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  1. brwrsfan
    Buying PEDs isn't exactly something you put on your Visa card. Those of you that are defending Ryan Braun are digging yourselves as big of a hole as Braun is in himself. I admire your creativity though. And you're better than us by just reaching the conclusion that this list makes him a cheater without knowing all the facts, seeing all the evidence and letting the process play out? You can think what you want, but please don't insult me for trying to look at it objectively. You might turn out to be right, nobody is saying flat out it's not possible that he cheated, but this evidence hardly says that, and if he can prove he was in fact a consultant, it means nothing at all.
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    He had multiple attorneys, one of which is on the same list as Braun. Just because one attorney wasn't familiar with him, doesn't mean the others weren't. And as he stated, he WAS introduced to him early in the process. Which I take to mean they DID at least talk to the guy in some fashion....potentially hence the payment. If documents do exist that can exonerate Braun, why isn't he pushing those forward right now to just put an end to all of this?
  3. brwrsfan
    Well they're on the verge of blowing it. They just stopped scoring the last 6-8 minutes it seemed. Missed shots and what seemed like about 10 turnovers....many of which were just not forced. Just careless play. Yet another game that probably should have been a win but they found a way to lose it. Outscored by about 15 in the 4th quarter. Got what they deserved. Wasted the effort by Dalembert too.
  4. brwrsfan
    Another player on the list is making a statement. If this can be proven true, it can certainly help Braun, in that the list he's on could very well be moneys owed for virtully anything - legal drugs, PED's, consultations, etc. Also releasing a statement was Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli, who also appeared on one of the documents obtained by Yahoo!. Cervelli responds: "Following my foot injury in march, 2011, i consulted with a number of experts, including biogenesis clinic, for legal ways to aid my rehab and recovery. i purchased supplements that i am certain were not prohibited by MLB.''
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    Not necessarily true. He may have used him to gather information, but that doesn't mean he used the information in the appeals process. If he DID actually reference it with regards to tampering, then yes, it's in the appeals process and MLB already knows. If he didn't use it but can show it was part of his defense somehow, then he's probably fine. The more I think about it, the more his explanation makes sense. He's just going to have to prove it. But to recap....his name isn't on any list that is associated with any PED sales. His amount owed is about 10x more than every other person on the list (how many drugs was he getting?), his lawyers names are supposedly all over the documents. And the paper that ran the story would have loved to break the Braun news but didn't because it felt it had no sufficient evidence. Just hope he can actually prove it somehow.
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    I go back to my previous statement...the newspaper didn't run his name because they didn't have enough evidence. Is it also possible they have something that can validate Braun's statement? Also...if Braun's LAWYER is in fact on the list too, then that would certainly help. Was his lawyer taking PED's too? Regardless, Braun is going to have to prove this in some fashion or other. Nobody pays 30K in consultation fees without some sort of paper trail. A voided check, wire transfer, receipt, contract, etc. IF he can produce any of those, it would certainly help his cause. If the payment was for consultation, there would be no reason to hide the transaction and should be easilly produced. If Bruan's lawyers actually knew this was coming, you'd think they'd have that documentation ready to go pretty much right now.
  7. brwrsfan
    Huh. Well I suppose that's plausible, and makes sense....but nobody will believe that. Unless, he can somehow prove it. Maybe show phone records from the lawyers to Bosch? If they used it in the appeal...they would had to have prepared documents about that. Unfortunately, those were made confidential so I don't know how they could show that. I know Bosch is in prison, but he could still ultimately be interviewed right? Too bad it didn't say "Braun - lawyer consult" or something. The article DID say that Brauns amount was significantly higher than all the other players on the list. Not sure how much higher, but that could be something as well.
  8. brwrsfan
    And this is still the case....so the paper used it's best judgement and didn't run it. But Yahoo sure didn't hesitate with the same exact picture. Just shows how blatantly different ethics are at some places. His name is on a HAND WRITTEN piece of paper. I know it's illegal and whatnot, but if players are going to be paying you 20-30K at a crack, wouldn't you keep those records on something that couldn't get ruined by a glass of water smudging everything in it?
  9. brwrsfan
    Possibly, but there was something that gave them pause. Obviously Braun would be a huge name to have on that article and they chose not to run it. I doubt it would purely be because of defamation, though it is possible. I did read that the newspaper is still deciding what to do. They are under no obligation to give MLB any evidence or anything else they have found. Without that, I'd find it very difficult for MLB to suspend players for their names being on a list. It also however means that if there is any evidence that Braun didn't do anything other than have his name there, it may never come out.
  10. brwrsfan
    Possibly, but there was something that gave them pause. Obviously Braun would be a huge name to have on that article and they chose not to run it. I doubt it would purely be because of defamation, though it is possible. I did read that the newspaper is still deciding what to do. They are under no obligation to give MLB any evidence or anything else they have found. Without that, I'd find it very difficult for MLB to suspend players for their names being on a list. It also however means that if there is any evidence that Braun didn't do anything other than have his name there, it may never come out.
  11. brwrsfan
    It sure looks bad, but let's see. MLB has to investigate it all....who knows. It could all be [removed by moderator]. I do find it funny that the initial article doesn't site Braun or the other players because of lack of evidence (mainly just his name on a list) but that Yahoo has no problem running with it with just a picture and not all the other facts, evidence, documents that the paper had access to. It sure looks and feels bad though. Unless it can be proved that this entire things is virtually bogus, Braun is pretty much screwed. People may have given him the benefit of the doubt (sorta) last time, but I see no real way he can avoid this at this point....sadly, it just seems to make it that much more likely that he took them in the first place and got lucky last year. But we'll see.
  12. brwrsfan
    I hate it when people that I work with don't their jobs properly, and as a result, it makes my job more difficult and makes my work like a living hell sometimes. It could all be avoided if people just simply followed the rules/instructions and did their jobs properly. Instead, I wind up getting more work, more stress and more everything else bad to make up for their ineptiness and still do my job effectively.
  13. brwrsfan
    I would find that worst case scenario utterly hilarious if it came to fruition.
  14. brwrsfan
    I hate that they went the super predictable route. Everyone and their brother knew the Rock would win and Cena would win setting up the rematch. Makes for an awfully lame PPV. Wrestlemania is setting up the same way sadly.
  15. brwrsfan
    Lee would be fine, if he's willing to take a backup role...though when Hart returns, he'd basically never get to play. Overbay doesn't make much sense...I assume if we want a backup for Gamel, we'll want someone that hits right handed.
  16. brwrsfan
    I don't have the Opening Day plus package, I have the fans choice and did select opening day as a game. I wasn't able to buy additional Opening Day tickets though. I was given a chance to buy every other game but Opening Day. I'm confused.
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    This is from after the 2010 season. Our attendance that year was less than it was in 2012, and ticket prices were slightly higher in 2012 than they were in 2010. In this article, Forbes estimates that our operating revenue was $179 million. Player expenses that year were $100 million. MLB Payroll was approximately 14 million higher in 2012 than 2010. So at the very least, our revenue last year was equal to that, and in theory, slightly more as prices across the board for tickets, parking, concessions, etc have gone up. Even if you assume all players costs in the system reached $120 million, that still leaves at least $59 million left over. I realize there are other expenses, but that still seems like an extraordinary amount of money. Even with debt, cost of scoreboard, etc....still seems like a stretch to me to think that they lost several million dollars. It's certainly possible they did lose money, but I would just love to see the financial reports proving it. And if it really is true, it means the Brewers are in big, big trouble going forward as salaries are just rising and rising and rising and we apparently can't go above $90 million without losing any money. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2011/33/baseball-valuations-11_Milwaukee-Brewers_337147.html
  19. brwrsfan
    I would love to see in the books how they possibly lost money last season. I just don't buy it honestly.
  20. brwrsfan
    Cue the onslaught of "Stop living in the past" posts... I'm all for changing things up logo/color wise from time to time, but that logo just seemed to make so much sense. Covers the sport, the city/team and it's awfully creative IMO. But obviously not everyone feels that way...sorry.
  21. brwrsfan
    I think it's really more the logo than the colors. The M/B ball/glove logo is just awesome and it's hard to imagine anything cooler IMO. Why they ever went away from it I will never understand. I think the players hate the old color scheme and/or pinstriped look. I'd be all for keeping the current color scheme and just using the new logo. 62% seems low to me actually. I don't know anyone that doesn't like the ball/glove logo.
  22. brwrsfan
    Don't forget they can amnesty Gooden at any time too. Way too much money for a guy that rarely plays. They'll also no longer have Dunleavy on the books (though I hope they bring him back - I can't believe I just wrote that). So they'll have lots of money. The problem is...what stud SG is really going to want to come to Milwaukee? If he's that good, he'll have offers from other teams for the exact same amount. That's part of the problem in the NBA, you reach a point where if the player gets a max deal or close to it, the money is the same and there is nothing to entice someone to come to Milwaukee. Also, checking out the FA SG's next year...it's a pretty weak area. You can find it here. Who would you throw money at from this list? http://www.hoopsworld.com/2013-nba-free-agents/
  23. brwrsfan
    The Bucks have been much better than I expected this year and on most nights are fun to watch. But I think we have to be realistic in that with the roster the way it's current assembled and the fact that no quality FA's are going to come to Milwaukee for the most part, that the best we can realistically hope for is a 6-8 seed and MAYBE one playoff series win. And thats fine and dandy, but I think most of us that have followed the Bucks for a long time want more than that. It's very tiring watching the same mediocre script season after season after season with no real plan in place. Sure, guys like Henson, Harris, Lamb and to some extent Jennings can still vastly improve, but that's a lot to expect and probably unrealistic. Especially when two of those guys (albeit very young) can barely see the floor.
  24. brwrsfan
    Well all the shine from the IU win is gone. Losing a game by 2 points when you score 4 points in the last 8 minutes, miss 11 or 18 FT (including 6 in the last 5 min and 2 with 4 seconds left) and shoot 29% for the game and expect to win. It's simple fundamental basketball that just cost them a win over a ranked team at home. This was a very winnable game and they blew it. I thought for sure after the IU game this was a tournament team but the last two games have sure taken a lot of that away. We'll know a lot more in a couple weeks...as the next seven include 2 vs OSU, 2 vs Minn, Iowa, @ Illinois and Michigan. They could very well be sitting at 4-9 in conference after that great start. That would force them to win the last 5 just to have a shot at the tournament IMO. Without a .500 conference record, I don't see how you make it and they really had to have one of these last two games.
  25. brwrsfan
    Was it always just single seats and standing room only? I thought in previous years that you could get 2 together for Opening Day?
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