Samurai Bucky

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I thought Cirillo said he was retiring after this year. http://www.startribune.com/twins/story/1265687.html

C'mon -- this is all supposed to be about having fun, right? I don't know if I would hire a private investigator to dig up the dirt on this child, however I think I would speak to the person / people who oversee the league. I'll warn you, though, somebody may pull out the "It's supposed to be fun" card on you. I haven't had an age-related issue like you are mentioning, but I have had coaches pull that card on me. Of course, they did it when they were winning (I coach both soccer and baseball/softball). Here are the reasons I would raise: 1. It is not benefitting the kid who is "playing down." This year, my wife and I moved my second-grade daughter up to play fastpitch softball with the third and fourth graders. The two reasons we did that were because we felt she could compete, and also because it is easier for a softball coach to coach two of his daughters on one team. My point is that the experience my daughter gained, in success and in failure, will benefit her greatly. It helped that she was one of the better players on the team, too http://static.yuku.com/v2//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/wink.gif. 2. It is not benefitting the kids he is playing with. When kids play soccer at this age, many times they play scrum soccer. One thing I have tried to teach my team as they have progressed (we are entering U9 now) is how to share the ball. This is difficult to teach to five year olds just because they are, well, five-year-olds. Having the big kid run around everybody else leaving his teammates behind (not giving them a chance) probably becomes more of a deterrant than anything else. If there is a clear violation of the age limit, then it would just be best for all parties to have the boy placed in the right age group. I hope it all works out for you...

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I don't think I can say I'm necessarily disappointed that they are five games over .500. What I am disappointed about is that they have shown what they are capable of doing, yet seem to fall short of their capabilities. Ahhh... but some may say that "It's just baseball." Sure, that is true to some extent. However, I have to look at the Braves and Yankees who perennially seem to turn it on during the second half of the year. The Braves do it all of the time. Early in the year, they are more than a handful of games back. During the second half, they kick it in and win the division (less last year, of course).

That's Oostburg for you. http://static.yuku.com/v2//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/wink.gif Growing up, my dad would prop me up on the gas tank and drive around the field at the cabin or on the street car tracks. He would go slow, though. I thought I would share a story about an accident I had driving a motorcycle. I used to work at Road America and was driving to my work location on the grounds. I was driving past the south paddock when a car decided to pull in front of me. I hit the brakes and went over the hood of the car. I was probably doing 15 - 20 MPH. I ended up with a sprained ankle, but it could have been worse. The scratch is still on my helmet to this day. I believe in wearing helmets. From what I understand, the state loses out on federal funding because they don't have a helmet law. I don't know how much that is. From a "freedom" standpoint, there are many choices people make during their lives that are poor choices. Drinking and driving, jumping from the roof of a house, playing pepper behind home plate at Miller Park, etc. I suppose wearing a helmet is a "risk / reward" proposition. Does a person get enough of a reward wearing a helmet vs. not wearing one? For me, that is too much of a risk.

I was at a buddy's house a few weeks ago and had a couple of them. I thought it was too fruity. I hadn't had Corona before, but he says it tastes a lot like Corona. I don't think I would buy it for my house.

I don't know if anybody is a soccer / rugby / Australian Rules Football buff or not. I found out that Dish now has the Setanta network as part of the 200 package. I thnk it is $15/month with DirectTV. However for American Sports, DirectTV is better... if you want to pay for the packages.

Sorry, but I have had Dish for almost two years and have been very happy with it. We have had a few outages when it rains, but you would get that with DirectTV, too. However... we are looking to get into the HDTV arena and I don't know if Dish or DirectTV is going to win out on this one. Cable is certainly NOT an option.

I don't know, but I think I would rather see him on the staff than Matt Wise.

Duh... it is the Red Sox and ESPN.

I didn't want to read the other posts for fear they may skew my thoughts on this. The most disappointing player has to be Weeks. He was supposed to be the leadoff hitter and he is just keeping his head above the Mendoza line. If he does this again next year, I would think his leash would be quite short. Hopefully, he will be able to come back at 100% and turn it around. Second would probably be Suppan. The most surprising would be Vargus. Perhaps I just wasn't up on the players as well as I thought. Yes, his ERA is 4.30, but I didn't expect him to be 9-2. Close behind would be Braun (offensively).

A quote from a friend of mine who was a Wisconsin State Trooper: "Under seven, you're in heaven..... ... over nine... YOU'RE MINE!!!!!"

Dude... if you don't try it, you very well may regret it for the rest of your life. If you crash and burn, then you crash and burn. Make it so, number one!

Well you guys are all a bunch of big, dumb, and ugly jerks! FYI: I live at 1060 W Addison St. in Chicago.

I figure they should have bunted, but knowing Neddy... they weren't going to.

Bunt him over???? Me thinks not...

Come on guys, we have to help Ryan out. He is good, but cant do it alone. No, but he comes darn close. Does he pitch? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

C'mon Tony!!!!!

Brewers will be fighting for the wild card spot come MON Morning These are the people that need a new hobby. If you hate the team this much do something else. What is the logic in saying these things? You want them to lose? I don't get all the negativity with this team at all. I will edit this with saying that I know people get frustrated but this is getting towards hate. Hate? That is sure a strong word to throw around. I would suggest you think twice about using it again.

Does he think he is a freaking Jedi Padawan Learner? Keep your light sabre at home, wanker. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif All in all, I thought it was a good interview.

He would see little if any time behind the plate. He has been having a lot of arm problems. He would probably only be used as a DH on an AL team. I'll pass.

I'm sure if I were pitching, I would be left in after walking the bases loaded. What do you think? http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/frown.gif

As others have suggested, perhaps he is just tired. Yost has been having him sit a lot lately, and that might be so he can get his legs back. I don't know if this is a small thing or not, but when he sets up and is ready for the pitch, it looks like his hands may be farther behind him than earlier in the year. Perhaps I was just looking at one or two pictures / footage from earlier in the year that wasn't really a good sampling of his stance. The main reason might be that, as others have mentioned, he is being pitched away more and seeing more junk. He may also have a bit of Hall-itis. What is Hall-itis? Recenly, Billy seems like he had to pull everything. Once in awhile, he tries to spray, but he still has problems pulling that shoulder. Put Jenkins in that category, too.

Unfortunately in the ESPN bylaws, there is a section that deals with the Brewers and Sunday Night Baseball. It says that the only way that a Brewers game will be shown on Sunday Night is if they change their name to the Yankees or Red Sox. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif