Ando Calrissian

I love beer...and beer of all kinds. I prefer micro-brews and imports but as they can put a serious dent in the wallet, I've usually got a case of High Life in the fridge. I've also recently even started brewing my own beer and have had good success brewing an IPA and Hefeweizen (which I'm drinking as I post this). Currently, my favorite beer is "Alpha King" brewed by Three Floyds in Munster Indiana. It's a double IPA - an absolute hop monster with great citrusy cascade hops flavor, but it's one that you've got to be careful with as it can put you on your keister. TLB - a great beer (that's brewed in Colorado and therefore maybe available to you in OR), I believe is called Big Yeti Stout. I live in PA and have only been able to have it once (due to our draconian liquor laws, it's sometimes hard to get microbrews from far away - I can't get New Glarus or Sprecher out here), but it is like candy for adults. Major coffee and chocolate flavors, fantasically thick and rich.

I've recently been on a big "blues" kick and picked up Mississippi John Hurt's Library of Congress Recordings. What an amazing talent he was. Additionally I've been loving the Black Key's "Magic Potion".

Ralph Wiggum: Me fail English? That's umpossible!

Being a horcrux is not a prerequisite to being possessed. Voldemort tried to possess Harry in Order of the Phoenix but was unable to do so.

Maybe the Commish will wait to enforce it until we play the Cubs in August. It would be unmistakably biased, but, I'd live with it http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

I don't post too much, but I'd like to give kudos to UeckerAddict whose last post is absolutely signature worthy. Good work.

I simply interpreted that as Charlie's belief that for the sake of getting Claire and baby off the island, that was what needed to happed. It was an act of self-giving for the greater good that he had resigned himself to.

I too found last night's finale to be quite enjoyable. The focus of the show will definately shift from this point out. Up until now the point has been to: 1) survive and 2) try and find a way to get off the island. They've succeded in those two things. I'm not so sure that we know where the next focus is going to be. For all we know, the first episode of next season could be them being rescued (not probable, but it's possible). What I appreciate, for the most part, about the show is the tension that comes with not having answers provided so darn quickly. I think that is intentional: the uncertainty we feel as viewers is akin to similar feelings of the castaways. The show lives in the grey area of questions instead of plowing straight through to black and white answers. I certainly agree that Ben and Locke's attemtps at convincing Jack and the castaways not to use the phone/get off the island was weak. It seems to me that a fair chunk of the remaining three seasons will have to deal with the question of why the island is special. As viewers, we've been wondering that for quite some time, but for the characters in the show, that's taken a back seat to their desire to get off the island (which is pretty reasonable). So far, the unique qualities of the island are only important to the people who have experienced them in a profound way, particularly, Locke, Ben, and the Others. I think that as the characters get off the island, that question will become more important for them as they deal with those questions and therefore become more central to the plot. The question of who is in the coffin is a good one. I've got some guesses, but really no sound idea. For all we really know, it could be a character we haven't been introduced to yet.

I'd simply like to say that following the minors this season has been especially enjoyable as just about every night there is an organizational pitcher that deserves serious following. I haven't really been following the minors long enough to know, but it seems as if this is the best pitching depth the organization may have ever had.

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This site is quite good at allowing for differing points of view to be shared where traditionalists and non-traditionalits can exisit together in some level of harmony. That being said, I think the site has a bit of a progressive edge to it in that regard. To see that envelope pushed a little bit, I would enjoy seeing a stat leader board on the main page using advanced stats (sabermetric or something else I don't know about that consitutes "advanced stats") for either Brewer players and/or league leaders in the respective categories. In that way not only would useful information be shared but it would also help continue educate us about new ways to look at the game. This site has so greatly enhanced my love of the game and my knowledge of it through it's discussions of things like this that I think it would be great way to keep that kind of information in front of us and in the process continue to help us learn different ways to talk about the game. Thanks.

I was talking about this topic with a friend last night. It's good to see the pitchers be aggressive and go after hitters, pitch to contact, etc. It's a far cry from the days of Jamie Wright, Wayne Franklin, Matt Kinney, and Jimmy Underpants.

If I'm not mistaken, we would owe SF our 2nd round pick.

I read in the St. Paul Pioneer Press today that Corey Koskie is on the mend and has resumed workouts (I think there is a thread to that effect in the MLB forum). I guess that I'm assuming that if Koskie is healthy, he'll be the starting 3B and Braun will start the year in AAA. There's been plenty of discussion on the board about Braun starting the season with the Crew, but if Koskie really is healthy, it's fairly logical to think that he'll be the starting 3B. Assuming that he's going to be healthy enough to play next season, what do you think his trade value might be worth if Ryan Braun is ready for a mid-season call-up? As he has a reasonable contract, could we get a quality relief pitcher for him or does he have greater value in securing some solid minor league prospects?

aghghgh. darn it jj. that kid just can't hit. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

well, the way this game is going, i think i'll get wild and crazy with some predictions: two cycles (hall and moeller) and a complete game shutout by tomo. probably needs to be called at the beginning of the game to count, but hey, enjoy a laugher when you can.

wow, what a fantastic AB that was by cirillo.

Clark is scheduled to come off the DL tonight, but I don't have any info on Wise or Santana.

I sure hope Hart gets that elbow thing fixed so he can learn how to hit. I think I actually remember an interview with Hart while he was at Nashville where he talked about making an adjustment that had to do with his elbow.

No, I think it means he sucks. lol, thank you for helping me choke on my lunch!

I'm actually pretty sure that Valdez will pitch this afternoon as Moehler pitched last evening in relief.

Wow. I definately tuned into the game at the right time tonight. Gotta love taking advantage of the other team's mistakes for a change.

Scoop, Braun was recently promoted to Brevard County. Maybe he'll see some action tonight.

brewcityunit, i hope your funny feeling is right. usually when i get a funny feeling about the brewers they lose seven straight.

As I watch gameday, I wonder if my eyes deceive me, but it does seem that the Brewers actually manufactured a run. Corey BB SB Lyle 4-3 Caballo 4-3 Run Scores. weird. At least we tied it up.