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October 23, 2008
Ryan Braun for iPhone
October 19, 2008Apple wants to highlight iPhone’s MLB app, so the demo commercial shows how a user navigates from a full scoreboard to a pitch-by-pitch animation to a video highlight. Opportunistic as usual, they targeted the most affluent MLB markets: Milwaukee and Pittsburgh.
Of all highlights this season, they feature Ryan Braun’s walk-off grand slam to beat the Pirates in the final week of the season.
I like it.
At first glance, I thought, Some marketer didn’t put a lot of thought into this; he just picked the first screaming announcer he came upon. On second viewing, it looks like they put some thought into it. To doctor it up at least.
1) In the scenario presented, the home run highlight that didn’t happen until the 10th inning is available for viewing in the seventh inning. Killer app!
2) The pitch-by-pitch screen shows a situation in which Corey Hart is batting with an 0-for-4 day going. Not hard to believe at all. But Hart finished the day 0-for-4 — never came to the plate with that. Also, it says Prince Fielder is on deck. This never happened.
You can’t afford a backyard grotto on Brewers money
October 8, 2008A site called Electronic House has pictures of CC Sabathia’s back yard — “an outdoor entertainment utopia, complete with outdoor sound, video, a pool, grotto, grill and dining areas” … and certainly better than the interior of any of your houses.
Situating electronics near water presents danger, so electronics contractor Sight & Sounds opted for a Sunbrite TV that is weatherproof and operates on low-voltage DC power, so if it were to fall into the water, bathers wouldn’t be electrocuted.
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Tags: Brewers, cc sabathia, how to live comfortably in a recession, things mark attanasio doesn't have the money to support
Tags: Brewers, cc sabathia, how to live comfortably in a recession, things mark attanasio doesn't have the money to support
Wait wait wait wait. Where’s Jenks?
October 1, 2008I was under the impression that if Geoff Jenkins ever got out of this horrible city of Milwaukee that was unfairly plattooning him, he would surely realize his full potential and be an everyday player again and probably bat third with the decent protection he never had with the Brewers and he would definitely be an MVP candidate, guiding his team to the playoffs and never getting booed.
Now you’re telling me, as a lefty, he is not in the Game 1 lineup against a right-hander? Well, this surprises me.
Come to think of it, what is Rickie Weeks good at?
October 1, 2008Joe Simpson on Rickie Weeks:
Rickie Weeks is a second baseman not known as much for his glove as for his bat.
Actually, Joe: Why don’t you just hold off on that one for now. We’re not really sure what Rickie Weeks is known for just yet.
Brian Anderson? Of all the luck
October 1, 2008I always pictured the Brewers in the playoffs as something exciting, something more than a regular season game. More on-field mics, more noise, more drama, recognizable national broadcasters on the call …
Then this happened:
The television voice of the Milwaukee Brewers, Brian Anderson, has been assigned by TBS to call at least the first three games of the best-of-five National League Division Series between the Brewers and the Philadelphia Phillies.
It’s not that I have anything against Brian Anderson. He’s totally average, capable, a little too pro-Brewers, but whatever. Eighty times better than Daron Sutton. It’s just that I wanted a big name. Even Dick Stockton and Harold Reynolds last night made me feel like the game was a little something more.
Melvin to Yost: One final humiliation
September 29, 2008ESPN’s BottomLine just ran this bit of MLB news:
Brewers GM Doug Melvin sends e-mail to fired manager Ned Yost to show appreciation for getting Brewers “in position” to make playoffs
Don’t get me wrong; I appreciated every bit of that item. I just wonder about the rationale of the BottomLine editor for thinking that was newsworthy.
Is that relevant to the national audience? Keeping Ned’s name in the news as he shops for other jobs? Or is it for the same reason I would’ve run it: to say, “Can you believe this damn guy? Fires his manager, rubs it in, then tells the media about it?”
Bravo, Melvin. And good call, ESPN.
You only celebrate once, Brewers
September 29, 2008And you’ve chosen to go crazy about simply qualifying. Fair enough: It’s your first time. Maybe next year you win a series.
Prince Fielder T-Shirt
September 23, 2008When it comes right down to it, Prince Fielder is nothing more than a left-handed version of his father.
+ Left-Handed Cecil T-Shirt
Sveum old, Sveum old for the final 12 games
September 16, 2008I thought we were over the ideas of loyalty to veterans and giving up outs. Now, before Dale Sveum has even managed his first Brewer game, Tom Haudricourt packs one paragraph with several of the worst ideas of the season.
… Mike Cameron [is] leading off. Sveum just said he wanted some experience in the top spot, so he was willing to ignore Cameron’s high strikeout rate and low on-base percentage. He told the team in a meeting a little while ago that they would be doing more bunting and hit-and-running — “small ball,” if you will — so he probably wants Cameron’s speed up there, assuming he gets on base.
He “was willing to ignore Cameron’s high strikeout rate and low on-base percentage.” I am certain that Sveum did not say exactly that and Haudricourt was just reminding us about the implications of what he was paraphrasing.
But.