Great essay. As much as you explain the unique differences of a well-run small/smart market team and a large/smart market team, you helped me see the similarities. I definitely am more interested in the underdog stories and The Dodgers remain the Goliath, but there’s a reason they have been so successful for so long and The Mets and Giants and Yankees, etc. are either flailing or barely holding on.
Great article. I have been a Dodgers fan since 1962. Among all this Dodgers ruining baseball noise, people forget the time when the Dodgers went 32 years without winning a World Series, despite many years of high spending. Nothing financially is preordained, and the ownership and front office have built a true machine with spending only being a part of the story. I still wonder how Milwaukee is able to do what they do. You did a good job of explaining it.
I tell everyone, the Dodgers AND their fans ARE blue-collar. Even the highly paid guys, like Betts and Freeman, are two of the best-liked players among their peers. Muncy, Kiké, Teo, Pages, Rojas, Edmunds, Smith, Call, Kersh (rtd)… these are hard-nosed, scrappy players who’d be right at home with the Brewers, the Cards, the Cubs, the Sox, any of the famous blue-collar fan-bases. They play hard CLEAN baseball. Come sit in the pavillion with us some time 💙
Great article- people who whine about the Dodgers are jealous. As far as spending fairness? It’s never been fair. Look at the Yankees in their glory years. They basically used the Kansas City A’s as their minor league team to get great players for cash. The Brewers practice the good rule of “trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late.” They get value for a player who will leave via free agency anyway. They also get their most productive seasons. Brewer fans should appreciate what they have 😊⚾️
Great essay. As much as you explain the unique differences of a well-run small/smart market team and a large/smart market team, you helped me see the similarities. I definitely am more interested in the underdog stories and The Dodgers remain the Goliath, but there’s a reason they have been so successful for so long and The Mets and Giants and Yankees, etc. are either flailing or barely holding on.
Great article. I have been a Dodgers fan since 1962. Among all this Dodgers ruining baseball noise, people forget the time when the Dodgers went 32 years without winning a World Series, despite many years of high spending. Nothing financially is preordained, and the ownership and front office have built a true machine with spending only being a part of the story. I still wonder how Milwaukee is able to do what they do. You did a good job of explaining it.
I tell everyone, the Dodgers AND their fans ARE blue-collar. Even the highly paid guys, like Betts and Freeman, are two of the best-liked players among their peers. Muncy, Kiké, Teo, Pages, Rojas, Edmunds, Smith, Call, Kersh (rtd)… these are hard-nosed, scrappy players who’d be right at home with the Brewers, the Cards, the Cubs, the Sox, any of the famous blue-collar fan-bases. They play hard CLEAN baseball. Come sit in the pavillion with us some time 💙
Great article- people who whine about the Dodgers are jealous. As far as spending fairness? It’s never been fair. Look at the Yankees in their glory years. They basically used the Kansas City A’s as their minor league team to get great players for cash. The Brewers practice the good rule of “trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late.” They get value for a player who will leave via free agency anyway. They also get their most productive seasons. Brewer fans should appreciate what they have 😊⚾️
Excellent analysis; however, I expect that the landscape will change (for both teams) after the lockout.