Samurai Bucky
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I'm thinking it is a derivative of Moneyball. You don't have to hit the ball 115 mph to be successful. You don't have to have a launch angle of 33 degrees to be successful. Find that makes the player successful and build upon that. Brice Turang had an interview on a podcast a few years ago. He said, "[It is very unlikely] that I will mishit a home run." Get him to hit the ball to all fields. Yes... get him to hit the ball harder, but don't mess up the thing that makes Brice Turang Brice Turang. The pitching lab is a great example, too. Take what a pitcher does well and augment it. Finally, get high-character guys in the clubhouse. This not only includes hard work, but lifting each other up on and off the field. Adames exemplified that last year. It seems like they are doing the same thing this year. If I ever had a chance to talk to Hoskins, Frelick, or any of the Brewers, I think I would talk more about the team aspect of things than the baseball side of things. I don't know if that makes sense or not. I just enjoy this team.
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Ok... I'm poking the hornet's nest... How about Keston Hiura? 😉
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It is probably just me, but he seems to throw a little "weird." It is probably the second-baseman-mechanics that I'm not used to. It also seems that he throws the ball slower. However, he is 23rd among third basemen at an average of 82mph. The stats don't lie. https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/leaderboard/arm-strength?type=player&year=2025&minThrows=50&pos=arm_3b&team=&sortColumn=arm_3b&sortDirection=desc
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Maybe Tommy Pham could be pitching in a blowout and hits Willson Contreras who subsequently charges the mound. Yeah... that's the ticket.
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Yeah, but let's not jump off a cliff if he has a bad outing. I was talking to Mrs. Samurai on our walk and asked, "When do you think they will have the downturn that is inevitable?" I think I spend too much time on here because as as Priester was pitching, I was thinking, "Yup... bad trade, huh?" The numbers didn't show it was a good trade to start out with... or maybe questionable. We all know that all Brewers minor league prospects come up and have a WAR of 10 in their first at bat... 😉 I think it goes to show that the Brewers pitching methodology (coaching, lab, etc.) works. Nobody can question that. Also, kudos to the scouts for seeing something.
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The only thing I found was how many home runs were hit during the year by world series champions. The 2015 Royals hit 139, the Giants hit 132 in 2014 and 103 in 2012 (wow). There are some others that were between the 100 and 150 mark since 1990. I agree that the majority of teams pound the ball better than the Brewers. I don't know how many of the teams below were young, though. I asked Copilot to help come up with a list of WS Champs and the number of regular season home runs since 1990. I tried pasting it into the message but it looked weird. So, here is a picture 🙂
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Jacob Misiorowski gets the call to the show!!!
Samurai Bucky replied to Jastro's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
You do understand he was / is a cyborg, right? 😉 He had a special knack for punchin' dowgies (I mean Robin Ventura). -
Not sure if this is in another thread. I haven't noticed this until now. Statcast has their own version of the gamefeed now... https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed?date=6/25/2025&gamePk=777361&chartType=pitch&legendType=pitchName&playerType=pitcher&inning=&count=&pitchHand=&batSide=&descFilter=&ptFilter=&resultFilter=&hf=vizcast&sportId=1&liveAb=#777361
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Who goes down when Cortes comes back?
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He says, "Hold my beer..."
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A History of the Famous Racing Sausages
Samurai Bucky replied to Michael Trzinski's topic in Brewer Fanatic Front Page News
I was at the game the Jomboy took a header. We had no idea what was going on, nor did we know who was racing.- 1 reply
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Name This Player - June 15
Samurai Bucky commented on Thiéres Rabelo's gallery image in Brewer Fanatic Graphics
Lyle Overbeek? -
... and in a few weeks when he gets 4 hits for the week, the "Yelich is washed up" banter will begin. I am so glad the season is 162 games. 👍
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Oh no. My son had a similar thing happen on his non-throwing shoulder. He had labrum surgery (IIRC, that is what Mitchell had) in high school, then his freshman year in college, he was reaching for a line drive and tore it again. Another surgery was needed 😢
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So far, so good. Mighty Mouse is here to save the day. One thing that so many people seem to miss is how a smaller player can contribute. Sal, Joey, and Caleb do not need to hit dingers to be valuable to the team. Would it be nice if they would? Sure, but they don't have to. As we have seen recently, they are getting the ball in play and not striking out. Their barrel % is probably not as high, but if they are getting on base, they are putting pressure on the pitcher.
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The Stanley Cup finals are so much more exciting to watch than the NBA Finals...
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Lux played for RJ at hitters. That gives him at least another 100 points to his wRC+.
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... and remember, top-notched pitching labs are a dime a dozen.
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He had forearms the size of Popeye the Sailor!
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I'm wondering how he is going to see the field. You can't sit Hoskins. You aren't going to take Yelich out of the DH spot. What happens to Bauers? I'm confused... and the Pope is Ca... I mean he is a White Sox fan...
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So, Mel Brooks will be 100 years old when this comes out. He is 98 now. 100... years... old. He is not allowed to die. Yeah... that's the ticket.
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I'm going to add a "+1" to this. The fact that you have been successful before the merger proves that you know what you are doing. So from that standpoint, don't get down on yourself. That shows me that you have good person-to-person skills. If you would have sold ice to an eskimo, then you would be over the top... 😉 The Broker Dealer (BD) space is going through a lot of changes. Cetera has bought a lot of companies. LPL is always buying companies. Heck, there are even a flurry of acquisitions happening at the fringe insurance business such as COLI and BOLI. I know it doesn't help, but I know you are not alone. Not sure if you could reach out to a BD to see if you could join an existing team. Having a young family might restrict you from going completely independent (start a new firm and then say, "Hey, Ameriprise... wanna buy my assets?). Pharma might be a great start. Abbott and Lilly are two companies that have been a good place for my brother in law. AI is a big deal -- I don't know if that would be something you could get into without more of a technical degree. I forgot about Boston Scientific -- they might be a place to look at, too. Thinks will work out for you. Hang in there...
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Next, you will hear the faint cries of people yelling at the clouds...
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6 would have been on the high side. His last two years before getting hurt were 2.1 and 3.0 (best single year). The -0.2 last year was horrid. If he can finish the year at 3 or better, it will not be the best trade, but will be ok (just ok, though). I'm expecting a 2, though.
