The Milwaukee Brewers are the king of small market ball clubs

[Votto]

In today's baseball world, two things will make you a great team. It is both a good front office or lots of money. But if you lack one or the other, your chances are not that good. That is how the baseball world functions today with big market teams and small market teams who will never see the light of day.

But the Brewers are a small market team, curbing their chances significantly from going to a World Series. But even though they have not gone to a World Series in the last 10 years, they have basically made the playoffs every single year as they have dominated their division, a division with big market ball clubs like Cubs. But fortunately for the Brewers, the Cubs front office is terrible which is why the Brewers have been able to dominate them.

Unfortunately for the Brewers, however, other big market teams have a good front office, like LA and now Atlanta. As a result, they will likely continue to crush the Brewers in the playoffs, as things look like this year.

I suppose if they continue to do this for the next 20 years, they might be able to beat the odds, much like you might win at poker in Las Vegas, at least once if you continue to play. Baseball is so broken now, it appears that the Brewers must make the playoffs every year for decades just to try and beat the odds of trying to slay big market teams with a good front office.

 

[odanny]

Superstar. The Miz.

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[Harry Dresden]

Superstar. The Miz.

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RP Aaron Ashby is also doing good....he is 10-1 in relief...

 

[Votto]

RP Aaron Ashby is also doing good....he is 10-1 in relief...

There is no question they are already in the playoffs.

The question becomes, can they get passed Atlanta/LA......................ever?

 

[Harry Dresden]

There is no question they are already in the playoffs.

The question becomes, can they get passed Atlanta/LA......................ever?

as far as i am concerned Toronto should have won the series....the only difference was the dodgers outplayed them in crucial situations..... just because you get paid more does not mean you are a better ball player then many of the lessor paid....

 

[Lockback]

Another club that usually does well in a small market with a small budget is the Tampa Bay Rays. They're currently 3 games behind the Yankees at 43-33. They're in the hunt every year.
I really admire these small market teams going up against these giant organizations with unlimited budgets ...

 

[Votto]

Another club that usually does well in a small market with a small budget is the Tampa Bay Rays. They're currently 3 games behind the Yankees at 43-33. They're in the hunt every year.
I really admire these small market teams going up against these giant organizations with unlimited budgets ...

Yep.

Watching MLB is much like watching a soap opera as you can stop watching for 5 years and come back and it is all still the same as you have not missed a thing!



And yes, the Dodgers win it all again.


Yawn.

 

[Lockback]

Yep.

Watching MLB is much like watching a soap opera as you can stop watching for 5 years and come back and it is all still the same as you have not missed a thing!



And yes, the Dodgers win it all again.


Yawn.

I've watched a few Dodgers games this year (well, the highlights) and I don't see too many weaknesses.
The good news is that anything can happen in a short series.

 

[Votto]

I've watched a few Dodgers games this year (well, the highlights) and I don't see too many weaknesses.
The good news is that anything can happen in a short series.

The Dodgers kind of play loose all year, knowing they are already in the playoffs.

It reminds me of the last time the Brewers played the Dodgers in the playoffs. Even though the Brewers had faced the Dodgers during the regular season, the Dodgers did not play any of their best starting pitching during that time, so the Brewers were clueless on how to hit against them.

It was all a part of the Dodger strategy to dominate the playoffs.

 

[Harry Dresden]

Another club that usually does well in a small market with a small budget is the Tampa Bay Rays. They're currently 3 games behind the Yankees at 43-33. They're in the hunt every year.
I really admire these small market teams going up against these giant organizations with unlimited budgets ...

when they won 100 games they got kicked in the DS ....they have never gone past the DS ....they are 0-7 in div series...02 in the WC series...

 

[Harry Dresden]

I've watched a few Dodgers games this year (well, the highlights) and I don't see too many weaknesses.
The good news is that anything can happen in a short series.

yep its whoever is hot at the moment...

 

[Votto]

when they won 100 games they got kicked in the DS ....they have never gone past the DS ....they are 0-7 in div series...02 in the WC series...

That is typical of small market teams with a good front office.

It is basically as good as they can realistically do with a small market budget.

 

[Lockback]

The Dodgers kind of play loose all year, knowing they are already in the playoffs.

It reminds me of the last time the Brewers played the Dodgers in the playoffs. Even though the Brewers had faced the Dodgers during the regular season, the Dodgers did not play any of their best starting pitching during that time, so the Brewers were clueless on how to hit against them.

It was all a part of the Dodger strategy to dominate the playoffs.

Bingo.
They're beautifully managed, I must say.

 

[Harry Dresden]

That is typical of small market teams with a good front office.

It is basically as good as they can realistically do with a small market budget.

nonsense,if you can win 90 plus games in MLB you are capable of beating any other team in the playoffs..

 

[odanny]

Another club that usually does well in a small market with a small budget is the Tampa Bay Rays. They're currently 3 games behind the Yankees at 43-33. They're in the hunt every year.
I really admire these small market teams going up against these giant organizations with unlimited budgets ...

They are the best small market team in baseball, by a mile, they have way more post season success than the Brewers.

 

[my2¢]

For years now I've considered the Tampa Bay Rays the king for their ability to compete. The Guardians do well too, but their division lacks powerhouses like the big spending Dodgers and Yankees.

 

[Harry Dresden]

They are the best small market team in baseball, by a mile, they have way more post season success than the Brewers.

yea but the rays are 0-9 in DS play....they do a lot of choking....

 

[odanny]

yea but the rays are 0-9 in DS play....they do a lot of choking....

Small market limitations don't usually get you a championship. There are exceptions, look at the Royals who did it around 10 years ago. There are other examples, but at least the Rays are not the Pirates or Reds in regular season. Many larger market teams do consistently worse than the Rays every year.

 

[Harry Dresden]

Small market limitations don't usually get you a championship. There are exceptions, look at the Royals who did it around 10 years ago. There are other examples, but at least the Rays are not the Pirates or Reds in regular season. Many larger market teams do consistently worse than the Rays every year.

danny in MLB if you are in the playoffs with 90 plus wins i dont care how small the market is,they have just as much chance as the big market teams to win it....just because someone pays more money doesnt mean those ones are a shoo in....choking can even happen to the big money guys...

 

[Votto]

danny in MLB if you are in the playoffs with 90 plus wins i dont care how small the market is,they have just as much chance as the big market teams to win it....just because someone pays more money doesnt mean those ones are a shoo in....choking can even happen to the big money guys...

If you divide the teams up according to payroll, and then split them down the center. you will see that of the teams at the top all have winning records, except a handful. The exact inverse happens at the bottom as most teams have losing records except a handful. I encourage anyone to do this who doubts me.

That right there shows you the power of money which really no one should have to explain because it it self evident as it gives you an advantage. I mean really, how can TB compete effectively with the Yankees in the playoffs when the Yankees spend more on their bull pen than TB pays for their entire team?

It's just silly.