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Jeez. I knew that one was bad but it looks worse there than it did in real time. Yelich's strike 3 swing choice in the 5th with 2 on and 1 out was pretty bad too.

I get it on the notion of trying to juice the lineup but Bauers in LF has Kotsay in CF vibes. Maybe he'd be fine, but it's a pretty big gamble based on his play out there late in the year. I think you have roll with Blake in CF assuming that Yelich can't play LF, which certainly appears to be the conclusion the Brewers have reached.

You're certainly entitled to your perspective, but imo this is a lame response. The comment you quoted and replied to was in response to a comparison of the Brewers to the Bucks and Packers. Their situations aren't comparable. I'd go into why but if you don't see that there's no point in explaining. You then shifted that to a comparison between the Brewers and other MLB teams, which is fine, except that the Brewers play in the smallest market in either the NL or AL and have the lowest local media revenue as a result. Most of the teams you've listed (Atlanta, Arizona) aren't remotely comparable markets or revenue sources, and yes, revenue matters. Kansas City is certainly closer and as you pointed out they appeared in two WS and won one of them. They also did that in an era where the majority of the larger market teams were poorly run, cutting payroll or both and weren't competitive either by design or happenstance. They certainly weren't dealing with a well run, resource rich behemoth like the Dodgers as they Brewers have been competing with since 2018. Tampa runs its organization a lot like the Brewers, but even after the Bally debacle their local tv revenue alone is 20 million more per year than Milwaukee's because their market is larger. And before Bally collapsed it was 30+ million per more. That matters. You can call that a lame excuse if you want. I think that's a naive, foolish opinion, but you're welcome to have it. I also don't think you're likely to be satisfied by a WS appearance. If they make the WS this year and lose to Toronto (whose metro population is literally 4 times more than Milwaukee's), for example, you'd be saying the same thing in that series you were last night. And that's fine. Being a Brewers fan is monumentally frustrating. I've experienced since 1978 and was so frustrated I spent close to 10 years trying not to watch or care before I gave up and admitted (again) that I was a Brewers addict in about 2004 or so. Is it possible for the Brewers to win a playoff series in the current competitive and economic structure in baseball? Of course. Is it possible for them to win a world series in that structure? Yes. But it's a hell of a lot harder for them to win a title than it is for the Packers or even the Bucks, which was the original point of the "lame excuse" as you described it. I don't think that's even an opinion. I think it's a statement of fact which is pretty obvious, but I suppose your mileage may vary. Have a great day. Go Brewers.

They also have spent 30+ years competing in a league that's literally structured to prevent them from winning the whole thing. Man this thread is worse than this game. See you guys tomorrow.

Don't know... do you bring Freddy out for a 3rd inning?

So fair to say that starting Freddy on short rest didn't work out.

yeah that's a major overreaction.

Gonna be a bullpen game tomorrow anyway so if it goes 5 why the hell not?

Can't got 2 for 9 with RISP again tonight can we?

Still think they'll win the series. But sometimes I think that the Brewers exist to give Packers fans like me empathy for Vikings fans.

99% true. But people still talk about team streak. Don't underestimate Wisconsinite's ability to remember free hamburgers.

Oh come on. Worst case scenario we'll see you in April.

We'll see how it plays out but 4 games is a trend. Pitchers aren't ready to compete and aren't dealing with the pressure well. I don't know what you do with that but if we head to game 5 I'll be shocked if they get out of the first without giving up runs. It's a little ridiculous at this point.

For ****'s sake.

That was kind of Suzuki.

Bad Freddy makes an appearance.

Tough luck hit for Hoerner. That guy is annoyingly effective with his hit tool even when he's not just getting lucky with soft contact.

Really would help if Turang got going at some point.

Darling talks about them pitching Chourio out of the zone as he strikes out on a pitch in the zone. On brand.

Come on Jackson....

Power Yelich making an appearance tonight and for the rest of the playoffs would be cool with me.

Please Brewers win tonight so I don't have to listen to Darling's ******** for a 5th time.

Go Phillies?

Fandom really is a form of insanity. The Brewers have thoroughly out played the Cubs for 2 of 3 games and nearly won a game where they had a disaster start. Anything's possible, but if you asked a Cubs fan if they'd rather be in their position or the Brewers' they'd swap places in a heartbeat.