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Hader definitely does not have more trade value than what Yelich did when we traded for him. If he did he wouldn't be a Brewer.

Brinson is in pretty solid danger of being DFAed this year. I'm not saying that it's not possible for him to turn it around and have value but the "there's still lots of time" period has passed for him.

Yelich isn't a good defensive fit for RF. He just doesn't have the arm strength. He played more innings in LF than RF in 2018 and he won an MVP that year. Whatever the reason for Yelich's struggles were last year, I don't think they had anything to do with the corner of the outfield that he was standing in.

A Nintendo Switch is just an awesome system if you have young kids and like to game with them. Definitely the first console I've ever seen that is perfect as both a standard console and a handheld portable to take in the car or whatever, and we use it for both.

I've enjoyed Cobra Kai much more than I expected to.

I am assuming that I am a big idiot, because no matter how many times someone explains Bitcoin to me, I still don't really get it.

There is bipartisan anger toward Robinhood in regard to their trade suspension. I think almost all Americans are united finally in delight to see the little guys organizing a screwing of the billionaire hedge fund class.

Pizza Hut to me is just terrible now. I agree with the others who thought it was great in the 90s and now it's just not the same. The breadsticks are still really good, but that's it. Dominos I think is pretty underrated. My kids prefer their pepperoni pizza above all others. I have also had their cheeseburger pizza, and it's good, but it's one of those pizzas you just want for 1 or 2 slices. My teenage son works at Rockys, so it's a little surprising we don't get it more. Their pizza is quite good, but not one you want to have leftover. Little Ceasars is also something you want to consume immediately and not eat leftover. Their deep dish is good. Papa John's is fine. Toppers is fine. Marcos is fine. I can eat all of these but none really stands out to me as better than others. We have a Politos in town and if we're getting pizza it's likely from here, getting one of their specialties and some garlic knots.

Isn't it all by this point? Hulu Live just gifted me my annual Christmas 10 dollar price increase. By the time you add in an add on or two, pretty much paying what I was paying for Dish Network a couple years ago.

Yep. Amazing how many people here hated this trade when it happened. I cringe more at people bowing to HighHeat19 like he really knew any more than the rest of us.

I may as well give Tiger King a try. I've literally been binging the 2002 version of The Twilight Zone.

I may as well give Tiger King a try. I've literally been binging the 2002 version of The Twilight Zone.

At this point, I've got to assume Sinclair's pricing is getting out of control. Whatever the case may be, they'll continue to point the finger at each other all the while it's the consumer that's being punished. Glad I have Hulu Live.

It's hard for me to believe why anyone in the state of Wisconsin who is even remotely into Wisconsin sports would have Dish Network at this point. How could they not know how much damage that losing regional sports would do?

That's a huge benefit on the ability to legitimately share YouTube TV accounts. With streaming services starting to rival cable/satellite in terms of cost, sharing is the only way people are going to be able to stay ahead of the game.

If you're one of many that just needs TV for Wisconsin sports, you're almost better off living out of market. If I didn't live in Wisconsin, I'd just pay $122 a year for MLB TV, get a decent outdoor antenna installed for CBS, FOX, and NBC football games, and Reddit the few Packer games I can't get doing that.

Is that through Spectrum Mobile?

Not that I know this, I've just heard (*cough*), but Hulu Live is shareable with the unlimited screens plan. There's a catch, though, they have to be in the same zip code.

I'd have to trust you on that, then, I had Sling before that so I guess that must be different now. That sucks. I would never consider any provider that couldn't get me the Brewers. Unless I lived out of market and could just get MLBTV or Extra innings. I'm happy with Hulu Live but I've never had YouTube TV so I couldn't compare. I can't believe Dish would be willing to play with that kind of fire. You're already in a super competitive industry with many other similar platforms, and millions of viewers literally do not care about anything other than regional sports. Good luck with that.

Sling does not have FS Wisconsin. Yes they do. I had Sling. It's just not in their Orange package. That said, Sling sucks. I've been much happier with Hulu Live. But if you're looking for something cheaper and don't care about ESPN but need Brewer and Bucks games, Sling Blue gets the job done. I usually used the FSGO app with my Sling login because the feed on Sling wasn't good.

I know pineapple on pizza is a love it or hate it thing but I really am indifferent to it. It doesn't bother me, nor is it my favorite. I'll eat it.

We acquired 5 cost controlled years of a league MVP player who is exceeding the MVP year in his second year and you're saying "time will tell"?! Blue chip prospect or not, Brinson is bordering on bust label. It's not too late for Diaz but he's been overmatched so far. Yamamoto is who he is. He could be a #5 at this level but we didn't give up Max Scherzer there. Harrison still could be something, but do you see a Yelich type HOF caliber career like Yelich in the cards for him? I hope all these Marlins go on to have successful careers, but come on. Time has already told.

Random Yelich question now: If you could trade Yelich for any one, but only one player in MLB, would you do it? Straight up trade, with all existing club control and contract going to acquiring team.

To call Yelich a cheapish All-Star really understates his value. There are 68 All-Stars in baseball every year, Yelich is at the very upper echelon of those players. Yelich is one of the top 2-3 players in baseball. He was the league MVP last year and is having an even better year this year. He will very likely go down as one of the greatest Brewers in franchise history. So you're not comparing those 4 players to a cheapish All-Star, you're comparing them to a cheapish MVP. And secondly, we are so far away from those 4 being even replacement level MLB players, much less above average MLB regulars. (And I realize you didn't say otherwise). Harrison and Diaz have had nice seasons so far after both disappointing in 2018 in the minors. Yamamoto has had one career MLB start, Harrison and Diaz have never even stepped out onto an MLB field. MLB is littered with pitchers who dazzled in a debut and then fizzled, and littered with players who performed at a high level in the minors but couldn't translate that to the majors (Lewis Brinson is one of those guys, so far). The odds of all four turning into above average MLB regulars is incredibly remote. Not impossible, but very, very remote. Just go back to our top 4 prospects from 4, 5 years ago and see how many of them turned out to be above average MLB regulars. I am not saying the Marlins did poorly in this trade, and I have no reason not to hope that all four do well in Miami. There doesn't have to be a loser in the trade. But I mean, comparing Christian Yelich to the likely trajectory of our franchise on holding the 4 prospects instead, it's not even close. We won a division title last year and came within one game of the World Series. We are highly likely to have back to back playoff appearances for the first time in ...ever? I don't know. We have a very good chance of being a perennial playoff team for the next 3-4 seasons, minimum. All of those things have incredible value to our franchise, and there's no way we're even sniffing the playoffs right now much less competing for the NL if the Yelich trade never happens. And barring the highly unlikely scenario in which one of the 4 traded to Miami turns into a star level player as well, we probably aren't getting there anytime in the next few years with the 4 we dealt.

I used to be a huge South Park fan and to me it's really tailed off the last few years to the point where I haven't even watched the series finale yet. Although I enjoy the satire, at some point it feels like they started trying too hard to constantly be making points rather than just being funny. I still enioy Family Guy quite a bit, to me that's aged better.