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Was hoping for Big Woo to start the clincher, but after all the rehab and work getting back (each time), I'm glad he got his World Series moment closing out a low-leverage game.

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

Game 4 of the Series is likely to be a bullpen game anyway; I think the upside of Big Woo possibly giving you 3-4 innings edges out someone from the Harrison / May / Patrick / Drohan part of the roster.

They've had enough bites...it's time to eat the whole apple! I don't post nearly as much as I used to, but feeling a level of gratitude today. Thanks to all of you who have been my fellow long-suffering Brewers fans, as I've been on this site or its predecessors for nearly thirty years! Thank you to Commissioner Emeritus Selig for putting into place the level of revenue sharing to allow this team a chance to really compete, and for selling the team to an ownership group that could take the next step. Thank you to Mark Attanasio for not being a Cheap Ass, for believing in analytics enough to invest resources into them, for hiring top-tier baseball minds, and for mostly staying out of their way. And Thank you to Pat Murphy and the players on the field, for being guys that are so easy to root for. May you never have a bar tab in Milwaukee for the rest of your lives.

I just can't bring myself to pull the trigger on $1800 for a ticket. Maybe next time. 😨

Hard not to be optimistic after a 22-0 win.

Logging some quality time between Wikipedia and Baseball Reference, the most recent possible example I can find is Justin Verlander going from the Tigers to the 2017 Houston Astros.

Thought I should post this, as the possibility of an extra year of eligibility for Carrington would be another boost to next year's team.

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.

Giving me faith the team is turning a corner. Getting our pitching back has a cascading benefit.

I'll be among the unwashed (but hopefully not rained-upon) masses in Green Bay tomorrow, so I probably won't be watching the forum as closely as I would most draft nights. Decided to post my thoughts in terms of how I'd feel if the Packers draft Player X. Cartwheels: Anyone projected in the Top 10 (though confused if it's a QB or Jeanty) Tet McMillan, WR, Arizona (in my head, he's Herman Moore 2.0, making this offense more dynamic in the red zone, as well as being a #1 option this offense hasn't had since Davante left) Happy: Mason Graham, DT, Michigan (almost certainly requires a trade up) Emeka Ebuka, WR, Ohio State (productivity is tough to ignore) Trade down for good value, as long as no one I've already named is still on the board Walter Nolen, DT, Mississippi (talent and decent value at 23) Will Johnson, CB, Michigan (assumes he checked out physically during his on-site visit) Kenneth Grant, DT, Michigan (NT of the future, especially after losing Slayton to Free Agency) Not thrilled, but I get it: Josh Simmons, OT, Ohio State (LT with his pedigree would not be available but for the injury....essentially giving up on Morgan as a tackle though) Derrick Harmon, DT, Oregon (is to Devonte Wyatt what Simmons is to Jordan Morgan at LT) Matthew Golden, WR, Texas (4.29 40s don't grow on trees, and is absolutely the take-the-cover-off profile of a team need, but I saw enough dropped passes from last year's WR corps to not be rooting for this pick) Jahdae Barron, CB, Texas (4.39 40, but scouting questions his top-end speed and ability to play outside) Mykel Williams, DE, Georgia (pass rush is a need, but I'm hoping the new DL coach can get more out of the talent on-hand) Shavon Revel, Jr., CB, East Carolina (there's injuries, and there's a torn ACL...too much of a gamble for my liking at a speed position) Trey Amos, CB, Mississippi (feels like a reach at 23, but a good option if they trade back) Donovan Ezeiruaku, Edge, Boston College (If they draft him, then Halfley's reports must be glowing.) Actively dislike: Luther Burden, WR, Missouri (size and speed are there, but Packers don't need a slot WR) Shemar Stewart, DE, Texas A&M (athletic edge without production....we have enough of that already) Nick Emmanwori, S, South Carolina (actually like the player, but the deepest position on the roster right now)