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Man, I just can't get enough Zebra. http://whatthecrap.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/lion-eating-meat.jpg

American Sphinx, is another good book about Jefferson Yah. Went through my Jefferson phase. Read everything. I've decided Jefferson is unlikable. Brilliant, not entirely genuine, deeply flawed. But fascinating. Also, Manhunt is a good one. http://home.att.net/~rjnorton/reward.gif 1491 is a nice historical revision of the 'new world' before Columbus arrived. It goes hand in hand with Guns, Germs and Steel. Really good American history overviews (written by leftist and rightist writers respectively) are: A People's History of the United States A Country Made by War

Also, check out The Jefferson Conspiracies - a fascinating book about the demise (murder) of Merriweather Lewis - of Lewis and Clark fame. It seems Thomas Jefferson is the man responsible for suggesting it was suicide when it clearly wasn't... Hmmm...

nor make smart decisions such as leaving Mench in to face Dempster or pitching Stetter instead of Shouse The man manages over $150 billion in assests and you're going to say he's a bad businessman and insult his financial intelligence because he's keeping Yost around? C'mon. Even Mark Attanasio's best financial guys lose money some of the time, right? The trick is to average out in the black. I suppose Yost to Attanasio is like a day trader to the big boss. Some days the day trader loses money and some days he makes money. As long as he shows general improvement, and doesn't blow the entire nest egg, then why would he get fired for leaving Mench in to face Dempster?

Maybe it is me, but I thought the tone in here was angry too. Hmm. I personally like the letter by Mark A. What is he going to do? Burn down his franchise because we're all disappointed the Brewers fell to 2nd place and missed the playoffs? No way. Mark A is all business, yes. From my POV, he is a dedicated owner who knows that it is good for business to communicate with the fans. He's the guy who is financially responsible for putting a winning team on the field for the first time in years. He could be a jerk if he wanted. But no. He's sensitive. I really think HOW the season went down is largely to blame for so much fan anger. Yes, the Brewers were in 1st place and had a huge lead and blew it. But they won 83 games this year. The Cardinals won 83 games last year. The Brewers were good enough to contend for the division crown this year. That was Mark Attanasio's goal and responsibility. He met it in every way. Now, it turned out that there was a ripple effect caused by a massive hole in our starting rotation, which obliterated our bullpen, which caused the Brewers to skid into 2nd place and ultimately stay there. Some here argue that it was Ned's fault. Others say the defense caused the starting rotation to falter, which led to the bullpen collapse. And so on and so forth. Truth is, the Brewers really were 'this close' to making the playoffs. It was exciting, frustrating and ultimately heartbreaking. But I'll take a season like this any time over a repeat of last year, which was just plain frustrating and heartbreaking. And hey! We're not the Mets. So, thank you straight back to Mark Attansio!

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Today, yes. He pitched fine. However, there is something wrong when your designated Number 2 pitcher pitches in 21 straight losses. Is that a small sample size? Is that crazy Vegas odds? What is going on with that?

I don't know how much to blame Nedly for this season. If I'd blame any one person, it'd be Capuano. The way I see it, the GM had one glass number one pitcher and a bunch of legit number four and five pitchers for the rotation. There was no number two man. It was supposed to be Capuano, but every single game he pitched in since May 7 has been a loss. Let me repeat that: Every single game Capuano has pitched in since May 7 has been a loss!!! Is that Ned's fault?

Welcome back Kotter. I mean Rickie. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

Yeah. Shockingly bad, really.

We should bench Brewerfan.net members too. See if that helps. I propose benching TeamCanada, bjkrautk, AJAY, lukevan, and pogokat. (why not pogokat?) P.S. How do I get the text to appear blue?

Agent Scully: This is a lie detector test. All you have to do is answer truthfully yes or no. Do you understand? Homer: Yes. (Lie detector machine explodes...)

Now we need haiku to post meaningless garbage in the in-game threads?

I want an IGT. I want Woogie back. What happens if there's no game thread and they win? Or worse, they lose? If they win, will we cease putting up game-threads altogether? If they lose, will it have been worth it?

...kill anybody. Baseball fan killed mother as team lost: prosecutors NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York man has been charged with beating his mother to death with a barbell after losing his temper while watching a baseball game on television. Michael Anthony, 25, was watching the New York Mets lose a game on Saturday from his home in the borough of Queens when he began furiously banging on the walls, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said in a statement on Monday. His father Fred Fischman shouted at him to stop, but Anthony punched him in the face and threw him to the ground, according to the criminal charges. When Anthony's mother, Maria Fischman, 61, tried to intervene, prosecutors said he stabbed her once in the head with a knife before chasing her into a bedroom where he struck her several times with the 20 pound (9 kilogram) barbell. "It is difficult to imagine a crime more heinous than that of a son viciously attacking his parents and, in the process, fatally beating his mother to death," Brown said. Anthony has been remanded in custody and faces a maximum of life in prison if convicted. www.reuters.com/article/d...22&sp=true

Smile.

Yeah, because all they've done for us is played first place baseball nearly into August! Forget it. Move on. Nothing to see here. Check back in when the Brewers are under .500 again.

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Love those outfield walls... http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/1710/capt8d06097ad34e4380954oc8.jpg In honor of the Simpsons movie... http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/9852/captazmg20902262321brewct9.jpg And even Carlos blesses JJ... http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5341/capt205372615a744148a3evp5.jpg

It's working! It's working! Curse those Cubs... Here's Wrigley Field for the overgrown children crowd... (i.e. your typical Cubs fan...) http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/8442/dsc084111of.jpg

Vargas! He's 9-2. We could trade high to some stupid fans who think W-L is everything. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

Just testing the sarcasm.

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I don't really see why so many Brewers fans are hating this trade. The Brewers are trying to win the Central - right now - this year - and solid middle relief pitching will help a lot. Inman and Thatcher are in the minors and weren't going to help the team win this year. Peavy and Hoffman hate the trade because Linebrink is a solid member of the bullpen - who makes starting pitchers look good. They hate the trade because the Padres are also trying to win their division. Why get rid of a solid bullpen arm for a couple of unproven prospects while in the thick of a playoff race? Seems counterintuitive for the Padres. I do understand that Linebrink is a free agent next year - and acquiring him now - at a high prospect price - seems very un-Brewers-like. But it only seems that way because the Brewers are in a very un-Brewers-like position: holding a tenuous lead in the NL Central.