Samurai Bucky

McIntosh has it figured out...

If Frelick wins the Gold Glove in RF this year, it will seem a little weird moving him to 3b.

No. Fortunately, we get a complimentary MAX through our AT&T Wireless subscription (grandfathered). They carry TNT/TBS. Between FUBO and YouTube TV, I would choose YouTube TV.

I get it as part of FUBO today. If it is a standalone item now, I will end up paying more, unfortunately.

I wonder if Williams wasn't fully recovered from the stress fractures in his back. He has more issues in back-to-back save opportunities since he came back. Maybe the reason we don't know is because he didn't want to use it as an excuse.

If it is not the Guardians, then (shield your eyes), it might be the Padres. They have never won a World Series. Although they have some really tools on their team (Machado in particular), Winker prevents me from cheering for the Mets. In addition, the whiners from Barstool Sports who were complaining after the Brewers won game 2 about the announcers favoring the Brewers over the Mets. Please....

Last year, the Badgers "should have" dominated and would only win by a touchdown or two. This blowout outcome was good to see. I don't know what to take out of the Rutgers / Nebraska game. Nebraska's run defense seems tough. We'll find out about Rutgers next week.

Here is the difference -- we saw a recent Bucks World Championship. I was too young to remember the first one, but still...

We might have to gird up our loins. 😉

I'm always fuzzy on Arbitration and Pre Arbitration. https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIL/milwaukee-brewers-salaries-and-contracts.shtml Does Arb or Pre-Arb mean that they will be on the roster, but the parties need to negotiate the salary? For example, Garrett Mitchell made $744.3K. Perhaps he will make $1M based on what's negotiated? Also, is it advantageous for them to sigh a player like Mitchell to a scheduled salary for the remainder of his contract like they did for Chourio? I hope I'm making sense. 😉

Chenal went to school at Wisconsin. That takes him off of the Packers' radar.

It is a mess in Madison for sure. McIntosh, the Athletic Director, felt that the old school smashmouth type of football was not going to cut it anymore. Chryst made that very easy by taking a major crap on the recruiting bed. Fickell was the best coach available and I felt he had a better ceiling than Leonhard. Tressel came along for the ride. I think the biggest difference between the two (although your take is very accurate) is the use of the Linebackers. Leonhard's use of the linebackers was genius at times. He would mix it up in such a way that the offense would be taken off guard. That would require, however, a good Defensive Line. Unfortunately, I don't think Wisconsin's Defensive Line is very good. There were times where the D line wasn't good with Leonhard and he was able to take his Linebackers and fill the gaps. I don't see that With Tressel. With that said, I think the defensive backs are good, but either too green or just not able to step up. Of course, it would help if Wisconsin would win the Time of Possession -- something that was a staple of the Ground and Pound philosophy. So Tressel's lack of having good defensive games may be a result of being on the field too long. That is directly attributed to Longo's offense. There have been flashes of being good, but they haven't been able to string it together, yet. I feel a little better with what I have seen this year vs. last year, though. Let's see how they do against Purdon't this weekend. The line is -13.5. Hopefully they are able to put up some big numbers. If they do, then my pessimism may be curbed... a little.

... and poor control on the day after he closes was a bit of an issue for him this year.

The term "Undaunted" becoming a marketing tool has nothing to do with the game yesterday. They have been using that term privately all year and it has served them fine. Also, I was trying to find the original post that talked about the booing. I was at the game yesterday. I have heard all-out boos and what happened after the Payamps / Ashby meltdown wasn't an all out boo, but the sound of the "You have to be kidding me" type of boo. I can't really explain it. Now, if there was discussion of boos of Winker -- yes, those were boos. How about this -- even if the Brewers get down, let's not sit on our hands. At the bottom of the second, the fans were pulling the typical Milwaukee / Wisconsin fan pout. It is very easy to get into it when they are doing well. I think of my trip to Arizona this year -- the crowd was getting fired up whenever there was two strikes. Yes... even after they were down 8 runs in the second inning. Then again, IMHO, the acoustics at Chase field are much better than Am Fam. Perhaps sausage #2 won't take a header this time around. Now THAT was funny.

Augie and Grayson appeared on the Bait and Switch Podcast previewing the wildcard series. They always have great takes. Chris and Jim are great guys and do a good job. Enjoy... https://soundcloud.com/user-280531442/brewers-wildcard-preview

Maybe he'll show up at the game? 😉

I really want the Mets to throw ALL of their arms today.

Thank you for putting this together. This proves that the Brewers don't look good "on paper," but are still able to get the job done. Either FanGraphs stinks, or there should have multiple Manager of the Year awards in the hands of Brewers managers (Counsell and Murphy). I have a feeling the delta with ESPN would be even more. Go Crew!

I'm guessing it would also depend on how Arizona does. Actually, I'm pulling for Arizona to play the Padres in the first round.

Uggh... not paying attention to futbol again, was I... https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/breaking-down-manchester-citys-fight-against-the-premier-league-and-115-alleged-violations-of-financial-rules This seems to be much more complicated than a salary cap in American sports. BTW: wasn't the o/u on the number of charges around 150? 😉

In your opinion, is it poor personnel or poor coaching? I was not a fan of Tressel and am still not a fan.

The Brewers won't have Rowdy to kick around anymore 😢... or for that matter, he won't hit dingers off of the Crew.

The line opened at -4.5 for USC? Too bad I didn't see that. I could see where it moved to -14.5 quickly. Bucky loses by 28.

Thought this might be somewhat appropriate today?

This is an excellent piece. In the modern day of Statcast and fantasy baseball, there are no categories for hard work, and desire. You might see a result of those attributes, but when people are looking to make trades, the "hard work" coefficient cannot be taken into account. There is also something to be said for your teammates having your back. The "family" type of environment that exists -- even when Counsell was the manager -- allows players to feel more comfortable. I think Murphy has allowed the players to have input into what is going on with the team. Look at Willie for example. We know that Murphy wanted to sit him earlier in the year. Willie asked that he be able to play and Murphy put him back in the lineup. Many people disagreed including those on this board that called Murphy a bad manager for allowing this. Fortunately, it worked out. The point is that Murphy isn't necessarily a dictator allowing the players to have a say. I hope they win the whole thing...