1992casey

Trying to "fleece" the potential trade partners isn't a good strategy; other GMs will quickly become aware of that and will end up being wary of doing business. Doug has said in the past that the first objective in a trade is to improve your team. The second objective is to improve the other team. I don't think that shying away from texting is a show-stopping thing. But there are other ways that not keeping up with the times can become problems. Jim Baumer had to go because he couldn't deal with player agents, which became an absolute necessity once free agency came into the picture. Before Baumer was replaced, Bud Selig was negotiating free agent contracts himself.

[igt-2012][game-setup][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2014/logos/brewers.png[/logo][game-info][h1]July 27 | 9:15 P.M.[/h1][h2]Brewers (43-56) Giants (54-44)[/h2][h3]FSWI | WTMJ 620[/h3][/game-info][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2014/logos/giants.png[/logo][/game-setup][pitching-photos][/pitching-photos][game-matchup][divclass=away][pitcher]Kyle Lohse[/pitcher][h2]5-11, 6.29 ERA, 1.45 WHIP[/h2][h3]Versus Giants | Game Log[/h3][h3]The long ball has burned Lohse. He’s already surrendered more home runs this season (23) in 198⅓ innings. Spacious AT&T Park should be a good place for Lohse to get back on track.[/h3][/divclass][divclass=home][pitcher]Chris Heston[/pitcher][h2]10-5, 3.18 ERA, 1.15 WHIP[/h2][h3]Game Log[/h3][h3]Heston looks to continue what has been a dominant July. The right-hander’s 1.32 ERA this month ranks fifth best in the National League as he’s allowed four runs in 27⅓ innings.[/h3][/divclass][starting-lineup][divclass=away] RF Gerardo Parra (L) C Jonathan Lucroy ® CF Carlos Gómez ® LF Khris Davis ® 2B Scooter Gennett (L) SS Jean Segura ® 1B Shane Peterson (L) 3B Hernán Pérez ® RHP Kyle Lohse ®[/divclass][divclass=home] CF Ángel Pagán (S) 2B Joe Panik (L) 3B Matt Duffy ® C Buster Posey ® RF Hunter Pence ® 1B Brandon Belt (L) SS Brandon Crawford (L) LF Nori Aoki (L) RHP Chris Heston ®[/divclass][/starting-lineup][/game-matchup][game-links][h3][chat]BrewerFan Chat[/chat] | MLB Gameday[/h3][/game-links][/igt-2012]

Your #3 batter winning the game with a walk of grand slam (you were down by 3) I think this one would become more exciting if the grand slam came from a bottom of the order hitter or from someone who hit homers infrequently.

You need to have three violations in two years before you get notified. At that point, you're required to pay the unpaid tolls plus $20 per violation, although you're given the option of requesting a hearing. If you don't pay within 30 days, a second notice is sent, and the option of a hearing is lost. After another 30 days, the fines increase to $50 per violation. If the fines on the third notice aren't paid, you're subject to referral to a collection agency and being reported to a credit rating bureau. There are also potential driver's license and car registration consequences, but I'm not sure how those could be enforced with out of state drivers. Within the first 30 days, IPASS and E-ZPass customers may have their fines waived if their account is in good standing and one of the following applies: 1. The license plate on the violation notice was listed on the I-PASS or E-ZPass account prior to the issue date of the violation notice -or- 2. The name or address on the violation notice matches the name or address on the I-PASS or E-ZPass account. http://www.illinoistollway.com/tolls-and-i-pass/violations/pay-a-toll-violation It seems that the simplest thing to do is to go online and pay the toll within seven days.

These people behind the plate should be ejected from the game and banned. What are they doing?

It's the same with Mexican food. The use of sour cream and hamburger are basically American, or in Mexican terminology, norteamericano.

[igt-2012][game-setup][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2014/logos/brewers.png[/logo][game-info][h1]July 26 | 3:10 P.M.[/h1][h2]Brewers (43-55) Diamondbacks (45-51)[/h2][h3]FSWI | WTMJ 620[/h3][/game-info][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2014/logos/diamondbacks.png[/logo][/game-setup][pitching-photos][/pitching-photos][game-matchup][divclass=away][pitcher]Matt Garza[/pitcher][h2]5-10, 5.23 ERA, 1.53 WHIP[/h2][h3]Versus Diamondbacks | Game Log[/h3][h3]The right-hander’s return from the disabled list was a rousing success as Garza induced a trio of double plays in six scoreless innings against the Indians. He’d been on the DL with a sore shoulder.[/h3][/divclass][divclass=home][pitcher]Jeremy Hellickson[/pitcher][h2]6-6, 4.87 ERA, 1.33 WHIP[/h2][h3]Versus Brewers | Game Log[/h3][h3]Hellickson has completed seven innings twice in his past three starts after doing it zero times in his first 15 outings. He beat the Brewers on May 30, against whom he has a 3.00 ERA (two runs in six innings).[/h3][/divclass][starting-lineup][divclass=away] CF Gerardo Parra (L) 1B Jonathan Lucroy ® RF Ryan Braun ® LF Khris Davis ® 2B Scooter Gennett (L) SS Hector Gomez ® 3B Hernan Perez ® C Martin Maldonado ® RHP Matt Garza ®[/divclass][divclass=home] LF Ender Inciarte (L) 2B Aaron Hill ® 1B Paul Goldschmidt ® CF A.J. Pollock ® 3B Jake Lamb (L) RF Yasmany Tomas ® SS Nick Ahmed ® C Oscar Hernandez ® RHP Jeremy Hellickson ®[/divclass][/starting-lineup][/game-matchup][game-links][h3][chat]BrewerFan Chat[/chat] | MLB Gameday[/h3][/game-links][/igt-2012]

Here's the McCalvy article, which includes Telly's report. http://m.brewers.mlb.com/news/article/138744702/adam-lind-leaves-game-vs-d-backs-with-injury

I should clarify the part where I said "someone needs to be between him and his father in the chain of command." I would doubt that's part of the rule, but given that Mark's son is in his 20s and doesn't have extensive experience, it would be prudent as far as smoothly operating the business.

It extends barely into Illinois. It begins at the interchange where US-41 joins I-94 just south of the state line. Interstate designations are all about money as these are the roads where federal funding is the most readily available. They also assure travelers that a road is built to interstate standards. I think it would have made some sense to start the new interstate designation at the Zoo Interchange as that highway wasn't previously part of the Interstate system. But that still would have required a rerouting of US-41. It would have been confusing to have I-41 and US-41 following different routes. Given that, I guess the starting point isn't all that relevant. Except for the additional concurrent highway numbers, the one that was chosen makes sense too. Another option considered was the number 243. I think that if 243 were chosen, it likely would have started at the Hale Interchange. Three digit interstates beginning with even numbers are supposed to connect to their parent routes at both ends. In the end, I think it was decided that it would be advantageous to give this route a primary number rather than an auxiliary number. Some in Green Bay wanted I-55 as that would have made the road part of a long nationally known route. Illinois wasn't interested in re-signing, and I don't think they wanted the additional concurrencies. I don't blame them. Also, I-55 would have been "out of order." Interstate highways have low numbers in the west and high numbers in the east. I-55 wouldn't have been a "fit" between I-39 and I-43, while I-41 fits the numbering scheme perfectly. Interestingly, this is one of only two instances where a similarly numbered interstate and US highway follow the same route. The other is a stretch where I-74 and US-74 run concurrently in North Carolina.

[igt-2012][game-setup][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2014/logos/brewers.png[/logo][game-info][h1]July 25 | 7:10 P.M.[/h1][h2]Brewers (43-54) Diamondbacks (44-51)[/h2][h3]FSWI | WTMJ 620[/h3][/game-info][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2014/logos/diamondbacks.png[/logo][/game-setup][pitching-photos][/pitching-photos][game-matchup][divclass=away][pitcher]Taylor Jungmann[/pitcher][h2]5-1, 2.04 ERA, 1.02 WHIP[/h2][h3]Game Log[/h3][h3]Jungmann passed another early career test in his last outing. He scattered five hits over seven innings against the Pirates, holding them to a single run in his first start facing a team for the second time.[/h3][/divclass][divclass=home][pitcher]Rubby de la Rosa[/pitcher][h2]7-5, 4.83 ERA, 1.32 WHIP[/h2][h3]Versus Brewers | Game Log[/h3][h3]Rubby won for the first time in five starts on Monday, giving up one run over seven innings against the Marlins. In his only career start against the Brewers, he gave up four runs in five innings in a no decision on May 29.[/h3][/divclass][starting-lineup][divclass=away] LF Gerardo Parra (L) C Jonathan Lucroy ® RF Ryan Braun ® 1B Adam Lind (L) CF Carlos Gómez ® 2B Scooter Gennett (L) SS Jean Segura ® 3B Hernán Pérez ® RHP Taylor Jungmann ®[/divclass][divclass=home] RF Ender Inciarte (L) CF A.J. Pollock ® 1B Paul Goldschmidt ® LF David Peralta (L) C Wellington Castillo ® 3B Jake Lamb (L) 2B Chris Owings ® SS Cliff Pennington (S) RHP Rubby de la Rosa ®[/divclass][/starting-lineup][/game-matchup][game-links][h3][chat]BrewerFan Chat[/chat] | MLB Gameday[/h3][/game-links][/igt-2012]

I-41 became official in April. The new signs will be up by September. The road is already signed in Kenosha and Racine Counties.

even interstates are east/west, Odds are North/South Except when they aren't on a given stretch. I-90 (Boston to Seattle) runs mostly north and south in WI. I-94 (Port Huron, MI to Billings, MT), also has more north-south miles in WI. I try to pay attention to both the names and numbers in Illinois. Maps tend to eliminate the names, and sometimes they skip over some of the concurrencies. But informational signs, especially the digital ones, tend to refer to names. And I've found that if I talk to people who live in the Chicago area, there's a tendency to be unfamiliar with the highway numbers. Just like numbers, names have a tendency to change. I saw a sign that said I was 10 minutes away from the Jane Byrne Interchange. Not knowing what the Jane Byrne interchange was, the sign didn't benefit me.

Thanks for the correction. The error came from copying/pasting from yesterday's topic title.

Concurrent route numbers on the freeways. You enter Wisconsin from Illinois on I-41/I-94/US-41. North of the airport, you can head downtown on I-43/I-94. Or you can head west toward Hales Corners on I-41/I-43/I-894/US-41. This one is especially lovely because it's a "wrong way" concurrency: North I-41 & US-41 along with South I-43, not to mention West I-894. Then you head up toward the zoo on I-41/I-894/US-41/US-45. North of the zoo, it's just I-41/US-41/US-45 until you hit Silver Spring, where it becomess I-41/US-41/US-45/WI-100. WI-100 splits off at Main Street in Menomonee Falls, then eventually, US-45 splits off toward West Bend, and we're back to relative sanity heading to Fond du Lac on I-41/US-41. The worst part of this is that people identify highways with the number that's most relevant to them. A couple of years ago, I was giving a friend directions over the phone. I told him to take I-94 south out of downtown. To him, it was I-43. I could shift gears easily enough and call the road I-43, but that could easily be confusing to some. Chicago gets around this by putting names on its freeways. Milwaukee's freeways have names too, but they've fallen into relative disuse over the past couple of decades. And unlike Chicago, the names never appeared on freeway signs. What's really bugging me is that I can't think of anything that could be better than the status quo. You could leave US-41 unsigned, but since it's concurrent with all of I-41 and shares the highway number, that's not really a source of confusion. You could drop I-894 entirely, but that's the number most identified with its route. I guess we just have to live with this.

[igt-2012][game-setup][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2014/logos/brewers.png[/logo][game-info][h1]July 24 | 8:40 P.M.[/h1][h2]Brewers (42-54) Diamondbacks (44-50)[/h2][h3]FSWI | WTMJ 620[/h3][/game-info][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2014/logos/diamondbacks.png[/logo][/game-setup][pitching-photos][/pitching-photos][game-matchup][divclass=away][pitcher]Jimmy Nelson[/pitcher][h2]7-9, 4.29 ERA, 1.31 WHIP[/h2][h3]Versus Diamondbacks | Game Log[/h3][h3]Opponents better hope they get to Nelson early. The right-hander carries a 9.00 ERA in the first inning this season, but that number plummets to 3.36 after the opening frame.[/h3][/divclass][divclass=home][pitcher]Patrick Corbin[/pitcher][h2]1-2, 4.80 ERA, 1.20 WHIP[/h2][h3]Versus Brewers | Game Log[/h3][h3]Corbin has thrown five innings in each of his three starts this season, but has done so with plenty of rest. Friday’s outing will be his first on regular rest.[/h3][/divclass][starting-lineup][divclass=away] SS Jean Segura ® C Jonathan Lucroy ® RF Ryan Braun ® CF Carlos Gómez ® 1B Adam Lind (L) LF Khris Davis ® 3B Hernán Pérez ® 2B Héctor Gómez ® RHP Jimmy Nelson ®[/divclass][divclass=home] RF Ender Inciarte (L) CF A.J. Pollock ® 1B Paul Goldschmidt ® LF David Peralta (L) 2B Chris Owings ® 3B Jake Lamb (L) SS Nick Ahmed ® C Oscar Hernández ® LHP Patrick Corbin (L)[/divclass][/starting-lineup][/game-matchup][game-links][h3][chat]BrewerFan Chat[/chat] | MLB Gameday[/h3][/game-links][/igt-2012]

Gerardo's still in the game. What would have been a double just went by him and turned into a triple. I'm going to close this topic down.

I think he's in there too. But I'll leave this thread open for the time being in case something goes down.

I just noticed that the D'Backs were wearing purple uniforms and was wondering if I missed something. Apparently, the team is having Throwback Thursdays this year.

It might be that Zack has the freshest arm from among the available choices. He hasn't pitched since July 11. I wonder why he hasn't gotten a start since then.

Looking at information on E-ZPass, it looks like IPASS is a much more user friendly system. As WV Brew states, most E-ZPass states apply the $1 monthly surcharge. Account management is less flexible. And even little things, like acquiring extra adhesive for mounting the transponder are tougher. In Illinois, you can get more adhesive at any tollbooth manned by an operator. All About E-ZPass E-ZPass FAQ Many E-ZPass states don't discount tolls like Illinois does. But that's a function of the toll system's pricing structure rather than the transponder you're using. Because the option of using tollways arises infrequently for me, I'm much more concerned about convenience than saving money. I choose the route that's likely to be the quickest and sanest. And it'd be nice not to mess with cash.

Whether it is his son or brother the point still remains giving family members a job usually doesn't work very well. I could see helping them get a job in baseball. I believe that Major League rules would prevent Mark's son from working for another team. If I remember correctly, Laurel Prieb had to leave the Twins when he married Wendy. If Mark's son is employed by the team, someone needs to be between him and his father in the chain of command.

Getting back to people who are living, Norman Lloyd, 100, appears in this year's film, [cite]Trainwreck[/cite]. His film and television career goes back to 1939. Notable parts include several episodes of [cite]Alfred Hitchcock Presents[/cite], the role of Headmaster Nolan in [cite]Dead Poets Society[/cite], and the role of Dr. Daniel Auschlander for six years on the series [cite]St. Elsewhere[/cite].

There's probably a better word than "crime" to describe these examples, but I can't think of one. Favre's issue was that his ego would occasionally get in his way. Some of it was public right away, such as his yearly retirement soap opera and that he continued to drink after treatment for addiction. Some of it came out later, such as the fact that he felt he deserved input into personnel decisions. From a fan standpoint, I think that qualifies as being annoying vs. being a "crime" against anything. Braun's case has the weird caveat in that the initial test and hearing were never supposed to be public to begin with. Still, he can't be excused for the way he handled the situation. But had it remained private like it was supposed to be, he'd have been just another PED user. Gambling on one's own team is far and away the worst of the three "crimes." BillScottCanRake covered it well. From today's standpoint, I agree with TheCrew07 when he says that Rose still "doesn't even come across as a good guy." Braun seems to be doing his best to do what he can to make things better. And the Favre issues are things that simply seem less significant as time goes on.

[igt-2012][game-setup][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2014/logos/brewers.png[/logo][game-info][h1]July 23 | 8:40 P.M.[/h1][h2]Brewers (42-53) Diamondbacks (43-50)[/h2][h3]FSWI | WTMJ 620[/h3][/game-info][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2014/logos/diamondbacks.png[/logo][/game-setup][pitching-photos][/pitching-photos][game-matchup][divclass=away][pitcher]Mike Fiers[/pitcher][h2]5-7, 3.79 ERA, 1.36 WHIP[/h2][h3]Versus Diamondbacks | Game Log[/h3][h3]Fiers is coming off arguably his best outing of 2015, holding the Pirates to one run on three hits over seven innings. He’s struck out 106 batters in 107 innings this season.[/h3][/divclass][divclass=home][pitcher]Zack Godley[/pitcher][h2]Major League Debut[/h2][h3]Zack Godley: MiLB.COM[/h3][h3]Godley is making his Major League debut after making his last three starts for Double-A Mobile. The right-hander was acquired by the D’backs in December in the Miguel Montero trade and was a reliever the past two years.[/h3][/divclass][starting-lineup][divclass=away] LF Gerardo Parra (L) C Jonathan Lucroy ® RF Ryan Braun ® 1B Adam Lind (L) CF Carlos Gómez ® 2B Scooter Gennett (L) SS Jean Segura ® 3B Hernán Pérez ® RHP Mike Fiers ®[/divclass][divclass=home] LF Ender Inciarte (L) 2B Cliff Pennington (S) 1B Paul Goldschmidt ® CF A.J. Pollock ® RF Yasmany Tomás ® 3B Aaron Hill ® SS Nick Ahmed ® C Oscar Hernández ® RHP Zack Godley ®[/divclass][/starting-lineup][/game-matchup][game-links][h3][chat]BrewerFan Chat[/chat] | MLB Gameday[/h3][/game-links][/igt-2012]