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  1. Patrick425
    It's pretty warm in Milwaukee for most of the baseball season last time I checked. Sure, it's cold in April, but the rest of the season is pretty ideal. Plus, you get to play indoors for the first month in a heated stadium so I don't think the weather is as big of an issue as people make it. It's not like we're asking him to live here during the offseason. For me, there's nothing better than summer in Milwaukee because it doesn't get so damn hot that often like it does in the South.I get the feeling, from reading this thread, that many people that live hear don't fully appreciate the negative views that people who have never lived in Milwaukee have about the city. Not just ballplayers, but people in general.
  2. Patrick425
    Yeah, if that's the correct number, I have to agree that it's a bit more than what I was expecting. I wonder what the Dodgers were offering and how much of a factor them having Broxton figured in to the equation to come to Milwaukee. The Brewers needed a closer and I'm glad they were able to land one of the best, however, I'm going to play the glass is half empty role here. Hoffman is 41 and is coming off a year where he posted an ERA that was one full ER above his career ERA. Also he allowed more HR/IP than at any point in his career. 7 of the 8 Hrs he allowed were in pitcher friendly Petco Park. I'll be happier when they land a Starter. I was somewhat disapointed to see that Smoltz is probably going to the Red Sox. I was holding out hope there.
  3. Patrick425
    Naivin, I understand your point. Young players want to play MLB period. However, I think if a the Brewers signed a player, whether it's someone like Suppan or someone like Sabathia, it would sound a bit disingenuous if the player put on his jersey at the news conference and stated "It's always been my dream to put on a Milwaukee Brewer uniform" (Unless is was some local player like Counsell). Yet you hear that kind of stuff all the time from players that sign with the Yankees, Red Sox, and Dodgers."It's always been my dream to wear Dodger Blue...It's always been my dream to wear the pinstripes".
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    That may be true, but that is a far cry from players not wanting to play in Milwaukee. Not even close to the same thing. Fact is, that has never really happened. With rare exception, players go where the biggest contracts are. If the Brewers are the ones offering the extra year or whatever, does that mean players don't want to play in (Insert city here)?I think if you could look at the contracts of players who have "no-trade" clauses in their contracts, you would find cities like Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Minneapolis, KC in a majority of those contracts. Not because of money or winning history, but because players are hesitant to relocate their families to the rust belt for 6 or 7 months out of the year.
  5. Patrick425
    Yes, it's the life long dream of many young ball players to play for the Milwaukee Brewers.
  6. Patrick425
    I think Tbadder said it best. If you are a ballplayer in between the ages of 25-35 and you are offered the same amount of money to play in NY or LA (or even Chicago) as Milwaukee as offering you, unless you have previously played in Milwaukee and perhaps have a comfort level there, I think it's a pretty logical answer that the player is going to choose to play in the bigger or warmer city with more things to do. How many ball players are going to be willing to move there families to Milwaukee year-round? Do your really think Milwaukee has a great image? Just travel around the country and ask people what they think of when they think of Milwaukee. I don't think you are going to get a lot of positive responses if they even know where Milwaukee is located in the first place. I'd like to see an example of where a player was offered the same amount of $ to play in Milwaukee as he was NY, LA, Atl, or someplace like that and chose Milwaukee over one of those cities. You are not going to come up with a text book example either way.
  7. Patrick425
    Not sure if I would be more miffed at TWC or The Baseball Network. They replay Game 5 from the 2008 WS (or whatever game it was) 10 times (ok...might be a bit of an exaggeration), but they only show this once?
  8. Patrick425
    Wow, I couldn't disagree with this more. All things being equal a player is going to choose to play in a bigger and/or warmer city. The Brewers have not made offers to the players you mentioned, because they know it's a waste of time. This is why it's not easy to come up with an example.
  9. Patrick425
    Did anyone see the picture of Milwaukee Hamilton's Jake Potrykus in the Journal/Sentinel this morning? I can't find it on JSonline, but they really need to issue him an apology.
  10. Patrick425
    Is an evil clown or a velvet Elvis painting somehow involved?
  11. Patrick425
    I agree with this. I'm not sure why people get so defensive about this. I have lived in Milwaukee my entire life, but I can understand that it's really not an ideal desitination for most ball players. This would be true even if the Brewers had a stronger tradition of winning. I love Milwaukee, but I also realize that it's the punchline of many jokes.
  12. Patrick425
    I concur with Brew City, you will have a blast. My family takes one vacation every year and this is it. This will be the 6th or 7th year in a row we have gone (I lost track). However, as I believe was stated earlier in this thread, I think the WBC runs from the 5th through the 23rd. So, some of the bigger "stars" (i.e. Braun), will probably not be there when you are there. We are going Feb 26th - March 4th (mostly because my son has off of school Feb 26th and 27th.). We originally booked the trip from March 5th through the 11th, but were able to change it at almost no cost because the cost of airfare had dropped so much since our original booking.
  13. Patrick425
    Sorry, but I got to agree with what RyDogg stated earlier, in that the whole solution to that one is a bit contrived. It's kind of like having a riddle that states a guy is walking down the street and dies. How did he die? There are all sorts of answers that would make just as much sense as the "real" answer. I like puzzlers that really only have one clear, logical solution. One where you hear the answer and go..."Ooohhh, yeah....that makes sense. How did I not think of that?"
  14. Patrick425
    So, my son and I are walking into the Bucks game tonight. In the entrance way (between the two set of doors - if you are familiar with the Bradley Center) I hear this guy talking on his cell phone say "Yeah, the Burrell thing kind of surprised me". I turn to look. It's Doug Melvin.
  15. Patrick425
    I did the same thing. I found it on 3 or 4 different sites, with similar answers on each site. Imho, the answer is a bit far fetched and ridiculous.
  16. Patrick425
    I never drove from Milwaukee to Phonix. However, why would you ever take a route that goes through Chicago? Seems kind of out of they way. I'm thinking you would start off taking 43 towards Beloit.
  17. Patrick425
    I have Time Warner. I don't have the Sports package and I'm still getting the MLB Network. Like someone else stated, you need to speak to the right person at Time Warner. If you have the digital access package, you should get it.
  18. Patrick425
    On Hotstove just 10 minutes ago (not sure if this is a rerun, or if these shows are always "fresh"), they stated that Boras rejected the Met's offer for Lowe and stated that they are seeking Burnett type money for Lowe. They also mentioned the Brewers as a "Mystery team" in the mix for Lowe...whatever that means.
  19. Patrick425
    Apparently there was a temporary problem. I called. They stated that they moved the channel to the digital access package (which they confirmed I have) and that what was causing the problem. So they had me reboot my box. That didn't work. While I was rebooting my box the technician stated she was getting several emails about people calling in regards to issues with the MLB Network. So, she stated it was a problem with the network and not my service. I tried again about 20 minutes after talking to her. It's now working.
  20. Patrick425
    Now I'm getting a message on Time Warner that states "To receive this channel, call Customer Care at 866-236-5698". What's up with that. I guess I'll call and find out, but I was pretty certain that time warner was including this channel with their digital package. Also it states the channel as MBL Network SDV. What's SDV?
  21. Patrick425
    What's the difference between OWI, DWI, DUI..etc? I know it's "Opperating while intoxicated", "Driving while intoxicated", "Driving under the influence".....but what causes a person to get issued one and not the other?
  22. Patrick425
    I don't agree that the salary cap is not an effective tool to level the playing field. You can point to the WS contestants over the last 8 years and the fact that the Yankees have not been in the series since 03'. However, teams like Milwaukee and Tampa Bay and Colorado may enjoy short term successes, but teams like NY, Boston, LA, Chicago, etc are virtually guaranteed success year after year after year under the current system. When the young all-stars from Milwaukee, TB, etc have played out their arby years, it's pretty much a given that only a handful of teams will be able to bid for their services. Even if you are against the cap, don't you find it annoying that some players are out of reach for the KCs, Pittsburgh's, Minnesota's, & Milwaukee's of the baseball world? Look at Daisuke Matsuzaka. There may have been 2 or 3 teams that could have even considered paying what it took just to be able to negotiate with him. Every year there are FA's like CC, Burnett, Texeria, K-Rod, Manny that only maybe 6 or 7 teams have a realistic chance of signing. Then, owners of small market teams get chastised for not wanting to spend their money on the likes of Randy Wolf or some Injury risk player like Smoltz. Can you really blame them? Sports is supposed to be about all of the fans and not just the fans of a handful of teams. Whether a salary cap is the answer or not, the system is broken. Don't let the short term successes of teams like Tampa Bay fool you. I think baseball is heading for disaster unless the Union begins to realize that there are 30 teams in the league not just 6 or 7.
  23. Patrick425
    Wow , singing and drums at the same time? That's talent. You must have some sort of mic stand or something. I've been getting fairly good at the drumming. However, my son has to constantly remind me that he's on medium, while I'm on easy.
  24. Patrick425
    One of the gifts I got for my son was a cheap digital camera from K-Mart. I did not realize that not all digital camera's are rechargeable. I think he went through 8 AA batteries on Christmas. I took it back the other day, paid a little more, and got a rechargeable camera.
  25. Patrick425
    The Larson perfect game rerun is pretty interesting. I like the fact that they are also airing the old commercials. However, I'm noticing that most of the "classic" games that they are showing in the first week are from the 2008 playoffs. I really hope this is not a trend. With baseball being on TV for the last 50 years, there should be plenty of older games that they can rebroadcast. Doesn't have to be from the 50's. It would be nice to see some games from the 70's and 80's as well. Also, I'm always hearing discussion on XM radio about how to get kids more interested in the game. It seems like this network would provide a great opportunity for this. I'm not seeing any scheduled programming so far on this network that is aimed at kids. Would love to see some sort of instructional show..perhaps hosted by Tony Gwynn or Cal Ripken.
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