Re: Burying the Brewers

[Guest]

that sig isn't going to help you last long around here

Yeah, that "you're" vs "your" thing pisses a lot of people off!

[bukie]

that sig isn't going to help you last long around here

Yeah, that "you're" vs "your" thing pisses a lot of people off!

I was so bothered by the improper word usage that I already put him on the foe's list.

[David]

that sig isn't going to help you last long around here

Yeah, that "you're" vs "your" thing pisses a lot of people off!

 

no kidding... i was about to start a thread in rants about apostrophes and contractions

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I have sigs blocked so I guess I'm missing his trolling via sig.

[adamb10]

Im not trying to troll at all. If you feel that I am I'll change the sig.

[Derwood]

Im not trying to troll at all. If you feel that I am I'll change the sig.

 

joining a board with thousands of Cubs fans and then having a sig that rubs the Cubs lack of success in our faces is, by definition, trolling

[bukie]

Im not trying to troll at all. If you feel that I am I'll change the sig.

 

Some of us are jabbing you about the "You're/your" grammar error, actually. :)

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I'm going to have to agree with Derwood here.

[satxcubfan]

adam, just change "you're" to "your" in your sig, and you'll be fine! :)

[imb]

it wouldn't sting so bad if it wasn't true

[RegulusBlue]

We went with Marshall against the Mets tonight, and its already costing us.

 

Losing these games is better for us than winning them. Its an investment for the future.

[bukie]

We went with Marshall against the Mets tonight, and its already costing us.

 

Losing these games is better for us than winning them. Its an investment for the future.

 

Yeah, Marshall was being knocked around all night...wait, what?

[RegulusBlue]

We went with Marshall against the Mets tonight, and its already costing us.

 

Losing these games is better for us than winning them. Its an investment for the future.

 

Yeah, Marshall was being knocked around all night...wait, what?

 

He went 5, left with the game tied, and allows us to use a lot of our weaker bullpen guys. I believe the Cubs have little invested in this game, which I agree with.

 

Or were you simply here to use a little sarcasm?

[bukie]

I'm not sure how 5 innings of 2-run ball where the hardest hit ball was hit twice is costing the Cubs.

[David]

I'm not sure how 5 innings of 2-run ball where the hardest hit ball was hit twice is costing the Cubs.

 

i think that part of his post was sarcasm

 

but i'm still trying to figure out what his point was.

[imb]

he wants the mets to win so he wishes we tossed a weaker pitcher out there?

[RegulusBlue]

he wants the mets to win so he wishes we tossed a weaker pitcher out there?

 

I guess I'm not being clear.

 

I wanted to put a non-regular starter out there. Marshall fit this bill, and he didn't go all that long (5 innings). Then we played Gaudin and Hart, who aren't our top relievers, or even close. If we throw a normal starter, we'd probably get a few more innings and have a decent chance to win.

 

Additionally, I think the Cubs want the Brewers out of the playoffs to hurt their bottom line for the year. I am all for this, and its the topic of the thread.

[DivineBovine]

No, I'd rather they made the playoffs. I want the the Cubs to win now. I'll worry about next year, later. The Brewers are going to have a hard time keeping people with or without the playoff revenue. They are a smaller market team than the Cubs anyways. This year, I'd rather not face the Philles or Mets in the first round. The Dodgers are a much better matchup. And Milwaukee is a better NLCS matchup than either the Mets or the Phillies.

[RegulusBlue]

No, I'd rather they made the playoffs. I want the the Cubs to win now. I'll worry about next year, later. The Brewers are going to have a hard time keeping people with or without the playoff revenue. They are a smaller market team than the Cubs anyways. This year, I'd rather not face the Philles or Mets in the first round. The Dodgers are a much better matchup. And Milwaukee is a better NLCS matchup than either the Mets or the Phillies.

 

I believe the best way to win the WS is to maximize your appearances in the playoffs. Given that you have a team that even remotely belongs (not the 2006? cardinals), you try to make it 3-5 years in a row with a surge of players.

 

Ridding ourselves of the Brewers, or injuring their financials increases our chances of winning a postseason bid. Sure, I want to win this year, but we really can't expect any one year shot to pan out at a rate that is acceptable. I choose the longer term benefit.

[27up27down]

Anyone who thinks the results of the Brewers series will have any kind of long-term impact is utterly brainless.

[17 Seconds]

With the Brewers operating at a loss this season monetarily, we have an interesting opportunity to bury this franchise for years to come if we can dominate them in the next season.

 

My understanding is that the Brewers are about 10m in the hole without playoff revenue. In Sabathia, Sheets, and Gagne, they have about 25 mil coming off the books. However, 10m to pay off this years shortfall plus another 10m off to return to a financially feasible payroll gives you a Brewers roster with ~5m to play with and Yovanni Gallardo instead of Sheets and Sabathia. This ignores the talk about picking up Cameron's option, as well.

 

If we can hammer the Brew Crew from the playoffs this season, we may completely remove them from competitive consideration for several years to come. Its worth it to play 110% against them, isn't it?

 

We will have an easier time making the postseason in the future if we can fight only the cards instead of both teams each year. Would you start all your horses to try and kill them off?

 

I don't understand what them missing or making the playoffs has to do with the future.

[splintersag]

Anyone who thinks the results of the Brewers series will have any kind of long-term impact is utterly brainless.

 

With the Brewers operating at a loss this season monetarily, we have an interesting opportunity to bury this franchise for years to come if we can dominate them in the next season.

 

My understanding is that the Brewers are about 10m in the hole without playoff revenue. In Sabathia, Sheets, and Gagne, they have about 25 mil coming off the books. However, 10m to pay off this years shortfall plus another 10m off to return to a financially feasible payroll gives you a Brewers roster with ~5m to play with and Yovanni Gallardo instead of Sheets and Sabathia. This ignores the talk about picking up Cameron's option, as well.

 

If we can hammer the Brew Crew from the playoffs this season, we may completely remove them from competitive consideration for several years to come. Its worth it to play 110% against them, isn't it?

 

We will have an easier time making the postseason in the future if we can fight only the cards instead of both teams each year. Would you start all your horses to try and kill them off?

 

I don't understand what them missing or making the playoffs has to do with the future.

 

@ both of you: I think the OP is thinking that crushing them in the last series and causing them to miss the playoffs will cost Milwaukee some playoff revenue, and that'll have a long term effect on them being able to resign some of their players.

 

Anyways, I think that I'd rather have them in the playoffs because, as Joker would say, they're "too much fun". I'd like a standoff against the Brewers for the right to go to the World Series.

 

But my brain and more so, my gut, tells me that I don't really want the Cubs to face the Brewers. This choice doesn't really have to do future, just this year. Any future struggles for the Crew would just be gravy.

[TBone]

Johan Santana in a short series scares me.

 

I'd much rather see the Dodgers in the first round, regardless of whether the Brewers get some playoff revenue.

 

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