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Leaving Brewer games. We live in Waukesha and always park in the Fingers parking lot. I have it down to a science. If we leave right after the last out and race out to the car and beat most of the crowd it's a pretty clear shot to get on I94 west bound. However, with the I94 construction, we can not go our normal way. No problem I thought, I'll just go the other way to Miller Parkway and catch I94 WB from there. Nope, they won't let you go that way after the game. Basically if you live in the Western suburbs you can not get directly onto I94 WB from the stadium. I was really ticked about this on Tuesday night after the game.

Did not see this thread until now. I was at the game on Saturday sitting 5 rows behind home plate. I am not a minor league expert at all and I don't follow it nearly as closely as others on this board. Nevertheless, here are my observations. 1) The pitchers names were the most recognizable to me (I think I only recognized 3 or 4 of the hitters names) and they did look impressive, However.... 2) I thought the majority of hitters looked absolutely awful. It really seemed like many of them could not catch up with any fastballs that were over 88 or 89 mph. I can't remember, either the first 2 batters on the White team struck out swinging in each of their first 3 ABs or the first 3 batters struck out swinging in each of their first 2 ABs. It was something along those lines. 3) There was a handful of players that seemed to be not any taller than 5'8". Shaw and Gennet seemed to be the exact same size (no taller than 5'8"). However, the scoreboard listed Shaw as 6'0" and Gennet as 5'9". It seemed like a majority of player's heights were overstated by anywhere from 3-5 inches. 4) I was disappointed that there was no program or information sheet available or anything that gave any data on the players. I was hoping they would have at least put there "level" on the scoreboard when they came up to bat.

I thought the best thing I ever saw at a tourney was the mini ear sets they handed out last year at the PGA championship. No matter where you were you could listen to the XM/Sirius broadcast and know what was going on as far as the leaders were concerned.

I'm thinking the Reds fans could say similar things about the Brewers rotation and the injuries that have occurred this spring. The Cards also have had some bad luck with their starting pitching this spring. The NL Central may just come down to who's pitching staff can stay the healthiest and who can possibly swing the big trade at the deadline (I'm not sure how much the Brewers will have to offer up in a trade.)

My son is getting to the age (close to being a teenager) where he using facebook and doing other chatting online. I might be an overprotective parent, but I have been looking into keystroke recorders. There seems to be many sites and different prices ranging from free to $100. I don't trust any of them. How can I be sure I'm not downloading something that downloads spyware that records keystrokes that someone else can see?? Anyone know of any trusted keystroke recording software? Thanks.

Waukesha Blazer's Youth Baseball is coordinating with a land developer to build a much needed baseball and softball complex in the town of Waukesha. Part of this plan requires the sale of six residential lots. 5 of the 6 have been sold and one more needs to be sold soon in order have these fields up and running for the 2012 season. Here is an article from Journal/Sentinel with more information. While the final plan has not been formally approved yet by the town of Waukesha, I believe this is mainly becuase of lighting concerns. From what I know, even if the lights are not approved, the project will be: Plan for youth baseball fields in Waukesha Also, here is a link to the Waukesha Blazers web site if you would like to know more about this organization and gives more information on who to contact if you have interest in the final lot that is for sale: Waukesh Blazers Please pass this along to anyone who you think may have interest. While contact information is on the Blazer's web site, I would also like to know if you or someone you know has decided to pursue this.

So Jim, your avatar is actually you and not Kennesaw Mountain Landis?

For Maryvale, generally no (you don't have to buy them ahead of time), unless maybe it's the Cubs or other popular teams (Giants, Dodgers). Even then, you should be able to walk up and get a ticket. Also depends on where you want to sit. Are picky about sitting in the shade vs. the sun, do you want low row seats, etc. Some of the other stadiums can be a bit more prone to possibly selling out like Ho Ho Kam (Cubs) and I heard that the Dodgers games are popular as well. We usually go during the first or second week of games before the spring break crowds arrive.

Never stayed there, but if you believe in the reviews on tripadvisor, you might want to look elsewhere. Ranked 32 out of 47 hotels in Tempe. Ramada Inn - Tempe reviews

Is anybody else upset by this? This doesn't make any sense to me... http://milwaukee.brewers....cketing/sth/benefits.jsp href="http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/mil/ticketing/sth/benefits.jsp" target=_blank>link I have not opened this thread for over a month and just saw this post, so sorry for this late resonse. However, my ticket rep has always explained the "pecking order" for playoff tickets as follows: 1st: Full, 2nd: 40 game, 3rd: 20 game, etc. Then within those groups, the priority is based on longevity of the season ticket holder. Our 20 game package is in the Family section (217). In 2008, our playoff tickets were on the same level and 2 or 3 sections down the 1st base line. I have been a partial season ticket holder since 1992 (or 91?). This priority order seem to be pretty logical to me. So... when am I going to get my 20 pack tickets in the mail? Soon? I'm getting very anxious! Every year, I wonder why it takes them so long to get these out. If my memory serves me correctly, it will still be a week or two before we get them. Edit: Just sent my representative an email regarding another matter and got an auto response that most season ticket packages will go out on March 14th.

That Para injury sounded serious.

I see a lot of people are suggesting "following around" a group. To me this really depends on the star power of the group. It's not easy to follow along with a golfer like Woods or Mickleson, especially if its a major tournament. You generally have to get 3 or 4 holes ahead of a group like that and then wait to get a good view as they go through. If you are going to just park at one hole, I'm not sure why you would park at a par three. Other than the possibility that you might see a hole in one, it seems kind of boring to me(although the par 3 17th at TPC might be an exception to this). If I park at one hole, I like to pick a par 5 (or long par 4) that players are trying to reach in 2. Many times they will miss the green short and off the fairway, or even outside the ropes. If you are in the right spot you may be within feet of the player and his caddy as he makes his "scramble" shot to the green (15th at Brown Deer was a good example of this). While many find golf boring as a spectator sport, it's one of the few sports that you can get that close to the competitors. As a golfer I find it very interesting to listen to the golfer and caddy "strategize" about the shot. If you go to the last round of the tourney, you may want to camp out at the 18th. However, you usually have to stake out a spot very early in the day and sit there for many hours. Do you golf dadofandrew? If not, I think you would understand a little more if you did. Unlike many other sports, you have a very narrow margin of error. A fraction of an inch mishit can be the difference between being in the water or being on the green. I don't play for hundreds of thousands of dollars, but I know if someone makes a noise in my back swing or I see someone move in my peripheral vision, I'll probably mishit the ball and be a bit irritated about it. I can't imagine what it's like when you have that kind of money on the line. If you do happen to be a golfer and are not distracted by noises and movements while you are in the middle of your swing, then that is a pretty good talent! Tiger's dad use to throw things at him as he was practicing on the driving range to help him improve his focus. However, I know he still gets pretty irritated at the slightest noise while he is attempting to hit the ball. As far as tennis, I think the silence is mainly during the serve.

Really? I thought the lowest payroll was about $40 or $50 million (?). I didn't think any team was getting more than $10 or $20 million in revenue sharing. At one time the Marlins payroll was half of what they were getting in revenue sharing. I think MLB stepped in last offseason and said that the team was required to spend the money they got from revenue sharing on players and not on other things. As far as Hank, eh he's a tool. There are good reasons why he doesn't run the team. Ok, I wasn't aware of this. This is not all Luxury tax sharing though..correct? What else get's shared other than the luxury tax? Also, Let's say the Marlins get $60 mil in total revenue sharing and if they use it all for team payroll they end up with a net operating loss of $30 million, can you then blame them for just using half of it and wanting to break even? Teams don't open their books, so I don't know that you can necessarily say with certainty that they are "pocketing" the money, unless they are increasing their executive payroll or any owner withdrawals. Also, team payroll is only part of the picture. Maybe they increased there scouting budget.

Really? I thought the lowest payroll was about $40 or $50 million (?). I didn't think any team was getting more than $10 or $20 million in revenue sharing.

Looks like another storm heading our way tomorrow. Every time I watch the news the projected totals get higher. What do your sources tell you owbc?

While these are funny, I'm skeptical as to how many of them are real.

Yeah normally I would not go to a Dr. for a cold, but I'm going on a family vacation to Orlando next week and I really don't want to be sick for that.

I'm sure someone on Brewerfan can help me understand this. Today I was prescribed an antibiotic for some ongoing cold symptoms that I have. My understating is that antibiotics are only effective for fighting bacterial infections and not for viral infections. I have also read that the risk of misdiagnosing a cold as bacterial (when it's actually viral) and prescribing antibiotics is that a "mutant" bacteria could develop that is resistant to antibiotics. I don't understand this. To me it's like saying if you put on a bullet proof vest when someone is only shooting Nerf darts at you, then there is a threat that someone may develop bullets that can go through a bullet proof vest. I don't get the connection between the two events??

Goodbye to the master of "Hel-LO"

I would like to echo what Gregmag stated. I get a little tired of the "Classy Cardinals" jokes on this website. I think for the most part they are very dedicated, devoted, and knowledgeable fans. I really think that Pujols not getting an extension with the Cards can only be a positive thing for the Brewers this year. The only way the Cards and Pujols were going to get away from this being a distraction was if they had signed him. Now, it's going to be talked about all year. Where will Albert play next year. If the Cards struggle and/or if he struggles, there will be questions about his allegiance to the team and talk about him just playing form himself and a big payday. It's going to be hard for the Cards to get away from this. They were discussing this on XM this afternoon and I fully agree. I think most Card fans will still cheer for him this year, but I'm guessing you will get a small group that will boo him each time he comes to the plate.

If the chances of him before this happened staying a Brewer were 0% (which I believe is the case), then this might have increased it to 2%. The fact is that Prince is gone after this year.

That is wrong. It is Weeks + Gamel(average or better 1B) + approx. $14m > Fielder + an average 2B Weeks is nothing like Hall. Weeks has had success hitting at every level he played. He was a good hitter at the major league level. The only problem was he couldn't stay healthy. Hall pretty much had 2 good years and that's it. I guess what I was trying to say is on the field (ignore the contract differences) that I believe that statement was true. Also, I'm not really a person who is sold on Gamel's abilities.

If it's anything close to the initial reports, I have no problem with this at all. To get the kind of production out of your 2B position that Weeks can provide is definilty worth it and I am not overly concerned that he continue to have injury issues. To me Weeks + an average 1B > than Fielder + an average 2B, at least offensively.

Looks like Pujols will be a FA after this year. Pujols/Cardinal talks end.

I know that there were other posts in this thread today (including one from me). What happened to them?? Anyways...looks like Pujols will be a FA after this year. Pujols/Cardinal talks end. Edit. Nevermind. I was thinking of the thread in the MLB forum.