Nicole the Baker

The Fanfest 2006 order form is up and running! www.brewerfan.net/ViewFanfest2006.action Fanfest is scheduled for June 17, with the Brewers playing the Indians. The game starts at 6:05 pm. You can start arriving at our picnic spaces at 2:30 pm. You can pay by credit card, or contact me via inbox to set up other arrangements. I know that in past years we've taken payments right up to and at Fanfest, but this year we need payment IN ADVANCE. As Fanfest has grown, there is a huge outlay of money required. This is why we need your payment by JUNE 1ST. I can make an exception for extenuating circumstances if you contact me via my inbox. We have 25 premium (Gold) Fanfest packages available, which includes all you can eat food, a Fanfest 2006 T-shirt, and your game ticket. The 25 premium package tickets are located in a block so we can get a little TV action, plus you can opt to hold one of colbyjack's snazzy signs! This is first come, first served. The only thing you will need to pay for is parking, and anything you want inside of Miller Park. There are also Silver and Bronze packages available for those who already have tickets, or don't want a t-shirt. Within the next week or two (hopefully), we will post the T-shirt design in the store for those of you that can't attend but want one of Patrick's awesome designs. We will not be ordering the T-shirts that are included in the packages from Cafepress.com, to keep the cost down. You can pick up your T-shirts on the day of Fanfest, and I will mail your tickets to you. I'll need all of the people who order packages with T-shirts to message my Inbox with the sizes you want, and with the address that you want your tickets sent to. The tickets are located in Terrace Reserved section 430, rows 13-17, seats 16-20. Seat 20 in each row is an aisle seat. We will be having 2 picnic spaces for tailgating. They should be in a similar place to last year. I will get the exact location when the final payment is made to the Brewers. Once again, we will have 2 blue tents with a Brewerfan.net banner attached. Updates will be posted as I get more information.

The park is triangular, and there are 3 diamonds. Home plate of each diamond is located in each corner of the triangle...meaning that all the outfields are just the space in the center - no fences. If you crack a good one, it'll be heading towards/into another team's outfield...if I am remembering correctly.

I took a trip out to Sijan Field today to dig up some info for y'all. Here's what I've got: Sijan Field is located on KK, just north of the 794 Oklahoma Ave. exit. If you're coming from the south on KK, the field is on the left hand side, just past Cousin's and across the street from Outpost Natural Foods. As far as parking goes...there is on-street parking on both sides of KK in front of the park, but there is NO LOT. If that area fills up, California St. is just north of the park, and has ample angle parking. The park isn't anything fancy, but does have 3 diamonds, bathrooms, tennis courts, and a playground. Field #2 is the field located closest to the office/bathroom building, next to the tennis courts. The playground is close enough for kids to play and parents to concurrently watch the game. There are "no dogs" signs on the fields, but not in the general park area. Take that for what you will. I saw a guy playing fetch with his dog there today without incident. Just a reminder...alcohol is not allowed in the park. Hope this helps!

I was guessing that may be a problem...so feel free to wait until the end of the game for dinner. I'm pretty sure the non-softballers will want to eat sooner, though.

Jeanette, Let me know if you need any hotel suggestions. There are a some really nice, reasonable places in our area. A lot of them include a pretty decent breakfast.

Hi Jeanette! I can't wait to see you guys again this year! Hopefully I'll have things more organized than last year so we have time to chit chat. As far as the t-shirts...I've deferred that project to Patrick, as he has a lot more experience with that than I do. It all sounds good to me, but I'm going to let him weigh in here.

Nutty is what I do best.

Only if there's something you want that I didn't list above...i.e. if you're particular about the type of soda you drink.

Nope! Although it would be nice if you guys won... This is just a gift from the Automators.

You are correct! I blame it all on Brian. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif Just yourself for dinner, ICN?

You can be an honorary member.

I'd like to make a dinner spread for during/after our first softball game. This would be a dry run for Fanfest for me so I can tweak foods/amounts. There would be NO COST. I need to check with the parks system about setting up a tent and having food...but first off I need to know how many of you would be interested. This is for players and family only, please. Let me know how many would be interested in your group. I was thinking of BBQ boneless spareribs, brats, boneless chicken breasts, calico beans, roasted corn, and potato salad. I have yet to decide on dessert. There was a LOT of cake left over at Fanfest last year, so I might make a cranberry fluff instead. The meal would include soda/water, but no beer (as it is not allowed in the park). Oops...edited to fix date. -n EDIT: FOOD IS DEFINITELY ON!

I think that haiku was practically tailor-made for this event! Brian also suggested WOAH SOLVDD.

I have to admit that the T-shirt idea is my brainchild. We were thinking of offering 25 ticket/food/tshirt packages, for mainly the purpose of getting us all on TV...like we so richly deserve. I'm planning on calling the ticket office tomorrow to get a 5 seat by 5 row block, in which hopefully everyone would have the same shirt. I think that if you have members of your group that don't want the t-shirt, we can choose a section that is fairly empty. If those of you in that situation wanted to, we could seat you in the top row, the bottom row, or right on the side of the block. That way the non-Tshirt wearers could sit next to or behind you without breaking up the T-shirt awesomeness. With this ticket package, we'd be getting brewerfan.net on the scoreboard too. I'm all stoked about the publicity. I was also considering making signs for y'all to hold (if you want). One 8-1/2" X 11" letter apiece. Of course...I'll take signage suggestions... http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

**dies** Mary, you are the best. I suggest that any such parallel get-together be punctuated by large amounts of consolation-alcohol...paper umbrella variety. I still wouldn't trade being married for anything, despite the current widow-ey-ness. Of course, I have a wonderful husband. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

You guys know I'd make you a cake anytime. Let me know if you end up needing one for the 14th.

Hey Jamie...want me to make a cake? Or will there be other things?

Hey Jamie! We'll be there! Are you bringing the family, too? I have some recipes to trade with you!

I'll try to address your comments in order: "Yes, it absolutely was. And judging from the responses on this thread, a number of others agree." I have no problem with people having some complaints about the site. I have no problem with people voicing said complaints. I DO have problems with you deliberately stirring up unfounded negative sentiments. Your original post was seemingly IN FAVOR of elitism...stating that it wasn't such a bad thing. Now...knowing that some posters here have concerns about that topic, you had to have known that would stir up anger and bring about inevitable backlash against the supposed elitism. Not only are you saying that elitism is a good thing...you are shoving it in people's faces and trying to pass it off as the site's philosophy. I really don't appreciate that. "And how would the others with the same concern as me have known that this issue was even being addressed then? They wouldn't have." Do other people really need to discuss this in an open forum at this point? Why is there a problem with the moderators handling this? If others have similar concerns, they also should take them to the appropriate sources. If there are enough complaints, Brian usually handles problems by addressing them publicly. He doesn't need you to help. Have you discussed this amongst other members at length and come to a decision that this needed to be dealt with immediately outside of the regular moderation? Because that would be the only acceptable way to deal with a complaint such as this that can't be genuinely quantified. There are proper and responsible ways of handling a legitimate complaint and your method was not it. To be taken seriously, you need to have your concerns addressed through proper channels. Otherwise, you are just being a troublemaker...and you've never had a mod correct you on anything numerous times, have you Don? "Wow. That's completely taking what I said out of context." I disagree. You said yourself that you wanted to know how to keep relevant topics near the top. If there is nothing meaningful to add, by definition the topic is no longer relevant. Why do you have to start a new thread or even comment in the old one, if, in your own words "even if those topics haven't had anything meaningful to add"?

Don, was this thread really necessary? It is a flagrant attempt at stirring up bad feeling regarding the moderators here and the high quality of discussion. For someone who prides himself with (supposedly) being part of the team here, you obviously don't have the same emotional and intellectual investment that Brian has tried to foster in other members of the site. If you did, you would see that this thread and your responses were nothing more than childish attempts to stir up muck. Elitism IS a bad thing...with obvious negative connotations. Even the phrasing of the title of this post begs to the type of responses you'd like to see. If you were truly interested in the issue, you'd first try to make sure your own posts lived up to the high posting standards expected here. Yes, some people have attitude problems here. It is not your job to personally deal with this. If you have a problem with the posting style here, you should privately contact one (or more) of the mods FIRST, rather than posting some inflammatory statement in the Issues forum. Why does it seem that the people with the least to say are the most insistent upon saying it? I read this site every day, numerous times a day. I love baseball but I realize that I usually don't have anything to add to the discussion. If I can't add something thought-provoking or intelligent...I DON'T. Later in this post you said "It's difficult when, as I stated in my previous post, the topic already has been beaten to death and there's really not much else to say at that point. That's where I have the issue." No well thought out questions or responses, Don? If there is "really not much else to say at that point" why do you insist upon adding to it? This isn't elitism. It's common sense.

Ohmygosh...that picture is hilarious! Is it sick that I find an accident funny?

**frown**

We do spoil our dogs terribly. Usually it's just with scraps and leftovers. I'm not sure how she got lucky enough for beer. We got Emma (Shepherd/Husky mix) from the pound, and the vet told us she was neglected and needed to gain weight. We always have an extra pancake when I make them, and I started giving them to her. And you can't have a pancake without syrup and butter, right? Emma is 65 lbs now, and needs to lose weight.

Lucy drank a third of that beer - and also had a half can of sauerkraut and a hickory-smoked brat.