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The real question is how can the Attanasios monetize this.

It looks like the Brewers are attempting a return to an off-season fan fest - a Winter Warm-Up over a mid-January weekend. Day 1 (Saturday 1/13): A fun-filled "Live Show" at the Miller High Life Theatre, including opportunities to be served drinks by former Brewers and to pose for selfies with Brewers players at photo stations. There's an optional (extra $, limited capacity) autograph session in the morning. Tickets are $22 for the live show and $42 for the live show plus autograph session. Day 2 (Sunday 1/14): A Kids Baseball Clinic at Ethic Sports Indoor in New Berlin. Kids need to be ages 6-14, there are two sessions available (250 kids per session). Tickets are $30 + processing fee. Tickets for the events go on sale to the general public this Friday, 11/3. Season seat holders will be able to purchase tickets Thursday 11/2. I guess it's better than not reaching out at all. I've been feeling like the organization's fan engagement efforts dropped off a cliff 4-5 years ago (I think for more reasons than the pandemic, though I'm sure the pandemic made a large difference).

Remember Brandon Pfaadt from three weeks ago? He's starting Game 7 tonight for the Diamondbacks, because of course.

Another thought, which is probably some kind of wafer-thin silver lining: If the Brewers' 2023 postseason had to be a crash-and-burn, thank the god/being of your choice that it wasn't against chc. 😬

First of all, thanks for asking! I took today off from work to catch up on laundry and sleep, so I'll get that question from people at the library starting Friday. But no one there will want to hear as much detail as I'll share below. Last night, for the first time in years, I didn't cry as we left the seating bowl and stadium. (Usher Bill, if you're reading this, I hope you noticed.) That doesn't mean I don't care. When I do get upset at the end of a season, it's almost always simply because there won't be games for me to attend for another 6-ish months, and I'm disappointed about that. I'm in the camp, well described above, of "rhythm and routine" fans who places a higher value overall on how a team finishes in the 162 game marathon than in the October sprint. My favorite thing about the postseason is that there are more games. Baseball is an emotional utility for me, so I never like when it's turned off. Would I take a(nother) stretch of awful seasons in exchange for a genuine World Series title? If that were a guarantee and no soul selling was involved, maybe. I've withstood enough crap seasons to be able to make that trade with eyes open. I'm not sure how much of the current fan base (the whole fan base, not the audience on this site) would have that patience, though, and it seems like the next few years would be an especially unfortunate time, financially, to risk tanking on attendance. Anyway, last night I was mostly tired, and now I'm a bit better rested and have clean underwear again. I'm not mad at the Brewers, just disappointed that the season has ended. I am glad to learn that I'm not the only fan who cares more about the regular season than the postseason. I imagine that makes me an un-American loser in the minds of some, but they probably would have thought the same for other reasons. 😉

Harvey Kuenn died in 1988, so it should have been that season they sported the H/K patches.

We still occasionally get mail for the people who sold us our house, who haven't lived here since 2005. (Maybe that's why they aren't supporting the causes who reach out to them anymore.)

...So he would have been worse without the drug? 😬 This just makes me think "fool me twice, shame on me."

I know we are beyond 3, but I'm going to add this for the old school bf.net vibe. Sound's pretty loud (for the library at least). Ned Yost 360 bomb

Just want to stop in and say how much I love magic number countdown threads. 🥰

I'm still low key mad that I let myself get sucked into this show, back in the day. That and Secret Life of the American Teenager. But I'm pleased that the magic number changed Sunday even though it wasn't due to a Brewers win.

It was Lane Grindle's call, and he met the moment. 😀 Let's make sure that noted foodie Mark Canha never pays for his own meal in Milwaukee again. My goodness.

It was ADT on the Marlins' sleeves, and to me those stuck out more like a sore thumb. I was hoping for some keystone kop style defense from the Marlins this week, so we could laugh at the irony of their patch sponsor being a security company.

If you see a "Friday retro" style jersey repping Stephen Vogt and the current magic number at the ballpark tonight, come say hello. 😉

I'm not a fan of the concept, but this is far from the worst of the mlb team patches that have emerged to date.

Marketers announce a new patch.

Maybe Hank the Ballpark Pup has really passed this time. 😔 If Scrubby the mascot Scrubbing Bubble adorns every jersey going forward, I will be either disappointed or forever laughing. Whatever it is had better not disrupt the team's reasonably decent recent mojo.

I think you mean Will Sammon. 😉 David Gasper is editor in chief of Reviewing the Brew, not BCB. People (most of whom are probably not deeply into baseball) say they follow me on social media for the Brewers - but I don't know that I'm the kind of contact you are asking about.

I'd have a hard, hard time rooting for a relocated Brewers franchise.

Apologies first for taking this wayyyyy off track. But this quote above reminds me of September 1995, when (as many of you remember, or at least know) the Brewers' future in Milwaukee was at a bit of a crossroads. I took the step of making a mental short list of teams I would consider rooting for in place of a relocated Brewers team. My S.O., who rooted for CHC as a kid (for reasons that were understandable*), thought he was being helpful when he suggested I change allegiance to CHC. 😬 For those wondering, the teams on my short list of 1995 included Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Seattle, Cleveland, maybe the Twins, and absolutely nothing from Chicago. *He grew up in Kenosha; his grandparents had WGN on all the time; and Milwaukee had no MLB team during his age 9-12 seasons. With my help, he has since turned against the Cubs; and of course, we have always been in agreement on the Cardinals.

It's my turn at what's bugging me. Some of you know I work at a research library that's part of a state agency. We hire work-study student employees to help with many tasks because work-study funding means a portion of wages is covered by federal funds. The hiring process, which peaks at this time every year, requires balancing three different bureaucracies and it's usually a slog even when things go as they should. This year I sent the job ad to the UW-Madison folks who post them, and they notify me that they can't place my ad because they don't have a 2023-2024 contract from our agency yet. Our HR office is supposed to do this by August 1 every year. So okay, HR dropped the ball. I notified HR of the situation and was told "The 2023-2024 signed contract has been sent to UW. It went out in the last week." That wording made me wonder if it was code for "whoops, we forgot, we just did it now." And indeed, UW notified me this morning that the contract arrived yesterday and will be processed in the next few days. (Students are just now moving back to Madison and I need staff in place by the 28th - so even a few days' delay is problematic.) So my suspicion is almost certainly correct and HR forgot about it until they saw my reminder. W H Y not just say "Oh no, we overlooked this, we just got it done, sorry for the delay" ?? I't's annoying enough that I can't advertise for new students or do the forms for returning students for a few days, but I'm frankly more annoyed that HR wouldn't own up to what's most likely a simple mistake. Heck of an example to set for the rest of the agency. 😠

They'd have to get legislative approval, and anyone who even casually follows the current Wisconsin legislative climate knows that would go nowhere. Juneteenth is also not a holiday for (non-UW) state employees, which made me as surprised as NMF to see that Metro is reducing service on Monday. It must be a holiday for city employees, maybe also county. (Googles a bit) Indeed it is! https://www.wortfm.org/juneteenth-has-yet-to-become-a-paid-holiday-in-wisconsin/#:~:text=But Wisconsin is one of,may opt to do so.

I feel like any attempt to keep track of Brewers injuries would look like an out of control electricity meter.

So when Willson is not in the outfield or behind the dish, he'll be the DHBP. 😏

Someone I employed as a grad student (going on 20 years ago) won an award at her current library. The reception for it was yesterday and was held just down the street so I stopped by. She gave me a shoutout in her remarks. It felt nice.