LouisEly

Except for YouTubeTV. They seem to still think that they can get content for free. Lost MLB Network two years ago and it still isn't back.

Smooth move, Ex-Lax.

The Brewers have not shown any desire to add high strikeout players from outside the organization in years, and Suarez is one of the highest strikeout players in the league. Couple that with his below-average defense (I think the last thing the Brewers want is their pitchers throwing extra pitches because of poor defense), and I would be very surprised if he is high on the Brewers wish list.

The Brewers 8-game win streak has come against the following starting pitchers: Bailey Falter (3.50 ERA going into the game) Garrett Crochet Richard Fitts (3.18 ERA going into the game) Brayan Bello (4.08 ERA going into the game) Taijuan Walker Jesus Luzardo Ranger Suarez Brady Singer (4.60 ERA going into the game) So, only two of the eight starting pitchers they faced had an ERA over 4.00 going into the game, only one over 4.50, and none over 5.00. Not exactly doing it against a bunch of AAAA- pitchers.

Detroit center Frank Ragnow, Pro Bowl each of the last three seasons and 2nd team All-Pro the last two seasons, retired today. I'm assuming that the Lions weren't expecting this as they didn't draft a center. Second-round pick Tate Ratledge, who played RG at Georgia, was likely drafted to replace RG Kevin Zeitler who left via free agency. Now he's taking snaps at center in minicamp. So, the Lions have now lost their starting center and starting RG. Tell me, how have the Lions gotten better?

Henderson is going to lose his spot eventually. Only threw 81 innings last year. He isn't going to give us 150 IP this year, much less 200.

Not a dumb question. A financial planner is not necessary. Easiest option is if your employer has a 401K with employer match and put everything in a target retirement age fund. Based on your post in the Job Seeker thread, it sounds like you don't want to be there any more and it isn't good for you, so take that off the table for now. But when you get a better job, this is the easiest and best because you get the employer match (free money), tax deduction (contributions are deducted from what you are taxed on), and it's easy to set up (automatically deducted from your paycheck). Second option is to set up an IRA. If you bank with a large, national bank (such as Bank of America, Chase, Wells Fargo, etc.) they will have an investment arm where you can set one up for free. If your bank doesn't offer one, it's easy to set one up with one of those big banks. Easiest is a Roth IRA - you can't deduct what you invest, but when you retire the proceeds are tax-free. If you want the tax deduction now, set up a traditional IRA. For a traditional IRA, you can deduct all you put in if you don't have a 401K at work; if you do have a 401K at work, you can't deduct if you make more than $80K/year. In that case, go with a Roth IRA. As far as what to invest in, put the first $10K in a S&P 500 fund. In fact, put most if not all of it in a S&P 500 fund until you learn more about investing. Vanguard S&P 500 Fund (ticker symbol VOO) is one of the best. If I could go back and do it over again, I'd put 80% of my investments into a S&P 500 fund. No need to try to hit home runs.

Not with Freddie. I can see the Brewers being both sellers and buyers and trading away two of Civale/Quintana/Cortes and buying some infield help (if they can find it). I think what some are missing is how cheap Freddie's salary for 2026 is. At $8M he's about half of what a similar pitcher in his last year of Arby would be getting and about 35-40% of what a similar pitcher would be getting in free agency. For a mid-tier payroll team that frees up $10M-$15M of payroll budget to acquire other players. That $10M-$15M discount provides extra value in the return.

And there was much rejoicing

"Jimmy Key?? What is he, like, 50?? I could pitch better than him!!"

17-1 just means that it doesn't count towards runs per game...

"HOLY ****!!!!!!!!"

I just came to say, "HOLY ****!!"

And he hasn't even had one off-season in the pitching lab.

This relates to one of the things I've wondered about. With pitchers throwing harder than they ever have, and much harder than they did pre-1990 (remember when Goose Gossage was "throwing gas" at 90 mph?), are batters fouling off more pitches, and as such, more pitches are being thrown than pre-1990? Did batters put more balls in play pre-1990 and hit less foul balls? If so, is this more pitches per game/inning also contributing to more pitcher injuries in addition to throwing harder? Is this a/the reason that pitchers don't go as deep into games and complete games are rarities these days, because batters are fouling off more pitches causing pitchers to throw more pitches per inning? I haven't been able to find any statistics about pitches per game/inning by decade, but I haven't put a ton of effort into it either.

Like Josh, I have been dealing with lower back issues lately and am going in for imaging tomorrow. I can't speak for what's going on with him, but 2.5 weeks ago it took me three hours to get out of bed in the morning with pain so intense I was sweating. Lower backs are a funny thing. For me, I felt fine during the day. But when I would lay down for any length of time, even to take a nap for 20 minutes, it would stiffen up or spasm on me when I would try to get up. You do want the back to calm down before doing imaging. First, you don't want to spasm on the MRI table and not be able to get up. Second, if there's swelling you want that to subside first for clearer imaging. So, my guess is that he feels fine most of the time and has been rehabbing, only to have it relapse lately.

I think this win tastes like a nice, big, juicy, grilled Usinger's bratwurst with Stadium Secret Sauce on top of it. And yes, you need help. 😉

Four years ago Javy Baez (OBP of .292, 130K to 15 BB, sub-800 OPS) and Trevor Williams (ERA >5.00) fetched Pete Crow-Armstrong. I think many will be surprised at how much bats and average starting pitching will fetch, given the dearth of both of those.

The A's are right ahead of the Brewers. They've had four games with 10 or more runs. (The Brewers have three.) The Mets are right ahead of the A's. They had a 19-run game against WAS. The Giants are right ahead of the Mets. They had a 14-run game and four other 10-run games. The Mariners are right ahead of the Giants. They had a 14-run game and a 13-run game. The Nationals are right behind the Brewers. They've had five games with 10 or more runs. (The Brewers have three).

For all of the complaints about Levering, his home run call there was a helluva lot better than the radio guy.

OH SNAP YELI!!!

The intentional unintentional walk

Believe it or not, the Brewers are in the top half of the league in runs scored. It's a league-wide issue. Our perspective is warped because the Cubs are #1 in runs/game and it's not even close.

Alright Ortiz, now is a great time to break out of your funk

Last year PCA had a .286 OBP and was nicknamed Pete Crow-Groundout. Young players usually aren't good instantly. Often takes a season or two.