JimH5

I can't understand why any player would sign for less than their slot value. It will be such a long time before they have any negotiating leverage.

We saw that they stuck to their number, regardless of how small the difference between theirs and Burnes's. And we saw that they were willing to take whatever hard feelings came as a result. There was no deference made to accommodating a homegrown star. I suspect the same will be true for Adames, Woodruff, and everyone else. Their model is to have one face of the franchise guy and fill in the rest. I think the market for Woody and Adames will exceed the Brewers' willingness to spend. Though maybe not. We're all just speculating..

We just saw how they treated Burnes in arbitration. I'm doubtful they will handle Adames or Woodruff any diffently. They don't know if Bally Sports is going to make payments on local broadcast rights. Tickets are not being sold in the pre-pandemic volume. They chose not to do a Fanfest winter event. Attanasio just bought into a soccer team. They're already on the hook for sunk costs in the Yelich deal. Don't get your hopes up (or your ire up) on extending those guys. Signs are pointing the other way.

I am a huge fan of the pitch clock. The slow pace of play has bugged me for years. Look at the time of games for the 1982 Brewers. Almost all of the games were played in 2:20-2:45. Reaching 3 hours was rare, and usually meant extra innings. 1982 Milwaukee Brewers Schedule | Baseball-Reference.com

Lately I've been seeing online pics of restaurant gourmet burgers overloaded with ridiculous amounts of toppings. They're not unlike the behemoth bloody marys made with a platter of add-ons in and around the drink. The burgers are totally unmanageable, such that one would need to use a knife and fork to eat them. If you're ordering these stupid burger monstrosities, please stop. It's simply way too much food and if people stop ordering them, maybe restaurants will stop offering them.

I think I'm putting Briggs ahead of Vaughn for the #4 spot. He produced a 131 OPS+ for the Brewers while Vaughn's was 111. Vaughn took a long time to finally produce, and didn't really get going until after he was traded away. I don't have any memories of Briggs' defense--both have stat lines that are pretty dismal--though I do recall Vaughn struggling to even throw the ball overhand (??). Did he have a chronic shoulder problem during his time with the Brewers? Left field really demands a player with a productive bat, and Briggs was a consistent producer while Vaughn had several seasons of lesser play.

I think Clancy has this one totally right. Molitor Cirillo Money A Ramirez Harper I generally like to stand up for the 1970s Brewers, and Tommy Harper was a unique hitter, responsible for one of the top 5 offensive seasons in team history. But he wasn't here long enough to merit a higher spot, and his defense was certainly the worst of this group of players. And I can go back and forth on whether Cirillo or Don Money gets the 2/3 spots. Cirillo's 4 year stretch from 1996-99 was better than Money's peak, so I lean towards Jeff Cirillo at #2.

I would put Cooper comfortably at the top of the list. Then I put George Scott 2nd. Twice lead the league in TB, 5 Gold Gloves and his 1973 season was among the best years for a position player in franchise history. Prince is a close 3rd. Then Sexson... And Jaha in the 5th spot.

Ellie Rodriguez was an All Star & put up 8 WAR in his 3 seasons as a catcher on the 1971-73 teams. He was a high OBP guy with a rocket arm who threw out 50 percent of base stealers. I would choose my top 5 as: Lucroy Porter Surhoff Nilsson Rodriguez

Maybe not. I just want no part of low character guys, and Winker has that label.

Meh. Wong is a great guy and a good player on offense and defense. Winker seems like a tool and has been a good bat in the past and a terrible outfielder. Toro is a AAA roster filler to this point. I was hoping for a better return.

The brutality is the run itself. For hundreds of years, every bull has been tortured and killed in this ridiculous tradition. There are humane ways of killing livestock, but people like to do it this way. So if some dope gets gored, I shed no tears.

My heart is warmed by this bit of sunshine: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/man-dies-after-being-gored-spanish-bull-running-festival-2021-10-31/

RIP to TV pitchman Ron Popeil. Salesman, showman, inventor, and infomercial pioneer. From the Pocket Fisherman to the Rotisserie oven, it slices, it dices...he bought so much advertising time that he was virtually unavoidable for tv viewers. https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/28/us/ron-popeil-tv-infomercial-dead/index.html

I brought a pizza home tonight from Glass Nickel Pizza on Bluemound & Elm Grove Rd. Contact free drop off into my car. It's good, if pricey. They're pretty generous with toppings. It's a step up from Domino's and Pizza Hut, etc. Big, foldable slices.