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I have been a Yost defender for ages but this is the right move. The Brewers really had hit the lowest of the low and something had to be done. I don't know whether the firing is the right "something". As for GWB comments: this is not the DailyKos. Please take that elsewhere.

I am very happy to see him performing better. However, Billy's recent performance is the reason he was given the extension two years ago. This kind of performance should be expected. Consequently, no apology is needed. He really messed up by letting his agent go public with his frustration. On the other hand, I'll reiterate, the booing of Billy Hall was not called for either. It appears clear now that Billy is back in his spot as a full-time starter getting at bats against righties and lefties. It's funny how that works: if you perform, you get to play. If you fail to perform, you don't get to play.

I thought they were very positive about the Brewers including the recent trades. One pretty cool thing they tried to do was get Mark Shapiro and Doug Melvin on the Broadcast at the same time to talk about the Sabathia - LaPorta trade. They had some technical problems at first with Shapiro's phone connection but they had Doug in the booth. Anyway, they went through how the trade went down which I thought was interesting. On the whole, the ESPN announcers were not overly distracting in any way (even Steve Phillips).

15 - 12 keeps the Brewers in the hunt... 3 @ Arizona (1 Win 3 vs. Pittsburgh (2 Wins 4 vs. Colorado (3 3 vs. Cincinatti (2 (All Star Break) 3 @ San Fransisco (1 4 @ St. Louis (2 3 vs. Houston (2 4 vs. Chicago (2

It's always nice to get advice on parenting from people who are not parents. I don't see what's so surprising about bringing kids to games? Baseball games are advertised as family events and I can't see any reason why I, as a father, should be punished because some college student wants to act like a blubbering idiot at a game. I bring my (almost) three year old and/or my one year old to almost every game I go to. The alternative is I stay at home and watch on TV. Since when did we as a society have to start catering to foul-mouthed morons? By the way both boys have a great time at the ballpark. They may not remember every detail of the game but for the three hours we are there, they are dazzled by fireworks, satiated with ballpark food, and thrilled by the play area in right field. Who cares if they don't remember the specifics of each game ten years down the road. In three years and thirty games (the oldest's first game was when he was 6 months old), I have only once had a problem with an idiot woman at a game. Everyone pretty much told her to shut up after she went on a drunken tirade.

Well we know Bush is capable of success at the big league level. Hopefully he can improve his consistency the rest of the way out this year.

3to = Three True Outcomes; In other words, the three possible outcomes on an at bat that don't depend on the skill of the fielders: Walk, Strikeout, and Home Run.

This was a very interesting topic raised Russ. I still cannot bring myself to root for the Cubs but I agree that it makes a lot less sense to actively root against them when they're playing the Braves, Phillies and Mets and other WC contenders. The Big Lead blog posted an interesting RPI table based upon the system used to evaluate college basketball teams. Given the Brewers strength of schedule, they are as of Sunday ranked fourth in MLB and second in the NL based upon their RPI. I am sure many of you have already seen something like this but I thought it was pretty interesting.

I haven't posted at Brewerfan.net in about eight months, but I had to register my delight at the return of 3TO. ...Then the clouds parted and all fell to the ground in fear. Lo! From the sky the voice of Melvin spoke, "I return to you 3TO." And all the people rose in thanks as the Muscle returned once more.

Blazer25: I read what you wrote yesterday insinuating that Yo was involved in some kind of unethical or unwise offseason behavior, but that you were unwilling to tell what that behavior is or who your source is. The more I think about it, the more I conclude that this is really distasteful and doesn't belong in the public domain. It is one thing to protect your source as if you were a journalist, but to impugn and defame a player with unspoken "I know something you don't know..." is not appropriate. I don't think you are a bad person, I just think that you have used poor judgment on this one. You shouldn't be able to have it both ways by libelling a person with innuendo, but not giving others a chance to judge for themselves or giving Yo a chance to defend himself.

Minneapolis/St. Paul has to be a pretty bad place to be a fan. The Vikings have been down the last couple of years and have never won a Championship; the Timberwolves have been consistently average; the Twins have made the playoffs a few times but seem to have hit a small-market ceiling that they've never been able to break through. Finally, the Gophers recent history has been none to kind.

I for one am not glad to see Jenkins go.

During the summer, maybe. Once the Packers season started, no. That is still an accomplishment in its own right.

To start out a What did we accomplish this season? thread with so much negativity is almost incomprehensible. For the first time in 13 years, the Brewers played competitive baseball almost into October. The recency of the disappointment of losing the division in the third to last day of the season shouldn't cloud the fact that the Brewers brought true excitement to the State of Wisconsin (and to us out of staters as well). For a while there, the Brewers even eclipsed the Packers in generating interest. What did they accomplish? Well, their best player and potential MVP hit over 50 home runs in a season where only three or four people int he NL even hit 40. We saw the offensive emergence of Corey Hart and Ryan Braun. Furthermore, by the end of the season, it seems like Rickie finally began to understand his role with the team and grasp what his strengths are, including a very good comprehension of the strike zone. Additionally, the pitching accomplished a number of things as well. Yo and Villy became true major league pitchers this year without blowing out their arms. We saw a glimmer of promise from Manny Parra and a nearly complete season from him. (His injury suffered at the end of the year was not a shoulder or elbow injury and, according to him, he recovered withing a few weeks.) The Brewers had setbacks from Capuano and, at times, Sheets and most of the relievers were suspect at best, but the team won a lot of games and gave us reason to hope for better things to come this year. Th The Brewers accomplished a lot this year. Unlike previous years where our only solace was the hope that the team would be better "next year", with this years' team the object of our hopes and expectations was this year. Yeah, they did not make the playoffs this year, but, for once, playoffs was something we could realistically discuss. It shocks and saddens me that with the season essentially behind us, some people can't yet let go of the nervous hate that developed as the season went on. I know on Sunday when the team is announced and comes charging onto the field, I will undoubtedly rise to my feet and cheer as loud as possible for this team and all that it accomplished.

Our lineup: 2B Rickie Weeks SS J.J. Hardy 3B Ryan Braun 1B Prince Fielder RF Corey Hart LF Geoff Jenkins CF Bill Hall C Damian Miller RHP Yovani Gallardo I love it when we go with the varsity lineup like this.

Before I even opened the thread, I said Hart, hands down. I'm not surprised to see so many on BF.net agree. Hart has been a "clutch" hitter all year - if you believe in that stuff. Plus, I really like his at bat song.

Ned Yost's defenders recall the dead-end defenders of a certain American president. There never seems to be any bad consequence that can't be explained away by either a) chalking it up to having arisen from an inscrutable, unknowable plane or b) ascribing the bad acts to someone else. The only thing that I like less than some of Ned's bullpen decisions is someone bringing politics to Brewerfan.net.

Silly and stupid. It looks like Donovan had ten minutes until his deadline and rattled off some garbage to make press time. I respect a person for having an opinion...but only when that opinion is based upon some semblance of a fact. His own admission that the Brewers are currently in first place (it would be hard to deny that one) belies his entire blurb.

The chorizo can be found on the loge level at a brat cart outside section 225 (give or take a section.) I know it is also in other places as well.

I highly recommend the chorizo with salsa on flour tortilla. I lay awake at night from time to time thinking about its tasty goodness. I usually stop at the chorizo stand before I even get to my seats. Good stuff!

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[Removed] EDIT: Let's keep the runs coming this evening.

I was wondering if anyone has four 200 level or better tickets for Sunday's game available. My boss wants to go with his three kids who have never been to a Brewer game. Please let me know.

I am no statistician, but... It seems runs created per plate appearance might be a better way of measuring players against each other considering we are trying to measure in-season performance of Braun and Fielder against full season performance of other players.