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This is really awesome, excellent job BrewCrewForever! Once a date is set, we would potentially be able to advertise this with our social media accounts also. If there is a limited number of tickets, we would just want to make sure that BF.net members are given priority before word gets out to the masses.

At this point, I'm hoping for a 50 game suspension and a confession. There's no way he gets 100 games, but he's probably not going to win the appeal again either. If he continues to maintain his innocence, the cloud is going to remain. There's just too much circumstantial evidence for me to believe that he never used PEDs. I won't hold it against him though when it's time to move on. As for the future of the Brewers franchise, it can't really get much uglier than this. It's basically 1994 again. I just hope it doesn't take 14 more years to turn it around this time.

I'm going to lock this thread and direct discussion to the other thread: viewtopic.php?f=63&t=29509

That should be enough time to heal his thumb.

Lets look on the positive side, at least hardly anyone was there to see that atrocious game. The crowd of 21,023 was the smallest of the season--and get this crazy fact--the smallest Brewers crowd at Miller Park since 2007.

Great, now Estrada is injured. Yikes.

Wisconsin needs to save some storms for July so that owbc can go chasing :-)

There was a tornado report around Richland Center, not sure if it was confirmed though.

The brats are ok but nothing special. The chorizo is served on a tortilla with salsa. It's really good.

Wow, the Brewers lose if that ball is 6 inches higher.

We have a uniform malfunction!!!

No. Not even to warning track.

There has to be a better way to support the troops than wearing hideous uniforms.

Down goes our closer. Yikes, what else can go wrong?

I went in 2006 and the history of baseball stuff was by far the most interesting section. I spent more time on that than the rest of the museum combined. It's good that they rotate things in and out for repeat visitors though.

Under Attanasio and Melvin, the Brewers have been one of the most successful small market franchises in MLB. They have won at least 75 games every year since 2005. Two 90-win seasons. However, there is no doubt that the failure to obtain quality pitching has not only limited past success but will also bring the current run of success to an end if they stay on the same path. The Rays have four 90 win seasons since 2008. The Reds are the other small market team that appears to be on the path to having several chances at a deep playoff run. A rebuild guarantees nothing. This team obviously isn't nearly as bad as it has been playing. The Pirates and Royals are showing signs of success, but they have both been "rebuilding" for over a decade with repeated failures. There is still no guarantee that either franchise will even end their respective playoff droughts, make a World Series, or maintain their success for more than one or two seasons. The Twins, once the model small market franchise, are now stuck in mediocrity after failing to advance past the ALCS. Even worse, there are a number of mid-market teams with tens of millions of more revenue that the Brewers who have been mediocre for ages--Seattle is a perfect example, they have the once-prized Brewers scouting director who has accomplished nothing of significance in 4 1/2 years. The Blue Jays are a trainwreck. If Melvin had an extra $20 million/year to spend on pitching, the Brewers would likely be one of the most dominant teams in the National League and still have a payroll barely above the league average. Despite the struggles, I am strongly opposed to firing Melvin. Melvin is not perfect, but the Brewers are still in a far better position than many other small market franchises. If they find a GM that is good at developing pitching, they will almost certainly become deficient other areas that may become the future achilles heel. I do think there should be major changes and additional investment at the scouting and player development level. All indications are that the new TV contracts are going to put the Brewers farther behind financially in upcoming years, so if they do replace Melvin, all attention should be focused at the minor leagues. Also, if they do commit to a multi-year rebuilding, Ryan Braun should be traded. There is no point to having him sit out the prime of his career in a rebuild and he could net more high-level pitching prospects than the rest of the team combined. Finally, I just wonder how much of the pitching failure is caused by Miller Park. Top-level pitching can be good anywhere (see Greinke or Sabathia), but average pitching seems to turn into terrible pitching in hitters ballparks. Perhaps the Brewers should consider moving back the fences in the power alleys and/or raising the LF wall for 2014?

Make that 2 outs.

And then they give away a free out...again.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/current_attendance.shtml Through 22 dates 2012: 782,424 (35,565 per game) 2013: 665,974 (30,272 per game)

Nice work Gomez!!!

As will the fans at Miller Park if this season continues in the downward spiral it is currently on. The Brewers are already down 116,000 fans compared with last year, over 5,000 per game, the 3rd largest drop in MLB. Attendance will likely wind up around 2.5 million unless they somehow get back into the race by August. I doubt there will be any money for free agents this winter.

I think we just don't have very good pitchers. Burgos has the potential to be serviceable, but he was in high-A ball a year ago.

Most of WI should see nocturnal storms tonight.

Bianchi!!!!

Nice Segura!