paulpressey25 wrote:Ron Swanson wrote:I commend all you baseball diehards for sticking with this team and inevitably getting excited for next season. I just can't fathom believing in these guys ever again after that. I guess since these playoff choke jobs keep getting more and more pathetic/historic, maybe "it can't get worse" mentality eventually applies? Idk man, I guess I'm glad the Brewers exist if not just to keep me humble as a Packers/Bucks fan, as I imagine this is what being a Vikings fan feels like. I'll watch for Chourio, and nothing else.
The Brewers hired Stearns in late September of 2015, when he was only 30 years old. His first full year (2016) was a mulligan of 73 wins.
Since then they've had seasons of:
86 wins
96
89
29 (Covid)
95
86
92
93
It is a ridiculously great record for a team with minimal payroll and one that has to replace 4-5 starting players in the lineup every season.
Stearns was a damn genius GM. Would be very concerned that the club can keep this up the farther they move away from his leaving for the Mets.
Stearns is incredibly talented and they still didn't win in the playoffs. I'm okay with the system they have built and trust Matt Arnold. He was with Stearns in MKE at the same time so there is continuity in what the organization is working towards. I'm pretty bullish on the team in the next 3-5 years. They've developed a great Latin system that is providing results. The farm is well stocked, and I'm sure they can make some under-the-radar signings that work out.
That loss stung and was a punch to the gut but I'm not feeling sorry for myself or the organization. Getting too old to stay pessimistic, it's not healthy. They did this with one of the shakiest starting staff I've experienced. I loved the makeup of the team this year and Murphy was an incredible coach. They were so fun and easy to root for!
There will be unknowns; new players and coaches but that's the nature of the environment and the market the Brewers are in. They are smart, it will be okay.
