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Hence the name Bizarro World… Today, only 4 teams in bottom ten of payroll are in. Five teams in top ten are in playoffs… the 11th (SF) in as well. The list is balancing itself.

I am actually ok with this. There is still dirt, right? And the new turf for even high school fields actually looks nice. This isn’t the Metrodome or SkyDome turf.

The second half of 2004 was worse than any other above .500 All Star Break club in baseball history. The 2007 club flopped down the stretch. The 2008 was the same until after Yost. Those were the negatives, among the Soup pitched great comments. I questioned more of his moves than all other Brewers managers combined, I agree about the change of mindset with Yost though, after Attanasio bought the club and with Melvin adding key pieces. It was a major disappointment in 2007 when we caved to the Cubs and when we started losing down the stretch in 2008. The expectations were high even without playoffs in a quarter of a century. So there is some under appreciation there.

It’s worth trying to get him going…I get it. The other options are not good either. Yet, he looks awful up there in the #2 spot.

Defeating Mexico 3-0…. Away. Unthinkable.

He’s hanging out of the dugout often… careless like his swing. Maybe too harsh, sure.

William not up?

Great snag and cheap next year. Can pencil him in to play 100 games at 3B and 30 games elsewhere next year.

And again a .289 OBP to match the title.

Bringing this thread back up again because CC still batting Adames high in order like he is our best hitter…. .208 avg., .676 OPS. And just overall a terrible approach, swinging from his heals and it is no surprise he was the one hit in the head by a foul ball. Also, I can’t resist. Hiura has the best numbers by far in the entire system. I know he is hurt and all, but I am going to start banging this drum again…. Well tapping it quietly. Get him back up here when available so that he can hit better than most while striking out half the time. The Brewers offense is in need of a underachiever like Hiura. Anyone hear when he is expected back? It was supposed to be late June a few weeks ago.

Should be in the Off Topic Forum….

Missing Turang’s glove…

Teheran keeps pitching until he pitches a couple bad ones in a row. Six man rotation, sure, or let Lauer/Houser pitch in higher leverage late inning spots.

Top 10 Combined Payroll- $2,392,000,000 (almost 3 times the payroll of bottom 10) Bottom 10 Combined Payroll- $877,000,000

For the first time than I can remember… maybe the last 25 years at least, I see the biggest payrolls in baseball (top third)doing worse (4 teams in playoffs) than the smallest third (5 teams). And it is June 8! This is simply amazing to me. Let’s take a look. The top payrolls: Mets, Yankees, Padres, Phillies…. Out of this group, only one (Yankees) makes the playoffs on June 8. Together their record is one above .500. Each could still be in the playoffs yet with strong finishes but no first place teams here. If you take the top 10 payrolls….. Mets, Yankees, Padres, Phillies, Dodgers, Angels, Blue Jays, Braves, Rangers, Red Sox (51 games over .500 combined on June 8), only count ‘em 4 teams would be in the playoffs at year’s end (Yankees, Dodgers, Braves, Rangers). The bottom payrolls: Oakland, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay…. Out of this group, three (Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Tampa) make the playoffs on June 8! Wow! Looking at bottom 10 payrolls….. Oakland, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Cincy, KC, Cleveland, Miami, Washington, Arizona- a combined 47 games below .500- 5 teams make the playoffs (Balt, Pitts, TB, Miami, Arizona). Overall, I find this fascinating. That small markets can compete and thrive in a no salary cap, crazy FA contract world says something about the system. Also to note, all of those top ten payroll teams COULD STILL play themselves into the playoffs. The Red Sox are .500 and only 5 games back of the AL WC#3. Every other top ten payroll team is WITHIN 5 games of the playoffs or in the playoffs on June 8. This cannot be said for the bottom 10 payrolls as some are out of contention already (Oakland, KC, Washington).

We get another year of Turang with the move too. His defense alone brings him up later this fall, but with all the injuries I expect him back in a few days.

Happy Gilmore playing baseball.

And then there is the money and how much was offered.

Urias and Hiura, two others that provided depth, also out. Crazy that we are in first, especially if you simply look at all the unknown names across our roster, bullpen especially. And Owen Miller is our bright spot!

I do not take Pittsburgh seriously and will hope they beat Cubs/Cards well into September.

Sveum, I think this is very perceptive and so under radar. Our defense is essentially keeping us in 1st place. It also should be incredibly encouraging that we can be even better with IL guys coming back, defense being more consistent than pitching/hitting, and doing this with our best starting pitchers (Burnes/Peralta) struggling.

Still lots of negativity with the Brewers… Unthinkably, DS basically says no mas to 2023 and seemingly sits in a back room of AmFam. CC does not seemingly want to sign an extension. Attanasio not wanting to pony up $ to get offense the last July or this offseason. The whole ballpark fiasco and who splits the bill with owner being silent. No extension talks for any of the stars. Meh attendance. Now the trade articles with team in first. It’s a much different feel in Milwaukee than especially 2007/2008; or even 2011, 2018, or 2021. Burnes being unhappy with his millions this year and then pitching like Soup in a half dozen games fits the theme. Getting dealt while team is in first would, as well.

Endless injuries. Are we winning the most guys on injury list this year? Anywhere t look for this?