packer4rob

Craig has obviously acquired some pictures of Ned in, shall we say, a compromising position? How else do you explain his regular playing time?

theres a parking structure just to the south of the howard avenue station. As your heading east on Howard, turn right before you go under the tracks and go about a block, you'll see the structure on your left next to the tracks. I think it costs like $2 to park. Oh yeah, the only redeeming thing about Wrigley dump is the imported beer stand in the bleacher area, where you can get a 20 oz heineken for $5.50. Beats drinking bud and dog style which is what else they have.

We're also going on Thursday, sitting in the bleachers with the bums/drunks. We drive to the north side of chicago and catch the red line at the Howard Avenue station, it drops you off right at the confines at the Addision Street Station. Plenty of bars to go to, we always stop at the one right on the corner after you leave the train station, cant think of the name. Sitting in the bleachers, we always have to go in plenty early to get decent seats, so bar time is limited. You'll probably get heckled a bit, just be good natured about it and play along. It will be a lot easier if the crew takes the first 2 games and we're going for the sweep, that'll keep the cubbie faithful down a bit. If there going for the sweep, look out. Dont get obnoxious, dont taunt, be respectful, much like we'd like the cubs fans to do when they come here (though they never do). Have a great time! Go Brewers!

Did i hear him say Mota is coming in to pitch the 10th? Is McClung hurt or something, he hasnt pitched since last Thursday when he pitched 3 scoreless innings? Hasnt Mota pitched 2 of the last 3 days?

i agree with you, i'm encouraged by the improvement, and hope it continues.. Moving Braun to left and Hall to 3rd has been a great move so far, and that has an impact on the error numbers. I also thought Hardy had a chance to dive for that ball that Barton hit and possibly knock it down and hold him to a single, and Harts misplay hurt us. There were plenty of things to point the finger at last eve. Just have to keep reminding myself were 3 games over 500 and hardly playing our best baseball.

Brewers defense is 3rd lowest in the entire leauge in errors made, with 8. Last year, we had the 6th most. Maybe this isnt "stellar" as i quoted, but it certainly is a great sign of strides the team has made.

Turnbow needs a change of scenery. I dont believe he'll ever right his ship here in Milwaukee. When he took the field last eve, you could already hear boos, and after he blew the inning, it only increased. For a guy who apparently has no confidence, getting booed before throwing a pitch is only going to make him think more about every pitch. I believe he needs to get a fresh start somewhere else. And why, Ned, with extra arms on the staff, do you have Turnbow come in for a tie game in the 9th? You've gone out of your way to avoid using him in less stressful situations this year, and you bring him in for this? Did you not see his warm up pitches? A couple of them were in the dirt, the rest were high and outside. Its like throwing gasoline on the fire. And then, after having Gagne pitch his 4th straight day, and obviously not have it, you have him up in the pen ready to go for a 5th straight day? Riske seemed to be the better option at that point, he has closing experience. There was plenty of blame to go around though. Our defense has been stellar all year, but Harts error hurt. And our timely hitting and advancing of runners seems to be slipping. I know its early, its a marathon, not a sprint, but come September, these games are going to hurt us i believe, especially the way the cubs are playing currently. I feel a bit better after that rant. We're 11-8 and not nearly clicking on all cylinders. Braun hit the ball better yesterday, so maybe he's coming around. Lets get todays game and start a roll boys!

Any chance he wins a spot on the opening day roster? 15.1 innings pitched, 1 earned run, 13 k's, 6 walks. I know its spring training, and a small sample, but he seems pretty effective so far. If he goes to Nashville, would he likely get a chance to start? (edit: clearer thread title --1992)

Last summer we road tripped to Cleveland, Pittsburgh and DC. In order of best to worst, it was: Pittsburgh: Far and away the best, friendly fans, great views, the dowtown view with the Clemente bridge in the forefront is awesome, seeing on tv doesnt do it justice. Manny Sanguillens barbeque was amazing, but Manny wasnt in town that day so didnt get to meet him. Gotta try the Primanti Brothers sandwiches, a Pittsburgh tradition. We chatted with the folks around us all game, they were very knowledgeable and friendly, until they all packed up and left in the 8th inning after the brewers took a commanding lead. Also, take the boat to the game and avoid parking near the stadium, its a different experience. Cleveland: Right up their with Pittsburgh, maybe a notch below. Another great view of the downtown area beyond the bleachers. John Adams still plays the drum like in the old municipal stadium. My son and i waited for him and chatted with him before the game, he let us take pictures holding his drums. They have a nice heritage park in behind center field dedicated to the all time greats of the Indians. We were wearing our brewer shirts there even the crew wasnt playing there and people commented "go brewers". I think they still remembered that we were their home away from home for 3 games last year. DC: A dump, definitely needed to be torn down. Not much good to say. Its a football stadium, which really sums it up. Sadly on this trip, the brewers won the game we saw them play in both Pittsburgh and DC, but lost every other game in each series.

Not to add insult to injury, and i know its a small sample at this point, but we traded away a nice assortment of young arms for a pitcher we cant even get into games in situations he excels at. I'm sure Linebrink could help this team tremendously, but the crew right now cant put him in a position to help. Here's the small sample so far for what we gave up: Joe Thatcher (major leagues, padres): Aug 14 COL W 8-0 - 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 0.00 Aug 12 @ CIN W 10-4 - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 0.00 Jul 31 ARI L 0-4 - 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2.0 0.00 Jul 27 @ HOU W 9-4 - 0.1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.1 0.00 Jul 26 @ HOU L 1-7 - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0.00 Total 5.0 3 3 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 boy, 5 scoreless innings from a reliever, we certainly couldnt use that... Will Inman (AA San Antonio) Aug 01 @COR 1 0 1.50 0 6.0 3 1 5 4 Aug 06 FRI 1 0 1.23 0 7.1 3 1 1 9 Aug 12 @ARK 1 0 3.60 0 5.0 3 2 4 2 Totals 3 0 1.96 0 18.1 9 4 10 15 1.96 era, 1.00 whip, 3-0 record, dont need that do we? Steve Garrison (A Lake Elsinore) Date OPP W L ERA SV IP H ER BB SO Jul 29 @SJO 0 1 2.57 0 7.0 3 2 1 5 Aug 03 LNC 0 0 1.13 0 8.0 3 1 1 7 Aug 09 @INL 1 0 1.29 0 7.0 5 1 0 3 Aug 14 RCQ 1 0 0.00 0 7.0 5 0 0 5 Totals 2 1 1.24 0 29.0 16 4 2 20 1.24 era, 2-1 record, 20 k's and 2 walks, good ratio, and every start at least 7 innings, we can barely get 5 out of ours. I know, again its a small sample, and the competition is no where near what the crew is facing, but at this point, considering we cant even reap the benefits of the player we got in return, i'd say we got "Melvined". I hope in October i can look back at this post and criticize myself for underestimating the impact that Linebrink had on this team.

the chorizo does taste a bit like taco meat, i suppose due to the seasonings. I bought some klements chorizos at the grocery store this weekend and threw them on the grill, then topped them with el ray pico de gallo. Just as good as miller parks, though the ones from the store were a bit spicier than miller parks. Good either way.....i'm sold on them.

Theres not a ton of choices, you can have it in a bun or on a tortilla, with or without pico de gallo. The sales people call it salsa, but theres a difference between pico and salsa. I tried it both ways (always with pico), and its outstanding either way. I get mine from the stand on the main concourse, down the 3rd base line, just outside of the brewers gift shop. The only disappointment i've had with the chorizo was on dollar hot dog weekend, they didnt sell chorizos and only sold dollar dogs from the chorizo stand. It was cinco de mayo that day and you couldnt get a chorizo.

he'd be our best hitting pitcher also, with a batting average of .219, plus he only struck out 11 out 55 ab's, so he puts the ball in play. Compared to how the majority of our pitchers bat, it would be an improvement.

Ben was taken out without finishing the first inning. Already gave up 5 runs, not throwing hard. Daren and Bill debating whether its precautionary or not. Either way, it can't be good.

jackson got the first 2 out in his 2nd inning of work. The pitcher got a cheap single to center,, and the next couple guys got solid hits. Fielder somewhat misplayed a ball that was hit between him and Weeks, he went to play it when Weeks easily would have had it, that allowed the inning to continue also. He came back and pitched a 1-2-3 3rd inning of work.