Thurston Fluff
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I think it's more when you're allowed to defer money to avoid luxury taxes like the Dodgers do it really doesn't matter.
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Not sure what this had to do with my comment but I agree wholeheartedly. The only point I was making was illegal gambling has little to do with MLB's connection to legal gambling. Gambling on it's own will not effect the integrity of the sport. The problem comes when someone owes money to "Vinny Da Fish" and can't pay.
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I'm not singling you out for this but I think those who don't see the difference between legal in illegal betting are missing a key factor. Illegal gambling is done by people who proved they have no problem breaking the rules. Legal gambling is done by people who have a vested interest in not breaking the rules. Corporations looking to capitalize on legal gambling don't want to kill the golden goose. They're not going to be trying to rig outcomes. Organized crime, not so much.
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That's because Brutus changed him name to get his foot in the door. After he was established he made up the cock and bull story to deflect blame. WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!
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2065 years ago Julius Caesar was assassinated. Condolences to his surviving family and friends. I also question how appropriate it was for King Features Syndicate to hire Brutus in their Popeye The Sailor Man tv series. I get giving someone a second chance but isn't making a fortune as a TV villain a mere 1105 years later rubbing salt in the wound?
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Best possible outcome, the Brewers bullpen doesn't miss a beat. That would allow the Brewers to pick the best option of trading Williams or keep him for the stretch run depending on which path they feel boosts the stretch run the most. Worst possible outcome, the bullpen flounders, the brewers are out of it by the trade deadline and Williams doesn't have enough time to show he's healthy limiting his trade value.
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That's why I try to figure out the reasoning behind a move instead of trying to grade it. Not to go too far off but it seems like most people view trades as a grade instead of trying to figure out the logic behind the trade. That approach doesn't get you anywhere. If you look at it from a "why did they make the move they did," it can help you understand the team's overall philosophy.
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I think it'd be wise to go with a six man rotation right out of the gate. At most wait for a couple weeks to get past all the off days early on. Peralta and Miley both have injury histories and Rea isn't good enough to need to work in every fifth day. All the rest are probably on limited innings which either means them hitting the limit during a playoff push or limiting innings early on so there's no problem later on. The only argument I see against it is we have a lot of five inning type of starters so it might tax the pen too much. But that's mitigated somewhat by the number of swing man types we have. Combine that with the usual optioning game, which we play very well IMHO, and it should be ok.
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Saying Yelich didn't have any offers form other teams is a red herring. He would have made a boatload more had he opted for FA instead of signing an extension. Ditto for Braun. However the contracts turned out, when they signed them they were team friendly deals. Braun did so because he wanted to be a Brewer for life. Yelich because he liked it hear and wanted to finish his career here. That hardly fits the claim that no players have any loyalty to their team. As far as Yount goes, accepting arbitration in a walk year in which he won the MVP IIRC, certainly didn't help his finances. I'm quite sure it's easier to pay off loans when maximizing your income. That he chose to stick with the club that helped him out when he was down again shows loyalty. I don't demand players or managers have loyalty to their team but I do hold those who have it in higher esteem.
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They don't all do it. Some actaully do take other things into consideration, loyalty being one of them. Consideration of their legacy another. Robin Yount, Ryan Braun and Christian Yelich all took less money than they could have got on the open market to stay here. It's why I hold them in higher esteem than I do Paul Molitor, Prince Fielder and Craig Counsell.
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I sometimes wonder if some people aren't fond of managing a team that adheres to the analytical approach too closely. Being told when to change pitchers and how to set lineups according to analytics has to make a person feel like they're just a plug and play manager instead of a leader. It has to be a blow to the ego when told to take pitcher X out in these specific circumstances. The lack of autonomy has to ruffle some feathers.
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What is Rickie Weeks doing?
Thurston Fluff replied to eddiemathews's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I don't think it was with the intention of making him the heir apparent. I think he was hired to learn more roles so they can find the right fit whatever that may be. If that leads to being a manager one day it just means they think his abilities fit that role. -
Getting fired is the nature of coaching/managing. Taking a job that isn't open isn't. Off the top of my head the only time I remember it happening was Kansas City negotiating with Dayton Moore. Even then KC had no intention of keeping Baird so while it wasn't technically open it still wasn't a secret. This was Counsell taking a job that wasn't open from a guy who wouldn't have been fired had he not taken the job behind his back.
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I'd argue it's far easier to take less money when you're going to make millions a year either way. Especially when you've already made millions. Being set for life gives you the ability to prioritize other aspects of life. This has always been my biggest complaint. Dude negotiated for a job that wasn't open then tried to spin it as some sort of altruistic decision. It was a totally greedy thing to do. Own it and accept being being viewed as the villain with both your former team and your colleagues.
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Supporting a team that can buy any player it wants over the team that can't just because the manager choose to be the highest paid manager for the team that has the money to spend instead of the team that was willing to make him the highest paid manager but couldn't buy any player they want is truly the only way to be fair. Was that a long, confusing sentence? Yes, and it still was clearer, not to mention made more sense, than that opinion piece did.
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Yea, may bad. I saw the numbers and failed to see they added the buyout into the amount he'd get.
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He'd get $27.5M with the buyout.
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It might have been a blessing in disguise that he was forced up before he was ready. Sometimes people have to fail to realize what they always did wouldn't work. That he learned it a year sooner gives him more time to fix it.
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Clayton Andrews traded for lottery ticket
Thurston Fluff replied to markedman5's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Andrews was designated for assignment to make room for Junis. -
I think what they're saying is had the Brewers not used the lack of saves against him in arbitration he would have been more amendable to pitching more than one inning save situations while here.
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Is Bryse Wilson's 2023 Success Sustainable?
Thurston Fluff replied to Jason Wang's topic in Brewer Fanatic Front Page News
I think that shows strikeout pitchers can succeed anywhere. For teams that put a high priority on defense FIP beating may be a lot easier to do. -
Yelich may not be the everyday DH but I still think he'll get more DH time than Sanchez. I agree with the idea that DH is going to be spread out. It's a good sign that we have enough legit offensive players that we might actually want to keep in the lineup. Sanchez is borderline at best in that group.
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It won't happen because teams just don't do it, but I'm curious if he'd be willing to go multiple innings in non-save situation now that he got his payday. I do think the Brewers can't tell him his value is in being used one way then tell an arbiter another and expect him to be ok with it.
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I guess it depends on whether you think clutch is based more on luck than talent.
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I think you're right in that bullpens tend to be volatile and some of the relievers we had last season are not likely to perform at the same level. The good thing is we aren't reliant on the same ones having the same type of year. The Brewers have had consistently good bullpens long enough to think they've figured out how to build/use them effectively. It's also why I liked some of the moves to get swing man type pf pitchers into the fold. They've got enough arms to fill in if a couple of last year's heroes turn into this year's goat.
