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Michael Baumann
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Robert Gasser was the first player I talked to at media day, and I asked him about controlling the running game now that they were playing a team with any players who aren't old as hell, and he gave me a nothing answer. Apparently the plan was "let them run and wait for them to overslide the bag"

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Michael Baumann
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Notes from Rays player intros: 1) South Jersey icon Caden Bodine's up to hang out with the big club 2) Big pop from the crowd for pitching coach Kyle Snyder. Rays fans know how important he is. If you don't, but would like to learn, read here:

blogs.fangraphs.comThe Brewers, the Rays, and the Pumping of TiresThe key to accessing an athlete’s talent and maximizing their skill turns out to be a little persuasion and a truckload of positivity.
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There's been increased attention on whether MLB will implement check-swing challenges in the future, following a few close calls this World Series. During spring training, Eric Longenhagen reported on several rule changes being tested in the minor leagues, including a Check-Swing Challenge system:

blogs.fangraphs.comExclusive: MLB To Implement Experimental Minor League Rule Changes for 2026In a club memo obtained by FanGraphs, MLB laid out five sets of rule changes coming to various levels of the minor leagues this year.

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Michael Baumann
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I meant to mention this earlier but I was too busy sweating my ass off: Milwaukee fans have conquered Ferg's. I could hear "Let's Go Brewers!" chants from across the street as I was walking to the park

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This World Series matchup between the Brewers and Rays has been trumpeted as a showcase of fundamental baseball, with lots of balls in play, bunts, and stolen bases. However, as Matthew Roberson writes, the defense we've seen so far in the World Series has been quite poor:

blogs.fangraphs.comThere Is No Defending Some of the Defense We Saw in Game 2 of the World SeriesMisplays from Jonathan Aranda and Chandler Simpson stood out in a game marred by poor fielding.

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Michael Baumann
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ICYMI, I wrote about how the Rays and Brewers coach up replacement-level big leaguers into All-Stars. It's an almost jarringly wholesome and earnest process

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The Brewers, the Rays, and the Pumping of Tires blogs.fangraphs.com/the-brewers-...

blogs.fangraphs.comThe Brewers, the Rays, and the Pumping of TiresThe key to accessing an athlete’s talent and maximizing their skill turns out to be a little persuasion and a truckload of positivity.

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Zach Crizer
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Go read this @baumann.bsky.social story that really cuts at the heart of why the Brewers and Rays are here, at why they’re The Brewers and The Rays and other teams aren’t. It’s not a secret data weapon It’s a lot of secret human weapons. blogs.fangraphs.com/the-brewers-...

blogs.fangraphs.comThe Brewers, the Rays, and the Pumping of TiresThe key to accessing an athlete’s talent and maximizing their skill turns out to be a little persuasion and a truckload of positivity.
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Your FanGraphs Membership goes toward Baumann's sleep-deprived social media posts and excellent postseason coverage!

Michael Baumann@baumann.bsky.social

I'm getting progressively less sleep every time I fly this postseason. I did not go to bed at all last night. Your FanGraphs membership goes toward subjecting me to sleep deprivation such as is outlawed by the Convention Against Torture in the 2027 postseason

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The margins remain thin for the Brewers, but somehow they’ve been on the right side every time. @baumann.bsky.social on Milwaukee’s win over the Rays in last night's thrilling World Series Game 1:

blogs.fangraphs.comThe First Cut Is the Deepest: Buzzsaw Brewers Take Game 1“I don’t even know how to tell you how I felt,” Misiorowski said after the game. “I still don’t know how I felt. I feel like I’m still trying to take everything in and understand what happened.”

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The MVP of Game 1 of the World Series was FanSided insider Robert Murray, who at first pitch produced a two-pound bag of sausages from his backpack to share with our row of the press box. But the Brewers had some good players too. My recap from business as usual in Milwaukee

blogs.fangraphs.comThe First Cut Is the Deepest: Buzzsaw Brewers Take Game 1“I don’t even know how to tell you how I felt,” Misiorowski said after the game. “I still don’t know how I felt. I feel like I’m still trying to take everything in and understand what happened.”

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Michael Baumann
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My story from last night: The Rays tried to make Miz work but he barged through. The bullpen was as normal until a very abnormal ending. Regularly scheduled programming from a team that only plays close games but wins all of them

blogs.fangraphs.comThe First Cut Is the Deepest: Buzzsaw Brewers Take Game 1“I don’t even know how to tell you how I felt,” Misiorowski said after the game. “I still don’t know how I felt. I feel like I’m still trying to take everything in and understand what happened.”