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  1. jerichoholicninja
    Government. Corrupt at all levels and irrespective of whatever party is in control. That's how.
  2. jerichoholicninja
    I'm sure their agents have someone do it for them but it does seem pretty ridiculous. A guy like Ryan Braun probably doesn't know or really care all that much but someone like Eric Sogard who's not making much (relatively speaking) and is playing in both major and minor league cities that is probably a very expensive headache to deal with.
  3. jerichoholicninja
    As I understand it - and someone correct me if I'm wrong - visiting athletes pay a prorated amount of income taxes in whichever state they are playing in. So if Bryce Harper plays 3 games in Milwaukee this year, 3/162 (1/54th) of his salary is taxed in/to the state of Wisconsin. Not to mention 1/2 the salaries of our own multimillionaire athletes and full salaries of high ranking team officials being taxed to the state. That is millions in revenue that isn't just shifted from one place to another locally, and would be lost if the team was gone. The Bucks used this as an argument for public funding for their new arena. That said, your other points are valid. At the end of the day though, just like free agency...all it takes is one. If one other city says they'll help pay for your stadium, then it's pay up or lose out. It does appear there is a shift away from cities letting teams hold them hostage though. In Wisconsin yes. Not necessarily in other states. I remember the MLB All Star game in Miller Park being a huge tax boon for the state.
  4. jerichoholicninja
    Problem with that is Peralta can be wild for an inning, not sure I want him coming out of the pen. He's best working 5-6 innings at a time where he can comfortable and get on a roll. Then he is the perfect piggyback to Suter. Suter can't go 3 times through the order... so Brent should start and pitch the first 4-5 innings and Freddy can finish the game. The difference in pitching styles is pretty drastic too, should be a nice combo. Yes, they have enough contrasting styles and handedness they can make some things work with a piggyback-like system. Suter and Burnes/Peralta, Davies and Hader.
  5. jerichoholicninja
    Forgot about that one and St. Louis with the Rams too.
  6. jerichoholicninja
    I have wondered about that too. Its Manny freaking Machado, and it's also 2018. Surely every team has access to film every second he's on the field if he so much as picks his nose. I admittedly know basically nothing about scouting but is there really something more than all of that that they can get in person? This year the Astros got rid of almost all of their advance MLB scouts and put those resources to minors and amateur scouting because every game is televised and data is tracked so well. More teams should do this.
  7. jerichoholicninja
    It will be interesting to see if this gets built and how it gets paid for as it could potentially change the future of stadium funding. Most cities are still green lighting whatever the owner wants but some are saying no. Oakland has repeatedly said no to the Raiders and A's. Didn't Seattle just reject the proposal to build an area to lure NBA and NHL teams and opt to remodel the Key Arena for much less? Not quite on the same level but the Brewers are paying for almost all of the upgrades to Maryvale because no city would pay to build a new facility for them. I think the tide is slowly turning against tax payer funded stadiums. I'm sure it will continue to happen but no longer do I think cities are just going to give the owner a plot of land and a blank check.
  8. jerichoholicninja
    Moving Burnes and Peralta into a Hader-like multi inning role would work fine too. Call it piggybacking or Rays-ing or whatever, but the veteran starters are good enough to get through the order twice and keep you in a game. Relying on the bullpen to get your 4 innings has been working. Adding those two guys to the mix and you have a very deep pitching staff on the front and back ends.
  9. jerichoholicninja
    I don't know why they would. They have 2 more years before arbitration. Any extension now would wind up costing the Brewers a lot more than just going year to year.
  10. jerichoholicninja
    This. I specifically remember an interview where he said while he was playing for the Twins he grounded out but moved a runner from second to third and was praised like he just won the game when he got back to the dugout. Their organizational hitting philosophy was stuck in the 1920's.
  11. jerichoholicninja
    If you don't swing the bat but the ball hits it, it's still a foul ball. I'm pretty sure Rock is correct about this.
  12. jerichoholicninja
    Classic Brewers.
  13. jerichoholicninja
    3 strikeouts in a row?
  14. jerichoholicninja
    Yes, those Yankee Stadium seats are $1000 to $1500 each.
  15. jerichoholicninja
    1. He's bulked up since he entered MLB 2. Thirdbase and shortstop are entirely different positions. The amount of ground a shortstop is asked to cover compared to 3rd is night and day. A player at thirdbase also isn't asked to turn double plays where footwork and athleticism matters a lot. Having to make catches on flares into the outfield that a guy playing thirdbase just stands and watches. Machado is built more like an NFL safety now than the smooth smaller athletes who play well at shortstop. Also could be not putting full effort into it playing for the worst team in baseball. Why would he risk injuring himself before his big payday for a potential 100 game loser and a team he has zero future with?
  16. jerichoholicninja
    I was wrong on many accounts.
  17. jerichoholicninja
    I've been having this same problem for months now but the last few weeks it has gotten a lot worse. And it's not always the same error.
  18. jerichoholicninja
    The All Star break cuts the minimum DL stay nearly in half. I would bet that is a big reason he's on the DL since he won't be missing the full allotment of games.
  19. jerichoholicninja
    I don't see a lot of changes happening. Wilkerson for sure will be sent down to activate Cain and probably Lopez for a BP arm. We'd all love big Z to go but I'm not sure it will happen yet. The mere fact that he was called up says they see something in him and they seem to give guys long leashes of failure before cutting bait.
  20. jerichoholicninja
    I feel like where ever Machado is traded, the general feeling is that the return will be underwhelming. Teams just aren't giving up prospect hauls for rentals anymore.
  21. jerichoholicninja
    It could have been worse. He could have given up back to back homers instead of back to back triples.
  22. jerichoholicninja
    Despite the injuries and decline, Braun is still better for the 2018 Brewers than Santana, Perez, or Phillips are.
  23. jerichoholicninja
    Michael Brantley was the only player we traded that became anything. And even if he had became the same player in Milwaukee he was in Cleveland he would have been blocked by Braun, Hart, Cameron, and Cain. His constant injuries the last few years would have made for us having 2/3 of our outfield injured most of the time with Braun and the pitching still would have sucked. You can look and say it hurt to trade a future all star but really I don't see how having Brantley on the Brewers the last 10 years would have made any difference to the franchise's success.
  24. jerichoholicninja
    It's been discussed here before, but that HoChunk ad is the worst. What era is that couple even supposed to be from? I can't figure it out. The mid-50's to early 70's. Every single year in between.
  25. jerichoholicninja
    Couldn't care less about about lack of "luv" from national media. I've grown to understand why they cover who they do and I get it. The Brewers aren't a large market and have no history of success as a franchise but don't have enough failure to be a lovable sob story like the Browns or Cubs.
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