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Where was that suggested? Of course they know what's going on. But you'd be showing them that when you have a contract that says you must do 'X', there's consequences for not doing 'X', regardless of whether you're a HOF QB or the 53rd guy. No different really than the Jets making Brett Favre run laps after a fumbled snap, since that was the team's policy (and they did make him). The Packers not fining him is much more productive than fining him, even if it's only mind games. Rodgers has drawn a line in the sand that says, "I'm so serious about this I left half a million bucks on the table and I'm willing to forfeit $100k more." What do the Packers look like if they start demanding their $93k fine? Why, in your mind, are they different? I think it's mandatory to do so. Teams aren't allowed to waive fines for missing training camp.
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Agree completely. Trading him when his value has bottomed out would be like selling a stock low. That’s when you buy because the asset has become a bargain. To take that analogy further, he has had a double bottom and he will go up from here. He has talent. The approach is all wrong. From a big picture standpoint, he is worth hanging on to because the upside outweighs whatever nonsensical return you could get for him now by selling at the bottom. The NL will probably have a DH in the next agreement and he can have a role. He can have an electric bat if he can figure some things out. I think everyone understands the concept of buying low and selling high. He still has trade value. Those who advocate trading him now DO believe they're selling high, because if his current trajectory continues he'll be worth what Lewis Brinson is worth in a year or two.
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Entirely different era though. Lombardi would have gotten away with it too, Gute would probably be ostracized in Green Bay for it. It's still more in the interests of the Packer organization to make amends one way or another with Rodgers than it is to send a message to the other players that might just cause further division anyway.
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What we got for Cooper is inconsequential to what we'd have to give up now. That was years ago, values fluctuate. With that said, I wouldn't give up Feliciano or anything like that either.
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Is Hader Limited to Throwing One Inning Per Game This Season?
adambr2 replied to rickh150's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
Why do we need to know? CC calls the shots for the pitching staff. Yes, its possible that Hader's camp had a discussion with CC and said "Hey, we really feel at our best when used this way," and Counsell had a choice to say "tough", or "yeah, I can understand that you feel that way and I think I can accommodate it." If that happened, he obviously choice the latter and the player is happier for it. Where's the big story? It's obviously been working, right? It's not like he's blown a bunch of saves and we're sitting here pointing the finger at who ruined him. -
I'm not sure whether they go back to Milwaukee and show some fight and at least threaten to make it a series again, or if they just roll over and die. Could go either way.
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Thanks! Appreciate the encouragement! I can't do fasting, just love food too much, lol. On that note I forgot to mention that strawberries have been a godsend for me. I can't convince myself to snack on veggies, but I love fruit. Strawberries are incredibly low calorie , and I could eat em all day. Thanks for the strawberry inspiration! I'm doing my annual summer "lose the ten pounds I gained during the school year". The evening is the hardest time for me snack wise, especially when I'm home alone like tonight. The bucks aren't helping either! So the strawberry idea is a timely and welcome suggestion! Mmmm Glad I could help! 4 calories in a regular strawberry, 6 calories in a large strawberry. Almost a cheat code of a food, to me.
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And we thought Saturday was a dud.
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Prospective trade deadline targets?
adambr2 replied to adambr2's topic in Transaction Rumors & Proposals
Stearns like most GMs pay prefer controlled players, but he's acquired a ton of rentals. He's certainly not averse to it. -
I wanted Bradley Beal in the worst way. I thought he maybe was that final piece, that 2 they needed. I would have gone all in to get him over Jrue even if that meant using all those same picks plus DDV plus more. Maybe they tried, I don't know. Jrue is great. He's better than Bledsoe. But he's not the piece that was missing to win a championship.
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If we could have just one professional sports team in Wisconsin that does not shrink in big moments that would be great.
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I've seen PJ Tucker talked up a lot lately for his contributions and I must just not be seeing it because I don't see how his acquisition moved the needle even a little bit for us.
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Yeah I mean, when the Bucks are winning, no one questions if they have enough talent or if Khris or Jrue are a good enough supporting cast. 18 months ago the question was if the Bucks would win 70 games, not if they'd be bounced twice in the second round in back to back seasons. Something went horribly wrong ever since last March. But no one really doubted their upside when they had the best record in the NBA.
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I know the hot takes are going to be out in full force after tonight, but Giannis being traded in a year or two does really seem like an inevitable outcome to me. I know he's been a perfect citizen, but there is just no way he stays happy with the status quo here. Especially now that our hands are pretty much tied to make improvements around him.
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Nets in 5, and I would bet it's it least 60/40 that that will be the end of the Mike Budenholzer era.
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Yep Meh. They are just quite clearly WAY overpowered. This is the modern NBA we're living in. Without superstars colluding to join forces you are not winning a championship. This looks exactly like Cavs-Durant Warriors, and it pretty much is. Then the Bucks are not winning a championship in the Giannis era. They went all in on Giannis-Middleton-Jrue. They don't have the money or the trade capital to do much else. The Nets don't even have Harden going.
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Well, you wanted Middleton, Giannis. You got him.
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Anyone who still has this team winning this series is in some major denial.
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I'll take that bet! A bullpen arm would be disappointing, but I would not be surprised to see him dealt. His value has absolutely tanked. Better to sell low than get nothing.
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I don't think it's over, but if they go down 2-0 to the Harden'less Nets tomorrow, I'll be pretty convinced that it's over. Win tomorrow, take HC back and they're in pretty good shape, otherwise I just don't see them recovering.
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Is Hader Limited to Throwing One Inning Per Game This Season?
adambr2 replied to rickh150's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I haven't loved seeing Hader transition from a flexible versatile reliever role to a strict closer role but at the end of the day I can't argue with the results and it doesn't seem like not having him available in the old role has cost us games. Kind of drives me nuts seeing the matchups sort of thrown our the door when we might have 3 lefties coming up in the 8th followed by 3 righties in the 9th and we're still not going to go Hader-Devin, but in the end I'm sure they have an understanding of all the data and feel that this works best for them. In past years I think the bullpen was more of a strength and the rotation more of a weakness and so you'd see a lot of short hooks from Counsell. I think he's adapted well and understands that the rotation is his strength now and allowing these guys to work deeper into games than he might have had in the past. I think having the 3 headed rotation monster has really helped us shorten games and minimize the impact of pen depth on our games. All 3 guys are going to give you a lot of 7 inning starts. That was kind of the knock on Peralta but even he has been working much deeper into games lately and has become more efficient. -
Until Rodgers gets hurt and our playoff hopes are in the hands of a UDFA. Also, remember that Rodgers was declining for a couple of years prior to the pick (still playing well, but declining). And at his age, the Packers were right to have some concerns. But, if all Love did was light a fire under Rodgers, it was worth it. To be honest if Rodgers goes down I don't think it really matters whether your hopes are in the hands of a UDFA or Jordan Love. And if he just misses a couple games and you need someone to give you a chance for those games, I doubt it makes much difference whether that someone is a guy like Jordan Love or journeyman Blake Bortles type.
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Thanks! Appreciate the encouragement! I can't do fasting, just love food too much, lol. On that note I forgot to mention that strawberries have been a godsend for me. I can't convince myself to snack on veggies, but I love fruit. Strawberries are incredibly low calorie , and I could eat em all day.
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Biggest thing for me has been cutting liquid calories out of my diet. I used to drink so many calories. I like an energy drink every day, so switching from Rockstar or Monster to Bang saves me 250 right off the bat every day. This applies just as easily to alcoholic beverages. I used to enjoy a captain and coke or whiskey and coke, now switching that regular coke to diet saves a ton of calories and I still enjoy my mixer. I still eat a ton of the things I like. Steak street tacos are one of my favorites. I find that flavoring things up (hot salsa on the tacos) really helps keep me full and avoid mindlessly snacking lager. I still enjoy pizza but I've switched to thin crust and toppings like chicken and pineapple. It was back in early March that I stepped on the scale and saw "265" and said no more. 223 this morning. 25 to go!
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That won't cut it unfortunately. I'm not really worried yet because they shot so poorly, but it does feel now like they have to win on Monday. If you assume this series is going 6-7 games, it’s not the end of the world to head home down 0-2. Not sure I really follow the logic here. If you figured the series would go 6 or 7 games, it's not a big deal to start 0-2? A prediction of the series going 6 or 7 games is based on the uncertainty of a clean 0-0 slate. If you start down 0-2 that obviously changes the spectrum of likely series outcomes. Historically teams that start 0-2 go on to lose the series 93.7% of the time. It is definitely a very big deal to not go down 0-2.