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Here is what we should do to improve the Brewers for 2008. 1. Decline Geoff Jenkins' 2008 option making him a free agent, saving 8 million 2. Resign either Cordero or Linebrink to ensure closer spot, perhaps a 3 year deal worth 27-30 mil for either. 3. Extend Sheets' contract through 2012. Then make these trades: To Detroit: P Chris Capuano OF/IF Billy Hall OF Tony Gwynn Jr. To Milwaukee: OF Curtis Granderson ---------------------------- To Philadelphia: P Dave Bush To Milwaukee: OF Michael Bourn P JC Romero 4. Sign OF Eric Byrnes to either compete with Bourn for the LF position or give the position to him outright. Byrnes will likely cost 4 yrs 32 mil. 5. Resign C Johnny Estrada since there are no other alternatives at catcher this offseason. Here is how the lineup will shake out: 1. RF Corey Hart 2. CF Curtis Granderson 3. 3B Ryan Braun 4. 1B Prince Fielder 5. SS JJ Hardy 6. LF Eric Byrnes 7. 2B Rickie Weeks 8. C Johnny Estrada Rotation: 1. Ben Sheets 2. Yo Gallardo 3. Manny Parra 4. Jeff Suppan 5. Claudio Vargas/Carlos Villanueva Complete 25-man roster: 1. C Johnny Estrada 2. C Damian Miller 3. 1B Prince Fielder 4. UT Vinnie Rottino (give him a shot to be the new utility infielder) 5. IF Ramon Martinez or Tony Graffanino 6. 2B Rickie Weeks 7. SS JJ Hardy 8. 3B Ryan Braun 9. OF Corey Hart 10. OF Curtis Granderson 11. OF Eric Byrnes 12. OF Michael Bourn 13. OF Endy Chavez (could serve as fifth outfielder) 14. P Ben Sheets 15. P Yo Gallardo 16. P Manny Parra 17. P Jeff Suppan 18. P Claudio Vargas 19. P Carlos Villanueva 20. P Brian Shouse (retain) 21. P Chris Spurling 22. P Matt Wise (retain) 23. P Derrick Turnbow (retain) 24. P Dan Wheeler (sign to a deal) 25. P Francisco Cordero/Scott Linebrink

This may be in bad taste, but how about "Vick's doghouse"

Shriv, why don't you recommend the East Troy group? I drove past their landing strip all the time on Hwy 20 between school and home sometimes and it seemed organized. Anyone know where all the skydiving groups are? Any groups in Racine/Kenosha?

Sorry Mass, I guess I just lost track of all of the players after I covered them as a correspondent with the Beloit Daily News. I actually covered about five games for the Snappers the summer before Prince Fielder and Rickie Weeks came into town. The players that I remember the most where Lou Palmisano, Greg Moreira, Luis Pena, Robby Deevers, Guilder Rodriguez and Brian Montalbo. The most bizarre thing is that in one of my stories, I lead-off with Peoria outfielder Terry Evans throwing out Palmisano at the plate to end the game in extra innings and now Evans has had a cup of coffee with the LA Angels a couple times. He was traded for Jeff Weaver. The two games that impressed me the most were of Moreira's and Montalbo's game. Although they both lost the game, they had decent stuff and command. Whatever happened to both of them? Moreira seemed like a nice guy to talk to also. When I went to a game as a "fan," he actually talked to me a lot since he wasn't pitching that day, I believe it was Luis Pena that pitched that game. I actually know Vinnie Rottino a little bit, him and I both grew up in Racine. He is friends with a lot of friends I knew back in high school and everytime I went into the locker room, he was always the first guy I saw. Rottino always said, "What's up Racine guy, talk to Stephanie (his lady friend at the time) lately?"

Whatever happened to Terry Trofholz, a former Beloit Snapper? I also wonder if his teammate, catcher Marks (forgot his first name) is still lingering around the Indy leagues? And is Krynzel really retired now? Is Steve Moss retired too? I remember when I covered a Snappers game, I was in the locker room after a game to interview players and Don Money and Moss got into an argument outside his office. I wonder if that was the beginning of the end for him?

Honestly, why was I the last person to discover Erin Andrews? She is like ESPN's Jen Lada.

The navigation of Yuku seems easier, but it looks kind of cartoonish in a sense to me. It also seems to be a bit slower. The fonts seem too big. Is there any way the fonts can be lowered a bit so each topic doesn't take up a third of a page in my forum lists?

Marshall Edwards?! I may be the same age as the Brewers' playoff drought, but he was like the 1982 Mike Felder. I always wondered what he has been doing with himself since 1983 when he left the Brewers.

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After much thought, I realized that its best to let it go. I guess I am to the point where I feel desperately single (I hate to divulge too much info on myself, but I never had a girl in my life) and I am 24. I am just tired of the "party" type of girl since I just moved out of Whitewater and want to slow down my lifestyle a bit. And I live in Racine, which lacks women all over the place, the only women I find are at a bar and they tell me they either: a) Just got out of prison b) Seem crazy c) Dropped out of high school d) their ex-boyfriend just got out of jail and wants custody of their kid. I am just looking at a girl who is down to earth and I am tired of the personal ads because they don't even work. To be honest with you, I would prefer the type of woman who was Silverman's wife in Saving Silverman (the personality type, not the crazy brunette, but the blonde)

Does anybody watch this show? I have been hooked ever since Season 3 and always make an effort to catch the reruns on USA and the newer ones on NBC. I also like the characters on the show and how the writers made the chemistry look so fluid on the show. And if anyone watches this show, who is the better ADA... is it Alex Cabot (the blonde who happens to be married to Food Network's Bobby Flay, lucky guy) or Casey Novak (Diane Neal, the redhead). I tend to like both equally, but it seems like Novak has lost more cases. And Ice-T on the show looked weird at the beginning, but he seems to be the detective with "street cred."

I got an idea. For any of the tech folks out there, maybe we should do our own gamecasts? Instead of relying on espn.com or sportsline.com or mlb.com, we can maybe do something similar, or maybe have an in-game blogger?

I am watching my fourth Law and Order:SVU tonight, this time on NBC instead of USA. I am somehow addicted to this show and can't get enough of it, plus it helps that the ADAs are both equally hot (Alexandra Cabot and Casey Novak) and now Det. Dani Beck on NBC.

I see the Athletics just released Bobby Kielty today, anyone think the Brewers should take a flier on this guy? He does seem like one of those kinds of guys who get on base a lot.

On a four star scale, I would rate the simpson's movie a 2.5. The jokes just seemed too fast paced and short to me.

Mods, feel free to move this to the off-topic thread. But I am watching Law and Order: SVU at the moment. What is everyone else watching? I also just got finished eating dinner after coming home from the Simpsons' movie.

Doug tried? He spent all of his time thinking of Gagne when he could have "tried" to go after other players.

I just think this team is not going to get any better. It is like everyone has been saying that they have struggled since starting 24-10. That is more than 50 games ago. If everyone thinks this is just a "slide" then they are not watching the same team. They are playing pitiful and I am starting to dislike the whole LF tandem of Jenks and Mench and starting to dislike the fact that our whole rotation can't last more than six innings to save their lives. I am about ready to go postal about the Brewers at this point.

Boooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They should change the team name to the Milwaukee Booers for not making a single deal that could have helped this team. I know Melvin tried hard to get Gagne, but now we are stuck with this sorry excuse for a team and will continue losing because none of our players are even trying to get out of their slumps right now. I am furious. I am sick and tired of this... this is the most boring trade deadline EVER!

Anyone ever wonder why MLB decided to make the deadline at 3pm now instead of midnight like they did back 10 years ago? I remember going to a Brewers-Mariners game at County Stadium a few years back and Jose Cruz Jr. was traded in the middle of the game.

http://www.distantreplays.com/distant/assets/product_images/PAAAAAKBHENMPEBB.jpg The Bad News Bears reminds me a lot of the Brewers right now. I can compare Gallardo to Tatum O'Neal since she was young and Gallardo is considered a "can't miss" type of pitcher. I can compare Rickie Weeks to Abdul or that kid who wore No. 44.

Players in the 50's using steroids? The drug of choice from the 60's to 90's was amphetamines and the 70's and 80's drug of choice was cocaine. Anyone even remember when Keith Hernandez and Mookie Wilson, among others was given a lifetime probation by then-commissioner Bowie Kuhn for their cocaine abuse back in the mid 1980's?

What am wondering about is MLB has "random" drug testing of all players, so is any as skeptical as I am that they are accidently skipping players such as Bonds, ARod among others? It all seems like there has only been one big name and that is Palmeiro and the rest of the suspendees are guys like Neifi Perez and Alex Sanchez. There has to be more out there than what MLB is letting on. In addition, when Palmeiro tested positive, it took MLB several days behind closed doors to finally admit to Palmeiro's positive test. You all think that baseball is withholding a lot of information for the fear of blowing this game out of the water?

How come the js hasn't picked this story up. On tonight's sportscast on WTMJ, they said Balfour was sent to AAA Nashville. No note of the transaction on espn.com

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