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Brewers (Peralta) vs Mets (Quintana): 3/29/24, 12:40pm
MrTPlush replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Archived Game Threads
Didn't pay him tens of millions to baby him. -
Brewers (Peralta) vs Mets (Quintana): 3/29/24, 12:40pm
MrTPlush replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Archived Game Threads
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72 wins would be a 90 loss season...I don't think this is a 90 loss team. They give me 2013 vibes. Seems the offense could be a decent unit, maybe a good bullpen, but that rotation...no, just no. I will go 76-86. I think the division is kinda crap. They could win more, but I think it would be for no other reason than the poor division inflating everyone's win totals.
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Ueck taking things "one day at a time" this season
MrTPlush replied to brooks_quichenick's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I doubt Tuesday is his last time..,I think the Brewers would want something more planned and I think Ueck would do it for the fans. This might come off cold-hearted from someone not old enough to really appreciate the old old glory days…but it’s long overdue. He has been pretty shaky to awful at times for years now. He probably should have given it up when he was still putting together a solid full season…versus his health declining and limping his way to the mic and struggle to call games. Enjoy life away from the mic Ueck and visit the clubhouse often. That being said, it will be sad when he is gone. His voice is iconic and the calls are legendary for so many moments in Brewers history. I love when MLB highlight videos have the radio crew voiceover. As a small market we don’t often get long term people to stay around…and while not a player, Ueck has been a pillar of good memories for generations. -
That would explain why his post was such a ‘goodbye’ vibe. He probably can get just as much NIL money elsewhere and get better exposure. Not that Wisconsin is terrible for exposure…but he might be attractive enough for one of the elite schools to go after him.
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He left early because he knew it was his peak opportunity. His stock was dramatically inflated due to the Final Four teams. Make deep postseason runs, be a notable player on one, and be something of NBA material and you will catapult yourself to be at least a Round 2 pick. Another year was unlikely to magically fix his deficiencies. As much as another year can help show you improved on deficiencies, it can also prove you aren't fixing them. Hunter Dickinson could have probably been a 2nd round pick after his freshman year and even his sophomore year...now he isn't even likely to be drafted at all. Is that good or bad for him? I guess it depends on your aspiration to be a draft pick and play in the NBA even if the stay is short. Though as someone else mentioned, these days you can make over $1mil in college...so the jump is oddly riskier than it used to be.
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I know the Badgers don't get a lot of NBA prospects so let me just say, he is very far from gone. Plenty of guys every year will go into the draft process to learn. Many of them have zero expectation to stay in the draft process...simply want the feedback from scouts on what they should improve on to better their stock. If I had to guess, I don't think Storr actually expects to be in the draft. Probably just wants feedback and maybe NIL negotiation. Also, why can't they sit around and wait? Storr is arguably their best player, especially so if we are looking at next year in a hypothetical sense. Gard and Co. are going to say a prayer every night between now and then, NIL is going to work around the clock to get him back, and the Badgers would embrace him even if he waited to the last second. Is there really some valuable target out there to fill every open scholarship plus his if he were to leave? No...Storr is miles above what they would reasonably replace him with if he went into the draft. I don't think there is a school in the country that is going to move on from a guy entering the NBA draft process without an agent after popping off for 17 points a game in less than 30 minutes a game. Definitely not Wisconsin.
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Sometimes I ponder, does a college kid ever contemplate the draft and the fans of said team say, "Awesome, dude is ready!"
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I guess everyone has a different definition of average, but Wisconsin has been performing at a pretty casual level you expect out of most teams in the P5. 4/7 years they have made the dance, no higher than a 5 seed, can't make the Sweet 16, and have been ranked 14+ on three occasions in that span to end the year. I believe they have two Big Ten titles in that span, but both were shared...one of which was a 3-way tie. I mean, if you want to call that slightly above average, sure, I guess. It is certainly a sharp decline from what they had seen prior to Gard taking over. I guess it is a matter of what you think Wisconsin's ceiling can be in the NIL era.
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To me, it really isn't much different than their football coaching situation. PC simply wasn't that great. Not terrible...but the ceiling wasn't there. Are they okay being average in basketball or do they have aspirations for more potential? Gard could quite possibly be on the same downward trajectory that PC was on. His recruiting is getting very questionable. 2021 - The only player still there and useful is Hepburn...who took a bit of a step back this year. 2022 - His only player he got is leaving after going from 10+ points a game as a freshman to barely playing. 2023 - This could be promising with Blackwell and Gard's lone Top 100 recruit in Nolan Winter. 2024 - Only two commits despite a lot of guys leaving/graduating. He isn't getting many recruits and isn't managing any highly regarded recruits anymore. Eventually the bubble is going to burst.
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I always pondered if that would actually shake out to not screw you over. Report back in another 6 months. That would be nice, especially since I have banked a solid $550 in deductible savings bank....so my $1k deductible would be less than half that in actuality.
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That was one of the rewards you could pick last year...it isn't one of the rewards this year. You do get the free MLB.TV subscription but can't use it in market.
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Would it though? What exactly is so special about Gard that would be a risk to lose? There isn't anything about him that seems above-average.
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I think those two good years back to back have made Badgers fans slightly wishful about their potential. Before those two years they made the Elite 8 once and the Final Four once. 10 and 20 years prior to that 2 year run. The difference is, they used to have quite a few Sweet 16 appearances and consistently made the tourney…now they don’t. It is a recruiting issue. They simply don’t go after athletic guys nor do they get very large defensive presence’s to make the paint a nightmare. You can win games all year with gritty guys…but come the tourney, you are going to get smoked sooner rather than later. Is it hard to attract better talent to Wisconsin…has NIL made that worse? Maybe Feels Wisconsin has always played it the safe route for their players and coaches. Want guys to fit the perfect mold that never changes and a coach who would never leave. However, with NIL, I don’t think it is even worth worrying about keeping guys 4 years. Just can’t bank on it like you could before. Especially when impact Wisconsin players typically aren’t exactly NBA lottery picks. Those guys are going to be much more likely to jump ship and seek a NIL payday.
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If you look at Greg Gard’s tourney resume when it was more so his team with at least some of his recruits. 1) Got crushed 1st round by a #12 seed 2) Lost second round as a #9 seed 3) Narrowly escaped the #13 seed just to fail to score 50 points in a round 2 loss 4) Got dominated 1st round by a #12 seed It has been a really long time since Greg Gard did anything in March despite being a Top 5 seed three times.
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UW fans after laughing at Kentucky’s loss all day.
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21 points off 13 turnovers. Wisconsin has 4 points off 5 turnovers. They have been dominated in just about every other facet of the game too though.
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If the Packers were actually geniuses that could be reliably copied...it would have happened already. Reality is, it isn't that simple. The most important thing is scouting and development. Where you end up drafting them and how much you pay won't matter in the end as long as you actually make them good. Heck, even the Packers weren't patient to get Love. They traded up to get him, and in most eyes, drafted him way earlier than he ever would have been otherwise. The problem isn't these teams trading up or drafting guys Top 5. It is the fact their scouting is either terrible or they suck at developing....and of course, guys don't pan out up and down the draft. If you are actually drafting Top 5, it took a lot of dumb within the organization to get there. So, the odds you make a smart decision drafting is an uphill battle from the start. If we took a collection of guys drafted Top 5 that failed the last 10 years and instead placed them on competent teams(and probably with more talent/supporting cast)...how many of them have dramatically different career trajectories? Arguably the two best QBs in history (Mahomes/Rodgers) weren't drafted insanely high and sat for multiple years, yes. However, they both got dropped into perfect situations: good coaches, good teams, competent front offices.
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Guessing they want to backtrack and try to throw the dude no one cares about under a bus and hope no one cares. If Ohtani helped him pay of sports betting and that of which with an illegal bookie....I have to imagine somewhere in that tangled mess Ohtani did something either illegal or against MLB rules.
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Again, you have to consider how much don't really make that much money. It is like the saying "1% of college athletes go pro"...well, "1% of pro athletes actually trip into more money than they can imagine spending'. There was a study long ago that had 3/4 basically going broke within 3 years. I imagine players are somewhat smarter now...but it probably still isn't pretty. Just look at the players parking lot and look at what they all drive. Pre-arby dudes are rolling around in $80k+ cars. Considering they could have a career ending injury or become a AAAA player tomorrow, that is pretty idiotic. Unless they went to college and got their degree, they have same education as the guy helping you pick out bolts at Home Depot. Their car is probably more than the salary they could manage if their career ended tomorrow. For international guys they would need to work a decade to pay off the car.
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I am sure it is well over 50% of all pro athletes because, yah, most of them don't last long and don't make insane amounts of money. Retiring before 40 requires some smart moves even if you have quite a few millions. My point wasn't that Blake Snell is going to go broke, it is the reality that pro athletes aren't exactly on the smartest side of the spectrum when it comes to financial literacy and making good decisions. In no way shape or form is it a good idea to pass up on $90mil to gamble on physical health and the randomness of athletic performance over one season. He is basically taking $90mil to the casino. But he is rich, so he can do it and potentially it means nothing to him in the end. It doesn't make sense and it doesn't really need to. You could tell him his odds this is a bad idea are 70% and he would probably still do it. He is a gambler.
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I mean, it is more than plausible that Boras preferred him to take the $150mil. Boras found him the best long-term deal possible and the best short term 'bet'. Snell then ended up going with the short term bet. Boras clients aren't really ones to take deals perceived as under market rate. They want the maximum amount of money and to set the market. $150mil for a two-time Cy Young winner is pretty embarrassing at face value. I get why it was the peak offer...but still, it doesn't look right on paper. I am guessing Snell isn't going to fire Boras, therefor a good sign he didn't have any problem with how Boras went about this offseason. Unless I am missing it, I don't see where some team offered $200mil and they declined it. Why would they have egg on their face if they only got offered a measly $150mil? If that is what the market was willing to pay...it is what it is. If he is elite and healthy....he will probably get offered $200mil+. He has already made $50mil+ and is assured another $60mil regardless of performance. Rich athletes are often willing to gamble versus playing on a potential bargain contract that will damage their fragile egos. Is that dumb? Well...there is a reason most of them go broke after retirement.
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I love how people always run out to blame Boras. Snell, the pitcher, signs the contract at the end of the day. Snell must be pretty confident in himself and want to take that risk. This isn't a Boras issue...greedy high ego players seek out for him to represent them. The way Boras is, is a mirror image of the guys he represents. They are gamblers that would rather take a huge AAV with opt-outs versus taking a measly $150mil after a second Cy Young award. People always get mad when a player has Boras as their agent and they know the guy won't take an early extension or avoid FA in general, news flash, the players don't want to....that is why they have Boras as their agent.
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Brewers Still In the Market For Rotation Depth?
MrTPlush replied to wiguy94's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
I would sure rather have a guy who always outperforms his advanced stats versus the guy who always underperforms them. I remember when Chris Archer was the prize on the trade market despite his 4+ ERA for multiple years in a row. Thankfully the Pirates were the ones wasting capital on a bum. I wouldn't mind Clevinger....but at the same time, if we were veteran chasing I would want someone reliable for our very unreliable/unexperienced rotation. He really isn't that. -
Yup, this seems to get glossed over a bit. Not only was he limited on carries in many games, but he also got injured midgame seemingly half the time he did end up playing. I am glad Aaron Jones went on a tear the last 5 games, but it also took him till the day before Christmas to manage 100 yards on the ground. At his age depending on production or health is a bit to ask for...let alone at the same time. He is getting older, likely more fragile, and will see less and less carries even when healthy. Just the Packers trying to part ways on-time/too early versus when it is too late and suddenly we depend on AJ Dillon all year long. Hopefully it works out. They did what the entire fanbase would have done prior to Christmas. In the long run, we will come out ahead not basing the last month of production on what we are going to do in the offseason.
