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  1. SeaBass
    Little surprised at Detroit kicking there. Their brand has been taking chances and being aggressive, either you believe in that and go for it or it's all a sham.
  2. SeaBass
    Didn't realize the more extreme danger of running a play and knowing which side to run to.
  3. SeaBass
    We are in danger of setting a new season high in points scored.
  4. SeaBass
    Lol what's going on!?
  5. SeaBass
    Carlson isn't good.
  6. SeaBass
    A moment that will live forever in Brewers fan's memories. Godspeed, sir.
  7. SeaBass
    Oh well. It'll be fun to watch Woody's comeback after he gets signed by the Cubs. Sorry, couldn't resist.
  8. SeaBass
    I just think it's a lot of assuming. I think Murphy is a safe hire, sure. He's probably not getting a substantial salary. We don't even know how long he wants to stay in baseball. I also think the Brewers feel he'll be a successful manager, why else would they hire him? The, "aw shucks, let the old man do it a couple years" idea doesn't really work for me. So they think he can do the job. I just don't know why any team would hire a guy with the thought they'll replace him in 3 or 4 years. Just hire the guy you think will do a good job from the start, no timeline. Also, 70 isn't some death sentence, Bob Uecker is pushing 90 and I can't find anything online about if he's done yet. Murphy could coach well into his early 70s if he's physically and mentally capable. Dusty Baker did it, I don't know if everyone would agree he's "the best manager" but we don't even know how Murphy will do. My only point was, as I said in my post, I think it will come down to his performance as manager more than any other factor that determines how long he keeps the job. TLDR - I think Weeks is Plan B in case Murphy's performance is a failure. If Murphy is doing a good job then there's no expiration date on his tenure.
  9. SeaBass
    Just playing devil's advocate, Murphy could manage through his age 70 season and it would be 6 seasons. That's a fairly average timespan for a manager. I think it will come down to performance more than any other reason if the Brewers decide to move on from him. I mean, if they REALLY think Rickie Weeks is going to be the next genius manager and felt they were in danger of losing him, sure they could make the move earlier, but that's a lot of assuming. And it's not like Weeks can't be just as good a leader as a bench coach if Murphy is a successful manager.
  10. SeaBass
    We've already seen it in late '22 after the Hader trade. (Heck, during Hader's struggle period too.) I stand by my opinion that it's players that make managers look good or bad and that the Brewers writing CC a blank check wasn't a good idea (one they ultimately agreed with). I'm glad it's the Cubs that get to test that theory. Maybe "glad" is a strong word but hopefully you know what I mean. As far as Murphy, yeah he's not an exciting hire but he just might be the right hire. If so many people loved CC and wanted him to stay there should be some hope that Murphy is more than capable of being CC lite, especially considering he's been a mentor to CC and bench coach since 2015 (Edit: he was hired after the 2015 season, so in effect 2016). The guy just might have some idea how this baseball thing works.
  11. SeaBass
    Imagine being a Bills fan right now. They had realistic expectations of competing for a championship going into the season. Now they take an ugly home loss to the Broncos with a myriad of costly mistakes and are 5-5.
  12. SeaBass
    Special teams still a big letdown for this team. Mistakes week after week.
  13. SeaBass
    The smart play was to just not catch the ball, bat it down for an incompletion.
  14. SeaBass
    Absolutely true. But if he maintains his production next season maybe that convinces a team to do a midseason trade. My thought was that $22M isn't far off a QO for a free agent. If you're comparing signing a guy like Yelich to alternatively signing Bellinger for a likely higher salary which guy is more attractive? Probably still Bellinger because he's younger but there's only one of him. Yelich may not cost as much in trade talent either due to the salary or maybe they get the Brewers to absorb even more money.
  15. SeaBass
    Yelich has deferred money as part of his deal so in reality he's getting $22M per year for the next 5 seasons plus the '29 mutual option year w/ $6.5M buyout. So 5 years, $116.5M. Brewers could offer to pay for the deferral years ($2.5M per year over 12 years assuming option buyout) and I think that would make Yelich more attractive. Maybe even offer to cover the buyout. I don't think any of that would be a hardship for them even though it would total potentially over $34M.
  16. SeaBass
    The obvious answer is you very likely get more value in return for the guys you trade right now as opposed to waiting and burning what little remains of their team control. The next wave of young guys rising from the minors is where the next window opens and while it's not far off it's also not quite in time to supplement the guys that are already here. Not effectively at least. Selling the vets now makes sense especially since none of them appear to be guys they'll be able to resign once they hit unrestricted free agency. It's pretty much been the template they've followed each time a contention window was closing in the past. We've had two (three even?) cracks at it with the guys we have, both have failed. Listening to the evidence seems like the best way to move forward.
  17. SeaBass
    Ken Rosenthal posted an article today in The Athletic (paywall) suggesting the Brewers might be looking to rebuild. Some excerpts: The article also predictably mentions Adames and Yelich as trade pieces, obviously Adames being the more likely to be traded since Yelich has the big contract and no trade clause. None of this is really a surprise, we know that the option is to either sell now or go all in on one more season to compete for a championship, which Rosenthal also references in his article. The newsworthy part is that his sources (if you trust them) are indicating that the Brewers appear to be exploring the sell now option.
  18. SeaBass
    You know the salt levels are really high when the guys with the pitchforks and torches turn their baleful eyes on the guy that writes articles nobody makes them read.
  19. SeaBass
    The backstabbing a manager thing, the Cubs were the ones holding the knife. If they weren't running around behind the guy's back looking for an upgrade then CC wouldn't have had that opportunity in the first place. I don't really blame CC for that.
  20. SeaBass
    I think you're trying to make the point that it's fair market value, which is true since the definition is it's a price someone is willing to pay. Market rate is a standard price that is understood industry wide. CC's contract eclipses every other contract in the industry, therefore it can not be termed market rate. Yet.
  21. SeaBass
    Dude you need to look up the actual definition because you're flat wrong. You can't reset a market price and also pay market rate at the same time. It may become market rate but it's going to take time to see if that happens.
  22. SeaBass
    I can spend between $15-$20 at Culver's pretty easy getting a double cheeseburger basket, upgrade to cheese curds and large drink plus a corn dog. $25-$30 for 4 people is downright cheap. Heck, two Big Mac meals and two Happy Meals at McDonald's is around $26. I'd pick Culver's over McDonald's most times for a couple bucks extra.
  23. SeaBass
    Really? This isn't hard, the Cubs already had a manager. They weren't going to fire the guy unless they came to an agreement with CC. The conspiracy theories are running wild.
  24. SeaBass
    I think it's much more likely that part of the Cubs offering the contract they did they would not tolerate him taking their offer back to Milwaukee. I mean, why would they? Take it or leave it offer and I'm sure CC had to know that the Brewers wouldn't be likely to match. That and he wanted to go to Chicago anyway.
  25. SeaBass
    DeRosa has a good reputation but I just don't like the guy. It's about the way he talks but I'm sure once he separates himself from his TV personality he'd be fine. I also don't think Milwaukee would be on his short list of places he'd like to manage.
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