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Was that suppose to be in blue? I hope it was. I believe if the Brewers do not make the playoffs this year the Brewers are going to go after a coach that has or had experienced coaching a major league club. So I'm guessing Mattingly would be out who I wouldn't mind seeing the Brewers go after. The list is short and I think you could see Kremblas as a manager for the Pirates or the Reds next year. For the Brewers if they don't make the playoffs maybe a guy like Black, Brenly, or Valentine are the targets for the Brewers. I don't think Valentine is going to leave Japan though. Brenly could be a huge possibility next year. I just don't see the Brewers going with someone with no experience at the major league level and that is why the Brewers let Kremblas go. He would have been a great manager for the Brewers but I just don't see the Brewers committing to another manager with little to no experience as a major league manager especially with the clock winding down on the time that the Brewers have to compete for a World Series. The young talent isn't going to stay cheap forever and there is no way we will be able to or should even try to keep all of the players. I just hope it is not Ned or Simmons next year managing this team.

That wasn't even the reason why he was let go. This probably means that Yost is gone after this year if the team doesn't turn it around and make the playoffs. The Brewers just don't think Kremblas is the guy they want to manage the Brewers and let him go to find an opportunity to manage in the majors. Maybe the Brewers will get Valentine or Mattingly to come to Milwaukee and coach this team.

That wasn't even the reason why he was let go. This probably means that Yost is gone after this year if the team doesn't turn it around and make the playoffs. The Brewers just don't think Kremblas is the guy they want to manage the Brewers and let him go to find an opportunity to manage in the majors. Maybe the Brewers will get Valentine or Mattingly to come to Milwaukee and coach this team.

That wasn't even the reason why he was let go. This probably means that Yost is gone after this year if the team doesn't turn it around and make the playoffs. The Brewers just don't think Kremblas is the guy they want to manage the Brewers and let him go to find an opportunity to manage in the majors. Maybe the Brewers will get Valentine or Mattingly to come to Milwaukee and coach this team.

That wasn't even the reason why he was let go. This probably means that Yost is gone after this year if the team doesn't turn it around and make the playoffs. The Brewers just don't think Kremblas is the guy they want to manage the Brewers and let him go to find an opportunity to manage in the majors. Maybe the Brewers will get Valentine or Mattingly to come to Milwaukee and coach this team.

Parra is done for the year as a starter and needs to be put in the bullpen now! Can everyone see it now? Parra is done this year as a starter it can't be any more clearer than this pathetic outing has shown.

Hopefully this show doesn't turn out like the Shield and other shows on FX where they screw things up after a couple of seasons. I'm hooked right now though.

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All of them define playing bad. Well except maybe the playing without confidence I never really get that one at all when anyone says that.

A lot of the pot calling the kettle black in this thread.

Yes but you don't have to carry it to drive that car around a lot of people don't carry car insurance just because it is required by law doesn't mean everyone complies with it. Also if you are buying a new car a reasonable person who is buying insurance for that car will put more money on that car than on a used car that is worth less then $10,000. The insurance reimbursement on that used car if it is totaled is going to be far less than what it will be for a new car. The bank is taking on more risk for the lower amount because of the value of the car and there is basically zero protection on that car. While a new car will depreciate 15-20% as soon as it is driven off the lot it is easier to sell and recuperate the loss than it would be to sell that used car. The used car at best would sell for 2 to 3 thousand less than what it was paid for. For your $6600 dollar car if it sold for $3,000 less than what it was sold at that is a 60% loss of value on that car. Even if the bank only needs $5000 of it to cover its loss that is still a far higher risk than that of the new car. Now also take into account that the used car will have a 3 times as likely chance of breaking down than compared to the new car and if the new car does break down for any reason it is under warranty. There is less risk for the bank with the $20,000 new car loan than there is with that $5,000 loan for a used car. If you use the old 40% rule for a used car which the bank would accept and all you would need to do is get a $4000 loan for it would be more enticing to the bank than the $5,000 loan for the used car. There is less risk for the bank at $4000 than there is at $5000 where the bank is taking on more risk.

Actually they should have rejected you. Giving a loan for $5,000 for a car that has a value of $6,600 wouldn't be a wise decision for them. With a new car if you miss payments and go into default with them they at least have a new car that is worth close to the original amount compared to the used car which is probably at a higher loss than that $20,000 they loaned you for the new car. This also has to go along with insurance. Someone is more likely to put insurance on their $20,000 car compared to a car that only costs $6,600. This creates a bigger risk for the bank than if they were going to give you a loan for $20,000 for a new car. Even if you do get insurance for the car that costs $6,600 are you going to get as much insurance as you would for a $20,000 car? That $5,000 loan is more risky for Wells Fargo than the $20,000 new car loan is. You have to take into all the factors for this.

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I have my personal checking and savings account at Wells Fargo and my business account at Bank of America. I live in Franklin and the only Wells Fargo that is decently close to me is the one at the air port that is the only con for me. Pros I can't really think of any other than I love their check card system. Currently I get rewards for buying things with my check card even though you have to pay a fee every year for it and you have to have a checking account with them for a certain amount of time I believe it is 5 years or something like that and you get a gold card. The point system works just like a credit card one. Bank of America I just started that account over there so I can't really tell you any pros or cons about it. I want to keep my personal and business accounts separate after having a teller screwing up the transaction and putting the money into the wrong account after that I switched I don't need that head ache. For a savings account have you looked at E*trades saving account? If you go to the etrade website they have a rate of 3.30% APY which is less than what you are getting now though.

Actually Hardy will make more money by switching to 3B. Reason number 1 he moves from an over crowded elite SS area defensively into a very small list of great defensive 3B. Hardy would probably be in the top 3 defensive 3B in the NL if he moves over to 3B. Wright, Hardy, Zimmerman would be your top 3 defensive 3B in the NL. When looking at the NL SS position Hardy will be near the middle of the pack defensively in the NL for SS. Top 3 NL SS are Tulowitzki, Reyes, Rollins with Ramirez at a close 4th best behind those 3 and don't forget about Yunel Escobar either he is becoming a top SS in the NL also. Hardy will gain money because he will be a contender year after year at 3B compared to his chances of winning that at SS. Awards like the Gold Glove award go a long ways in determining a players worth to a team. This is why Hardy could get more money as a 3B than as a SS.

Giving up a double to the pitcher when you struck out the last hitter is not really a god thing and he wasn't pitching good after the 2nd inning. First two innings Parra blew past the Padres and then started to unravel during the 3rd inning. The errors didn't help but he wasn't pitching all that great either during that 3rd inning or the following two innings either.

I put this in another thread but what about trading Weeks for Polanco. I know it is not the best solution but it does make sense for both the Tigers and Brewers to some extent. Trading Weeks allows the Brewers to start Escobar at AAA next year and then either move Hardy at the trade deadline or during the off season.

Not in 09 starting off the year I wouldn't have Gamel at 3B kind of like the Braun problem last year and I don't think Gamel is at the caliber that Braun was at hitting wise. I truly believe we won't see Gamel starting at 3B until mid 2009 the earliest but if I was betting I would say Gamel is starting for the Brewers at 3B or 1B in 2010. Not really if Hardy should be moved anywhere it should be to 3B. Hardy's numbers are fine for a 3B and his defense would actually be gold glove caliber defense. Hardy would be able to win more gold gloves at 3B than at SS theres a long list of SS's who would beat Hardy out at SS compared to 3B where you have Wright, Zimmerman, and ??? SS it is Reyes, Tulowitzki (when healthy), and Ramirez. Theres others that are also as good as those three but those are the main SS's. Why does this matter? Well if you have a gold glove you can increase your salary. If Hardy would accept moving to 3B I would rather have him there. Hardy has the arm and the glove to play 3B plus you can hide his lack of range at 3B better than you can at SS or 2B. Why trade Hardy? Thats easy because he is the most valuable player on the Brewers. Hardy's value is higher than Prince and Rickie thus he would bring in more pitching prospects which the Brewers badly need. The Royals and even to a lesser extent the Rays need a SS and have the pitching prospects that the Brewers would match up rather well with them.

I don't want to turn this into a trade discussion here but. If I were to put the infield together for 2009 I would trade Weeks to the Tigers for Polanco. The Tigers are trying to dump salary at the end of the year and this trade would make sense for both the Brewers and the Tigers. The Brewers get a veteran player that is still very productive and the Tigers get the salary relief they need. This would also give the Brewers one more year to see where Escobar is. If he is ready then trade Hardy at the deadline or at the end of the next season. If the Brewers are going to stick with Weeks then they need to bring Durham back for another year. I don't think Counsell is going to come back for another year it looks as though he is done both mentally and physically. If the Brewers do trade Fielder remember that Hart was brought up as a 1B. I wouldn't mind seeing Hart moved over to 1B from the OF. You have to give Weeks credit though he has improved his defense every year. While Fielder hasn't shown much or any and at times it looks as though he has regressed I'm not sure how that is possible but he has at times. 3B next year will be a Hall and Branyan platoon or a Hall and someone who bats left handed platoon. I believe Hall will take over Counsell's role on the team next year though returning Hall back to the super utility player role again.

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Parra has looked bad his last couple of outings. Shouldn't McClung be moved from the bullpen and into the rotation? I believe Parra is about out of gas and I would rather have him rested up and ready to go for the playoffs out of the bullpen if needed than keep on killing his confidence. For the playoffs if we make it I would rather have the rotation go Sabathia, Sheets, Bush. Bush has pitched alright the last few games barring the Mets game and he didn't really pitch bad other than that first inning. Bush has the 3rd best BAA in the starting rotation and he is 11th in the NL with that stat and in the top 25 in all of MLB.

If Hardy is as fast as everyone says he is with these 60 yard dash numbers then it isn't his speed that is the problem it is his lack of hustle going down the line. This hasn't been the first time I have seen JJ I Hardly Hustle do this before. Earlier on the week he did it against the Mets. Ned really needs to bench Hardly when he is not hustling down the line. Rollins got benched for it Hardly should get benched also. I hope Hardly is traded this off season and Escobar replaces him I'm getting tired of Hardly and his no hustle attitude.

Las Vegas would have been a better city for the Sonics to move to than OKC. The Thunder do have Durant and other players that were improving near the end of the season last year. They are not going to go very far in the West though if they were in the East they would be a top 10 team and could maybe make the playoffs as the 8th seed.

UPS and FedEX are usually hiring temporary workers right about now or in the next couple of months. Other than that retail is probably the best option as others have said.

Uggg why put Joe Dillon in there to pinch hit completely pointless right there. Dillon looks at a ball almost down the middle of the plate and then swings at two balls for the strike out why Dillon and not Salome or Kapler. Anyone but Dillon in that situation.