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He definitely looks old and he can't throw the ball as well as he used to. I wish he was still on the Packers.

I get it is a federal holiday today but why is there a playoff day game today especially in LA. This is just some dumb scheduling by MLB.

So you are saying Da Bears are Super Bowl bound?

Badgers are not ranked in the top 25 to start the season. Marquette comes in at 18. College basketball rankings: Kansas earns No. 1 spot in preseason AP Top 25 poll ahead of Alabama, UConn - CBSSports.com

I don’t think anyone was thinking that low but sub 6% is what some were thinking. I don’t think they will get below 5.7%. I think that will be the bottom for mortgage rates and it will stick around 6% even with more rate cuts. If this stays steady then rates will stay where they are there won’t be another cut by the Fed.

I said like Pratt not Pratt for Robert. Basically the White Sox are going to look for guys who are at a maximum in AA for the main piece coming back so someone like Pratt. Pratt on his own should get you Robert but I don't see the Brewers even entertaining this. Something like Boeve and two other pieces is something the Brewers would be more comfortable in trading for someone with Robert's injury history. If I were to trade for Robert I would probably just put him as the main DH and having him play LF when Yelich needs a day off or in RF/CF when Contreras needs a day off. I think the Yankees, Giants, Mariners or the Cubs will pay more to get Robert than what the Brewers will.

Dupree kind of reminds me of a mix between Ball and White. They need to get Kekahuna the ball more. Maybe add in some end sweeps or an end a round every once in a while. Kekahuna kind of looks like a DJ Moore type of a player. I am not sure he will be as good as Moore is but I really like his athleticism. If he was taller Kekahuna would be everything you look for in a WR.

I don't believe MLB would do this but I would be fine with this.

No the team who wins gets the #1 pick. I am sorry that on a forum that I posted an opinion of what I would like to see. Next time I will check with you if I should post or not.

I still didn't see anything from Rutgers that suggest they were a tough game for the Badgers even coming off the loss to USC and Alabama. I am not sure what everyone was so worried about with this game. I don't believe Rutgers is all that good and they showed that today. They are not a good team and their record seems a bit fluky. I had the Badgers having the last two games as very winnable but some said that wasn't going to happen especially the Rutgers game. There are a bunch of winnable games left against Northwestern, Iowa and Minnesota. Oregon and Penn State are probably losses and then you have a maybe winnable game against Nebraska. If the Badgers steal one from Nebraska and win two of three against Iowa, Northwestern and Minnesota that puts you at 3 more wins which gets the team to a bowl game.

Almost another muffed punt. This is getting concerning.

Why were some afraid of this Rutgers game? Not seeing why so far.

That was a dumb pass. If you are going to throw that you put it where no one can catch that. Just an absolutely dumb throw by Locke.

Mortgage rates still haven’t dropped and have actually increased a bit. I don’t expect mortgage rates to drop below 6%. At least not until the 10-year treasury drops. Should be around 6.2 to 6.4 by the end of the year. Another rate cut wouldn’t even impact this either. Mortgage rates have actually stayed fairly stagnant since the rate cut it was at a low of 6.08 and has gone back up to 6.3 in October. Expected rates for mortgages in October are to be around 6.5%. For Q4 most have predicted a 6.2% rate. For 2025 most economists are predicting a low of 6 to 6.1%. Even if there are more rate cuts I don’t see mortgage rates moving all that much and I wouldn’t expect them to be below 6%. We may see some months at 5.9% but I believe the average should stay at or above 6% for 2025. The best predictor of mortgage rates is the 10-year treasury notes. If you see decreases there then expect mortgage rates to decline along with the notes. There is a bit of a lag but mortgage rates tend to follow the 10-year notes more closely than anything else.

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Order would be the same as the draft if the team is eligible to draft in the top 10. For example the White Sox wouldn’t be eligible for the playoffs if it was held this year. Playoff bonus money.

Yes that is why it is good. It is better than tanking for the #1 pick. The #8 team could potentially get the #1 pick. It also allows for those fans to cheer for something when the season is basically one big misery.

Some on here are going to hate the playoff structure once MLB expands by at least two teams. The playoffs will also expand by two teams once that happens. The owners have already stated it will expand once the two new teams are added into the league. They were actually going to expand the playoffs in the last CBA but decided to stick with the current format until the league expands. It will be at least fourteen teams total in the playoffs once the league expands and don't be surprised if it is sixteen teams in total. I think they go to a 5-5-7 format but I think that would require shortening the season by about 10-15 games. I don't believe MLB would do that so it probably goes 3-5-7 like it is now. I like the idea that the home team in a three game series would only need to win once. That would give home field advantage an actual advantage in baseball. I would also like to see the lottery removed for the first round picks. Instead do a playoff with all of the lower seeds for the #1 pick. So the teams eligible for picks 1-8 would play a single elimination playoff series. The farther the team goes in the playoffs the better their pick becomes. The worst team in MLB gets the #1 seed if they are eligible to draft in the first 10 picks. If they are not eligible then it goes to the next team and on down. All games are to be played at stadiums that have a roof that are not in the WS playoffs. Would also like to see some roster restrictions like the players can't be pending free agents and any players who are not arbitration eligible that are on the roster are guaranteed a roster spot on next years opening day roster, the 26 man roster specifically.

He was a hot name last year. I would still take him as a manager as I don't believe managers have that much of an impact on a team. If they did then why did the Cubs not improve with one of the best managers in the league and why did the Brewers have so much success without one of the best managers in the league? If the Brewers wanted to bring Seitzer in to be a hitting coach I would be fine with that also. Both Seitzer and Sal should find jobs rather quickly. This sounds like more of sacrificial lambs than anything else. Also 2025 is Snitker's final year as his contract ends after the 2025 season. This maybe a last chance for Snitker in Atlanta.

I am the believer of letting players walk who are not superstar caliber players ie Judge, Ohtani, Trout or Harper types and always to let a pitcher walk instead of giving them a long term deal unless it is team friendly.

It depends how much does it really cost to air on YouTube? I believe Bally just wanted more than what YouTube was willing to give them so Bally just didn't do it. YouTube and the other streaming services called their bluff on increasing the price to have their channel. YouTube didn't budge on this and Bally walked away. I don't believe this had anything to do with it making money for Bally. This is more along the line of this tactic works and they won't budge from this position. I think this is mute though as MLB probably won't negotiate with YouTube and others until they get the 14 teams TV and digital rights. I think they are at 6 right now so they need 8 more teams to do what they want to do which is to bundle 14 teams together for digital streaming rights and then pay each team an equal share of that money.

When did the Mariners, Padres and Rays win a World Series?

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Apparently the Cardinals are going for a rebuild and will make Contreras, Gray, Helsley and Arenado available this offseason to reduce payroll. This fits in with them not wanting to bring back Goldschmidt this offseason. The NL Central looks like it will be a three team race again with the Brewers Cubs and Reds being the favorites. The Pirates are a wild card team. If the Cardinals trade all four of those players they could be the bottom team in the division. This should be an interesting offseason for the NL Central.

The Dbacks had even less time than the Brewers did and MLB made it work. Basically MLB will be doing the negotiating for the Brewers with the cable companies. Currently MLB doesn't have any rules for or against OTA. I think the Brewers would have to negotiate this themselves if MLB will allow it that is. It will be Brewers.TV but that will just take you to brewers.com. You can watch the game from there in market or through MLB.TV. The free T-Mobile doesn't allow you to watch in market games those are still blacked out. I believe the free T-Mobile is still bound by the old rules and doesn't include any of the in market changes.