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  1. Axman59
    I don't disagree with what Lauer said. But I've worked with many executives in my time and many do not take kindly to criticism and will orchestrate the complainers departure.
  2. Axman59
    I don't disagree with what Lauer said. But I've worked with many executives in my time and many do not take kindly to criticism and will orchestrate the complainers departure.
  3. Axman59
    I'm sure the front office would like to get him out of town. They surely don't appreciate the verbal attacks.
  4. Axman59
    I'm sure the front office would like to get him out of town. They surely don't appreciate the verbal attacks.
  5. Axman59
    I really wish MLB teams could go back to parks for the purposes of watching baseball. Instead of the clown show circus they expect today. Does the field have good sight lines from the stands? Yes - I'm in. Does the park have 8 million play areas, luxury suites, restaurants, and shops? Don't care. Stop wasting my tax dollars.
  6. Axman59
    That's what I was thinking. Andrew Friedman of the Dodgers probably has $2 million lost in his couch, but to a Matt Attanasio owned, cash-strapped team that's real money. And with the non-tender list just out the Brewers can go dumpster diving.
  7. Axman59
    I don't think Wong will be on the Brewers roster come opening day.
  8. Axman59
    I prefer firstbasemen who don't look like they're on a beer league softball team. Tellez, Vogelbach: no.
  9. Axman59
    I prefer firstbasemen who don't look like they're on a beer league softball team. Tellez, Vogelbach: no.
  10. Axman59
    ? My guess is that Wong's option was picked up to keep from paying the $2 million buyout and Wong will be traded before the end of ST. I don't believe this team will ever be "all in."
  11. Axman59
    It's just title inflation. Old School: General Manager/Assistant General Manager New School: President of Baseball Operations/General Manager They do the same work as before but with a more impressive title. Teams switch to the new model to keep up with the Jones's.
  12. Axman59
    And now they throw so few innings and get hurt at an even greater rate. They still haven't figured it out.
  13. Axman59
    And now they throw so few innings and get hurt at an even greater rate. They still haven't figured it out.
  14. Axman59
    I was in attendance for Cal Eldred's first start. September 24, 1991 vs. the Yankees. About 5 rows behind the 1st base dugout. Pretty sweet seats my friend was able to score (for free) from a friend who worked for a major Milwaukee employer at the time. Elred got the win. Looking it up it appears not many can make this claim. 9,378 in attendance that Tuesday night for team that was, at the time, 72-76.
  15. Axman59
    I was in attendance for Cal Eldred's first start. September 24, 1991 vs. the Yankees. About 5 rows behind the 1st base dugout. Pretty sweet seats my friend was able to score (for free) from a friend who worked for a major Milwaukee employer at the time. Elred got the win. Looking it up it appears not many can make this claim. 9,378 in attendance that Tuesday night for team that was, at the time, 72-76.
  16. Axman59
    I'm really not a fan of the Stearns/Attanasio gaslighting routine. Perhaps Stearns' next gig will be as spokesman for the Russian Ministry of Defense.
  17. Axman59
    Cecil Cooper had a higher WAR from 1978-83 than Molitor. I would at least include his name in your definition of that "era." Coop and Yount were the heart and soul of those teams. While Molitor was a cocaine playboy.* *Molitor did, however, clean himself up later in his career and became the Hall of Famer we remember today.
  18. Axman59
    Cecil Cooper had a higher WAR from 1978-83 than Molitor. I would at least include his name in your definition of that "era." Coop and Yount were the heart and soul of those teams. While Molitor was a cocaine playboy.* *Molitor did, however, clean himself up later in his career and became the Hall of Famer we remember today.
  19. Axman59
    This is great news. I don't know that Matt Arnold can get the Brewers to a World Series win but I had lost all confidence that Stearns could do it. Although I really wish they would hire Jeff Luhnow to run baseball ops.
  20. Axman59
    I don't care whether Stearns would like to stay or go. I'd like Jeff Luhnow hired to run baseball operations for the Brewers.
  21. Axman59
    When I see people write that the Brewers players need to be more professional and get over gut punch trades like this I think of the argument from people who opposed the DH when told that pitchers are terrible hitters and them hitting diminished the game. Those people said, "well pitchers should hit better and then it's not a problem." It's a nice thought but it denies reality. In a perfect world the players would shake off losing their good friend and long-time closer while they were 3 games up in the division and looking forward to a playoff birth. But we don't live in a perfect world. My advice would be to avoid trading away key players during a legitimate pennant chase. Save that for when the team is out of contention (or in the offseason).
  22. Axman59
    I would prefer they segregate OF gold gloves between CF and corner outfielders. I.e., combine LF and RF candidates and pick the 2 best regardless of whether they played LF or RF.
  23. Axman59
    I would prefer they segregate OF gold gloves between CF and corner outfielders. I.e., combine LF and RF candidates and pick the 2 best regardless of whether they played LF or RF.
  24. Axman59
    San Diego is not normally considered a large market team. In terms of media market San Diego is 27th in the U.S. and Milwaukee is 37th. I had a conversation with Sandy Alderson in 2005 about the Padres when he was the President of the team (I was a Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton at the time and Sandy is a former Marine and was the guest speaker at our annual USMC Birthday Ball). He lamented that San Diego was actually a small market team because on their southern border is Mexico, which does not count for advertising rates in the U.S., and they had two teams 1.5 to 2 hours to the north. Basically, they were boxed in geographically which dramatically reduced their reach. Also keep in mind that while Milwaukee is the 37th largest media market, the Brewers reach is well beyond Milwaukee since they are the only team in Wisconsin. Thus, they have viewers/fans in Madison, Fox River Valley, Eau Claire, etc.--and that expands their reach by a fair margin. (I do recognize there are a number of fans in Kenosha County who follow the Cubs and fans in NW Wisconsin who follow the Twins). I suspect the Padres are borrowing money to fund their current team. Which certainly is justifiable given the team's value.
  25. Axman59
    Game 2 NLCS. Save, 1 IP, 0 hits, 0 walks, 3 K's.
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