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  1. ttsather
    Fielder and the Brewers are only $2 MM, apart. $8 MM vs. $6 MM http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/37898514.html Settle at $7 MM and lets get moving on the rest of the offseason.
  2. ttsather
    Sean Conneried? (More seriously, I'm absolutely stunned and impressed that there were no serious injuries. Wowza.)
  3. ttsather
    According to Peter Gammons: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3835955 Edit: Redundancy in Thread Title
  4. ttsather
    This all seems like classic "aim high" tactics. Start talking about a salary cap, create an environment conducive to producing smaller (but still meaningful) changes down the road.
  5. ttsather
    I agree. I see no reason why school districts should have anything but a concrete policy on "cold days." Cold is cold, and it can be dangerous. Snow days require some discretion based on timing of the snow, temperature, roads, etc, but there is no ambiguity in dangerously cold temperatures.
  6. ttsather
    I wrote in an email to The Mike Heller Show (formerly "Heller and Murphy") on 1070 in Madison about the fact that JJ Hardy is currently the Brewers' most valuable player according to Win-Values and that the Brewers could be better off trading Escobar if the SS log jam became a pressing issue. It was read on the air as their Email of the Day and apparently I win a Milio's gift certificate. I'm not trying to gloat, I just think it's funny that I won something off of readily available statistics. Thank you, FanGraphs!
  7. ttsather
    I just walked to work as bundled up as I have ever been for that trek (long underwear, huge hat, ski jacket, gloves, baselayer, midlayer plus everything else I'd otherwise wear - you know, work clothes.) and I was still freezing. I have a good friend who returns from his honeymoon today. Welcome back!
  8. ttsather
    In fairness to the Angels, Angel Stadium's capacity is a little over 45,000, while Dodger Stadium holds about 56,000. Angels: 91.5% of capacity/game Dodgers: 82.2% of capacity/game
  9. ttsather
    Maybe it says something about my work ethic in high school, but I would've been reallly peeved that I got sick and would've been home anyway during a stretch where school was closed.
  10. ttsather
    Is it possible that he hasn't decided anything yet and the Brewers are asking for audition tapes in the event that he does leave, so they aren't left scrambling a couple months before the season?
  11. ttsather
    Sheeps, I came into the weather thread expecting to be downtrodden and I came out laughing. Good stuff.
  12. ttsather
    True, I'm thinking the inclusion of "of Anaheim" was at least in part to mitigate the potential alienation of the Anaheim market. And you can argue that the Anaheim market is strong enough to support a franchise without the "help" of the Los Angeles identifier - the Ducks in the NHL haven't been around all that long and do just fine.
  13. ttsather
    Yes, there are lots and lots of examples. The Jets and Giants don't even play in the state of New York! Money, availability of land, need for parking and many other things play into stadium locations. For business purposes, I would think the name should refer to the main financially supportive market of the franchise. There are some exceptions, often having to do with tradition-backed identity - the Green Bay Packers are a good example. If the Packers franchise was started today and for some reason the stadium was built in Green Bay, they'd probably be the "Wisconsin Packers". Sometimes, the collective identity of a city is more valuable than, say, a state. Moreno could've changed the team back to the "California Angels", but must have seen it as more financially responsible to be associated with Los Angeles specifically.
  14. ttsather
    Of non-Brewer calls, I would say my favorite has to be the entirety of Kirk Gibson's famous 1988 World Series at-bat, called by Vin Scully. Jack Buck's call of the same play is great, but for me Scully's call of each pitch is just magical, ending with probably my favorite announcer line ever (you all know it): "In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened."
  15. ttsather
    An appeals court in California again dismissed a lawsuit brought by the City of Anaheim in regards to the Angels name change to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3831813 While this battle has in no way affected my daily life, I did find it interesting to watch from afar. I can tell I don't have much personal interest or connection to the franchise, because I feel like I would have done the same thing Moreno did. Seemed like a shrewd business decision.
  16. ttsather
    Jim, I will miss you. I'm still holding out some faint, faint hope that when Ueck retires the Brewers contact Jim and see if he wants to come back to take the top job.
  17. ttsather
    This describes me as well, and I try to have a means of getting the radio call too. One enjoyable spot where I can bring my laptop with a set of headphones and watch the telecast -all without any real commitment to buy anything (but still having food/drink available) - is Memorial Union on the UW campus.
  18. ttsather
    According to MLBTR, via Jerry Crasnick, Dunn is asking for 4 yrs, $56 MM, which is $14 MM a year. Mmmkay.
  19. ttsather
    Looking back, this thread did generate some good discussion for someone (like me) who was fairly new to the statistical science behind lineup creation. Sometimes, its good to have somebody to play the dummy. Thanks, Owen.
  20. ttsather
    Figured I'd bump this to let people know that Owen Murphy will be leaving The Big 1070 (formerly ESPN1070) in Madison for a station in Seattle. Good news for some. Bad news for others. I give Owen a lot of credit for mixing it up with us on BF.net
  21. ttsather
    It's made by Germans, so you know it's good.
  22. ttsather
    http://graphics.jsonline.com/graphics/sports/brew/img/jul03/saus709.jpg Oh, the Huge Manatee!
  23. ttsather
    Sorry for any confusion - there is not a 2010 option. I just don't think winning one WS would get a Brewers cap on his head in the hall. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif (Two probably wouldn't either.)
  24. ttsather
    Well, I say we might as well win the next two WS with him and see if we can take that question out of blue. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif Trevor's words in TH's last blog post are really interesting. The part about it not making a difference where he went because he'd be out of San Diego regardless is much different than the "gotta stay on the West/East coast" that we have been hearing about some FAs. Maybe this is unique to Hoffman, hard to say. In any case, it's good to know that having a well-run, committed organization can get you something, even against a high-profile club like the Dodgers.
  25. ttsather
    I only caught it after the fact, but apparently Keith Law ripped the Hoffman signing as a mistake on 1070 here in Madison. I'll be interested to see if he writes anything on it. Edit: After hearing a playback, he describes the idea of Hoffman being an effective closer to be "delusional" because of the beneficial environment he was playing in previously, as well as losses in velocity. These issues have been discussed here ad nauseum, so I'm not going to pay Keith Law much mind just for coming up with something "sizzling" to say on the radio.
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