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To reiterate about the field bleachers...the empty-looking sections are set up for media access (of which there is presumably more, now that it's the Championship Series round). The rows at the front of those sections are empty so that fans don't block the view of the media seated at the rear. This is why Robin19 and YaDerHeySki were booted from their full-season seat location for the postseason. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/frown.gif When I stepped away last night to use a restroom, I walked behind the press box area on the loge concourse, and a largish area is curtained off for Media and Press Access. There were just tables and chairs behind the curtains, so I'm guessing it's more feeding space. Incidentally, I was happy to see that the loge concourse was a veritable ghost town (I used the restroom during Nyjer's PH at-bat). Then I was sad to see people actually LEAVING THE GAME at that point. Kudos to section 223 (next to ours), who stood up a lot more than my seat neighbors in 222. The crowd in my vicinity was a few notches less active than Friday night, but Friday was extraordinary, so I'm not going to hate. No kudos to the guy seated directly behind me who, once Axford came in for the 9th, kept yelling at everyone to "STAND UP PEOPLE! IT'S THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH!" Extra kudos to the fan in front of me who turned around and politely pointed out to this guy twice her size that it was the top of the ninth. Ha.

Heaven forbid we could have a reliable platform for the PLAYOFFS.

I'll read the whole thread later, once I no longer get white screens every other attempt. But way to come back today, Brewers. Except for the sun angle and leaf colors, it felt like August. Don't let up.

That reminds me - Sandy Maxx was shown on the videoboard (as a fan) during one of the NLDS games last weekend.

The hawing party will hit the road in about an hour. 1-0 for Sunday, Brewers. Have fun, resist the mind games, and good luck. Edit: Nice day for my brother to be a half hour late. :/ But it gives me a chance to post Save us, Zack Greinke.

I'm slightly tempted to line the inside of my cap with tin foil, to keep out the mind games. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/indifferent.gif

I'd settle for the hawk coming back. Who knows, maybe the Phillies' ouster made Hunter Pence sigh with relief.

Probably the same person.And probably a relative.The fan in Madison is female and the guy sitting near us last night is male. I suppose they could have been related to each other, but their pasty white skin made it highly unlikely that they're related to Yuni. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

I'm getting closer and closer to committing to a Lucroy jersey. Who had a custom Lucroy shirt made in June 2010 (while MP kept trying to move Zaun shirts in their store)? This fan.

I can click and drag them to a folder using windows 7 and they save that way. Some really cool pictures Right-clicking on them and choosing "Save Image As…" (or your browser's equivalent) should work.Right-clicking in Firefox, using an iMac, brings me no results.

I can click and drag them to a folder using windows 7 and they save that way. Some really cool pictures Right-clicking on them and choosing "Save Image As…" (or your browser's equivalent) should work.Right-clicking in Firefox, using an iMac, brings me no results.

It made me laugh out loud. Once it became apparent that the Brewers were sticking with Yuni for the long (2011) haul, I decided to assume that there's some inscrutable, cosmic reason for them to do so. Maybe we haven't seen "the reason" yet, but he had some solid moments Friday night, which I'll accept. He's there, we can't change that, so may as well hope for the best. A bit of an aside: I saw two fans wearing Betancourt shirts on Friday - one in Madison and one two rows in front of me at NLDS game 5.

So it shouldn't be too long before a large CHA-CHING noise reverberates across the state of Wisconsin, with ripple effects elsewhere.

Not this time. We heard it on the post-game show on the way home in the car.

Apparently speed does kill. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif I'm not going to lie. I had my head down for parts of the Arizona halves of the 8th and 9th. Success felt rather unlikely right at that time. Gah. Plus everyone in front of me was either taller, had their towels in the air all the time, or both. There was a lot of home plate action I really didn't see throughout the course of the game. This is not to say that I couldn't tell what was going on. I don't know what else to say yet. Sweet jebus, the Brewers advanced to the NLCS. Good on you, home team. (Also, MP must have received quite a deal on blue and gold confetti.)

Apparently speed does kill. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif I'm not going to lie. I had my head down for parts of the Arizona halves of the 8th and 9th. Success felt rather unlikely right at that time. Gah. Plus everyone in front of me was either taller, had their towels in the air all the time, or both. There was a lot of home plate action I really didn't see throughout the course of the game. This is not to say that I couldn't tell what was going on. I don't know what else to say yet. Sweet jebus, the Brewers advanced to the NLCS. Good on you, home team. (Also, MP must have received quite a deal on blue and gold confetti.)

Beautiful. You were on my personal list of good posters, but you're approaching the top of the list with a bullet. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif Dear Yovani: We really need you tonight. Forever's gonna start tonight.

Beautiful. You were on my personal list of good posters, but you're approaching the top of the list with a bullet. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif Dear Yovani: We really need you tonight. Forever's gonna start tonight.

It belongs everywhere today. We're leaving for Milwaukee pretty soon. I'm nervous, but also grateful to have this opportunity today. Dear Brewers: You know what's within your reach. You can get there, today. Have fun, and good luck. Love you, hawing

It belongs everywhere today. We're leaving for Milwaukee pretty soon. I'm nervous, but also grateful to have this opportunity today. Dear Brewers: You know what's within your reach. You can get there, today. Have fun, and good luck. Love you, hawing

I think dlk9s' avatar is reasonable, considering that it is big-boy time.

Yep, time for our time-honored graphic: http://image.bokus.com/images2/9780273704577_large_must-win-battles

Ehh, pitch, say whatever you were going to say. That was just the first thing I thought of, because it's been on my mind lately. Also, splitter, sorry to hear of the loss in your extended family.

"Al Davis said it best - just win, baby, win!" http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/lacrossetribune.com/content/tncms/assets/editorial/0/1a/0b4/01a0b4a0-93e8-11e0-a21b-001cc4c03286-revisions/4df2f6e7dbdff.image.jpg http://i.usatoday.net/sports/_photos/2011/07/08/Brewers-top-Reds-on-Kotsays-walk-off-single-IM7CTT6-x-large.jpg http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/host.madison.com/content/tncms/assets/editorial/3/1f/17c/31f17ce6-7375-11df-928d-001cc4c03286.preview-300.jpg http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/host.madison.com/content/tncms/assets/editorial/5/ae/5c0/5ae5c00d-1f57-5af1-96d0-8a5600eff410-revisions/4c256e6c7cbde.image.jpg

People do say "no risk, no reward." In most facets of life, I'm highly risk-averse, plus I'm clinically anxious (though I think less severely than Zack) - so although the Brewers' fortunes this season doesn't ultimately make a huge ripple in the universe...this is an uncomfortable position for me. I'll feel either awesome or awful by Friday night, and it's impossible to know which. I'm diligently trying to take the even-keeled angle. This is what happens during postseasons, when momentum can shift in the blink of an eye. More than two dozen MLB teams and their fans would give a lot to trade places with the Brewers and with us right now. You never know when this will happen again, so enjoy it. Blah blah blah. But staying even-keeled is a struggle. I was listening to my Brewers playlist on the walk home tonight, hearing songs that filled me with confidence until Tuesday night, and trying not to get teary right there on the bike path. I won't feel ashamed if they fall short of the NLCS - the 2011 Brewers' accomplishments have included a lot of first-time feats, and I'm delighted and grateful to have been present for so much of it - but I'm absolutely not ready for the season to end. And I always cry at the end of the season, whenever it comes, just because it's over. I guess I'm trying to focus on the opportunity that tomorrow holds for us all, and compartmentalize the "what ifs" that usually dog my thoughts. One of my favorite threads in Brewerfan history is this one from 9/27/2008. Have a look through it between now and 4:00 Friday. Here is one of my favorite quotes from that thread (italics added by me): So, anxiety level is moderate, but I'm going to try to remember that not everything I'm anxious about turns out badly.