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Don't get me wrong, they'll definitely try to spin it that way, that the season was cancelled due to the pandemic or something, but this would be cancelled due to strike/lockout, we've already got Nascar up and running, soon hockey and basketball will be back. This would be a season lost to labor dispute, nothing more.
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When World War 2 broke out, Roosevelt ordered baseball to continue playing for the sole reason it provided those working long days in the war factories with a needed diversion. That saved lives and kept morale up while families across the nation worried about their sons and brothers. We have a serious mental health crisis in this country because of these stay at home orders, that in the long run might be more devastating than the disease. There have already been cases of those on the front lines taking their own lives. I wouldn't be the least offended if major sports used widely available tests, bought privately so they could resume or start playing and providing this country with a much needed diversion. I'm more offended by rich athletes who are in top physical condition being locked up in their 6,000 square feet mansions telling me to stay home in my 1,200 square foot ranch while they sit out the season. The PSA with NFL figures telling me it's going to be all right from their palatial palaces is deeply offensive. Easy for them to say when millions have lost jobs. This is a great post.
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That is absolutely awful. Far too many bad changes going into effect lately.
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Well you don't have to worry about having him muted anymore lol There's no more Travis on twitter. As far as doxing, Travis had his full name on his twitter and his profession listed in his profile. It's one thing to say crazy, threatening things online, another to do it as a teacher of children.
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http://www.belling.com/exclusive-mps-teacher-tweets-he-hopes-rush-limbaugh-deserves-to-suffer-from-cancer-says-its-awesome-rush-is-hes-dying/
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Brewers sign 1B/OF Logan Morrison
SomewhereInTime replied to Ron Robinsons Beard's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Just wait. Every team had something digital to some extent. It’s not just solely limited to the Astros, Red Sox, Yankees, Dodgers, Indians and so on. Was every batter on all other teams wearing wires but they were just better at hiding it? Did other teams bang trash cans when breaking balls were coming but at a different frequency? Did Mike Fiers, who has pitched for multiple teams in his career, only accuse Houston because he hates Houston? -
I mean for a fan, who doesn't actually have to pay a fine, lose their job, or care about draft picks, sure.
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2020 Brewers Farm System Optimism Thread
SomewhereInTime replied to Harold Hutchison's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
Well I definitely feel less optimistic when the thread is lead off by Cooper Hummel, David Fry, and Ryan Aguilar -
Same reaction I had when I read it. It gave no info or details. Basically just saying, don't believe them, keep demanding them to do more. With no actual data supporting it as to why. Sounds like a complete copy of Winkler's twitter lately. Still waiting to see those numbers that show the Brewers have just as much revenue as the big market teams.
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To be clear, I'm only talking about PTBNL or cash scenarios, not all PTBNL scenarios. I'm just saying that these are generally very low level minor leaguers. Literally just roster filler, every organization needs some of these guys and if the Brewers see one they want, a deal is usually just worked out for future considerations. Basically, there's never really anything that the Brewers have to give up for guys like this, they're always available, if they take the cash here and go sign another guy out of independent ball there's no real difference.
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With Thames gone, we add 75 extra balls in play versus K's. With Anderson and Guerra gone, the Brewers save about 40 baseballs that otherwise end up in the bleachers. So technically we got SOME return... They're counting on Guerra's innings being taken by Roy Black and Jake Faria. Between them, they allowed 7 HR in 22 innings. Guerra allowed 11 in 83 innings. By my calculations, that's nearly 3 times the rate Guerra allowed. Considering many of Guerra's innings were in a setup role, I would think they would be taken by Cory Knebal, not two mop up guys.
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When I think of PTBNL or cash, it's not really the super young lottery tickets we're talking about. It's more fringe roster filler. The level of player that's always available. The minor league phase rule 5 picks, independent league guys, international league guys, etc. Basically, there's a lot of avenues teams use to fill out the back ends of the minor league rosters and it probably doesn't matter whether the Brewers just take the cash or some roster filler.
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keon broxton minor league deal; postseason eligible
SomewhereInTime replied to djoctagone's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
The problem is that's based on 51 games of outfield defense which is a statistically meaningless sample size. I'm not saying he isn't a great CF, but no one is that good. -
So far so good. I think just about every non-tender has been standard. I'm definitely fine with not getting tied down to a long contract with Moose or Grandal. We've got a GM that's lead us to a good amount of success so far and he's got a bunch of money to play around with. Time to build.
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Again, in the minor lg. using the automated zone this past year, there was not that many problems. Umpires said the strike notification was instant and there was virtually no difference in the timing of their ball-strike calls. Height of the zone wasn't a significant problem. People act as if there already wasn't a huge discrepancy in the height of the strike zone. Watch the game and see how much the zone varies by umpire. Using the automated zone makes correcting height and width fairly simple. The ultimate goal is consistancy, something that was unobtainable using umpires. Sounds good, hopefully within a few years the bugs are ironed out and we have a computerized strikezone at all levels.
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Unfortunately baseball is already heading down that path. New rules every year to try to correct every little thing. Rules committees that have to make new problems to fix to justify their existence. At least with football, you have the most popular sport by far so you can only hurt it so much. For a less popular sports like Nascar, the endless rule changes have lead to the near death of the sport.
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Or an over reaction to an injury leading to a terrible rule that allows a referee to give the offense 15 yards whenever they feel like it.
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Kind of what I figured. The problem with computerized strikezones is they have trouble with the up and down. Every hitter is a different size and has a different strikezone. It's perfect for inside outside though. A pitch is either over the plate or it isn't.
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Average MLB pace for pitchers in 2019 was 24.9 seconds. Instituting a 20 second pitch clock like they have in the minors would cut about 24-25 minutes off of every game. Just. Like. That. The weird thing to me is that they've always had rules in the rulebook that address time between pitches. The umpire can call a ball if a pitcher is taking too long but it's just enforced so rarely.
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I'm guessing this has a lot to do with Huira's and Arcia's defensive struggles.
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That was the end of Friday’s. Since this place is operated by Delaware north, that rule should no longer be in place. I hope that's the case. I used to visit Friday's every game to grab a long island until tey changed the rule.
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2019 MLB Postseason: NLDS & ALDS Series
SomewhereInTime replied to TURBO's topic in Archived Game Threads
This is a pretty amazing stretch of ineptitude for Minnesota. By my count, that's a 2-19 record in their last 21 post season games, their last 10 games have all been against the Yankees and they've lost all of them. -
2019 MLB Postseason: NLDS & ALDS Series
SomewhereInTime replied to TURBO's topic in Archived Game Threads
They were a team that got to play teams that lost 89 or more games in 53% of their games and they went 40 over .500 against them. It's not mental, they just aren't a particularly good team when they have to play other teams that actually have talent. Yup. I'd argue the Twins & Brewers had similar true talent levels entering the season. Minnesota got to play the easiest schedule in baseball & had a lot of things break in their favor this year so they won 101 games fairly easily. Meanwhile we had a much more evenly balanced schedule & had a plethora of things break badly so we had to fight to get 89 wins. Pretty much baseball in a nuthsell. Kind of why in most sports you have playoffs/post-season (and why there is rarely a legitimate champion in D1 FBS football). In no sport that I follow, at any level, do teams play a balanced schedule. This was certainly a year of a lot of inflated records due to a few truly awful teams at the bottom of those divisions. -
It Always Ends in a Loss
SomewhereInTime replied to Cool Hand Lucroy's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Agreed, coming close and not quite winning a title does suck, but compared to not seeing a winning season until I was 17 years old. I can live with some postseason runs that don't end in world series lol.
