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Hey, RunaBase, that's great to hear.

It would have really sucked to let the Pirates come back on the same day our postseason ticket invoice was delivered. Thanks, Brewers!

So like 15,500? because I think, sadly, that such a number would be the biggest of the series.

So TEHFIERS isn't hurt? Just making sure between peeks at Gameday and much to do at the library.

For what it's worth, here is a posteason information page on the Brewers' website. Scroll past the key dates and there is a FAQ list: http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/mil/ticketing/postseason.jsp?partnerId=ed-6447454-399125260 Not to make RunaBase or anyone else feel worse, but I've had no complaint about our postseason locations (both realized and would-be) in Miller Park. We've been partial season customers since 1993, but we declined to buy in 1995 because of the strike - so our unbroken streak dates back to 1996. 2007: We had one fan's choice package and were seated in our 'regular' section, 417. That could be because we had family section seats all along (though they don't observe family sections in the postseason). 2008: We had one fan's choice package in 417 and one Sunday Plus in 217. The Brewers offered us two postseason seats per package - one in 421 and one in 209 or so. We sat in 209 and sold the 421 tickets at face value to Brewerfan posters. 2011: By this year we had changed our 417 package to Opening Day Plus and retained the Sunday Plus package in 217. The Brewers offered us four seats together in 222. That was a nice surprise, as (based on 2008) we had expected four seats, but in two separate pairs. 2012: With the same packages as in 2011, we have been offered four seats together in 214. Given our distance from Milwaukee, we can never realistically increase our ticket investment (honestly, the two 20-packs is a stretch at times, though the last couple of seasons it has been great fun), so seniority has to be giving us more of a boost. It would be interesting to know what percentage of full/partial season seat holders have been around for 1-5 years, 6-10, 11-15, etc. That is where I suspect the hawing party scores well, and knowing the percentages would probably shed light on many of the seating decisions they make.

I've got to agree here. There are a handful of current/former Pirates players who irritate me (such as Devil Eye Doumit, Gap-Toothed Jack Wilson, Jeff "Plunk" Karstens), but I find myself able to identify and empathize with Pirates fans. Even vuvuzela guy, who at least is showing up.

Oh yay, vuvuzela kid appears to be back. Actually, that bugs me slightly less than last night's WOO chorus.

Joe Block asked if that was Charlie Brown's teacher. I laughed out loud.

http://brewers.mlblogs.com/2012/09/18/the-miller-park-scoreboard-is-now-online/ Ohhh, check this out. You can now view the in-game scoreboard feed from many (and eventually all) 2012 games - in case you were the fan of the game, your kid was the junior announcer, your loved ones were shown during the 7th inning stretch or on the pre-game fan cam. A DVD of a particular clip is $40, but you can embed or share the video too. I love this idea. Audio is included, so I can spend offseason nights not only listening to games from the gameday audio archives, but watching/listening to these clips. I already found a clip where my nephew is standing behind the Sendik's red bag kid, hoisting a sign and waving. (July 27, 19:25 of the 2nd-of-3 video, in case you really want to know) It's like the Brewers looked into my fan soul and knew just what nerd buttons to push. Tip of the cap, marketing team.

Yep, parking is my guess. Perhaps the Brewers assume we need two general parking passes, which would explain why our parking total is pricier than yours. The notion of two parking passes is not crazy because the Brewers might conclude that we need one for each of our two 20-packs.

As delighted as I am at the mere possibility of a Brewers postseason, how awkward this must be for the ticket staff. Last year was a relatively easy sell since the postseason odds were pretty good, and people had a few weeks to decide. Now it's no sure thing at all - you could even have a scenario where the Brewers play a "game 163" on the road and lose it, resulting in nothing extra happening at Miller Park. It's definitely what you're in the business for, but the timing is awkward. If enough SSHs buy in, it'll definitely help ticket sales for 2013, though. Last year we simply applied a portion of our unused postseason ticket $ to cover the 2012 tickets (and still had a refund - those WS tickets are spendy). Incidentally, I just peeked at our ticket account and some details now appear. There are four entries on our To-Do List: 1. "Post-season General Strip" (2, no location indicated) for $300.00 2. "Postseason-League Championship Series" (4 seats in section 214) for $960.00 3. "Postseason-Division Series" (4 seats in 214) for $440.00 4. "Wild Card-Postseason Strip" (4 seats in 214) for $220.00 That would be consistent with no WS billing until/unless the Brewers get to the LCS. I'm not sure what item 1 is, but I assume whatever comes in the mail or email will break this down further. Time to go back to maintaining the delicate balance between keeping hope alive and assuming too much.

I think people sometimes try so hard to fit into a scene that they'll just keep filling the air with commentary that might be on-topic but not necessarily accurate. Who needs quality when you have quantity?

Just think: up to 80,000 people are watching the Badgers at Camp Randall like a sucker. (Wisconsin is losing to Utah State 14-3 at the half.) Come on, Brewers, earn yourselves a column inch in the bottom corner of tomorrow's sports sections!

I was at a funeral today (for one of the SO's sisters), and while I liked the church where the funeral was held, the priest used an absolute ton of incense and was standing next to me when he did it. I was standing in a cloud of incense for a few minutes (enough so others commented on it afterward), and my sinuses and mucus membranes are still smarting tonight. Don't get me wrong; that I was at a funeral is an instant reminder that there are much bigger problems, but wow, that was a lot of incense.

Well, I'll wish you a happy birthday...possibly belated.

During the early season woes - like in the immediate aftermath of the first round of injuries and before Ramirez's bat woke up - I'll admit to wondering if Prince's clubhouse presence might have improved overall morale/confidence. (That's not to say he could necessarily have saved the bullpen.) But only early on did I miss his offense - which was more like wishing for 2011 or 2009 Prince offense; and I have lost count of the number of times I've seen a play work out at 1B and thought to myself (or said aloud), "Yeah...Prince wouldn't have had that."

I just had my own "that awkward moment when" moment. We live in what's considered a walkable neighborhood, so people walk by our house all the time. Just now the walking stopped and a man was tearfully saying things like "You know I'll always love you" to the woman with him. Then I heard something about separation. Then I wished the windows weren't open. They've since continued their walk, but yikes.

True to my XX-chromosome nature, I tend to be unimpressed by beanballs, retaliation, brawls or the like. When I saw a clip of the Cubs getting into it with someone the other night, I was thinking, "what did those thugs try to do this time" - but I'm not going to lie, once I realized they threw at the punk Harper, I was maybe 10 percent intrigued. When it comes to Cubs vs. Bryce Harper, I'm not sure I want either side to win.

I edited the lead post/graphics to change PM to AM. Not that 11:40 AM should be any kind of normal start time either.

One of many dorky things I do regarding the Brewers is take photos at games, including the Miller Park K counter above right field. Recently I was looking at some photos from last September and was surprised to see that the Brewers' K count at the end of the 2011 regular season was less than their current 2012 total is now. It was 620-something at the end of September 2011 and around 670 on September 2, 2012.

tristarscoop (who may not have continued with bf.net since the migration in February) did the All-Access for Women thing a couple of weeks ago and that included a trip down the slide. I am pretty sure she enjoyed it. That group also got to visit the Brewers' clubhouse. Her experience might be enough to motivate me to finally go one of these years.

/brewer fandom hardened into pure steel Now THAT'S what I like to see! Fistbump for Spidey. What doesn't kill us makes us stronger.

Waah, I already miss having cause to text you during games.

Sorry, folks. I started the IGT and then ran errands and did some (paying job) work from home, because the holiday that takes place the day before an academic year begins isn't really a full holiday for me. Neither the cussing nor the general combativeness of that post is allowed here, and we'll be rectifying that situation.

I'm not sure pretendastronaut is available today, or realizes that the holiday leads to a day start. On the up side, Brewerfan.net is ably represented today at Marlins Park by our own owbc. Don't let the mascot dress you like a Marlins fan this time, man. Your visiting Milwaukee Brewers: RF Norichika Aoki 2B Rickie Weeks LF Ryan Braun 3B Aramis Ramirez 1B Corey Hart C Jonathan Lucroy CF Carlos Gomez SS Jean Segura RHP Mike Fiers Today's home team, the Florida Miami Marlins: CF Gorkys Hernandez 2B Donovan Solano SS Jose Reyes RF Giancarlo Stanton 1B Carlos Lee LF Justin Ruggiano C Rob Brantly 3B Donnie Murphy RHP Ricky Nolasco