Brewers/Phillies Series

[MickeyDavis]

Of course it's a HBP

[ReasonablySober]

That's a tough break.

[blazza18]

What an unfortunate break that is for us

[BUCKnation]

Ugh, if that just potentially saved a run there…

[MickeyDavis]

FFS

[BUCKnation]

Of course

[blazza18]

The success rate of running on contact there can't be high? Feel like we always run into the out.

[ReasonablySober]

At least they didn't make us wait to blow it.

[MickeyDavis]

Shocking

[JimmyTheKid]

Chourio goes 2-4 with a HR and 3 RBI and Murphy rewards him with a day off and then pinch hits for him in another high leverage situation. It was old a month ago. It’s just ridiculous now. Again, I understand if Yelich or Contreras have the day off and you bring them in to pinch hit. But guys like Bauers, Dunn, and Frelick? So f***ing annoying.

[Matches Malone]

I hate this sport sometimes.

[MVP2110]

I don't understand these spots they give to Pegeuro. Where is Payamps?

Coming into tonight Peguero had 2.81 ERA, a FIP of 2.86, and had yet to give up a HR this year compared to Payamps who this year has an ERA of 3.86, a FIP of 3.47, and had given up 2 HRs. Peguero has earned high leverage spots with his performance so far this year

[msiris]

I hate this sport sometimes.

Hey they have the 2nd highest payroll in all of baseball. I expected this.This is why I hate baseball. Its more competitive during the regular season but during the post season forget it.

[ReasonablySober]

I hate this sport sometimes.

Hey they have the 2nd highest payroll in all of baseball. I expected this.This is why I hate baseball. Its more competitive during the regular season but during the post season forget it.

I hate to do this for the second time in the span of a day, but that's not true at all! If it were Boston, NY, LAD, and CHC would win it every year. It definitely helps to have a high payroll, but most high payroll teams hilariously flop.

[msiris]

I hate this sport sometimes.

Hey they have the 2nd highest payroll in all of baseball. I expected this.This is why I hate baseball. Its more competitive during the regular season but during the post season forget it.

I hate to do this for the second time in the span of a day, but that's not true at all! If it were Boston, NY, LAD, and CHC would win it every year. It definitely helps to have a high payroll, but most high payroll teams hilariously flop.

Since 1992 one team won it at 25. Two won it all at 17. Over the last 29 years the average payroll rank of the WS winner is 7.79. If your payroll below at least half of the league your odds are very slim. So yes money spent plays a huge role. Of course there are huge flops. You have enough big market teams doing it.

[ReasonablySober]

Over the last 29 years the average payroll rank of the WS winner is 7.79.

I rest my case.

[msiris]

Over the last 29 years the average payroll rank of the WS winner is 7.79.

I rest my case.

???????? Odds are the Brewers will never win a WS. Have they ever had a payroll higher than that 7.78 mark? I bet not. And there are more big market teams than the 4 you mentioned.

[ReasonablySober]

Over the last 29 years the average payroll rank of the WS winner is 7.79.

I rest my case.

???????? Odds are the Brewers will never win a WS. Have they ever had a payroll higher than that 7.78 mark? I bet not. And there are more big market teams than the 4 you mentioned.

They don't need to have a payroll higher than 8th. Just going by average alone clearly they can win it all with a payroll a lot lower.

Like I said, you just need to get in to have a chance, and the Brewers have been in five of the last six years. The year they didn't make it they won 86 games and took 2nd in the division. They're probably going to make it in this season. Payroll and market size hasn't been an issue at all.

They've got a first place team and the 2nd best farm system in baseball. There's no reason for doom and gloom.

[coolhandluke121]

Over the last 29 years the average payroll rank of the WS winner is 7.79.

I rest my case.

???????? Odds are the Brewers will never win a WS. Have they ever had a payroll higher than that 7.78 mark? I bet not. And there are more big market teams than the 4 you mentioned.

Wut.

If the AVERAGE is 7.79, that meets LOTS of teams below that mark have won it. Every team that has won it with a top-5 payroll has been offset by some team or combination of teams that won it with a lower payroll in order to average out to 7.79. Every team that won it with a top-3 payroll is offset by even more.

Teams are often better off with lower payrolls, too. The veterans making tons of money are literally often less productive than the future stars in arbitration now that older guys can't extend their prime with tons of PEDs. Markets with a lot of money are under pressure to make bad investments and fall flat on their face, which they do on a regular basis. It's far more important to be an intelligent, efficient organization than it is to have a huge payroll. That said, it would be nice to be both, like the Dodgers, but they still lose in the playoffs on a regular basis so...

[MickeyDavis]

Ashby starting today