MrTPlush

The problem with the per month subscription is the fact is is brutally dependent on the team being good. If the team fire sales in July, half the people aren’t going to waste a dollar watching the Brewers. A lot of people probably would just buy September, some just in the summer, etc. I just don’t know that model is really sustainable in the small markets. Cash flow would be all over the place.

This is how the rich stay rich. File for bankruptcy to clear debts and/or get government bailouts with little repercussions in the grand scheme. Usually have plenty of other businesses/ventures completely protected from the other asset imploding.

I was just reading this morning about a person that worked at like an insurance call center and a guy had called due to finding out he had a terminal illness and was trying to work out insurance stuff. At the end of the call she said, "Get well soon." I am sure that is an understandable way to end the call in 99.9% of calls....but that one, was not it. ooof

Gain potential extra year of control and potentially gain a lot down the road. OR If we hold him back and he doesn't perform as well or even gets sent back down at some point, who cares, we lost nothing then. At that point holding him back didn't cost us any performance, so what does it matter?

Honestly, Yelich is probably going to have more WAR in 1.5 years as a RFer than he will as a LFer in half a decade. To think we were going to have our next HOFer after Braun ruined his career *punches wall*

I think the problem is after making the NLCS Game 7 we proceeded to win one playoff game the rest of Stearn's tenure...and he ended his tenure with an absolutely atrocious job in 2022. I think we have proven now to be competent enough of a franchise that making the postseason isn't the holy grail of accomplishments. People kind of expected us to not only make the postseason, but to actually be a competitive team once getting there...which just did not happen again. I also think once we had the most promising young core in franchise history, we had a legitimate chance to actually win a World Series and we didn't go out of our way to acquire/sign guys to really add to it. We treaded water and tried to get a team to the postseason, pray for a miracle, and try to not create a situation where a big rebuild would be needed. Maybe that works out here in the end, only time will tell. If we end up taking 3-4 years to get back while flirting near .500 every year, I don't know that I will enjoy that any more than had we bombed the roster and had a 5 year rebuild with some 90+ loss seasons. Especially if we just get back to the middling playoff teams no one has any confidence can make a World Series. To me, you are not consistently competitive if you still have multi year droughts. Maybe you aren't losing 90+ games and are in it come September...but sitting on the couch in October is sitting on the couch.

I think the problem is after making the NLCS Game 7 we proceeded to win one playoff game the rest of Stearn's tenure...and he ended his tenure with an absolutely atrocious job in 2022. I think we have proven now to be competent enough of a franchise that making the postseason isn't the holy grail of accomplishments. People kind of expected us to not only make the postseason, but to actually be a competitive team once getting there...which just did not happen again. I also think once we had the most promising young core in franchise history, we had a legitimate chance to actually win a World Series and we didn't go out of our way to acquire/sign guys to really add to it. We treaded water and tried to get a team to the postseason, pray for a miracle, and try to not create a situation where a big rebuild would be needed. Maybe that works out here in the end, only time will tell. If we end up taking 3-4 years to get back while flirting near .500 every year, I don't know that I will enjoy that any more than had we bombed the roster and had a 5 year rebuild with some 90+ loss seasons. Especially if we just get back to the middling playoff teams no one has any confidence can make a World Series. To me, you are not consistently competitive if you still have multi year droughts. Maybe you aren't losing 90+ games and are in it come September...but sitting on the couch in October is sitting on the couch.

You are way too generous with the potential of homers added compared to last year. As you mention not all are at Marlins Park...but about half of them are borderline on the wall. Most homers are going to end up 5-10 feet beyond the wall distance...or they will hit the wall. Baseball Savant Videos | baseballsavant.com (mlb.com) Not a homer at AmFam Baseball Savant Videos | baseballsavant.com (mlb.com) I don't think this is far enough over to be a homer, likely off the wall Baseball Savant Videos | baseballsavant.com (mlb.com) Not a homer at AmFam Baseball Savant Videos | baseballsavant.com (mlb.com) 392 feet to center...not going to be a homer at AmFam Arguably none of those 9 borderline homeruns would fair any better at Miller Park. The two deepest in centerfield were 403 feet. You aren't hitting a 403 foot homer at Miller Park. Below is what 411 feet in centerfield looks like: Baseball Savant Videos | baseballsavant.com (mlb.com) Baseball Savant Videos | baseballsavant.com (mlb.com) Even if he were to benefit homerun wise, is that just going to be negated with a less generous outfield to sneak in doubles and dump singles into the open grass?

We are about to tank the payroll way farther than the value of our TV deal after 2023 anyway....so I don't know that short term is really that big of a deal. This is arguably the perfect time for this to happen.

I would say yes, I bet people often do. People go to the internet and ask Facebook/Reddit experiences. People vouch or hate on whatever they have taken. Certainly people ask friends/family. No doubt someone can bring up a medication after seeing it on a commercial. Many tell the doctor what they think they want/need. Heck lots of medication is entirely sold online after gaining a prescription for it…some antidepressants or medication for HIV/AIDS.

I’d let him go for free just so all the people that have said he was going to be the Mets GM for the past half decade can be wrong. Honestly though, any return would be borderline worthless in the grand scheme. Any player we get into return we could have plucked from them for a bag of balls anyway. I just want what should have happened the second he stepped down, him out of the organization. No need for him to be anywhere near the front office when he wants to leave.

Jeez, I forgot about Villar. #5 spot should just be randomly selected from the pool of one year wonders.

You forgot someone: Honestly though, there has got to be someone more deserving than Spiers. Jean Segura had like 3x the WAR. Maybe all in one season basically...but Spiers was the same way. I think I would give the #5 spot to Bill Hall. He at least had a few good seasons and did play a lot of SS. He also has over 3x the WAR as Spiers.

- Best place to eat before going in is the parking lot. Nothing like good tailgating food to fill you up. - The food inside sucks. If someone was asking me before hand the answer is to simply not waste your money eating inside for, at best, cafeteria quality food. If you asked me this question after already entering, tenders and tots are usually a pretty good value. -If you are planning your trip ahead of time I find the OF Loge to be one of the best spots. This is because it is incredibly easy to get first row and have a really great vantage point of the game. LF is great because you get to watch the first base line…though afternoon games are going to be sunny. Terrace level can also be an incredible value, but you have to be careful and check sites that show seat pictures (aviewfrommyseat is clutch) to make sure a railing isn’t in the way…the terrace can be awful for that. -Things inside the park…Brewers Park is honestly pretty darn boring outside of the game. If you have kids there is the great area on the first base side on the field level, there is also an area for smaller kids up in the terrace (I think). For adults, you can watch the game in your seat…or, well, that’s it. There are hardly any areas to even relax away from your seat. If you are someone that needs a bar to relax at or away from the busy concourse, you will need to buy club tickets. That has a middling bar in the concourse and some seating. -Hidden gems. There is a fairly new Marriott hotel that was actually built just south of the ballpark a few years back. It’s a bit closer than the Best Western most would be familiar with. It is great for the morning after with an IHOP and McDonalds right next door. Things to not do: - Don’t go into the stadium through the home plate gate…it’s always overly crowded and takes forever. Just walk over to the RF gate or to the LF gate. - Unless you want to tailgate with the beautiful view of the front of the stadium…flat out don’t park in the preferred parking on the home plate (main side) side. It is a nightmare to get out of and all traffic gets forced eastbound or westbound onto the interstate…I can’t remember which way specifically. Memory makes me think you have to go westbound. The preferred parking beyond the OF is easier to get out of and you will have the option get on the interstate whatever direction you want. Also, it isn’t that much farther to walk if you just go to the general parking just beyond that…though that parking lot is bigger and usually longer to get out of.

I am sure they don't care at all. Neither did the Rams/Chargers when they moved to LA. Money is money.

I think you have to pick a position for Molitor and that is what he is for these kinds of rankings. Either A) the one he played the most or B) the one he played at during his prime years. Which either way is Third Base. You can't win both the AL and NL awards and you can't exactly win a gold glove at multiple positions in a single year. Yes, I know, I thought way over the top on that debacle.

Kinda one of those rankings that shouldn’t exist because no one is deserving of the honor. I think Weeks is a bit harshly unloved because A) people love to rip on guys over defense and B) he got an extension that people didn’t feel he lived up to. I think the injury issues unfortunately plagued him in his career. The way fans treated him towards the end was kind of sad, considering his contract was hardly that large. Sometimes I feel like we should be thankful any player wants to be in Milwaukee for over a decade. He was a great homegrown player player. He was an absolutely electric lead off hitter for years. I feel like this comes down to nostalgia. If you grew up watching Ganter you probably pick him, if not, you go Weeks.

Define a few connections. I don’t mind connections..,but 27 hours flights (including layovers is a bit much).

The fact that anything car related, despite having absolutely no mention of electric cars, will have a comment section filled with anti-EV people having a meltdown about EVs. *10 car pileup on I-94" Anti-EV dude: "WoW, WhAt If ThOsE PeOple HaD aN ElEcTrIC Caaaaaaar, iT wOuLd RuN oUt oF BaTTery WaitiNg." Other person: "Uhh...do gas cars never run out of fuel?"

The actual shipping speed is always the same it seems. I am guessing to operate the way Amazon does everything gets shipped the same way. The difference tends to be that to make it take more than two days they just don't fulfill/ship it for 1-2 days. Whereas prime that sucker has a tracking number and on a truck within hours.

His ‘85 wasn’t bad, but he still only put up 1.7 WAR. The last two years he is in the negatives. All said and done he average 0.15 WAR over those four years. I am certainly not giving him brownie points for longevity when that is what he did. I guess if I was going to give a guy some credit for longevity I think of a Ryan Braun. Who, despite falling off, still managed an OPS+ over 100 every year of he career and never ended up being worthless any year he had played. Does not quite seem right to give a guy credit for longevity when, in retrospect, the team would have been way better off had he not been on the team any more. It didn’t really add anything to his legacy.

Someone almost tricked me into picking Cooper because of longevity…but now I look at it and Cecil Cooper was total trash the last four years he was a Brewer. So then it is basically 6 years versus 7 years. I think the answer is comfortably Prince Fielder. He was the better hitter and dWAR would tell me both sucked on defense. I think Fielder gets bonus points for actually being a homegrown guy, watching him come through the minors, and then mash they way he did. You can’t even name a down time or bad part of his career. His minimum games played in a year was 157(!!!!). His entire career is great start to end with us.

Yah, it really comes down to this. They aren't really adding payroll and their 'record payroll' isn't really anything to actually find impressive. It really is just baseball inflation at work. However, they also aren't really cutting payroll or being cheap. I suppose it would be nice to see them do like they did in 2012 and give it a go before they payroll inevitably shrinks a bit due to losing some expensive stars...but is what it is. I don't get people really getting hung up on what is likely a $10mil (maybe less by OD) payroll reduction. MLB players cost money and usually in the form of multi year deals. I don't really want them to find the need to sign some middling player for 3/$30mil just so we can make sure the 2023 payroll matches the 2022 one. People like to complain about baseball's smallest market ranking in the teens for payroll. We should be glad our owner actually cares. There are plenty of other tiny markets (and even some larger ones) that the owners love to penny pinch and still are trotting out sub $100mil payrolls.

I am relieved we can't afford to hand Adames $190mil. I would have to pandemic hoard popcorn to watch that unfold over the years.

I am relieved we can't afford to hand Adames $190mil. I would have to pandemic hoard popcorn to watch that unfold over the years.