I think a big part of the issue is that the cities you mentioned have generations of fans. It gets passed down from grandpa/grandma to dad/mom to kid. In Phoenix I bet half the population moved there from someplace else and brought their allegiances with them. That could change over time as people stick around and put down roots.
I lived in AZ when they were looking at sites for the new arena. The one on Scottsdale Road south of Old Town would have been really cool. I forget why they didn't go that route. I think there were concerns about traffic and highway access. There was also talk about a light rail extension up Scottsdale Road but that didn't happen so maybe that played into it.
I think there were maybe two national writers that thought the Brewers had a punchers chance of getting the 2nd wild card before 2014. Internally, Melvin probably thought they were a year away from contending. Still an odd move even if you think you're a .500 team.
Yeah for sure there is potential for a lot of variance in the record. Could go 5 - 11 (excuse me, 5 - 12). I think 8 or 9 wins is a reasonable goal though.
I posted a tweet from someone talking about launch angle but it pasted in a bunch of other stuff so here is the gist:
His launch angle this year is his highest since 2019. As such, he's hitting more fly balls and fewer ground balls than the past two years.
He had a stretch last year where it also looked like "Yelich was back" but then he reverted back to meh. I'll get excited if this lasts into June.
Agreed. I think GB has a pretty soft schedule but that four week stretch with Chargers, Lions, Chiefs, and Giants will probably tilt the season one way or the other.
01 Jackson Chourio
02 Sal Frelick 03 Tyler Black04 Jeferson Quero05 Jacob Misiorowksi 06 Abner Uribe07 Robert Gasser08 Carlos Rodriguez PITCHER09 Eric Brown Jr.
10 Daniel Guilarte
11 Luis Lara
12 Freddy Zamora13 Matthew Wood
14 Luke Adams
15 Justin Jarvis
16 Edwin Jimenez
17 Alexander Cornielle
18 Darrell Thompson
19 Clayton Andrews
20 Ethan Small