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  1. The Great Hambino
    I wonder if the dink-and-dunk plans in the London games last year were related to the fact that Justin Skule and Walter Rouse and Michael Jurgens were prominently involved. This game will be a test of that theory as I think the line is overall in a better position now than it was then
  2. The Great Hambino
    When you consider that manager of the year oftentimes defaults to "manager of team that most exceeded projected win totals", it's extra impressive that Murphy is about to win it for the third year in a row
  3. The Great Hambino
    That was also agreed to in March of 1993, a full year and a half before the 1994 season started - not just a few weeks or whatever it will be for baseball. The NHL's most recent CBA was phased in in a manner where some changes took immediate effect while others took effect the following year. All these situations are different. I don't think any of them are going to be predictive of how it will shake out in this particular negotiation, where every element will be subject to bargaining
  4. The Great Hambino
    So you're saying Jeffers doesn't have essentially the same market value as Victor Caratini a year ago?
  5. The Great Hambino
    The Rays had a better home field advantage during their home games in the 2020 World Series than this one
  6. The Great Hambino
    My guess is once he really started looking into Seattle, he realized that he still hadn't fully processed the loss of Layne Staley and working in that market would just be too much for him
  7. The Great Hambino
    I'm writing in Taj Bradley Hopefully there's more than one right answer
  8. The Great Hambino
    And if he wasn't tipping pitches, then what are the actions he's apologizing for?
  9. The Great Hambino
    At the very least, get him some pants - there are children in the crowd, for Peter's sake
  10. The Great Hambino
    Interesting thing 1: you hear a lot of times how the playoffs are a crapshoot, and it does feel like that a lot of the time. But at least for this season, the team with the better regular season record has won every series. Interesting thing 2: we are guaranteed to see a franchise win their first-ever World Series. That hasn't been true coming into the Series since 1980, and it's only the second time it's been true since 1920 Brewers in six (actually five, but it's more fun when the winner clinches at home)
  11. The Great Hambino
    An (dis)honorable mention should go to Justin Lawrence for how acutely terrible he was during his seven-game, six-inning stint that really highlighted the downside of trying to MacGyver a bullpen together on the fly It's even worse when you consider that he was sorta getting acceptable results in his first three outings: 2.2 IP, 0 runs allowed, 1 hit, 4 K. Sure, he handed out three free passes in one outing and allowed two inherited runners (which turned out to be the winning runs) to score in another, but hey - he was available for a reason. But in his last 4 outings: 3.1 IP, 12(!) earned runs allowed on 12 hits, including 4 homers and 6 walks, plus an additional inherited runner allowed to score for good measure. He obviously didn't play enough to be LVP, which requires threading the needle of being bad but not so bad that you get cut or benched. But he was the exact opposite of bang for your buck - they even signed up to pick up his full non-minimum salary. Luckily the Nationals were kind enough to take him and his salary commitment off their hands
  12. The Great Hambino
    Proof of concept
  13. The Great Hambino
    I know that the rules of the board require us to answer "yes" to this, but I think that's legitimately the correct answer here
  14. The Great Hambino
    I still think they need a ceiling-raising starter to add to this group if they actually intend on competing next year (the organizational plan from last few years of just wishing upon quantum leaps in internal improvement isn't going to cut it). It may not be the biggest immediate need, but it's also probably the easiest area to make improvements if you look at this offseason's FA market. Ideally their resources would be put toward a real lineup-anchoring thumper at 1B, but that just isn't on the menu this year. And a pitcher of that quality improves your outlook for several years, not just 2027. I'm more concerned about the next wave of starting pitching prospects beyond the ones that have made their MLB debuts. Quick is the only pitcher in the top 13 of their updated MLB Pipeline organizational rankings, and the next two ranked pitchers were just drafted this year and haven't yet moved past rookie ball. Of the guys mentioned in the article, Gallagher is likely emergency depth at best, and Bohorquez has a ways to go before he can be relied upon as a fixture in the rotation. Festa is teetering very close to Canterino territory in that you can't count on anything out of him - whatever he can give you would be a bonus If this isn't addressed soon, it could become an expensive problem down the line
  15. The Great Hambino
    I really thought they were gonna extend him and maybe even trade JJ for a high pick after he looked like he'd put his "I'm seeing ghosts" demons to bed after the Packer game. Then it looked like they all came flooding back against Detroit for the division title/#1 seed and against the Rams in the playoffs. That's one hell of a sliding doors moment for the franchise if had looked good - maybe even just competent - in those losses.
  16. The Great Hambino
    The Brewers manager resembles a police chief who says "your badge and your gun" in a movie about a detective trying to go rogue to follow his hunch. Or Mickey Rourke from Sin City. Or The Thing. These are all meant to be compliments. He's great
  17. The Great Hambino
    Interesting stat: the Brewers starting pitchers are both winless and undefeated so far in the postseason
  18. The Great Hambino
    Petey Halpin taking Jax deep with the pitcher's name printed across his batting gloves was cold blooded. I was hoping it was a Jim McMahon/Rozelle situation, but sadly that doesn't seem to be the case
  19. The Great Hambino
    Who's the backup at 3B? I don't think it's Lewis. It won't be Clemens if he needs to be tethered to the right side of the infield. I don't see anyone in the minors ready to take on that role. I guess that leaves one of the Kriedler/Gray/Ross trio, but is their roster slot eliminated if someone is brought in to start at 1B or 2B (only Ross has options remaining)? In that case, can Clemens cover it as part of his utility duties? Could be a sneaky problem area if Lee needs to miss time, especially if needs arise before Houston is ready to take over SS (perhaps Culpepper could provide cover at 3B in that case), which I'm not ready to assume will happen early in the season given all the pitfalls that can happen for a rookie -- look at how long it took Jenkins and Culpepper to get called up when some thought they could be debuting early in the season. My guess is it's Kriedler on Opening Day, or Culpepper if they slide him over and put Kriedler at SS if Lee goes down.
  20. The Great Hambino
    Yeah, if someone thinks Schilling is being blackballed by baseball writers simply for his political views, then they're gonna have to explain: 1. How that same group made Mariano Rivera the only unanimous inductee ever 2. Why the 2023 Contemporary Era committee composed of mostly baseball players and execs gave him less than half the vote (those commie writers gave him a higher percentage of the vote seven times) Schilling's issues extend to something beyond politics
  21. The Great Hambino
    I want the Brewers to win the series, but I want the Dodgers to win tonight so it's more competitive.
  22. The Great Hambino
    You may be unqualified to comment on this in a meaningful way, but I'm incredibly qualified to comment on this in a meaningless way. I also have no opinion of this move
  23. The Great Hambino
    Is Gase gonna go all Mr Miyagi on Alt, Slater, and Biadasz to get them back to health? Cuz if he isn't, then he won't be able really fix what's wrong with them That actually sounds like something McDaniel would try. He's a childhood friend of comedian Dan Soder and did Soder's podcast earlier this year. It's a fun listen
  24. The Great Hambino
    Well ... at least they probably won't lose this week
  25. The Great Hambino
    From Tony LaRussa to Frankie Frisch, the various forms of the Hall's Veteran's Committees have a long-standing commitment to cronyism. It would only be proper to stack the committee with faces friendly to Johan and I fully endorse such an action
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