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I've been cheering for this whole thing to be a cluster and so far I'm getting my wish. Loved the "Queremos cerveza" chant by the Ecuador fans. I haven't watched any US soccer in many years so I'm excited to see today if they have made any progress or not. I have my doubts but you never know.
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Sounds like the Mariners are casting a wide net. They must have been too far apart from the Brewers in whatever initial talks took place.
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I haven’t watched much WI football this year but I don’t see how switching Mertz out is going to change anything. The entire offense is full of big slow dudes. The receivers aren’t open. They don’t have a kicker. They are just one of a dozen Big Ten teams that are indistinguishable from each other. Why did they stop running the ball in the red zone? It’s literally the only thing they can do with any sort of skill.
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I don’t think the Mariners will part with Dylan Moore, they would platoon him with Wong. Which is too bad because Moore is the kind of guy that the Brewers love to have on their roster. I guess I sort of see the appeal of Winker, at least the Cincinnati version of him, but he was really bad in 2022. If it wasn’t for drawing a kajillion walks he would have been entirely useless. The guy is just not a good baseball player — bad defender, bad baserunner, and at least in 2022 he was a bad hitter as well. Pitchers are going to throw him more strikes in the future. Maybe he was a bad fit in Seattle but almost everyone else who has played for Servais has thrived. So Mariners fans strongly suspect that he was the problem and would be overjoyed to get a return like Wong for Winker.
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I would be surprised to see the Mariners give up a prospect for 1 year of Wong. There are plenty of other options for 2B, they might end up signing Segura if they can't find a 2B in a trade. The Brewers can also ride with Wong. The Mariners' bigger need is to clear their outfield logjam which is why the Brewers are an intriguing fit. Especially if Kelenic is available. Kelenic makes a ton of sense for the Brewers. I'll be over the moon if they land him, even if they have to give up more than Wong to get him. I watched more Mariners than Brewers baseball last year and I've really grown to like Kelenic and I'm pulling for him to turn it around. I don't know if he's going to get enough playing time to do so on the 2023 Mariners and he has nothing left to prove at AAA. His struggles appear to be mostly mental. Bringing him home to Wisconsin to be managed by Counsell is exactly what he needs.
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We don't need another OBP specialist like Yelich who can only play LF (poorly) and DH. We could certainly use one at a different position. Winker isn't that guy.
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I forgot about Winker. He doesn't fit the profile of the kind of player the Brewers usually go for, other than being another 'buy low' pickup who I agree will benefit from a change of scenery. As well as getting into a more hitter-friendly ballpark. The Mariners are completely done with him, it sounded like there were major clubhouse issues with his work ethic by the end of the year. He's also pretty much a "DH only" type of player who is far, far worse than in the field than Yelich. Which doesn't usually fit what the Brewers are looking for. Even if Winker rebounds and has an .800 OPS 2023, that's not exactly a difficult find for a DH/corner OF type. If he doesn't rebound, then we will have another OBP specialist like Yelich which we don't really need. I still think Kelenic is the one to try and get, even if it takes another piece on top of Wong.
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Yeah, Flexen got dropped from the Mariners' rotation mid-season and barely pitched in August and September. He wasn't on the postseason roster. Both Flexen and Marco Gonzalez were used as innings-eating contact pitchers. They have success on the Mariners because they have an elite defense and play in a pitching-friendly ballpark in a division with several pitching-friendly ballparks. The Brewers should be smart enough to realize that those guys would have a very bad time in the NL Central. I'm not opposed to picking up Flexen because the Brewers need rotation depth, but we're talking a #5 or #6 at best.
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The Mariners are really smart with playing matchups with their relievers. Swanson rarely got to face the middle of the opposing lineup and he was relegated to the back of the bullpen in the postseason (although there are some rumors that was because his splitter was difficult for Cal Raleigh to catch with a broken finger). Still, it's not a surprise that he was quickly traded. Seattle's biggest weakness right now is the middle infield and they do not appear to be in the running for the top-tier free agents. I think if they are willing to part with Kelenic we should get it done. Their other young outfielders (e.g. Trammell) do not excite me as much. The Brewers need to get MLB-ready talent back for Wong, not prospects.
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I would love to bring Kelenic home, I know he's been terrible at the MLB level but he's only 22 and has been destroying AAA pitching for the better part of two years already. It wouldn't take much improvement for him to be an upgrade in CF. Considering the Brewers would be buying low I would want the Mariners to throw in Flexen as well although he is a #5-#6 starter at best.
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It was interesting to hear that Michael Lewis has been shadowing SBF for the past 6 months. That's going to be a fun book/movie...
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Nobody knows if it will translate to the MLB level. Turang was good but not exceptional at AAA in 2022. Urias had pretty good numbers in 2022. Above-average at the MLB level across the board. It would be a big ask for Turang just to match Urias' production. And on top of that, Urias is going into his age-27 season so it would be logical to expect Luis to improve on the last two years, both of which have featured solid performances. That all said, I'm curious to see what Turang can do at the MLB level. It would just be crazy to expect improvement there when the infield is already our strength. -
The turning point might have been the blown game on his bobblehead night against the Mets, 5/13/2006. https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIL/MIL200605130.shtml A rare sellout in those days and the Brewers smacked back-to-back bombs in the bottom 8th to overcome an 8-4 deficit and tie the game. I was with my dad and brother in the field bleachers for that game and the crowd was going absolutely nuts. Turnbow comes in for the top 9th and IMMEDIATELY gives up a solo bomb. As the stadium went silent, we notice something small and round fly over our heads from the loge bleachers and come to rest in right field next to Geoff Jenkins. It's Derrick Turnbow's head with the wavy hair, ripped from his bobble body and fired onto the field in disgust by a disappointed fan. I'm not necessarily a believer in voodoo, but Turnbow was never really the same after that moment... After all of that drama Corey Koskie came about two inches from tying the game in the bottom 9th...and Bill Hall hit his famous pink bat HR the next day. So the game was largely forgotten, except in my family, where it remains one of the most legendary Brewers moments of all time.
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The turning point might have been the blown game on his bobblehead night against the Mets, 5/13/2006. https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIL/MIL200605130.shtml A rare sellout in those days and the Brewers smacked back-to-back bombs in the bottom 8th to overcome an 8-4 deficit and tie the game. I was with my dad and brother in the field bleachers for that game and the crowd was going absolutely nuts. Turnbow comes in for the top 9th and IMMEDIATELY gives up a solo bomb. As the stadium went silent, we notice something small and round fly over our heads from the loge bleachers and come to rest in right field next to Geoff Jenkins. It's Derrick Turnbow's head with the wavy hair, ripped from his bobble body and fired onto the field in disgust by a disappointed fan. I'm not necessarily a believer in voodoo, but Turnbow was never really the same after that moment... After all of that drama Corey Koskie came about two inches from tying the game in the bottom 9th...and Bill Hall hit his famous pink bat HR the next day. So the game was largely forgotten, except in my family, where it remains one of the most legendary Brewers moments of all time.
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Absolutely. And that series was a Durant toe from going the other way. The Lakers have the benefit of having gotten a title before things went downhill, although it doesn't make it any less entertaining to watch the drama there.
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This is the most entertaining NBA season ever. No basketball watching necessary.
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How Will David Stearns' Time in Milwaukee Be Remembered?
owbc replied to Tim Muma's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
In my 25+ years of being a Brewers fan, we had two teams that were capable of winning the pennant: 2018 and 2019. Someday there might be another one, but for now Stearns is the only Brewers GM in 40 years who has given us a real shot at reaching the promised land. You could maybe make an argument for the ‘08 or ‘11 teams if they had gotten luckier or avoided injuries, but I put them on a lower tier below the Stearns teams. -
How Will David Stearns' Time in Milwaukee Be Remembered?
owbc replied to Tim Muma's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
In my 25+ years of being a Brewers fan, we had two teams that were capable of winning the pennant: 2018 and 2019. Someday there might be another one, but for now Stearns is the only Brewers GM in 40 years who has given us a real shot at reaching the promised land. You could maybe make an argument for the ‘08 or ‘11 teams if they had gotten luckier or avoided injuries, but I put them on a lower tier below the Stearns teams. -
I think we need to be careful about worshipping some of these executives like they are the equivalent of a star player on the field. Stearns was one of many contributors to the Astros' success and they carried on just fine without him. He came into Milwaukee and turned around a franchise that was desperately in need of direction. It's a well-oiled machine now and they have been preparing for Stearns' departure for a while. The machine will chug on. Good ideas spread. The Brewers' approach is hardly unique. Ideas that were innovative in 2018 are now being implemented by 1-2 dozen other clubs. The Brewers have to continue to innovate to succeed and that means bringing in new faces and recognizing success by promoting from within. Stearns stuck around longer than he had to and I think it's a credit to Mark A that he has done everything he can to keep him here as long has he has and to ensure that the transition will be smooth.
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Questions about Mark Attanasio from a Norwich City fan
owbc replied to littleyellowbirdie's topic in Other Sports
Agreed with Brock, Mark A seems to genuinely be a good person. Family and community come first to him so perhaps that is part of what was appealing about Norwich to him. In terms of management and operations, he has been a good judge of talent and has been on good terms with senior leadership. Like any good leader, he tends to find smart people and empower them to do their job well. He was a bit more active in player personnel decisions early on in his tenure but seems to have learned it is better for an owner to not be involved in player personnel decisions. I think his critics would say that he tends to be conservative with spending and not much of a risk taker. Some of this impression comes from because the Brewers are near the bottom of MLB in terms of revenue and they have decided to run a steady ship by fielding a competitive team every year and trying to find bargains. There was a brief period under a prior GM where the Brewers liked to make splashy trades and free agent signings to get the fans excited but they have moved away from that of late. -
Oh, I guess government jobs are a different world. Yeah gotta check all the boxes on those applications or it will lead to an auto-rejection. Even if the cover letter just says "see my resume" haha. I was on a couple of hiring committees when I had a university job. I've never seen a process that was so perfectly designed to reject all of the candidates that would actually do the job well.
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I would interpret that one as a red flag. Who is going to waste the time with that on an initial application?
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Once all the WAR is added up 10 years from now, the Austin Nola trade might end up as one of the worst of all time. The Mariners had FIVE players on their playoff roster that they acquired in that trade.
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The smarter teams are putting in their top bullpen weapons against the top/middle of the opposing lineup regardless of inning. Middle of the order is coming up for Philly in the 8th, that's a no-brainer to pitch Hader in the 8th and use someone else for the bottom of the order in the 9th. The Brewers have been behind the curve on this strategy -- the Mariners probably do it more than anyone else and it has resulted in them being the best in baseball at winning one-run games.
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The NLCS was payrolls of $237 million vs. $255 million going at it. Not exactly a club that the Brewers can claim to have any hope of joining. My takeaway is that both of those franchises got bailed out of many, many terrible spending decisions by the expanded playoffs. And perhaps some of those higher-priced players are worth more in the postseason than the 162-game grind.
