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6 more years of Lottery Births. Mo is a great guy, but not a good PG.

Addition by subtraction.

I am standing by Rickie. He is going to get it going and once he establishes that confidence I dont think that we will ever look back. For once, I agree with Ned, build him up, let his letdowns be soft and blame luck, not his skills. I still say Weeks is going to be a superstar. I wouldnt bench him for Counsells best season right now.

I would bet you can find it here - - - but I keep getting an error or else I would look for you. Id look at the BP photos. mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/al...photos.jsp

Mench fits just fine on this team.

I have it downloaded - not sure where to go from here. Id like TB if they are available and if not I will take KC.

When will Kevin Mench be up to Brewerfan standards? He has been playing some dang fine baseball lately. I think its time to lay off. The guy is going to produce for us.

Do we know the employee was a man?

If Melvin is goign to make a play for either - I think he had better do it soon. The Braves have to be looking at another BP arm and especially one that can close cause Wickman just doesnt seem to have the goods right now. His pitches all seem to have life and I swear I saw the Braves gun say he hit 97 the other night vs the Pads(I dont believe it). Still, Opponents have a .357 OBP against Wickman. The Braves arent going to stand pat if an arm like Otsuka is available to them. Someone needs to strike first. Id rather see Parra get a shot before we trade a future piece away, but I do not want Spurling on the Major league team right now.

Stupid shadows. At least the roof isnt leaking.

What the heck is he talking about - changing the balls in Cincinatti? EDIT: Removed excessive punctuation.

Cause in my opinion Hall is half the player of Andruw Jones. If I am not mistaken - Jones has won a gold glove for the last 10 seasons in CF. At the end of the year you know that Jones will give you 30 + Jacks, whereas Bill Hall has done it once. Its just my opinion but I wouldnt put Bill Hall anywhere close to the same level as Andruw Jones.

Anyhow - I guess what this turned into is does anyone have any suggestions for a family of 5 to have consistant fun without breaking the bank?

So I am serious about getting a new to me boat - and we have been looking into about a 28 foot boat that we could cruise on Lake Michigan. We have found some boats that are reasonably priced (under 20K) - I only tell you the price so that you understand I am just a normal middle class guy with 3 kids and money is DEFINATLY a concern. Now I understand that most of these engines are nothing but a car engine and if you are good with a car you would be good with these boats. Where in this city do you get a boating slip for a full season? Where do you store a boat in the offseason and is there a fee to put the boat back into the water? How do you transport it? I am in a tough spot - my wife says I should go for it - I dont know that a family of 5 can go with a much smaller boat if they want to take some friends out on occassion. Do I really need a 28 foot boat? I have seen it happening for years now, but have I completely gone insane? We have begun to lose touch with our friends whom are all still childless and are looking at this as a way to accomodate spending quality time with the kids and still being able to set a few days a year where we go out on the boat with 2 or 4 friends. I wouldnt trade my time with my kids for the world, we would just like to have the best of both worlds on occassion. We (the parents) are in need of a way to treat ourselves. We have been looking at new cars(dont really need one), new homes(cant sell ours), a motorcycle(doesnt involve the kids), vacations(they are over too soon), season tickets (for a family of 5 its just not possible) - - - just some way to give ourselves an outlet for fun and a chance to let loose. My conscience keeps telling me that I am crazy for looking at a boat this size and cost and usually when it talks to me it is right. I just dont want to hear it this time. For the sake of our marriage we need to find a way to enjoy ourselves. Are we looking at making the biggest mistake in our lives? I do not regret anything - I am just missing something. Holy cow this turned into a serious 0253am rant and I havent had anything to drink - my mind is just packed with random thoughts that are pushing me closer to the edge of sanity. Thanks.

After fighting alcoholism and diabetes, Dmitri Young has come back a new man, granted a bigger man. That said, does anyone think that he would be happy to come to Milwaukee and enter the Pennant Chase? Granted he would be brought in primarily to backup Prince at 1b and be the first bat off the bench, but would he still be able to play a little LF in a pinch? As scary as the thought is, should Prince go down for a few weeks, id feel much more comfortable having a guy like Young at 1b instead of a guy like Graffy.

Is there any interest around here for Reggie Sanders(KC)? I have been throwing his name around on here but it hasnt received much feedback. I know he is 37 but the guy still plays A1 defense, has a strong and accurate arm, and can play either corner OF spot. I dont know what it would take to get him but perhaps Zack Jack and Gwynn could get it done. I think this team is really lacking a power bat off the bench and this would guarantee that we always have 2 available between Jenkins, Mench and Sanders.

I cant see it happening because the Brewers wouldnt do that to Billy Hall. I think he is promised a place in CF. I wouldnt expect Bill Hall to learn to play LF. That said - would Bill Hall and Manny Parra(whom I really wouldnt want to move) net us Andruw Jones? By moving Hall we might also be able to sign Jones before he becomes a FA. I think that gives you the most feared lineup in the Bigs. 1. Hart 2. Hardy 3. Braun 4. Prince 5. Jones 6. Jenkins 7. Estrada 8. Weeks After that I would still really like to see a power bat added to the bench....... ----------------- Bench -------------- Mench Counsell Graffy Miller Gwynn

Soup's true value will lie down the stretch when we can count on him to be out there every 5 days and giving us 6 - 7 innings per start. His true value will be shown when his taking the ball in that first playoff series gives the 8 men behind him superior confidence. Suppan is 11th in the National League in Innings pitched. Thats a big stat to me that gains value as the season progresses.

Also looking into buying a boat for lake Michigan. going to look at it today. I dont know what exactly to look at......so I will stand there looking dumb while the salesman owns me.

I think that we could slide Big Mench into the 5 hole and not skip a beat from an offensive standpoint.

#3 HAS to be Cooper. UNLESS its someone who was on the team the year before and they had already chose the picture so they decided to "CROP" the head and body out.

Totinos(sasauge only) beats ORVs 8 days a week. 10 for 10 makes it even sweeter.

#1 - Thats Gary Sheffield.

Peavey - Dont you want to see what Manny can do on the Major league level before you look into moving him for something "bigger and better"? For me, If I already live in a A1 neighborhood, Id rather build an addition onto my house using equity that I already have than to buy a more expensive house with a higher interest rate. When its clear I have outgrown my house, only then is it time for an upgrade.

If you need a BP arm, it would make the most sense to call up Parra and let him get a chance in that role before you ship out a prospect. I am in the camp that Parra needs to at least get a shot before we acquire another BP arm.