2019-06-21: Reds (Gray) at Brewers (Anderson) [Brewers lose, 11-7 -- 5th loss in a row, but Yelich and Moustakas each hit more dingers]

[DuWayne Steurer]

True but we still don't have an explanation for why the braves and cubs were able to find a way to bring in the two free agent arms that were available for cash. That was a mistake

 

the explanation is the Braves and Cubs have more resources than the Brewers. I know that's not an explanation people want to hear, but that's the explanation.

[Eye Black]

I’m going tonight so we will win.

Did you by chance happen to just knock the ball out of Thames’ glove?

[adambr2]

A Corbin Burnes heater in the ribs would have likely made Dieteich re-evaluate how much he enjoys getting hit by a pitch the rest of the series.

[BuckyBrewer61]

True but we still don't have an explanation for why the braves and cubs were able to find a way to bring in the two free agent arms that were available for cash. That was a mistake

 

the explanation is the Braves and Cubs have more resources than the Brewers. I know that's not an explanation people want to hear, but that's the explanation.

 

Yep. And by resources, you mean money. More money. Simple as that.

[Warning Track Power]

True but we still don't have an explanation for why the braves and cubs were able to find a way to bring in the two free agent arms that were available for cash. That was a mistake

 

the explanation is the Braves and Cubs have more resources than the Brewers. I know that's not an explanation people want to hear, but that's the explanation.

And that is why baseball continues to lose popularity compared to the NFL and NBA.

[adambr2]

The Braves have spent 4M more than us on their roster. It's not that big of a difference.

[treego14]

True but we still don't have an explanation for why the braves and cubs were able to find a way to bring in the two free agent arms that were available for cash. That was a mistake

 

the explanation is the Braves and Cubs have more resources than the Brewers. I know that's not an explanation people want to hear, but that's the explanation.

 

Yep. And by resources, you mean money. More money. Simple as that.

And that is something that is very, very, very wrong of the MLB!!! No teams in a fair professional league should have a huge competitive advantage because they have lots more money to play with.

[Eye Black]

[sarcasm]Where is that faulty server issue when we truly need it?[/sarcasm]

[rondoman]

Oh yeah the Brewers are so poor!

[nate82]

Ok so your thought is that the players were simply not that good to begin with? As Cincinnati has gone on to become one of the best staffs in baseball since Johnson’s arrival. Or as Aguilar and Shaw have become lesser hitters than Woodruff. There’s only one difference.

 

No, this is exactly the same team from last year with all of the same flaws just without a good bullpen to mask the starting pitching problem.

 

The Brewers offense is about as good as it was last year maybe a bit better with the addition of Grandal. Losing Coles has had no impact on the Brewers offense. Though some on here had the opinion of losing Cole and replacing him with anyone would improve the Brewers offense. Reality is that Aguilar, Shaw and others are the same players as they were last year no difference.

[adambr2]

Lol at this:

 

BA: "Chris Hook was on his way out to the mound, but Craig Counsell called him back."

[DuWayne Steurer]

And that is something that is very, very, very wrong of the MLB!!! No teams in a fair professional league should have a huge competitive advantage because they have lots more money to play with.

 

Baseball isn't going to implement a salary cap. Just isn't going to happen.

[Bulldogboy]

True but we still don't have an explanation for why the braves and cubs were able to find a way to bring in the two free agent arms that were available for cash. That was a mistake

 

the explanation is the Braves and Cubs have more resources than the Brewers. I know that's not an explanation people want to hear, but that's the explanation.

And that is why baseball continues to lose popularity compared to the NFL and NBA.

Yes.

[rondoman]

A minus 7 run differential almost halfway thru the year.

[treego14]

And that is something that is very, very, very wrong of the MLB!!! No teams in a fair professional league should have a huge competitive advantage because they have lots more money to play with.

 

Baseball isn't going to implement a salary cap. Just isn't going to happen.

Don't you think it should, though? Let's be fair here -OR- call it what it is -- an unfair professional league that is stacked for bigger market teams. Major Leaning Baseball ... Leaning towards the big cities/markets.

[DuWayne Steurer]

I think thats about enough for Burnes

[pacopete4]

I’m going tonight so we will win.

Did you by chance happen to just knock the ball out of Thames’ glove?

 

Thought I was going to be the slump buster. Wrong.

[TexasCheesehead]

Literally the only reason I still have this game on is to hopefully see Yelich launch one more and give me a small glimmer of joy before bed.

[adambr2]

Never a good sign when a flyball is hit to right and you see the entire Aurora health care bullpen area has bailed.

[rondoman]

Comparing baseball and footballs salary structure is apples to oranges.

 

Not even remotely comparable.

[DuWayne Steurer]

And that is something that is very, very, very wrong of the MLB!!! No teams in a fair professional league should have a huge competitive advantage because they have lots more money to play with.

 

Baseball isn't going to implement a salary cap. Just isn't going to happen.

Don't you think it should, though? Let's be fair here -OR- call it what it is -- an unfair professional league that is stacked for bigger market teams. Major Leaning Baseball ... Leaning towards the big cities/markets.

 

No, I really don't. I don't want baseball to be like like either the NFL with a bunch of teams that finish somewhere between 9-7 and 7-9, or the NBA, with such an obscene set of salary cap rules that only 3 out of 10,000 people (including GM's) have a hope of understanding them.

 

It is what it is. Leagues don't have to be "fair". Life isn't fair. Leagues don't have to be fair. The Royals just went to 2 world series just a few years ago. The Brewers were just in the NLCS. The Rays are consistently pretty good. I don't want a cookie cutter league where every team is more or less the same. If you (and/or others) do, that's cool. I simply disagree with that idea.

[Bulldogboy]

True but we still don't have an explanation for why the braves and cubs were able to find a way to bring in the two free agent arms that were available for cash. That was a mistake

 

the explanation is the Braves and Cubs have more resources than the Brewers. I know that's not an explanation people want to hear, but that's the explanation.

It is amazing to me how quick Brewer fans are to bail out management by saying they don't have any money, you can't expect them to compete with the Atlanta Braves!! We are a small market team. Draft and develop. Man, I want to own a team in a market where the fans are like we just can't afford anybody. It's unbelievable.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

Maybe it's the fan in me but I still have this feeling the Brewers have a 15-5 stretch in them at some point this season. I just see to much talent and an inability to hit their stride. Sometimes that occurs for an entire season. But I still have hope they can get this thing going.

[BuckyBrewer61]

Oh yeah the Brewers are so poor!

 

I mean, compared to many other MLB teams...yes, they are.

 

And no, it’s not a charity. They aren’t going to spend more money than they make. And no Attanasio isn’t going to donate tens of millions of his own money to sign Craig Kimbrel. It’s a business.

 

The Brewers revenue is significantly less than many other MLB teams, which means they have significantly less money to spend. It’s simple. And as a Brewers fan, it sucks. But it’s not changing, which is why Stearns has much less margin of error in his acquisitions and FA signings. One bad signing now can set the team back for years to come.

[DuWayne Steurer]

True but we still don't have an explanation for why the braves and cubs were able to find a way to bring in the two free agent arms that were available for cash. That was a mistake

 

the explanation is the Braves and Cubs have more resources than the Brewers. I know that's not an explanation people want to hear, but that's the explanation.

It is amazing to me how quick Brewer fans are to bail out management by saying they don't have any money, you can't expect them to compete with the Atlanta Braves!! We are a small market team. Draft and develop. Man, I want to own a team in a market where the fans are like we just can't afford anybody. It's unbelievable.

 

Mark Attanasio's money is not my money.