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  1. JimH5
    Agreed on the surfers. . .I also remember cringing over the Dead Kennedys and the Circle Jerks.
  2. JimH5
    I like to listen to WFAN, the flagship station of the Mets. They have enough misery going on with that franchise that they would be a good fit for me. Other than that, the Twins seem like a fine franchise. I like Minneapolis, and would probably make it up to their stadium once a year or so. But with fantasy baseball, it's really possible to be a fan of the game in general. To have your set of guys, scattered throughout both leagues, and to keep an eye on them.
  3. JimH5
    I wasn't aware of that announcement. I would also be torqued off if I showed up and was turned away.
  4. JimH5
    It seemed like a small crowd. . .everyone was in suits. . .Lots of dignitaries there. . .I can see why they might want to limit the ceremonies to only those who would be respectful of Selig and the occasion. He's polarizing enough, the last thing they wanted was to have some goof heckling him on his day.
  5. JimH5
    I forgot about my other fun encounter. . . During my college years, and briefly afterward, (1982-1987) I was working as a DJ at the nightclub inside the Marriott (now Sheraton) hotel on Moorland Road. Cecil Cooper came in occasionally, and a few times, he entered the DJ booth while I was working. The music was loud, so we did little other than exchange pleasantries, but it was fun to know that he liked what he was hearing.
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    My very first "encounter" wasn't really an encounter at all. . . 1971: My mom is pregnant with my youngest sister. I'm 8, about to turn 9. My mom is at the gynecologist, and also pregnant at the time is Marty Pattin's wife. The ladies in the doctor's office are all excited about a Brewer in their midst. Pattin signs a deckle edge Brewer postcard to me and it is my first sports autograph. A few years later, maybe 1977 or so, my neighborhood friends and I are playing in the yard. It's the all-star break, and they get word that Robin Yount is playing golf at Brookfield Hills Golf Course. Our neighborhood included Post Road, which runs parallel to the 7th hole. Yount and his group (including another player, I'm thinking Darold Knowles of the A's?) approach the green, when 4 or 5 of us come scampering out of the woods, running up to the green to get autographs. Yount couldn't be nicer, we got autographs from his group, though there was one guy who claimed not to be a player, and likely wasn't, so we didn't get his autograph. Then a few years ago at a signing in New Jersey, none other than Gary Sheffield was the absolute nicest guy in the room. He signed long after his time was over, and he was also one of the most affordable sigs. There were probably 15 guys signing that day, and Sheffield was terrific, posing for pictures, telling stories, talking with kids. . .I was dumbfounded, as that is so contrary to the image that many of us have.
  7. JimH5
    Terrific ceremony. . .I was able to see a lot of it online. . . Very surprised to see Teddy Higuera in attendance. Yount, Aaron, Molitor, Gantner, Cooper, Gorman, Bando, Ken Sanders, Don August, Augustine, Oglivie, Don Money, Audrey Kuenn, Rachel Robinson. . very nice. And a swell tribute to Bud. He's the one who made all of this possible, through hard work and personal dedication. Congrats to him!
  8. JimH5
    1. Cubs 2. Cubs 3. Cubs 4. White Sox 5. Cubs
  9. JimH5
    Music has seldom meant as much to me as it did when I was young. So I'm choosing The Cars (first album) as my favorite of all time. It came out just as I turned 16, it was a refreshing alternative to disco, and represents a lot of the vibe of suburbia in the late 70s.
  10. JimH5
    The goofs at MSNBC.com somehow think that Lou Pinella has spent 23 years in baseball. . .according to their headline writer, anyway. http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/38806232/ns/sports-baseball/ At least later in the body of the piece, the AP writer mentions that he has spent more than 50 years in baseball. And then later again, they say he's spent 48 years as a player, manager and executive. Pick a number already!
  11. JimH5
    If the experience was truly good, then yes. I wouldn't be an ice road trucker.
  12. JimH5
    Former Giant and Brave, and the force behind "The Giants Win the Pennant! The Giants Win the Pennant", Bobby Thomson has died at age 86 http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100817&content_id=13548902&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb I had the good fortune of meeting both Thomson and Ralph Branca at a signing a few years ago. Both guys were terrific. This is a sad day.
  13. JimH5
    I don't know if Griffey cracks my Top 10 outfielders. . . I would go with Ruth, Mays, Williams, Aaron, Cobb, Musial, DiMaggio, Frank Robinson, and Mantle all ahead of Griffey. That's 9 guys, then consider Rickey Henderson, Barry Bonds, Tris Speaker, Joe Jackson. . . I might slip Griffey in with the group of Yaz, Al Kaline & Clemente. And we'll never know about Oscar Charleston, Cristobal Torriente, Martin Dihigo. . . Griffey was great, but there were lots of guys who were great.
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    Judging by JimH5 avatar I'm not so sure http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif http://www.corbisimages.com/images/67/E998EE89-F5F6-48DA-A1AE-416E7EC187E3/VV9244.jpg
  15. JimH5
    He's a lock Hall of Famer--probably on the first ballot. He won a batting title and an MVP, and was the best position player on all those Braves playoff teams.
  16. JimH5
    I love hearing Bob Costas doing games on the MLB Network. To my ear, his voice means something significant is going on.
  17. JimH5
    Awesome-- Thanks very much Casey--
  18. JimH5
    Greetings all. . . I picked up an unused Brewers scorecard from 1970 this past weekend. The game was an in-season exhibition game between the Brewers and the visitng Braves, and based on the rosters printed on the scorecard, and some research on baseball-reference.com regarding the teams' transactions and off days, I've narrowed this game down to May 14, May 18 or June 1, 1970. Does anyone have any information on when this game was played? Thanks!
  19. JimH5
    How can you rise "somewhat" meteorically? That whole sentence is somewhat in need of a red pen through it.
  20. JimH5
    I think there is a Piggly Wiggly on Greenfield at 92nd Street. . .
  21. JimH5
    Where did I park?
  22. JimH5
    I don't consider Brewers baseball to be meaningless in the same way I don't consider my crappy golf game to be meaningless. With golf, I no longer care if I ever get better. I have been terrible for more than 30 years, and still enjoy to play once in awhile. With the Brewers, they will always provide for me a "Hope Springs Eternal" quality. They fill my summer nights with entertainment, I occasionally can go to the games and have a sausage and a beer, and even terrible teams will win 40 percent of the time. I've spent the past 2 1/2 years living overseas. where American baseball isn't even known as a sport, and I've also spent 3 years living in Jacksonville, FL, a minor league town with no interest in MLB. Both of those experiences made me appreciate the Brewers even more, regardless of their on-field performance. It would be far better for them to be regular contenders, always in the hunt. But they haven't been, and I'm still here, so I guess it's still meaningful.
  23. JimH5
    Great job! That looks like a very fun room to be in. I like the small corner shelves and the minifridge graphic. My cave project keeps getting interrupted by expensive diversions.
  24. JimH5
    He was an awesome guy, going down in history as one of the great personalities of the game. Rest in Peace Bob Sheppard, and now George. . .it happens in threes. . .
  25. JimH5
    I didn't stay for the auction. . .for whatever reason, whenever I'm there, I usually have some other obligation that comes up, and I have to leave by 10:15. . .as was the case Sunday. I picked up a Double Duty Radcliffe ball, a Ron Theobald 8x10, a Skip Lockwood 8x10, Brewer media guides from 1978-82, a couple of different 1978 Brewer Schedules, and most of the remaining cards from my 1969 Football wantlist. Just two cards left to finish off that set. I like that show for what it is--friendly, low key, and loaded with a lot of local stuff.
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