JackNicholson1974

Im checking in for the Blackhawks. Im glad the series doesnt start until Wednesday, I need to catch up on sleep after some late nights watching the last two series.

Or, if there was one player that you like/want who you think would realistically be available at 54, who would it be? Maybe someone in the 30-100 range of top 100 prospects.

I am completely out of the loop, I dont know who might have been brought in for a look, or if they even still do that. Throw three players at me that you think the Brewers might draft tomorrow with their 3 picks.

From what I have read Covey might be lucky to go at 90th pick, no sense on wasting 54 or 72 on him. If he is there at 90 you might reconsider.

LouisEly, you need to amend your mock picks to include at least two Canadians.

Trading anyone and everyone needs to be on the table right now. As it relates to braun though, given all the circumstances, one team just couldnt give us enough to justify trading him, at least when you consider the goodwill he brings to the team, his future performance and milestones, etc. etc.

Cardinals call up last year's #1 pick, 19th overall... http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/michael-wacha-next-st-louis-cardinals-ace-mike-matheny-adam-wainwright-052713 Wacha, who turns 22 on July 21, is 4-0 with a 2.05 ERA, 34 strikeouts and 15 walks in 52 2/3 innings at Triple-A. At 6-foot-6, he bears a physical resemblance to Wainwright, and tops out at 97 mph on a downhill plane. I have to hand it to them, they are a great organization.

As long as we are talking draft order right here, I might just add that while losing our first round pick is never good, between the elimination of a lot of comp picks, the addition of the competitive balance pick and teams flat-out losing picks due to signing players, the Brewers first 3 picks are all before 100. In the past our second round pick has been in the 70-90 range and our third round pick between 90-105 or so. If we look at the fact that we get three picks in the top 90, that is exactly one pick per round average. Not bad. Lets hope they nail all three.

Guys, there is reason to believe things are about to turn around. 1. To this point the Brewers have played 10 games vs. STL, which is about 22% of their total games played. STL has the best record in baseball, and they clearly are the Brewers' Daddies. they own the Brewers. Our record is 2-8 vs. STL. 16-20 vs. rest of league. 2. The schedule should get easier. beat LA today, we get PIT and home and Twins for 4 games. Hold serve in the 10 games we get with Philly/Oak/Philly then are series with Marlins, Astros, Cubs, if this team is worth anything, we should be able to make some hay then. 3. Corey Hart is coming back. Jeff Bianchi is hitting. Hopefully that means less Weeks and No Yuni B, which should give balance to lineup. 4. Starting pitching should start to shake itself out. I think Hiram Burgos experiement is over, Fiers looks ready to retake 5th spot. Brewers should shoot to be in sniffing distance of .500 by All Star break. It isnt out of the question.

I think it might be possible that Yadier Molina has more of an affect on Cardinal pitchers success than any other outside factor.

Thanks Laura. Yeah, this little guy has a bunch of nicknames already. The first one was chorizo, but I have taken to calling him "One for the thumb". He is scheduled to arrive in about 3 weeks.

I live in Oshkosh, my wife and I are going shopping tomorrow for our kids birthdays and we want to get them each a Sausage Race t-shirt that corresponds to their birth order (We will soon have 5 kids). We will be heading up to Appleton mostly to shop. Where can I buy the Brat-1 Polish-2 Italian-3 HotDog-4 Chorizo-5 shirts? Also, we need a onesie chorizo for the little guy. Scheels? Kohls? JCPenny? Any tips? It would be too much to head down to Milwaukee...but if I have to, I have to.

I think Bosch's statement holds water because he first says" Asked about players under his care, Bosch cut in and said, "Allegedly under my care. If you are going to ask me about baseball players, I have no comment on any baseball players or anybody else associated with baseball players." If Braun were one of the players "allegedly under [his] care" then why would he single him out on the next breath? There are two groups of people, those under his care, and Braun, who was not under his care but whose legal team contacted him with questions. Makes sense to me, and this is from someone who said on this site that I was sick of Braun when these new allegations broke.

Ive got CNN on-upped, Im on the Boston police scanner. They've got him in a boat behind a house. He is alive and moving.

Only 21 degrees below normal today in Oshkosh.

Im in no position to talk, but this just seems like a giant fail for law enforcement at this point. They were following the vehicle with both suspects in it last night, now there are thousands of cops, FBI, copters, you name it looking for the kid in a town that is completely locked down and they cant find him? I hope it is because he is already taken his own life, because my feeling is that come morning tomorrow they arent going to be able to "lockdown" an entire town any longer, people will have to go back to life in general and this kid slips out of town.

I said: Someone said that if .22 is a problem drinker than 50% of college students have drinking problems. Yes, yes they do. Some of those people will grow up and a grow out of it and become productive members of society. Some will be lifelong drunks and some will beat it with treatment. But yes, at the moment they do have a problem. I never said you and your friends werent productive members of society. I said that college kids, who likely are not gainfully employed and who drink to excess regularly, have a binge drinking problem and that many of them out grow that.

Im probably more vocal than most at this point because I have 4 little kids who want to play outside and havent been able to very much due to snow/cold/rain/mud. I'd take Sunny and 50 degrees from now until May 1st, even though 50 is about 5-7 degrees below normal for this time of year.

Like I said, I dont really give a rip how much you drink so long as you arent breaking the law while drunk. As I have repeated many times in this thread, I may be jaded and have a different perspective as a criminal defense attorney who deals with people who break the law, every single day, and the common theme is alcohol and drug addiction. I believe binge drinking in this state is a problem. Every where I look to get some information on binge drinking it maintains that it is defined by drinking heavy amounts of alcohol for the purpose of getting overly intoxicated, usually defined as more than 5 drinks or when people get over .08. Im not trying to be holier than thou, Im pointing out facts. There is a deeply ingrained drinking culture in this state, that is evidenced by the number of people who take offense to me stating that drinking oneself to a .22 is not normal. As So Cal Brewer Fan pointed out, in other parts of the country it isnt normal. As I said above, if that isnt you and your friends, thats awesome, living in Chicago it is probably easier to get around without a car than say, living in Slinger or Campbelsport and getting to rural bars. The fact that I believe that drinking to a .22 fits the definition of binge drinking, and that I think binge drinking is a problem in this State doesnt mean that I object to you getting blasted with your friends on weekends. that's your lifestyle and Im fine with it. People should be able to go out and have 2 drinks with dinner, no drinks with friends or 15 drinks at a party, its up to them. I have a problem when those decisions turn dangerous, criminal activities like driving drunk. If you dont think that 12 beers or a .22 is binge drinking then take it up with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and get the definition changed, or have them leave the definition the same and have them change the health, economic and societal problems they list that they say it causes. http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/binge-drinking.htm

Today Apr 17 PM Rain 43°F Chance of rain: 90% Details Thu Apr 18 Rain / Thunder 46° Chance of rain: 80% Details Fri Apr 19 Rain / Snow Showers / Wind 39° Chance of precip: 50% Details Sat Apr 20 Cloudy 44° Details Sun Apr 21 Cloudy 51° Details Mon Apr 22 Few Showers 55° Chance of rain: 30% Details Tue Apr 23 Few Showers 43° Chance of rain: 30% Details Wed Apr 24 Showers 46° Chance of rain: 60% Details Thu Apr 25 Showers 49° Chance of rain: 40% That's the 10 day for Oshkosh. Rain, clouds, 40s.

Wow, I must be an incredibly functional alcoholic to be 31 and still drink 12+ beers a day 10 or so times a year. In fact, I guess all my friends are too. Hmm, and this is a group made up of lawyers, engineers, and a guy currently getting his doctorate. Wonder how we still manage to overcome and be productive members of society Sunday-Friday. Or maybe your idea of what other people should and shouldn't do if they aren't endangering anyone else is wrong. I really dont care if you or anyone else drinks to excess, as long as you dont get behind the wheel and endanger others lives. IMO the first step to not Drunk Driving is to not drink past an .08, a lot of drunks dont plan on driving home, but judgement goes down, inhibitions go down and people tend to do things they wouldnt do sober. If that's not you or your friends, that awesome, but for most people that isnt the case, and its a problem.

I think we can all agree this was a bad decision on Yo's part. What surprises me though are the number of people who believe drinking to a .22 is normal. It really isnt. 12 to 16 drinks in a day is too many. It's the definition of binge drinking and it is imbedded into the culture of this State so deeply that we have people arguing that some people are "fine" at a .22 or even a .40, which by the way, from a Clemson University website: BAC .40 percent to .50 percent You are probably in a coma. The nerve centers controlling your heartbeat and respiration are slowing down, and it’s a miracle if you survive. Someone said that if .22 is a problem drinker than 50% of college students have drinking problems. Yes, yes they do. Some of those people will grow up and a grow out of it and become productive members of society. Some will be lifelong drunks and some will beat it with treatment. But yes, at the moment they do have a problem. I hope Yo gets sober and he has a great year after this.

I believe this was a joke referring to Yo's pitching performance last Saturday when he was solid through 5 innings and got shelled in the 6th. Ah, I get it now. That is actually a pretty good joke.

Please keep in mind, I am dealing with people who get drunk and break the law on a regular basis. I meet with them at 2:00 in the afternoon, they are sober and polite, then they get smashed all night and the cops get called. Without alcohol and drugs I wouldnt have a job.

Everyone who gets drunk doesn't have a drinking problem and it is really easy to not realize how much you've drank especially if you are doing shots etc which tend to hit you hard when they do hit. I agree that driving while drunk is awful and when I go out I make it a point to not drive even if I'm just having a beer or two. But I would never suggest sending him to rehab over this unless the team has seen he is doing it constantly or something. I disagree in part, if you mean anyone who drinks to an .08 or .10 then yes. However, if you drink yourself to a .22, you have a problem with alcohol. Yo is listed as 215 lbs. My drunk driving chart that I use in my practice indicates that someone of that size would have to consume 12 drinks in one hour in order to get to that level. If he were out for 4 hours, it would be more like 16 drinks. That's a problem. As part of his conviction he will have to go through an AODA assessment and follow through with classes. Lets hope he takes it seriously.