PeaveyFury

Rollie Fingers?

The Brewers are 5-0 with the way things are. Why tinker with it? Definitely a good point, and yes, Hall will likely start vs. Mulder.

Well, only change in the lineup today is Miller in place of Moeller. Anyone else somewhat concerned that Yost isn't getting Hall much of the playing time that we thought he was going to get?

I thought everyone on this site hated ESPN????? Broad generalizations usually aren't a good thing.... and I don't really see why this thread proves anything about people's feelings about ESPN.

You should have said hi! I only saw you in passing so I wasn't sure if it was you. Also, since I was in the process of driving out of the parking lot with my Dad and Grandfather, they might have wondered what was going on if I jumped out of the car and ran after some random person. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

I believe I saw Brian in the parking lot after the game, assuming he was the guy I saw from behind wearing an 'I am Brewerfan.net' shirt. Just my near encounter with a celebrity. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

Yeah, it's correct. One putout in the OF, plus the HR and ground-rule double.

Man, the ball hit Prince when he was in the box... should have been a foul ball, but can't blame the ump since he was blocked.

If Ohka is not getting the same strikezone that Duke is, it's going to be a rough night.

It was previously in the IGF, but now all the names at the bottom of the main forum page all have question marks in between them for some reason. Not a big deal, just a bit annoying.

Charlie Chaplin takes on Hitler. With great success. I agree. The terrifying thing about the film was that it was filmed in 1937/1938, but Chaplin and the writers accurately predicted nearly all of the events and horrors to come in the next couple of years. Chaplin later stated that if he had known the true scope of the horrors to come, he never would have made a comedic film on the subject, even to make a political statement. Interesting to note that Hitler himself screened the film twice after it was released. Downfall Well acted, it's somewhat disturbing to find yourself feeling some sense of pity for people who are renowned, and even take pride within the movie, of their lack of pity. I'm somewhat amazed that this film flew so far under the radar last year. The acting was brilliant, and the actor that portrayed Hitler had the mannerisms and look down to a T.

I think that a lot of the 'eliteism' that is viewed by some people on the board comes from posters not understanding that arguments are going to happen on a lot of topics, and that if they post something controversial (ie 'Cut Eveland', etc), they should be prepared to defend their position with facts or legitimate observations. It's just that when a post like that happens and they get challenged, some get turned off to this style of message board or feel bullied. But most of us started in a similar situation either here or on the old boards elsewhere, so those same posters can become vital, insightful contributing members of the forums. I agree with Don to a point, that the threads can often become obscenely repetitive, especially during the offseasons. The solution? I don't read the non-off topic forums regularly because I know that there's not going to be a lot of new stuff/discussions. I simply scan the thread titles in the major and minor league forums looking for transaction or injury news, along with any topics that might be interesting. Otherwise, I don't spend much time there. Heck, I probably haven't read through a thread in the 'Trade Rumors' forum since early January, because I know that there's not going to be a lot of things in there. The off-topic forum creates some of the same problems too. I think with that forum (even moreso than the others) there's a desire by most people, including myself, to read most if not all of the threads. You know what? There are going to be a lot of threads that you don't care about that are about topics that don't interest you, but probably interest some of the other posters. For some reason, posters feel the need to slam some of those topics for being discussed. Just because someone doesn't like Nascar or Pro Wrestling or whatever doesn't mean that it's insightful and witty for them to post something like 'I can't believe people want to watch cars make left turns all day' or whatever. I personally don't follow Nascar or care how races turn out, so I don't read those threads or feel compelled to post anything in the thread. If you're not a fan of the NFL and don't care about football at all, why would you even be compelled to read a thread clearly labelled 'NFL Collective Bargaining Talks,' and why would you be compelled to post 'I'm not a fan of the NFL and don't care about football at all' in the thread? I think that that is where some of the elitism and bad taste comes from.

I'll add my late congratulations. He'll be a LOOGY before you know it. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

On a side note, the Mets are on ESPN2 for the second day in a row. Nothing like the unbiased national coverage we get from ESPN. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/eyes.gif

What happens when our arby years finally run out? Brian becomes a free agent and we stand a strong possiblity of becoming yankeefan.net.

example: Washburn wants to return to the Angels. Millwood ma ywant t oreturn to the indians. can the brewers talk to these free agents and offer them a contract before the angels and indians decide to offer them arby? They can sign free agents whenever they'd like after the free agency period begins, as they did with Damian Miller, who was later offered arby by the A's. But if we were to sign a player before the deadline, their previous teams would offer them arby for certain since they're guaranteed the picks at no risk to themselves.

Big mistake to switch Fielder for Overbay.... CUT the losses for Carlos Lee. That was the quietest 30+ homer 114 rbi season ever...especially for the $$$$. Quit saying how great Dana Eveland is...way overrated.... Fielder will out hit Overbay's numbers next season. Eveland isn't great.... he has the potential to be great. Big diffference. And you're not seriously suggesting declining Lee's option and letting him walk for nothing, are you?

Jeez Carlos, did you stop using your head when you left Milwaukee? He's had a rough series fundamentally.

Sweet Jeebus, Bill- "Brady's probably not going to be able to get to that 200 hit mark this season" Probably not, Bill? You don't think he's going to get 18 hits today? Yipe.

I'm still trying to figure out why you bing back your 4.0 ERA starter on 3 days rest. Just to potentially pad his win/loss record? No, because he gives us the best chance to win over the rest of the options available. If Helling was available, then he'd be starting for sure. I'd much rather have Capuano starting than Santos or Obermueller, and I don't even have to think twice about that.

Brainerd: "Carlos, is this the kind of year you envisioned when you signed with the Brewers?" What a clueless moron.

And, I refuse to accept the fact that Helling is not capable of being a solid starter next year. This is baseball, anything is possible. As I've been saying for the past two weeks, Helling is a free agent. We're not going to offer him arby, so he's as good as gone.

I don't think the problem was that it was a changeup as much as it was hung belt high over the plate and was screaming hit me.

No, six more and we're winners. Five more and we're just not losers.

Just great that Capuano has looked like the pitcher that was wild and inconsistent at the start of the year during his last two starts... you have to wonder if he's fading under a workload that far surpasses anything he's done before.