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Who says he isn't? Do we honestly think that MLB teams don't have someone to help players do this? And do we honestly think that since Prince has million and million and millions of dollars going on his strength and conditioning that he won't hire some or make the effort? This is this mans job, he can devote his time during our "working hours" to focus on said things. I'm very disappointed in everyones "jump to conclusions" that Princes "power issues" (Remember.. he only hit 1 HR MORE LAST YEAR SO FAR) this year is because he's "weak because he's a veggie now". Lets stop assuming that he's not taking care of himself, infact this might be a good move for him to extend his carrier by focusing on his eating and his general well being. You're the one that's assuming and jumping to conclusions.

You do realize protien is found in things other than meat, don't you? Yeah, like Milk. Like I mentioned in the sentence you quoted. Learn to read man. Like I said before, (1) I am not saying that it's impossible to be a healthy home-run hitter without meat. I'm saying it's difficult and that Prince might not be up to the task. If he's supplementing his meat with Doritos, then I'm worried. And none of you know what he's doing. People keep saying that the Brewers have a full-time nutritionist for him and stuff. I've seen no newspaper article saying that this is true. Early in the season there was one that specifically said that they do not. And (2) I am not saying that Prince's diet is entirely responsible for his early season "slump." But it MIGHT bet PARTLY responsible.

Which is easily possible whilst being a vegetarian. I'm a vegan and I usually get about 150% of my recommended protein intake every day. Possible, yes. Easily possible, no way. I'm not saying that it's definately his diet and only his diet that's hurting him, but I think you guys that are saying his new diet is defiantely not a factor are being pretty close-minded.

"Its amazing how many of you have bought into the meat-manhood myth." It has nothing to do with manhood and it's not a myth. Female athletes need protein too. Anyone that has ever trained for a sport will tell you that eating right is important. Any dietician will tell you that that includes eating protein, fats and carbohydrates. He got his dietary advice from a book written by a fashion model for Pete's sake. Unless Prince is drinking about a gallon of whole milk per day, I'm worried about this.

"I'd be a lot more worried if he were hitting the ball hard and it just wasn't going far. But a change in diet is unlikely to have caused his timing to be off so he pulls everything foul or pops it up. That has nothing to do with muscle mass." It's not just for muscle mass or power. You need protien to develop just about every component of athleticism, including timing, coordination and definately explosiveness.

Also, there are a number of downtown bars that offer free shuttle busses to the games. Google around, but off the top of my head, I think BBC and Hooligans on North Ave do. And some of the bars on Water St. do too. I'm not sure if it's every game or just weekends or what, but that might be a good option for you. If you're not tailgating, you might as well get a pitcher and a burger at Hooligans.

"As a vegetarian of 10 years I just want to say, Congratulations Prince. I don't push my beleifs on others but I am always happy when they make the decision for themselves. For me I made the decision to stop eating meat when I really thought about what I was doing. If I wanted a hamburger I knew that I wouldn't be willing to go out and kill and butcher the animal to get the meat, so therefore it was illogical for me to be willing to eat meat. Regarding the health aspects, being a vegitarian dosen't take anymore work than eating meat. Yes you need to replace the lost protein, that is easy to do tofu is a much better means of getting protein. Iron and Vitamin B12 are the things that you probably are going to have to go and actually buy a vitamin supplement to get..." To me, if I wanted a B-12 supplement, I wouldn't be willing to go to the lab and make one, so therefore it was illogical for me to not eat meat. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

This has me really worried. Athletes need meat. I wish he would have tried the zone diet or something instead.

I live on the lower east side too. I have a 2-bedroom on Ogden that I rent from Shoreline for $850. It's an older place but it has everything I need, including a dishwasher. And it's basically walking distance to Brady St., Water St., North Ave., Cathedral Square etc. I pay an additional $50 for parking in a surface lot. I've never had a problem with crack-heads taking my stuff. Shoreline's website has a list of properties that you can check out. I know for one thing that there are a few 1-bedrooms in my building that are available.

I've tried a lot of different programs over the years. I was in swimming and track in college, did triathlons, have always lifted weights. Recently I discovered Crossfit. It is by far the best training program I have ever used. It's also pretty fun and rewarding, but very hard. You will build muscle and lose weight faster doing Crossfit than what you are doing now. Check the website out and see what you think. I've made noticable gains in both appearance and performance in just two months. www.crossfit.com There's also a local affiliate here in Milwaukee. It's by the airport. Saturday noon classes are always free. He'll also let you try a free week if you want to try it out.

Maybe Braun would be better in the outfield and Bill Hall could play third again. Braun has a strong arm and Hall is a much more proven infielder.

"Okay, so I had 4 9-game packs this season and the email I got today said I could get 4 tickets for each of the first two rounds of the playoffs... When I went to order, I was only allowed to get 2 tickets per playoff series. What's the deal? Did I misinterpret the offer???" I had 4 9-packs too and just ordered. I got four tickets to one division series game and four tickets to one NLCS game. This was what I had been told I'd get from the beginning of the season.

Tonights Lineup: 2B Rickie Weeks RF Gabe Gross 3B Ryan Braun 1B Prince Fielder CF Corey Hart LF Geoff Jenkins C Johnny Estrada SS J.J. Hardy RHP Yovani Gallardo

They were saying the Cubs and the Cubs' fans got riled up when he sang "root root root for the Brewers."

Sometimes at games, my friends and I try to "eat for the cycle." This means that you have to finish a hot dog, a brat, an Italian and a Polish in 9 innings. When they added the Chorizo at some of the concession stands and in the race, we were faced with a dilemma. A dilemma we have not yet resolved. What do you guys think, should "eating for the cycle" require that you eat all five sausages or should it remain the traditional four to be more equivalent to hitting for the cycle?

I think managers should do it more often. Not only is is good to save your bullpen, it's good for morale. Did you see the D-Backs dugout when Cirillo was on the mound? Or the crowd? Happy faces in a 9-0 loss is alright. It gives you a high point to rally around the next day.

Saw this on Deadspin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDmo8R8WbnM&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Edeadspin%2Ecom%2F Maybe we should think about putting him in the rotation?

Dillon doesn't have a 2006-7 PECOTA entry, but he does have one for 2005. He's old, but he might have something to offer: "The return of Dillon was one of the best baseball stories of 2004. Forced out of organized baseball after 2002 due to back problems, Dillon spent 2003 coaching at Texas Tech. He was a good hitter before injuries sapped his power, and while his '04 performance was over his head, the basic skills-good power and average, reasonable plate discipline-are real. There's no spot for him in the Marlins' infield, and an experiment in left field didn't take, so he's fighting an uphill battle for a job. Root for him." It's not overwhelmingly positive by a long shot, but maybe ol' Joe will make for a great story. "Not bad for a has-been and a couple of never-will-be's" or something like that.

A while back, my brother wrote this blog post about Wrigley and the Cubs. It's pretty funny: electriccommentary.blogsp...00-ce.html

Comparing Bonds to Ruth and Aaron is pretty interesting. Why not also compare him a known user? The person in question would have to have not used in his younger days, started using when he got older, and drastically improved as a result. Fortunately, we have former MVP Ken Caminiti for comparison. Bonds made a huge leap in almost all major statistical categories from the 1999 through the 2000 season, and has not let up (until arguably right now). This is highly unusual, as he was 13 years into his career by 1999, and past what should have been his prime. Caminiti shows a similar progression. His career began in 1987. As of 1993 his career high in home runs was 13. But in 1994, he starts to make gradual increases, much like Barry?s 2000 season (49 home runs). In 1994 he hits 18, a career high. 1995, he increases that by almost 50%, hitting 26. Finally, during his tainted MVP season of 1996 he hit 40! He also set a career high in BA (.326) and RBI (130). His slugging went up over 100 points from his previous high (.621, beating his also steroid induced .513 of a year earlier). His slugging that year was almost 200 points higher than his career average. In 1996, Ken was 33 years old. Not as old as Bonds but still years past his prime. The fact that Caminiti was younger than Bonds during his Seroid years actually hurts Bonds' case. I can't do a graph right now, but look at these numbers: Ken Caminiti, HRs, 1993-1998 ? 13, 18, 26, 40, 26, 29 Barry Bonds, HRs, 1998-2003 ? 37, 34 (in 102 games, 49 over 150), 49, 73, 46, 45. The pattern is basically the same.

"You pay $85 for yours from a store. I pay $5 for mine from a guy on ebay. What happens to the value of your investment. Is it still "worth" $85?" Absolutely. It's worth whatever I was willing to pay for it and if a bobblehead doll is something I value at more than $85 it was a good move, regardless of what others are doing. Now, since a bobblehead is more of a "collector's item" it's not really a fair comparison. If I was buying it "as an investment" and it wasn't really worth $85 as determined by the market, than it was a bad investment. But a seat at a baseball game isn't really something that goes up or down in value once you're sitting in it. If a particular seat is worth $85 to you, buy it and enjoy the game. It's a good buy regardless of what anyone else is doing. (Fixed broken code --1992casey)

"I am probably in the minority here, but I'd like some protection for my investment." I'm confused. Was someone without the $85 ticket sitting in your seats, or just in your section? If it's just in your section, how does that detract from your investment? You still see the same game from the same angle. Was it tall people that sat in front of you? Were they being loud and obnoxious? If it was none of those, and it was just people sitting near you that didn't pay as much for a ticket, I see no reason that should bother you in the slightest.

Okay, here my recomendation. The first one only works if you're the younger brother and single (like I was when I said it). Start with something like this: "When we were kids growing up, I always looked up to Brother.... Then list a few things that he taught you how to do or was better than you at: "He taught me how to throw a curveball..." or "Whenever I brought home a B in school, he brought home an A..." or "When I caught an X inch fish, he caught an X+4 inch fish..." or whatever. Personalize it to fit you and your brother, but stick to the theme of "Brother was better than me at stuff." After this, you say, "now that we've grown up, I have a much better curveball than Brother, I'm much more intelligent, and I'm a way better fisherman (or whatever your items were). But today, by marrying Brother'sWife, Brother has set a precedent that I can never hope to top...." Then basic "here's to Brother and Brother'sWife!" This is is good because it takes a friendly shot at the brother and gives a huge compliment to the wife.

I guess I never understood editing language for stuff like that. They're just words, right? And sometimes they're the right words. But whatever, I'll make sure to edit better next time. But I've seen far worse words than "s--t" on here, "Zambrano" for example.

I totally agree with you guys about fans that boo our players. Those people suck. I defiantely told the meatheads in front of me on Friday to shut it when they were booing Cappy, and I was doing the same thing at every game when Jenks was cold last year. Those are bad fans. W love our Brewers like we love our children, not because they're good, but because they're ours. But the worst fans are people that think they're "level of fandom" is higher than that of others. That's so annoying. I know as much as the next guy about the teams from the 80s (and I was under ten during the 80s, I was 2 during the world series season), but when people that are less into baseball history ask me something about Gorman Thomas I ANSWER THEIR QUESTION, not write some snarky post on a message board about it. There's a damn good chance that that young couple gets just as much joy out of a Brewer win (and just as much disapointmnet out of a Brewer loss) as the guy that knows Gorman Thomas's lifetime OPS off the top of his head. @#%$, the guy that runs the sports collectable kiosk at the mall strikes me as a good person to ask questions about baseball, but I guess not.