Stop calling this "the biggest upset in MLB history"
Is it a massive particularly the way this series went down yes
But the main takeaway should be the arrival of a Brewers young core that is the best in baseball
A core that will win 3 WS in 6 years if LAD doesn't stop them
I wouldn't blow this team up per say but it is imperative to filter through the guys in their farm system and get them up
I would probably trade Hernandez and Tyler Glasgow
Both players I think are more valuable to other teams than they are to the Dodgers
This is an important morning, and an important day.
I'd like to take a moment to thank Pat Murphy and the Milwaukee Brewers for SAVING Major League Baseball.
Since Billy Beane and Moneyball, Analytics Nerds have tried to aggressively take over our game. They never played baseball, and they told us it's okay to strike out, just walk and hit home runs. "We don't care about base hits," they say.
Well... the Brewers just SWEPT the Los Angeles Dodgers, who have a trillion dollar payroll if they didn't do all this Ohtani referral nonsense.
And what do we need to know about these Brewers?
- They were FIRST in MLB in batting average - you need hits to win!!!
- They were 28th in Home Runs!!! One of the worst Home Run hitting teams in all of baseball
I'd also like to thank the Tampa Bay Rays, who are currently battling in the ALCS.
- Rays batters struck out the LEAST of any team this season.
Baseball hasn't changed. If you want to play the right way, you need to have scrappy at bats, you need to have heart and grit, you need to PUT THE BALL IN PLAY (no strikeouts!) and get base hits.
Now watch how the Analytics Nerds will change course.
Last year, nobody was too interested in Luis Arraez (who gets hits).
Watch him get more money this offseason.
All of the trends will change. The Nerds are just learning about baseball, today.
Still got some at least a year or 2 before that happens and unlike the Padres or Phillies who are put sillmar situations the Dodgers have a great farm system
Now over the next 3 years it's important to filter those guys in
@Ken_Rosenthal What struck me is something Smoltz or the other guy calling the game: The Dodgers are old and getting older, but those contracts -- and, of course, those deferrals-- are nooses. The check is coming due on those two titles
The only thing that can possibly get in the way of the Brewers going on a dynasty type run will be the Dodgers themselves
If they don't get in the way you will see 3 World Series titles in a 5 6 year period
I won't call the Brewers besting the Dodgers David vs Goliath because that framing is a disservice to how good Mikuwake is
But no one saw them being 4 outs away from taking a 3-0 lead
Mikuwake is at their apex and will be for a half decade
Congrats to the Brewers
Hell of a teams thats at their apex and will be for a half decade
Crazy thing the NL Cy Young winner hasn't given them length like at all through 2 postseason starts
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@aiden_OCCmedia Yup .. be prepared for being called an idiot and told you don't know baseball I mean we made it to the NLDS. Forget that we were on tint and panic managing in game 4 of a 5 game series with 2 seven games series ahead we would've gotten destroyed in and embarrassed
And because it's a bad rule these people go district shopping and now we're here
I'm completely disinterested in this line of aguremention when they could of avoided this all by making the 2022 class eligible and make this ruling in enough time
But the NCAA is useless
PK: "Tell me the rules!"
NCAA LAWYER: Class of 2022 isn't eligible.
PK: You're trying to trick me!
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The 2022 rule is bad, but in PK's performance (yes, it was) he doesn't need to suggest the NCAA didn't say what the rule is. They said it. It's a bad rule, but they said it.
@GeoffGrammer Not only that they did it so late in the process
And again because it's a bad rule as you yourself have acknowledged that then creates the situation with all the lawsuits
All I'm saying is the NCAA poorly crafted rule created the mess we are in
And (at this point probably needs to cease to exist as an institution)
So no I'm sorry they should of known all the lawsuits would happen because of a poorly crafted rule
And they can trade Zyhir Hope because they had 3 other outfielders according to MLB Pipeline who were top 20 prospects
The highest of which being Jose DePaula who's currently on their NLCS roster
@africa994@aiden_OCCmedia They have traded prospects at the deadline for the past like 6 years lol
I cant name anyone besides river ryan and the outfielder this year cause I don't follow that dumb team tho