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21 runs. Isn't that the winner for the Potawatami 21 contest? Or is it 21 runs by the Brewers? If it's a winner, isn't it something like $21,000?

I'm finally going to try to fix an airflow problem in our house. My den/man cave is in the front of the house, the opposite end from the air conditioning unit. Once it starts getting hot outside, the room gets at least 10-15 degrees warmer than the rest of the house, even when the AC is running. Hardly any airflow is getting into the room through the ceiling-mounted register. Anybody have any experience with a register booster fan module? I'm currently looking at this model with a 16-foot power adapter. Online reviews appear to be pretty mixed--some love it, some said it made a difference of only a few degrees, some said the fans are way too loud. Anybody have any other recommendations? I've thought about those window covers that cut the amount of heat into your windows but that's a bit pricey. And I'm not going to get new duct work done with fans mounted inside unless I can get a bargain (which I'm not as of now.) I've lived with it for 10 years but I'm getting sick of it.

I finally got to it tonight. Having never read the books (heck, I didn't even know it was a book series until this thread), I came in with an open mind and followed along with the story just fine. Yeah, I don't quite get ALL the intricacies yet but I got the gist of it. Of course, I only recorded the pilot on the HBO free preview so I'll have to see how I can watch the rest of the episodes.

interesting read, no doubt. Wonder if we'll see any of this or the '19 Sox stuff play out on Boardwalk Empire next season? They've hinted already several times (about the Sox).

Funny thing is, HAD the Reds been scheduled to go TO New York rather than host the Yankees, you just know those RF bleacher creatures would be starting up a "Where's my wallet? [CLAP-CLAP CLAP-CLAP-CLAP]" chant.

I'm sure somebody already said it, but I thought Derrick Turnbow had returned to the Brewers that inning. Wow, talk about a "guh" appearance. At least he didn't blow it completely (Sunday's Axford Bobblehead Day could be interesting.) C'mon, Brewers! Let's get something going in the 10th!!!

I loved the throw-away intro about Ron's tooth. Comedy gold.

Back in their rookie seasons (or maybe 2nd years) when they were both supposed to be pretty good saviors for the Pirates, the slogan I heard was "Duke and Maholm, and three in the loss column."

ennder pretty much said what I was going to say. When a ball is hit right to him, I've been impressed because I was fearing the worst (i.e. booting the ball, throwing errors) but he's done a good job with those. When it's not hit right to him, though, oh boy! Is he slow! Last night, the 2nd Pirates hit really showed it to me. Off the bat it looked like a double play ball since it was hit fairly slow and hit to where most shortstops can get to it quickly, toss to the 2nd baseman, and at least get one out. He didn't even come close to it, almost like he was playing deep in the hole instead of in double play position. Also, that ball that Neil Walker hit for a 6-3 ground out that Walker nearly beat out. It was a slow bouncer up the middle hit right into the shift, with YuniB right behind the 2nd base bag. Charge the ball? Heck no, he just waited for it to roll into his glove, oblivious to the fact that it came within 6 inches of hitting the bag and bounding away from him. Yeah, he got the out, but it was way closer than it should have been. So far, I'd give him a C- on defense.

YES! I thought the exact same thing last night when I was laying in bed watching Quick Pitch. "How will Quade react to this? Wonder if Eric Wedge thought the game was over when it was 7-0?" This is why unwritten rules should be abolished except in the most extreme situations, like a colossal 20-0 blowout in the 8th/9th innings.

my mother-in-law and sister-in-law were there last August/September. They could help you. If only Suzanne would stop being a lurker and just register here already!!! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

Scully is still around for this year.

question about your video, jazzy. Was this just a lightning show? No thunder? I've seen those but I thought it was more of a desert phenomenon. Thanks for sharing, though.

Wait a minute. Soto was embarrassed by Gomez?!? Carlos might have been out had Castro actually caught the ball with his glove instead of his jaw! It would've been pretty close-ish. It's not like Gomez slid into second, got up, and stood on second base with a big grin when the ball finally got there--THAT would be embarrassing to a catcher. Unwritten rules are fine and dandy in a complete and utter annihilation of an opponent, but a 5-run lead is nothing in today's game of baseball.

162 on Directv has the game listed but it's not been "activated" yet, as there is still just a Directv logo on the screen.

anybody else on Gameday Audio having trouble getting the WTMJ feed? Never mind. Just popped up as I typed this.

it's always an awesome job that you guys do with this. I know I say this every year but I look forward to reading this stuff every day! (Every year I start losing interest shortly after the draft. I think it's because summer break for us teachers takes hold of me and I lose my focus of checking the site every day.)

I actually thought maybe Betancourt had lost track of the outs and that was why he took his sweet time on the grounder in the ninth. But, I believe you guys are probably right, just a too slow grounder that he was focusing on not booting and getting at least one out.

NOOOOOOOOOO! He's my ROY pick!

I had to watch the game off the DVR when I got home from work. Here are my impressions (please note that there is no sabermetric analysis in this post): 1) I thought Joseph Attanasio's anthem was a bit lacking this year. He just didn't have the normal "gusto" to his singing. 2) Nice job by Rob Edwards, correcting himself several times, sometimes forgetting uniform numbers or positions, and completely forgetting Morgan. Guess he needed to go to Spring Training for a week as well. 3) I didn't get to see Thursday's game, Saturday's was on crappy WMLW-vision, and Sunday's game was an after thought to me due to other commitments. So this was the first game that I got to truly watch in HD for the year. I gotta say that I like the new graphics, especially the stat overlays and promos, etc. I can actually read them this year. Nice font on a nice background. Well done. 4) The FOX box, though, still needs some work, although it's much easier to read in HD than on WMLW. 5) Is the big advertisement thing behind the plate new/redone? It certainly looked different to me on television. It looks more "built-in" to the backstop rather than looking like it's a big box velcro-ed to the backstop. 6) Nyjer Morgan has some wheels in RF. It was so nice to see Rickie able to pull off on a blooper to let the RFer make the catch. When Hart is out there, Weeks has no choice but to try for the catch himself. 7) The sniffles late in the game started to bug me and my wife. Bill seemed to develop the sniffles during the game and forgot to use his cough button or something so every 15-20 seconds you'd hear him sniffling. We started laughing because it almost became like trying to count how many "and that's" that Doug Melvin will say in an interview. 8) What's with the blacked out advertisement on the RF wall by the bullpen? Did someone not pay their annual fee? Somebody's ad not quite ready? It looked very out-of-place on television. 9) Martin Prado's HR reminded me a lot of the Nick Stavinoha long ball vs. Hoffman last year. Just a really lucky HR overall. 10) Otherwise, yeah, the Crew is 0-4 but they'll be okay. But if they start 0-5 then the season is OVER! http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

I HAD a nice long post typed up and as I was typing up my final sentence, Yuku ate it. I'll type it again in the morning. I'm going to bed.

So, for the past couple of days, I've received emails from a small handful of companies that I use online saying that their email server, Epsilon, was compromised and my email information was given out. I know not to open anything fishy or from someone unknown but how well will my spam blockers on AVG work on this? Has anybody else been receiving these emails? Should I be worried at all?

I take it back. Watching the Brewers start to the season tops my post above.

8th grade. After school softball. I'm playing catcher. Now, a little known fact about my childhood is that my mother tended to buy clothes that were just a wee bit too small for me. On this particular day, the blue jeans I was wearing (I believe they were JCPenney branded blue jeans) had a snap button on the front (not a button that you put through a slot, like on a shirt, but a SNAP like you might find on a jacket.) Anyway, I had been battling this snap all day at school and I had this game that I had to play. I don't remember what inning it was, but the other team had a couple of guys on base (1st & 3rd, I believe) and there was one out. The batter hits a bouncer to short and the runner on 3rd takes off. Now, instead of trying to turn a double play (because, really, how many 8th grade after school softball players in the 1980s are turning twin-killings?) he threw home. Of course, as I bend to receive the throw, which was right on target, the pants unsnap. I catch the ball, make the tag, and record the out, getting semi-knocked over and semi-tripped by my now drooping-half-way-down-my-thighs blue jeans. Please note, the story is not over yet. The runner on 1st, seeing that I am struggling to stand up, takes off for 3rd base. So I frantically whip the ball toward third but in my awkwardness, I make a pretty poor throw that goes off the 3rd baseman's glove. So now the runner takes off for home. Sure enough, the throw comes to the plate right on the money, I make the tag, and record the out to end the inning. At this point, my pants are literally at my ankles. I'm walking back to the bench and everybody (and I mean EVERYBODY) is rolling with laughter and cheers. I still remember Mrs. Brandt, my eighth grade teacher's wife just laughing hysterically with big wide eyes like she could just die because there would never be anything as funny that she would see for the rest of her life. I don't remember who won that day. I don't remember anything else about that game. But it was the finest double play that I ever turned. And, unfortunately, the most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to me. (I feel like I'm narrating for "The Sandlot.") And, finally, I swear to God on my grandmother's grave that this story is 100% true. If you lived in Fond du Lac in the spring of 1987 and played in after school softball in a game on one of those diamonds by that school on the far south end of Park Avenue, that's where it all went down. Maybe you were there.

I'm beginning a search for a new gaming rig. I've got an Alienware laptop that rocks but it's 3 years old now, so any new games won't run very well (they're fine on the lowest graphics settings but if you're playing with those, then what's the point?) Anyway, I've started looking on Newegg at their gaming PCs. Cyberpower I know is almost like a scam so I'm staying away from them, but I believe Ibuypower and Asus are good companies. I'm not going the Alienware avenue again--just too much money. I am looking at a desktop system, though, rather than another laptop. Can anybody steer me towards/away from any particular company/website to do more looking/research? To the original poster: I do love my Alienware laptop but this is my second one after the first kept crapping out. Only got this new one due to their lemon policy. I've had zero problems with this newer one. It was an M17x or whatever from about three years ago (pre- HDMI output days and pre-lighted keyboards).