thebruce44

Fair enough response. I am sure if they thought it would give them a competitive advantage (better health) they would do it. Do we know if there are MLB guidelines that they have to follow in this regard? It just seems like we, as fans, are doing a lot of speculating here.

I'm sorry, but the idea that MA is too cheap to pad the entire wall it a little ridiculous. I don't know all of the reasoning behind it, but it seems pretty common to have a gap in padding at the ground in all ballparks around the league. I assume this is because of rain water / mold and so the grounds crew don't snag the pads when raking the field. With how smart the Brewers org is from top to bottom and always making moves to perform better than the competition, I have to think they are looking anything and everything they can do to keep their players healthy.

This is an interesting debate, more interesting in my opinion than discussing locking Miz up. I would put Burnes and Sheets above Miz personally in terms of overpowering pitching prospects. Burnes combination of velocity and spin was off the charts. Sheeter had the best hammer curve I've ever seen. Miz can hit 103 and looks relatively low effort in his delivery. His length and leverage gives him velocity, but also can cause control issues if his mechanics get out of sync.

I'd prefer they target guys like Logan Henderson. With Mis, sadly, I hope we get to enjoy 5 injury free years and I think that's the best we can hope for.

I'm curious what you guys expected of Mis to list him as overperforming. An ERA around 3 and trending towards 160 IP is what I thought was a reasonable expectation given his talent level. Maybe I was being too optimistic.

Interesting, thanks for sharing the data.

I haven't been able to watch as much of the games this year as I would like, but from what I've seen Sal has been outstanding in the field. His first step on that catch last night had to have been a play that 90% of other RFs don't make.

Seriously, Me?! That's not a name. Lets get after this guy.

Fixed for you.

The concern over Murphy's in game management is really odd to me. The Brewers obviously protect their IP in terms of competitive advantages, but I think we would all agree that 1- The various departments within the Brewers organization operate as one 2- they make decisions based on the data that they believe in. The idea that Murph is out there playing favorites or that he is completely in control making poor decisions on his own can't possibly be true. Why invest all the money and effort into the Pitching Lab if the manager is just going to manage old school by his gut? Rather, they obviously have data and a plan, which has proven out in the past, and I think the org has earned the benefit of the doubt that they probably know what they are doing over us posters here.

I'm targeting a 2020-2023 VW ID.4 and I'm seeing them for around $16-$20k. I don't like VWs but that is an incredible value for a car that seems to be very functional outside of the horrible AV system (which I can live with).

Sorry, I'm not following this. Are you not accounting for solar/wind/hydro/fission?

This is probably the only book I've read in the last 10 years (well, I listened to the Audiobook, but still). Can't wait to see it and glad the reviews have been so positive.

Stop the count!

I'm late to the party after watching the game delayed on the west coast, but going to go back and read the game thread during the Willson Contreras shenanigans in the 3rd. I'm not a lip reader, but I love that they caught Pat Murphy in the dugout saying "f**kin* pu***" after the HBP that barely caught his hand. I'm actually a bit surprised things didn't get more heated after the spikes-up slide on Hamilton. I wouldn't have minded seeing some of the Brewers get more upset there, but I'm guessing William Contreras has enough of the locker room that they laugh it off, and Hamilton knows his old teammates well enough to know Willson is just being stupid and to let it go. Still, how did that not piss them off more?