Paul77

Here is a picture from the removal of the old scoreboard. This looks tiny compared to the new board. Linkto the picture

I voted and tweeted about it yesterday. I read the story that was in the journal as well. Very tough thing to read, very sad.

Voted & good luck. Up to 43%, next closest is 18%. Things are looking good!!

That is great. Thanks for the update.

I did this a number of years ago when my now teenage son was younger and while I don't regret it, it did stunt my career growth for awhile. Getting back into the job force with an extended absence from a traditional job was challenging. Someone mentioned that as long as you can explain the gap on your resume, you'll be fine. That is correct to a point but thats assuming that you'll get the chance to explain the gap. As someone who reviews resumes everyday, I can tell you that a (semi-recent) long gap in employment is a huge turn off. Of course that's a blanket statement, but you get the point. One other thing to keep in mind is what your kids might be missing out on if you take them out of daycare. I'm in a situation right now where I pay $10,000 a year for daycare. My mother in law just retired and offered to take care of my son. While I could certainly use an extra 10k in my pocket, I really like his daycare and the prep they give him for school. I know that many day care centers are different, but if you've got a good one, that might weight in your decision as well. My advice is, if you choose to stay home, think about some sort of part time job to eat up any gap in employment that would occur. Even a long term, part time job will help. I used to manage a retail chain and I almost always employed a couple of people who only worked 1 or 2 days a week. I had one woman who worked for me for 3 years who only worked Wednesday nights. It fit our need and hers. She was an older student (she returned to school in her 40's) and she wanted to maintain employment through out her schooling (to avoid the gap). That might be something to think about.

Thanks Cappy!! I've met you a few times, you were always great to my son and you seemed to take a genuine interest in what he was talking about. That always stayed with me. You are truly one of my favorite Brewers. I even bought special tickets to your first game back at Miller Park this past year and brought the kids. It was like a special even for us. I hope that where ever you land, you do great. Good luck.(I'll still hold out hope that you'll come back to Milwaukee). Good luck!!

"..... Brewers would send the Royals outfielder Lorenzo Cain, shortstop Alcides Escobar and prospect pitchers Jake Odorizzi and Jeremy Jeffress for Greinke, who went 10-14 with a 4.17 ERA last season with Kansas City." Another source.

Looks like the Rangers signed Seth with the intention of looking at him as a starter. Interesting. Link Edit: Fixed link.

Milwaukeejobs DOES show employers the date your resume was posted. It is a good idea to refresh your resume every once and a while. If nothing else, it lets the hiring manager or recruiter know that your are actively looking for work

I have one for you. PM me your address and I'll get it out to you.

They typically sell for around $25. I thought they'd sell for more, but it looks like Spahn signs a lot. It also depends on when he signed it. Towards the end of his life, his signature became very....well, you could tell he didn't have the same grip on the pen like he used to.

Even the patch is on the wrong sleeve....

That is terrible. There is nothing about that that looks like Braun other than the name on the back. It's a recycled mold of another player. I've never seen Braun in that stance, his face... well, no. That's not him. Mcfarlane used to be about the details, but that bat (and maybe the batting gloves too) are off as well. This is really sloppy. I hope this is just a prototype. If this is what the finished product looks like, I will not buy this.

Was it last year or the year before that the Brewers were unloading them for $1 at one of the charity auctions. I picked up one for myself and one for my son. They literally had a small pyramid of them for sale.

If you are going to order from here, be advised. I ordered on August 10th and it didn't ship until August 25th. It arrived on August 27th. Great price, my son loves it (it is HUGE). But don't expect quick shipping.

I've been lucky enough to have a couple of encounters with players, but only one that I will share today. A few weeks back, I shared a couch with Jim Gantner and watched part of the Brewer game as Gorman Thomas stood behind us saying some of the worst possible things about the various women that appeared on TV. He then told a story about Jerry Augustine that can not be repeated on this board, before falling asleep on the couch next to me. I snapped a picture of Gantner sleeping (not as creepy as it sounds) only to have him wake up and call me a "donkey" and tell me that he wasn't sleeping, he was only resting his eyes.

I've got a small piece in my collection that I think is pretty cool. It's a old fashioned straight edge razor with a piece of paper taped to the handle that reads "Uncles razor, a pitcher for the 1911 Milw Brewers". It's got a name on the opposite side, but I've not been able to find a roster from the 1911 club. Sorry, no picture at the moment.

If anyone is interested, this is the free game of the day on the MLB@bat iphone app.

This is simply the best thing I've read all year. Wonderful.

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Wow. Thanks for the heads up!

I don't have an original copy, but I do have decent version. I can send you a larger version of the photo below if you'd like. Invader, PM your email address. http://images.yuku.com/image/jpeg/c50155179a165201573f5aa9bf5251fa38aa421.jpg

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I think I got everyone else. If I missed you, just let me know.

I think I got everyone. Let me know if I missed you. Thanks!