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Coors Field and Busch Stadium I didn't mention because a character like "Bernie Brewer" is obviously a cartoon-looking icon that attracts attention from kids. So I thought that was rather interesting. I'm take my mascot talk to a new thread, though, unless we have one.

As comical as this question is, I mean it to be as serious as it can be. Teams like the Redskins, Devil Rays, Indians, etc. have gotten shit for their team name or mascot, for being "un-PC" or whatever. Have the Brewers ever gotten shit for advertising alcohol, especially in a kid-friendly sport like baseball? Has Bernie Brewer ever had groups picket? I would find it funny, just wondering if crazy things like that happened in Milwaukee. I can see "Redskins" being an actual derogatory name, I suppose, not Brewers. Bernie Brewer, along with the Phanatic, has gotta be my favorite baseball mascot. The worst being the Arizona Diamondbacks mascot - uh, a bobcat. Nothing will touch Atlanta Braves' 1980's mascot "Chief Noc-a-Homa", though, and his giant teepee in the park. Awesome thing I found on Wikipedia: In 1970, the Brewers were still a new team and were having difficulty drawing spectators to their games at Milwaukee County Stadium. In late June, a 69-year-old fan named Milt Mason decided to sit on top of the scoreboard until the team could draw a home crowd of 40,000. He was there for about 40 days. When 44,387 people finally heeded his call and attended a game on August 3, Mason was welcomed back down and he became the original Bernie Brewer. Bonnie Brewer: Bonnie is part of the Brewers' "Retro Fridays" promotion at Miller Park, incorporating the traditional base sweeping as well as dancing the Polka with Bernie on Bernie's Dugout during the fans' singing of The Beer Barrel Polka in the seventh inning stretch. Miller Park sounds like the coolest baseball stadium ever and I am now planning to drive there early next season.

Parties don't define a person's character, but they sure do beat boring weekends sometimes, especially at suitcase schools where it can be tough to meet new people outside of a Greek/Sports environment. Ignore the retard 2 posts up that had nothing worthwhile to contribute and decided to spit venom at me because one of his World of Warcraft elves died.

I saw Impact. MCMSG were fun. Steiners and 3D need to call it a career NOW. So do Gunn and Road Dogg. Angle's wife is the best Diva character in wrestling, probably the best character in TNA. Angle's money. Christian looks strange now. Sting needs to call it a career. There are too many commercial breaks. Lethal's Randy Savage gimmick is bad.

You can't get insight about a fraternity from people who haven't been in one, first of all. That's like asking a bunch of message board people what the inside of a pro sports team's locker room is like and how you'll get treated. You're not paying for your friends. You know what? I take that back. With some fraternities, you are. DON'T JOIN THOSE. You'll know which ones are made up of guys who pretend to be your friend so you can just have a big clique to bang girls. My advice is to rush a bunch of them. Don't listen to the "WE BECOME A FAMILY, WE'RE NOT YOUR TYPICAL FRATERNITY" thing because they all say that. Pick one that: A) DOES COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENTS, AND FUN ONES B) HAS A VERY GOOD REPUTATION WITH FEMALES. ASK GIRLS WHICH FRATERNITY IS THE MOST RESPECTFUL AND POPULAR AT THE SAME TIME. C) IS MOST RESPONSIBLE WITH PARTIES. DON'T LET A GOOD TIME GET YOU ARRESTED. A GREAT PARTY IS ONE THAT CAN BE CRAZY AND RESPONSIBLE. D) HAS GUYS THAT DON'T PRESSURE YOU AND LET YOU BE YOURSELF. Don't ever let a fraternity inflict physical harm to you. There's good ones. Good luck! I loved my fraternity life. Made lifelong friends, got to meet great girls and meet future girlfriends, did good for the community, drank a lot, and always had a cool house to party at!

Interesting, they just showed a fun clip on Comcast. Minutes after losing a crucial game to the soon-to-be-Wildcard-Winner Houston Astros in late 2005 (Phils fans remember THAT game), then-Phillies closer BILLY WAGNER was asked in the locker room what he thought led to his troubles: "It's because I SUCK (yells) and I don't have any pickoff moves."

Game back on August 27, 2007 To the delight of our fans, The Kings of Kings, Triple H, made a triumphant return with a victory over King Booker at SummerSlam. Tonight, The Game returns to Raw. After a nearly nine-month absence, what will the 10-time World Champion have to say? And what are his plans for WWE? Meanwhile, WWE Champion John Cena pulled out yet another gutsy title defense at SummerSlam when he turned back the dangerous challenge of Randy Orton in one of the most memorable matches in SummerSlam history. What’s next for The Champ? And has he seen the last of Orton? Also, Mr. McMahon's search for his bastard son continues. He had hoped that the mother of his illegitimate son would reveal herself at SummerSlam, but his hopes were dashed. Perhaps on Monday Night Raw in Boston, more clues will surface about the identity of the Chairman’s long-lost son. In Diva news, Candice Michelle watched Beth Phoenix help dispose of 11 other Divas at SummerSlam's all-Diva Battle Royal. With her victory, Phoenix won the opportunity to challenge Candice Michelle for the Women’s Championship. With a championship match in the future, things are sure to heat up between the two Raw Divas. Umaga also successfully defended his Intercontinental Championship against Mr. Kennedy and Carlito in their Triple Threat Match at SummerSlam. The Samoan Bulldozer emerged victorious, but just barely. Will Mr. Kennedy and Carlito continue pursuing the Intercontinental Championship? Find out the answers to all these questions and more Monday night on Raw when it airs live at 9/8 CT with a special broadcast on the Sci Fi Network.

I want to wish Tim Hudson and John Smoltz the best of luck this weekend in Atlanta. Phillies lead the NL in Come From Behind Wins now. I thought it was neat that the "Met Killer" Pat Burrell (41 hrs!) and "Phillie Killer" Jeff Conine (every clutch hit ever) were in the game today at the same time against each other.

Baseball Prospectus and all these online "stats" counters don't take inton effects hot streaks or slumps. So I ignore them. Wagner, before Game 1 of the Phillies series, said he was "shut down" for a "tired arm" but for this series was "ready to pitch" when he had to. That's why he went 2 today, he said he was ready 3 days ago and they never got to use him. On Comcast, Sarge basically called Wagner a pussy and was all "TIRED ARM? EVERYONE'S GOT A TIRED ARM! WAGNER NEEDS TO SUCK IT UP."

"He gave up three hits in the ninth, all singles. It's not like they teed off." You're forgetting when Pat Burrell teed off on him in the 8th and hit another clutch home run off him. Wagner: "Ah er duh uh he uh has one swing I uh threw it there". Let's be real here, though. Billy Wagner is, IMO, the best closer in baseball. There's a few pretty good closers, though, so I say IMO. Today was just a game between two teams who refused to go down and the Phillies snuck out with the last at bats.

I just returned from the Baseball Game of the Year. Oh my God what a rollercoaster. HOLY SHIT I'm so pumped. I'm furious about certain pitchers, and WHY THE FUCK THEY PULLED ROMERO for The Fat Men Who Can't Pitch, but goddamn if it didn't end like a Disney movie. I'll say this though, I don't entirely hate Mets fans, they were their in force, were passionate, even more so than the other games in the series. The Phillies fans give pinch hitter Marlon Anderson a standing ovation. The Mets give Alfonseca a standing ovation and chant his name. Two turds getting their props.

I am off to Game 4 with a broom in hand. I noticed that with the Snakes losing all of a sudden the Wild Card sees the Phils only 2 back in the loss column! I hope The Other Kyle has good stuff today!

Maybe it was 1 in 20. I just found it to be a really rude billboard, especially for black men that live in the area who are healthy, for when a tourist enters and sees a giant billboard pretty much saying "Welcome to Miami, hide your daughters!" My POINT is, it's a shitty thing to be near the stadium.

On the subject of Florida and stadiums, and I swear this isn't an attempt to be either A)humorous or B)racist, there's a big ass billboard near the Florida Marlins Stadium, I saw this March on vacation, which reads: "1 Out of 30 Black Males in Miami Now Has A Sexually Transmitted Disease" And then lists a hotline number to call. If anyone lives near there and can explain WHY this hasn't been torn down, enlighten me.

I'm home from the Phils game, another awesome crowd, was in the 200 level, be there tomorrow. Did I read something about the Phillies being "dead" and "like 7 games back" a few pages back? Seriously, though, I love series like this, great Playoff Atmosphere (something Phillies have only a few games/series a year, honestly, and they're not real Playoffs, so...). Mets pitching was great again tonight. Phils were pretty good, but Moyer, Romeo, and Myers all needed defense to get them out of jams, or in Myers case a boneheaded play. I'll be bringing my broom tomorrow!

Off to Game 3 for Mets/Phils. Tomorrow we're supposed to get some rain in the afternoon. Wonder if Werth starts tonite...

PHILLIES WIN WALKOFF RYAN HOWARD M'FN MVP WINS IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOT DEAD YET

Wow. The second run for the Phillies comes on a 12 foot in-field single that hugged the line and just wouldn't go foul. Tie game into the 9th. Coste swings at the first pitch for Phils w/ bases loaded in 8th right back to the pitcher, sigh.

Phillies get outta a jam for the umpteenth time and bring top o' the order up for bottom of the 8th. Do or die time.

Glavine pitching a gem... Top 8 - Mets 2 Phils 0.

The intro rap by Jermaine Dupee (Now this is uh...Hey, uh, listen to them!) to Kriss Kross's "Warm It Up" always bugged me as a kid.

Ironic that in 1995, Big Daddy V won the King of the Ring in Philadelphia as 15,000 fans chanted "ECW! ECW!" I love Punk being this generation's Lex Luger to Morrison's Ric Flair.

Mets 2, Phillies 0 - Top 5. Phils have had very few chances, but should have scored a run, Glavine just gives a little and as usual, holds strong and allows very little against the Phillies. Delgado hit a 2-run bomb, that's the differenc.e Jayson Werth's 9-9 streak came to an end on a Glavine strikeout. It was a very questionable, but not outrageous, call. Double play ball kills Phillies in the 4th. Howard misses a homer by about 8 vertical feet, settles for a giant single.

Totally agree, pitching wins games, as I said a few posts up, but you play the hand you're dealt, I guess.