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  1. Samurai Bucky
    This is professional sports. When college athletics wasn't so big, the student / athlete could be a student. Now, with all of the travel, they are expected to have the same schedule as professional athletes... plus adding a college-level workload. For transparency -- I was an advocate for not paying the players. They were getting a free education, training table, tutors, better housing, and more. Now, the university is expecting more from them preventing them from being an actual student. I am concerned for the athletes in the "non-revenue" sports. I had classes with a wrestler back in the day who was a National Champion. He was an engineering major and was able to get his assignments done on time, but shared it was very very tough. That was in the early 90's. My brother got a scholarship to wrestle at a Big 10 school, and was surprised at how they encouraged him to not take tough courses so he could focus on wrestling. He left and ended up getting a degree and a masters degree. The universities can complain about how much attention is paid to sports, but they are reaping the benefits with extra money for academic endeavors. Sponsored by Elon Musk 😉
  2. Samurai Bucky
    One thing that is not really considered is how other sports are going to be affected. Now, you are going to have tutors going with the players or be readily available for the "students." Jay Bilas appeared on the Rich Eisen show and I think he has an excellent take.
  3. Samurai Bucky
    Square up the ball and good things will happen. What a crazy lineup it will be with Turang, Frelick, and Mitchell. Three exciting rookies that aren't from the traditional Brewers masher mold. Hopefully Mitchell will be able to heal completely from his injury.
  4. Samurai Bucky
    Love the article. I was trying to find some video of Turang's swing when he was struggling. There are a few things that are biproducts of a high leg kick: timing and a "not-quiet" head. It takes an exceptional athlete to be able to have a high leg kick and still keep his hands back for the off speed pitches. The movement on the balls from the pitchers is crazy and the goal has to be to get the bat on the ball. In the videos above, I noticed that Turang was keeping his hands in a relatively good plane when he gets to toe touch. Although he starts his hands higher, he gets them to the same place without too much hand movement. I have a feeling he was lowering his hands a lot and that is why the coaches had him keep his hands higher. That would also hurt with the high 4-seam fastball (as you mentioned). He doesn't take his hands behind his body on his load which allows for a quicker path to the ball. He also isn't wrapping the bat around his head on his load. Making more efficient movements with less unnecessary movement. Square up the ball consistently instead of trying to get a 120 exit velo each time. So the big question is: are these changes being made at the minor league levels and then being hosed up at the major league level?
  5. Samurai Bucky
    Perhaps Counsell realizes that he needs to get better bats in the lineup. Frelick has been hitting better lately. Canha was hitting better than a lot of the Brewers were -- including Wiemer.
  6. Samurai Bucky
    Thank you 💪
  7. Samurai Bucky
    Wow... I wonder if they try to add one more out west, at least, so those teams out west can have their own division. I saw Arizona was going to join the Big 12. I wonder who is going to dominate Baseball and Softball?
  8. Samurai Bucky
    Hi, I like having the screen in dark mode. When I view this article: The text does not appear when I view it in dark mode. I haven't seen this issue with other areas of the site. I'll go to light mode for now. Thanks for all of the great work...
  9. Samurai Bucky
    The reason why they don't practice the bunt is because the analytics don't suggest you should. It is not being taught at the youth level. I have spoken to college players and minor league players. Very few colleges work on it and if they do, it is only for the Brice Turang / Garett Mitchell types. This is confirmed with minor leaguers I have talked to. I know that Hitters will touch on it. The academy I helped at taught it. Perhaps this t-shirt has been the mantra:
  10. Samurai Bucky
    How do you think the clubhouse will react if Hader came back? Who would be the closer -- Williams or Hader?
  11. Samurai Bucky
    Dude... I just saw it on Bleacher Report... Hmmm....
  12. Samurai Bucky
    Yeah? Well, all of the other clubs are stupid. That's the ticket.
  13. Samurai Bucky
    I will be stoked when charging a vehicle can be done in minutes instead of 10's of minutes. Of course, as I get older, it takes me longer to "take care of business" at a rest area. So, maybe it won't be a big deal for me. 😉
  14. Samurai Bucky
    Why do some players go to the minors after and injury while some do not? Would Tellez benefit from a week at AAA? It would give him a chance to get some live ABs not at the MLB level so he can get back into a rhythm offensively. It would be a rehab assignment instead of an option, wouldn't it?
  15. Samurai Bucky
    One thing I enjoy is knowing that somebody is going to come onto this thread and post something. If one person is going to post every time Hiura has a good game, I don't find it offensive when somebody says he seems out of whack for a game. I didn't read anywhere where Jake said the bad day was a justification for Hiura not coming up.
  16. Samurai Bucky
    Another positive -- Over the past month, Montestario is at .354/.415/.448. His wRC+ is 140. K% is 20.0. He should be getting playing time over Urias and Anderson in the infield. He must not be sent down and if he is blocking Urias, so be it.
  17. Samurai Bucky
    If the Brewers keep dragging their feet, maybe we see him with the big club on September 1?
  18. Samurai Bucky
    If you don't mind walking a little bit, there is a shuttle from Watertown Plank road that has a free shuttle bus. It drops you off by the US Bank building. It is part of a promotion for an electric bus line. We used it for Summerfest. I'm guessing there will be more parking downtown now, though.
  19. Samurai Bucky
    How would the Ohtani deal be compared to the CC Sabathia trade? I believe Ohtani would provide more value because of his bat. The Sabathia trade was a point where the Brewers really proved they wanted to go for it. The Indians made out on it with Brantley. One of the pieces that would be traded for Ohtani would probably become the next Brantley.
  20. Samurai Bucky
    ... this means the Brewers Front Office...
  21. Samurai Bucky
    This begs the question: what would be a sufficient sample size? I agree that he has to be a better option than Winker and should get the opportunity. Let's say, he gets called up today and plays the remainder of the games as a DH. If he doesn't rake, will the next step be, "he needs to get a full season under his belt?" If we are calling for Hiura to get these chances, then we can't call out Turang or other young players who, at least, are an asset defensively.
  22. Samurai Bucky
    Hello Milwaukee Taxpayers: We need more tax money at the Fiserv Forum so we can pay for a new LCD floor. If the Brewers scoreboard "needs" to be replaced every 5-10 years, how does that fare for this? Not going to work well at facilities that have Basketball and Ice Hockey, I would think. On the positive side -- have custom spots outside of the 3-point line for 4, 5, 6 pointers. NBA Jam: HE'S ON FIRE!!!!!
  23. Samurai Bucky
    Just in case this needed a bump... He's back 😉
  24. Samurai Bucky
    If I read this correctly, he is under control for one more year: Spotrac I know the Brewers cheesed Burnes off last year in arbitration. Do you try to sign him to an extension now? Maybe 5 years / 125M? That is 25M per year and gets him until he is 33. I'm guessing the Brewers don't have that much cash, though.
  25. Samurai Bucky
    True, but he started at 3B when he entered the Majors. He had hands of stone, so they moved him to the OF to allow him to be in the lineup. I guess the similarity would be that Braun started at an infield position, but was moved to the OF because of his defensive liability on the infield.
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