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  1. Ron Robinsons Beard
    If by “something” you mean human baseball players, ok. Otherwise take a look at what the Red Sox got for Theo Epstein from the Cubs. Three organizational soldiers 2 of whom never saw the major leagues and a third who pitched 6 innings for Boston and was released. Any team that wants a certain executive under contract with another club, can just wait them out if it’s that important, no reason to give up “real” talent to get them early. Exactly. If David Stearns wants to work for the Mets, and the Mets want to employ David Stearns, it's gonna happen. These contract options and whatnot are simply postponing the inevitable. And knowing how Stearns operates, there is a solid succession plan already in place if he does plan to eventually leave the team.
  2. Ron Robinsons Beard
    You're probably cheering for the wrong sport then. MLB is what it is, and the Brewers are always going to be part of the "have nots". MLB's financial structure is trash, and nothing I've seen in these CBA negotiations wants to change that. In fact, if the MLBPA gets its way, the big markets will only get stronger. It's the Golden Rule -- those who have the gold make the rules.
  3. Ron Robinsons Beard
    How is thinking we have Stearns for only two more seasons a good thing. We finally have a great executive and we are probably going to lose him to a big market. Attanasio stepping up and signing Stearns to a long term deal would be the best thing he could ever do to ensure the franchise stays relevant and in contention. If he wants to go, he's eventually going to go. The Brewers can try to delay it, but if he wants to join the Mets, and the Mets want him,it will happen. That's just how MLB front offices work. Execs aren't tied down to teams the way players are. Yeah, it would be nice to see him sign a long-term deal, but knowing that David Stearns is here for at least two more seasons, UNLESS the Brewers are playing in the 2022 World Series, is a pretty cool feeling regardless.
  4. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Some interesting info here: https://sny.tv/articles/finally-details-david-stearns-mets Basically if the Brewers advance to the World Series, Stearns can go chase the bag after this season. If they don't, he's here for at least the next two seasons. As a fan, not a bad deal I'd say.
  5. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Emboldened and obnoxious is a pretty thin line in this case.
  6. Ron Robinsons Beard
    The bolded parts are the main ideas I took away from this, because they contradict each other IMO. Unless I'm missing something, there are no bats that are demonstrably better than what they have that they are going to be able to go out and acquire for $9m AAV. That leaves you with a player like Rosario who you hope has found something in a relatively small sample that you can capitalize on, much like what Castellanos did a few years ago after his trade to Chicago.
  7. Ron Robinsons Beard
    The modern-day QB position is basically a completely different position than what was played in the 1960s.
  8. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Agreed. He's either gonna retire or play for Green Bay. I'm in the same boat, although I think that if the Packers chose to trade him, they'd bring him in on the decision and he'd be part of the process of picking his next destination. But I get the feeling from listening to him last night that in his heart, he wants to be the Packers' QB next year, but his mind is telling him that his age and salary demands means that the magic he has had the last two regular seasons has a limited shelf life.
  9. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I saw this morning that a production company is remaking a late-90s show named Early Edition, where a down on his luck young stockbroker played by a super young Kyle Chandler somehow got tomorrow's newspaper delivered to him every morning (by an orange cat, weirdly), and instead of using it to his advantage for monetary or personal gain, decided to use that newfound knowledge to help people. I remember really liking it as a teen, but honestly hadn't thought about that show in years. As it turns out, it isn't streaming anywhere, but I was able to find a full series (4 seasons) DVD box set pretty reasonably. Kinda looking forward to a little nostalgia. I wonder if early-40s me will have a different perspective than teenage me? LOL
  10. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I'd bet he was a Brady vote. He desperately didn't want Rodgers to win it, and had to know that the only way that would happen is if he could convince enough other writers to vote for Brady.
  11. Ron Robinsons Beard
    That .... actually makes a lot of sense. Rumors were flying last year that the Brewers actually talked to Rosario about making the switch to 1B, so they are obviously intrigued by adding his bat to the lineup. Now with the universal DH, they could throw Rosario into the OF mix and have him switch off at DH with Yelich and Renfroe and whoever they find to share time with Tellez at 1B.
  12. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I'm a fan of the Milwaukee Brewers WAY before I'm a fan of Major League Baseball. Therefore I want Major League Baseball to make changes to continue levelling the playing field, which in theory gives the Brewers a better shot at remaining competitive long-term. It simply isn't equitable that teams like the Brewers operate as farm clubs to turn young players into superstars, only to go see them sign with the Yankees and the Dodgers of the world, or get traded off to a big market because the Brewers know they have no chance of signing them long term. Granted that idea has gotten better over the last decade or so, but it feels like the MLBPA wants to backtrack and remove the steps that MLB has implemented to level the playing field. No, the field is still not even close to level, but at least now it finally feels like the Brewers are playing in the same league as the Dodgers.
  13. Ron Robinsons Beard
    This is a nice start. Let's see what the owners offer on CBT, minimum salary and 0-6 year players for earlier free agency or arbitration. How does lessening the CBT, increasing minimum salaries and granting earlier free agency help the small- or medium-market teams like the Brewers whatsoever? Perhaps I'm not looking at this situation 100% straight, but the players share at least part of the blame here. They, by and large, want the large market (i.e. rich) teams to become richer, because in the eyes of the players, the large markets are the only teams spending money on player salaries the way they should. They do not want increased revenue sharing or a competitive balance tax because, in their minds, the owners of the smaller markets are simply going to pocket that money, and not reinvest it into player salaries. But they also don't want a cap, because then that means that we're going to see fewer of these huge mega deals. I'm sorry, but as a fan of one of those small/medium-market teams, I am not in favor of anything that is going to hand more money to the large markets that already operate at a competitive advantage. I know the argument is "Well, those smaller markets just need to spend more!" But I don't get the feeling that Mark Attanasio is Scrooge McDuck-diving into piles of cash that he earns annually through his ownership of the Brewers.
  14. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Let's not kid ourselves. Allen IS a dirty player. He's good enough where he doesn't have to be, but for some reason, the guy is an absolute punk on the court. I don't think Ibaka is dirty. He's hard nosed and tough. He comes across as abrasive at times. But he's not dirty IMO
  15. Ron Robinsons Beard
    A pretty hollow award when the 4x MVP can't seem to win super bowls, or get to them for that matter. Except the MVP is and always has been a regular season award. As a Packer fan I too am extremely disappointed in Rodgers' playoff performances, but that doesn't mean he hasn't deserved every regular season MVP award he was won.
  16. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Both appear to be from Detroit
  17. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Giving up DiVincenzo is kind of a bummer, but his skill set is pretty redundant with Allen, Connaughton, Hill, Matthews and Nowra around. Bucks needed a big man who can play D, and Ibaka has long been one of the best. If Lopez can come back and close to full strength, that will be a nice ying/yang at the C position, and free Portis up to eventually be more of a "score in bunches" guy off the bench.
  18. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Soto just turned 23, and the Nats are likely going to eventually sign him to a mega deal that will keep him in Washington for the next 15 years. Their roster is old, and obviously on the downslide. It is 100% time for them to offload what veteran value they have left and rebuild for a season or two. As teams like the Brewers have proven, rebuilds can happen fairly quickly in MLB. This is especially true for teams that have an all-world foundational building block like Soto to start with. Remember when we thought we had an all-world foundational building block? (*cough*cough*Christian Yelich*cough*cough*) Good times... I think we all better hope he still is, because this organization is going to be in a bad place for a long time if what we saw in 2018-19 turns out to be a mirage.
  19. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Soto just turned 23, and the Nats are likely going to eventually sign him to a mega deal that will keep him in Washington for the next 15 years. Their roster is old, and obviously on the downslide. It is 100% time for them to offload what veteran value they have left and rebuild for a season or two. As teams like the Brewers have proven, rebuilds can happen fairly quickly in MLB. This is especially true for teams that have an all-world foundational building block like Soto to start with.
  20. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Only thing I can figure was that they determined Myers was a better schematic fit. If I remember right, Myers did grade out as a bit better athlete. Maybe they figure a more athletic center is needed in their zone blocking scheme?
  21. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I've heard it said that if a team drafts three immediate starters, that's a great draft. And in Stokes, Myers and Newman, they got that. I think there is also potential starter upside in Slaton. Rodgers needs to grow, but as you said, he is likely to be thrust into a more prominent role next year by default. Jean-Charles and Van Lanen weren't impressive, and will have an uphill climb to make the team next year. McDuffie looks like a solid developmental ILB to keep around, and may set himself up for playing time depending on what happens with Campbell this offseason. Hill looked extremely intriguing before going down with his ACL injury. He's got some nice explosiveness and wiggle to him, and a very similar running style to Aaron Jones. It'll be interesting to see how he recovers, and if that explosiveness comes all the way back. If it does, they might have unearthed a future gem there.
  22. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I'm sure he expected to the "the man" on Community, but the audience ended up gravitating toward Joel McHale's and Donald Glover's characters, so most storylines eventually focused on them, with some going quirky with Danny Pudi as the lead. His role after awhile was basically slapstick one-liners and being a foil for the main characters. I'm sure the way his character was written had a lot to do with his on-set behavior. The other actors didn't want much to do with him.
  23. Ron Robinsons Beard
    I handled the hiring of a proofreader at the print media company I work for several years ago. We received quite a few applicants, including one who was very much qualified for the job. He was also someone I knew personally and considered a friend. But as I began reviewing his resume, I noticed a glaring misspelling in the first sentence of the Objective section. Mind you, he was applying for a PROOFREADER position. Unfortunately for him I didn't continue reading the rest of the resume.
  24. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Excellent show. Kinda went off the rails Season 4 when they fired Dan Harmon, but Season 5 and 6 were pretty great again, even though they weirdly retired Chevy Chase's character. Chase kind of did that to himself. No one liked him. And then when he was asked to do some scenes toward the end of the season - he just refused - and left the set. Never came back. Everyone just kind of washed their hands of him at that point. Chase has been notorious for that type of behavior his entire career. He's always been a diva. You get what you pay for with him.
  25. Ron Robinsons Beard
    Rich owners/large markets don't want it, because $$$. Rich players don't want it, because $$$. And those are the factions that hold all the power in MLB right now. For it to happen, it would take a strong number of medium and small-market teams to join with a strong commissioner. Which means is stands absolutely no shot of ever happening.
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