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Trade up....Big Citrus? EDIT: right position, wrong guy. McClellan from Mizzouri.

Yet to win a game since unveiling the new jerseys…At what point do we start burning them in effigy?

I know the way that we don't say "Wisco" ever. I'm still coming to grips with the people who say "Sconnie" non-ironically....this is just a bridge too far.

Sal Frelick is on a pace for 162 Home Runs.

Joey Ortiz: Clutch Hitter!

Getting them into the bullpen this early never hurts!

Shows up on the DirecTV App for streaming. EDIT: Full list at the link.

A waiver claim puts the Packers on the hook for the remainder of the Diggs contract, which is a non-starter for me.

Anyone else feel better about last week after seeing the Bengals beat Pittsburgh?

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/william-contreras-mlb-milwaukee-brewers-baseball LFG.

Cubs having a chance to make a statement in the opening game of a 5-game set against the Crew....and the Brewers shut them out! Let's stretch the Division lead even further ...unless they manufacture some rain-outs to prolong the misery (and avoid the Miz, again).

How fitting is it that the George Webb game happens when the Optimism Thread is on Page 12? 🍔

It's hard to single guys out on the team, considering they keep winning no matter who is out of the lineup. (I would have thought the drop-off from Chourio's injury would be felt, but the record doesn't show it.) That said: 1) Contreras - I worry about a falloff in the post-season, given the number of games he plays - and plays through a significant injury - but he's one of the best players in the league at a premium position. 2) Peralta - When the pitching staff had more question marks than answers early on, he was the constant. 3) Collins - Didn't know what he was doing on the team in April and May. Since then, it's hard to imagine this team being where they are without him. 4) Megill - Even if Devin Williams hadn't imploded in the Big Apple, we replaced an All-Star closer with...an All-Star closer. 5) Frelick - I don't know that the team's maximum-effort mindset comes from how he plays....but I know they didn't have it before Sal established himself.

Rhys Who-skins?

He's going to be a FA in the off-season. He's not wrong to presume he gets paid better as a bottom-of-the-rotation starter ("innings eater") than a long-reliever. I have a tough time getting upset about a guy asking for a trade in this situation. Likewise, I have little problem with the Brewers taking the first decent offer, and letting the White Sox flip him in a month to a playoff hopeful looking to bolster their rotation. It's how we got Civale to begin with.