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  1. PeaveyFury
    That’s how you pay them back. Don’t get involved in a bean ball war and get guys suspended....
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    The team has a history of starting slow, dating back to the past season or two. I'm hoping each of these games builds confidence for both the offense and the very young secondary. In both games so far, the adjustments made have led to success, but if you start slow against a team like Iowa or Michigan on the road, you may dig a hole that you're unable to get out of. Having Davis back this week will be significant, I'd expect. Hoping for a clean, sharp win over BYU, then on to a big matchup vs. Iowa that likely already determines the frontrunner in the B1G West.
  3. PeaveyFury
    I think the concerns about attendance are really overblown when you look at the actual numbers: http://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance 9th in total attendance YTD, 10th in average attendance despite the smallest market in MLB. We're ahead of playoff contenders like Atlanta, Seattle, Boston, Arizona, Philly, Cleveland, and Oakland, many are much larger markets. I know Boston is limited by stadium capacity, but still. In terms of percentage of tickets sold, we're 8th in MLB. So yeah, I'd love to sell 41,000 every night, but we're doing just fine, IMO.
  4. PeaveyFury
    Yep, that pushed into the stuff that isn't allowed here. Please steer it back to civility, please.
  5. PeaveyFury
    Also, your 5/6 WR's usually see a lot of the field as gunners on special teams.
  6. PeaveyFury
    It's almost like all managers basically do the same things, and firings are more to appease the fans rather than bringing about any sort of meaningful changes....
  7. PeaveyFury
    Good grief Travis. Make him throw a strike.
  8. PeaveyFury
    Because his FIP is 5.28. He has benefitted a TON from the solid defense the Brewers put on the field this year.
  9. PeaveyFury
    Anderson has a 1.169 WHIP and Gonzalez has a WHIP of 1.531. So the answer is yes and it's not really close. Gonzalez has a better FIP, WAR, lower HR/9, better K/9. It's closer than you think.
  10. PeaveyFury
    I'm not even sure two firsts would have trumped the Bears' offer, as like others said, I'd put more money on the Bears picking in the 10-20 range than Green Bay. The Raiders probably were convinced of the same.
  11. PeaveyFury
    I don't think any of that's unfair or unreasonable from an individual fan's perspective. But I guess I'd argue just that- it sounds like a lot of this is situational in your case. Some would certainly agree with you if the team got bad for a long period of time, but I'm equally certain you'd find a vast number of people that live four hours away that still make their trips in happily. I suppose the issue I take is with the last part of your post- you're criticizing the Packers for buying/developing all of the land around the stadium, but haven't been there to see what it actually entails? I've been there in the heart of the offseason, and have seen many of the areas jam packed on a random non-gameday afternoon. Maybe that'll wear off, but again I'd argue that it's creating a destination that allows for additional revenue beyond the 10 days a year that the stadium serves its intended purpose. I'm a bit surprised by the premise of your additional post, I guess. There is no indication that the Packers are struggling financially whatsoever, and their development probably helps them weather some of the rough patches that may come. Their rainy day fund should further insulate them from issues as well.
  12. PeaveyFury
    If the wait list didn't get eliminated in the 70s and 80s when the team was uber-crappy, I can't see 100,000+ people suddenly walking away if the team has several down years. I'd also argue that the Titletown district has helped the team rather than hurt it, as it has made the stadium and the area around it more of a destination beyond the 10 days a year they actually have a game. As someone who visits family in Green Bay regularly, we almost always make a trip to or near the stadium when we're there. Is your opinion on that based on financials? Legitimately curious.
  13. PeaveyFury
    Rodgers extension is done, per James Jones:
  14. PeaveyFury
    I don't think this is unfaiir, but I do think the narrative around Urban is that his 'apology' the other night shows how much of a problem this all is.... didn't really apologize to the victim, and sounded like a kid being forced by his parents to apologize to his brother when he really doesn't mean it. The stuff about him deleting his text messages shows that he wasn't as oblivious as he'd like us to believe he is.
  15. PeaveyFury
    The Nats were .500 at the deadline, IIRC. How much return did they lose by foolishly hanging onto their impending FA's through the non-waiver deadline hoping to catch lightning in a bottle?
  16. PeaveyFury
    Ok guys, though it's perhaps fair to note that Murphy does have a bit of controversy in his past, let's not let that become the focus of the thread. Thanks!
  17. PeaveyFury
    He is substantially worse than Thames, actually. Substantially. Despite his time in the OF, Thames has basically been slightly below average in total this year defensively. Davis has played 11 games in the OF and tallied -1.3 WAR out there. In 11 games. Seriously guys, his bat is nice if you have the DH. Otherwise his defense erodes much of his offensive value.
  18. PeaveyFury
    To be fair, Hammonds was signed after a monster season in Colorado to create buzz for the team as Miller Park opened. Marquis Grissom was acquired in a salary dump/change of scenery trade. The only reason Melvin gave Suppan, Randy Wolf and Matt Garza extra years is because they weren’t coming to Milwaukee otherwise. Just like Lorenzo Cain getting a five year deal. If four years was the best he could do he would be playing for somebody else in 2018. In nearly all instances players go where the money is. The Brewers sign middle for free agents because they are never going to shell out 20+ million a year to sign a free agent. It’s not a Melvin or a Stearns thing. Thei Breweees market pushed to the limit will support right around a 100 million dollar payroll which any frontline starter would command I Excess of twenty million per annum. Though correct, was any of that wise? Obviously, being crippled by Grissom's contract for years was far more devastating under the low-payroll Selig Prieb-led than Suppan or Wolf's contracts, but the theme is the same- signing mediocrity to too large of contracts for too long. The point is, there has been no sign of taking that approach under the new regime, and it doesn't strike me as fair to lump them in together at this point. If they had signed a Cobb-type to a 4 year 60 million dollar deal it might be a fair point, but they didn't.
  19. PeaveyFury
    No, the team’s record the past 4 years shows that clearly enough. The good news is that one of us will just as clearly be proven wrong over the next couple of years. It’ll certainly be interesting to see who.
  20. PeaveyFury
    Probably easiest to just say that I disagree with most of this. The points you make about team control and their offseason last year pretty much show why they're not acting like the Bucks. Yeah, they were probably comparable in '13-14 into '15, but that was under a different GM/scouting group. The fact that they didn't go out and give huge contracts to mediocre players like Alex Cobb like some advocated for is further proof. That was the Kohl (and recent) Bucks to a 'T'.... sign mediocrity to a stupid contract. That was the Brewers under Selig (see Hammonds, Grissom) and Melvin to a degree (Suppan, and the last year of most of the other pitchers), but that hasn't been an issue under this leadership team thus far, and I have no reason to buy into anyone's belief to the contrary.
  21. PeaveyFury
    Joe Thatcher? For the second time in as many days, come on man. Thatcher had a CAREER WAR of 2.6 over NINE SEASONS. He was the definition of an uber-replacable LHR. Calling him any kind of a loss is a major stretch. And you're always going to have Ishikawa-type bats on the team, regardless of whether Mitch Haniger is in the system or not. The back end of a bench is often filled with MLB veterans rather than prospects for any number of reasons And, for the record, Ishikawa was actually ABOVE replacement level in his Milwaukee season. Also worth noting that Jeffress hasn't had a single 1+ WAR season in any city other than Milwaukee. Of the players listed above, I'll buy Brantey, Lawrie, Cain and Odorizzi. But all of those players were used to acquire players who were actually successful in getting the Brewers to the playoffs, so I think many would agree that the mission was acomplished in those three trades.
  22. PeaveyFury
    I don't think questioning how good the Saints actually are is unreasonable at all. Like the Packers with Rodgers last year, I think the Saints are masking a lot of problems with HOF-level QB play. If Brees misses any significant time, they're a top 10 pick-type team.
  23. PeaveyFury
    I know this is a sore spot for Milwaukee sports fans, but acquiring a guy like Yelich is the exact opposite of what the Bucks did under Kohl. What you really should be upset about (in another thread, of course) is that the Bucks' new ownership group is doing the same thing (but with gusto!) with the team now. I think the fact that they didn't go all in on mediocre veteran players and pay crazy silly amounts to them shows how anti-Bucks they are. They have a plan and are willing to tweak it, not scrap it. The Kohl-led Bucks had no plan, unless making the 8th spot in the East and never being bad enough to get better can be considered a plan.
  24. PeaveyFury
    Good lord, guys. New and old posters alike, this may be a good time to review the rules of posting here.
  25. PeaveyFury
    Both ways? You're trying to claim the Lind trade was bad, when one of the pieces has made the Major League roster and been electric at times. The Davis, Gennett, etc. moves were moves made based upon the players' bodies of work over full multiple Major League seasons. You're citing Peralta's WAR over 11 games in his first season in the bigs AS A 22 YEAR OLD when some of those starts have been electrifying as the justification for claiming that Lind was dumped for nothing.... That's not comparing apples and oranges, that's apples and handgrenades.
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