Brian the Automator

[ Is there any internet audio/video available for ST games? ] My assumption is that there would be audio, but not video. Usually, if you have a subscription to last year's MLB audio package, it expires on April 1st, allowing you access to all S/T audio.

http://www.brewerfan.net/images/igt/vargas.jpg Your Milwaukee Brewers open their Cactus League season as Claudio Vargas takes the hill against Brad Halsey and the Oakland Athletics. Vargas is the odds-on favorite to take the #5 starter spot for the Crew, while similarly, Halsey is gunning for a spot at the back end of Oakland's rotation. Jason Windsor is also slated to pitch for the A's. Radio: None TV: None Internet Audio: Available via Brewers.com - click "Free Webcast" on the brewers.com home page! Brewers.com preview: LINK Want Tickets? LINK Lineups: Brewers 1. Corey Hart, RF 2. J.J. Hardy, SS 3. Kevin Mench, LF 4. Bill Hall, CF 5. Johnny Estrada, C 6. Ryan Braun 3B 7. Vinny Rottino, 1B 8. Rickie Weeks, 2B 9. Claudio Vargas, P Athletics 1. Shannon Stewart, LF 2. Marcos Scutaro, SS 3. Dan Johnson, 1B 4. Nick Swisher, RF 5. Adam Melhuse, C 6. Antonio Perez, 2B 7. Lou Merloni, 3B 8. Carlos Thomas, CF 9. Brad Halsey, P Scheduled pitchers: Claudio Vargas - 2 innings Zach Jackson - 2 innings Manny Parra - 1 inning Ben Hendrickson - 2 innings Matt Wise - 1 inning Derrick Turnbow - 1 inning Play-By-Play Top 1st Vargas Pitching 1. Stewart singles, line drive up the middle 2. Scutaro triples to deep left center, Stewart scores. A's 1-0. 3. Johnson walks. 4. Swisher strikes out looking 5. Melhuse flies out to CF, Scutaro scores. A's 2-0 6. Perez grounds out to P Bot 1st Hasley pitching 1. Hart grounds out to short 2. Hardy flies out to RF 3. Mench singles to RF, advances to 3rd on error by Swisher 4. Hall strikes out swinging Top 2nd Vargas pitching 1. Merloni doubles to deep CF 2. Thomas singles to CF, Merloni to third 3. Halsey strikes out looking 4. Stewart strikes out swinging 5. Scutaro homers, Merloni, Thomas, and Scutaro score. A's 5-0 Zach Jackson replaces Claudio Vargas 6. Johnson grounds out to SS Bot 2nd Hasley pitching 1. Estrada grounds out to SS 2. Braun singles to center 3. Rottino singles to left field, Braun to 2nd Braun steals 3B 4. Weeks lines out to 1st on a bunt attempt 5. Jackson strikes out swinging Top 3rd Zach Jackson pitching 1. Swisher grounds out to SS 2. Melhuse grounds out to 3B 3. Perez singles to RF 4. Merloni doubles down the third base line, Perez scores. 6-0 A's 5. Thomas flies out to CF Bot 3rd Chad Gaudin replaces Brad Hasley Chad Gaudin pitching 1. Hart flies out to deep CF 2. Hardy lines out to 3B 3. Mench walks 4. Hall strikes out swinging Top 4th Zach Jackson pitching Javier Hererra replaces Chad Gaudin 1. Hererra grounds out to 2B 2. Stewart singles Ryan Goleski replaces Shannon Stewart 2. Scutaro grounds into FC at 2B JJ Furmaniak replaces Macros Scutaro 3. Johnson flies out to CF Bot 4th Jason Windsor replaces Javier Hererra JJ Furmaniak stays in at SS Ryan Goleski stays in at LF Eurbiel Durazo replaces Dan Johnson at 1B Jason Windsor pitching 1. Estrada lines to LF, dropped by Goleski (error), Estrada safe at 1st. 2. Braun doubles down the RF line, Estrada to third 3. Rottino pops out to CF 4. Weeks sac bunt, out at first, Braun scores, 6-1 A's Craig Counsell replaces Zach Jackson 5. Counsell strikes out looking Top 5th Manny Parra replaces Craig Counsell Manny Parra pitching 1. Swisher flies out to RF 2. Melhuse walks 3. Perez flies out to LF 4. Merloni infield single to 3B (pall popped out of Braun's glove, no error) 5. Thomas reaches on an error by Braun (threw the ball into the 1B dugout), Melhuse scores, Merloni to 3rd. 7-1 A's 6. Durazo flies out to CF Bot 5th Kurt Suzuki replaces Adam Melhuse Kevin Melillo replaces Antonio Perez Donnie Murphy replaces Lou Merloni Ricky Ledee replaces Carlos Thomas Travis Buck replaces Nick Swisher Jason Windsor pitching 1. Hart doubles to LF 2. Hardy doubles to CF, Hart scores. 7-2 A's 3. Mench grounds to 3B Windsor balks Hardy to third 4. Hall walks 5. Estrada singles softly to RF, Hardy scores. 7-3 A's 6. Braun homers to deeeeep left-center. Mench, Hall, and Braun score. 7-6 A's Ron Flores replaces Jason Windsor 7. Rottino strikes out swinging, dropped by catcher, thrown out at first 8. Weeks bunts, grounds out, pitcher to first Top 6th Ben Hendrickson replaces Kevin Mench Geoff Jenkins replaces Manny Parra Mike Rivera replaces Estrada Ben Hendrickson pitching 1. Goleski flies out to RF 2. Furmaniak walks John Baker replaces Eurbiel Durazo Furmaniak steals second base 3. Baker walks 4. Buck walks 5. Suzuki grounds into double play. Bot 6th Scott Dunn replaces Ron Flores Scott Dunn pitching 1. Jenkins singles to CF 2. Hart walked, Jenkins to second 3. Hardy walked, Jenkins to third, Hart to second 4. Rivera singles, Jenkins scores, Hart to third, Hardy to second. 7-7 tie 5. Hall strikes out swinging Tony Gwynn Jr replaces Ben Hendrickson 6. Gwynn popped out to 3B 7. Braun homers to deeeeeep left-center. Hart, Hardy, Rivera, and Braun Score. 11-7 Brewers David Shafer replaces Scott Dunn 8. Rottino pops out to SS Top 7th Matt Wise replaces Hendrickson Brady Clark replaces Hart, plays in CF Tony Gwynn Jr stays in the game in RF Ozzie Chavez replaces Hardy 1. Melillo singles to left field 2. Murphy lines out to left field (terrific diving catch by Jenkins) 3. Ledee reaches on error by Rottino (through Rottino's legs), Melillo to third 4. Durazo sac fly to LF, melillo scores. 11-8 Brewers 5. Goreski grounds out to SS Bot 7th Shafer Pitching Yohannis Perez replaces Rickie Weeks 1. Perez walks 2. Jenkins pops out to 3B in foul territory 3. Clark singles, Perez to third base (hit & run) 4. Chavez singles to right, Perez scores. 12-8 Brewers 5. Anderson walks, Clark to third, Chavez to 2nd. 6. Gwynn flies out to CF Top 8th Alec Zumwalt pitching Perez and Chavez switch 2B and SS 1. Furmaniak flies out to RF 2. ? lines out to 1B 3. Buck singles to RF 4. Suzuki singles to RF, Buck to third 5. Melillo walks, suzuki to second 6. Murphy ... out. Bot 8th 1. Braun grounds out to SS (almost beat the throw) 2. Rottino homers to left field. 13-8 Brewers 3. Perez doubles to RF 4. Jenkins singles to LF, Perez scores. 14-8 Brewers 5. Clark grounds into FC, Jenkins out at second. 6. I'm done.... sorry fellas.

[ EDIT: Brian, no paypal option? Is there anyway to change that, cuz it's my preferred method of online payment. ] All payment is handled by cafepress.com, so I don't have any control over that.

[ Any worries about the "Brew Crew" one, Brian? ] Brew Crew isn't copyrighted, and there are several beer companies that use the "Brew Crew" moniker, and even a band called the "Brew Crew". Certainly, if the Brewers took issue with it, I'd remove the slogan, but we've used "Go Brew Crew!" on our License Plate frames for years now, without issue.

4 new designs this year: - In Milwaukee, good things come in 25s - Chuckie hacks on 2-0 - Knowledge = Power - True Blue Brew Crew www.cafepress.com/bfdotnet/547317

I have them, but have yet to post them... I'll try to get them online this weekend.

Don't bother renewing your ezSupporter. Still no word on an exact Yuku migration date...

Go ahead and start a new thread in the off-topic forum, giving the reason that you're putting it there in case the other mods don't see this message.

It's a meet & greet...

Matt Wise is pretty tough on lefties as well...

I preordered Wii Play too... I heard it kind of sucks, but hey, comes with a Wiimote I would have bought anyway.

[ Jackson made 8 starts last year. He was usually pretty effective the first time through the order. As guys adjusted to his funky delivery, he got hit harder. I'd think about putting him in the pen. ] On the flip side, lefties had much success against him, to the tune of a 7.88 ERA (limited sample size, of course).

Well, the O's have Trachsel now, so the point is pretty much moot... Regardless, Mora wouldn't make much sense for the Crew, as he's signed to a deal that's longer than the Brewers need. However, I think Mora will bounce back a b it this year... He was banged around quite a bit in '06.

I wonder if perhaps trying Zach Jackson in the pen in AAA would reap any rewards. It's not like he might not be an OK starter someday, but with the depth the Brewers have in the rotation, it may be time to start considering a shift for him.

It happens to me too... I can only hope that it's fixed when we migrate to Yuku.

Glad to hear it, Geno!

[ So it's not a financial thing at all, it is just opinion? ] Correct. One man's cool is another man's gaudy, and I don't want to be in the business of telling someone their art sucks. To me, boards that allow photo sigs are hard on the eyes.

It's time to look at the players from the 2006 draft that are eligible for the draft & follow process. Thanks to Colbyjack for all his hard work again on kicking off the '07 draft "season". www.brewerfan.net/ViewArt...icleId=257

Nicole and I will be there.

I was 9 years old, and listening to the game on the radio on my aunt & uncle's back porch. 1987 was probably the first year that I vividly remember Brewers baseball.

The Brewers have acquired EJ Shanks, 24, from the San Diego Surf Dawgs: www.oursportscentral.com/...id=3421525 (Pleasanton, CA. January 31, 2007) The Golden Baseball League is pleased to announce that pitcher EJ Shanks of the 2006 San Diego Surf Dawgs has been acquired by the Milwaukee Brewers and will be reporting to Spring Training in Peoria, Arizona. Shanks, 24, is a big tall right-handed pitcher who had a breakout season with the Surf Dawgs last year as his conversion to a submarine pitcher under the tutelage of San Diego Pitching Coach Tim Blackwell (now set to manage in the Chicago White Sox farm system in 2007) led him to dominate GBL batters as a relief specialist. In 30 appearances last season he had a record of 6-1 with 3 saves and an E.R.A. of 1.78. in over 50 innings of work. Originally drafted in 2004 in the 29th round by the San Diego Padres, the Las Vegas native played in the Padres farm system for one year before being released and then split time with the independent Frontier and Northern Leagues, with limited success, before landing with the Surf Dawgs last year. "Shanks is a great example of what independent professional baseball can do for a player's career" said Kevin Outcalt, GBL Commissioner. "Given up on by three teams, his determination and strong coaching in San Diego gave him the opportunity to re-invent himself and develop new skills that now have him back in a major league organization. We are thrilled at his success and look forward to watching his progress with the Brewers." http://www.okcu.edu/athletics/gallery/radB6BA8-BASEBALL-%20EJ%20SHANKS.JPG

[ Brian, maybe you could create a link such as the lambeau leap icon above. ] Unfortunately, I'm out of real estate in the nav bar... I suppose I could add one to the bottom of the page.

Got it, thanks again!

paypal link Much appreciated!

[ Why isn't Carlos Villanueva on the prospect handbook? ] At 53 2/3 innings, he's not a prospect anymore.