brains and braun

I can't believe that this team is only going to have a few more wins than the '05 edition of the Crew, which featured far less talent. That tells me there is a bigger problem.

Yost's use of Wise the last few months is what really has me puzzled. Wise seems to only get the ball in higher-pressure situations. Don't you want to do the opposite? Set him up to succeed and restore his confidence? Might as well ruin him so that Ned can pick him up next year while he's managing a minor league team.

I'm gonna go with Ken Felder. The closest he got to major leaue success was the cover of What's Brewing.

I agree, and would also argue that the commish isn't the only one to blame for the lack of baseball-specific rules with regard to this issue. Would the player's union have stood for this in the middle of the steroid era, and could baseball really afford another strike?

Thanks guys. I think I'll just play it like you do fry. Once you said "run," my mind was pretty well made up.

Would you recommend trying to get any of the bigger name guys, fry, or is it not even worth it? What about Gallardo? Thanks

I think that 20fry is right on target, and I'm not surprised at all to hear about the ES treatment of people, or of the organization's attitude towards those of us with less money. Two seasons ago, I went to a Brewers/Cubs game at MP with my dad. I go to 20-30 games per year, mostly on Ueckers or in the upper deck. My dad went to many more games. That year, he went to 56. My dad was a garbageman, but he loved baseball and the Brewers, and he typically sat in the Uecker seat or the terrace as well. At this particular game, we had standing room tickets (as it was a sell-out) and we stood behind fans on the loge level. As it turns out, we stood behind a group of Cub fans, and the Brewers jumped out to a huge lead on Mark Prior. All of a sudden an ES person told my father that if he didn't stop his "obnoxious clapping," we would be asked to leave. my dad (a mild-mannered guy) was instantly enraged, and after arguing with the ES guy for a minute, a pit boss intervened, and threated to "throw him into the jail" at MP. For cheering on the Brewers at MP!!! A little once-a-year Illinois money speaks louder than a lifetime of loyalty. I got my dad to just walk away. We watched the rest of the game from a different location. Eventually, I went to guest services, and I was later compensated with 2 100-level tickets to a future game after I threatened to take the story to the local news media. I was happy with tickets, but that experience left a bad taste in my mouth. I often feel like a second-class citizen now at MP, because I can't afford big-money tickets. Like others here, however, I am a huge Brewers fan, and I spend a lot (for me) on tix, shirts, etc. It's clear that money is what really talks at MP. I think that we should stick together so that the Brewers know that it's not okay for ES or other MP employees to treat the little guy this way.

thanks for the funny pic sweep

Hi everyone This is my first post, although I've enjoyed following BF.net for many years. I look forward to participating in many spirited, insightful discussions. That said, I have a hard time believing that CV or Weeks would be traded now for anything less than a blockbuster deal. CV has been the glue that's held our pitching staff together this season and Weeks is young and cheap. Unless the Brewers know something about Rick that no one else does, how could they ever deal him so low? This has obviously been a bad year for Weeks, but does anyone think we've seen the last screaming liner from his bat?