I need a new pin cushion
Show of hands…who doesn’t point the finger at someone else when there’s an argument, accident or even disastrous oil spill? It’s their fault, he did it, she started it, not me. In almost every situation, we seek a way to take the spotlight off ourselves. Me? When I’m having a rough day, Jeffrey Suppan is my punching bag. When I need someone to [...]
Sunday Morning Musings
The big news in Packerland this week was the suspension of defensive end Johnny Jolly by the NFL for the entire 2010 season. Jolly has had a court case pending in his hometown of Houston, Texas for over a year regarding charges of drug possession, specifically the trendy codeine concoction known as “purple drank”. Considering that [...]
Sunday Morning Musings
There was much speculation in the air this week about whether the Milwaukee Brewers would and/or should be buyers or sellers as the upcoming interleague trading deadline approaches. Before this week’s disappointing home sweep at the hands of the San Francisco Giants, General Manager Doug Melvin noted that, since the first month of the season, [...]
Gazing at Shiny Objects
This isn’t one of those, “I know better than others about how to build the Milwaukee Brewers” posts. No–far from it. I will admit straight up that I don’t know the best course the team should trod on its way back to winning baseball. But I do have some preferences, and a major tenet is [...]
What’s $5 Million Worth?
With his second trip to the All Star game now certain, Brewers RF Corey Hart just added a few million dollars to his 2011 salary. Who knows what he will demand in arbitration this coming off-season, but my guess is around $8 million. That’s a shiny nickel, to be sure. But I think the Brewers [...]
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