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KCF0107 posted...

Brewers and Yelich close to signing a 7 year extension in excess of $200 million

I originally said 9, but I guess the entire deal is to be 9 years (2 pre-existing and 7 additional)

Well at least theres a reason that they dropped so much payroll

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Even though that would greatly benefit my Brewers, I don't like it. Making the playoffs in Baseball is special because of how few teams get in. You keep expanding and soon it's more like the NFL or the NBA.

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WiggumFan267 posted...

https://twitter.com/MarcCarig/status/1227207151397097478?s=19

According to the Brewers, they're still trying to win. It's laughable! People here want to see Yelich so Mark Attanasio knows he's going to sell tickets no matter what.

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What did the Red Sox get back, was it a lot of salary relief or something? I feel like there's something I missed, since it doesn't seem to add up

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Maniac64 posted...

I feel bad for David Ross. He is going to be blamed when the Cubs get worse next season despite this pathetic offseason.

They'll still finish above the 4th in the division Brewers

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That's Tyler Skaggs stuff, wow.

I guess Giannis deleted his social media accounts last night. They were gone when I checked after reading about it. Heard it was because of something to do with Kobe, but no verifiable sources on that part.

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Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash a few hours ago

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/us/live-news/kobe-bryant-dies-in-helicopter-crash/index.html

https://www.tmz.com/2020/01/26/kobe-bryant-killed-dead-helicopter-crash-in-calabasas/

Edit: didnt see the separate topic for this

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guffguy89 posted...

Miller Park to be renamed American Family Field in 2021.

Itll always be Miller Park to most of us

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This is making me want to replay the series again. So damn good

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Yeah, in Milwaukee on Saturday.

The Spurs played really good interior defense, and kept forcing the Bucks to shoot it from deep. When their 3s wont fall it doesnt end well. At one point the Spurs were hitting around 70% on their 3s, which is absurd. Well earned victory

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ZeldaTPLink posted...

So saturday night I went to a rock concert with some friends and they invited a girl I didn't know. I talk to her a lot and get interested.

Next day I check her Facebook and find... a Junko cosplay.

We then spent an hour talking about games.

Thanks Danganronpa!

(Posting this after its archived just in case I end up showing her these threads)

I dont know what the odds of that are, but thats incredible


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Im surprised the Packers would be 8-7. I thought theyd be something like 4-11

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Umbreon posted...

It's also a shame there weren't two murderers in case 3-5

"Did you kill Tenko?"

"What? No I only killed Angie!"

It'd be real interesting seeing the rest of the class work with a confirmed murderer(Excluding Genocide Jill who doesn't actually kill anyone in 1 because she's compelled to kill certain targets in a way that would make her too obvious).

Hell even the murderer themselves. Imagine becoming desperate enough to murder someone in cold blood, only for it to not count due to the rules of the game. And now you not only have to live with that guilt, but you're surrounded by people who now hate you and still think you deserve to die.

If they ever make another killing game, I want to see this happen.

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MZero11 posted...

Good call!

The Packers didnt deserve the win there. Ill take it, but you shouldnt win when youre -2 in turnovers. The Vikings offense was just that inept/injured

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This is making me want to play that case again. Loving it!

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Not_an_Owl posted...

If a man voluntarily serves an organization he knows to be evil, can he truly claim righteousness?

When that organization gave me the better of the two job offers that I had out of college back in 2006, and my family requires the flexibility that they give me for scheduling, Im not going to leave just because. With how expensive daycare is, and the fact that our school district doesnt have buses, I need to work very odd hours to cover childcare and do school pick up and drop off.

I shouldnt have mentioned that I worked for an insurance company, especially in a topic that seems to be mostly progressive. It doesnt matter what I say, it always comes back to this kind of comment.

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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

Nah your business definitely isnt evil, dude.

I never said they werent, I just said that the people who work in the industry arent. Well, an overwhelming majority of us at least. I cant say the same about the people who make the decisions that lead to things like that!

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Not_an_Owl posted...

Yeah, the most important part is making a societal commitment to not let people die because healthcare is too expensive. There's no reason for people in the richest country in the world to not be able to afford seeing a doctor.

This part really gets me. One of my last calls before I got out of customer service was with a guy who had over $100,000 in bills and was going to lose his house. I talked with my supervisor for a half hour trying to find some way we could help this guy out. I wanted to, and I think she did too, but in the end it wasnt up to us. There are so many people that have it worse than that guy did too

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A friend of mine works at one of the local private practices, and every time she does a bone density scan (and many, many others) the clinic loses money. With the government having a Monopoly, those offices have no chance to stay in business at the current reimbursement structure.

I think well see a single payer system in my lifetime, I just hope its implemented properly. I certainly dont have the answers, just how I believe things will work based on what I do know.

I 100% agree that we cant let insurers do what they think is best though, because they really dont care, no matter how much every one of them claims to. I work in Fraud Investigation and I do believe that what my area does makes a difference, but all that the people in charge see are dollar savings for the company when theres so much more than that.


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DoomTheGyarados posted...

I don't have the specifics on this, and I won't assume you are evil or anything. However what the insurance industry has done to this country through lobbying is heinous, and it needs to be undone.

A couple of things that help with M4A is it wouldn't be rolled out right away even once it is passed, but over four years, which should give a bit of time to ease people into new jobs with the government or with other companies. Also insurance would not be going away entirely, it would just be elective. I imagine that'd still mean down sizing by 90% though. I have thought about this before and it is something that needs to be answered, but I am not overly concerned by it given the transition time.

Thaks for being rational about it. You have no idea how many people with progressive leanings have freaked out on me because of the place that offered me the best job out of college (and gives me a ton of schedule flexibility for my family, which we need and can't get from my wifes employer). I'm 36 now, and lost a friend I've hung out with regularly since high school because he was so pissed that I refused to "do the right thing" and quit my job.

I'll never argue that insurance companies don't have a mountain of problems. Hell, my wife never had real health insurance until we got married (this was prior to the ACA), because she has a rare genetic disorder that instantly stamped her with the "Pre-existing Condition" label whenever they tried to get her coverage. She has less claims and spends less on her healthcare than I do though, but they never even bothered to look at her history. Pre-existing conditions are and always will be absolute bullshit, and I should probably stop now before I rant about those for another hour.

The four year window doesn't really help put my mind at ease, since there are still going to be way too many people who are unemployed and not enough jobs to cover them. Even if you go slowly on that trasition, there are far more people looking for work than there are available jobs, and this doesn't include the people who work for the smaller doctors offices. I have no idea how many those could be, but most of them will be out of work as well. Based on what I've seen from the current structure, my belief is that M4A would end up with the larger medical groups, and nothing else. You'd have Hospitals, and the larger regional ones, but no more family owned or private practices (since they tend to lose money seeing Medicare patients due to the low reimbursement rates, and rely on private insurers and their higher reimbursements to offset those losses).

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The Jays might have got Ryu, but they also signed Travis Shaw. They must love strikeouts and poor contact if any is made.

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One thing I have yet to see anybody answer about M4A is how many people its going to put out of work. There are around 900,000 people who work for health insurance companies alone, and thats not counting the people who work in smaller, private practice doctors offices that will also lose their jobs under M4A.

Full disclosure, I work for one of the major health insurers (so Im automatically evil to a bunch of you for stating that if history has told me anything). If I felt the system would actually work Id be fine with my wife and I losing everything weve worked for, but I just dont see it based on what I know about the healthcare system in this country.

Its broken, and broken badly, theres no denying that. I just cant see M4A as the answer right now. Long term maybe with some tweaks, but not right now, in its current form.

Thats something I really dont hear in these discussions about healthcare. Even with the people the government would have to hire for the administrative work, youre still putting an enormous amount of people out of work. The area I live in alone would lose almost 8,000-10,000 jobs between all of the insurers around here, and there arent enough openings elsewhere for more than a small portion of then to find other work.

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Nelson_Mandela posted...

The NFC is loaded though. I'd call them a fringe contender.

The Packers crumble against real competition this year. The only playoff team theyd beat is whoever wins the NFC East, and that team isnt really a playoff team, theyre just lucky to be in the worst division in the NFL.

Rodgers isnt playing great, and the defense needs to get turnovers or they cant stop anybody. As much as it pains me to say, theyre one and done in the playoffs, and the Vikings are going to crush them on Monday

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SeabassDebeste posted...

in 5-8 years we'll be talking about the 2019 and 2020 bucks like we talk about the 2009 and 2010 cavs

I hope so. The Bucks are the only realistic chance Wisconsin has of winning a championship in any of the major sports right now.

Giannis with a career high 5/8 in threes. That has to be scary for every other team.

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Can't he die or be paralyzed if he takes a bad bump?

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red13n posted...

There probably were talks of Gavin Lux in there, by the Brewers.

That's probably it

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The Hader rumor mill says there were talks of Gavin Lux of the Dodgers for Hader.

That can't be real. The Dodgers would be absolute morons to take that.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/ebw9j4/fan_footage_of_becky_rolling_kairi_under_the_ring/fb7nbkn/

Go Becky

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Hader's big problem is the lack of a secondary pitch. He rarely throws his slider, so batters have started to learn that he's going to throwing high heat all the time. Until he can do something to keep people off balance, I think he's headed downhill. That's one of the reasons I'd like the Brewers to sell high on him, I think he's overrated and I don't trust him to mix things up.

There was a stretch last season where he was giving up home runs all over the place, and he shit the bed in the play in game too (Trent Grisham's error gets the blame for that around here, but if Hader was pitching well that wouldn't have happened).

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Fair enough. I dont know if the Mets have a worse farm system than the Brewers, but I also dont know a lot about the Mets since I dont follow them that close.

Which leads me to this! I read every trade rumor/possible trade package for Josh Hader article I can find, and I ran into one with the Mets suggesting Edwin Diaz, Dominic Smith and their No. 7 overall prospect in David Peterson for Hader.

Since you know the Mets roster really well, would you consider that trade if you were making the decisions? If I recall correctly, youre not a fan of Diaz, and Smith seems like hed be seeing less playing time behind Alonso.

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At least the Mets have won the World Series at some point in their history (most recently 1986).

You know the last time my Brewers went to the World Series? 1982, before I was born, and they lost. It could be a lot worse, dont forget that.

The Brewers did everything they could to shed payroll so far this offseason, and at historic spending levels for the team last season they still fell in around league average for payroll. They have one of, if not the worst farm system in the league. We have a ton of holes on the team now because they decided to not even try on Grandal and Moustakas because they dont want to spend anything right now.

I know Ive said all of the above before, but I had to repeat it again. It really seems like you dont realize that other teams have it worse than the Mets do, both in terms of history and present outlook.

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WiggumFan267 posted...

hahahahahahhahahasashhashhaah thank you I needed a laugh.
imagine trading even a low level prospect for a buy high reliever

have you met what happens when you trade for relievers, let me introduce you to my friend Edwin Diaz. Relievers have almost 0 value in trades. So no, I would not trade you someone who has is one of the best rookies the team has ever had, and has a brighter future than any hitter has ever had in ages for this team, for a couple years of highly erratic reliever, whose best year is behind him, who is also kind of an asshole

Thats what I figured. I feel like Hader is massively overrated. He can be dominant at times, but he also goes on long stretches where hes trash if he cant get people to chase his high fastball, since he doesnt have a secondary pitch (yeah he throws a slider, but its rare). I keep hearing Brewers fans talking about this amazing haul wed get in return for Hader if he was moved, and I just dont see it.

That being said, Id prefer Alonso on the Brewers instead of Hader, for obvious reasons!

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So Wigs, the Brewers need a first baseman. The Mets need bullpen help. If you were in charge and offered Hader for Alonso, would you take it?

Id guess probably not?

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FFDragon posted...

It could always be worse, you could be an Orioles fan.

That was my brother growing up, but he stopped following baseball when he was in high school

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As a Brewers fan whose team has only made it to one World Series (which they lost a few months before I was born), and probably never will again, I'd love to have a pennant in our history. I'll still be waiting when I die.

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Moustakas to the Reds, and the Brewers are apparently listening to offers for Hader.
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ZeldaTPLink posted...

I'm torn on that, but I'd say this was the most impactful death in the series for me, so far. I'm still sad for it. Playing as someone means you get to empathize with them a lot more. So it was probably worth the move just because of this.

I think Ill always dislike Shuichi just because I liked Kaede so much. It was a great twist, but I still dont like it.
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I wish it had stayed that way. Shuichi never became anything more than extremely boring to me.
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ZeldaTPLink posted...

Agatha Christie spoilers:

This is Murder of Roger Ackroyd all over again, isn't it?

Thats one of my favorite Christie mysteries
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Wasnt a fan of Tenko. I think its deserved
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The Packers are having a surprisingly good season, but Im so much more excited with Brewers off-season news. If Urias works out theyll have a great middle infield with him and Hiura for a long time. Plus Davies and his giving up 4+ in the first two innings is gone.
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2003 here, but mostly lurking
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Cain finally wins a much deserved gold glove
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As far as Trump and wrestling fans go, Im part of a horror community on twitter, and a large portion of the people that follow what we do are also wrestling fans, and also very pro-Trump. I see that stuff all over their profiles
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Bliss Cross Applesauce is the best name
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As much as Id love to see the Brewers win one, since I was born about 5 months after the only time they made it to a World Series, its not happening anytime soon. They have too many holes to fill in pitching alone, and they cant outbid the teams who will spend whatever they need to in order to win. Unless their terrible farm system suddenly starts shitting gold, they wont get one.
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Hader won NL Reliever of the year. Was the NL that bad, or did they forget how awful he was for a good chunk of the year? Im assuming that award doesnt include the playoffs, because that should have removed him from consideration entirely.
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Lopen posted...

It's like a late game of Civilization where one player expands too much and all the other countries start declaring war on them

This is fucking brilliant
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The NL must have been hurting for reliever of the year candidates if Hader is a finalist.
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I dont know whats worse, having that heartbreak of your team losing when youve been there so many times and know what winning is like, or being a lifelong fan of a team like the Brewers, who went to one World Series back in 1982, shortly before you were born.

Id think itd be the team that knows success.

On the bright side Yankees fans, with that payroll your window never closes. Ours is over as soon as Yelich leaves. He loves Milwaukee, but I dont know if he loves it enough to stay for a lot less than hed make from one of the teams that has a lot more money to spend.
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