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It seems to me that none of this would have happened had the ushers simply said, "Please don't vape." It hardly seems to be something worth "writing up" unless someone has to be told more than once.

Thanks for the info, reillymcshane. The new rule makes much more sense. The other part of the new rule is that players can't be "named later" unless they're eligible to be traded. This cleans things up a lot. Significantly, it avoids awkward situations where everyone knows who a PTBNL is going to be.

What about Dillon Tate? He was the #4 pick in the draft last year… Tate was drafted in 2015. He can't be traded until a year after he signed (or was drafted, I'm not sure). He can be a player to be named later, though.

There's a [cite]Route 66[/cite] marathon this weekend on the Decades channel. The 1960–64 show, starring Milner as Tod Stiles and George Maharis (age 87) as Buz Murdock, is regarded as one of the more "literate" series that TV has seen and is definitely worth catching. Maharis was later replaced by Glenn Corbett, who played Lincoln 'Linc" Case. The show also airs weekly on MeTV (3:00 AM CT Mondays), and the first three seasons are on Hulu.

If suction cups don't do their job, do you say that they suck or do you say that they don't suck?

He's on the 40-man, which means if he's not exclusively on the Brewers' MLB roster (or MLB injured reserve) for the entire year, then it takes using an option to get him to AAA. … with the caveat that if he spends 20 days or less in the minors, a option isn't used. In that case, he'd receive Major League service time for those days.

I like Ned because he's a good guy, so I'm happy for him in that sense. While I don't like a lot of what happened during games over the years, I can consider Ned the person and Ned the manager separately. But I do think that this year, he managed the postseason well. As mentioned earlier, part of that is that he has a team that is more or less Ned-proof. I only recall one head scratching move. I'd have to go through the box scores to be able to recall the particulars, but it involved his choice of a pinch hitter in a two out situation relatively early in the game. Still, that was the kind of move that would make the list of semi-reasonable options vs. being the kind of move that leaves one incredulous.

NeedMoreFans, you definitely have the most entertaining holiday issues on the board. I suppose it wouldn't be an feasible to decide that getting together on holidays can be optional with the idea that you'd hook up at other times when it's convenient for everyone.

Based on my understanding of this site's rules, the most I can permissibly say about the issue is "oh." The rule goes back to discussion of candidates and elections. That wasn't pretty. Some topics qualify as news more than politics. I see this topic falling into that category. If we started getting into the authors of the report and debating their political histories, then we'd likely have a problem. Discussing it in the context of teams and fans would seem to be fine under our rules, though. A lot of stuff is borderline. In cases like that, moderators will watch the discussion and act if things get out of hand. There were some things said in the David Denson topic that made us squeamish, but we let it slide because members didn't overreact to those posts. I recall a topic asking where mass transit stops would be best located. The lead didn't get into political issues at all. The thread was fine until people brought up stuff like taxpayer money, etc. that was far outside the scope of what was presented in the lead. A few topics are doomed from the start. We'll close those right away. I think the bottom line is that nobody has "gotten into trouble" here for saying something that might touch on politics. The trouble starts when moderators give direction and people don't follow it.

The Hernán Pérez outright leaves the roster at 35. Discussion of this move is in a separate topic: Hernán Pérez outrighted; declares free agency

I didn't know there was another Boog Powell. His name is enough to make you want to root for him.

Yes. But now that I think of it, doing the initial setup in Windows might not be possible anymore. It'll definitely set up from a Mac, iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.

The full name for "wireless AC" is IEEE 802.11ac, often referred to as 802.11ac. Asking for "ac' should do the trick if you're talking to a salesperson, but recognizing the full name will help you scan a package or product description. I'd bet that most routers offer "ac" these days. You may not own any 802.11ac devices, but having that on your router will allow anything new to take advantage of the extra speed it offers. Simultaneous Dual Band prevents the weakest link in your network from slowing other devices down. That allows older devices to connect at the speed that they're capable of while allowing newer devices to connect at the maximum possible speed. I think that printers still often ship with the older 802.11n standard while computers, smartphones, iPads, etc. will connect with 802.11ac. Apple's Airport Extreme is a great router, but it's pricey and likely overkill for most households. I'm sure that others will post some good suggestions.

I'm related to more than one US president, Oliver Wendall Holmes, Wisconsin's Governor Dodge, Secretary of State John Kerry, and the baseball Boone family.

Did the Davis bobbles have "Air National Guard" printed on either the bobble or the box? If it was, I think you'd probably have a legitimate expenditure, kind of like putting a sign in the park.

I don't think it's part of a scout's job description to be "stat driven." However, he should understand stats in order to be able to use the information that the statheads come up with.

I've read some of the report, which is 140 pages long. One objection is "paid patriotism." The report says, "By paying for such heartwarming displays like recognition of wounded warriors, surprise homecomings, and on-field enlistment ceremonies, these displays lost their luster. Unsuspecting audience members became the subjects of paid-marketing campaigns rather than simply bearing witness to teams’ authentic, voluntary shows of support for the brave men and women who wear our nation’s uniform. This not only betrays the sentiment and trust of fans, but casts an unfortunate shadow over the genuine patriotic partnerships that do so much for our troops, such as the National Football League’s Salute to the Service campaign." This doesn't mean that the senators are objecting to all government sponsored activities. The report states, "To be fair, some of what was contracted appears to be legitimate marketing and advertising activities for which we would expect DOD to compensate these teams, such as stadium signs, social media mentions, and booth space for recruiters at games." Another issue is that according to the report, the Department of Defense is having trouble accounting for exactly what contracts exist and exactly what amount of money is being spent. At this point, the report states that the "DOD has banned paid patriotism and the NFL has called on all clubs to stop accepting payment for patriotic salutes." "NFL has called on all clubs" means that the league is conducting an audit, which likely means a gradual reduction rather than an immediate stop. Nothing seems to be mentioned about action being taken by other sports at this time, but that doesn't mean that no action is being taken. In short, this appears to be a gradual process rather than something that will change immediately. Given that the NFL is in the midst of its season, I would think that we'll continue to see some "paid patriotism" over the course of the rest of the season. MLB, on the other hand, has a few months to address this. Broadening this situation to the general subject of audiences being "subjects of paid-marketing campaigns," this is something that goes well beyond the paid patriotism issue. I mentioned the Froedtert cancer survivors thing above. Years ago, we saw the "Bill's Grill" segment on TV pregame shows. And more recently, we've seen the Craig Coshun "interviews" with doctors. In the private sector, however, I wouldn't expect the situation of being the subject of marketing campaigns, whether the audience realizes it or not, to change anytime soon.

When God Bless America is sung, is there some kind of mention of the Wisconsin Air National Guard on either the scoreboard or PA? More generally, the military gets publicity in much the same way that they do when they put commercials on TV. AdvantageSchneider, I haven't been to a Sunday game in a long time either, but God Bless America is generally shown on TV during the Sunday broadcasts. Did I miss something? I didn't see anything saying that DOD sponsorships would stop. Without having read the actual document (PDF), I get the impression that the two Arizona senators are concerned that this might not be an effective way to spend money.

I think it's a stretch to present the list in a way that implies that Wade Davis and Josh Donaldson could be part of a Brewers nucleus. It might have been better to leave Jake Odorizzi and Brett Lawrie on the list and evaluate that way.

Reminder that this is an apolitical site, before anyone breaks that rule. I'll repeat that. Let's stay within the rules. It's definitely an interesting topic, though. Some of the money is for expenses, which shouldn't be a surprise. And I suppose that paying for sponsorships isn't surprising either. I guess it's not a whole lot different than the cancer thing on Fridays that's an obvious commercial for Froedtert.

They can "unload" him tomorrow if they want to.

Just to aid in navigation, we have separate topics for Johnson and Murphy: Brewers Have Their New Pitching Coach - Cubs' Minor League Pitching Coordinator Derek Johnson Pat Murphy agrees to Bench Coach Position It looks like there are still a couple more positions to fill, including first base coach. We can go with the flow as far as topic placement when the time comes.

Sterns: Ash 'going to stay' with Brewers As far as I can tell, no official title for Gord's position has been announced, but the job description is that of an "advisory and pro scouting capacity."

Another thing making the Royals Ned-proof is that he doesn't need to platoon anyone, which means that he doesn't need to pinch hit much. Note that in the previous game, a lot of eyebrows were raised when Ned had Morales hit for the pitcher with two outs relatively early in the game. That's kind of the opposite of some of the moves he'd make here, where he'd save guys for "opportunities" later in the game that stood a good chance of never happening.

I think the Greinke comment was safe; David said "a" Zack Greinke, and it's not like he contacted Zack expressing interest. Also, he made it clear that a Zack Greinke wasn't in the budget.