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  1. Baldkin
    First, Briggs, thanks for sharing. Your stories are very similar to those of my dad (who was born in '48) and grew up in Milwaukee. And dlk, this quote really hit home for me. My friend once proudly announced at a tailgate (She happens to be a very loud Mets fan) that the Brewers have never won a World Series. My dad, without missing a beat, and with a surprising amount of venom in his voice (especially for an old hippie) told her, "But Milwaukee has. That '57 series is ours."
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    From what I've heard it's his ACT score (so yes, grades).
  3. Baldkin
    I can get a guy's jersey, but I can't wear one of a favorite female USAWNT player unless she's hot? Men or Women, you're supporting the team and rooting for the player. I don't see why there has to be a distinction.
  4. Baldkin
    I have a four letter last name. It rhymes with Both. 99% of people pronounce it as though it rhymes with Moth. Including my boss. Who I've corrected on it at least 12 times.
  5. Baldkin
    He won the gold glove twice in left field. His biggest competition one year was Ryan Braun. Yes, he's good defensively, but being good in LF is about equivalent to being average in CF.
  6. Baldkin
    When did he do this? Not defending K-Rod, I think he's a chump, but I only remembered the two other incidents. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/k-rod-details-history-violent-abuse-mets-player-charged-defying-judge-contact-article-1.440233
  7. Baldkin
    This is exactly what it is. The bottleneck is not the ticket takers. They are consistently standing there waiting for people to come inside the stadium. The delay is the bag search while the next 8 people in line wait for 1 person to have their bag checked even if they don't have a bag. They need to sort this out. Simply having 2 separate lines when you get to the stadium would solve this problem. Bags to the left, non bags to the right.
  8. Baldkin
    Oh get off the high horse. There's 39 other players on that bench/field worth your time & appreciate you being there. Rodriguez also appreciates it. Yes, that high horse where I don't want my favorite team to sign guys who beat women. Gosh oh golly.
  9. Baldkin
    Disappointed. I expressed my dislike for this misogynist to my ticket rep before he was signed. I've already purchased my 20 game pack, but that may very well be the only games I go to this season after going to 40+ the last 8 years. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/23/a-reminder-francisco-rodriguez-is-a-worse-human-being-than-ryan-braun/comment-page-1/
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  11. Baldkin
    I guess you're the one who watches that channel. We just started getting it recently on our cable package and I don't think I've watched it once. I want to say the Brew Dogs guys have a show on esquire, which I've enjoyed... as I'm a bit of a beer nerd. Although, I could be completely wrong on the network as I don't have cable and only watch with friends.
  12. Baldkin
    I believe there is but didn't they sell out to Miller? I'm not sure. Miller distributes, Leine's, Coors, Redd's, as well as others. However, there are different local microbrews available if you look. MKE Brewery has a few different selections available I know for sure. There are the craft brew stands that sell out of bottles/cans which sell craft beer (MKE, 8Bit IPA, Sierra Nevada). Leinie's is distributed by Miller, but Miller treats them as autonomous and they still do almost all their own R&D for their beers.
  13. Baldkin
    When contracts are guaranteed, it is very tough to get rid of it. All Larry has to do is show up, not try, and make everyone else miserable and he still gets paid. For an MLB example, see Alex Rodriguez. The buyout was clearly something that Larry wanted, and if he's truly having mental heath issues, and problems coping with living life without self medication, I wish him the best. Hopefully he gets the help he needs. He always seemed like a genuine, passionate, and well rounded person from what little he shared in interviews.
  14. Baldkin
    I think you'd see more relievers, and more teams using 6 pitchers to get 9 outs, instead of 3 pitchers to get 9 houts from the 7th-9th.
  15. Baldkin
    Kanter plays no defense. Like none at all. Drew Gooden-esque. As for why the Bucks are winning: 80% of it is having a ton of guys who can switch and help defensively, and frustrating teams through the shot clock. Where that has broken down is against teams who will abuse those switches and teams who also play decent defense (in other words - good playoff teams). If the Bucks draw Toronto in the first round, they'll have a chance, but I don't see them having a shot against a healthy Cleveland, Chicago, Washington or the Hawks.
  16. Baldkin
    Nobody wanted him as a 2B and Seattle needed better production out of its OF. They also needed a RH bat in a heavy lefty hitting lineup. As long as he was getting paid, Weeks wouldn't play where he wasn't comfortable. Now that he's got to scrounge around for a job period, he's open to playing anywhere. The guy who refused to steal Khris Davis' job in LF when Davis was in a slump because the wonderful hitting coaches told him to stop taking pitches and swing at everything. What a horrible money stealing awful person.
  17. Baldkin
    As an FYI, the first weekend of March Madness is the 19th-22nd.
  18. Baldkin
    Analytics can show lots of things. The biggest revolution recently has come in points-per-possession, and showing just how valuable spacing and having 4 3-point shooters on the floor can be. Analytics can drive team philosophy and find undervalued players (like Khris Middleton and Kyle Korver) who, despite pedestrian "box score numbers" completely effect the game on a higher level.
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    http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/291522811.html
  20. Baldkin
    Honestly, no one avoids the BC because it's downtown. They avoid the BC because the Bucks have been mostly terrible for 25 years. They didn't avoid it during the second half of 2009, and they are slowly starting to come back this season with actual hope and changing coming into play. The people who avoid the BC because it's downtown, avoid huge portions of Milwaukee because it's a medium sized city.
  21. Baldkin
    Not going anywhere as long as Walker is trying to win votes in Iowa. There is that, and there is also the issue of the state's agreements with the Potawotomi tribe, which any agreement to build in Kenosha may violate (a federal court would be involved to determine this).
  22. Baldkin
    I can't believe they said that. They should be saying, "We just had a new position open up and were wondering if you were still interested" Way to flaunt your own incompetence....
  23. Baldkin
    There's no way the owners let this happen.
  24. Baldkin
    They are playing really, really good team defense, by switching constantly on the perimeter and dealing with pick 'n rolls by giving up 18 foot jumpers. Where this fails, is when good teams attack or have a superstar to take guys one on one when they get a mismatch. Their offense is mediocre at best, they are 9th in EFG% (which accounts for the fact that 3's are worth more than 2's), solidly in the middle pack of 12 teams between .510 and .496 EFG%. Honestly, I can't believe how well they are playing, all things considered (injuries, Sanders, etc) but they've really been beating the dregs of the league, and been awful against the good teams. Excited to watch Golden State & Dallas tonight. Love watching the Warriors whip the ball around and shoot the lights out.
  25. Baldkin
    Middleton is going to be a star if they let him blossom. He can flat out shoot. Amazing how much better he looks when he doesn't play alongside Knight.
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