TooLiveBrew

I agree. Nice idea for a thread! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

GREAT seat - enjoy! Wish I could be there...

This is phenomenal! I know we've done it before (Jenkins added to AS roster via internet voting), but this one is even sweeter: Overcoming Pujols's 'star status' in favor of reality (as in, who has actually been the best 1Bman), earning the starting spot, and really just having the voting reward Prince's hard work thus far! I put in my 25 weeks ago, and was a bit worried that Pujols would get by on mere name recognition, but the Brewer faithful have come through! Does anyone else think (as lame as this is) that his inside-the-park HR has gotten him a lot more nationwide votes? ESPN acted like they'd never seen Prince run before, and made a big deal about the whole play - which IMO was just a freak occurance. Can you really call it 'amazing/incredible' that he scored after ricochet-ing the ball off the rafters of the Metrodome? That could just as easily have been a single or double.

With 9 BBs in his last two starts (8 IP), and a WHIP of 1.91 over his past 3 starts, it'd be nice to see the Brewers continue to reliably get men on base. While Lincecum I'm sure is a good talent, and will make his adjustments, he's clearly not on top of his game at this point in time, so let's pile on tonight! I can't watch most of the game (SB game at 7:30), but we'll do our best to win in order to will the Crew to victory lane! GO CREW!

I agree that it's great to see some more diversity on this squad. 3/8ths of our starting position players are black men, while our battery is often powered by Latinos. Clearly there's reason to embrace this, and the Brewers have done a nice job in beginning to really reach out to the Latino baseball fans - the "Cerveceros" days & the TV deal (granted, I know it's just a handful of games). That said, I don't care what color a ballplayer's (or anyone's) skin is, but I can't disagree that it's a good thing to have a relatively healthy mix of heritages in the organization.

The Jar-Jar scene made me laugh so hard I cried

Hawing, I just graduated with an English major. I included the 'winky' face as opposed to blue font after my geologist 'joke'. Guess it just wasn't clear. Ah well! Everyone knows geographers map, and geologists study angles & numbers....duuuhhhhhh!

God Bless America, land that I love...

Well, guess I'm just not that much of a geologist. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

This stuff isn't beer. This is in a class with the Malted bevs, like Mike's. Maybe technically it's still beer, but once my "beer" tastes like lemonade or berries, it's no longer a beer. I work at the Great Dane in downtown Madison, so I'll admit being spoiled, but come on. Summer Shandy? Miller Chill? Please don't drink crappy beer/'beer'

That's "upsiyde" to you, pal http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

Brian, is the Missouri sign just to tell the Crew, "Show Me?" I'm confused. But through that confusion, I shout: LET'S GO BREWERS!

'What's irony,' you ask? Irony, my friends, is the title of this thread including an exclamation point. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

I don't know quite why people are so quick to stick up for raccoons, like they're some kind of endangered species with nowhere left to live! This made me giggle, as they were a common sight where I grew up. They aren't running out of places to live, they're just really pretty smart, bold (sometimes aggressive) scavengers and predators. The notion that a raccoon doesn't have room to live in the wild in Wisconsin is laughable, IMO. Raccoons are not the kind of animal you want thinking that your yard is an ok place to make a home & rely on as a food source. The birds you covet will be spooked away from their feeder (if not killed & eaten, too), and your cat will be a constant source of worry, I'd imagine. The little ones are cute for now, but once they join Momma's size category, you have 5 full-grown raccoons that will be brazen and unfazed about your yard being their stomping grounds. I'd suggest getting rid of the bird feeder until they realize they need to move on. One raccoon anecdote: When camping years ago, my parents, sister, & I (along with the dog) were awoken in the black of night to three raccoons (IIRC, this was another family-unit) rummaging through our coolers, which we'd put atop the picnic table to avoid just this. One cooler they opened wasn't really shocking, since it was just a swinging lid, with no latch. The other cooler, however, had a latch that you have to turn 90 degrees-+, then swing up the lid, in order to get into. They got into that one seemingly as easily as the other. These are sharp, problem-solving animals, which is one reason why they're hard to get rid of. They're also bold and not scared off easily, once they identify a theoretically easy source of food. Woodland creatures? Yes. Woodland bullies? You bet. p.s. -- Don't let the 'just get a squirrel baffle' crowd get you down! I'm just as familiar as you with the problem-solving ability (& leaping ability) of determined, hungry squirrels. Best of luck ridding yourself of these pests. My advice would be to call Animal Control to help get them back into the woods, where they belong. Once they're gone, go crazy with birdfeeders, and continue to enjoy that gorgeous scenery, raccoon-free! p.p.s. -- Just to go on record, my HS mascot was a raccoon. Sent chills down our opponents' spines. To be fair, though, our biggest rival had a gosling for a mascot, so I guess it's all relative...

Charter is run by people that don't exactly 'have what it takes' to do a good job. The employees themselves (I've found) are relatively knowledgeable and personable - but their corporate constraints can make any of them come across like idiots. Charter gets by on people being used to cable, and worried about the 'TERRIBLE SERVICE' from anything else. Trouble is, the only reason we think that is from smear ads run by...who else? Charter. I have had DirecTV since last August, and really can't complain. Once they responded to customer demand and started showing Brewer games, it's been at least as good as Charter. However, there have been no funny antics regarding billing or service, etc. Charter sucks, and until consumers take action, they will continue to do so.

Derrick Turnbow has ninja speed and agility. What a tornado leap!

Tony Gwynn would've been better

mwuhahahahahaha! BILL HALL IS ALLIIIIIIIIVVEEE!

Bill Hall has developed a power stroke as he's grown fully, that's why I stick by him. It's not that he's not struggling, and we could really use him, but once he gets hitting the ball better, we know he can hit it hard. If Hall can post a .275/.350/.475 kind of year, I'd say we're in good shape, especially considering how much he'd heat up to catch that. The season is still young! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

Ok, so I don't just crap on your idea, here goes: Carl Crawford would make any MLB team a better team, there is no doubt in my mind (like I said, a no-brainer guy to start). I just don't like giving up on both Bush & Hall (or feeling that you'd ship them both off) for one player, who is essentially Bill Hall at their peaks. I'd say right now Hall has more power but it wouldn't surprise me if Crawford passes him eventually (he is only 24...yikes). And, I would love to trade for Crawford, but right now the parts we should be shopping, IMO are guys like Turnbow and Vargas and Jenks, Mench, etc. But then it's a bit tougher to make a trade. With that organization's immaturity, I wouldn't be surprised to see one of their other youngsters sent packing, before the heretofore unscathed Crawford. If we could net him for Vargas and, say, Jenks/Mench/Graffy - I'm in. But I bet TB'd want more. Vargas & Hall, ok, but like I said before, it feels like a lateral move, unless Crawford explodes his BB rate.

The Mayor simply owns Cappy. That sucks. On the bright side, Graffy owns Maroth, too. And so does Corey Koskie. *sheds a single tear* I CAN'T QUIT YOUUUUUU! Dang I miss that Goalie/3Bman these days... GO CREW! We need the bounce-back tonight, for sure.

I edited my most recent post - take a peek. Meh, I don't think so at all. Very good? Perhaps. But we'd have to give up way too much to land a guy that's not elite. I don't dig that approach personally, and to be fair it's subjective based on the valuing of any certain player. Crawford is really not that much better than Gwynn. Good enough to be a no-brainer to start? Yes. But Gwynn isn't exactly 100% 'oh, he's just a bench guy' either. His OBP is worse than Tony, and defensively it's probably a wash. I think you need to look beyond the All-Star wrapper when evaluating just how much you'd give up to land a low-OBP speedster. He obviously brings more to the table, but right now, due to his career-best (thus far) .358 OBP (.300 BA), he's at a .858 OPS. And that's with more walks than ever before for Carl. Once he slumps, that OPS will plummet, bc he hasn't yet been able to utilize BBs well to get on base. .858 is a nice number, but it seems like Crawford really couldn't be producing better than he is right now. .500 SLG, high BA, etc. So if his 'best scenario' OPS is between .850 & .900 is he really an elite player? I say no, and definitely don't want to give up young, affordable talent to net a guy who has no track record of good OBP. The Brewers need (IMO) to continue to build around guys that work their way on-base via the BB. Crawford - .302/.358/.500/.858 Hall - .252/.318/.402/.718 That's so far this year, and Hall has Crawford matched in the BB category at 20. Bill Hall hasn't yet heated up his bat, and he trails only Prince & JJ in extra-base hits on the Crew. Once he does start really hitting, his OPS will shoot up past or around Crawford's. But even that's assuming Carl will continue to hit & get on base as well as he is right now (which he looks to be doing about as well as he possibly can at this moment). Once Crawford isn't maxing out, and Hall isn't bottoming out, Hall's value should clearly be higher -- Although I can understand where you're coming from if focusing on the added SB & defensive value (which -defense- too will get better with Hall as he gets more time in CF)

Why would you give up a young, talented OF (who was just signed to an affordable, 5-year extension), and two nice pitchers just to land a LF? I don't get it. I know Crawford is a good player and all, but that's too much to give for not enough in return. Especially with the pitching. Parra's a lefty for cri-sakes! Estrada drives me crazy, and that's pretty much Carl Crawford at the plate. Sure, he's fast, but over 3,000+ ML at-bats, he's walked just 154 times. Re-read that. Simply gross, and not fit for lead-off duty. Yes, he's young, and may well improve in this regard (his SLG% has steadily increased each year in his career), but who knows if or when that will happen? Crawford is a good base-stealer, which cannot be overlooked. Many speedy players simply steal too much, which can lead to gaudy SB totals, but poor %s. Crawford's rate is more than acceptable (245/298 = 82.2%), but if he can't get on base often it won't matter too much. Ok, he's been able to hit around .300 or slightly higher, but when Crawford slumps, his OBP is simply god-awful. Why give up the farm for him?

So the gamble at which I laughed this offseason -- GM Jon Daniels inking Gagne -- turns out to look like it's really going to pay off for Arlington. Savvy move, but I guess it all comes down to his health. If he's healthy, Daniels is a 'genius,' if not, he's an 'idiot.'

If you like it that much already, the ending will really wow you. I read Anne Frank's diary in 6th grade (or was it 5th...). I'm just about 100% sure that it would hit me in a completely different way if I read it again. I remember enjoying the book, but in retrospect I wonder how much of her 'diary' is printed word-for-word, and how much is written -- if you know what I mean. Any time there is a 'testimonial' kind of text, I wonder about what role editors played in its content. Since it's a short read, this curiosity will probably lead me to actually re-read it.