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I think the postseason ticket limits described by BrewersSuperCollector apply to the 9/10-pack customers. In 2007 and 2008 we were eligible for one full postseason strip (set of tickets) for each seat in our account (two seats in 2007, four in 2008). Also, the Sunday Plus 20-pack is the one that includes each of the all-fan giveaway dates. I believe it's 13 Sundays, 6 Fridays and one weeknight.
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For the first time since June (amid renovation), I have an office at work again. It even has a back door. I am so not bugged by this!
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We got things worked out with our ticket rep to switch our fan's choice package to Opening Day Plus, with the location we wanted - top row of our terrace box section, so I can see over the people who lean forward in their seats all game and we can stand up at exciting moments without blocking anyone behind us.
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Thank you, I needed a wingman in the worst way. It bugs me that you could have made that sound even more like Elmer Fudd-speak. You should run away in shame. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif
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All I can think of offhand are (1) by January the roster will be closer to set, so they'll know more who they have to work with and (2) Peterson needs time to look at video. Yeah, that's not much, so I guess I'm puzzled as well. -
Oh, more like random random.
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The original name for the chain was Buffalo Wild Wings & Weck. They say so on their website, but I remember when it opened on State Street in Madison. I think it replaced the Wong's Wok.
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Yet, I got out of the shower just in time to see the Angels regain the lead. Here's hoping it sticks. Edit: good heavens, listening on Gameday Audio they sound barely willing to make it stick. Either that or they're being hosed on (more) pro-Yankee calls. 2nd edit: the next time the Brewers are in the postseason (thinking like the blue koolaid drinker I am), they'd better not drag things out as much as the Angels just did. This site would implode, as would my nervous system.
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Hardy? That has to be a typo?It wasn't a typo in March. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/ohwell.gif
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Wow, Todd, another home run interview. And speaking of home runs...my apologies, Jeff, but I'll confess, I don't remember your grand slam; but I love that you got someone a home run inning prize and that it had such value for the winner. Thanks so much for taking time for Brewerfan.net.
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So, on Wednesday my mother sent me an email titled "Financial dilemma." I gulped a bit and opened it, to find that her Freddie Mac bond is being called so she will soon have a five figure sum of money to re-invest or spend. She is leaning toward reinvesting. Her financial advisor has made a couple of mutual fund suggestions (Franklin Income A and PIMCO Total Return C) for reinvesting, but my mom would like to find a more independent source (like a website) for rating/comparing mutual funds. For some reason, she is asking me for suggestions (despite acknowledging in her email that I am no particular financial whiz). So if anyone can suggest websites that are reasonably reliable for rating or comparing mutual funds, I'd appreciate it. Then I could go back to pondering why she is asking me financial questions instead of her financial advisor. Thanks in advance.
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The Early Candidate for Worst Call of the Year
hawing replied to Gobias Industries's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
In a diagram I entirely spent too much time on, Golf clap for your efforts, Sam. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif -
I've never been interested in the playoffs
hawing replied to jerichoholicninja's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I suppose enough of FOX's audience watches anyway, or even likes Buck and McCarver. All that matters is the ratings. I think my lower interest in this year's postseason is due to a bit of a hangover from 2008. Since I work on a college campus populated with people from across the country, most years I know someone who's an avid fan of at least one of the playoff teams, and I can vicariously follow the postseason through that person or persons. (It was interesting in 2004 when I had both a Cardinals fan and a Red Sox fan among my employees. I didn't have to separate them, fortunately.) Having finally had another taste of "the real thing" last year, following the Twins for my employee or the Angels for my high school classmate just isn't doing it for me this year. As for the Angels-Yankees marathon on Saturday, if failing to stay up until midnight or 1:00 AM for a game between two teams I barely follow - on a day when I was already tired - means I'm not a baseball fan, then I guess I'll hand in my badge. -
I'll echo NMF on the value of having someone as a "buffer." Our last move was prompted by a neighboring business (a hospital) contacting us, through their Realtor, basically saying, "sell us your house." Since they had contacted everyone else on our block about selling before they contacted us, we weren't completely surprised, but we both felt more at ease having a buffer between us and the corporate types. So we found an agent (through word of mouth), described the situation and what we wanted to get out of it, and he made it happen. The house we'd identified to move to was for sale by owner, so it was helpful to have his guidance on the purchase transaction too. Since the buyer of our house was already motivated (and with the economy in good shape at the time, probably flush with cash), I doubt our transactions were particularly difficult for our agent to carry out. But for us, the expenditure was well worth not having to deal directly with the hospital people. Not everyone would value that, but we did. So I think there's a place for a buyer's agent.
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For what it's worth, I asked my student employee who's a Mets fan what she thought of Rick Peterson. She said she was fine with him as a pitching coach, instead blaming the Mets' pitching WOAHS on the crap Peterson had to work with when he was there. I think if she had real reservations about Peterson's ability, she would not have hesitated to share them with me - so I'm taking her response as good news (even though her comments also support the assertions of others here that some if not many if not all of the Brewers' pitching problems are beyond the ken of any one pitching coach).
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Yeah. I might just bypass the whole thing. I wouldn't be intrigued by either side winning.
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I've never been interested in the playoffs
hawing replied to jerichoholicninja's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I was pretty interested last year while the Brewers were involved, but between the uber-hype, the too-regular appearance of a subset of moneyed teams, FOX's dramatic playoff theme music*, and especially the playoff announcers of recent years (BA excluded), my interest often drops off quickly. Honestly, I think the Buck/McCarver style of broadcasting might truly be what turns me off most about the postseason. For me, playoff games do serve a useful weaning-myself-off-baseball purpose, but that doesn't mean I hang on every pitch of every game. *One exception: If the Brewers ever do get to the World Series and FOX plays that sweeping drama music for a game involving the Brewers, I will probably be a weeping puddle of emotion. -
I got home tonight to find one of our cats crawling under one of our radiators, clearly trying to reach something. I got the flashlight and the yardstick and found no fewer than seven cat toys, a few of which I'd forgotten they had. Most are 'noisy' toys like crinkle balls and ping pong balls. The other cat has been playing with them, one by one, ever since. I'm hoping that means he sleeps tonight (though if we want to sleep tonight, we'll have to re-hide the noisy toys).
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What a weird time for the announcement: 11:30 PM on Haudricourt's blog and 1:54 AM on brewers.com. I was wondering how in the heck I found this out from WIBA (the station that barely mentions baseball anymore, much less the Brewers, now that there's football over which to obsess) and not from Brewerfan.
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Even if it's no more than a 'game face' (and none of us knows the real Craig Counsell), perhaps we can at least agree that some athletes don't even bother to put on the game face when it's warranted.
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I swear, if Matt freakin' Stairs ties it in the 9th, I might swear off the rest of the postseason tonight (instead of waiting until a Yankees-Phillies WS). Seriously, after he hit that home run off Dave Bush in April or May or whenever, my mom emailed me to ask who he was, and said he looks like he should be getting AARP mail.
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A blue and white Bears cap was on sale in the field level Fan Zone store this season...if that's what you mean. It's not game worn or a stadium giveaway, but an adjustable cap that looks like the ones the players wore at this year's Cerveceros game. I liked the design and got one for myself.
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I've decided to root for the Dodgers in the NLCS, solely so I have more opportunities to listen to Vin Scully. Thanks, Gameday audio!
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It's the intro to Where the Streets Have No Name. It's maybe a minute, no vocals in case that would help stop you from moving.
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I suppose a question about books is in my professional wheelhouse, but all I did was some keyword searching on amazon.com: It Takes More Than Balls: The Savvy Girls' Guide to Understanding and Enjoying Baseball The Publishers' Weekly review isn't all that glowing, but the handful of customer reviews are positive. This second title isn't aimed solely at women: Watching Baseball Smarter: A Professional Fan's Guide for Beginners, Semi-experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks I received a copy of this as a gift, and while it was not life-changing for me, I enjoyed it. This book lost a bit of its sheen for me once I made the connection between the author (Zack Hample) and the professional ballhawk scene, but it does a reasonable job of introducing would-be fans to many particulars of the game. There's also an audio book, which comes with earbuds! A Woman's Guide to Baseball, Basketball & Football: How to Talk His Language! the Basics Hope that helps.
