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  1. hawing
    If someone had told me last March that the 2014 Brewers' record would be 82-80, I would have pretty much nodded and felt that was plausible - a modest improvement over 2013.
  2. hawing
    Aw, good for you, Invader. The timing of this year's holidays will be less than ideal for me. UW-Madison's exams end on Saturday 12/20, which means most of my (college student) employees will either have left for their break by then or will be in exams that day. My library will then be open the Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday of Christmas week, and I will have to consider it a win if I don't have to work all of those days (plus the prior Saturday to finish off exam week). It'd be less of a drag - and I am fully aware that it's a first world problem - if most of the people we will rush around southern Wisconsin to see on the 24th and 25th (both my side and the SO's) weren't in the middle of a longish Christmas vacation. Here's a sample conversation: Relatives: Hey, let's all go to a movie together on the 26th! Can you join us, hawing and SO? (OK, they will use our real names.) SO: Well, my library's closed all week. hawing: Sorry, I'm back at it at 7:30 that morning. *Buzzkill* Then once I'm back at my library, the SO will go to movies every day of his break; but he does give me a ride home at least. I think I've rambled enough to qualify this post for the "pointless/dumb" thread. I will admit I enjoy the buildup to Christmas more than the actual Eve and Day.
  3. hawing
    So who does Heyward most likely displace in the outfield?
  4. hawing
    I feel the same thing about bobbleheads always being on Sundays. Sundays usually draw pretty good crowds anyways. Never understand why they don't do more handouts (or any handouts?) on weekdays. Weekday/weeknight giveaways would mostly shut out fans from outside southeast Wisconsin (except for devoted weirdos like the hawing household. ). I too wondered if Mark Attanasio's son's band might make an appearance, assuming he still is in a band.
  5. hawing
    I know it's just the phrase you used, and I understand what you were saying...but part of me would be entertained to see the ticket office staff haul out a big old bucket and pick dates out of it to make fan's choice assignments.
  6. hawing
    Following up, the rest of the 20 giveaways are T-shirt Fridays: June 12 June 26 July 17 July 31 August 7 August 14 August 28 It looks like fans will have a chance to vote on T-shirt designs in January.
  7. hawing
    The August 16 giveaway is a bobblehead commemorating Jonathan Lucroy's doubles record: http://binaryapi.ap.org/a11e7bcfd3e74fcdb1d6ff50c23bd95e/460x.jpg On August 30, the Vintage Brewer bobble makes a return visit, clad presumably in retro duds this time: http://mlblogsbrewers.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/img_0780.jpg On September 20, you Scooter Gennett fans and gnome fans can look forward to a giveaway combining the two: That mug shot makes him look just extra impish, am I right? Fans will get to vote on the October 4 giveaway item: http://www.clipartbest.com/cliparts/dc7/5dR/dc75dRdc9.jpeg So that takes care of the home Sundays of 2015.
  8. hawing
    Yup, Matt Garza in gnome form on August 2. I'd hoped to find a Garza image that looked gnomish, but decided on this one: http://mlb.mlb.com/assets/images/5/6/6/84181566/cuts/GarzaFace_647ahc83_s9pgln6z.PNG Friday morning's clues so far are "Milwaukee native" and "Former Milwaukee catcher." So it's Uecker. August 9, bobblehead. http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m199gk0uPv1qa12tx.jpg Yeah, it probably won't be that pose.
  9. hawing
    Didn't they do this for Cecil Cooper very soon before he was canned in Houston? (There is also a 2015 bobblehead/giveaway thread in the Trading Post)
  10. hawing
    The next bobble giveaway is after the all-star break, on July 19: http://expressmilwaukee.com/imgs/media.images/4322/khris%20davis%20milwaukee%20brewers.widea.jpg THE KHRUSH.
  11. hawing
    Moving on, the May 31 giveaway is a Bud Selig bobblehead: http://assets.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/BudSelig*304.jpg?v=1 The June 14 bobblehead is of Carlos Gomez in a 2014 All-Star uniform: http://www2.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Carlos+Gomez+85th+MLB+Star+Game+An-o-7_Op0wl.jpg
  12. hawing
    Bobble no. 2, announced Monday evening, is Big Wily Peralta, with an April 26 giveaway date: http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/001/668/932/140080928_crop_north.jpg?w=630&h=420&q=75 So there are at least two all-fan giveaways that will please me in 2015. Not that I expect that to be the Brewers' goal. The third one, whose clues are being posted on Brewers' social media as I write this, looks suspiciously (but not surprisingly) Hank-esque. Time will tell. Edited: Yup. A Mother's Day BobbleHank on May 10. I guess that is what it is. http://media.jrn.com/images/660*412/b99237309z.1_20140331184830_000_gi35hp33.1-1.jpg
  13. hawing
    When I do a nasal rinse, I fill a little glass container with filtered water and microwave it for a bit. At least, no beasties have gotten me yet. If a cold or other upper respiratory bug has me super congested, I use Afrin (or equivalent) spray. That way I can at least breathe through my nose. In the midst of a cold, I typically have to "Afrin up" before the nasal rinse will do any good.
  14. hawing
    http://jobusrum.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Rob_Deer_A_Baseball_Atrocity_442x570.jpg Called that! Well, more like my hope was coincidentally fulfilled. Here's hoping the bobble Rob is sporting a 1987 mullet.
  15. hawing
    Thanks, jodo; I hadn't noticed the fine print with the dates specifying bobbles. I see Mother's Day is a different giveaway. I wonder if it will be something appealing to moms.
  16. hawing
    I remember Pick 'n Save's true warehouse-type store days in the late 1970s, when I lived in Monroe. However, Madison has none (plus Madison has a bunch of options I like better), so I haven't darkened the door of a P 'n S in a long time. I know they moved away from the warehouse format long ago. However, I do have a fond memory of the P 'n S on Silvernail in Pewaukee, because its rear sign is visible from I-94 and for most of a Brewers season a few years back, part of the sign was burned out so at night it read "ick 'n Save." So that's what we call it in the hawing household.
  17. hawing
    Two of my fondest memories of Rickie: http://peninsulaclarion.com/images/062605/9420_256.jpg http://www.millerparkdrunk.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/brewers11-mjs-brewers11_-spt_-sieu_-13.jpg Thanks for playing, and best wishes.
  18. hawing
    I'm going out on a limb and guessing you meant to say "2015" bobbleheads. For the most part, your guesses all seem plausible. I would not mind seeing a Mike Fiers bobble, if only to see how they replicate his perma-stubble. I'm open to players from the past, though one could argue they've picked over the 1982 bones enough. Rob Deer in bobble form would be spectacular for me. I'm only not convinced that all ten of the "all-fan giveaway" dates will feature bobbles; but as we know, that's happened before, and time will tell.
  19. hawing
    Oh my goodness, I laughed and laughed when Travis went deep there. I'm not even mad that the Giants are in for the third time since 2010. Zombie Brewer power! Edited to add another thought: I'm not above feeling bad for Michael Wacha. Without knowing the big picture of the STL bullpen (because I don't want to follow them that closely), seems that dude was Mathenyed. Other than that, I'm alllllll about the Cardinal schadenfreude.
  20. hawing
    Every time I see any athletes celebrating their toasts with goggles, I think of this:
  21. hawing
    Awww, it's like Conor and I are the Social Committee or something. Which is hilarious, since I'm a pretty solidly confirmed introvert.
  22. hawing
    The Brewers reignited the slobber/slopper war today by posting a still image of the two fisted "drunk guy" on Facebook and Twitter. Hence the return of this thread. Slopper forever. Slob is not a verb, so "slobber" can't be a thing. That's my take.
  23. hawing
    Woah, J.J.'s gettin' paid. I wonder if the timing will bode well for the rest of his postseason play this year.
  24. hawing
    Happy to help. Just saying, though, the Brewers' win percentage in 2014 was much better with you in attendance than without you. You probably should do something about that going forward.
  25. hawing
    Yup, we got that. I need to remind the S.O. to forward a copy of whatever he gets to me, since he is the SSH of record. I'll miss the paper to handle as well, but on the up-side, presumably those of us outside southeast Wisconsin won't have to feign patience while the mail catches up with us...until the 2015 tickets actually arrive. Has there been word yet on whether SSH prices will change for 2015? 2014 was a decidedly different kind of downer than 2013 was, but to some extent a downer is still a downer, and how prudent is it to follow up a downer with a price hike? It might be less unpalatable for anyone who made a postseason payment and won't have to fork over as much in October/November as a result. On the other hand, it might feel like insult added to injury.
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