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  1. titanrick
    I count 7 "balls" that clipped the zone in Drohan's 2.2 innings of work. Sanchez successfully overturned one of those seven. What's the website that grades each ump's performance behind the plate?
  2. titanrick
    Yesterday was brutal, missing Chourio, Vaughn, Yeli (until late), Turang and Mitchell. Arguably 5 of our 6 best hitters. Just need to hang on until guys get healthy again. Koenig is the only one who worries me. I think he's headed for season-ending surgery. But we are flush with leftys in the pen so that shouldn't be a fatal blow.
  3. titanrick
    If Harrison and Drohan are considered spare parts, what are Mona and Seigler considered?
  4. titanrick
    It was fantastic seeing old Completely Blind Bucknor ring up Suarez on an inside pitch, calm tap of the helmet, call corrected to ball 2. Very next pitch, Bucknor rings him up again on an outside pitch, calm tap of the helmet, call corrected again to be ball 3. The crowd cheered more for that sequence than the home runs, according to their announcers. I still believe the driving factor in switching to fully automated will be the umps getting embarrassed repeatedly. Can't understand why they are opposed to getting every pitch fed into their earpiece instantly. And I think Sanchez and Frelick both incorrectly challenged strike 3 calls over the weekend. They see the scoreboard, shrug, and head back to the dugout. No arguing, no feeling robbed, just excellent pitches rewarded correctly.
  5. titanrick
    I guess I'll believe it when I see it. That split-second decision on a pitch that is 90-100 mph painting the black, while the catcher is deceptively framing it, is incredibly difficult to consistently get correct. Just because they keep getting their calls overturned doesn't seem like it would help them suddenly see those pitches better or call them differently. And there is certainly not enough time for, "That looks like a ball to me, but in the past I've called similar pitches a ball, and they were overturned, so I'm going to call this one a strike." If they are second-guessing themselves to that extent, they're already cooked.
  6. titanrick
    What evidence are you referring to?
  7. titanrick
    I think this challenge system is quickly going to embarrass umpires. Yes, they get a large percentage of calls correct, but no one remembers all the ones called correctly. They just remember that three pitches have been overturned already, and we're only in the second inning. And because you retain your challenge if it's correct, it could get quite ridiculous. I don't understand why the umps are fighting this. If every pitch is called correctly and immediately in your earpiece, it just looks to everyone like you're calling a perfect game. Aside from ego, why else would umps fight this change? Is the thought that MLB will want to pay them less if they're not making strike/ball decisions?
  8. titanrick
    I agree with your point. I worry about how big of a role Contreras plays in the success of our pitching staff. I think that sometimes goes under the radar. Of course, I was worried when Derek Johnson left for the Reds, and he was definitely not the "secret sauce".
  9. titanrick
    Would Arnold consider giving Contreras a long-term extension if Quero doesn't hit or return to his previous defensive level this year? Or do we think Dinges is the backup plan and Contreras is 100% gone in the next two years?
  10. titanrick
    The real question is how do we replace Seigler's bloop single every other month?
  11. titanrick
    I get that. I just don't think baseball always works that way - that teams can just buy championships. Of course we're coming off two years in a row where the Dodgers did exactly that so it's tough to argue differently right now.
  12. titanrick
    I agree with you that we can't compete in spending with a team that spends half a billion dollars every offseason. But talent-wise, I don't think it's hopeless. We swept them last year in the regular season. Yes, I recall what happened in the NLCS. But who's to say what shape they will be in next October for injuries, older players starting to decline, etc? Unless we're getting a REALLY good controllable pitcher back in the Peralta deal, I'd much rather keep him, go for it, and settle for the comp pick when we lose him.
  13. titanrick
    I understand the overall philosophy and I am in favor of it since we are a small-market team. That's not going to change. But it has to be more nuanced than simply, "trade your best player - every time - before you lose him." When we dealt Burnes and Hader, we were a playoff contender, but realistically not a title contender. So reloading was the wise move. Flash forward to the state of the Brewers in 2026. We just had the best record in baseball last year. The ultimate goal is still to bring a championship to Milwaukee. The time to "go for it" by keeping Peralta is now. If it's not now, then that time will never come.
  14. titanrick
    It's ok if your opinion is that the Brewers are not spending money wisely. But man, there sure seems to be a lot of confusion about that $10M buyout. They really chose to pay him $15M for this past season. No one in the Brewers FO was surprised that a mutual option for 2026 was declined, so they had accounted for that money already. And for those worried about the salary hit, we are really only on the books for $7M more than we paid him last year (salary plus buy-out). Given that the Hoskins, Quintana and other deals are now off the books, this doesn't seem as reckless as some are making it sound.
  15. titanrick
    I think that's complicated for Arnold because you don't want to block Pratt, Made, or Pena in the next couple years. But punting the offense from SS for a couple years is also a horrible idea when we're a legit contender now. Moving Turang to short gives you a lot of flexibility because Durbin could move to 2B or stay at 3B, but I'm not sure they are willing to entertain that idea yet.
  16. titanrick
    Part of that particular "take" makes no sense at all, financially speaking. As if Woody accepting $22M for one year (with no future payroll ramifications) is going to make Arnold suddenly think, "Oh no! We can't afford Peralta at $8M!" The second part might have some truth to it: I could see us being even more reluctant to trade Peralta if Woodruff declines and signs somewhere else.
  17. titanrick
    It's a fun thought exercise to imagine the Dodgers losing their two best players each year and the Brewers signing the two best players in free agency each year for 8-10 years. I wonder how we would do in that scenario...
  18. titanrick
    It's crazy how we try to get our starter through the 5th so we can turn it over to our bullpen and neither of these teams seem to trust anyone in the pen, aside from their closers. It's been all starters on short rest.
  19. titanrick
    I'm not seeing what Freddy has to gain by signing a 2 yr/50M extension beginning in 2027 when other teams will likely be offering 5 yr/150M. Seems like the only way to get him to consider a smaller extension would be to change the remaining 1 yr/8M into something much better for him. Otherwise, Peralta has nothing to gain.
  20. titanrick
    I don't think this is that far-fetched. Peralta signed a long-term deal early in his career, essentially to get more money up front and risk sacrificing some in the long-term (which he ultimately did). I thought I heard at the time that he was doing it for his family back home; being able to help them more than he would have with typical early salaries. So changing 1 year at $8M into 2 years at $50M, then still being young enough to land a 6-8 year deal after that? I could at least see that as a tempting option for him, especially if he's enjoying MKE as much as he says he is. I think he's being genuine with those comments. I am 100% against trading him now. I was on board with the earlier trades of our stars because we weren't yet close to being a WS contender. But we just led the league in wins and have a great young nucleus who will hopefully be improving next year. Four horrific games against LA didn't change that. If this isn't the spot to "go for it" by keeping Peralta next year, then that spot is never coming. And if the only risk is losing two players similar to Ortiz and Hall? Ride it out and see if we can win it all next year.
  21. titanrick
    You can sometimes see the pitcher's grip on the ball inside his mitt if he's not being careful, which could tell you if it's off-speed or not.
  22. titanrick
    Wouldn't those doctored baseballs be in use for both teams during a game? I'm not seeing how that would benefit one team over another.
  23. titanrick
    I hadn't thought of the system crashes. I believe the way the system works is the ump wears an earpiece and either hears "Strike" or nothing at all for each pitch. If the system malfunctions, he would hear nothing even if it's clearly a strike. I also worry about umps trying to play the hero and ignoring what the earpiece tells them. I appreciate you laying out your thoughts, CHL. I understand what you're saying about the limitations of the system, but moving to a challenge system is already submitting to its use as the "authority". And once we get to that point, why not make every call correctly and instantly according to that system? Issues like pitches being too low where they shouldn't be considered a strike can be addressed by modifying the strike zone box. They are already taking into account each player's height, so that type of modification, if needed, would be trivial. I keep going back to this: in five years, when the fully automated system is in place, will there be any baseball fans anywhere who reminisce about the "good ole days" when a horrible pitch call could swing an entire game? When some balls were strikes and some strikes were balls? I can't imagine that will be the case.
  24. titanrick
    I'm not one to tell LA what to do but if they can get 3-4 more $700 million players, maybe they could compete with us?
  25. titanrick
    At least until Friday.
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