OldSchoolSnapper

Still need a DH when Yelich has back tightness half the year. At least that's the only time you're allowed to sit him.

He can start against righties. He just doesn't because they had Bauers. His splits aren't that alarming really.

Well, wishful thinking. 25 seemed realistic, but I thought maybe a new coach that was allegedly good might be able to grit them to mid 30s and near a play-in. They're not even close to that.

Don't underestimate what this title is going to do to the quantity of quality of fans. I'm not saying I don't welcome new fans, I absolutely do, and most will be great, but when the floodgates open you'll start to see more of that kind of thing.

I am envisioning a scenario where the minor league guys are just clearly not ready and the dime-a-dozen guy we bring in to replace him for $2 million has the kind of year Bauers did 2 years ago. With Vaughn I feel like I know what the floor is.

This team is horrendous. I had visions of them being coached to 36 wins or something, looking at the overall talent on the roster, but they are terrible. They may not hit the 15 wins from '13-14.

He doesn't have the power you'd like but I would definitely take Vaughn at $9mm as an insurance policy.

All this talk of 1B and what's in the pipeline...does anybody remember Brad Nelson?

Yeah I agree the $6 million or so overage on one year isn't going to affect anything. I think people have World Series glasses on though. There is no way he's taking this because he "likes Milwaukee!" if his team thinks they are going to be offered 3/55 or something. Just not a chance in hell.

Vaughn is definitely worth it for $9 million if you lose Bauers for $50 million.

No way he signs it. Bauers will be invited back to stuff for the next 30 years. I'll watch some of his NLCS ABs another 1,000 times in that period. But this guy is the definition of house money, I'd wager anything that he is not going to get better than he was for us this year. This is as textbook "Thank you, best wishes going forward" as it gets. We have another -1B who is arguably a more consistent bat in Vaughn, plus whatever they do at this position over the offseason to address the hole in the platoon now. 3 yrs/ $50 million or something, just no way.

Imagine you haven't put on a Brewers uniform in 5, 10, 20 years. The team invites you at the very last second to sit in a truck and wave but you were already going duck hunting or golfing that day, lol. I think stuff like that is probably why there wasn't much alumni. It was at the last second and they have moved on in life. The whole "I didn't go because they accomplished, not me," sounds much better than "Well I'm happy for them and all, but, I don't really wanna go."

'18 Red Sox are the best I've seen IMO. One of the reasons I have always coped with losing the NLCS, I don't think we had a chance against that team. The Yankees dynasty team that won 114, I think 98? Before my time, but I always see the '76 Reds on those lists too. Yes I am a Brewers fan but I'm hard pressed to find 10 better than this one.

Although I think you're correct, the Hall of Fame is going to have to start adjusting its criteria soon or nobody is getting in. Many of the prior milestones used as the barometer are obsolete. SP wins, Ks, 3k hits, 500 HR...while these things aren't quite unattainable, the game has changed a ton, innings are down, the same hitter might face 4 different pitchers in a game, etc. They're going to have to start easing up a bit.

Why do they have to be from outside the city? I think the number is BS and made up but I also think you're exaggerating the exaggeration. It was a workday and a huge chunk of people were probably just, you know, at work, and walked outside. Nobody would have to park in Franklin. The lot was packed full at AmFam and most aren't driving there alone. I wouldn't know where to begin with an accurate guess. I'd throw 300k out and I guess see where it lands if I had to.

And I feel the same about Bauers. A negative defensive 1B who is 30 and some nice moments. I'm glad they were for us but there is a mountain of evidence he is going to underperform his next gig. I think he's obviously gone anyway but he is the exact kind of emotional decision that kills a team. To be clear Contreras is much more justifiable.

It's because he declined the option and the corners of the Internet are drawing broad conclusions from that, lol. All the pending FA are going to try and get deals signed before 12/1, so it is in all their best interests to let the world know they are available as early as possible (yes I know he can't sign yet) and sign multi-year deals. No way May wants any part of a one-year deal at 29. Even in the fantasy land the Brewers pick up that option, it's much more likely that 3/42 or something is more attractive than 1/20 for him. He also has an interest in getting that 10-yr service time milestone.

No idea how they come up with these numbers but if the 500k they gave for the Bucks was even close, this was significantly more people. That was obvious as soon as I got half a mile away. It dwarfed the Bucks one.

Given how many people were there I was expecting worse. I drove in from about 45 minutes outside MKE with my two kids. AmFam had free parking and back and forth shuttles to the Summerfest grounds all day. Realistically, it was well done for how little planning and staff they had. The only sour part was really getting on the bus to go to the park; the way back was not so bad. I obviously was not front row for the parade or anything. I saw the parade several times on the bus actually, as we approached, looking into the city from the freeway. People on roof tops of parking garages, the high rise buildings, condo and apartment buildings - it was pretty insane. The area around Deer District was big during the Bucks run but this looked bigger by quite a substantial margin. Cool thing was just how many buildings downtown have signage and banners up. The Courthouse has a huge congrats banner. The best view I got was by the Briggs stage at Summerfest, I was able to get near the exit and let my younger son get up on my shoulders. He got quite a good view of the actual parade. Lots of congestion for food but restrooms and areas with games and hanging out were plenty. Lots of flowing beer which I did not partake in needing to drive back and all. The diversity of fans at the rally jumped out to me as well. Old, young, all races, punks, lol, a real mix of everyone. I think it was probably a blast for anyone there with other adults to drink a few beers and savor it all. I'm glad I went but would not have if not for the kids. I had tickets to all three rounds of games, but never got to go as they were Game 5, Game 6 & 7, and Game 6 - that stings a little bit. I just wanted to make sure they got some in-the-flesh memory of the whole thing. The entire county seems to be out shopping as well. Never in my life have I seen Costco the way it looked this afternoon. Worse than the day before Thanksgiving. They have one pallet of championship gear out and it's just getting hammered. Dick's and Kohl's were the same. They seem to be just getting stuff off the trucks as I popped in on my way home, and people of all ages are in there grabbing whatever. It's hard to spot a person not wearing Brewers gear.

https://www.millerbrewerytour.com/clinchcans these are so cool, definitely going to make an effort.

Joe Davis made a great call. "Unshakeable, unstoppable, and champions at last!" would be great on a shirt. Sadly I was disappointed in Levering, he was pretty lame. His LCS call was much better.

The traffic into AmFam and out was actually quite good. No issues there. The bus ride itself was fine. It was the mass of people utilizing the shuttles that caused chaos and the lines in the parking lot that were awful. Nowhere near enough staff to coordinate things, lots of pushing and skipping, and as I said, buying the $5 tickets was a joke - but glad it went to the foundation. I can't blame anyone, there is no way to plan for this number of people making a last-minute call to partake in the festivities. I won't remember any of the pain of it a year from now.

I knew what I was getting into with the parade but my God was it a mess. It'll be something I only look back on fondly but the logistics and the shuttles were awful. I'm glad the foundation got the shuttle money because no one checked the tickets and I'm pretty sure about half the people didn't buy tickets. If you had an 8am shuttle you were lucky to board by 930. Dreadful lines to get on, to get back, to get food at the grounds...it was rough.

I agree, Now is not the time to make an emotional decision. He was one of the key pieces of this, but next spring, this in the past. I would not trade him. I would just play out his contract, make the offer you want to make knowing he 99% leaving. No more Yelich deals.

Still a chance we see Gute and LaFleur fired