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Just want to remind everyone that yesterday was the last day to buy Bob Uecker's favorite mustard, Silver Spring Beer and Brat Mustard, at a buy one, get one free price at your local Pick N' Save!

Per TH: 2B Felipe Lopez RF Jody Gerut LF Ryan Braun 1B Prince Fielder 3B Casey McGehee CF Mike Cameron C Mike Rivera RHP Dave Bush SS Alcides Escobar

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Per Witrado: Jody Gerut is getting the start in right field tonight and he'll be hitting at the top of the order. I assume this is more of Ken Macha not wanting to put "pressure" on Alcides Escobar by hitting him at the top. BREWERS RF Jody Gerut 2B Craig Counsell LF Ryan Braun 1B Prince Fielder 3B Casey McGehee CF Mike Cameron C Jason Kendall SS Alcides Escobar RHP Braden Looper

Ya, it's funny, I do my grocery shopping between Outpost and Sendik's in Whitefish Bay, and some things are cheaper at both locations, I really had to pay attention, because sometimes it's a 50¢ difference or more. I really only joined Outpost at first because I was making our baby food and wanted organic fruits and vegetables, and more local. So my shopping pattern with Outpost is weird, because they're not my primary grocery store. The things I typically grab at Outpost are a variety of produce, depending on what is on a member's special normally. When the boys were on baby food it was great, I once got a 5lb. bag of organic carrots on member special for $3. That made a lot of baby food. They have a lot of local produce which is nice. They typically put a sign up telling you if it's from Wisconsin and how many miles it traveled. However, since they tend to get more produce locally, if things aren't in season, you're less likely to see it at Outpost versus other grocery stores. I don't typically buy meat at Outpost, largely because Sendik's has such a great meat department and Outpost is lacking since it's such a smaller segment of their customer base. There are some Wisconsin based products there that I love, including yogurt (Sugar River Dairy, which is near where I grew up) and eggs (I typically get Yuppie Hill). Those I don't know if I've ever seen on sale, but that's fine, I enjoy supporting those smaller farmers and the products are very good. I've gotten some good cheeses there as well. They make their own peanut butters, cashew butter, etc, which I get there because it's quite a bit cheaper if you buy things like cashew or almond butter. And it's just the nut and some oil, nothing else. Organic frozen vegetables are often on sale and I stock up on those. Santa Cruz apple sauce is cheaper there and in more varieties and we give the boys this a lot. Those are the things I tend to always look for/grab there. Outside of that I tend to go around and see if something is on sale and if I could use it or like the price.

I have no doubt re-lableing happens, I was just curious as to the scale. I worked in electronics when I was younger, and it would happen there as well. Same exact television, but with a different brand name on it, and it's $50 less. I agree with tristarscoop, buying the right items at the right time, and learning to store properly in the freezer is the best tool I have. You have to be careful though because most of the time sales on one item are meant to make you buy another item that they may up the price on. A sale on cereal will likely lead to more milk being sold, so they can get some of that cost back on the price of milk. And since I actually took time to learn to cook several years ago now, it opens a lot more doors. Getting your hands dirty can save a lot of money, even just buying chicken breast with the bone-in and skin on is cheaper, plus more flavorful, you just have to be willing to clean it yourself. Better yet, save more money by purchasing a whole chicken and using it. I'm a owner at Outpost, which is generally more expensive, but what I love about them is their sales are normally very hefty, typically $1-$2 off an item when it's on sale, versus 20¢-30¢ at most places. I really only buy a handful of local items and other good sale items there, and stock up on them. And speaking of canned veggies and such, it reminded me of this. I made almost all the food our twins ate when they were at the baby food stage, instead of store bought. Like canned veggies, baby food is cooked to death and sealed, so it can sit on a shelf for long periods, which totally ruins the flavor and color. This is a picture from the first time I made peas for the boys, versus Gerber Organic Peas. Crazy. http://www.ishouldhavebeenanastronaut.com/transfer/peas.jpg

We need to start a list of former Brewers who come back to put a dagger in us. It seems a huge list.

Cat didn't have one good looking swing in that at bat.

That was such a gratifying inning, and such a frustrating inning all at once. I can't wait to not see Brad Fischer at third next year. He was right to be cautious with Counsell I think, iffy the first time with Braun, but how could you think someone would score on a ball hit that shallow for the third out? You had to pray for a bad throw like you had before. But I'm glad to see us rough up CoCo.

What livestock is fed has a tremendous difference on the products we get from them, not only in taste and color, but also nutritionally. Grass-fed beef/bison is higher in protein, vitamin E and healthy fats, while lower in saturated fats. Free-roaming chickens produce eggs that are higher in protein as well, and the color is noticeably better. The color of the shell isn't really supposed to tell you anything about the quality of the egg inside, but there is a tremendous difference in the look of an egg that was cage-free and free-roaming. Who could have known feeding animals by-products of other dead animals wasn't a good idea? And I second the link to Growing Power. Will Allen is a really impressive man. If you've never stopped by Growing Power I recommend checking it out. I also tried to do a bit of research today on the generic versus store brand issue, to see how much of it is really the same product with a different label. I know this is a prevailing belief in our society by many, but I was hoping to find something to bear it out more. So far almost everything I've seen online states the same thoughts that are in this thread, but without anything to actually support that notion, it's just a statement. I did find one article that at least references a Consumer Reports study, and says this: Full Article

Per TH: 2B Felipe Lopez SS Craig Counsell LF Ryan Braun 1B Prince Fielder 3B Casey McGehee CF Mike Cameron RF Frank Catalanotto C Jason Kendall RHP Jeff Suppan

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Grass fed beef has taken awhile to start showing up in the Milwaukee area reliably, but I've never seen milk from cow's that were grass fed. My guess is that you won't find it either, at least not in Wisconsin, because they can't be fed that way all year. Beyond that, it's different for beef who can just be kept in the pasture through the course of their life, while a dairy cow will need to be milked twice daily. The farms I worked on, the cows spend their idle time in pasture or in the lot, and when you bring them in for milking you feed them then as well. Exclusively grass fed for dairy may not exist. I'm not a good person for tips on how to eat for insanely cheap. To echo a few of the people in this thread, a lot of the food that is cheap in a grocery store is not in any way good for us. There are some good cheap items like frozen veggies and such that were stated, but for the most part, I've given up most things in the aisles of my grocery store and live off the things surrounding the grocery store, bakery, deli, butcher, veggies. It's not cheaper most of the time, but it tastes better, because it's actually food. I'm split on the generic versus non-generic being the same exact thing. I'd be curious how often that is true honestly. I grew up on Aldi's, and about a year ago I was at a friend's house. He made a frozen pizza and the second I bit into it, I knew it was an Aldi's pizza, even though I hadn't had it in years. At the same time, I know repacking happens in several industries, not just food. I should look up info on this subject sometime. If anyone shops at Sendik's, I do love that they started selling their own deli meat. It tastes great and it's nitrate free.

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But they could be hawing, they could be!

Per TH: 2B Felipe Lopez 3B Craig Counsell LF Ryan Braun 1B Prince Fielder CF Mike Cameron RF Frank Catalanotto C Mike Rivera LHP Manny Parra SS Alcides Escobar

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It seems like we're really piling up the games this season, that start off to be blow outs, and we barely hang on. There has to be about 5 of these games in the past few months.

Per TH: I haven't gotten to talk to Macha yet, so I don't know why he switched Escobar from No. 9 to No. 8. And it might not matter because it's pouring rain here and the forecast is bad for tonight. Here's the Brewers' lineup, which is filled with righties with LHP John Lannan going for the Nats: 2B Felipe Lopez CF Mike Cameron LF Ryan Braun 1B Prince Fielder 3B Casey McGehee RF Jason Bourgeois C Jason Kendall SS Alcides Escobar RHP Mike Burns

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I find this infinitely funny and maddeningly annoying all at once. I'm posting this from elsewhere, because I'd rather avoid the topic where it is originally taking place. It is a conversation about an "idiot" coworker: Sorry, but I have to agree with Jeremy. Its particuarly annoying when the idiot is ur "superior", and younger than you. I've had the pleasure of issuing training sheets (like a write-up 4 errors) to my bosses, and pointing out policy and proper procedure- and they are n charge of me! Ha.I've often wanted to shout, "who did u screw 2 get this job... And what's his/her phone number".. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif this 2 will pass, Jeremy.

Thanks to hawing for always covering the IGTs while I'm out of town. Here's the lineup per TH: It's pouring right now, which is par for the course. We never come here that it doesn't rain at least one day. Brewers' lineup: 2B Felipe Lopez CF Mike Cameron LF Ryan Braun 1B Prince Fielder 3B Casey McGehee C Mike Rivera RF Jason Bourgeois RHP Yovani Gallardo SS Alcides Escobar

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