Scholarship table
Nah, its Marlins Man!
Depends on the source. Fangraphs has Yelich 7.7 vs. Beli 7.1. B/R has Beli 8.1 vs. Yeli 7.1
Curious, st.Louis is a small market, yet is post season contenders every year. They have no problems gathering talent, paying top dollar for free agents, etc. how do the brewers get to that? Obviously the cardinals have a rich history, and a great fan base, so how can the brewers get to that level? Similar to the Packers, except there is no single owner.
My thought is they are a very well run organization. They always seem to have some good pitching that they’ve developed and their players are fundamentally sound. They don’t beat themselves. It’s very cliche but I think they have always been good at doing the little things.
1. St. Louis has more revenue due to their television contract. So their overall payroll is higher2. They actually don't pay "top dollar for free agents." Their highest paid player (Molina) is tied for the 35th largest salary in baseball. Their second highest paid (Fowler) is 59th. (Tied with Khris Davis and Ian Kennedy)
Think you forgot Goldschmidt.
Fun fact: The Cardinals tried to acquire Yelich from the Marlins but Miami would not make him available for a trade. The Cardinals then traded for Ozuna instead.
They tried to acquire that whole outfield of Stanton, Ozuna, and Yelich.
Well considering Brewers family sits in rows 20 and further back, I wouldn’t be in the first 5 rows big Chief.Again, I have an open invitation to anyone who wants to meet, see some of the players after the game, and go on the field.You da man for talking sh*t, but refusing to accept. Tell you what, I’ll get you some tickets too. How many? 1?
Wow, I'm very concerned for Benny. Being able to mimic Myron Medcalf's writing so closely implies an oncoming case of dementia.
They hack other teams to find proprietary data to help better themselves. I mean, they have superior advanced analytics.
His extension doesn't kick in until next year. And it will be the 15th largest as of now.
Fair point. I think it proves out that it is razor thin and anyone saying hands down or certain to win is nothing but a homer.
Yeah but Milwaukee's local television revenue is near the bottom of the league. According to this estimation, only Colorado, KC, Miami and Tampa earns less.https://blogs.fangraphs.com/estimated-tv-revenues-for-all-30-mlb-teams/If you look at this list of 2018 team revenue, the Brewers are 16th.https://www.statista.com/statistics/193645/revenue-of-major-league-baseball-teams-in-2010/So right about where their payroll is located.
SportsLine's postseason odds: Brewers, 55.1 percent; Cubs, 37.1 percent
I'm not being critical. It's one of the great franchises. Upper quartile in MLB, for sure. Probably the only non-coastal team in that regard save the Cubs and perhaps the Braves.
I think saying they are upper quartile is way to conservative. They are likely the 2nd most successful franchise ever (Yankees, obviously). Maybe you could make arguments for teams like the Dodgers or Giants being there with them. But I don't think there are any other teams that can stack up to what the Cardinals have accomplished in the history of their franchise. They have had consistent success since the 20's. Heck their longest WS drought since the 20s is from 82-2006. Oh and that is just for wins. They made 3 World Series appearances in that span.
I've been a Cardinal fan since the 1960s and I think there are a couple of reasons why the Cardinals are so good for so long.1) As other posters illustrated, the Cardinals have a very loyal fan base. Before 1957, they were it west of the Mississippi. That's a long time ago but baseball traditions are generational. Father to son. Mother to daughter. Heck, Kansas City should own a good part of Missouri and everything in the Great Plains. They don't. The Cardinals do.2) For years, the Cardinals had Anheuser-Busch as an owner. Sometimes the Brewery invested more, sometimes less. But the Cardinals for a generation were directly associated with Budweiser and Busch Beers. The corporate strength of AB helped make the team a national team.3) Sorry, but Cardinal fans are demanding fans. I've been critical of Cub fans before as putting up with crap. Cardinal fans will tolerate a bad team for a short time it if the team is trying to win. But if the team is a bunch of losers, as it was in the late 1970s, the fans will find something else to do. Boating in the Ozarks, gambling on the Mississippi or growing grass in Chesterfield. Cardinal fans are hard-working fans and they're not going to spend their money wastefully. Plus, the team's success has spoiled them. Ownership knows this.4) Cub fans will put up with crap because Wrigley Field is the eighth wonder of the world. Brewer fans will tolerate it because they're ever hopeful goodness is just around the corner and if, we get lucky, they'll be there when it started!