Brock Beauchamp

Oh thank god, I thought I was going crazy for a moment there.

Thank you for the story! And welcome to the site!

I get your point about toggling streaming services. It's a byproduct of the generational divide in media consumption we're currently seeing. Even though I'm in my mid-40s, as a tech person I tend to consume products in a style younger than my age. And I hated cable for years and years. I couldn't wait to get out from under that model because I simply don't watch shows/movies on a schedule and only cared about sports. I was throwing a bunch of money out the window every month and it only got worse in the winter when there was no baseball to watch and my cable box stayed off for weeks at a time. And it's going to be a bumpy ride for awhile. What is the actual future of channels like Fox News and CNN? Does anyone under 50 care even a little bit about cable news? If anything, I think younger people have come to detest those channels and, kinda like baseball, they have to continually buy into older generations more aggressively, further alienating younger generations. It's an interesting world we live in and a lot of things are going to change. The somewhat premature death of Bally Sports has accelerated some really tough decisions baseball should have been addressing years ago. Like a lot of traditional media, baseball has a real age problem on its hands. Speaking of YouTube, don't expect them to change their model. Their entire model is an advertising ecosystem, kind of like a modern interpretation of old network television. Their goal is to convince you to access their app/channel out of habit, which is how they make their money.

I don't know, it just doesn't really bother me. I went into streaming with eyes wide open. I always assumed this is how the world would end up and I still think it's better than the cable model of paying for a bunch of channels and things I do not want with no way to easily unsubscribe when I wasn't using it. My standard MO with most streaming services is to buy a month and then immediately cancel. That way if I'm not using it, I'm not paying for it. It beats the hell out of paying $110/mo for cable when I literally only watch baseball.

Hey now, I know you're Irish so this probably aligns with your general worldview anyway but don't blame us for soccer, the English called it that first. Blame the English!

I just don’t see the big deal about this. 30 years ago, most/many games weren’t even televised. Not being able to watch every game on a single service was a short-lived phenomena that had its own drawbacks, which is part of the reason why Bally is failing right now. Consider subscribing to Apple TV for a month or two. It has some truly outstanding content, like Ted Lasso (one of the best shows of the past decade), Severance, and Mythic Quest.

I also agree that Burnes didn’t do himself any favors by complaining publicly. It only alienates the fanbase and creates contention.

Let's look at this statement for a moment. What can Burnes say to make the Brewers look bad and how could that impact the arbitration process? If only one side can make the other look bad, that's not equal footing, that's the lesser person clawing for all they can get.

Perhaps the people you should be angry with are the people off the field, not the people on the field.

I mean in baseball in general. I always get tense over injuries as camp nears its end. The Brewers have been pretty lucky injury-wise this spring training.

Yeah, maybe I'm just being irrationally nervous about things. It often happens near the end of spring as players start dropping off the board left and right.

Older, more injury history, less confident in farmhands providing assistance should things go sideways.

I wonder what the Dodgers will do with payroll in the coming offseason. I think it's inevitable they aggressively pursue Ohtani. It's such a natural fit. Ohtani wants to win and already plays in LA. Would the Dodgers also blow things open with a blockbuster trade like that? It's entirely possible, I won't put anything past that franchise.

Yeah, maybe. But going into 2021 it felt like there was so much upside to be tapped into, which the team did. Maybe I'm just over-correcting in that the upside is already there and can mostly only go down from here.

Burnes' chances of testing free agency bumps from 98% to 100%. (Heyman later corrected himself about when Burnes becomes a free agent)

Honestly, most bullpens are nowadays.

Trading Hiura for Varland would be kinda wild. I like it, though I'm skeptical the Dodgers feel the same way. It also potentially clears space for Voit to be with the big league club, which I would prefer to see anyway.

Wow.

Miley scares the hell out of me but if his body holds together for at least 100 innings, it'll be a godsend while Ashby is out. I'm more concerned about the Brewers rotation this season than I have been in awhile. There are several question marks heading into the season and I hope we don't end up in another "Jason Alexander every fifth day" situation in May or June. It wouldn't take much to get there, really.

He absolutely crushed that ball.

Turner. Again.

I hope team USA finds a better manager than DeRosa in 2026. Schwarber has a career .685 OPS against LHP.

An outstanding baseball game and Team Mexico should be damn proud of themselves.

Ah, okay, thanks!

Hey @wiguy94 I just scanned three articles on the rules and I don't see anything about innings limits. Am I missing something? https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/world-baseball-classic-pitcher-rules-pitch-count-usage/nj6pltcxyabog5qbuyff8dqg