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  1. Pedro
    Have a great time, Crawdaddy. Johnny Logan alone should be worth the price of admission...he's a riot. Looking forward to a recap once you get back.
  2. Pedro
    I went a couple times (96 & 97). It's an absolute blast. When I went, they still played in Chandler. Not sure what players are going to be there, or who runs it now, but be careful who you drink with at night (we spent a few late nights at the bar with Gorman). And watch out for the practical jokers. And try not to get fined too much in the Kangaroo Court. My favorite memories are striking out against Rollie Fingers; a smash back through the box off Kevin Kobel (anyone remember him); batting lessons from my first Brewer hero -- Danny Walton; and having a postgame beer and talk with Robin Yount. I can't wait to go back -- perhaps next year.
  3. Pedro
    Excellent question. I have often wondered this myself. And I collect autographs. From Fats Waller to Sinatra to Yount, I have (for me) a nice collection. But I often chuckle at the dollars and time I have invested in this hobby. It is simply their signature (I hope...half of what I have I never personally got signed in person) and has no intrinsic value. In my more reflective moments, I consider it mere folly; yet, I continue the pursuit. I think, for me, it's simply a connection to the past. Perhaps an idyllic, fictional past of simple times and pleasures. I must be a sentimentalist at heart. I also now realize that I do not collect autographs from anyone younger than myself for keep; current athletes or entertainers do not interest me in the slightest from a collectors point of view.
  4. Pedro
    Normally I believe those dinner tickets are only available to the media and totally rich guys. I belong to neither of those groups, but I am going to the Winter Warm-up. The price tag does seem a bit steep, but it's my mid-winter baseball fix. I've gone in the past and it's a good time. The price does includes a Gehl Club ticket for April 5th (although I'm not a big fan of the Gehl Club...so maybe I'll do a Pedro ticket giveaway with those). Anyone else attending?
  5. Pedro
    I'll enter my vote before I head out for vacation and miss the last four games: nay. I echoed for a while what someone had posted earlier in the season (Ennder, I believe): "Yost may not be the problem, but he's definitely not the solution." It summed up my overall lukewarm attitude towards Yost in particular and managers in general. Now, however, over the past 2-3 months I've come to believe that Yost, is in fact, part of the problem. And if he did order Pujols hit (which I have no doubt in my mind about) that alone is an inexcusable offense given the circumstances of the game and season. I'm too disoriented from tonight's game to say any more, but I'm sure there will be ample discussion after the season is over.
  6. Pedro
    I had to create my own preemptive silver lining: if the Brewers don't make the playoffs, I'm using my money set aside for the post-season tickets and getting myself a custom-built poker table instead.
  7. Pedro
    For the new channels, you are going to need the DirecTV (HR20) receiver; the new HD channels are compressed in MPEG4, which the old DirecTivo (HR10-250) cannot receive.
  8. Pedro
    DTV launched a new satellite in July; by all accounts the testing has gone well and it should be operational and delivering new HD channels by mid-September (some reports are DTV has asked FCC approval to begin September 10th). HD channels will include: A&E, Animal Planet, Big Ten Network, Discovery, Food Network, HGTV, History, National Geographic, NFL Network, TLC, Cinemax (multiple), Starz (multiple), HBO (multiple), regional sports networks and a few others. Other reported additions for later this year include: Bravo, Chiller, FX, USA and SciFi. New dish and receiver required.
  9. Pedro
    Alright, sounds like I have some new music to sample on vacation this week. I wonder which stuff I'll actually like...
  10. Pedro
    It's an all or nothing scenario as far as games. Payment is due no later than September 7.
  11. Pedro
    I certainly don't consider myself a fair weather fan, I've followed the Brewers since I was five years old in 1970 and have had season tickets since 1996. And, yes, I've waited for the playoffs for 25 years. But, for me personally, this brand of baseball is not what I've waited for. Limping along at three games above .500, bad defense, bad starting pitching, and mediocre offense is not my idea of a good time. It's just bad baseball. A close pennant race is one thing; slouching towards Gomorrah (I'm assuming Gomorrah means "NL Central") is quite another. Yes, I know the Cardinals won the World Series in this fashion last season. If the Brewers can accomplish the same feat, well, then, good for us. But I don't think that is going to happen. And it doesn't change the fact that we spent a good portion of the summer playing bad ball, and I really want to watch them play good baseball over an entire season. That's what I'm waiting for. Am I missing out on the excitement of a pennant race? Apparently. I wish I enjoyed it for what it was. But to me, what it is, is simply low-quality baseball. I believe I'd be happier if we were 14 games above .500 and six games out of first-place, improving, and playing solid baseball. My .02
  12. Pedro
    Yep, $230 a ticket for World Series; during the regular season, as part of the full season package, $25 per ticket. I'm not sure I can afford for the Brewers to go to the Series.
  13. Pedro
    That's for all four seats...assuming 3 Division games, 4 NLCS, 1 Tiebreaker and 3 World Series.
  14. Pedro
    Here's how they broke out the pricing (I have four Club Level seats): Division Series Price: $600 NLCS: $1,440 One-Game Tiebreaker: $100 World Series: $2,760 Parking Division & NLCS: $175 Parking Tiebreaker: $12 Parking World Series: $75 S&H: $25 Total savings off gate price: $420 Division/NLCS: Credit Card processed 9/7 Tiebreaker: Credit Card processed 10/1 World Series: Credit Card processed 10/3 Season tickets have the opportunity to purchase Bonus Postseason stips at gate rate in Terrace Level: $775 (Terrace Reserved), $905 (Terrace Box).
  15. Pedro
    Well, the postseason invoice arrived today. And, hey, what a deal, Only $5,200 for my four tickets and parking (or more than half of the full season cost) assuming 11 games, including a One-Game Tiebreaker for the division. I have until September 7th to decide. I think I've already decided...but let's see what happens.
  16. Pedro
    So far this season I've read Crazy '08, The Gashouse Gang by John Heidenry, The Echoing Green by Joshua Prager, Big Bam by Leigh Montville, Sleeper Cars and Flannel Uniforms by Elden Auker, The Buck O'Neil book, The Mind of Bill James, Baseball Eccentrics by Bill Lee, and Fay Vincent's book from last year. Except for Vincent's book, which was poorly transcribed for a oral history, I enjoyed most of them, with Crazy '08 at the top of the list. Like JimH5 said, plenty to read...but time is tough. I think I have about 15 baseball books on my shelf that I haven't read yet.
  17. Pedro
    Very cool, Brett. I'll have to see if I can hunt that down.
  18. Pedro
    Someone recommended Tab Benoit to me, and I just purchased his latest CD "Power of the Pontchartrain." It's a Louisiana swamp, blues, R&B style. I've had it playing all afternoon. Love it. So, I thought I'd see what others have purchased recently that they really like. I'm always looking to discover new musicians. (added tag --1992)
  19. Pedro
    Oh, yeah, I would definitely be mad at myself. I'm in no way saying this is a rational or logical decision...I should just get the tickets and then return them when/if they don't make the playoffs. That's the correct and mature way to proceed. But one of the things I love about being a sports fan: it's the one area of my life where I can make incredibly stupid choices, rant with a lack of knowledge or without all the facts, whine, etc. Speaking of irrational, I also have this feeling that if I don't get the playoff tickets, the Brewers will, of course, proceed to make the playoffs. As if my actions somehow control their destiny. But, I'm willing to take one for the team.
  20. Pedro
    I would assume that any money spent on unused playoff tickets will be either refundable (maybe not completely) or put towards next season's seat holder plan. I assume they would apply towards next year's tickets. But, I'm really not feeling all that inclined at the moment to renew my tickets next season either. I've just added up quickly how much I've spent on tickets since 1996 (full season x 4 tickets plus parking) and tried to compare that to the enjoyment it's brought me...ugh, not a good return on investment. Was anyone else here season-seat-holding in 1997, when the Brewers were apparently "in it" enough to warrant the printing of playoff strips? The Brewers sent us a strip after the season ended. I still have it somewhere. Yeah, I've still got those too. Not sure why.
  21. Pedro
    Found out that season ticket holders will be receiving invoices for playoff tickets any day now. As a long time season ticket holder, I can't believe I'm saying this, but I am not planning on sending a check in for playoff tickets. I don't see the playoffs for this team, and I don't want the Brewers to sit on my dollars (I'm assuming the price per seat will be more than regular season). I'm not sure this is my wisest decision, but it's how I feel. How about other season tickets holders here; what are you going to do? (added tags --1992)
  22. Pedro
    In regards to eBay, I was referring to non-sports items, specifically older autographed albums, photos, etc. of jazz and music legends. In fact, I forgot, I did purchase a PSA-authenticated Rabbit Maranville cut signature a few years ago on EBay. But, by-and-large, for the items I'm looking for, I stay away from eBay.
  23. Pedro
    Peavey - I've never bought anything signed from E-Bay either; I just don't trust it. A lot of my stuff has come from a store in New Orleans (www.vintage429.com) that we visit quite a bit when we're down there. They use some well-qualified authenticators, work with Sotheby's, and don't buy items from off the street, so I feel very confident in the purchases (as confident as one can be not getting it signed in person). I've purchased some other items from Heritage Auctions. The 1962 Packers football was actually just luck; a guy who was doing work in our house noticed some of my other memorabilia and told us about this football he got years ago from his aunt who used to work for the Packers...yada,yada,yada...my wife surprised me with it for an anniversary gift. I did a little research and found out it was a ball given to Packer employees, big sponsors and the like following their second championship.
  24. Pedro
    Items are spoken for.
  25. Pedro
    I've got a few Packer items highlighted by a 1962 team-signed football. My other area of collecting is autographed albums/memorabilia, mostly standards and jazz: Sinatra, Dean Martin, Louis Armstrong, Fats Waller, BB King, Ella, John Lennon, Nat King Cole. And an autographed Golden Nugget menu from the early 1960s signed by all of the Rat Pack, for those of you who know who they are.
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