1992casey

KB, I'm not getting your link to work.

"Why would you write that?" For the same reason WTMJ-TV kept harping on a "story", complete with teasers, featuring how Mike McCarthy pronounced "Glendale".

FIP is Fielding Independent Pitching. A flaw in ERA is that it can be affected by things a pitcher can't control: mainly the defense behind him and to a degree, luck. A pitcher can control BBs and Ks, though. FIP concentrates on those, then assigns a number using ERA's familiar scale. You can find FIP by going to the Hardball Times stat page, then choosing THT Pitching from either the American League or National League popups. You can sort further by playing with the form on the top of the page that comes up, then hitting Submit. Here are the 2007 Brewers THT Pitching Stats. And here's the FIP entry in Hardball Times' stats glossary. I believe FIP is also available on a couple of other sites.

Because On Deck is tied to an actual game, I wonder if there'll be a problem if people want bats or balls signed.

Jeff's site is excellent. Of course, being a blog with comment ability, it's not really set up for discussion like a message board is. The other side of the coin is that message boards aren't set up to do what Jeff does, either.

FSN-WI is part time on both satellite services no matter you live. And unfortunately, FSN-North doesn't fill in with the WI-related programming that's missing. As Biestie1 says, all you get is games unless something unexpected happens.

I think the biggie might be that the broadcast has to be available on a regular radio station rather than simply being a webcast. That's just speculation, though.

I'd guess that it's general admission: seats would be first come, first served.

It's part time for in-state satellite customers, too, pitchleague.

I think Brewerfan is certainly the favorite among those who post here regularly. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif People who don't like it tend to have trouble following the board rules.

I think Brewerfan is certainly the favorite among those who post here regularly. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif People who don't like it tend to have trouble following the board rules.

I think Brewerfan is certainly the favorite among those who post here regularly. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif People who don't like it tend to have trouble following the board rules.

I think Brewerfan is certainly the favorite among those who post here regularly. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif People who don't like it tend to have trouble following the board rules.

Is that national map of all the team home market areas still online? It's linked to in reply #8, but here it is again. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

Nah. He'll do it again. First on the agenda will be to publish the best of the e-mails in another blog entry. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

I forgot about the Google Ads. They're very good at reading the content of a page. A couple years ago, we were getting ads for so-called 'legal' steroids when steroid discussion came up.

I forgot about the Google Ads. They're very good at reading the content of a page. A couple years ago, we were getting ads for so-called 'legal' steroids when steroid discussion came up.

In the past, there've been times where we've gone for weeks or months without knowing about Brewer injuries.

There's precedent for opening up more seating once it's needed. It was done when demand exceeded supply for the Snappers game at Miller Park a few years ago.

bullox, you're in that dreaded state of Nevada. Hopefully, your provider sees fit to give you at least a couple of those teams. If you want to see all six of them, you'll likely need to subscribe to a sports package. Unfortunately, Extra Innings costs the same whether you have six teams blacked out or one team blacked out. Al, it depends on whether you're talking about in-market or out of market scenarios. There should be no problem getting the Brewers via Extra Innings or MLB.TV in Electric Elf's area near St. Paul, but still in Minnesota. On the Minnesota side of the state line, Stillwater, Afton, and Hastings are home to the Twins only. Where it gets hairy is on the Wisconsin side of the St. Croix. Houlton, Hudson, and Prescott are home to both the Brewers and Twins, and actually this shared area extends at least as far east as Menomonie. Customers would be at the mercy of their provider to hopefully offer both teams' broadcasts with an extended basic package. My gut says people in these areas will probably be fine with DirecTV, but message board posts I've read in the past say cable is a real crap-shoot. If you're on the Wisconsin side of the St. Croix, Extra Innings and MLB.TV are not solutions if your provider doesn't give you the Brewers or Twins as part of the extended basic tier. You'll need a sports package. Hopefully this issue is fixed in the future. The Brewers are the only home team where I live, so extended basic plus Extra Innings or MLB.TV covers everything. The inequity occurs for people in bullox's situation who are forced to buy a third package to see the games many of us get with only two.

I'm not seeing gool ol' Kiesch. Is he on a cigarette break?

How many players have played without a contract? It used to happen now and then in the olden days (before free agency and arby). What exactly was the deal with the silence? Was Simmons displeased with Rodgers, tired of distractions, or something else?

There's some good stuff in there; you get an idea what Ted's like. The writer refers to Ted as "the often opinionated, occasionally off-both-walls Simmons". And he gives examples: What isn't in the article and is rarely mentioned is that Ted wouldn't speak to reporters at all during the 1982 season until after the Brewers clinched the pennant.

I'd lean toward using the Milwaukee address, but I'm sure that either the Maryvale Baseball Park or Miller Park address would work. This format is what I've usually seen suggested: Player's Name c/o Milwaukee Brewers Maryvale Baseball Park 3600 N. 51st Ave. Phoenix, AZ, 85031 or Player's Name c/o Milwaukee Brewers Miller Park One Brewers Way Milwaukee, WI 53214

Look at this MLB.TV page on Brewers.com. In the left hand column, there's a tiny little field to insert a zip code to see which teams are blacked out in your area. Blackouts should be the same for MLB.TV and Extra Innings.