theavrock

Tried everything simple like restarting your browser application and computer? Had this exact same thing happen to me once and it was really odd. Restarting fixed it. Also is it just one web page or is it a different one every time?

I've learned that that I need to remember threads like this so that when 90% of these things changes, seeing we have only played 6 games, I can come back to this thread and laugh to make myself feel better.

I hope he is thinking "Please God I don't want to have to use this guy"

Wow that wasn't even close. Ridiculous call.

More than two games.

More than one games worth thats for sure.

This totally blows! I never understand why they don't schedule as many games inside at domes early on in the season. On a side note I should really start counting how many Brewers jerseys I see today on campus. Love it!

I realize a 1.000 OPS is asking alot, but how about a .900 OPS? Your cherry picked stats don't even hit .900. I think a .134 OPS drop is fairly significant for a player entering his prime. He didn't cherry pick his stats. His original post said he started out slow and then played to expectations. So after the first month (a slow start) he played within .09 of an .900 OPS. You could go even further and say post All-Star break he was he batted .283/.392/.925. He had an MVP caliber season in '07. It could very well be that will be a career year. I doubt it and think that he will duplicate that season at some point in time, but definitely not year in year out. Very few players have ever been able to do that, Albert Pujols being the only one that immediately comes to mind. He got off to a slow start and then played to expectations. Pretty much exactly what Ennder said in the first place.

Its something that was alluded to as being pretty much set in stone according to one of the blogs on Brewers.com

I was doing a little more research into it and saw that I wouldn't be able to get Brewers games in Milwaukee. I guess I was looking into this as an alternative to having to get cable. What do you know about the blackout restrictions? Is it because FSN has exclusive rights to broadcast the games? Just seems really odd to me that I would spend $120 for this and then not be able to watch all the games I want.

LOL at the Bill Hall pic.

LOL at the Bill Hall pic.

Thanks for the recommendations. I will def check out those places and see what I can when I'm in town. From my research Austin seems to be really expensive in the downtown area for a city of its size and then prices drop obviously the further out you get. I would love to live in the Bouldin Creek, Travis Heights areas but I'm not sure if its in the price range. Do you have any preference for South or North Austin? I am a big fan of divey sorts of bars. Can't really stand the whole club atmosphere. Any other tips or pieces of advice I might be missing?

So for the first time in a while I find myself without cable and I am toying with the idea of buying the MLB TV package. There has to be some BF.net users out there who use this. Got any reviews for me? Do you guys use the normal or the premium? Just kind of curious to hear if it works well or has a bunch of bugs etc.

A the first real in game thread of the season. About time! Definite must win/make or break game for the Crew.

Mark me down for 13-9

Huh? The only question is whether or not Gallardo gets hurt. If he is healthy all year with the offense we have he will get more than 12 wins and 175+ innings. I think Parra is the bigger question mark. If he pitches like a top of the rotation starter the rotation will not be excellent but definitely better than average. I am not saying Gallardo will go 10-2 or have stretches like that, but he has shown that he is more than capable of it. Hardy, Fielder, Braun, Hart are all coming in to their prime years. Weeks is Weeks always due for a breakout but I am not counting on him despite the upside. As long as is not a complete butcher at third and gets on base/scores runs at his usual pace I am fine with that. I think the previous four players will all more than make up for an downturn that might happen with Kendall and Cameron. Those two players are what they are. Cameron had the 8th highest OPS of all CF's in MLB last year and plays good D. CF is primarily a defensive position anyways, as is catcher. I don't think its out of the question for either player to play to their career norms and that is more than fine. I just fail to see how its a semi-rebuilding year when most of our core is coming into their prime years. The backend of the rotation is dependable and does what the backend of the rotation should do. As long as Gallardo and Parra stat healthy we will be fine. The biggest questions are in the bullpen, but that was the way things were last year and we were competitive.

Anyone have splits for McGahee vs. RHP? Curious if this means that he will be getting some starts at 3B or if it will be more Counsell when Billy gets an off day.

God I hate April Fools

Totally agree with this in every way. I do the same thing. If you fly up along side of me because you didnt get over so you could fly through that lane and cut in front of everyone else, you are waiting for someone else to let you in because I am not doing it. Humanity and compassion are being lost at an astonishing rate and its sad that no one sees it. I love the internet and technology but I have to check myself from time to time and re-assess the way it makes me communicate and interact with others.

Alright so over the past few weeks we talked about everything and we chose Austin. We will be moving in Sept and doing some recon in late May (May 22nd-26th). Now since we settled on a destination I was hoping to get some more specific questions answered. Neighborhoods? We don't need to be close to downtown but I don't want to be surrounded by a bunch of strip malls and chain stores, which is what I have heard a lot of the outskirts tend to be. Are there any funky neighborhoods with mom and pop/locally owned stores and restaurants so we can get that but don't have to be paying the prices of downtown living? We will be renting and would like to keep it between $600-1000 max for a one bedroom. Should we contact an apartment locator? I'm used to going on Craigslist in Milwaukee, but all of the listings have the addresses which it seems like almost none of the Austin CL ads do. Areas I have heard that seem interesting so far include: Clarksville, Tarrytown, Travis Heights, Bouldin Creek and Barton Hills. What's on your top must do's when your friends and families visit you in Austin for the first time? I'd really like to see the real Austin and avoid the touristy stuff that it may have. So any bars, restaurants, attractions etc. you can think of would be great. Also I'll be graduating with a degree in Env. Sciences and applying to law schools for the fall of 2010. It would be cool to do something in the environmental/wildlife field, but obviously competition is stiff and if I will be giving it up to go to law school anyways I'm not sure if its worth the effort. I am a bartender currently and figure that if I can't find anything in my field maybe I will just try to hitch on at one of austins saloons. Anyone have any advice on either the environmental field or service industry or even just getting a decent paying job in general. When it comes down to it I'll only be doing it for a year so as long as I am able to make a living I'm not too picky. Lastly if any of you Brewerfan Austinites will be around in late May let me know and maybe we can grab a beer. I won't know anyone down there so it would be nice to start establishing a network of friends out there.

Get over your sense of entitlement. Just because you think it is correct does not mean it is. If its the correct way then how come stores have not made it their policy to take checks. When I use cash, that is faster than waiting for you to swipe your card, enter your pin, decide whether you want money back and then if the amount on the screen is correct or not. Oh and I have to wait for your silly card to be authorized too! We should just all use cash. I can't stand it when you people using your debit cards hold me up when all I want to do is give the clerk my $20 and go to my sanctuary. EDIT: I don't ever use checks at stores. I always use cash or my debit card. I just can't see getting bent out of shape over it and thinking that other people MUST do it a certain way.

Exactly. Just like the title of this thread suggests. It's not illegal to be last in one line and?"skip" to the front of a new line, but some people find it rude.? This clip is from my favorite comedian,?Brian Regan. About 3:50 into the clip he talks about people?trying to stuff things into overhead bins on an airplane and towards the end?we talks about protocol for moving sidewalks.?Very funny and very true and very much related to the type of behavior that shows how people can be completely oblivious to the world around them. How is paying by check being completely oblivious to the world around them? Thats what I am getting at. How is it they are being rude to you because they are paying by check or using exact change or any of the other numerous behaviors that people exhibit that cause other people such a hassle?

You're twisting what I said. Maybe it was my fault that I used an extreme example. It is simply someone doing something differently than someone else.

I'm really curious where the sense of entitlement in some of these statements come from. Why because one works long hours or commutes far from their home make them entitled to do things the way they want as opposed to other. Using exact change isn't illegal and neither is writing checks. Until it becomes outlawed it is simply that one desires to do it in a different way than someone else. Maybe it is slower or faster or the same speed, but when it comes down to it, it really doesn't matter. Even if someone slows you down five times in a day by 15-30 seconds, thats 2.5 minutes max and that probably doesn't even occur that much. I just don't understand why people are so impatient. Waiting ones turn is a part of life. Thats just the way the world works.