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The Brewers are selling the pregame experience of a private pregame tour of some the stadium, including player areas & a slide down Bernie's slide. Has anyone on BF.net done that yet? Anything to report? I'm booked for September 15th with my wife and daughter and I'm not sure exactly what to expect. . .Hope it's fun for them (and me).
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Loved the guy dressed as Macho Man sitting ringside. I want him to be at every TV event. -
I found some kid comics (Archie, Little Lulu, Disney) at Rummage-o-Rama at State Fair Park. I have no idea on value, I didn't buy them as collectibles, but to show my daughter what kids read back in my day.
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I think if Hawk Harrelson were broadcasting Brewers games, I would find a new team. I can handle John Sterling & Suzyn Waldman, Mike Shannon, Darren Sutton, Dick Vitale, Dwayne Staats and even Rex Hudler. Hawk is just so irritating to me in every way. I don't think I've heard him get through a single inning without wanting to mute it.
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I'm not a tailgater, though I don't look down my nose at it. I'm just lazy and a bit anti-social I guess. It seems like a lot of work to plan, pack, cook, clean up, and then go inside. Plus the work at home afterward of messing with coolers, putting stuff away, etc. Plus, there's so much variety of fare inside the park. Plus, the game is long enough for me without tacking on another 90 minutes of pregame stuff. That's plenty of sit around time. As for Miller Park in general, I think I like it more now than I did when it first opened. I'm not much for the forced cheering stuff (Let's make some noise!. . .Louder!!. . .Louder!!!), but I think that's pretty much everywhere.
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I'm going with the sentimental option for Milwaukee baseball. I would choose any random game from 1971-73 at County Stadium. Obviously I'm going here to relive some of my childhood, which wasn't punctuated by any Brewers greatness. I'd want to order a couple of hot dogs from a vendor carrying those heavy metal boxes. I'd walk through the stadium to see how it compared to the dump that it would be at the end. Listen to Bob Betts on the PA, carry a transistor radio to get some Uecker & Merle Harmon. The stadium was often pretty empty in those days, so I'd be certain to get a good seat, and it would be a comfortable and happy return to my youth. For the Any moment in Baseball, I'd go with something from the early days. . .a Walter Johnson vs. Cobb & the Tigers, or maybe Ruth/Gehrig against Lefty Grove outing.
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Whenever the Samuel Adams "For the love of beer" commercial comes on I get a warm feeling about those guys. They seem like good chums, like you'd want to hang out with them. ". . .and I am overwhelmed by you". Seldom does a commercial strike me that way.
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One of the best decisions I've ever made...was joining Brewerfan.net
JimH5 replied to The stache's topic in Off-Topic Forum
I think I was trying to convince others of Cappy's value over Sheets. With no regrets! -
One of the best decisions I've ever made...was joining Brewerfan.net
JimH5 replied to The stache's topic in Off-Topic Forum
That was really nice, Bill. I love BF.net and the political forum because they were one of my links to my hometown while we were living away from the area (1998-2011). Even now that we're back, its a pleasure to stop at the site and get some water cooler info about the team, and the world. When something like the Greinke trade goes down, it's great, as prior to today, I wouldn't know Jean Segura from Larry Gura, so it keeps me in the know, with people posting scouting reports, stats & forecasts. Good stuff. -
Not sure how many more opportunities he will get. Hope he makes the best of this one.
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For me, my tickets are bought for the rest of the year and I'm going regardless. I'm not adding games and I'm not dropping games. That said, you don't get to 3 million in attendance by appealing only to people like me. The masses show up when there is a buzz, and unless the rookies are Gooden, Strasburg or Fernando, they're not creating buzz. I hope they don't run the team based on drawing big crowds in August & September, 2012.
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Jim, your series of posts here are one of the reasons i still come to Brewerfan, excellent unbiased analysis. Thanks for that, though I was also the guy who was blasted last year for calling Mark Rogers a loser following his substance suspension! So I'm just as capable of drawing the ire of my sitemates. . . but thanks the same.
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Knobler reports Brewers are ready to sell, as early as today
JimH5 replied to torts's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I getcha. And I was guilty of botching Maldonado earlier. But I swear I saw it spelled with an "a" either on the back of his jersey or on a TV graphic earlier in the year. -
I don't know that I'm dismissive of the Southern League--though I definitely am dismissive of older players doing well in the minors and how that equates to the majors. Ben Hendrickson was dominating AAA while pitching at a younger age than Burgos is now. I lived in Jacksonville for 3 years and spent a few evenings watching Southern League play. The Suns were a Dodger farm team then, and they had a well regarded roster. Victor Diaz was supposed to be the jewel on offense and Ricardo Rodriguez was their elite pitcher. I thought Heath Totten was going to be great, but obviously it didn't turn out that way. Diaz and Rodriguez also flamed out. Lots of guys flame out. It is such a long shot for a minor league to make it in the bigs. And with a team having as many holes as the 2013 Brewers, I'm just skeptical they will find them in the system that was so dismissed at the beginning of the year.
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in-season, single day, major roster turnovers
JimH5 replied to djoctagone's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
At the deadline in 2000, they traded Bob Wickman, Jason Bere & Steve Woodard to Cleveland for Richie Sexson, Kane Davis, Marco Scutaro & Paul Rigdon. -
I'm guessing that was meant to be in blue. . .and of course there are guys who spent time in the minors at 25 and then became good major leaguers. But it's not many. Take a look at guys right now with an OPS over .800 in the majors. There's 56 guys on the list. Only four of them (Ben Zobrist, David Freese, Dexter Fowler & Josh Willingham) were in the minors at 25, and only Zobrist & Freese hadn't spent at least some time in the majors to that point. Occasionally we stumble across one of these guys, but it's not often, and I wouldn't build a case for optimism around them.
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I guess you can just toss out his sub-2 ERA on the season then, too... ? He doesn't project to be a top of the rotation guy, but I think you're being overly harsh on him, as well as your overall analysis. Congrats to him on getting Southern League hitters out. But if he's not a top of the rotation guy, then what should we expect? Will he be better than Marcum? Will he be a better than average major leaguer? Is he someone who can get major league hitters out in the postseason? I don't disagree that the system lacks All-Star caliber talent. . . And therein lies my lack of optimism. Every organization has guys that they can churn into roster fillers. And too often, we have seen even top Brewer minor leaguers turn into pedestrian major leaguers or worse (Bill Spiers, Ron Belliard, Brad Nelson, Billy Jo Robidoux, Antone Williamson, Matt LaPorta, Jeff D'Amico). We can't buy All-Stars, so we have to make them. And I'm not confident that we can make enough of them to get the Brewers to 88 wins or more. I'm truly glad that you see a better future than I do. If everyone was as grouchy and doubtful as me, it would be boring. And I do hope you're right that these guys I've deemed too old to be real prospects, actually are. It appears that we're about to find out.
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I will grant you that Morris is having a fine season and fine minor league career. He looks to have some promise, though as a major league 1st baseman, he will have to be a good hitter if he wants to stick. Kentrail Davis is 24 and in AA he has a .401 SLG in 86 games. He has 87 Ks in 317 ABs. What is his upside in the majors? Is he going to be better than Aoki or Morgan or Gomez? Khris Davis is having a nice stretch, but he turns 25 in the offseason. Most good players are already in the majors at 25. Corey Hart was good in the Southern League at 21. Is Khris Davis going to be a better major leaguer than Hart? Is Scooter Gennett going to be a substantial major leaguer? He's not a burner and he doesn't have any power. He hasn't hit lefties this year. Doesn't that project as a #8 hitter on a mediocre team? Or a bench guy on a good team? And Burgos is having a fine season, but again, he turns 25 in a few days and he's pitching in AA. Is he just older than his competitors? And his great outing was against the team with the fewest runs scored in the league. I'm not completely dismissive of the farm system. Maldanado is a complete surprise and could play for a long time. Fiers has been remarkable. But with what looks like a huge turnover in roster spots from this year to next, I just can't see this system being able to adequately fill those holes with players capable of being contributors on a playoff team. I think we're in for a long slog.
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The system is actually in pretty decent shape overall. I don't know enough about players in the minors to make an educated projection, so I read and listen to others with varying degrees of expertise. In March, someone on Fangraphs ranked them 29th out of 30. In January, John Sickels said they were 28th. In March, Baseball America had them at 26th. Also in March, Baseball Prospectus had them at 28th. Earlier this month, Keith Law mentioned on a podcast that of the teams he has seen in the Arizona League this year, the Brewers impressed him as having the fewest number of athletic-type players. Do the Brewers have guys who could make the majors? Sure--but do they have guys who could excel there--or who could draw interest from other clubs? Many say it is unlikely.
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Do we have a Braun or Fielder in the system? Probably not. But plenty of reason for optimism. Don't you mean blind optimism? We don't have anyone considered among the game's top prospects. The top rated guy, Peralta is throwing to a 1.65 WHIP and 5.04 ERA in AAA. And you're touting Mark Rogers (!) because of 3 starts. The rest of the year he's been horrible. The major league roster is loaded with players at or past their primes. So I have forgotten about optimism. Is Ryan Braun going to have even one more postseason in a Brewers uniform? I can't see how that could happen.
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Retro and oddball soda fans may find this interesting: www.sodapopstop.com It's the online home of a Los Angeles store that I saw several years ago on Unwrapped. They claim to have the largest selection of sodas around. I can't see ordering soda online to have it shipped to my house, but it is fun to see what products are still being made.
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I'm optimistic for a fire sale. I fear this is the start of another long stretch of crapitude.
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I thought it was a pretty good show. The retrospectives weren't overly long. They made good use of the old guys. Triple H/Stephanie and Brock/Heyman was good. The Lita stuff was good. I wish Trish would have gotten a bigger pop. I think the crowd just isn't used to seeing her brunette. I wish they would have used William Regal or Brother Love as the preacher instead of Slick. The DX stuff was short enough for me. I wish there was more Vince time. I have no idea what they're doing with Jack Swagger. He's a former champion who now loses every week. Would have liked to see Edge come out either with Christian or Lita. My only real complaint is the Undertaker. I was never really that into the character, but he's now so finished. He's been great all these years, but is now about 70 lb. overweight and the new haircut is laughable. The slow, plodding pace is fine when you're evil personified, but evil isn't pudgy, and the Undertaker is fat. Punk is riveting, whether as a heel or face, so I'm fine with the turn.
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That Braves ticket item is pretty sharp. I have no idea what it's worth, though the boys at MEARS might be able to give you an idea, and they'll want to list it in an auction. Recently on eBay, there was an unused sheet of 1953 Yankees WS tickets that sold for $999. So that's the very top end of what it might be worth. Your tickets aren't as old as the Yankees sheet, and there isn't as much national interest in the Braves as the Yanks, AND the Braves lost that series, so there will be some reduction for those things. I would guess maybe $600. . .It's certainly unique. Is it worth substantially more because the sheet is untorn? That makes it way more rare, but does that equate to value? Like a team signed sheet of paper might or might not be worth more than if it were cut into individual cuts. . . Not suggesting you tear it apart at all, just don't know if there's a ton more value as a whole sheet.
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I just got an e-mail saying that those channels are back. Indeed, thanks. . . I was happy to see the Nick stuff on today.
