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Great article, pretendastronaut. Quoth the article: I suppose the idea is that people don't generally intend to speed on purpose, and if they see they're doing it, they're happy to correct their behavior. I'm glad the county is using the speed feedback sign on my road; too many people drive entirely too fast. However, the implementation could be better. People are being reminded to go 55 in a spot when the safe speed is quite a bit below that. There should be yellow 40 MPH "suggestion" signs as drivers approach the hill, with the same yellow 40 MPH sign attached to the feedback sign. In other spots on the road, 55 is more or less fine. 45 would be better on the two mile stretch where my house is. My neighbor and I discussed asking the county to consider a lower speed limit, but we concluded that the people living on this stretch would be the ones getting tickets.
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That sucks, Bikeage. You have me thinking about my computer backup plan. My computers are each backed up to three drives. But the flaw in my plan is that those drives are usually on site. If someone stole my computers and the drives, I'd be in trouble. I need to work out a system that would keep at least one drive off site. Since that data wouldn't always be current, cloud backup of my most recent files would seem to be in order.
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Having been at two of the last three games, I can definitely say that had air conditioning been available, I'd have certainly supported closing the roof and using it the past three days. That doesn't mean that I'm convinced that it should be added. However, I'm still open to listening to arguments in favor of its addition.
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If you don't see what the story is you are either not very bright or you are trolling. Please stick to addressing the message rather than attacking the messenger. With 15 of the 54 posts in this topic, you certainly agree with yourself. When one member's posts dominate a debate, it's frequently a sign that the topic is in trouble. I think that everything there is to say about this matter has been covered. It's time to close this.
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Yeah, Brewers radio is unique in that there's usually only one announcer in the booth. That setup was requested by Bob Uecker some time back. Most teams have two play by play announcers that switch off between play by play and color duties. A few (e.g. the Cubs) pair a play by play person with a color commentator.
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100 is definitely newsworthy in Milwaukee. Back in the 20th century, the city went about 32 years between 100 degree days (mid 1950s to late 1980s). Following that, I believe there was one 100 degree day in 1987 and six in 1988. I looked for a list of 100 degree days in Milwaukee, but I couldn't find one. It'd be short enough that you'd think that someone would have compiled one.
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You can't "loan" someone a dollar either.
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I agree that a square park would have been bad, but why couldn't the panels have moved off the stadium using the fan shaped design? My first thought was that by moving the panels off the stadium, you'd benefit from a nice shady area outside of the park. But then it occurred to me that the shade is really beneficial inside of the park on a hot day. It definitely helped us out when we were sitting on the first base side yesterday. When there isn't a game going on, because the roof is generally left open, the tarp is used pretty much like it is in open-air parks.
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It's been a tough week for classic TV deaths. A few days ago, we lost Doris Singleton, the last surviving adult [cite]I Love Lucy[/cite] cast member. And we also lost Don Grady, the second of the four sons on [cite]My Three Sons[/cite].
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Nope. We discontinued that. Quoth FFE: I don't see this topic getting us anywhere, so I'm going to lock it.
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Designs that moved the roof panels entirely off the stadium were considered. I don't think cost was a huge factor. The downside was a ballpark shaped like an airplane hangar. The Brewers opted for a ballpark with the aesthetic quality of being shaped like a baseball stadium. That's unique among retractable roof facilities.
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If I ever have the occasion to drive through Rosendale, methinks I'd attempt to go 5 MPH under. Of course, if I do that, I'd probably risk a ticket for obstructing traffic. It's tough to know what to do in a town where merchants sell t-shirts saying "Rosendale—Just The Ticket."
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In Rosendale, drivers get tickets for going 2 MPH over.
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Why do scouts go to major league games?
1992casey replied to jerichoholicninja's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I think that TheCrew07 understood the question and addressed it well. He mentions that TV angles aren't necessarily as good as what can be see live. He also mentions that the scout can collect personally collect his own data rather than needing to rely on someone else's. Adding to what he says, camera work isn't necessarily perfect. The camera could completely miss something that's significant. Of course, this doesn't mean that TV and other sources of data should be excluded. -
Even if he has a split contract, César has enough service time that he likely wouldn't be sent down. He'd likely go through the waivers or release process and be paid his full salary.
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I'm not against the concept of air conditioning, but to be convinced that it'd be a good idea, I'd need to be presented with facts demonstrating that it'd be viable. I definitely think that situations exist that would benefit from air conditioning. One thing I wouldn't want, however, is to have the roof closed simply because there's a possibility of rain and it takes several hours to cool the park just in case.
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If you assume the mythical 5 MPH cushion that drivers are supposedly allowed for exceeding the speed limit, 2 MPH eats up 40% of it. I'm not going to tack on 2 MPH because I think the speedometer might be wrong. I have a natural lead foot, and purposely speeding lessens any safety valve I might have. If I purposely exceed the speed limit by 5 MPH, I could very easily turn that into 10 MPH. 10 MPH falls easily into ticket territory.
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Oops… I forgot to comment on Glennron's post. My car's speedometer matches up very well to those digital radar thingers. My dad's car was consistently off by 2 MPH (in his favor as far as avoiding tickets). I convinced him to get it checked because you don't want to purposely exceed the speed limit due to the discrepancy and because you don't want to unnecessarily annoy the drivers behind you by going a couple of MPH slower than you have to.
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In most of these situations, drivers probably slow down because they didn't realize how fast they were going. Actually, people slow down in this particular spot because it's at the top of a dangerous hill. The posted speed limit is irrelevant because drivers should be going quite a bit slower due to simple common sense. That makes me wonder why the county put the thing there to begin with. People definitely go over that hill at 60 MPH or more, but if the idea is to remind people to follow the 55 MPH speed limit, the gadget should go in a spot where 55 is the desirable speed. Had the county put up yellow signs suggesting that drivers approach the hill at a much lower speed, then placing the thing there would have made more sense.
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The game was delayed at the start of the second inning while paramedics tended to a "non-uniformed" employee in the bullpen area. Other than rickey24's news that this person has passed away, that's about all we know.
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the retractable roof was sold is that the stadium would be used year round, and that hasn't happened. If I remember correctly, Miller Park was sold as a three season facility, at least as it applies to the seating bowl. Other areas, e.g. the clubs and restaurants, would be four-season, of course.
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We have a lot more humidity than Arizona, so heat index would probably be a better cutoff tool than temperature. My concern is that it could take several hours to cool the place. The worst situations are when rain starts and the roof has to be closed during the game. On warm days, there might not be time for the air conditioning to kick in.
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I'm talking another look. The problem isn't that we can't do it. It's more that staff isn't in a good position to test this before releasing it to the masses. I'd hate to see anyone pay for something and find out that it doesn't work. Does anyone here see an advantage of one over the other (Forum Runner vs. Tapatalk)? I see that Tapatalk supports Blackberry, but that may not be relevant in a year anyway. Neither mentions Windows Phone 7 / Phone 8 / RT support. And neither offers separate Android phone and tablet apps. It looks like cost is about the same.
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That's really bad. I'd have been tempted to call during the program in hopes of getting someone to make an immediate correction.
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The county put one of those digital radar speed signs about a quarter mile from my house. The speed limit is 55. I passed it at 43, which is about right for that spot.