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If we end up with the 4th best bullpen in baseball, there's an excellent chance that we've made the playoffs.

Thanks for all the help. I ended up going with a Canon Pixma printer/copier/scanner... I was looking for wireless, but I'll sacrifice a USB slot for quality that a lot of reviewers seemed to like about this model.

MLB.com won't let me get to the login screen to listen to the game. Booo.

I'll give up urinating completely for a Xerox.

Under $200 definitely, preferably well under $200. I also don't need an all-in-one scanner/fax/copier/counterfeiter/EKG machine. Just a printer that does b&w effectively and doesn't completely blow at color, for the rare times I do use it.

These are the types of games we need to win if we want to avoid falling victim to the curse of '92 again. Matt Cain is a Brewer killer... this one is gonna be a grinder. My prediction is we lose by at least 16.

My crappy 4 year old Lexmark home printer finally bit the dust this morning after years of threatening to do just that. I need a new printer... I don't print a ton of stuff from home, and most of the stuff I print is in black and white. I don't want a bottom-of-the-line printer that sucks through ink and is prone to jamming - I also don't want a $3000, 800 ppm laser printer. Can ya'll recommend a cheapish yet not "cheap" printer for me? Gracias.

Must win. Bush hasn't won a game all year so we're probably going to lose. And then our lead over the Cubs will be cut to two games. The season is slipping away! Edit: It is also a bad omen that both starting pitchers have 4-letter first and last names. Yah, I know, Dave is short for David , but loss is a four letter word for defeat.

Yah, Thursday's episode was the weakest of the season by far. The ending was terrible. I like Juliet's character, but they haven't made her as strong as it takes for her to be eminently important to the story of the island, IMO. Allegedly next week's episode is supposed to be one of the more revealing episodes of the series. I'll hold my breath. This season has been decent, but everything has become terribly repetitive. It feels like they are trying to milk the creative spirit of the first season, only to recycle it and surprise people who don't remember it. For instance, it is now so obvious that Michael is that the captain of the boat (if he isn't, that WOULD be a shocker) that I don't care. I'm more interested in the Desmond storyline than anything, and he was a second season character. I think that says something.

Borat for sure. Meet The Parents and The Kentucky Fried Movie are two of the funniest films of all time, IMO. Edit: Animal House is a classic, too.

What color are the Packers' home jerseys again? And 75% of the public doesn't have to get it. The target market for the shirt would presumably be limited to Packers/Wisconsin sports fans, not Americans, or world citizens. Unless you are flat-out calling Packers/Wisconsin sports fans stupid, I'm quite sure you're incorrect. Oof.

The new player profile pictures are up on brewers.com for those of you that must see Guillermo Mota sporting a Brewers' hat. No photoshopping here!

Well done on the Narveson Photoshop, woogie!

I'm fine with less Brewer fans at Chase Field. Less ching for the DBacks.

I believe "WIC" and "Food Stamps" wouldn't need to be translated. At the very least, it would be "Aceptamos 'WIC' y 'Estampillas de Comidas'" but I seem to remember the term Food Stamps being a vernacular thing.

Ryan Braun, woot!

I think BA may have had a cold one or two since the beginning of the broadcast.

I agree with that, I just was hoping that Yost would seem more open minded about the possiblilty of Manny or Villy supplanting one of the 3-headed/5+ era monster of Vargas/Cappy/Bush. Its not like Parra and Villy haven't shown that they are capable of pitching at the major league level. I have nothing against any of those 3 veterans - I would love to see Cappy get back to his old self and I think maybe Bush would be better off in the penProblem is what is the rotation suppose to look like in August and September when Bush and Vargas are gone....and Parra and Villy both have hit their Inning Limits... I really dont want to see Zach Jackson starting every 5th day because Parra pitched his 155th inning by Mid August... I think the wisdom is see what Bush, Cappy, Vargas and Suppan do with a REAL catcher that helps out command type pitchers.. I dont understand why people say Villy has proven himself.....6 starts in 2006 and 6 starts in 2007...with the majority coming against Sept Callups...to me is NOT a track record its a small sample size...and has shown success because there is no real book on him yet... Its no conidence that Suppan, Vargas, Bush and Cappy had their worst years of their career pitching to Estrada last season.... All valid points and I mostly agree with all of that! Although personally, I do believe Villy has established himself. He was lights out in relief last year until he got overworked and I have yet to see him have real poor start. Yeah he had a good first half in the bull pen until he got overworked.... pitching 2 inning BP sessions..... How fast is he going to get "overworked" when pitching 6-7 innings....instead of 4 innings every every week... His stuff is just like Cappys...below average fastball and lives on the change up.....NEEDS Perfect control... thats why Cappy and Villy...tend to tail off at the end of the year... they get tired their command goes...they then try to work more in over the plate and they dont have the stuff to get people out that way...then they get rocked... When did Capuano ever throw a curveball or hit 92 with his fastball? Villanueva does both on regular basis. I'm quoting all this to prove a point... You don't need to quote all this. Please keep quotes only to extremely relevant material.

Brian Anderson has done a really nice job this spring. He seems much more comfortable.

Capuano ftl.

Maybe Ned spilled coffee on his lineup card and smudged the names around.

Let's start flooding the Cardinals' front office with fake player scouting reports. That'll keep 'em busy!

We can't let this losing turn into a streak. Capuano is pitching for his career.

1. Detergent/bleach in first. It's a moot point for me cos we have a front-loading washer. If you don't put it in first, you don't put it in. 2. Don't have one... usually just however long it takes to get there. 3. If someone else is there, I would make a cursory check. 4. I haven't paid cash for something in I don't know how long... unless it looks obviously off, I wouldn't count it. 5. I use my turn signal all the time. There's no reason not to, it's like 3-5 inches from your left hand. 6. Voicemail if it's someone I've never called before and/or if they won't know why I'm calling. But if it's just like calling to say hello to my mom or something, eh. 7. I try my best not to use the bathroom at a sporting event. I'm paying to see the teams play, not to use the bathroom. If I have to go, I wait to get around other people until there's a break in the action. 8. More than once a day. I live within 2 minutes of 3 grocery stores, tho. If I really want something, it's not a hassle. 9. In my mind. The stuff I write down is usually to remember for after work. 10. No... I always know within $40-50 bucks how much money I have. Yay for OCD! I'm more paranoid about the machine not giving me the money - one time I tried to take out $200 and half of it got stuck half inside the machine. I had to get down on my hands and knees and pry it out in the middle of a busy convenience store.

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