Please, let's advance to "how did other teams not beat that offer" as quickly as humanly possible

That's a good package. Feels like several teams could have matched or beaten it.

I'm not sure I get the "this was inevitable" takes on Skubal/Dodgers. Skubal cost about 40% of his salary and prospects - are we saying this option wasn't available to other teams?

OF Brandon Lockridge is back with the #Brewers, getting activated off the 60-day IL. RHP Garrett Stallings also called up to fill the two roster vacancies created by today's trade.

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Enemy Almost Famous

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Chad Young@chadyoung.bsky.social · 6d ago

Film you’ve watched more than six times with a GIF. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

They call Luis Arraez "Two Hits Luis" for the same reason they call me "Two Shouts at Television Kyle."

Something in my brain just completely exploded hearing the Brewers broadcast *praise* Gary Sanchez for being 12-for-28 challenging pitches.

Ben Oglivie LF-RF Debut: 1971 - Retired: 1986 DET - BOS - MIL

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At the risk of being a buzzkill, every team in baseball is "aggressively exploring" possible moves at the trade deadline. That's what they do. It's literally people's only jobs.

I really wish you wouldn't!

With their win tonight the Brewers are guaranteed to avoid 100 losses, making it their 24th consecutive season above that bar. That may not seem like a lot, but 17 teams have lost 100 since the last time the Brewers did.

Craig's change up works because out of his hand it looks like Yo but then, too late to hold up, you realize it's Ho.

I haven't done a lot of research on this topic, but I feel like the world was a better place before we started making competitive eaters famous.

Bill Hall 3B-SS-2B Debut: 2002 - Retired: 2012 BOS - MIL - HOU - SFG - SEA - BAL

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If this was baseball we'd get columns about how the World Cup is boring and the predictable teams are inevitable.

Watching the 1996 Home Run Derby at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia: Is this the quickest turnaround from hosting an All Star Game to closing? The Phillies opened CBP in 2004.

One person I recall who definitely hated that deal for the Brewers, immediately, was @bykylelobner.bsky.social. Man knows ball!

Did WWE really need to tell us that Sami Zayn would appear on Smackdown tonight? Unlike most of the part-timers, he's there every week.

"Bobby Bonilla Day" is a great annual reminder that the time value of money in sports is a bigger economic factor than you likely realize. Planet Money did a great podcast on it back in 2021: www.npr.org/2021/06/25/1...

Bobby Bonilla Day : Planet Money

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The Brewers are more than halfway through their 2026 schedule but they've barely scratched the surface of their NL Central slate. My latest for Shepherd Express looks at what that means going forward: shepherdexpress.com/sports/brewe...

Schedule Quirk Gives Brewers Extra Hurdle to Overcome to Win NL Central

How many games teams should play against divisional opponents?

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I remember when Joel Kuhnel joined the Brewers a few weeks ago and immediately had a huge velo jumped, people assumed it was something to do with the Vegas park. Seems like: No, it's real. (Hasn't led to production, though.)

I do not recall making this but it feels very appropriate to Wednesday's game.

BA and Vinny were just a little too giddy about "look at this guy the A's gave up on!" right before he surrendered the lead.

Curt Hogg@cyrthogg.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It is time for High Leverage Joel Kuhnel.

Moose Haas Pitcher Debut: 1976 - Retired: 1987 OAK - MIL

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Ok we need to do something about these Gen Z kids with the creepy mustaches, especially blonde ones like Cooper Pratt

Chad Patrick just allowed three consecutive batters to hit the ball a combined 1277 feet. That's...unusual.

If you find yourself thinking "Hey, TJ Shook, that name sounds familiar, maybe it's because you remember when he was an undrafted sensation as a Timber Rattler: share.google/A1QBZDLNpKb0...

T-Rat Talk: TJ Shook

In many ways, a lot has changed for Timber Rattlers pitcher TJ Shook over the last two years. In others, however, a lot remains the same.

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Potential milestone moment: Is today the day Jake Bauers became too valuable to pitch in blowouts?

This is a thing Chris Mehring and I used to talk about all the time: Being able to come out of the bullpen and immediately throw strikes is a skill. Doubly so if you weren't expecting to come into the game, like Grant Anderson just did.