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[quote author=valpocrewsader wrote: [/b]I was just researching this same thing as I'm planning something for the night of the 30th -- I didn't find anything too concrete. I found that ESPN's MLB calendar of important dates shows playoffs starting Sep 30 / Oct 1. On the official MLB site, their calendar of important dates just shows a vague "October - Playoffs". Every team is done on the 28th unless there are important makeups or 1-game playoffs ... by looking at years past, even when there's been special 1-gamers, it looks pretty normal for the playoff schedule to kick off just two days later ... aka, the 30th. My guess is that two or three series will start on the 30th and one or two will start on the 1st. I'm scheduling my thing for the 30th anyways, hoping that if the Brewers make the playoffs and if they have home field, that the series will start on the 1st. Or at the very least, that the 30th won't be my one and only chance to see them in person in October this year. my guess is that the Brewers would be an afternoon game again. Yankees or Redsox will definitely be a prime time game on TBS (I think they have the ALDS this year), whereas the Phillies or Giants (if they make it) would also be on in the evening on FOX.

I would absolutely go bonkers if the Brewers did the College World Series every time they homer in the series. Have everyone mobbing the hitter at the plate just like seem to do in Omaha in big game moments. St. Louis fans would be bonkers in the complete opposite reason I would be. LaRussa might have a coronary.

I realize that I'm being ludicrous with this statement, but what if Betancourt and his agent somehow tore up the option and told the Brewers that he'd re-sign with the club for $1. Would that scenario work for anybody? How about the league minimum? Just wondering.

I wouldn't be surprised at all if Jackson drills the leadoff batter in Tuesday's game to try to get our blood going and then hit McGehee later in the inning to try to provoke a brawl. Just to get in our heads. 1-2 would be fine with me, keeping a 2-game lead. Anything else would be gravy. Getting swept would completely swing the momentum of the division.

ha ha, that was my mistake! I completely read the thread title wrong in my tired state. I needed to go to bed instead of posting so late, especially after getting back from a going-away party for a friend. Note to self: stop posting after 11 pm.

okay, if we're going to do this thread, can we at least change the thread title? It is NOT the "magical number", folks, but the "magic number." While not as big a deal as "Get a Brain, Morans!" it's still incredibly embarrassing for a baseball fan site to have that wrong.

I don't watch the Colbert Report, but I know the guy is funny. That video was hilarious. Thanks for posting!

I see. I know that I had heard/read about the underground parking so I thought it was more like an underground parking area that you'd see under an office building. Thanks for clearing that up.

that's pretty funny. Uh, by Monday.

From the Pirate's standpoint, yes. The Braves could still win the wild card by only 1 game which would make that horrible call somewhat significant. (yeah, I know even if it was called an out they still had a pretty good chance of winning with a runner still on first and third but with 2 out and even if they didn't score, there was potential in the 20th innings or more.)

In the whole underground parking area, 2 people park there? Or do you mean they are the only team personnel that park there while others are stadium employees? Can you elaborate on this? Otherwise, it sure seems like a total waste of underground parking. (maybe it's not that big?)

just got back from an overnight camping trip with my brother. Had a great time. Had a doe just walk down the road by our campsite and a family of deer come into our campsite to munch on leaves at dawn. At 3:30 am, however, a VW camper van showed up with it's loud 1970s engine. There was nobody in the 5 camp lots to either side of us (campground was pretty empty). Do they pick any of those sites? No, they park 50 feet from our tent. They leave the engine running. The driver, a 50-year old bald dude, gets his halogen flashlight and starts shining all over the place, including our tent and our area. Finally, they shut the engine off but turn the lights on inside their van and set up the camper portion. Right there off the road, not in an actual campsite. They continue to yap like it's 6:30 in the evening. My brother and I both got up to use the bathroom, flashing our flashlight around to see if they'd get the hint. No dice. After another 15 minutes, we finally went over to "confront" them and ask what the deal is. They couldn't very well tell us much except, "sorry, this is when we got in after driving." They finally shut it all down and went to bed after we expressed our displeasure of being woken in the middle of the night because they're too cheap to pay for a campsite. We said it as kindly as we could. They were pretty apologetic at that point, but wouldn't ya' think have some common courtesy if they arrive that late? Why shine the light all over the place and keep it pointed at another tent? Do they honestly think that nobody's in there trying to sleep? Typical Cali inconsideration . . . (yeah, I checked the plates this morning). When they left this morning, they still made lots of racket and didn't offer one, "once again, we apologize for last night." I'm tired . . . .

I understood the point of posting that picture.

the lights on top of the Gateway arch blink once for fastball, twice for breaking balls, and three times for high and tight.

due to a Cardinals-hate streak, I think I've posted more on the site in the last 15 hours than I have in the whole month of July.

yes, it's a picture from his t-shirt line. Which is an attitude-based clothing line. So, naturally, Braun is a royal jerk.

I don't think the purpose of Counsell pinch running in that situation was to steal bases but to get some faster legs in case a ball was hit into the gap. The mistake was not running Morgan after getting HBP with no Molina behind the plate.

yeah, I saw that video last night. It was just awesome. I also loved the Ichiro look-a-like in the stands that got ejected from the ballpark after interfering with the ball while it was in play. Took away a possible triple from Dustin Ackley (although they eventually gave him third base anyways.) Here's the story and video in case you missed it. story and video

if the Cardinals have issue with Braun's cockiness, just wait until Bryce Harper makes the major leagues. . .

. . . except that it was on the internet. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

You mean other than when he got tossed after that close play at first this year? Oh, snap! You really showed me!The way I remember that Braun ejection and "argument" was that it was a close play at first, Braun did his own safe call (like he does every now and then), was called out, he yelled out "No!" and slammed the helmet down and he was given the thumb. That was the argument. He didn't say anything else except maybe a few quiet "no's." He never got in the umps face or anything. Heck Iorg didn't even have to steer him away or anything. Braun just walked to the dugout and into the clubhouse. Now, maybe he said some swear word or called the ump's mom a bad name or something, but you couldn't see or hear that. But, regardless, he definitely did not argue with the umpire. If what he did is constituted as arguing with an umpire, then the game of baseball is doomed.

Yeah, in the situation here a double to gap is going to score the run anyways, so I can see why you might want to play more shallow than normal with a slow-ish runner on 2nd and 2 outs with a base open in extra innings. Of course, you gotta hope that your pitcher is pitching around the batter and not giving him anything to hit. And if the batter does hit one hard, a fly ball to the track that would normally be a catch for the 3rd out could end up dropping in if your outfielders are playing shallow.

He's recovering from shingles. I had the exact same thing and it started in my eye. Worst illness I've ever had, by far, and I would completely wish it on my worst enemy. Also, LaRussa has been wearing tinted glasses forever.ah, heck, you're right, it's shingles. I knew that, too. Why did I type lupus??? That makes me laugh right now that I typed that. It's pretty late, I guess.

the glasses are because LaRussa is still recovering from lupus, I thought. I know he's been wearing them for what seems like forever, but that's the latest reason. Not trying to be funny here, it's the truth.

the airtran commercial where the kid is selling Matt Ryan's stuff on the internet . . . how did he get scissors aboard the plane to cut a lock of his hair?