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  1. owbc
    The idea of a postseason tournament involving all teams has been gaining traction. The NBA will probably be the first to implement it. The interesting idea I've seen is that the bottom teams will compete for the #1 draft pick. The NBA and MLB seasons drag on too long so it would certainly be interesting to turn the last couple weeks into something with higher stakes.
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    The sad part is it really did bring out the best in us...for about a week. After that it has mostly been a convenient tool to exploit for various political purposes. I don't even like to think about it anymore. I wish something good would have come from it in the long term but I don't think anything did. People born after 9/11 can enlist to go fight the war that never ended.
  3. owbc
    Wow, good luck. Hopefully the storm slows down and weakens before it comes ashore. It's a really tough forecast with the storm stalling and meandering somewhere around the coast...been looking better for NC but worse for SC. The slower it goes the more it will weaken before landfall.
  4. owbc
    The loss of wild cards would be very bad for small market teams like the Brewers. Imagine being placed in a 4-team division with CHC and STL where only the winner makes the playoffs. Not good. A system with first round byes punishes teams for winning their division if their record isn't good enough. That only works with a perfectly balanced schedule which will never happen.
  5. owbc
    The Brewers' smart bullpen management is starting to pay huge dividends. Plus the roster construction and recent acquisitions. This team is hitting its stride at the right time. The division is right there for the taking.
  6. owbc
    Can we just use 4 mound visits in a row?
  7. owbc
    Remember when Mark Kotsay played CF in a playoff game?
  8. owbc
    One of the other unwritten rules is that SOS only matters if you have a low preseason ranking. Alabama has 'earned' the right to play a softer SOS.
  9. owbc
    It doesn't appear that DC will get much impact from the hurricane unless it eventually moves up the coast, but that would happen later. There is a threat of rain though and there are so many people around there with friends/family living in the impact areas. It seems like a bad idea to play a game in DC on Thursday.
  10. owbc
    Exactly. I stopped watching the non-conference games entirely. Wisconsin gets a glorified scrimmage and the opponent gets a paycheck. There is zero incentive to schedule better nonconference games. Washington managed to knock themselves (and possibly their entire conference) out of the playoff in week 1. (Of course the pundits would never say that, but there's no way a 1-loss Pac 12 team gets in).
  11. owbc
    Decent chance that Cubs game gets canceled or moved to a different ballpark due to the incoming hurricane. Although right now it looks more like the Carolinas problem.
  12. owbc
    Great analysis. It might come down to the final week and I agree the standings will play a role. The voters love a guy that carries a team to the playoffs. The upcoming Cubs series offers Yelich an opportunity to win some votes.
  13. owbc
    Fair point.
  14. owbc
    I know this game is important but it would be insane to risk a Yelich DL stint at this point. We have nobody on the 10-day DL right now. That is partially a result of smart managing this whole year.
  15. owbc
    Before the series I thought it was a must-sweep for keeping divisional hopes alive and I still think tonight is realistically their best remaining chance to put real pressure on the Cubs. The Cubs are still at 84% odds of winning the division. I know they play next week but 4 GB with 21 to play is a lot of ground to make up and it would be a real shame to only gain 1 game this series with how much momentum the Brewers have right now. How great would the Cubs feel if they get out of Miller Park still up 4 games with how awful they played the last 2 games?
  16. owbc
    It seemed like in 2011 fatigue started setting in by the NLCS. Maybe people saw the writing on the wall but it was also a large number of games attended by the same core group of ticketholders...3 games in 4 days at one point. There are so many factors controlling the market that it is impossible to predict. The start time of the games depends on the opponents. Last year the Cubs had some divisional round tickets going below face value on the secondary market (under $100). But I would consider Wisconsin Cubs fans to be a different group than the ones in Chicago so they are likely to jump on tickets at Miller Park if such a series materializes.
  17. owbc
    Did Cubs fans really think that was gone? Yikes.
  18. owbc
    The technology isn't holding back the electronic strike zone, the interesting thing will be the impact on the game. Nobody knows exactly how that will play out but it will certainly affect types/locations of pitches and the pitches that batters swing at. One has to imagine that the better hitters who have a good 'feel' for the strike zone might have an advantage. But pitchers also might hammer the edges of the strike zone (especially the top corners) which are often called balls or throw more breaking balls that brush the lower edge of the zone.
  19. owbc
    I think this would be hilarious.
  20. owbc
    Based on the experiences shared in this thread and past similar ones, it sounds like the #1 thing the Brewers could do to improve the Cubs/Brewers fan ratio at Miller Park is to crack down hard on excessive drinking and poor fan behavior. Too many people are having their experiences spoiled by rude and/or intoxicated fans. Perhaps these games need to have cheering sections where only Brewers fans are allowed. The other thing (which will be unpopular) is to discourage reselling of season tickets for profit. Maybe this can be done is a positive way such as giving rewards to season ticket holders who show up to the Cubs games or giving season ticket holders the option to be relocated into one of the Brewers-only sections. Here's another idea--the Brewers can re-frame the entire 'rivalry' thing and have a direct marketing campaign to encourage Cubs fans to come to Miller Park--and convert to Brewers fans. The Cubs--Ricketts in particular--have basically priced a large segment of their fanbase out of their home ballpark, encouraging them to attend road games instead. The Cubs depend on the Brewers to keep this segment of fans engaged in the ballpark experience. They need us! The Brewers can sell their ballpark experience--want to cheer on your favorite team in the convenient and affordable Miller Park? Why only come for Cubs games? Be a Brewers fans and enjoy it all the time!! I don't know if it will actually convert anyone but I think it would send strong message regardless.
  21. owbc
    Yes we've seen other teams (Cardinals, Philles) get in trouble by losing a few games in a row. Don't want to fall back to the pack of WC2 contenders.
  22. owbc
    It would be a real shock if the Cubs faltered. They are the best team in the NL and look ready to make a deep playoff run. The H2H games will be fun but could end up hurting our WC1 chances. The Brewers have been playing well and haven't made up any ground.
  23. owbc
    What a disastrous weekend for Arizona. Everyone expected the Dodgers to eventually pull ahead but that was a terrible way to blow the division lead and potentially the playoffs. Only ~35% playoff odds now for Arizona. The Cubs have basically wrapped up the NL Central and only need to play .500 baseball the rest of the way to win 94 games. The Brewers would have to go 10 over .500 (17-7) to get to 94 wins which is possible but unlikely.
  24. owbc
    Has Chase Anderson pitched any better than Gonzalez this year?
  25. owbc
    That turned into a successful series. Woo!
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