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Ah, how I have missed baseball and the IGT. It will be interesting to listen to the radio broadcast to see how Cory Provus rolls on his game calling.

I am pretty sure it was Gross in the previous picture. They must have changed the picture late last night to that picture you posted, trw.

I won. The subject line was "Your opportunity to purchase Opening Day tickets." My opportunity was today at 10am. Tickets were pretty sparse, I got two seats together in 418 and had to buy two single seats in TR. I might have the two single seats available if my friends don't want them. I didn't win the marquee game drawing, but I'm okay with that. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/laugh.gif

This season has been great. Many answers have been given, but those answers only provide more questions. From last night's episode, I wonder what exactly happened to Ben as he was obviously physically accosted. It looked like he was calling Jack from some sort of marina, could he have gone after Penny (for his vendetta against Widmore)? Was he responsible for Kate no longer having Aaron? Another interesting thing is how Faraday is the only person seemingly immune to the nosebleeds the other island-bound people have been having. Theorizing on these things is interesting. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

I think Theriot's expression in the first photo is what makes it awesome to me. It is really showcases the two extremes of sports in one picture: exhilaration and disappointment.

Winners were to be notified by email on Friday, February 20. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif I know last year they sent emails to everyone, those selected and those not selected.

This may not be the one you are referring to, but it is my desktop picture at work (double bonus, I work with Cubs fans, haha): http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/059xb62cAB3Mk/610x.jpg

84-78. I could potentially see us finishing under .500 if the pitching falls apart or some guys unexpectedly regress, but provided we have average injuries and ineffectiveness I think 84 wins isn't impossible to ask.

I can second Dmiles' comments in regards to the Brewers on Deck event. Fielder and Weeks walked by us on their way to the podium, and while standing not even 3 feet from him Fielder was looking lean. It was good to see.

This is definitely too bad. I was really hoping Hall could have a nice comeback year. Not a good start to that, assuredly. At this point if our options are a McGehee/Lamb/Counsell platoon, I'd rather see what Gamel has. I guess it is good that it's still early so there is some time to see how things shake out.

Jon seems to take more pride in the sport of the hunt, at least from what I've observed. I know for bobblehead days he always wants to be the first one in the Uecker line (which he usually is). A couple people asked him what time he usually gets there and he was all "I can't tell you that." One day some people beat him and he was kind of ticked about it. I've definitely seen worse, though.

I downloaded the PS3 demo last night, the game seems like it will be pretty enjoyable. My batting is still pretty rusty (as evidenced by my winning 1-0 on a bunt single, stolen base, sacrifice, and a wild pitch), although I threw 4 innings of perfect baseball with Cole Hamels. The pitching comes back just like riding a bike. I was impressed that the shadows actually changed during game-play, I don't remember that being a feature in past games. That will make day games at Miller Park a lot more interesting.

Another thing I wonder if they fixed is the ability to choose your uniform in season mode. The computer seemed to fall in love with the retros for the Brewers and made me wear them about 65% of the time when playing at home.

I wonder if they finally fixed the one thing that always bothered me about Miller Park in pretty much every video game since its existence. Every game has the roof open no matter the date, no matter the conditions. I do realize having 4 different pre-set environments for any domed stadium would be kind of a pain, but having the roof open before May always kind of annoyed me. The game looks good though, I'm sure I'll pick up a copy.

287!

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Lets try 9 on for size.

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My friend and I got to the Midwest Airlines Center at 8am. Someone directed us where to go and we ended up being behind about 150 people. I really like the fact there was only one entrance and they actually capped the floor capacity at about 200-250 so there was still room to walk around without it being wall to wall people. The inside was organized well and they managed to handle the crowds well. I ended up getting Weeks on a ball and Fielder on an 8x10. Both guys were very cordial. Fielder is looking pretty lean, it looks like he definitely has dropped some weight. The grab bags for $10 were a great value. My friend pulled a retro 2008 Prince Fielder bobble, and most of the bags ended up having tickets for the April 27th game against Pittsburgh. I pulled a bag with about 20 commemorative pins like the ones they'd give away for the food/coat drives during the year, including a few Johnny Estrada's. The only bad thing about the event was the fact by the time the main autograph lines were done, all of the other stuff (rummage sale, other vender booths) were really picked over of anything of true value. The rummage sale had hundreds of the 1982 bobbles left, a bunch of lineup cards from 2003-2005 (your leadoff hitter, Brady Clark, lol), and some pink t-shirts, but sold out of the regular size bobbles, media guides, and other goodies by 11:30ish. I did see Tim Harikkala and Nick Leyva game used jersies, that was amusing. All in all it was a good time and much of the money spent went to a good cause, so no complaints will be heard from me. If nothing else, it made me even that much more excited for the upcoming baseball season.

That was my favorite Mota moment, hawing. I still remember the electric atmosphere in the stadium after Mota got out of that inning, it was awesome. I do wish Mota the best, even if a majority of us did want him DFA'ed not even 6 months ago.

Sbry, if your sister graduated it could also be possible that when you and your parents filled out your 08-09 FAFSA (which would have been used for the past fall semester and the current spring semester) she was removed from the household size as well, while for the 07-08 FAFSA (which would have been used for the spring semester in which you received subsidized loan funding) she would have been included in both. Those two changes alone have been known to significantly affect EFC's. From what it sounds like that may be the case, and it did wreak havoc on your EFC. It is pretty typical for dependent students to have higher EFC's due to the inclusion of parent income. You could always ask your Financial Aid Officer, too. You are entitled to the information.

T BONE, I would advise that if you have the opportunity to wait until you or your parents have filed your 2008 federal income tax return you should do so, as it will make filling out the FAFSA much easier. It may also reduce the possibility that your FAFSA is selected for a process called verification by the Department of Education. It is a fairly random process, but the more complete the FAFSA is the better. Realistically, you can fill out the 09-10 FAFSA from any time between now until June 30, 2010. It really depends on what your school or prospective schools will make as their preferred consideration dates. In regards to sbrylski06's question, there are several answers as to why you would have received all subsidized loans one semester and then all unsubsidized the next. The fact your EFC may have changed from your 07-08 FAFSA to your 08-09 FAFSA is the most likely cause, as the higher your EFC the more it will affect your "need" calculations and thus your eligibility to receive subsidized loans. If your need is lower than the amount of subsidized loans you can receive, you are eligible to receive the remainder as unsubsidized loans.

At first when I heard we were pursuing Hoffman I was a bit skeptical, but after seeing the financial terms this move really doesn't seem bad at all. Having a veteran presence at the back end of the bullpen is not a bad thing, and if it doesn't work out then we're not stuck with an albatross contract. It also gives us another year to attempt to develop from within or trade for a potential closer.

LOST Season 3 DVD LOST Season 4 DVD The Dark Knight DVD Forgetting Sarah Marshall DVD The Sims 2: Apartment Life Expansion Pack Call of Duty: World at War PS3 Game New Glarus Beer Sampler A bag of Jelly Belly Jelly Beans Money I may or may not have another present or two coming from people I have presents for that are currently out of state for the holidays.

I will never forgive Thorman for that home run against Coco. That said, he should provide decent insurance in AAA as a guy with some big league experience if we need him, though.