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MLB Network said tonight this was Hoffman's best start to a season in his career.

All this commentary about HY being a loser or weird or whatnot because he chooses to spend his time pursuing these baseballs is out of line and uncalled for in my opinion. Commentary on if he was asking for to much, or his methods, fine, but personal insults on a guy is to much. Heck, we don't have to understand it (I certainly don't), but it's his thing, and it's pretty harmless from what I can see. I spent some time reading his blog tonight, and he seems to be a nice enough guy, with a hobby that most of us don't partake in. So what? You don't have to sit here and disparage him for that.

They didn't do it for the day game with the Pirates, and it's not in the schedule for tonight. Their Facebook page says they're on the air tomorrow. I think it's done unfortunately.

I wouldn't think Macha would use Hoffman today. He opted not to use him 3 days in a row already once, though that was right as he got back. Three days in a row, heading into St. Louis? I'm guessing he's off limits.

Represents their swagger? Oh, that'll help. D'oh!

I know BBC had one last season, I'm not sure about this year.

Woogie, do you have a psd that people could edit, so you wouldn't have to upload the pitching graphic?

http://forum.brewerfan.net/viewtopic.php?t=18720

I've seen it in a couple of Pick'n'Save locations (the one in Shorewood has it for sure) and a few gas stations. A friend of mine just noticed it on the shelves last week and sent me a pic of it. I tried it last summer, I thought it was good, but I don't really remember it well now.

It also depends on where you sit. My tickets are on the field level, and these promotions never occur for the field level, so I never really thought about it before. However, with my renewal pricing on my 20 pack, I pay $9 less per ticket off the normal price, and I don't have to pay marquee pricing (and I tend to fill up heavy on the marquee games). Also, with a 20 pack or higher, I don't have to pay service fees when I buy tickets to extra games. If your seats are on the terrace level, than I guess I can see how you're coming to that conclusion. However, these promotions tend to be in April and May to try to boost attendance while it is at its lowest for the season. I don't think the Brewers ticket office is arranging these packages to only schedule the 9 packs to coincide with other discounted promotions.

Wow, Meat Puppets and Matthew Sweet...I haven't thought of either of those two in at least 10 years. Crazy.

FTJ is spot on that the R-rated movie isn't a comparison at all. To say that's just how Cubs-Brewers games are, and others who expect civility are at their own fault, is just an excuse for people to act how they want, without regard for others.

The standing issue reminded me of this post I made after our first playoff game in Miller Park. Not Cubs related, but it demonstrates that these problems are pretty much at any game in one degree or another. Though, I would say, I've been to several of the Twins games, their fans have been fun to talk to and interact with in my experience, especially the first time that they were in MP for interleague play.

Maybe they should replay his home run on the big screen.

My season tickets are on the field level, and Friday night wasn't to bad, but Saturday was just brutal. To call the crowd a 50/50 split, would be being generous to the Brewers fans I think. A lot of them come in with emailed tickets though too, so it's not entirely season ticket holders there. However, if you stand and watch people come through the gates, you can't help but notice how many Cubs fans come in with the nice full color printed tickets that full season seat holders get.

I was at Friday and Saturday's games this weekend and I did see one fight break out Saturday night, near section 125, during the break when the lights were out. I couldn't really make out the situation on it though. During the homestand in April with the Cubs, I didn't see any fights in the park, but I did see some Cubs fans being arrested outside of the park and it appeared they had been in a fight. I've been to almost every Brewers/Cubs game in the past 4 years, so I think I've seen a decent sampling of how things go normally. There is a large contingent of Cubs fans who only come to these games to get into verbal altercations, while getting as drunk as possible. Almost every game there is at least one group of Cubs fans who comes into a section and immediately tries to draw heat from the crowd. In fact, last night a group of 6 Cubs fans were sitting behind me, 5 of them for about 2 innings total. They actually said that they could care less about the game, they were just here to party and cause some trouble. I was more than happy they didn't stick around. (Their friend who did watch the game was a pretty decent guy it seemed, from the bit I talked to him.) But it's not just Cubs fans either, there are plenty of drunken, annoying Brewers fans as well. Case in point, Saturday night, I was flanked on both sides by Cubs fans in my row. The group to the left of me disappeared maybe half way through the game. At one point a lone drunken Brewer fan came and sat in the seats, and after about half an inning he was talking trash to the Cubs fans in front of me, and they all got going at it. The group in front of me hadn't acted up once the entire game until that point. The whole episode was triggered entirely by a Brewers fan trying to pick a fight. The biggest difference for me is, age doesn't seem to be as big of a determining factor between the two fan bases, for how people act. For the most part, the obnoxious Brewers fans are drunken college type kids, but the same doesn't hold true for many of the Cubs fans who come to Miller Park. There are a lot more middle aged Cubs fans who come to the game to be a tool, than I see of middle aged Brewers fans.

I have my season tickets tonight, but everyone seems to have other things going on tonight, no, really. Anyway, I'm going, but would rather that my other seat doesn't go to waste. So if someone would like to go, give me a buzz. I'm about to leave the house for the afternoon, but try to call me anyway if you're interested. 414-430-1441. Seat is in section 126. We can meet there or on the east side.

Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As 'Fun, Watchable' from The Onion. Good stuff.

Volunteer.

I guess Vince has a twitter account (of course). Here are the mustache references; On the radio tomorrow morning on 99.1 WMYX w/Jane & Kidd to discuss "the mustache". Should air sometime between 8:15 and 8:45. about 2 hours ago from TweetDeck First time riding the motorcycle without a mustache - ever! Feels strange. What's that breeze? May have to dodge a few sprinkles this aft. about 7 hours ago from TwitterFon Because I shaved off my mustache, Brad & Katrina threatened to wear fake mustaches on 9pm news. That's a visual that makes me chuckle. about 22 hours ago from TweetDeck

I wasn't at the Braun day, so I can't say, but I can say that even last year, the boxes were still a give away for which boxes had the alts in them. It wasn't consistent in the way they were marked, but they were marked differently, so if you could still tell if you were looking. I wonder how much the collectors/resellers help that sell out? You always see a decent amount of people walking out with like 10 bobbleheads on days like that, who just bought cheap tickets to get a bobble in turn. I went to the Rickie Weeks bobble head game with a friend who had bought 10 tickets in the upperdeck, that came with a free hot dog and soda. He used all of the extra tickets for extra bobbles. And I got extra hot dogs.

OH! Almost forgot the best tip, go get some big thermos mugs pronto. The bartenders will fill these up for you, and when you're sitting on the beach drinking some cold refreshments, you don't really want it in the tiny 8oz glasses they will give you otherwise. Mugs are crucial.

Tips are a bit more under the table in Jamaica, in my experience, it's more people just kind of "hanging around" to imply a tip sometimes. Someone will offload your bags from the shuttle when you get there, and expect a tip. You're often not left with much choice but to have someone take your bags to your room, who will expect a tip. But after that, it's not really so obvious on the resort itself. I tip the maids, and I've learned to make tip the bartenders early in the week. Also, I've never stayed at either of these resorts, but every resort I've stayed on, for your meals, it's all buffet. However, for dinner, they all have a restaurant (sometimes a few) that take reservations, and are an ordering off the menu situation. However, in my experience the food there is much better than the buffets (though the buffets aren't bad either). You also won't be able to go there in your swim suit and beach shoes, you'll need to look presentable. But it's worth finding out what they are and make reservations early in the morning, as they book fast. Most places you can do this every night you're there, but I've been on one resort where you could only eat in those places like 2 times in a week.

First, congrats on the coming wedding and all the best! I've been to Jamaica twice, both times for friend's weddings. Resort life is certainly different than non-resort life, but if you're with a good guide, I never felt uncomfortable off the resort. I love seeing the actual lifestyles when I go do these places. The resort itself will try to sell you on a number of excursions, which are often overpriced, but fun. The resort can likely tell you reliable companies that will cart you around with your own agenda. One day a group of us just hired a van to take us around to various portions of the island, which was my favorite day there. Beyond that, the resorts normally tell you tipping is included, but you'll still be tipping most likely. It's good to make friends with the bartenders fast if you're a drinker. Tip your maids though, they get paid dirt relative to any of the other resort workers. When you get off the plane, everyone will aggressively want to take your bag for you, to get a tip. It's pretty hectic when you first go through it. The shuttle you take from the airport will stop at a friend/family owned bar/restaurant in the countryside, so you can get a beer and go to the bathroom, and they can pull you aside one by one and offer to help you "party". When you get to the resort, many people will tell you to come talk to them if you want to "party". If you are traveling outside the resort, you will often see children run out and look for handouts, they'll chase you down the road. You would be cautioned to not do this. However, if you want, there are ways to help out. We didn't do this when we went to Jamaica, but we did when we went to the Dominican Republic, we took school materials to give to some local kids, and I would suppose it's much the same in Jamaica on these issues. We asked our guide for a good place to do this, and he let us know when the best time/location. He did tell us later that in the future, shoes are a real commodity in the villages, and if we wanted to do something like that in the future, shoes would be the way to go, even just old shoes you were going to throw away. There is plenty of good food and drink to be had for the week. Get a Cuban if you like cigars, but the "good deals" are because they're bad fakes. Scuba diving and snorkeling can be a ton of fun in the right areas. Dunns River Falls is the "big" thing to do, and it's an okay time. We did it as part of a whole excursion. It's a great time, have a blast!

So I got tickets for all of the games this weekend, not realizing it was Mother's Day when I bought them. Since this will be my wife's first true Mother's Day since having our twins last year, I can't go if I hope to live beyond Sunday. I need to get rid of these tickets. They're not great seats, but they were all I could get. I have a general parking pass for them as well. I'll be there Friday and Saturday, so if you're at either of those games, I can meet you at the park as well. Section 405 - Row 7 I paid $20/each. I'll part with them for whatever saves my hide.