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Yeah that thing seems odd. My guess is Rizzi threw some number out there and once he got it he thought he could do better. Apparently, he got along really well with LaFleur.

If you want to talk about Braun and steroids do it in another thread. This one is about his swing change. Thanks.

The Big East is really bad this year. You've got Villanova and Marquette and that's about it. MU's best win this year could be Wisconsin @ home. I'd be shocked if the BE winner gets a two seed. I'm thinking 3 or 4 is more likely.

I haven't heard that they offered to retain the rights at all.

I'm pretty confident they have Hiura penciled in for a spot once at some point unless he totally tanks at AAA.

It's one game.

He's coming up on the end of his rookie deal. Probably wants to showcase him a bit so he can get a decent contract.

Bucks have best record in the NBA and it's January 26th. Team is really fun to watch.

Miller isn't headquartered in Milwaukee anymore.

Another thing to remember is there were fewer teams back in the day. In Babe Ruth's prime there were 16 teams total so to be on a roster you has to be really, really good. Granted they didn't allow people of color to play and there were no Latin players yet.

Are we assuming past legend on the same diet and exercise regimen they were on back in the day? Or on a modern day routine? Regardless, Ted Williams would have ripped anybody.

I'm locking this due to inevitable political posts.

So what you're saying is you really loved it when they changed their name to Gold? xisxisxis is the guy laughing in back on the right (sorry to go off topic but I couldn't resist) http://photos1.blogger.com/img/224/4315/1024/students5041.jpg

That is strange because it isn't even the same structure. I feel like once you build a new stadium that name should rightfully change. I disagree. Also I am kidding.

Jabari's whole situation was just bad luck. I mean yeah in hindsight it would have been great to trade a guy before he tore his ACL the second time but I'm not gonna fault the Bucks for not trading him mid season. I think there were like 10 trades in two days leading up to the deadline that year. Jabari was hurt two weeks prior. Just bad timing.

I still refer to Miller Park as County Stadium so this changes nothing for me.

Also, the luxury tax is no joke. It's not like they just tack on an extra $10 million. This is from a few years ago: For the 2013–14 season, the luxury tax threshold was set at $71.748 million. The Brooklyn Nets, whose payroll for that season was projected to be over $100 million, would face a luxury tax bill above $80 million, resulting in a total payroll cost of $186 million. So for going roughly $30 million over the threshold, they end up paying another $50 million in luxury tax. I believe the more you go over the higher the tax (like our income tax system).

I believe Hill is owed $18 million next year. Point remains the same, just my OCD acting up.

Actually, it IS their money and they can spend it however they want. They got the money from you and me and everyone who pays premiums. Didn't Miller get its money from the beer we bought?

Yeah I have no idea what they are doing. As strong as the division is they should be selling off and rebuilding.

...in response to showing statistically how fielding percentage shows very little correlation in a team's ability to prevent runs from scoring. I called no one any names, and didn't respond negatively to the attacks made against me. And rather than admonish the abusers, the moderator instead locks the discussion. Not really fair to the 2 people who raised the notion that fielding percentage was an insignificant measure. Turns out they were shown to be correct and not even allowed to further discuss. I think we know why the tone here is going south. We don't always publicly admonish abusive posts. Sometimes we do, sometimes not. Sometimes we just give out a temp ban to the offender. You sent several mods a private message and we were happy to handle your complaints privately. But now that you've gone public we will respond - you bring some of this on yourself. Don't go posting about your insider info and then get thin skinned when someone calls you out or gets annoyed with you acting like you know more than everyone. You have a solid history of inflaming tensions in various threads. To wit: "I guess its teaching time." I'm truly in awe that you think this would not provoke anyone. Stop doing that sort of thing and start treating others as you want to be treated. Having said all that, there is never a reason for people to get personal and call names and as such that person is getting banned for a little while. As for the thread, once it goes off the rails (and really that started to happen after your quote above) and there are too many posts that are off topic, snarky, or otherwise not helpful we lock it.

The guy that lined up in the neutral zone for KC needs to look over his shoulder for a while.

And is that song he sang really about a cup of coffee?

"“Hip Hop Boy” also wowed audiences in the personal skills segment of the show with his strength. Not only did he crush an apple with his bare hands, he also lifted both f(x)’s Luna and Shin Bong Sun easily in his arms."

I don't know if I would say unexpected. They've been close in nearly every loss this year. It's about time they pulled one out. I think KenPom only had this as a one point MIchigan win.