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  1. MrTPlush
    Well played
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    Rowdy is a lock. Even if there is no DH and they pick up a different 1B. That being said I fully expect him to disappoint. He basically mashed in July and then wasn't even MLB roster worthy the rest of the year.
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    To me the most logical scenario is approaching hotels that are long term intended. This is exactly what the Brewers were going to do had they moved spring training to Gilbert. There was going to be an on site hotel that would have partially housed players. They have small kitchens and are furnished, problem solved. I can't imagine there are many teams that aren't in or near a notable city to already have these types of hotels in place already. Worst case you can likely peak the interest of a developer to create one near you. The team can contractually agree to buy out so many rooms for the players. Players can freely leave the team, by release/promotion/demotion, and not have to be concerned with being locked in any kind of housing contract. Hotel will love the easy/known cash flow and the MLB team gets a simple/economical way to house the players that doesn't require major investment by them.
  4. MrTPlush
    I hope it happens and Aaron Rodgers discount double-checks in McCarthy’s face after the win while screaming, “I still own you!”
  5. MrTPlush
    So they should start a guy who has four INTs and three sacks in 20 career pass attempts? No, they shouldn’t. I didn’t say they shouldn’t start him. I just said he doesn’t deserve to.
  6. MrTPlush
    Stearns is going to make his biggest and most exciting trade since Yelich. Pretty confident.
  7. MrTPlush
    Back in the 80's some guy shot one all the way down near La Crescent during deer hunting season. He claimed it was charging him. Well he did get charged but it was by the DNR a couple of days later, I am sure that had a pretty hefty penalty. It surprises me that there is no stable population in northern Wisconsin while there is in both Minnesota and the UP. Deer population is too dense. WI deer often carry a brain worm that pretty much takes them all out. Every single male moose that finds itself heading south looking for a mate typically dies near Highway 29 when the deer population really ramps up. The only reason Michigan has a small population is because they intentionally reintroduced them. WI considered doing the same, but instead decided to reintroduce elk in the state because they aren’t as prone to catching the brain worm.
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    They have almost as many yards passing as they have rushing in the first half. And their right tackle isn't doing them any favors this game in pass protection, so I wouldn't pass much either. PC doesn’t pass because his QB is a joke. No, the offensive line isn’t helping him, but It really doesn’t matter. Mertz is about as terrible as it gets. He doesn’t really deserve to start.
  9. MrTPlush
    I hope Mertz quickly announces his intention to transfer after the season. I think Wisconsin can then get an experienced transfer from a non power five school or something. The fact PC never allows him to throw is a pretty good sign they don’t have any trust in him at this point and it is probably best to leave.
  10. MrTPlush
    Stearns isn’t going to be with the Mets in 2023. Stearns seems like a great GM, but the dude isn’t one of a kind way better than every other GM by leaps and bounds. The Mets are going to find their GM this offseason and that will be that. They aren’t going to dump that guy two years later, they just won’t. Especially since they are likely to get whoever the premium candidate this offseason is. As far as him fleecing us to someone he wants to go to…come on guys. That’s getting pretty crazy in the hypotheticals.
  11. MrTPlush
    I don’t think they referred to it as “out west”, but when I lived in Kenosha going to a city west of I-94 was like going to a different country to those people even if it was only 20 minutes away. I always thought that was kinda funny.
  12. MrTPlush
    Is he working on his sprints? I assume they're not going to try to have him throw that far, so he would have to run every ball back in. This is from McCalvy's writeup: “I think there's a skill set that can play out there,” Stearns said. “I think he can catch fly balls. So, that's not something we've dug deep into, but as we look towards potential multi-positional players, that's probably something that we'll talk about as we go forward.” Lol what a glowing review, “I think he can catch fly balls.”
  13. MrTPlush
    Running all the time off would have been brilliant…had they just simply run the ball in for a TD with 20 seconds left. I’m kinda surprised the Patriots didn’t burn their timeouts. Of course in the end it looked genius as the Seahawks scrambled around and somehow found themselves throwing the ball. One of the craziest things about that end was the fact the Seahawks still had a prayer after the INT. The Patriots were so backed up against the goal line there was legitimate concern of a safety. Of course some dude jumped offsides and that sealed the deal.
  14. MrTPlush
    That is not true at all. Running on that play would have still given them another two plays and 3rd down would not have HAD to be a pass. If they failed on 2nd down they could have probably reset quickly and ran/passed fast on 3rd down. If they ran and it was short call the timeout. Maybe there is only 2-3 seconds....but it won't matter on 4th down. Besides, saying they only had 25 seconds is totally ignoring the fact the Seahawks pissed away the clock...I am guessing so Brady pretty much couldn't do anything once/if he got the ball back. Lynch got 4/5 of the needed yards on first down. At that point there was over a minute remaining.
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    I was thinking, "how much worse could have possibly been?" Then I looked up the stats....wowzer.
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    Is there video or a different article on this? Hiura in the outfield and Urias at third base didn't even have any quotes of Stearns'. Did Stearns actually mention Hiura in the OF and in RF (LOL) or is something the writer is assuming? The article kind of sucks...and that is nothing against you turbo, I still appreciate you posting it.
  17. MrTPlush
    I don't see the Braves letting Freeman go and will make him an offer where he will retire in Atlanta. I don't see Freeman seriously entertaining the offer to even leave Atlanta. That relationship is about the equivalent of Yadi/Cardinals. And McCutchen? How many terrible and old CFers do we need?
  18. MrTPlush
    I think though, when in the playoffs, when you are going against the best, it seems good pitching beats good batting. I think we need to target at least one better-than-good batter if we are going to upgrade the offense. Most of our guys are league average-ish, which means they are competent. But shut down in playoffs. I guess I am more-so referring to veteran's that probably don't strike out a ton. Guys you know are going to go up there and are going to give good ABs. Maybe/probably add some guys that may give a decent average. I wasn't referring to super average players. I think the Brewers try to get a really good hitter via trade, we just aren't going to afford it via FA. The Brewers are not dumb, I think they know the chance they have in front of them the next few years. I wouldn't be shocked if we make the biggest offensive trade move of the offseason.
  19. MrTPlush
    There is a business I often go to for work and they never give people raises because, "We pay 100% of your healthcare premium...who else does that?". So they think they treat people like royalty for that reason alone. Spoiler, the employees don't feel that way.
  20. MrTPlush
    Do you expect him to walk over to the ump and tell him he didn't catch it?
  21. MrTPlush
    May not be Haines fault, but we can definitely confirm Haines didn't really have a positive impact. When it comes to MLB coaches that is pretty easy grounds for removal.
  22. MrTPlush
    Its kinda crazy. He basically field goal kicks the ball if you watch it frame by frame (which you can simply do with the paused MLB.com video). Pretty much as the ball hits the ground Urias scoops it with his glove and the glove kicks it up and he is able to scoop it because he is running though the ball so to speak. If you watch the spin of the ball its clear he didn't catch it. The way the ball was spinning and the way it would have hit a moving glove the spin of the ball should have stayed pretty consistent. Instead the balls spin stops due to it hitting the ground and Urias hitting the side of the ball almost at the same time. The spin of the ball really only restarts once it hits inside his glove and rolls up it.
  23. MrTPlush
    Corey Knebel is starting Game 5 for the Dodgers.
  24. MrTPlush
    I mean he had a 1.23 ERA over 58.2 innings. That is like half the ERA and one third of the runs he gave up when they tossed him around like a rag doll in 17-25 more innings. Notably, Counsell told us five million times he only pitches one inning so he could impact more games. He pitched ONE LESS than he did in 2019 and only five more than he had in 2018. So uhh...that logic didn't really work. Of course we all know why it didn't work out that way. While he was available more often he was only really used in save situations and thus his appearances kind of just ended up similar. Now if he really is this much better consistently pitching only one inning I think Josh Hader is the smart one in the room at the end of the day. Though, I am not sure it will work out that way in the long run. I can't blame Josh Hader though. He is the baseball equivalent of an NFL RB. Pitching 80 innings a year and he may implode before ever getting a chance to cash in on his unwordly talent he has. It isn't 'his' CBA either...he wasn't in the MLB when the last CBA was signed, I am pretty sure. Even if he was I would be upset myself...it will cost him $5mil+ in the long run I am sure. Seems a bit ridiculous to demand only one inning and saves over it, but I am not the one losing millions each year.
  25. MrTPlush
    It doesn't get out...it is just over 50% of the production he provided. You can use the Fangraphs number....but I don't know that 1.8 instead of 1.7 makes it any better. The $ per WAR thing is just inaccurate, they are a million problems with it and it makes no sense in most cases. No one is paying Mike Trout $70mil a year and 1 WAR hitters aren't making $9mil. It totally ignores the fact, at many positions like OF, anything under 2 WAR gets to be pretty easy to find. Lorenzo Cain gave 2.6 WAR in 2019 largely based on defense. WAR calculations would have valued Cain at $23.5mil...I mean do you not see the problem here? If you want OF defense and a sub .700 OPS you could go pay someone a few million tops. The Brewers also weren't signing a known commodity. Signing 32-36 year old Braun based on what he was doing at 26 is blindly gambling. You don't even have the slightest clue what you may get. Maybe signing someone two or less years before free agency, but five years? That isn't banking on a known commodity. The amount of things that could go wrong in half a decade on and off the field is long. I mean even signing someone in FA can be a total gamble on what you get because of age. In the end I really don't care that much about the Braun deal, but I don't understand insisting on trying to sugar coat it with fluffing up his production based on past contracts and using unrealistic WAR $ stuff to rationalize how much we spent on him. It just wasn't very wise in retrospect or at the time.
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