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  1. owbc
    [sarcasm]They must be saving Williams for the NLDS[/sarcasm]
  2. owbc
    My mom stuffed the ballot box until my brother and I both got in to both of the kids promotions that the Brewers ran back then. I got my picture with Dave Nilsson for the batboy promotion, my main memory is that he was extremely tall. I still have the picture of that one! Then a year or two later I got to do the Sunday one where you went on the field for the national anthem, I was in centerfield with Marquis Grissom, I remember him being really nice and asking me if I played baseball. I also remember the spectacular view of the grandstand from CF. My younger brother got picked to do it on a weekend Cubs game in 1998, we almost didn't make it because it was a rare 50,000+ crowd and we had to park somewhere on the grass off Bluemound. We went to a lot of games in that era since we lived about 15 min from the stadium. My dad would get home from work around 6 and if the weather was nice my brother and I would pester him to go to the game and we always made it for first pitch. I remember the Albert Belle/Fernando Vina fight game as well as the first interleague game where Burnitz won in 1-0 on a solo HR to dead center in the bottom of the 9th.
  3. owbc
    It would be huge to get an early lead and put pressure on LA. I’d love to see a crooked number in the top of the 1st.
  4. owbc
    At least it is not the Yankees, progress? It still falls under the umbrella of 'teams everyone hates'.
  5. owbc
    Looks like 2020 isn't stopping the Twins from choking in the postseason again.
  6. owbc
    I can think of reasons why every one of the 16 teams will advance / get eliminated. The Reds are a tough matchup for the Braves, but if the Braves get past it they would have the best shot at beating the Dodgers in a 7-game series. The Padres could easily come out with playoff jitters against an experienced Cards team and be quickly eliminated. But if they get past that initial concern they could have a long run in October.
  7. owbc
    I think my first game was when I was 8 in 1995, I was in the LF bleachers with my dad on a random weeknight with a small crowd and I vividly remember the fans heckling BJ Surhoff, which I thought was odd because he was on the home team. Then he made a diving catch which still didn't satisfy them. No idea if the Brewers won or lost. At that time I had been to some basketball games at the Bradley Center but there was something about baseball at County Stadium in particular which was uniquely enthralling. The place smelled like baseball and the lack of bells and whistles was part of the charm. I also remember our misguided decision to go to an April game when with a stiff breeze blowing in from the lake, shivering under a blanket with maybe 3,000 other crazies, and then giving up after about 5 or 6 innings. Last summer I was in Oakland and passed by the Coliseum when an A's game was going on, it reminded me so much of County Stadium from the outside...an ugly old stadium surrounded by a sea of parking lots. I really regretted not seeing a game while I was there.
  8. owbc
    This is going to be a great week for baseball watching. I'm glad the Brewers are a part of it. I didn't enjoy watching the WC game at all last year (even before they blew it), but this is going to be really fun since they have nothing to lose and the potential to really throw a wrench in MLB's plans for expanded playoffs.
  9. owbc
    9/28/2000 I remember this well, I was in 8th grade and my dad took me out of school to see the game. The game was unremarkable but the closing ceremony was incredibly well done. Glad to see it's on Youtube. It took a while but 20 years later it feels like the promise of Miller Park has been fulfilled, as the Brewers have been a contender more years than not since the late 2000s. Still waiting for that World Series though...
  10. owbc
    Upset predictions for round 1? I’ll take Cincinnati over Atlanta and the Marlins over the Cubs.
  11. owbc
    Avi's been great in the leadoff spot. He might end up with the top OBP on the team. I expected a bit more power but otherwise he's basically been as advertised.
  12. owbc
    It's so strange/terrifying to read about places where COVID cases are still increasing...it's obvious that the basic precautions work so why are people not doing it? It's unbelievable, really. Wear a mask and avoid people indoors. That's it. Meanwhile, the K-shaped recovery is absurd and I don't think people realize how much money people in tech are making right now. In the Seattle area (2.2 million people) we're averaging 2 hospitalizations and 1 death per day. Mask compliance is 100%. The idea of herd immunity is a freaking joke. Lately we've been around 50 cases per day, so Seattle is on pace to reach herd immunity sometime around the year 2075.
  13. owbc
    Ok, just need 2 out of 3 now.
  14. owbc
    I just realized this is a 7-inning game...was about to suggest using Hader for the 8th-9th.
  15. owbc
    Speaking of bright lights, Sogard is clearly a star performer in a must-win game.
  16. owbc
    When it comes to the Brewers, Flaherty just isn't ready for the bright lights it seems... It's a shame the Brewers aren't pouring it on...
  17. owbc
    It could just be a matter of a cold streak vs. a hot streak, but I do really like Vogelbach's plate discipline and approach. It's so refreshing to see a LH power hitter (besides Yelich) who doesn't constantly pound outs into the shift.
  18. owbc
    I can't believe we got Vogelbach for free, what an upgrade over useless Smoak.
  19. owbc
    I've just about given up on this team so I predict a 10-1 win in this game.
  20. owbc
    It's not like 2020 is that much of an anomaly, it's just a continuation of the trend that was already happening for the better part of a decade. There might be a slight uptick in offense in 2021 but I wouldn't expect things to return to 2019 levels unless there are rule changes.
  21. owbc
    I don't know where the idea comes from that the offense is 'horrible', other than the eye test, but by the eye test there are ~25 'horrible' offenses in MLB. Some seem to forget that overall batting numbers are some of the lowest in the history of MLB. We're in the middle of a dead ball era. Strikeouts and batting average no longer matter and a .730 OPS from a 2B is quite good. The numbers say that the Brewers have the best offense in the NL Central, especially if you weight toward recent performance. Keston Hiura is batting well above average for his position. .730 OPS v. league average 2B of. .687
  22. owbc
    I'd be more upset at Bauer if he wasn't throwing some nasty pitches to back up his intensity.
  23. owbc
    The Brewers and Reds have nearly identical offensive stats on the season.
  24. owbc
    I was ready to scream at Nottingham there
  25. owbc
    Hiura's so young...I would keep playing him every day all of next year and the year after. He has so much upside compared with the replacement-level options.
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