Thurston Fluff
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If the goal is to change the system then having a few small market teams winning it all would probably force changes faster. If all the big spenders realized youth wins they'd stop paying big names and focus on accumulating cheap talent. The only way players would accept all the teams adopting the small market strategy would be if players got a certain amount of the total revenue. For that to happen owners would have to agree on some form of expanded revenue sharing. In a roundabout way small markets winning more often could lead to more revenue sharing.
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I tend to adopt a team to root for but don't usually care too much. This time it's different. I actually care about them winning one. Mostly because of all the teams that have produced good teams a decent amount of time they are the one team that defies the more bites at the apple ideal. It's still amazing to me those 90's teams never won a single WS.
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If there's a log jam I'd prefer they fix it via trade. Trying to wedge Frelick in at third to make room for Back in the outfield makes zero sense to me. Just leave him at first where we don't have a logjam.
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What's the fascination with moving a sub .700 OPS outfielder who gets most of his value playing defense to a position he never played professionally?
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Leave it as is would be my vote. If anything add two teams and make all the teams play the first round but I'd prefer it to be as is. The playoffs have never been about making sure the best team wins. It's always been about getting teams that have the chance to win four series in a row against quality competition a chance to win four series in a row against quality competition. I do have one radical, and completely impractical, change that will never get implemented but would be fun for fans. Have a set number of wins to make the playoffs instead of a set number of teams that make it. You can have divisions if you want but if they just had all teams play the same schedule and all teams that get to 90 wins are in.
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Got to think some of them will lament not getting enough established, high ceiling veterans on their roster.
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Brewers 2025 Starting Rotation
Thurston Fluff replied to wibadgers23's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
He has a $20 million mutual option and a $2 million buyout. There's no way the Brewers pay $18 million to keep him. -
I liked him better when he was still plain old Clarence Rodgers.
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Those two very best players at their position have been there for several years and only now made it past the first round. They didn't even make it to the playoffs half their years together. If they are the difference then why didn't it make the difference before now? I think you're confusing correlation for causation.
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They've had Alonso and Lindor for four years now and just won their first playoff series. I find your argument that is the key to playoff success unpersuasive.
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I was more than a little surprised that didn't happen to Eric Rodgers.
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The Brewers have Contreras and Yelich. Combined their career OPS+ is pretty so close to Lindor and Alonso as to be negligible. The only difference is one of ours missed the post season. To be honest I think you're reaching now to justify a predetermined conclusion.
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By that logic the Oakland A's should never have thought Dennis Eckersley was capable of helping win a World Series after the 1988 meltdown. No reason to think someone who blew a game like he did could ever do anything other than that.
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Brewers 2025 Starting Rotation
Thurston Fluff replied to wibadgers23's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I'm glad someone else thinks this way. Our team will be in much better shape preparing as though he won't be ready. If he is close to himself all the better. If not it's better to have the contingency plan in place before the season starts than have to scramble during the season. Neither Jimmy Nelson nor Ashby managed to come back as an effective starter. Perhaps Ashby can yet but he hasn't so far. Nelson never did come back. Just because Woodruff will be further removed from surgery to start the year doesn't mean he's more likely to recover from it. Whatever amount of money they gave him is irrelevant. It was a short term gamble they thought was worth taking. It was also a good PR move that didn't hurt player relations even if it doesn't pan out on the field. -
I don't think this is about a schedule as much as it is about finding ways to put competitive teams on the field every season. We've done that for long enough to think the organization is capable of doing so in the future. That we've not done well in the playoffs is like playing paper, rock, scissors and losing five straight. It's unlikely but past results are not predictors of future results. Unless someone can show me a legitimate way the Brewers can have so much success in the regular season and not the playoffs I'll continue to believe they have a chance every season they make the playoffs. So far we've had experienced playoff rosters and lost. We've had inexperienced playoff rosters and lost. We've had a mix of youth and experience and lost. Now we've had a team that was above average in all phases and lost. We've had good starting pitching and lost. Good relief pitching and lost. Good defense and lost. Good offense and lost. It. Just. Happens. The reason I'm optimistic the playoff losing streak will end is we put a good team out there every season and there's no reason to think we won't in the foreseeable future. We have a good core of young players and serviceable veterans with a strong farm ready to produce more.
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Was Williams tipping pitches last night?
Thurston Fluff replied to patrickgpe's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
On the bright side it'll make it easier for fans to deal with him getting traded this winter. -
The part of the cycle I think is the least fun is after a team wins it all and people can't enjoy the ride the next couple years if they aren't dominating all season long. The opposite of the rebuild were expectations are so high that every loss is the end of the world just isn't fun.
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This board was around back then and it wasn't a ghost town.
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Guess I'm going back under my bed tonight.
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Mets (Manaea) vs Brewers (Montas): 10/2/24, 6:38pm
Thurston Fluff replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Archived Game Threads
I'm hiding under my bed until it's over. Nothing else worked so I might as well try it. -
Got to imagine the strike zone was slightly larger than normal.
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With the win today the Brewers will officially have no losing streaks longer than three games for the season. Makes me wonder what the record is for the lowest number of consecutive losses for a season is.
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2024 Divisional Rivals Thread
Thurston Fluff replied to Playing Catch's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
They managed to get eliminated earlier this season than last. Craigtember at it's best. -
Burnes pitched in 30 games and 38 innings in the regular season that year. Expecting a player to come up and pitch in the playoffs after getting at most a handful of games is not close to the same thing.
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He's as good as Barry Bonds on steroids but does need the steroids.
