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If I'd known you were going today, splitter, I'd have waved or something. Our seats were not quite Pedroesque but in 217, still nicer than our usual. They were in front of Robb Edwards. who said hello when we arrived. I am enjoying the vocabulary building exercise this IGT has been. "Forfeit lineup" and BurbaHelling are sure to enter my personal lexicon. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif During the game, I was thinking of referring to the latter innings as the Matt Wise showcase, but the activity on this board the last 24 hours seems to give that phrase a lot more meaning than I'd intended. If he somehow does prove to be trade bait, I just hope other teams aren't looking at his skill in breaking up double plays (he stopped running about 2/3 of the way to second). 10-5 in 2007 on the hawing ticket - I'll take it for sure. They'd better not wait until our next game (7/31) to win again, though.

Chiming in a day late: The solid outing by Cappy made the loss a lot easier to take. From section 312, I frankly heard more boos than cheers for Sharpie. I gave a modest cheer during the starting lineups, and by the end of Doug's stint was heckling him like I might any opposing pitcher. The healing continues. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif I enjoyed DD's time here. I bought the wife a DD T-shirt. JET15, I'd like to know when you ever found one of those. I looked for a couple of seasons and never saw one at the Fan Zone. And if your wife ever tires of that shirt, you send me a PM before giving it to Goodwill or whatever. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif On the topic of jersey T-shirts...I'd like to see sales figures on the jersey tees this season. They have to be massive. I followed through on my chat room vow earlier this week and got myself a Villa T, amid a large crowd and slow moving checkout line. The advantage to the slow line was that I was somewhat sheltered by the Brewers' stellar fielding in the 4th inning. I'll hand it to the Brewers, though; their selection of player tees is larger than it was at the start of the season, including a wider selection of kids' player tees.

that floppy crochet beer can hat the sun-baked drunk across the alley wore every day back in the 70's. Geno, you just made my memory hurt. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

We bought a new car earlier this month and traded in our old one to the dealer. This morning, I received an email from an individual stating that his company had bought our old car through a local dealer and he had a few basic questions about it (where'd we have it serviced, when was the timing belt replaced, is there anything he should keep an eye on). How easy is it to identify the former owner of a vehicle? My library has some WI motor vehicle records, but by state statute we can't release much due to privacy concerns. My work email is easily googled, so the email contact didn't bug me much. Would receiving a message like this out of the blue creep you out a bit? And would you respond? This is information I would have been willing to share if we'd been the direct seller of the car, but I'm not sure it's our responsibility anymore.

I'm going to declare this thread "played out." Further discussion about Derrek Lee's pending suspension appeal can be directed to this thread. Just another reason to dislike the Cubs...

Doug is Sharpie because it looks like his soul patch was drawn on with a Sharpie (I think...) Well, when he first came to Milwaukee he was sporting more than just the soul patch. The mustache and other facial hair components made me think Sharpie. The picture I added to post 2 of this thread is the best example I could find (without looking all night) of the original "Sharpie" look. Actually, the best example was here on bf.net. Despite my DD nostalgia, the thought of Braun vs. Sharpie gladdens my heart and snaps me right back to the present. Edit: Here's the bf.net pic: http://www.brewerfan.net/images/playerpix/doug_davis.jpg

Who knew that Graffy has MASHED Davis in the past Both components of Counselnino, no less. Section 312 for me. I'm hoping to score some Carmex as well.

http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/images/2005/04/05/U6uS4d29.jpg http://www.goodexperience.com/broken/i/03/10/sharpie.s.jpg Ahhh, Doug. I'll be wearing your jersey, but root root rooting for the home team.

Casey stole my image thunder, but it bears saying anyway... Bro! Number 29 on the jersey, number one in our hearts.

http://media.musictoday.com/store/bands/1065/product_medium/MGCD01.jpg One step at a time...or, occasionally, two. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

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Don't apologize. You've done a service to others who might have considered wearing buckets or bringing in buckethead props as a tribute to Daron.

Just a few comments... Best "job" I had in school was bing on the Big Drum crew for the Purdue marching band (see avatar). I've been wondering what your avatar depicted, TheB. I spent six semesters and a summer at the Helen C White computer lab (2nd floor). Funkyplaid, did you work for Bruce? He is among my favorite circulation colleagues on campus. And as for adjusting from southern climates to Beloit...the year I spent there (1984-85) was pretty decently cold, and there were a few young women from the Bahamas. They were very nice but bewildered in the face of -20 Fahrenheit. They did manage, but I felt bad for them.

Cubs 8, Brewers 4 Saturday, September 6, 2003 46,218 We were at that game, and the next day's too. Easily the least pleasant experience I've had at Miller Park. Thus, I'm all for setting a new record with a more successful game.

Geez, everyone demands a magic number... http://img.tfd.com/dict/98/17F7D4-68.jpg We really should come to a consensus: when the magic number changes, does it go at the end of the IGT for the last win, or at the start of the new IGT?

OK, Todd... http://img.tfd.com/dict/98/17F7D4-68.jpg

Bernieh, I love your pictures of the block party. The guys look so casual. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif Thanks for sharing.

That's definitely worthy, in a very miscellaneous kind of way. But at the rate that posts have been added to (and thus dropped off) the forum, I'm not confident we still have that thread.

Oh, TT, actually I didn't go to Superior. That they are the Yellowjackets and that Ahnold got his degree there are the only trivia bits I know about that campus - so I decided to share them. I apologize for misleading you. After a year at Beloit College, I transferred to UW-Madison and got both my bachelor's (linguistics) and master's (library and information studies) degrees there. It took me a total of six years (one at Beloit, five at Madison) to finish my programs. My school year jobs were all in libraries, which lined up with my eventual career path. I did have two non-library summer jobs: one packaging bakery products (like petit fours) at The Swiss Colony, and one assembling bits of speakers to make bigger speaker components (which went on to be assembled into actual speakers elsewhere). Both jobs really only made me eager to return to college. The UW put people on a 10-year plan to pay off student loans, and I managed to pay mine off in seven years. Coming from a single-parent (and thus single income) household, I qualified for a ton of financial aid - even at Beloit, which was a much more pricey place. My student debt figure now pales in comparison to my student employees who are only a year or two in. Based on how much college costs now, and how admissions at UW-Madison has all but become a lottery (because so many hyper-qualified people apply now), I'm glad I went to school when I did.

Crazy.. beyond ZJ and Inman, who's left in the farm system we are excited for? To use a game show analogy, it does kind of feel like we're using all of our lifelines, which puts me a bit on edge. I'm (sort of) staying calm by keeping in mind how well Gallardo has performed so far. If anyone has to sub for Ben, I guess I'd pick him. Also, keep in mind that the Cardinals were without Albert Pujols for a couple of stretches last year, and things turned out for them in the end. And the Cubs are no more immune than any other team to having something weird and bad happen to them.

Daron, if you're reading this, I suggest Corey Hart. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/glasses.gif

Best wishes to Chris and the Spurling family. Almost 8:30 AM CDT and still nothing on brewers.com or jsonline. Nice work, Mass!

which filled up with water whenever it rained. That's the one thing we wondered about yesterday: if the drainage will be improved during/after a rain. Maybe we'll find out Wednesday or Thursday.

wOOgiE stayed up all night, or else got up very early, just to stay on top of the IGT graphic. My hat's off to you, again. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

(even though we are in Section 217) Woo-hoo! Family section, represent! (We usually sit in 417. But we're in 217 on Thursday. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif )