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  1. owbc
    I wouldn’t rule it out
  2. owbc
    He made it 2+ innings longer than Axford did in his return.
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    Strong agree...but I do empathize with the reality that the current run is going to end at some point and it will look like a failure if we don't get at least another NLCS appearance before we miss the playoffs again. I think it's fair to want a splashy deadline move this year, but it's not going to happen in freaking June and the expanded playoffs have really put a damper on the deadline hot stove.
  4. owbc
    His numbers aren't terrible for PCL standards...I'm guessing the Mariners had to let him go to avoid some sort of contract clause triggering that required them to promote him. They have been using a #6 and #7 starter lately with Woo having injury issues so he must have been pretty low on the pecking order. I do find it interesting that the Brewers and Mariners both saw something in Keuchel since they are two of the better organizations in MLB at evaluating pitching talent. So this could turn out to be a smart move for the Brewers if they end up needing Keuchel to fill a few spot starts.
  5. owbc
    Really happy for the Panthers, they seem like a great group. McDavid will get his cup next year most likely.
  6. owbc
    These are all essentially career contracts unless noted: Corey Seagar: 27 at signing / $325M Francisco Lintor: 28 at signing / $341M Trea Turner: 29 at signing / $300M Xander Bogaerts: 30 at signing / $280M Carlos Correa: 28 at signing / $200M (6 years) Dansby Swanson: 28 at signing / $177M (7 years) Willy Adames: 29 at signing
  7. owbc
    5/130 is a pipe dream for Adames. His next contract will be for the rest of his career production. With a younger guy like Ortiz, you are not buying his entire career worth of production. You are buying out the arbitration years and giving him financial stability. Even if the ship has sailed on it being a highly discounted deal like Chourio's, there is still plenty of opportunity to come up with a deal that works for both sides. Then again, we don't have to sign any longer term contracts to anyone. Adames probably wouldn't be here right now if he didn't have a down year in 2023 that reduced his return value. Otherwise he would have been traded already.
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    I'll pass on an Adames extension. I don't think we should ever be handing out contracts to top tier free agents. Those type of contracts are frequently burning franchises that have far more spending power than we do. I feel the same way about Contreras -- enjoy him while he's here but we'll surely have someone else in the pipeline to catch for us in 2028. I'd rather spend the money trying to buy out arbitration/FA years of our younger players who are on the right side of age 30. More Chourio-like contracts please, and try to buy out the arbitration years of Turang and Ortiz.
  9. owbc
    I work in insurance…last year was a record year for weather-related claims and so far 2024 severe weather season has been even crazier than last. A hurricane in the wrong spot could really blow things up.
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    #2 is already happening at the city and state level. The policies that are already working just need to be refined and scaled up. For #3, I'm not following. The private sector is getting smarter at pricing geophysical hazards. Nobody is going to force them to underwrite your mortgage or home insurance -- and they have shown a willingness to pull out of areas where regulations are preventing them from pricing appropriately.
  11. owbc
    Yep, the fed can't fix housing. It's clear that some major housing legislation is what is desperately needed at the state and national levels. 1. Severely restrict corporations from purchasing single family houses. 2. Override local laws to relax zoning restrictions, permit detached units, increase density, and streamline permitting. 3. Targeted incentives and subsidies to reduce construction costs. Even so, it's going to take until the end of the decade or longer to fix housing. Interest rates are clearly not going to move before the election.
  12. owbc
    Do financials mean anything at all in this day and age? What’s backing up the price of crypto other than vibes? At least Nvidia is selling a product that people desperately want.
  13. owbc
    Up another 25% since this post!
  14. owbc
    Honestly, it's probably better for Stearns in the long run that they are losing badly in the short term. I'm sure he wants to do a hard sell and if there is any glimmer of hope he's going to be stuck hanging onto assets that have return value.
  15. owbc
    Inject those Counsell shots into my veins.
  16. owbc
    Several NHL teams have switched to free broadcasts in the last year or two. Vegas and now Utah come to mind. Seattle also recently announced they are dropping out of the Mariners' RSN and will be free over the air locally and free regionally on Prime (no added cost). Of course any national broadcasts will still require subscribing to other services. The common denominator for now seems to be relatively new franchises (or relocated teams) who need to build a fanbase, as well as a sport like the NHL where local broadcast revenue is quite small. That is why I'm hopeful the Brewers will be one of the first in MLB to make their broadcasts free, since the Bally contract isn't exactly lucrative and it would be to their advantage to get more eyeballs on their broadcasts.
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    I’ll just say that many in the weather community feel this way as well. In my opinion we’ve moved beyond the time that humans at the weather service should be manually drawing warning polygons that trigger these alerts. The technology is there to make them much smaller and more targeted with more automation.
  18. owbc
    Will the bat speed data be one of the rare analytics that helps hitters more than pitchers? Or will pitchers just use this information to further exploit hitters who have slow and/or long swings?
  19. owbc
    I would put it in the "very good but not elite" category for now (top 5-10 in MLB). I could see them regressing to "above average" (top 10-15 in MLB) but they are certainly no worse than that.
  20. owbc
    Not to be a Counsell defender but he had his hands tied today with their bullpen availability. I don't think today is the day he's going to get grilled by the media.
  21. owbc
    Cubs fans are not enamored with Counsell's bullpen management LOL.
  22. owbc
    Old school baseball. Love it.
  23. owbc
    MVP
  24. owbc
    It's hard to hate on Counsell because he's clearly a nice guy and a good person, but I also hope his tenure in Chicago is a complete disaster. He's going to get rightfully booed in Milwaukee, but I don't think the boos are going to be as angry and passionate as other villains like Manny Machado. At least not after the first series.
  25. owbc
    Mets fans have basically blamed this one on Alonso's poor sliding ability. It's not the first time.
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