Underachiever

And by all accounts, Dave Roberts made 6.5 million the last two years. How is $7 million "resetting the market?" Not asking you, torts. Adding to your point.

Trade Davante to the Brewers. Chicks dig the long, I mean, deep ball.

As a guy with more that a small chance of never pitching again (not a doctor), it behooves Woodruff to play nice with any team, especially the one that currently has control over him. I think he was looking at getting what, 150 million in another year? Cannot imagine how that feels to lose that chance, so if teams dangle money in front of him for beyond 2024 at this point, he has to take it. I don't think it is in the Brewers' best interest to be that team. I don't want to be reading threads in 2026 wondering if he is going to return at some point during the season.

I've said this a few times before. I will never understand how swinging a bat is easier on your back than playing the outfield. It's so violent.

Things change. I know I am not at the top of my profession as Counsell is, and the dollars I deal with are six, not seven figures, but I had a good job that I liked with a software company here in the Madison area. Worked there seven years, and at the end of the seventh year, I felt I had gone about as far as I could go with that company. The company agreed, by giving me a nominal raise despite good performance reviews. They said I was at the top of what they paid people in my role. At that point I started looking. Found a job with another company that doubled my income from day one. Does that mean I was never "one of them" at the old company? Of course not, but things change, people change, and opportunities present themselves. I doubt that any person at my old job thought less of me. And I think I need to do some digging through archives to read what Counsell has said "time and time again" about Wisconsin, MIlwaukee, and managing the Brewers. Not doubting it, I just don't remember hearing it much. I would be curious to see how many times he said it unprompted, as opposed to being a question from a reporter. "Hey Craig, what does it mean to manage the team from your hometown?" It would be impossible to answer that except in one way. Counsell is a Brewer, through and through. I believe he cares about the city, the team, and its people. The last nine years have shown that. If you begrudge him a chance to take advantage of what he perceives to be a better opportunity, then you are the one who doesn't care about him, not the other way around.

For the record, sarcasm. Thought the post-it notes set the tone. It is common fan behavior to minimize the contribution of the guy who is leaving.

Fire him. Now. Give him 30 minutes to pack up his office and get out. Have security walk him out of the building. Frisk him, make sure he's not taking any office supplies. "Post-it notes aren't free, Craig. Here, use this box, we saved it to store post-season victory memorabilia and Manager of the Year awards, so it's empty. The team signed a ball for you as a going away present, but we handed it to Corbin Burnes to sign and it ended up in the left-field bleachers somehow. We asked for a show of hands if you should be fired. The vote was 25-1 for firing you, only because Woody couldn't raise his hand. Your contract should have expired on September 30, since you didn't seem to manage in October anyway. We never liked you, and if you hadn't been a local boy, you would have been gone years ago. No hard feelings." But maybe that's just me.

Zoomed over my head. I don't get it.

Is that because if they get the Mets to offer and hire him while still under contract, they can get something back for him?

Forget the division, just be a wild card. Get swept to end the season, win 84 games. Get a bullpen made of guys who barely were with the team long enough to be playoff-eligible. In game 7, give the ball to a rookie who was 3-9 with a 5.73 ERA. The formula is the equivalent of a wapituli made in a garbage can at a frat party, but it got them there.

And why wasn’t that funky move by ginkel a balk?

What’s a balk?

Corbin Carroll is pretty damn good at baseball

I think I’m the only one here, but surprised they have left Pfaadt in to pitch after the Stott 2b

I’m pulling for the Dbacks. However, I still had a stress flashback when they scored off a broken bat hit, like Carroll’s double in Game 2 in MKE

RIP, Bigfoot.

After I get done fighting Brock B for his comment on Larry Hisle, I have to come slap you for throwing shade at Ken Macha.

Sarcasm. My post was complete sarcasm. Not meant to make sense. An earlier post said his record wouldn't be as good in one-run games if his bullpen wasn't as good. That's the same as me saying his record in one-run games wouldn't be as good if they scored more runs and played fewer one-run games.

Anybody who just watched Woodruff possibly lose ~150 million dollars would be a fool not to be in a rush to free agency, despite their public persona. Position players don't have the specter of a career-ending injury on every play like pitchers do, so they can be a little looser. I don't let Adames' demeanor fool me into thinking he's not looking to get paid. He must think that keeping it loose makes him play better. If it didn't, he would modify his behavior.

If Counsell had better offenses, he wouldn't play in as many one-run games, so his record in those games wouldn't be as good, so he'd be a worse manager, which means the Brewers could afford him, but why would they want him if he isn't that good?

Excuse me? We are about to fight. It's ON! Somebody hold me back.

I have really high hopes for John Blackwell. Just have a feeling about him. I don't think that Hodges nor Ilver will be factors. Need Winter and Yalden to step in. Very excited about the team. The non-con schedule is great. OP didn't even mention Marquette or the SMU/West Va games in Ft Myers. I think they got a little unlucky with the B10 schedule. Northwestern, Penn State and Minnesota as three of your single-play teams is not ideal. But getting MD and Illinois at home only is good. Final regular-season game is at Mackey. Will it be for the Big 10 title? (Probably not. Badgers will have it locked up by then)

Just so I understand, when you typed "LA", you meant Latin America, correct?

At this point, I'm an "anybody but Houston" guy. Good to see the Rangers shut them down last night. Then we can maybe get the Arizona-Texas matchup that everyone predicted back in...well, never.