Brian the Automator

[ Disregard as in you're no longer in Madison, or disregard your absence? ] Ended up not moving to Madison, and found a different job in Milwaukee.

Disregard the first post in this thread http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif ...

The home page of the site is dependent on the message board being up (because of the forum summary on the front page). That's a dependency that I should remove. Regarding the time change, maybe I should leave it as-is, as i'd like to formally protest daylight savings time.

[ In addition to the t-shirt, didn't you also have a 'worst site ever' banner on the on the main forum page (with a link to the thread) for a few days? ] Yeah, I took it down though as I had a private email conversation with the guy, and we resolved any issues.

[ we could reinstate those that were banned, considering we are now ALL losers... good times... ] I was thinking of having a troll amnesty day. That could be amusing.

No, the "worst site ever" guy was "Lucabus". I don't believe he was any of the reincarnations of our favorite lunatics. I think he was just a guy who got ticked off one day.

[ I'm just stunned to find out I've been a loser all this time. ] He has not been banned. The Prince of Roy shall live on, I think it's funny.

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[ Why would the METS do this deal?" Because he was the guy who gave up the dreams of Mets fans everywhere ] Yeah, but I don't think Omar Minaya's going to allow himself to be governed by the emotions of the fans.

Yeah, I appreciate the thought, but i'd rather have people give the money to an organization that really, really needs it instead of one that just needs it http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

Williams's home/road splits are quite dramatic: sports.espn.go.com/mlb/pl...yerId=2867

[ Dye is under contract. ] We're both wrong, I think. He has a team option for 2007 (6M with a 1.15M buyout)

[ Where is Jenkins going to play in Chicago? ] He could probably replace another former Brewer... or else he could replace Jermaine Dye in RF if he leaves via FA.

Here's the link you're referring to: www.brewerfan.net/ViewRule5DraftProtection.action I believe there were some minor problems with its accuracy based on the data we have available, but it's a good starting point.

I must say.... a Branyan thread is just such a breath of fresh air. BCU, leave it alone. Of course, nothing is as mind-numbing as Tim McCarver's analysis.

I guess it WAS all Butch's fault. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[ I never used the word "all." Go back and check my posts. I'm careful not to do things like that, because I know the words like "all," "every," etc. encompass everyone or everything, and there are always exceptions to the rule. ] You said this: "When I can watch them hop out of the car and walk without the aid of a walker, cane, etc. and see them having no problems moving, they are too lazy." Your blanket assumption that a person who fits that description is too lazy is a slap in the face to those with not outwardly-visible disabilities. Of course, I agree with you that the majority of people who are getting dropped off in front of a store are probably not handicapped. However, lumping the people who are handicapped in that group is stereotyping. And Homer, my wife's probably going to end up getting a handicapped tag for her car because she has degenerative arthritis in her ankles and knees. She's blond, although she doesn't drive a Miata. Would you make the same comment to her that you did to the "bimbo", or does she get a free pass because she drives a Kia? Sorry to be so blunt, but this is an issue that is obviously near and dear to me. When my wife had surgery on her foot and had a walking cast that was basically invisible and chose to do things that "bug" people like taking the elevator up or down one story or get dropped off at the door, she got glares and poeple treated her like dirt. It's because people have these preconcieved notions about what a disabled person a supposed to "look like" that makes their pain even more intolerable.

[ Which is fine. I know conditions like that exist. ] In a previous post, you said that all people who get dropped in front of the store were 'lazy'. The problem is that when you stereotype people like that, feelings get hurt big time. When my wife had to drive a cart around the grocery store because she could barely walk, yet had enough strength to stand up out of the cart and pick up something off the shelf, she got dirty looks... dirty looks from people who were thinking "she must be lazy"... which couldn't be further from the truth. It's bad enough when you have a handicap. It's much worse when something thinks you're "lazy" just because there doesn't appear to be anything outwardly wrong with you.

[ When I can watch them hop out of the car and walk without the aid of a walker, cane, etc. and see them having no problems moving, they are too lazy. ] I'm going to have to disagree. There are people who have conditions like early stages of degenerative arthritis and have other diseases that don't necessitate the use of a walker or cane, but limit a person in the number of steps they can take. There are also diseases where a person appears to be "normal", but are limited in the number of continuous steps they can take. If a person gets dropped off at the front of the store, and then goes to grab a motorized cart inside the store, it will have appeared from your eyes as if the person was perfectly healthy, when in fact, they're riddled with pain. This happened/is happening to my wife. Don't make the assumption that people are lazy. When people give people with not-so-visible handicaps dirty looks while they're in intense pain, it hurts their feelings in a way I hope you never experience.

[ If you switch, would transferring existing threads be out of the realm of possibility? Mainly, I'm concerned about all of Jim's wonderful link reports. Even if they could somehow be maintained in a read-only format, that'd be cool. ] Worst-case scenario, i'd build some kind of extraction program to screen-scrape the old forums.... I do think that ezBoard however has some kind of back-up facility that will make the job easier.

Brewers19 and Casey1992 pretty much summed it up for me.... although I try my hardest to not smell like coffee, at least my breath. I don't Febreeze myself after having my morning coffee though..

I've heard that Gallardo was somewhat of a choirboy. It's good to see that he's got a little bit of emotion to go with his stuff. I'm not about throwing at someone's head, but hotdogging a home run should earn you some inside heat.

[ Because he could pull a Hardy and miss a full season with injury and take another full season to recover and boom two options are lost. ] The way Braun's progressing, I don't think running out of options will be an issue, but I understand your point.

[ While they both qualify as real, the Brewer-property Braun has little to no chance of a call up this year due to an Arizona Fall League appointment. ] To the contrary, Rickie Weeks was called up in his first pro season to tune up for his AFL stint.

Heard some reports of people dropping cuss words and launching personal attacks tonight... not impressed. I need to remind people that the rules of the site apply in the chat room as well as the forums.