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Umm.. Jackson Chourio... It's like the old Mitch Hedwig joke about doing drugs. Jackson Chourio used to chase pitches. He still chases pitches, but he used to chase them too.

Interesting. I'd seen a bunch of scoops of late, and I thought Vaughn had improved to an above average first basemen. With Yeli scuffling, why not platoon Vaughn and Yeli at DH and have Bauers full time at 1B? Bauers is pretty awful in the outfield, and yesterday's triple was an example. No way Lara lets him get to third on that. That improves us defensively at two positions.

Joey O has been our best hitter in the second half, leading the team with a wRC+ of 184 since the All-Star break.

Hitting Eephus pitches out of the park is apparently okay though. Lol.

Ripken's (and Gehrig's) streaks look more and more amazing as time passes. I always thought Favre's streak was infinitely more impressive, but there's are both amazing in their own rights.

I fully expect Lara to have a crucial playoff home run, just like Frelick, Mitchell, and Chourio did.

I basically agree with the last paragraph But I guess you also decide based on how Fischer and Burke finish the season and how the market for 1B looks. Burke and Vaughn have splits made for a platoon. Fischer and Bauers both seem platoon split. If we think Burke is ready for next year, hope to go into the season with Burke and Vaughn. Otherwise, Bauers may be good until Fischer is ready. But if the market is strong, I think giving Bauers the QO, and getting the pick if he leaves is smart. We're probably seeing peak Bauers, and the young guys are close the Show.

Lol. Your precision impresses me, wiguy. You'd make a good academic. That's of course correct. I'm making a reference to the old adage that people would cheer their teammates on with, but I'm also saying that a walk is not as good as an extra base hit no matter what the situation, and Burke is the kind of guy who gives us extra bases.

According to Foolish Bailey, it seems we could use more hackers come playoff time. I actually don't buy that. Aggressive is fine, for a guy whose hits are definitely not the kind where "a walk is as good as a hit", but commanding the zone is important for those guys to. To me, what Foolish Bailey showed is that we aren't high on talent, but we maximize it, so what he's saying is that we could use a little more talent in the playoffs. Anyone who has been a Brewers' fan over the last 8 years agrees with that!

This article already needs a thorough update. Sadly.

Then you have Logan Henderson against either Ohtani or Snell. Neither guy is pitching now, but the Dodgers seem to know how to have guys healthy for October. Henderson is great, but both Ohtani and Snell can be absolute beasts. But honestly, Henderson can hang. He's got a better K% and BB%, and his xERA and xBA are right there too. Big question is whether the young guys keep it together for the playoffs. Last year, the young guys, Chourio, Mis, and Patrick were better than the vets like Yelich and Freddy. Sometimes it's better not to fully realize the magnitude of everything and play with nothing to lose.

Boy, this is some insight about how Murphy is playing chess, while the typical manager is playing checkers.

@Jake McKibbin I meant no insult. I also DID read the article and appreciate the work. But I have difficulty sifting through everything - it's a statement on me, rather than you - which is why I fed it into Claude (twice!).

I gave the article to Claude, asking for a tl;dr, and then gave that summary back to Claude for another tl;dr. This is what came out:

Kind of strange timing for this article. He's had just a .701 OPS this month. (I guess he was even worse last July in Carolina with a .633 OPS before being promoted to the Timber Rattlers in August and eventually Biloxi in September. His best month at Biloxi was April. Maybe it's time to promote the kid to Nashville and motivate him... )