SeaBass

These negotiations don't start until MLB gives up on their cute little salary cap side project.

I think it's interesting to look back at the thoughts that were happening at the time. But I'm not looking to laugh at takes that were opposed to moves though. I think most of the time those posters have valid reasons for the way they felt and shouldn't be called out retroactively for it.

The thing I think possibly held Ortiz out of the utility GG award is he doesn't play outfield. I think that's kind of valid honestly. Ortiz was basically a 2 position player, that's not that great when it comes to true utility. He played one game each at 2B and 1B this season, otherwise it was just SS, 3B.

Not surprising at all yet I see so many Brewers fans on this message board that don't seem to think he's been our best player this year. Outside of possibly Miz he absolutely has been.

As fans it's easy to become desensitized to how much money is paid to players every season but it absolutely would be a crazy gamble. I think most people when offered a choice between $23M or $50M are taking the $50M. It's not a foregone conclusion but I think he's very likely to decline unless there's info out there that the high number we're thinking of isn't actually going to happen.

I've posted before that I would be against a big money extension for Contreras but screw it, I'm happy. Give him the bag. Google AI sees speculation in the 6/$120 to 6/$150 range. Maybe Wild Bill gives a tad of a hometown discount, I think I'd be ok with this through his age 36 season.

Achievement unlocked.

And there's no way in hell it works so the whole thing is just stupid.

Well, if the Brewers want to repeat I'm willing to believe it could possibly be topped. But yeah, this was pretty much perfect and the 1st in franchise history. Hard to top.

I keep waiting for Baseball Reference to update Wild Bill's page with the WS MVP badge. Not there yet. Jake's NLCS MVP badge is there though 💪

That Brewer Fever song is so corny but it's also catchy and since I was a kid back then it's super nostalgic and I like it. Gotta love the corporate vibe it gives off lol.

More subtle meaning behind Cooper's bats, they come from Cooperstown and now they're going back to Cooperstown.

Definitely.

We proved we didn't need to overpay for Skubal that's for sure.

I wasn't sure it was real until now.