Invader3K

Definitely. There is no way I would change places with their fans at this point.

My latest on Charter: http://www.speedtest.net/result/1112811799.png

NMF, I feel the same. When they came to our town a couple years back, my wife used to get it all the time. I've kind of soured on it. Too greasy, like you said, and tends to give me heart burn. I prefer just getting a Digiorno's at the grocery store for like five bucks and making it at home.

Podsednik seems like he would be a decent fit, but I think he'll be looking for guaranteed playing time. He had a pretty good season last year. Harris I don't know much about...Lopez I can't see as a fit for the Brewers' needs. Sheets' career is probably done. Fuentes will probably be too expensive. Interesting to think about, though.

I agree with this. Question: If Fielder does sign with the Cubs after this season, do you boo him?

That makes me even happier. I hope the Steinbrenner spawnlings continue their meddlesome ways for a long time to come.

No, they haven't done those things in years as far as I know, RockCo.

Jonny, you're right that Maryvale isn't a "slum" in the true sense of the word, but it's definitely one of the rougher parts of the Phoenix area in my experience.

Milledge last played CF in 2009, a grand total of 5 games. He was exclusively a corner OF in Pittsburgh. I don't see him as a fit. If you want a guy who used to be a lauded prospect and can play good defense, we already have that in Carlos Gomez.

I agree with casey that the low angle makes it hard to really judge. I do think it looks similar to the picks posted in the first post in the thread. It will probably look better once the "framing" is placed around it.

I wouldn't say he's "done", but I just see a guy like Narveson having way more upside than Bush at this point. Bush had some very good years with us, and was the only pitcher to win a playoff game for the Brewers since '82. I hope he gets a spot on the Brewers "Walk of Fame' someday.

He's decided to hang it up, and will be taking a job with the Padres.

Doesn't having Gamel learn to play 1B at AAA and then take over that position with the Brewers in 2012 make the most sense? I'd feel more comfortable slotting him into that spot in 2012 if he has a full season (or at least a few months) of experience actually playing that position.

Hart is not going to play CF. I've only seen that suggested by fans. Gomez is going to get a shot at being the starting CF. "It's his job to lose", as Adam McCalvy recently stated. Gamel has to show he's healthy and ready to play before he gets slotted in anywhere. He just had foot surgery in October.

I wonder how much Nintendo's ownership limits Zduriencik's ability to do certain things. For instance, he'll never be able to trade Ichiro (assuming he even wanted to) due to the Japanese connection.

This reminds me of how during the 2009 off-season, Julio was Melvin's only signing for what seemed like months. He was signed during the winter meetings, and for many weeks on brewers.com, there was an annoying audio news segment about the signing. Like it was some huge deal that would put fans in seats or something...

Treyton's Field has fallen to #3. Some more votes would definitely be appreciated, I'm sure.

To the independent contractor who hasn't brought in very much revenue in the past year: If you're wondering why you didn't get a Christmas bonus, look in the mirror. Chances are if you email me about it, you aren't going to get an answer you like.

Went to the game Friday night and enjoyed seeing the Badgers beat Canisius 3-0. No beer at the venue does indeed suck and will limit my future outings to games there, though. Just being honest.

Is the original "Star Wars" a true must-see? Last year I agreed to watch "Slumdog Millionaire" in exchange for having a friend watch "Star Wars." She thought it was the stupidest movie she's ever seen. Obviously not a sci-fi fan, though.

Your post gives me heart burn. I can't remember the last time I had McDonald's. Since turning the big 3-0 last year, most fast food gives me indigestion. Just can't take that stuff anymore.

All right valpo, you're right, I shouldn't have made a political post on BF.net. It was going to come up anyway, though. I'll point the discussion to: http://brewerfanpolitical...Member-Shot-Outside-Safe I'll also delete my above post.

Our schedule sucks ever year due to the imbalanced "natural rivalry" thing in the division.

It's all related. There are people who life just "kicks in the teeth" repeatedly that end of homeless. Statistically the biggest causes are mental illness and drug/alcohol abuse, though.

Crew07, you made a long and detailed analysis which is appreciated, but I guess the nagging question is, "What would you have done at this point?" Greinke wasn't available five years ago and Marcum probably wasn't available three years ago, like you suggested. It seems like your alternative would have been to make a couple mediocre moves this winter, and accept another losing season in 2011, just to preserve the farm system. I don't think that would be acceptable from a business standpoint for the Brewers. The difference with the Packers and the way Ted Thompson runs things is that the Pack was able to weather a few mediocre seasons because they'll always sell out Lambeau Field. They'll always get a ton of money from media revenue due to the NFL's lucrative sharing structures. If the Brewers had another bad season, the attendance would dip drastically, and they don't have the media revenue that even comes close to other teams throughout the league. From how I gather you would hypothetically run things, we'd have a couple more mediocre years in '11 and '12, pray and hope some guys like Lawrie and Odorizzi make it, and then probably see them blossoming just as Braun and Gallardo leave in free agency. I just don't see how that plan would possibly be palatable. I guess we'd still be able to point to having a great farm system, though. You admit you are in your own boat, and that's fine. It would just be nice if you realized that you can't keep retroactively pointing to hypothetical moves that were probably never going to happen, or refuse to acknowledge this team actually has to put a winning product on the field at the major league level. The majority of those 3 million fans coming through the gates at Miller Park don't care about how Baseball America ranks our system, or if the Huntsville Stars make the playoffs. I said this earlier somewhere, but I still believe that in one year's time, the overall health of our franchise in terms of the minors, is going to look much better. Going off Tom Haudricourt's article that Mass Haas linked to above, I think the Brewers' brass feels the same way. Granted, you're getting that from the horse's mouth, but somehow I don't think they are being entirely disingenuous.