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]]> http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/07/25/on-context-and-happiness-as-sports-fans/#comment-8864 Tue, 26 Jul 2016 00:46:12 +0000 http://milwaukee.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=5732#comment-8864 Fan comments are like the million typing monkeys- eventually they’ll produce the works of Shakespeare,or “The Onion”- but usually random noise. The Pack plays in the world’s smallest TV market and were ultra competitive for years before the hard salary cap. Today all NFL teams are on equal footing, although if local TV money and no hard cap was a factor like baseball they might not be. But baseball has come a long way. Draft and IFA $ allotments, FA signing penalties, royalty taxes and limited revenue sharing have evened things up. Arbitration gives 6 years of control but then smart teams use money wisely and compete while rich teams often squander millions on declining stars, whether their own or others. Paying Prince or C.C. wouldn’t have helped, Greinke probably would have, but he seems to like to change scenery anyway. Braun was a good deal and Lucroy will be [he’s affordable] So hang in there, Mr Maase. Stearns has already worked magic and with his astute leadership we’ll be back in contention next year.

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