year that series was just more important emotionally than the WS was.  Not downplaying the WS but that NLCS moment was just far more emotional.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

28 minutes ago, OldSchoolSnapper said:

Joe Davis made a great call. "Unshakeable, unstoppable, and champions at last!" would be great on a shirt.

Sadly I was disappointed in Levering, he was pretty lame. His LCS call was much better.

Wouldn't say I was disappointed in Levering, but I get the sentiment. 

These calls are so hard. We're going to be hearing his pennant call forever, and it's all part of the story. I think Davis also has it a little easier. He can rehearse because he's calling for a national audience. Nobody's too worried it'll feel canned. The local guys have to be both natural and memorable, and it's really just a tough needle to thread. 

Honestly, one of my favorite parts of the last couple of weeks has been BA showing how much he loves this team. You can just feel it in his voice and his emotions. He's a Brewer, man. And I think, if Cotroneo ends up on PxP in some capacity, he'll be just as good. We're lucky. So lucky, and it also speaks to the way the organization keeps people involved and committed and feeling good. You could tell Megill didn't want to leave.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

https://www.millerbrewerytour.com/clinchcans these are so cool, definitely going to make an effort.

[Jim French Stepstool]

2 hours ago, TURBO said:

Not anymore.  I gave up on the NFL a few years ago, actually went two full seasons without watching a single game.  Something happened that brought me back for a couple years, but when that was over, I'm back to not giving a rip at all about the NFL.

Watching on TV feels like it is all about commercials.  It seems like there are commercials constantly, just no flow to watching a game when every 2 minutes we break for a few minutes of commercials.  What a giant waste of time.

I find that I enjoy a LOT more free time, especially on Sundays, and doubt I'll ever go back.

I've never done this because it would force me to watch an entire game, but I've been tempted to watch an NFL game & keep track of the # of plays from scrimmage, the # of individual commercials and compare the two numbers to see how close they get to 50-50. Of course I now doubt the college game is all that different.

[Jim French Stepstool]

21 minutes ago, Cool Hand Lucroy said:

 

Honestly, one of my favorite parts of the last couple of weeks has been BA showing how much he loves this team. You can just feel it in his voice and his emotions. He's a Brewer, man. 

Agree 100%. And for quite some time I felt like Anderson is becoming more & more of a 'national' guy despite his having a home in the area & maybe it was time to move on from him as a TV voice. I was very, very wrong.

[TURBO]

27 minutes ago, OldSchoolSnapper said:

https://www.millerbrewerytour.com/clinchcans these are so cool, definitely going to make an effort.

Damn, you can't just buy one outright...  If anyone here picks some up and wants to sell one, I'll be looking for one!