DuWayne Steurer

Brian, while I can definately empathize with this issue, I'd stay away from a lawsuit unless it's your last possible hope. You certainly don't seem like the type of person (people, counting you and the wife) that would *want* to make money off of something like this, unless you felt that there was no other option. One thing I can say is that even one lawsuit brought against a doctor or clinic can give you a reputation that might follow you around as being "sue happy" even if you were justified in doing so. I also want to point out that in the last 10 years or so I've really come to learn that the plain truth is there's still a lot about the human body, the way it works, and it's mysteries that even the best doctors still don't know. I'm not saying that they're not just plain wrong sometimes, but there are times where they're as stumped as we are. I think in general people "trust" doctors to know everything about their field, and we want to feel like when we go to the hospital/doctor/clinic, that no matter what, we're going to be taken care of. 2 years ago, I had 3 days in a row of blinding, crippling headaches. I assumed of course, I was suffering migraines. I went to the ER, and they loaded me up on painkillers, gave me vicodin, and sent me home. After this happening 3 days, and then 3 days the following week (same 3 days), I went to a doctor. She said my BP was too high, causing the migraines. Put me on water pills and a low salt diet. Got my BP down to normal levels, and was still having the headaches. These headaches were so bad that I could not function for 2-3 days at a time, and if I had to take vicodin to control them, I couldn't work anyways. We weren't getting anywhere, so she sent me to a head doctor (neurologist?) who basically said the same thing. We did CATscans, we did MRI's, and still didn't get anywhere. HE sent me to a doctor in Milwaukee who took a guess, looked at another MRI, and figured out what was causing the headaches, which turned out not to be migraines at all, but cluster headaches. I won't get into the specifics of what caused it in myself, but If anybody here knows what they are or has ever had them, they could attest that they're far worse than migraines. Now, the bad part. This doctor says that as a whole, the medical field knows very little about the why's and what's of cluster headaches. They're in the "experimental" stages of treating it, and it basically amounts to taking medicine that's actually designed to control seizures in epileptics. Long story short, I was advised by many (uninformed, and not knowledgeable about malpractice laws I'm sure) that I should go after the first 2 doctors for misdiagnosis, because the amount of time I missed work due to this medical issue did eventually cost me my job. How can it be misdiagnosis when most doctors aren't even aware that the condition exists? It's a lonely, scary feeling to be in a doctors office and be told "This is what you have, we don't know much about it, the treatment we'll try is in the early experimental stages". It was a wakeup call, an epiphany of sorts, if you will, that these people are human too, they have good days, they have bad days, and sometimes when they're on the job, they get situations that they can't handle because the knowledge that's available is limited or might not exist at all. Now I realize that every day, doctors hold people's lives in their hands, and they should (and almost always do) strive to do the very best that they can. I know that a doctor's "bad day" can cost someone a life, but I think by and large, most of them do the best they can with what they have on a day to day basis. I'm not saying "don't sue", and I definately empathize with your situation, it's frustrating and scary to not know how to cope with a life altering medical condition. Just realize that most if not all of the doctors that are dealing with Nicole's health problems are most certainly trying their best based on the knowledge they have about the symptoms that are described to them.

The problem with the perception of defense is that people will remember the 2 or 3 misplayed balls he's had all year, and won't remember the dozens of balls that he's easily caught up to that Bill Hall wouldn't have even sniffed. Even if Cam loses a step from this year to next, he's still light years better than Hall in the outfield, and Hall has struggled at the plate for going on 2 years now.

The Brewers are in their "window of opportunity" right now. These next few years are not the years to try to fill key spots on the cheap with the Scott Podsedniks, Lyle Moutons, and Mike DeJeans of the world. That being said, the team isn't now and never will be in a position where they can spend freely just for the sake of spending, but if you're expecting to be a contender, I just don't see anything that might be available that will be more appealing than Cameron at 10 mil.

I understand the reasoning for having Nix on the roster, but I was a bit dissapointed that he's the first option off the bench in a one run game in the 7th inning against a team with an outstanding bullpen.

I'm sorry... if this is your complete 'diagnosis', then I'll point out that you either haven't watched enough football, or you simply aren't open-minded enough to enjoy it. If you can't see the intense physical competition & skill involved in the sport, I really am at a loss for words. It's not like it's hard to see. I don't think anyone said soccer doesn't require physical skill. They said it's boring to watch. It takes a lot of physical skill to wrassle in the WWF, but that doesn't make it a great sport.

Brian, I lived for 14 years in a house where a train track from GM literally butted my back yard. The train track was about 50 feet from my actual house. You get used to it after a while. They used to come through and lay on the horn for 2 minutes at a time in the middle of the night.

Pujols doesn't have the body type that's going to age well. (IF he's even only 28). To get to 4,000, he'd have to play well into his 40's, and he'd have to play 150+ games per year at that. 2% might be giving him too much credit.

You can never have enough runs in a baseball game. There's no timer that stops the game. The losing team gets an opportunity to score runs until they run out of outs. The Brewers came back from a 9-0 deficit vs. the Reds a few years back. Heck, just last year the Brewers blew how many 3+ run leads? I think the number was around 18, IIRC.

I was a foreman on a concrete wall and flat crew for 8 years, and whle I wasn't ever thrilled about a homeowner being on a site, I certainly didn't begrudge them the abillity to be there. While to you, it might be "just another random home", it's not random to them. It's the biggest investment they will EVER make, and it's THEIR home. They have every right to ask whatever question they might have, however stupid it may seem. The stupidest question is the one that doesn't get asked because the person that's doing the asking is made to feel "stupid". Did homeowners ask me questions that made little or no sense? Sure. Did they make comments about things they had no clue about? Sure. Did I have an occasional customer who wanted to get "too close" to the action, and I had to remind them of safety rules and issues? Sure. Instead of complaining about it or making them feel stupid, I'd take the time to explain and educate. I know the old adage "the customer is always right" isn't exactly true, but at the same time, you can certainly make that person feel like their input is worth something. I know if I was having a home built for me, and I showed up on site (which I would definitely do) and I saw workers rolling their eyes, (seen it), complaining openly of me being there (heard it), and basically making me feel like I didn't belong there, I'd absolutely question how much they care about putting together the most expensive thing I'm ever going to buy. And I'd probably look at getting a different builder. A lot of customers would also like to be on site taking pics and video of the process, and that's fine too, as long as there's no safety concerns. Russ and Mrs. Russ, if you do decide to build, and you have questions, or just want to see what's going on, if there's a builder that's making you feel unwanted on YOUR site, it's probably not the right builder for you.

Pujols admires his homeruns as much as any guy in the league (except maybe Soriano)........big deal, IMO. Everyone does it, and to be quite honest, I'm just happy to see the Brewers be good enough to justify showing some swagger on the field and not look ridiculous doing it.

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http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3499373 Not a big deal to some, but growing up in a household where the paper we had delivered was the Tribune, I had a lot of exposure to his writing. Didn't know that Holtzman invented the save statistic.

I don't want to see him in a home/road platoon if only for the fact that it very well could mess with his rhythm when he's pitching at home.

While Cam has misplayed a couple balls the last week or so, he's a superior defender to Kapler over the long haul. Kapler is probably playing well because he's been put in situations that are advantageous to his performance. If he played every day, I'd certainly expect him to regress closer to his career norms. Now Cam's batting average (the worst offensive evaluator you can use just about) looks pretty ugly right now, but if you tack on a whopping 4 more hits over the course of what he's done so far, that BA is .250. Despite his .230-ish average, his OPS is over .800, and he takes a load more walks than Kapler. I think the playing time Kapler is getting right now is just about right. I'm not saying don't play him, but I don't want to see him playing every day either.

I would wager that the main reason Branyan has a hard time finding regular work in MLB is because there's still too many GM's out there that think Batting Average and strikeout rates are the most important factors in determining a player's offensive worth.

I realize this is the vent thread, but Cam's hitting .345 in July, with an 1.162 OPS.

I certainly don't want to sound judgemental, this is more of just a comment........I find it odd that you and your girlfriend live together (assumption based on you saying you own a house together) before marriage, yet you still want to ask the parents permission for her hand in marriage. Again, I'm not judging, my son is 13, my wife and I have been married 8 years, so do the math.....

I have a 3 way dimmer lamp, so I turn it to the lowest setting and get out a sudoku or crossword book. Usually works in about 10-15 minutes.

I see a lot of people thinking that Sheets will take a "hometown" discount, and I just honestly don't see that happening. Especially given his comments of late. This is probably his last shot at a HUGE payday, and he'd be stupid to not cash it in for all he's worth.

I don't like putting conditions on a trade, like "if we don't do (X), it wasn't worth it" There's no guarantee on anything, but at the very least, you have to take a shot when your window of opportunity is open. If a playoff spot was guaranteed, they wouldn't play the games.

With all due Respect to Corey (who I just voted for about 50 times) how does Clint Hurdle not take a guy (Burrell) with a .992 OPS?!?!

I don't "want" to give up LaPorta, and I think the price being offered is too steep to pay, but on the other hand, you know what they say about striking when the iron's hot. This is as good a chance as they've had. Getting Sabathia isn't just about getting a good starter for 15 starts in the regular season, it sets up the rotation for any possible playoff series as well. I'll take Sheets/CC/Suppan over most any other top 3 out there right now. I don't want to just see these guys make the postseason, I want them to have a chance to win. (fixed code --1992)

I'm bothered by the run differential, but I can't and won't root for the cubs to win anything. Silly? Maybe. I can't help it, and I don't care. Are the chances of winning the WC better than the division? yes, obviously. I just can't, under any circumstance, root for the Cubs. If it's the last day of the season, and they're playing the team we're tied for the WC with........then maybe.

Why would they send the guy who's been their 2nd best starter to the minors in a pennant chase? Secondly, how is sending him to AAA going to limit his innings?

I'm tellin' ya, as a parent, the best thing for you is to just throw it away. That way YOU don't have the temptation of giving in and giving it to them if they pitch (the inevitable) fit.