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  1. FidoMcCokefiend
    Score 8, 5, and 10 runs and get swept. Good lord.
  2. FidoMcCokefiend
    That's the one I would have said as well. The opening to that season was bananas. Opened at home vs BLT and NYY, went 5-0, grand slams in all 3 games vs BLT, and scoring 54 runs against teams that won 97 and 100 games in 77. All without Yount.
  3. FidoMcCokefiend
    As pointed above, MLB teams in 2022 received ~$100M from revenue sharing and local TV deals before selling a ticket, a hot dog, or a jersey. Seems if these "small market" owners really wanted to win and close the gap on this "severe disadvantage", they'd at least spend that $100M free money on payroll. Let's see how they did! The payroll of the 2022 Pirates? $56M The A's? 48M. Huh. Seems that the Pirates and A's (and 6 other teams!) decided to pocket a significant portion of this money instead of looking at it as a way to close the supposed severe disadvantage and spend it on player salaries. A salary cap without a meaningful floor, which these exact "small market" owners will never vote for, won't change a thing with these owners. And even with a floor, the same cheap owners will continue to do the bare minimum and skimp everything in order to maximize profits.
  4. FidoMcCokefiend
    It's really a shame that in MLB, owners in "small markets" are not allowed to spend whatever they'd like. Maybe they should change that rule?
  5. FidoMcCokefiend
    I want the players to make as much as possible, so ideally, yes I am against a salary cap. The Golden State Warriors franchise was worth like $500-600M when Steph Curry joined the team. It's now worth $7.6B. It's crazy that he never made more than $12M a year until 2017-18, He should be making >$100M a year, easily, for what he's done for the owners of that franchise. While a salary cap with an actual meaningful salary floor might force some owners to spend more, the franchises that are doing nothing to improve their on field play even with today's revenue sharing (~$60M per team in 2022) aren't going to do anything other than continue prioritizing profits.
  6. FidoMcCokefiend
    There is absolutely nothing preventing MLB owners in "small markets" from spending whatever they'd like, should they choose to prioritize winning.
  7. FidoMcCokefiend
    Don't really buy into MLB being broken and they must have a salary cap for "competitive balance" whenever the next big player contract is announced. The perception that a salary cap makes the sport more competitive isn't really born out by facts. 6 different teams have won the World Series the last 6 years. 9 different over the last 10. And, the leagues with caps are not seeing more teams win titles. Since 2000 MLB has had 16/30 (53%) franchises win the World Series. NFL has had 13/32 (41%) franchises win the Super Bowl. NBA has had 11/30 (37%) franchises win the NBA Title.
  8. FidoMcCokefiend
    Silly and childish statement. Wish him well and move on, this makes the organization look petty and cheap. Not seeing how that helps attract a new manager or talent if the owner bashes them on the way out.
  9. FidoMcCokefiend
    I say this wanting it to be known that I LOATHE the Chicago Cubs. I loathe every thing about them, their fans, their TV network, their announcers, everything. I fully expected CC to leave. Mets seemed like the obvious, but I was prepared for him to leave. The Cubs is a shock, but at the end of the day I won't say anything negative about CC. There isn't a person on this board that would turn down $12.5M for some belief of loyalty or home town discount. It would be ludicrous for him not to take the job. I ain't gonna root for the Cubs ever and frankly hope they go 0-162, but I have no ill will to CC at all. Get that bag, man. I also don't know how much impact a manager really has on a day to day basis. Personally, I think the culture, clubhouse, and managing egos is a bigger issue for manager, but talent and winning covers up a lot. Losing your young respected GM and your well regarded manager I think says that legit competing for titles in this environment, with this ownership, is just unlikely if they continue on same path. So, time throw out the status quo, pull the Astros move, bottom out, move Burnes and whatever else you can and see if you can build around Chourio and farm talent in 26/27... I really wanted nothing more than to watch the final out of a WS with my Dad while listening to Ueck and that's the biggest bummer for me as that light at the end of the tunnel is getting dimmer every year.
  10. FidoMcCokefiend
    Brewers currently 23rd in R/G Past 20 years Teams to make playoffs with 23rd or lower scoring offense 2005 - HOU (24th), SDP (27th) 2006 - SDP (27th) 2007 - AZ (26th) 2008 - LAD (24th) 2014 - STL (24th) 2015 - STL (24th) 2016 - NYM (26th) 2020***** - STL (24th), CLV (25th), MKE (27th). CIN (28th) Lowest ranked offense to win WS over that 20 year span 2010 SF and 2003 FLA (17th) Over that 20 years 190 playoff spots, 12 went to teams with the 23rd or lower offense. (6.3%) Take the 2020 weirdness out, and that's now 8 of 174 playoff spots. (4.6%)
  11. FidoMcCokefiend
    I never said I was upset. I'm very comfortable compartmentalizing what I would like out of my sports fandom (winning titles), and knowing that the owners of said teams often have different goals (increasing their wealth). I simply said I want the sports teams I root for to buy great players in order to win a championship, which you stated won't get me to the promised land as a Brewer fan. So, again, what philosophy do I need to subscribe to? A hard cap? Owners lockout? Do any of these philosophies mean the Brewers still won't have to compete for talent with others?
  12. FidoMcCokefiend
    What philosophy will?
  13. FidoMcCokefiend
    Since the NFL introduced the cap in 1994, 16 different teams have won Super Bowls. During that same period, 15 different teams have won World Series.
  14. FidoMcCokefiend
    Every professional sports franchise (and hell, most the NCAA as well) buys players, and hence, buys championships. I want the teams I root for to buy great players in order to win a championship. I don't root for any franchise because I want the owner to increase their wealth.
  15. FidoMcCokefiend
    I am fine with seeing 29 of 30 (chump edit) of MLB Franchises fall on their face as I only care about Milwaukee winning, but I will never understand the hate when other owners spend money on good players and try to win. Isn't trying to win the point here?
  16. FidoMcCokefiend
    1.) Grew up in Wauwatosa, WI, have been in Portland, OR since 1996 2.) I was literally born the day that Bud Selig was officially granted the Seattle Pilots in court. 3.) Since 2007 I think? Needed to find likeminded people that wanted Ned Yost to no longer be employed by the Brewers 4.) Played throughout high school, walked on in college and spent a year doing bullpen catching. Coach moved on after my FR year, and I decided to focus on schoolwork instead. 5.) Favorite Brewer all time is Yount. 6.) I'm on Twitter mainly for things dealing with non-sports stuff. Ones that I love that won't spur unwanted conversation - Spencer Hall (@edsbs), Michael Schur (@kentremendous), David Roth (@david_j_roth), Drew Magary (@drewmagary) 7.) Cocktails, spirits, and distilling. Always been into geekier side of beverages be it coffee, beer, or wine. But really love the diversity of spirits Was part owner of a distillery out here that made gin, brandy, and whiskey (both making our own and finishing sourced spirits). We ended up selling to a bigger brand in 2020 after telling my partners repeatedly that it was a bad idea. And, as I predicted that company killed our brand after just over 1 year. But, I think my partners looking for a path to recoup some of the money, and they did. Which I'm happy about. Still miss it all as I was learning how to distill, use yeasts to create different flavors, aging, blending. But, as the saying goes, if you want to make a little money in distilling, you need to start with a lot of money. 8.) Watching the wild swings during game threads.
  17. FidoMcCokefiend
    Cal Eldred
  18. FidoMcCokefiend
    My family had a tradition of going to the 2nd home game. We did that pretty consistently 77 - 87. (Dad loathed huge crowds, traffic getting out, etc) No one went to the 2nd game, tickets were easy to come by, better seats. My most memorable was 1980. We already knew we were going to game 2 on Saturday against the Red Sox. Dad finds out the night before the opener that he is going with a client to opening day. He's giving me the grumble/grumble he hates crowds, will take him an hour to get home, etc. stuff. I was a pouty 10 year old that I didn't get to go with him. Game 1 of course ends with a Lezcano walk off Grand Slam. I'm pissed that I didn't get to see anything that cool! But, Saturday AM we jump in the VW bug. Tailgate in the AM, playing catch in the parking lot, me and my sisters could all sit in the trunk of the Bug to eat, listening to pregame on a transistor radio. Brewers jump out to 2-0 lead heading to the bottom of the 2nd. Then they proceed to put up a 9 spot including 2 grand slams (Cooper, then Money) to go up 11-0. At the time the 4th team ever to hit 2 GS in one inning. Still only 8 teams total that have done that. Maybe not as exciting as a walkoff grand slam, but still pretty cool and easily one of my most memorable in person games.
  19. FidoMcCokefiend
    Looking at the season again, they absolutely dominated the Cubs and Pirates in every way, shape, and form. Against everyone else, it was a slightly above average team with very very good pitching that covered for an absolutely horrible offense. Replace pitching with Aaron Rodgers and horrible offense with horrible defense and special teams and it's basically the Packers of 2012 (one could argue many years) that easily wins the NFC North but then got waxed come the playoffs. Run differential of +108 in 38 games vs Cubs/Pirates; +7 in other 124. They averaged 6.2 runs a game vs Cubs/Pirates. 4.0 against everyone else.
  20. FidoMcCokefiend
    WOW.
  21. FidoMcCokefiend
    There's no probably about it.
  22. FidoMcCokefiend
    Might as well be 100-0 right now...
  23. FidoMcCokefiend
    Bill Bergen in 1909 hit .139 in 346 ABs Lowest since 1909 is Adam Dunn .159 in 415 ABs (same as Bellinger right now) And holy cow, the rabbit hole on Bill Bergen... Played 11 years, averaged about 90 games a year. Lifetime slash line of .170/.194/.201/.395
  24. FidoMcCokefiend
    Would have sent Burnes out for ninth. No hitter is cool regardless. 33 games over. Single digit magic number. All is great man.
  25. FidoMcCokefiend
    Why are there pictures of the worst franchise in all of sports, featuring the worst fans in all of sports, littering a thread about the Brewers?
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