The Brewers won't need to take out CHC this playoffs, Philly or ATL'll do it..

If the Brewers have Sal Frelick back at skill level, as well as Yelich hitting like normal DH, as he can...

I hear a Counsell interview celebrating Cubs' 150 year history celebration (original NL club) taking place today at Wrigley...in the old days, people called people like Counsell turncoat.

Henderson is 9-2 with 2.48 ERA, maybe he's NLROY instead of Reds rookie slugger (whose eyebrows look like that car wash owner dude's from Breaking Bad).

...implies one's superior vitality with opposite sex, in some cultures...

What Curacao has (already) done in the LLBWS is downright dominating.

I post this here, reluctantly, because it seems to fit better than the "Tennis" thread, which is about actual tennis.  This is about the beyond-outrageous profiteering of sporting events tickets.  We discussed this topic back last year, in June and July, on this thread, for those who want the background - altho that was baseball-oriented.  This is just the K-shaped economy moving into sporting events.  I sincerely hope such endeavors fall on their faces, eventually, with "greed" being one of the 7 deadly sins:

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I wanted to see a fistfight between Garner and Bevington...Scrap Iron would have floored dude's lumpy ass.

Behind Garner, Murph, and Yost, Counsell is MIL's 4th-best all-time manager...but it's an argument from there down...sorry Harvey and George!

@ .I. - I have posted many, many dozens (more likely a hundred or more) articles from that site.  Yes, it's been a paywall site for 2-3 years now.  BUT........as I've said more than once......*I* don't pay for it, and I've pointed out that it's fairly easy to jailbreak it (tho not as easy as it used to be) - or best of all, just don't allow cookies on a browser.  Yes, it's a hassle, but they still have some very good (and often unique) content.

I think I just saw that Mets fan who became sort of famous a decade or so back because he gave the "thumbs down" sign, when opponent won. Yeah, that guy, right now at Mets versus Houston.

Thanks,TNmountainman. There once was a site I finally paid my $118.00 for 6-m0nths. It failed to function like it did as a free site. Back-doored into it and it ran like a charm again. 

"Is this Mariners ship sinking?" - MLB Network

Phillies Cubs GOTW, NBC 1969

Put on TV.

Brewers'd better split at CHC, but take two at home.

Cookie Rojas Don Money Larry Hisle Rick Wise Ron Santo Billy Williams...and duh! Fergie of course

17-3, nine home runs.

Ka-boom Chicago, WTF?

Padres in Cincy...make-up I'd say, with the tiny crowd, but CIN fan turnout has been pathetic for the most all of the last decade.

...school in session?

Since Attanasio came in, the product has been of high quality, and routinely competitive. Credit Melvin, Stearnes, Arnold, others...

I overheard the announcer say: "today's game rubber match..." Meaning: NOT a make-up game...but I saw a deep camera view that showed no more than 5k fans...empty...

Cincinnati-1555 (EST) 97. Feels like 106. 

BrewCrew.........I clicked on that link for Attanasio.  Did not know he blackmailed the city into paying for a new stadium ($500 million for "renovations").  I know that's almost standard practice these days - but I don't accept that philosophy.  My respect for the franchise just took a huge nosedive.  And I hate that 'cause the Braves called that city home - if only for 13 years.  And I hate it 'cause I generally pull for small-market teams.  Oh well - no big loss in the big picture, since I don't follow baseball much these days.  Just sad how that particular deadly sin ("greed") seems to have infiltrated every aspect of life these days.

Yeah, it is sort of too nasty out, and this is like 500 miles WNW within the same nasty hot air mass, likely.

I hear a few BoSox boos for their club, Mariners whipping them, again...SEA sinking? No, they have a shot yet.

As good as Brewers' outfield is, I wish Arozarena out there.

PIT broadcast telling stories of "Pops"...

I totally couldn't recognize Candelaria...thought maybe it was Tekulve.

Wilbur Cooper...Pirates HOF electee.

County Stadium. Cold October night. Game 7 of the World Series. Everything on the line.
Before pitch counts, specialized bullpen matchups, and modern analytics, you handed the ball to one guy and expected him to finish what he started. If you could hand the baseball to one vintage Brewers ace at his absolute prime for nine innings, who gets the nod?
1. Pete Vuckovich (1982)
The 1982 AL Cy Young winner. Intense, intimidating, and refused to give an inch when the game was on the line.
2. Mike Caldwell (1982)
Two complete-game victories in the 1982 World Series. The ultimate big-game lefty who carved up lineups with pinpoint control.
3. Teddy Higuera (1986 Peak)
A 20-game winner with 207 strikeouts and a 2.79 ERA in '86. Pure dominance on the mound during one of the best single-season pitching runs in Milwaukee history.
4. Jim Colborn (1973)
The franchise's first 20-game winner. 300-plus innings of grit and steady reliability.
Drop your pick in the comments: 1, 2, 3, or 4? Who gets the ball, and WHY?

EASY ANSWER: "IRON" MIKE CALDWELL

SS Jack Wilson Pirates' HOF electee.

What?  How so?  (to Wilson)

You'd have to ask that question to Pittsburgh' vets and suits that gave him the nod.

Maybe apostrophe makes clearer, they have their own Honus at the top.

Last time I asked them "Where's Smoky Burgess and Don Hoak?".........they just ignored me....

I see .807 career OPS from the catching position? Very impressive...

...and Hoak with a .345 career OBP...excellent.

Here's a fun trivia question.......or just an obscure factoid.....

What HOFer's *father* was in the Cardinals minor league system and roomed with Stan Musial?  Yeah, that's too hard, so don't strain your brain.

Hint1:  a pitcher

Hint 2:  never played for Cardinals 

Back to the Pirates own HOF...........some of those guys are interesting answers to other trivia questions - that I haven't thrown out 'cause they were before your time.

And one of them, Elroy Face (mentioned elsewhere in this forum), passed away just this year - very nearly making it to 98:

https://www.mlb.com/news/elroy-face-dies-at-97

I guess Paul Bowa, father of Larry.

Ooohh.  (Semi-?)excellent guess, but no.  Larry isn't in the Hall, so couldn't have been him.  Not to mention, Larry wasn't a pitcher.

Brewers with 7/2 game lead over both, merely need beat one for bye.

The answer to the above....   I thought there was a *slight* chance you'd know it because of how this starts out - and the noteworthy MVP/Cy Young double:

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/rollie-fingers/

I didn't know that...but Ted Simmons jumping into his arms is something I'll never get sick of seeing...Cooper's single...

Since going to CHC, Counsell has aged two years by the calendar, but seven to nine says camera...turncoat.

"When later asked if there's a team that he's rooting for on a personal level, Votto once again said the Brewers, noting the fanbases' dedication during years of non-contention before this current period of sustained success as a reason why Milwaukee deserves a World Series championship." - Owen Jonas

YOU GO, MARLINS! BEAT CHC!