Fear The Chorizo

At some point the projection systems need to add a BRZ factor that takes their output for Brewer wins and just multiplies it by 1.1 to get closer to the actual number of wins the Brewers wind up with.

Maybe she should be their next manager

I was bullish on Coun$ell not seeing the end of his Cub contract before he would get fired, mainly because i thought their front office was overrated and would eventually need to throw someone off the cliff when their roster decisions never amounted to a clear division-winning roster despite their enormous financial advantages over the rest of the NL Central... Now I'm convinced CC is going to be canned before the end of this season. I dont think he ever really won their fanbase over - but I think he has certainly lost them at this point.

What the Brewers have done is not rely on a "wave" of prospects opening a window of mlb success - they have a steady stream of talent at all levels and continue to add more to the system every year. They are doing everything right as a small market wanting to contend within this godforsaken economic system that is far from even.

To also be fair, missing Koenig, not having Priester thus far, and having a sort of shell of Woodruff to start the year, plus seeing one of their other primary late inning leftys in Zerba blow out his elbow (likely another WBC casualty) on top of aforementioned issues with Chourio, Vaughn, and Yelich more than equal any injuries the Cubs have sustained thus far. Cade Horton's injury could be seen 10 miles away coming into this year after how much he pitched for the Cubs last season compared to prior years. Same song and dance for Steele tearing his elbow early last season after being ridden to hard in 2024. To me, the reason the Brewers are better than the Cubs despite those long winning streaks in the W/L column is depth. The Brewers, despite the low payroll compared to the Northsiders, have an unbelievable amount of depth in their organization. The Cubs are taking an all hands on deck approach to their pitching staff after losing Horton and Steele having a setback - meanwhile the Brewers have also missed two of their 5 perceived opening day rotation options and still have the luxury of shuttling Crow and Gasser between AAA and Milwaukee to give their other young starters an extra day here and there to manage their workload so they're not as burned out down the stretch.

And got caught in the chain link fence

Thinking Brice is working his way out of that slump tonight

They also abused Steele the season prior...pattern for Coun$$ell

Watched the game with a college buddy Cub fan who is reasonably knowledgeable (ie, not a Cob fanboy)... "Where the hell did they get Drohan from?" Me: "Boston - for Caleb Durbin, Monasterio, and a comp pick" Him: "wow what a steal - is he a free agent after this year?" Me: "he is a rookie" Him: "****" Me: "you know, the Brewers also got Harrison in that trade and have him through at least 2030, right?" Him, while checking stats on Harrison : "you're kidding, right!?!?" Me: "at least the Cubs dont have to face him tomorrow - good luck against Miz though" Him: "I wish the Brewers stayed in the AL"

Ride for ruin!!

A PCA whiff will never, ever get old Ballgame!

That offseason trade with Boston is an all time fleecing already

Gotta cut that off as a single - play right in front of you and youre out by a mile

I will always equate him to be the target for those spoof reels of baseball showcase bros - his onfield antics and demeanor are that of a spoiled kid

Huge scoreless inning there!

Agreed - limiting your offense a bit last 3 at bats on an offensive night seems like a risk if the Cubs keep chipping away

This is a huge inning to try to get through without the Cubs making this a tighter ballgame

That a way to keep a really crooked lead headed to the 6th...keep scoring, please

Im probably too optimistic....but i see Sproat leaning more on that sinker as the summer shows up and the season wears on and turn into a 6+ inning pitcher every turn - like Priester last year. Stuff is more than there - kid just needs to keep building

Corners are now middle middle amd misses are way out of the zone - command is gone.

Gotta get the pen going if it isnt already - also gotta get back in the zone Its like once it gets to pitch 65 in a game Sproat falls apart

This is the perfect way to remind cub fans who havent seen their team lose a game at wrigley in a very long time, and have already had two 10 game winning streaks in the first ~60 days of the season that their team still has a daddy in this division.

Baseball is fun!

Benefit of a low strike 3 call...but that last AB was pure filth out of Sproat with a heater with run, change, and hammer curve. He is settling in quite nicely into the rotation despite a few too many walks for my liking, still.

It's because demand for those products remains high globally, and will continue to do so. The fact the US is once again a large producer of oil & natural gas helps our broader economy weather these storms because O&G sectors reap the benefits of global price increases. That doesn't mean refined products wind up being cheaper stateside, so that does hurt US consumers in the short term. If gas prices get to a point where they themselves crater demand and the ongoing supply concerns with Hormuz aren't yet solved, then the market will be effected. If the supply strain in Hormuz gets figured out before demand craters, expect to see a gradual dip in gas prices despite it being summer over the next few months - when markets then realize there's alot more stability in the global oil markets due to events with Venezuela and the middle east over the past year, $60-$70/barrel of oil will be baked into the global economy despite continued demand increases from predominantly Asian markets and we'll return to $2-$2.75/gallon gas in most states that don't tax the living hell out of it, or are on the verge of intentionally restricting access to it in the next few years. CA seeing its refining capacity diminishing is going to really punish the west coast in the next few years at the pumps regardless of what the price of oil globally drops to. Markets and people's pocketbooks are two totally different things. Unless you're within a couple years from retirement and need to cash out your investments not far off their present value near all-time market highs, stay the course and keep on with the DCA approach. There's gonna be some continued volatility until things stabilize with Iran (not necessarily regime/conflict, but steady flow of oil through the Strait), but I don't think we're going to see an actual "correction" - which at present would be a market dip back below 40K. I posted two months ago when you were nervous about a huge downturn "soon" that March and part of April would likely be rough before the market would bounce back - there isn't yet oil supply stability in the Middle East and the markets did exactly that.