Invader3K

That can't be true, since they didn't note the giant pot of coffee that would have been accompanying the pancakes.

I think Haudricourt handled the whole thing pretty well, as usual.

So a blogger no one has ever heard of reports this and there is no source identified? Yeah, I really doubt this one has any legs, as much as some here might be hoping.

Do the colors in today's game look a little oversaturated? As an aside, has there been any more word on when Charter is supposedly going to add the HD feed?

"But why does he hate his daddy so much?" :P

At this point, I'll be satisfied with four wins. Five wins would make me happy.

About a week ago I was playing...had a two home run game (which was huge for my player, as he doesn't hit a ton of bombs), and then the game FREEZES on the locker room screen. VERY annoying. First time that has ever happened to me, though.

I have to say I disagree with every single thing you wrote. 1) The schedule is always going to be unbalanced no matter what. Some teams are going to have tougher opponents at the end of the year, while some will have an arguable cake walk. A few more or less games against teams from the other league won't fix this. 2) You could argue that having pitchers attempt to hit is a serious joke, as well. For every Carlos Zambrano there are a dozen Ben Sheets in that batter's box. I think the current system of one league having the DH and one without is fine, though. 3) Ichiro says "konichiwa!" You basically admitted you were wrong and over generalizing on that one, though. 4) I think most of the point of the All-Star game is having all these great players working together on each team, even more so than having the AL and NL against each other, so I really don't feel it takes away from one special game out of the year. The All-Star Game in MLB is clearly the only all star game in major sports that really means anything, so I don't think interleague play has really affected it. I think most people against it are just romanticizing the old days, or like someone else said, pretty much opposed to any of the changes Bud "the devil's hand maiden" Selig have made. My take is, why shouldn't I as someone who lives near an NL team's city have a chance to see guys like Vlad Guerrero and Derek Jeter play in person once in a while, without having to make a plane trip out of state, or hope that my team somehow faces them in the World Series? The whole notion of this divide between the two leagues seems really antiquated, IMHO. It's not like they're two separate entities operating independently of each other, really.

Maybe Jackson will suddenly turn it around and use this opportunity to prove himself, but I have my doubts.

I will have to catch this. Sounds interesting.

Trading Prince now would be way too soon. I'd wait 'til after '09, at least.

lol...I don't think we believe you. lol.

Yes, I like it. There is not much point to the artificial divide between the two leagues anymore. I wouldn't mind seeing interleague expanded even further, to be honest. I don't feel it takes away from the special-ness of the World Series at all. Frankly, it sometimes gets old seeing the Brewers play teams like the Pirates and Reds, seemingly constantly throughout the season. I would love to see them play, for example, the White Sox, who I believe they haven't even played once since moving to the NL. The "natural rival" thing could probably be dropped, too.

Wait? What? I don't think that's accurate. I know Sheets is part owner of the Admirals...doubt the Brewers, though, as I dont' think that's even allowed by MLB rules.

A Cubs fan on another board I frequent called this "a strange signing" and said the Brewers should have looked to ship Braun to an AL team because of his defense, in order to make room for LaPorta. I laughed at that one.

How come no one is in the in game chat?

I wonder if Melvin and company have privately decided they don't want to try and re-sign Sheets due to his injury history. Attanasio made comments a few weeks ago that basically said they expected him to "test free agency."

When I heard this in my car this morning, I started clapping (don't worry, I was watching the road). Tremendous news, and shows everyone that the Brewers are serious about keeping this team going. Like others have said, the big thing about this is that they know the certainty of what they will be paying Braun down the line.

People on here have constantly said that Yost leaves some starters like Bush in too long, because they seem due to give up a "big inning"...I guess I give you credit for taking the opposite tact, tbadder.

I also don't get where all the "Braun is arrogant" talk is coming from lately. I haven't seen him do anything close to real grandstanding this year. He seems to carry himself well, and has that Derek Jeter-esque look of confidence on his face. He hasn't done anything really out of line since that little trot after hitting a home run that one time last year (as discussed earlier). I think some of us need to quit looking for extra stuff to worry about.

While I don't agree necessarily with Bonds being targeted specifically, he was the one who lied and supposedly committed perjury. However, the government had to get involved in the first place, because MLB wasn't doing enough to make sure their own house was cleaned up.

Hawing, nice suggestion, but I know it's not Rockhouse, after listening to the sample on amazon.com. I don't think it's Inna Godda Da Vida, either, though it might be if it's some obscure passage from that song, I guess.

I was for acquiring Washburn a couple years ago when there was all the talk on this site about it. Now, I really don't think he'd be a huge step up from what we have.

I really like Conan...I'm glad he'll be moving to an earlier timeslot, when I'm actually still usually awake. As far as Fallon, I'm fairly indifferent to him. I agree that he got old on SNL, as he couldn't seem to get through a single skit without cracking up. It's like "Dude, you're not that good or that funny to pull this off, get over yourself."

"If Melvin doesn't extend Yost after this four game performance, he's an idiot."