Brewers Block Party!

by roguejim on Jun 20, 2008 7:38 AM CDT

He who shall not be named reports that the Brewers will be having a block party tomorrow:

The Brewers will hold the first two Brewers Block Parties on Saturday from 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Saturday's Block Parties will take place at Sherman Park (3000 N. Sherman Blvd.) and Alcott Park (3751 S. 97th St.) in Milwaukee. Players and club officials will be on hand for the parties.

Personnel scheduled to appear at the Sherman Park party include: Mike Cameron, Tim Dillard, Joe Dillon, Bill Hall, Ed Sedar, Dancy Nancy, and Brian Shouse. Scheduled to appear at Alcott Park are: Dave Bush, Mark DiFelice, Jason Kendall, Ben Sheets and Jim Skaalen. Players and coaches will appear from approximately 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., and the schedule is subject to change.

Free food, and free to go.

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No Branyan?!

Anyone ever been to one of these? What’s it like?

by John Brew on Jun 20, 2008 9:54 AM CDT 0 recs

I went to one last year. Mostly a bunch of people standing in a line waiting for free autographs. Players spend a small amount of time on a small stage and answer audience questions.

Completely shocked to learn that there are duplicate sausages as one set was appearing in a parade while another was at the block party.

by ol Pete on Jun 20, 2008 7:01 PM CDT up 0 recs

Personnel

Someone done gone and screwed up the alphabetized order.

Obscure baseball records and more at my blog, Recondite Baseball.

by TheJay on Jun 20, 2008 10:11 AM CDT 0 recs

Ha

I can picture you sitting there, reading post, and saying “heyyyy….the alphabetical order is all wrong!”

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jun 20, 2008 10:35 AM CDT up 0 recs

I grew up two blocks from Alcott Park. I sure don’t remember any Brewers cruising through there when I was a kid. Although if i remember Jaime Navaro used to roll through the neighborhood in a pretty sweet green Mercedes.

With Kendall & Bush coming to my old stomping grounds, I can say with certainty that I grew up in a very, very gritty neighborhood. (Before this it most certainly is not gritty.)

It is dangerous for an athlete to believe his own publicity, good or bad - Bob Uecker, 1982.

by Adam P on Jun 20, 2008 10:44 AM CDT 0 recs

Try to get in good with Ben Sheets

See if you can get in a fantasy football league with him.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jun 20, 2008 11:07 AM CDT up 0 recs

So...

even though Dillard isn’t on the MLB squad, he’ll be there?

by PagsBrewCrew on Jun 20, 2008 11:46 AM CDT 0 recs

He’ll be there cooking out with his family playing baseball with his kids. Unfortunately, he’ll walk all of them.

Coffee is for closers

by drezdn on Jun 20, 2008 1:09 PM CDT up 0 recs

"schedule subject to change"

He’ll be there, just not in 2008.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 20, 2008 1:17 PM CDT up 0 recs

Screw block parties

When is the Brewers Interactive Gangbang?

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 20, 2008 1:19 PM CDT 0 recs

Good idea, BK....

Dibbs on Trenni!

It is dangerous for an athlete to believe his own publicity, good or bad - Bob Uecker, 1982.

by Adam P on Jun 20, 2008 1:31 PM CDT up 0 recs

I was thinking

they should make sure she was invited.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jun 20, 2008 2:03 PM CDT up 0 recs

I note with chagrin that Ryan Braun will not be making an appearance

There goes our chance to see kirbir’s kung fu grip.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 20, 2008 2:15 PM CDT up 0 recs

Or at least

her Vulcan change-up.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jun 20, 2008 2:33 PM CDT up 1 recs

I don't know which one to recommend

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 20, 2008 2:44 PM CDT up 0 recs

Or at least

her Vulcan change-up.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jun 20, 2008 2:34 PM CDT up 1 recs

I don't know which one to recommend

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 20, 2008 2:45 PM CDT up 0 recs

Ryan Braun is in big trouble

He never showed for his chat on Friday. We spent 45 minutes after it was supposed to start waiting for him to show, only to be told that he wasn’t coming at all.

Grrr!

"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker

by kirbir on Jun 22, 2008 11:54 PM CDT up 0 recs

We?

You and the littlest boatman?

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 23, 2008 12:12 AM CDT up 0 recs

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jun 23, 2008 9:09 AM CDT up 0 recs

Oh yes

Everyone knows that’s what a boyfriend in dire need of attention looks like, especially when waiting to talk to the “other man”

"Brett Favre looks like a man in a parking lot playing with boys." - John Madden
"Pujols just unloaded." - Bob Uecker

by kirbir on Jun 23, 2008 10:53 AM CDT up 0 recs

Get thee to an urban dictionary.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jun 23, 2008 10:57 AM CDT up 0 recs

So

Did anyone end up going? How was it?

Coffee is for closers

by drezdn on Jun 21, 2008 9:36 PM CDT 0 recs

I went to Alcott Park

It was as Pete described above. Nice sunny day in the park, lots of kids and Brewers fans. Games and stuff for kids, but mainly lines for autographs.

Lots of helpful Brewers staff around - when we arrived a lady made sure we knew what all was going on. We got in line for Bush - the lines for Sheets and Kendall were already really long. Bush was friendly, chuckled at my daughter.

Worth it to bring kids. If you’re really wanting a specific autograph you’d want to be pretty early.

by John Brew on Jun 23, 2008 9:07 AM CDT up 0 recs

This is the new BCB

You can’t say things like “We got in line for Bush” and “Bush was friendly.”

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jun 23, 2008 9:10 AM CDT up 0 recs

I'll try again...

A helpful Brewers lady directed me to the Bush line, which was surprisingly short.

by John Brew on Jun 23, 2008 9:26 AM CDT up 0 recs

Actually, that's not that much better

I would eliminate “Bush line” altogether. :)

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jun 23, 2008 10:10 AM CDT up 0 recs

Last try

I asked a Brewers staffer, “where’s Bush?”. With a smile she pointed me towards a tent by the kiddie pool. :-)

by John Brew on Jun 23, 2008 10:33 AM CDT up 0 recs

Hell, you're not even trying

Nice job with the kiddie pool. Maybe you’ll be Laynce’s cell mate. :)

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Jun 23, 2008 10:47 AM CDT up 0 recs

I guess this new tagline...

...opened up whole new commenting vistas for you. Glad it’s working out…

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Jun 23, 2008 12:16 PM CDT up 0 recs

Kids grow up so fast these days...

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 23, 2008 2:39 PM CDT up 0 recs

I agree

Landing strips are just weird.

He's extremely quick and good.

by battlekow on Jun 23, 2008 2:38 PM CDT up 0 recs

I went to Sherman Park

I got up a little late (stupid drinking) and figured that Sheets already had a pretty good line. I got to the park around 10ish figuring like last year there was going to be a pretty big line. Boy was I wrong, until around 11ish there were probably at most 20 people there. So few people, instead of having one line per player, they had one line per group of players.

Around 11:15ish the players showed up, had a very quick QnA. The normal jazz, nothing ground breaking besides Cameron saying he was coming back in a few days. Ed Sedar said Weeks turn around in the infield was due to good coaching, it was pretty funny. Around then I’d say.. at most 100 people were there. Both lines moved really fast in under 40ish minutes I was able to get through both lines.

Quick QnA

Joe Dillon – No I couldn’t see if he blinked or had crazy meth eyes. He had sunglasses on the entire time. His kids were there in #27 camo shirts.

Cameron – He seemed very nice, he seemed to really spend extra time with Kids.

Billy Hall – For all those Yahoo fantasy players who drafted Hall before the season. I asked him to try to get a few more starts at 2nd to get 2nd base eligibility, he laughed and said he’d try.

Shouse – He seems really short.

Sorry no pictures of Ed Sedar apparently. Sorry Ed.

Davey Nelson was hanging around the park.

They gave away a bunch of game used stuff. Miller Jersey, Stetter, a few others. Seemed everyone who just showed up for free food won that stuff. Kind of made me sad faced.

I think the crowd size was pretty disappointing, but that might have been due to the Alcott park players vs. the Sherman Park players (Plus they really didn’t do to much advertising)

by SgtClueLs on Jun 24, 2008 12:21 PM CDT up 0 recs

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