OldSchoolSnapper

Ideal outcome last night, they will now have essentially gotten Pulisic 3 weeks of rest.

Every 3rd place team with 6 pts will advance.

You'll have a decent idea after the opposing pools complete their 2nd run, it will be a 3rd place team from one of E, F, I or J. Most likely R32 opponent right now is Ivory Coast, but that's assuming the most likely outcomes. Others likely are Senegal or Algeria. The tough luck draw would be the Netherlands slipping into 3rd. If the US won that matchup, Belgium in Seattle for R16 looks likely. A geopolitically loaded game with Iran is also possible there.

I'm completely out on trading any top guys in our pipeline for a rental 30 y/o pitcher off (minor) elbow surgery. We are 17 games over .500 in June. That just makes no sense to me and flies completely in the face of how we consistently get where we are. If I could magic wand anything, it would be a lock down closer. MeGill and Uribe are good players, but I really am shaky with either one closing out a 3-2 game in October.

I'm expecting him to not play particularly well, go back down, and read a few posts that he may not be what we paid for.

There's a lot of funny here. Amy playing the role of down-and-out working class Milwaukeean who's getting priced out of something is pretty LOL. I don't really feel too bad for her. I don't have a big issue with it. I usually sit in mid-range seats, I find most of the seats at AmFam solid, though. The Brewers are a great value for anyone willing to do a few things to save a few bucks. You don't have to buy beer and food, you don't have to buy a jersey, you don't even have to park on site if you don't want to. I can't fault them for doing new things to squeeze out what they can. I don't have any doubts they'll get enough corporate sponsors buying these seats. I think they'll be empty on weekdays, sure, but they'll force these companies to buy packages. I only hit a game or two per season anyway.

Miz pitching twice in a 7-game series is the only thing that makes you think there's a real chance to beat the Dodgers. He's good enough to shut down any lineup and then it's just stealing 2 games. It makes somewhat plausible.

Definitely didn't see this coming but probably should have.

I wouldn't go higher than a 3 even if they were performing optimally because I don't think it's realistic for them to beat the Dodgers in a 7-game series. Shohei could blow out a knee and it's a blip on their radar. It's a league problem not a Brewers problem. I think they're one of the top 5 teams in baseball. There's just unfortunately a Great Rift Valley between 1 and everyone else. There is always the chance they get lucky at the right time, it's baseball after all, and any team is capable of losing 3 in a row at a bad time. It's just going to take a ton of luck for the talent LAD has acquired to go collectively cold at the right time.

I absolutely love extending Watson. On the surface it looks risky for a guy that doesn't stay healthy, but his recent injuries have been more of the random variety than the ones that were really concerning. The repeated hamstring things seems to have been solved and that's the kind of injury that would give me pause. They would not be able to replace his skill set next offseason in FA or the draft. They absolutely need him as part of their offense. I was really hoping this would happen this season once they felt confident he was healthy. Even better they got it done now.

Garrett is better than Parsons but also 3 years older which is not trivial. Both are gamechangers, but he really elevates LAR to be the preseason overwhelming SB favorite. Parsons would do the same, but they are different kinds of deals. A player of Parsons ability NEVER becomes available at the age he was.

I think it's a pipe dream. OKC loses a Game 7 in what was most likely the de facto Finals. They are already "there." There's no reason to mortgage all the assets for Giannis when they can get the team incrementally better this summer without giving up anything. Giannis wants the ball in his hands, too. I'm not sure his ego could handle being in the room with SGA. I like Giannis and all, no issues with anything he's done or said, but he's not he same guy he was even 5 years ago as far as humility goes.

If Spain wins their group and Argentina takes 2nd, they'll play each other in R32 in LA. R32 in KC almost definitely Brazil vs somebody and quite possibly the US.

They have a different perspective. All that matters to most of them is production which turns into money. No player in the NBA who stands to lose anything is actively tanking while on the floor. They have too much to lose. They also nearly all overstate their own ability. By law, over half the league is an average or worse pro player. They aren't going to be able to acknowledge that tanking, i.e. letting them play more, is a problem. The only guys who would see it as a problem are the top tier guys who would be playing against soft competition or getting more rest - which again - I doubt they will complain about.

I am super pumped. While I think we'll be a fairly poor host country, I expect a lot of issues to come out, for TV I could not ask for more. I expect very little out of the US. They just aren't very good. The ticket process has been a joke. I've heard hotels are vacant and I am expecting most of these games prices to plummet in the short time before kickoff. The huge headline games will stay where they are but this has been such a tragic disaster as far as what it could have been...but FIFA gonna FIFA. I had sights on attending, but I'm perfectly happy to sit back at home and enjoy on TV.