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  1. Thurston Fluff
    Rereading it I didn't do a very good job of saying what I meant. Basically they'll be doing what they would in five and six but won't have the option of being additional help in game six and seven. It might only be an inning or two but those are obviously important innings. Few teams have the option of multiple relievers who can routinely shut down a team for multiple innings like the Brewers do. That makes the extra inning or two from their top two starters all the more important.
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    I get why Tampa did this but it does make it less likely they'll be available in a game six/seven all hands on deck situation. Or at least not as effective. One reason you pitch your best early is to have them late.
  3. Thurston Fluff
    I'm not a fan of the NFL either. The only time I ever watch it is if I'm with someone that's watching it. MY point about the NFL was solely about the effect evening the playing field has on innovation and competence of the organization. While some teams can strip things down most poorly run teams end up back in the basement in short order or never leave it. AT the same time other teams manage to stay competitive year in and year out. Which leads me to believe innovation and competence will matter regardless of how even the playing field is.
  4. Thurston Fluff
    I think competency is as important when there's a cap and revenue sharing. Possibly more so. The NFL actively works for competitive balance and you still see certain teams continuously win and other lose. I'm not worried the Mets are suddenly going to be as good year in and year out because the Brewers can pay compete for players. My worry about a salary cap and revenue sharing is teams like the Brewers start to make decisions based on something other than value for the dollar. Things like paying Willy Adames because he was so important in the clubhouse type of deals are what I hope to avoid.
  5. Thurston Fluff
    I don't know if we will or not but one benefit of the 'more bites at the apple' approach is it makes it more likely. But lets win one first.
  6. Thurston Fluff
    Kaukauna high school wrestling coach Jeff Matczak is retiring. He's going out with six consecutive state titles along with... Career Record: 585–61–3. 10 Team State Championships. 24 Team State Tournament Appearances 28 FVA Conference Championships including the last 21 in a row. 24 Individual State Champions 104 State Place Winners 200 State Qualifiers—averaging nearly 6 per year I'm not sure if a coach in any sport that comes close to that.
  7. Thurston Fluff
    It was about how teams who don't hit many homeruns can't win in October. I could have worded it better that teams who don't hit many homeruns can't win in October. Even if they do hit a few it isn't the way they win. I disagree the Brewers needed those homers to get this far. If you count those homers as outs then yes. If you count them as doubles then they probably win anyway. There are also two other teams still playing who also don't rely on homeruns and several who did who aren't. Mainly my point is this season shows teams that hit a lot of homers aren't necessarily built better for the playoffs. Obviously hitting home runs help teams that don't rely on them. But a team who has a good offense without relying on home runs is still a good offense when they don't. A team that needs them to score isn't. Just ask the Yankees and Cubs.
  8. Thurston Fluff
    You're probably right but the narrative was they can't win in the playoffs not they can't win the World Series. Now we have three teams who've won series in the playoffs and one is guaranteed to make it to the World Series. When the Brewers beat the Dodgers one will be guaranteed to win the World Series as well. Two other teams that don't rely on homeruns also got this far.
  9. Thurston Fluff
    Of the four teams left only one ranks higher than 22nd in home runs. Two rank 27th or worse. I guess somebody forgot to tell 3/4's of the teams who made it this far you can't make it this far without being able to hit home runs.
  10. Thurston Fluff
    If you are then so am I. I like the short three game series because it makes teams fight for the bye. Sometimes a team can wrap up it's division early and coast the rest of the way. Having a bye to fight for makes more teams play for real longer. I'm not against the lowest seed facing the highest seed in the second round but picking the opponent seems like a gimmick. I guess it could let the top seed pick a team that had to go through their pitching staff more to get to that round but that's about it. As far as 154 games goes. Hell no. Listening to games is part of my daily life from April through September. I go through withdrawal symptoms on off days. I don't even want to talk about the horror of the All-Star break.
  11. Thurston Fluff
    The Brewers just beat the proverbial team that got hot at the right time. Our bullpen also out dueled the supposedly best bullpen in baseball to do it.
  12. Thurston Fluff
    For all the guff Ned Yost got here, he managed a small market team to two World Series and won one of them.
  13. Thurston Fluff
    That was my point. Pushing all your chips in when doing so isn't going to have enough of an effect to matter is not doing a good job of pushing all your chips in. If there was ever a clear cut example of why that way of operating is not as good as the way the Brewers go about business it's the Cubs.
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    I'd argue it was a terrible job of doing it. If they had the prospect capital to get Skubal and maybe another above average pitcher I could see the logic of getting starters. If not then maybe get some relievers who can shorten games. What they did was get average at best starters who'd need quality relievers to back them up then failed to provide said relief. They'd have been just as well off getting a few scrap heap pitchers and hope their offense could pull them through. To go all in should be to get over the top not get back to what they were a year prior and could be next year. Deciding when to go all in is part of doing a good job of going all in.
  15. Thurston Fluff
    Their run was built on homegrown offense and supplemented with veteran pitching. The reason they couldn't continued doing that was their superstars on offense didn't superstar very long. I thought they would have been more like Houston than what they turned into.
  16. Thurston Fluff
    Well said. I'd add he signed a team friendly contract while paying at an MVP level to be a Brewer for the rest of his career. That alone is not usual but he did so while playing on a team friendly contract to begin with. He didn't bother testing the market in his prime choosing instead to stay here. He could have Paul Molitored it but he didn't.
  17. Thurston Fluff
    I look at Yelich like the Brewers version of Yadier Molina (I threw up a little saying it but bear with me) He set the tone for the team for a generation. The team responded to his leadership even when he wasn't the best player on the field. The team took on the identity of the player. The only major difference is Yelich isn't a total buthead. Which means the team isn't full of them like the Cardinals were.
  18. Thurston Fluff
    Life is good when you reach a point in the season when it would be mildly disappointing to only get 100 wins.
  19. Thurston Fluff
    I think the relief of finally winning a series lead to a letdown they just didn't recover from well enough. Given the goal is set higher this time around plus the experience of what happens when you have an emotional let down makes me believe it's not likely to repeat.
  20. Thurston Fluff
    Back in the 90's the two most prolific teams were Cleveland and Atlanta. One was built on power and a great overall offense and average pitching while the other on great pitching and an average offense. They won one World Series between the two of them. That one win was when they played against each other. The age old adage that good pitching bets a good offense has been proven both right and wrong depending on the year. There is no single best way. There is no built for the regular season but not the post season team. There is no good pitching beats good hitting. Homeruns are not necessary nor is an ace pitcher. There is just one good team managing to win all the series in a stretch when all the teams face a good opponent every series.
  21. Thurston Fluff
    This is a bit out of left field but it's something that's always bothered me. All-Stars shouldn't be selected solely by the season they've had that year. While it's not a career accomplishment award it's also not a best first half of a season award. I bring this up now because I just read this blurb in the USA Today.
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    Voters dig the long ball.
  23. Thurston Fluff
    I'd be nice to see defense get the credit it's due but do you really think that's going to surpass close to double the homerun difference between the two in voter's eyes?
  24. Thurston Fluff
    Senzatela would be my pick. It'd be a righty for a righty move and he hasn't shown any particular reason to keep him on a playoff roster for anything other than saving the rest of the pen for a day.
  25. Thurston Fluff
    He looked decent enough in his limited time in Milwaukee. Maybe he has enough time to get the last spot on the playoff roster with a good showing. It would be a cool story if he did and got a few key outs in a series.
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