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by Kyle Lobner on Dec 29, 2010 8:22 AM CST
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It's a slow news day, so we'll lead with potentially outdated information: Jaymes Langrehr of The Brewers Bar noted that Jon Heyman is listing the Brewers as one of twelve teams interested in free agent reliever Brian Fuentes. Fuentes turns 35 in April and posted a 2.81 ERA in 48 appearances between the Angels and Twins last season. He's believed to be seeking a three year deal.
It's possible the Brewers inquired on Fuentes before signing Takashi Saito, but it seems unlikely they're still interested now. If nothing else the 40 man roster is full, so someone would have to be removed to make room for the latest multi-year deal for a late-30's pitcher.
If the Brewers did manage to sign Fuentes he'd likely fill the last open slot in the bullpen, ending this spring training competition before it began: Bernie's Crew has a look at the nine pitchers projected to battle for the final spot on the Opening Day roster.
Bernie's Crew also has a look at Casey McGehee's increasing tendency to swing at pitches outside the strike zone, which might have led to some of his power decline last season.
Fortunately it hasn't come up much this offseason, but it's probably time for the Brewers to shed the "small market" label. This report at FanGraphs showed the Brewers' final 2010 payroll at $94.5 million, the 13th highest in baseball. (h/t to Gaslamp Ball, who also noted that the Padres, not the Marlins, had baseball's lowest total.)
Elsewhere at FanGraphs, Jesse Wolfersberger's study of microeconomics and offense shows the Brewers ranking well above league average in on base percentage but only slightly below average in terms of stranding runners on base. Say it with me: The offense is not the problem.
Early projections continue to trickle in: The Replacement Level Yankees Weblog has unveiled their latest CAIRO projections for 2011 and they have the Brewers at 87.2 wins, three games back of the Cardinals. They're projected to make the playoffs 36.7% of the time. (h/t R.J. Anderson)
No transactions today.
Today's former Brewer note is a somewhat depressing one: Lone Star Ball's lunchtime pop quiz yesterday asked readers to name six players who had retired in the 2000's with at least 8000 career plate appearances and an OPS under .750. It turns out five of the six are former Brewers: B.J. Surhoff, Devon White, Marquis Grissom, Royce Clayton and Tony Fernandez.
A side note: I didn't understand the rules so I accidentally "spoiled" that quiz by checking my work before posting correct answers. So, if the handful (or more) of you that hate me are looking for a new place to congregate and/or recruit followers, that thread might be a good place to try.
It's relevant to nothing but I thought it was interesting: Larry Stone of the Seattle Times has a great post on the lone sub-.500 playoff team in major league history, and a consideration of what might have been if the AL West had been allowed to play out in 1994.
Today in sad news: Adam McCalvy reports that former Brewer exec Bill Lajoie has passed away. He was 76. Lajoie spent two years working under Dean Taylor in the early '00s.
With help from the B-Ref Play Index, happy birthday today to:
- 2000-03 Brewer Richie Sexson, who turns 36.
- 2000-01 Brewer James Mouton, who turns 42.
- 2001 Brewer Devon White, who turns 48.
- 1970 Brewer Bruce Brubaker, who turns 69.
Now, if you'll excuse me, it's time to get serious.
Drink up.
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Bill Lajoie
Any relation to the epicness that is Jon Lajoie?
by Mr. McGehee on Dec 29, 2010 8:47 AM CST via mobile reply actions
James Mouton
Remember that game early in the season where FSN inexplicably kept showing some Charlie Hayes run scoring with James Mouton congratulating him? Was there ever any reason why? I remember Rock thinking the J on Mouton’s jersey stood for Lyle.
I never use a big word when a diminutive word would suffice.
I do remember that.
Also, when you say “FSN”, “inexplicably” becomes a little redundant.
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That hate filled quiz thread was....
Priceless. It’s a quiz. Not even a test. Just a quiz.
by Brew Town Boozer on Dec 29, 2010 10:01 AM CST reply actions
I laughed a lot at that thread.
Seems to me that if you’re going to be that absurdly passionate about the “don’t look answers up” rule, then maybe you should include that rule in the freaking post.
by Cheeseandcorn on Dec 29, 2010 10:12 AM CST up reply actions
Look for the "quiz" link in today's mug
It’s in the bottom half under “No transactions today”.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
although...
he makes rules for the sporacle quizzes that are pretty similar: don’t look up stuff and don’t post answers. so, um, duh:P
I like the small market label...
It’s a chip on my shoulder while I stroll through the mall or walmart rocking my Brewers hat amidst the Boston, New York, LA and St. Louis hats. Oh, and I would be remiss if I failed to mention the Cubs.
BUT, with a payroll that high… It is difficult to justify our market status.
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by Drew C on Dec 29, 2010 10:10 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Payroll and market size are not the same thing
perhaps slightly positively correlated, but definitely not indicative of one another with any significance.
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by Mykenk on Dec 29, 2010 10:19 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Exactly
Milwaukee is (supposedly) the smallest market in baseball because the metropolitan area they play in is smaller than the others. So Milwaukee at 1.56m is still a smaller market than Miami at 5.55m, despite the higher payroll.
It really adds up to what a great baseball city this is. In terms of percentage of seats filled (80.8%), the Brewers came in 9th in the league.
by KRaw on Dec 29, 2010 10:53 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Market size does not equal payroll size
It’s all a matter of a combination of things. The Brewers ARE a small market team, just do not have what most think is a similar sized payroll. This is where the fan base comes into play. Miller Park had 2,776,531 people in 2010. MLB average was 3,037,451. Those are great numbers concidering Milwaukee’s market size and their sub .500 record. Yankee Stadium had 3,765,807 in the largest market in professional sports. Also, NY has been contenders over the last decade, while Milwaukee has had only 2 years of non losing ball. Let’s face it, the crew has awesome fans which is now letting them expand payroll to compete.
by Mr. McGehee on Dec 29, 2010 10:54 AM CST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Right
I was found some numbers a while back (don’t remember where), but it listed all the MLB teams and a percentage of their market share captured. The Brewers were listed as having captured around 98% of the market, which is why they are able to afford the payroll that they have.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Also...
Check out this article in Forbes from before the 2010 season. It has all the numbers for each MLB team.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
$10.2M EBIT
So, interest and taxes might take that down to around $5M.
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Dec 29, 2010 11:57 AM CST up reply actions
I'd guess--could be less, could be more.
That’s profit, too. The 5 highest (likely) profiting teams listed by EBIT:
Marlins (46.1)
Red Sox (40.0)
Nationals (33.5)
Dodgers (33.1)
Padres (32.1)
The Yankees were at 24.9, but I HIGHLY doubt this Forbes method (who’s flaws have been pointed out ad nauseum elsewhere) includes the ridiculous amounts of money the Yankees organization pulls in due to owning the YES network.
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Dec 29, 2010 12:00 PM CST up reply actions
Another article (from 2009)
Best quote about the Brewers:
They have great, loyal, money-spending fans.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
True
They need to spend more if the payroll sits at $95M for Mark to turn a profit. I’d be willing to bet he lost money last season.
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Dec 29, 2010 12:13 PM CST up reply actions
Also, a relatively awesome owner who is willing to maintain a higher payroll.
Ryan Braun: He loves it.
Yes
how often do we have to drive this cart down this road?
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Dec 29, 2010 11:13 AM CST up reply actions
Just so I don't get in trouble
Can I look up the answer on Cart-Ref and post it straight away or am I only allowed to guess?
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by MrLeam on Dec 29, 2010 11:15 AM CST up reply actions 7 recs
Yes
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Dec 29, 2010 11:17 AM CST up reply actions
I wish I could rec that multiple times.
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by Kyle Lobner on Dec 29, 2010 12:38 PM CST up reply actions
I think we're a small market
Any time we can’t afford to retain our best players and remain competitive.
Right, but there's a big difference between "can't afford to" and "shouldn't."
The Brewers are financially capable of creating a budget where they blow all other offers out of the market and re-sign Prince Fielder (maybe 6/$180)?
The problem is not their financial constraints. There’s not really anything they “can’t afford to” do at this point. There’s just some things they shouldn’t do.
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by Kyle Lobner on Dec 29, 2010 10:28 AM CST up reply actions
And in turn
That pretty much hurts the small market label for other teams. I mean, if Milwaukee can have a payroll this high, why can’t other teams? Are Milwaukeeans really that much more into baseball than other small markets?
I never use a big word when a diminutive word would suffice.
I think it is building from within
we can have a higher payroll for a small market team, because we have locked up young good players cheap and for a long time. We have had to bring in pitchers to fill out our staff, that has driven up our payroll, you can go and find a good cheap first basemen. Try and find a good cheap pitcher; who is not a injury risk.
Yes
Check out the attendance figures of the other small market teams and compare them to the Brewers.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
But is that a function of the fans
Or the team being decent? For example, if the Royals farm system pans out and they start winning again, will they still have abysmal attendance?
I never use a big word when a diminutive word would suffice.
Fans
Despite the recent success for the Rays, they still are only able to get about half the stadium filled for games.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
I don't think you can say that
Just because Casey McGehee didn’t regress, doesn’t mean that’s the most likely outcome.
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Dec 29, 2010 12:09 PM CST up reply actions
To clarify:
The Jay makes an excellent point. Milwaukee fans have been notoriously fickle when the product on the field is terrible. Also, even in 2008, it was 50/50 Cubs/Brewers fans or so when the Cubs were in town.
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Dec 29, 2010 12:22 PM CST up reply actions
My response was more towards his question about the Royals as opposed to the Brewers.
In other words, even if the Royals start winning again it isn’t a guarantee that their attendance will go up drastically (e.g. the Rays).
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Right, but the counterexample is the Brewers
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Dec 29, 2010 2:14 PM CST up reply actions
You have to figure in the financial boon it can be to have tix for Cubs games.
I have 2 this season, and am kinda thinking about selling them because I need money.
Greinke, Gallardo, Marcum, Wolf, Narv-Dog. Suck on THAT egg, a-holes!
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Dec 29, 2010 9:31 PM CST up reply actions
The Cubs are going to be terrible
Cubs tickets were going for a song at the end of last year on the secondary market. If you’re really thinking about selling yours, sooner is better than later if you’re courting Chicago money. If you think Brewers fans will want to see them, though, it might be worth hanging on to them.
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I've sold those tickets before as well.
If I lived closer than Madison, I wouldn’t. But the drive coupled with the ability to make 5 times face value made it an easy choice.
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
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by Charlie Marlow on Dec 30, 2010 9:01 PM CST up reply actions
Cubs game are a bad barometer of fan support
All it shows is that the Cubs fan base is much, much larger than that of the Brewers.
Get a ife broseph
by Supertramp on Dec 30, 2010 8:45 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Also, that despite their stadium being an absolute dump, it's too expensive to go there.
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It can be expensive
But it can also be done pretty cheap – upper deck tickets are under $20.
Get a ife broseph
That wasn't the main thrust of my point.
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Dec 30, 2010 9:01 PM CST up reply actions
Probably a combination
For example, the Marlins attendance as a percentage of the NL average the last three years, when Florida was actually a decent team:
2010 – 59.5%
2009 – 56.9%
2008 – 48.4%
The Brewers have only been below 60% twice in franchise history, and that was ’71 and ’72.
Ryan Braun: He loves it.
Bonus trivia question:
Can anyone name the top 5 years in Brewers history in terms of Brewers attendance versus league average attendance?
1) ______ – 133.5%
2) ______ – 181.1%
3) ______ – 113.3%
4) ______ – 111.4%
5) ______ – 110.4%
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without looking it up?
i’d guess 1970, 1982, 1983, 2008, 2001 (when miller park opened).
i’d also be inclined to guess 1993 (the year after they were competitive), but i think the wheels fell off pretty quickly that season and the stadium had limitations.
by Capt Science on Dec 29, 2010 3:16 PM CST up reply actions
Is that in ascending order?
Those are good guesses… mine are pretty much the same, except for 1970 (I have 2009). I didn’t think they had a big draw their first year… at least compared to the league average.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Well done :)
1) 1983, 133.5%
2) 2009, 118.1%
3) 2001, 113.3%
4) 2008, 111.4%
5) 1982, 110.4%
1970 was toward the bottom, only 67.2%.
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makes sense
in thinking about it, they didn’t even know they were going to milwaukee until late, so the fan base wouldn’t have gotten riled up enough to sell tickets. and the year after being competitive is usually good, so 2009 makes more sense (and that’s what the facts say).
by Capt Science on Dec 30, 2010 8:30 AM CST up reply actions
I don't know if I agree with
There’s not really anything they "can’t afford to" do at this point
There’s the same ol’ “you’re on the outside looking in, so its hard for you to judge” argument, to be sure. But, really, I think its fair to assume that if the Brewers are going to perennially run a $90+M payroll, they probably aren’t turning a huge profit. Their TV revenues are the lowest in all of baseball, so they’re relying mostly on ticket receipts and concessions profits. After all other direct operating expenses are deducted from revenues, I can’t imagine Mark A. and his group of buddies are making a lot of money there.
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Dec 29, 2010 11:17 AM CST up reply actions
The TV deal was modified a couple years ago
No doubt its pretty low compared to larger markets, but I don’t think its the lowest in the league anymore.
Get a ife broseph
Out of interest
How are owners making money out of their teams viewed by fans in the States? My impression over here is that the majority of fans think it is ridiculous, presumably as they think that any money is generated primarily by the club and should be ploughed back into the team and/or they don’t like thinking that the money they pay to the club goes into someone’s pocket…
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It's a business... not charity
Why shouldn’t they be making money?
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Don't get me wrong
I just think its interesting that so many people here have such a different view. Here the presumption here is that owners should plough in huge amounts of money into the club (e.g. Manchester City, Newcastle United). I don’t think there’s a lot of tolerance for any alternative sports models over here (e,g. the hatred for Gillette and Hicks at Liverpool FC), but, then again, the way sport is run over here often seems a bit strange…
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Off topic I know
But I love premier league soccer. I’m a Manchester fan(I know, Yankees of the sport) but a fun team to watch. My friend is diehard Chelsea, so we were always at each others throats. That is a great sport for beer swilling and rowdiness! I don’t really watch since I’m not paying for the chanel(setanta?). I’ve been holding out hope of finding someone in GB looking to trade for a packers or brewers jersey. I’d kill for an authentic Rooney jersey.
by Mr. McGehee on Dec 29, 2010 12:46 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I might well be on for that
Remind me in a week or two as I’m skint at the moment…
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Good thing
you don’t support second-tier club Scunthorpe…
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by MrLeam on Dec 29, 2010 1:03 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Well, if you're not making some money on the whole thing
don’t you sell it and do something else? Mark’s a rare owner in that he loves baseball, wants to do what he has to to win, and understands the economics of it.
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
~Doug Melvin
by Charlie Marlow on Dec 29, 2010 12:02 PM CST up reply actions
You'd have thought so
but I don’t really get the impression that people invest in soccer hoping to make money but do so more for the prestige. I’m sure some make a profit (but keep quiet about it), but loads lose money all over the shop.
Its a bit of an extreme example, but Mike Ashley (the Newcastle United owner) bought the club for the kudos and was prepared to lose some money but ended up making a horrendous mess of things, has lost over £100 million paying off debts (plus presumably loads more on top) and can’t manage to sell the club…
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Well, who'd want to buy that?
“So you’re telling me I’m going to lose hundreds of millions after I buy this for hundreds of millions? Deal!”
"If we want to sign a Type A free agent, we would lose a second-round pick, but we don't have a way to get picks back. Our whole Draft process needs to be redone."
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by Charlie Marlow on Dec 29, 2010 12:21 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah
It wasn’t the smartest move. Basically he didn’t do due diligence on the club before taking over and then found out there was lots of outstanding debt he wasn’t aware of. He complains about it all here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7615655.stm
I know that when Gillette and Hicks took over Liverpool there were some concerns that they were trying to make a profit and therefore not concerned with having a successful club! There was a bit of nasty sounding “Americans Out” stuff from a minority when the Liverpool fans were protesting against them, most of which mysteriously vanished when the new owners who they saw as “saving the club” turned out to be New England Sports Ventures…
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He's also built up the franchise value
By quite a bit, I’d imagine.
Losing a couple million for a season or two probably doesn’t hurt as bad knowing you could always flip the team for 10’s (maybe more?) of millions more than you paid for it.
by The Left Button on Dec 29, 2010 12:45 PM CST up reply actions
I think the owners probably pocket money even if the club loses money.
They probably give themselves a title and salary every year. Owners only put in their own money for the original investment and make the most money when the team is sold again as others have stated.
Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.
They're not making money immediately
But that’s not the same as not making money.
By establishing a winning atmosphere and turning a dud franchise into a team that expects to draw 3 million fans, the franchise value has gone up, probably by hundreds of millions.
Mark A.‘s an investment guy. He didn’t decide not to make money. He just decided to pass up the short term revenue he could have made by pocketing revenue sharing money in favor of making more long term by doubling or tripling the franchise value.
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by Kyle Lobner on Dec 29, 2010 12:41 PM CST up reply actions
Sports franchises are tax advantaged investment vehicles
You need to be wealthy enough to operate the club at close to revenue neutral. Create a competitive team from a struggling mess and you can dramatically increase the franchise value. Rather than squeezing expenditures and taking yearly payouts taxed at 39% fed+5-8% state, you can take a similar amount of money down the road taxed at 15% for long-term cap gains.
For example, the Yankees/YES combo has increased from $25 million in 1970 to ~$1 billion, and (I assume) the Steinbrenner clan has not paid any tax on the increased value of the portion of the club they still own because of the lapse in the estate tax in 2010. They got lucky with George dying in the right year, but they get to choose when they realize taxable events and minimize the out of pocket costs.
The guys that operate their clubs as cash cows are short-sighted chumps.
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by Getting Yosted on Dec 29, 2010 2:50 PM CST up reply actions
Right
When Attanasio bought the Brewers in 2004, he paid $180M, and it was estimated to be worth about $174M.
Last year the Brewers were valued at about $351M.
Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.
Fair point
However, you’re forgetting that most of the $177 million increase in estimated value from 2004 was due solely to getting rid of Chad Moeller and Wes Helms, a move that even my seven year-old son (sample quote: “why don’t they try hitting with the other end of the bat?”) would have made…
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Beating a dead horse here
The key difference between Milwaukee and some of the other small markets is that they’re clearly drawing from Wisconsin, not Milwaukee. Wisconsinites travel to the games likely better than a lot of teams (let there be no doubt that the retractable roof plays into that). Milwaukee is certainly a very small market, but if you include some sort of transit pattern to the games to come up with an Effective Market Size measure, I would bet that Milwaukee is no lower than bottom 25%.
Even expanding to an Effective Market Size measure, the Brewers are in a small market, but it’s not tiny.
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drawing from Wisconsin
since I know that there are at least three posters here who travel from the Twin Cities metro to Milwaukee to see games I’d say you’re partially correct—sure there are pockets of western Wisconsin where it’s mostly Twins fans but (hey, actually, much like the Twins fanbase) it’s statewide. Unlike the Twins, however, the Brewers don’t draw from multiple states. Detroit’s fanbase is probably similar to Milwaukee’s, except they also have the Toledo area to draw from.
Since I’ve been rained on everywhere I’ve gone out of state to see baseball except for Miller Park I can definitely say the roof is a major factor in my attendance at Brewers games. I’m reluctant to travel 250+ miles on a regular basis only to miss a game. (If Target Field wasn’t selling out, I’d be buying tickets at the gate. It’s not just the rain, it’s the horrible humidity.)
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Brewers Create a Concession Contest
The next great Miller Park concession is up to you!
Submit your recipes now through Friday, January 14 to enter the “Create a Concession” Contest. A panel of DNC Sportservice, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Milwaukee Brewers staff will narrow down the field and fans will get to vote on the finalists. The winning item will be featured at Miller Park as a new concession item for the 2011 season! Plus, the grand prize winner, semi-finalists and ONE LUCKY VOTER will receive great Brewers prizes!
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I've got a friend who is fantastic at coming up with foody stuff
I’ll send it to him and see if he wants to apply. Thanks for posting, very interesting!
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I'm working on my recipe today.
The rest of you are welcome to enter the contest, but this is one I was born to win.
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by Kyle Lobner on Dec 29, 2010 12:49 PM CST up reply actions
As a fat guy, this is right in my wheelhouse.
I’ll be submitting the winner this evening. One of you may use my second idea, Cheese stuffed, bacon wrapped chili brats…pure absurdity.
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I'm a professional chef
Should I get in on this, or should I just let it go?
I think I’ll just let it go, but I’d love here some of the BCB suggestions. If, and when, I steal them and serve them at my restaurant, I promise to consider giving credit where it is due
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by Yar Nivek on Dec 29, 2010 6:03 PM CST up reply actions 12 recs
You earned that rec with Restocking the Farm Vegetarian Delight
The Bowl of AIDS was the victory lap.
Unfair! Only open to Wisconsin residents
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Only .01?
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I’d hate to be wrong.
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure I had the same thought
Minus the silly little alpha talk. Okay, with the alpha talk.
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