The Brewer Advent Calendar #2: The Huntsville Stars
by Kyle Lobner on Feb 18, 2010 4:00 PM CST
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Behind door #2 on the calendar we find...the Huntsville Stars!
The upcoming season will be the Stars' 12th as a Brewer farm team, making them the longest tenured affiliate in the organization. In recent years, the Brewers have put some pretty good teams on the field in AA: The 2009 Stars were the first half champions in the Southern League North Division, went 73-67 in 2008 and also won the North Division in 2007, going 75-62.
They're also the only Brewer affiliate to promote an "unpredictable, diet Dew fueled, mildly inappropriate Huntsville Stars newsletter from the caffeine-riddled mind of GM Buck Rogers." I'll admit it - that description convinced me to sign up.
The Stars are getting excited for their 2010 season (which opens on the road on April 8, and at home for the first time on April 14), and they want you to be excited too. As such, they've volunteered to give away a baseball signed by members of their 2009 team to one lucky commenter on this post.
I haven't seen the ball yet, but here are some Brewer prospects who appeared for the Stars last season, and may be included:
Zach Braddock
Josh Butler
Taylor Green
Adam Heether
Jonathan Lucroy
Rob Wooten
So sign up in the comments for a chance to win this ball! Thanks to the Stars for making this possible.
(Also, if you haven't signed up yet, you still have 24 hours to sign up to win a WhatifSports gift certificate, so go do that too.)
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Shruggity
not because I feel that way about this prize, as much as I didnt know what to write and that was what I saw
I was thinking the exact same thing
Stop stealing my thoughts!
"A D+ Grade? That must have been a Wittardo grade"- @73_MC
by BrewHaHeather on Feb 18, 2010 11:11 PM CST up reply actions
Not if I win it first!
dickie_thon: Third baseman Bill Hall / Watches the third strike go by / Gamel grabs his glove
i have nothing interesting to say
but would like to enter. not that this comment is very interesting either. sigh.
They could have a pretty good year this year as well
If the guys from A ball get bumped up and continue to perform. I can’t wait to see what Lawrie does, assuming they send him there.
BCB, the preferred above replacement level sarcasm supplier.
YAY HUNTSVILLE
I am a fan of stuff.
"That's not a weird stat. Rickie is a run-scorer," Yost said. "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter," Yost told reporters. "See, you guys have no concept. He's a run-scorer. So there's nothing weird about it. That's what he does."
Wait a minute
Have we seen Jeff Suppan in the advent calendar?
"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!"
We can't bust heads like we used to. But we have our ways.
One trick is to tell stories that don’t go anywhere. Like the time I caught the ferry to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for m’shoe. So I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt. Which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on ‘em. Gimme five bees for a quarter, you’d say. Now where was I… oh yeah. The important thing was that I had an onion tied to my belt, which was the style at the time. You couldn’t get white onions, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones…
Applying Simpsons and Star Wars quotes to Brewers discussions since 2009.
by Yar Nivek on Feb 18, 2010 4:43 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Huntsville Ball
not sure what I’d like more living in Milwaukee to watch the Brewers in person regularly or living in a city with a Brewers affiliate to get cheaper, up close and personal looks at future Brewers.
Free ball!
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
I would punch a baby bear
Not even to win the ball, but if that got me it, game on
by Brewers on Feb 18, 2010 5:08 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Applying Simpsons and Star Wars quotes to Brewers discussions since 2009.
by Yar Nivek on Feb 18, 2010 5:37 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
The only thing better than a Jth L(scribble)y signed ball is...
a signed team ball featuring Jth L(scribble)y.
Blow Cubs Blow! Blow Cubs Blow! Hey Milwaukee, what do you say? The Cubs are going to lose today.
dude...that reminds me
I think I have a Geoff Jenkins autographed hat. Got it over Christmas
Anyone know a good autograph comparison database?
by PagsBrewCrew on Feb 18, 2010 6:58 PM CST up reply actions
Jenkins autograph example
Here’s an example from Legends of the Field’s website:
Blow Cubs Blow! Blow Cubs Blow! Hey Milwaukee, what do you say? The Cubs are going to lose today.
by RahRahBullCrap on Feb 18, 2010 7:10 PM CST up reply actions
I, on the other hand, am willing to accept a ball even without his signature.
What begins in fear usually ends in folly.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Feb 18, 2010 6:11 PM CST up reply actions
I wll trade you
for the Rex Grossman signed football I have.
Q: Did you ever scout Corey Hart? What seems to be holding him back from being a good hitter for AVG?
A: The slider away. And that facial hair.
-Keith Law ESPN chat 2/11/10
Does it come pre-intercepted?
What begins in fear usually ends in folly.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Feb 18, 2010 7:32 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Thanks
I was hoping to have a few more this year, but I’m pretty happy with the ones we do have.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
Yeah!
We want the ball cuz we’re gonna score!
and how about the performance of the local sports team
Q: Did you ever scout Corey Hart? What seems to be holding him back from being a good hitter for AVG?
A: The slider away. And that facial hair.
-Keith Law ESPN chat 2/11/10
by molitorfan on Feb 19, 2010 6:07 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
well played, sirs.
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
I like entering contests!
someday, maybe I’ll win something, ya never know
These pretzels are making me thirsty
Get out of my dreams and into my Chuckie Carr
-Molitorfan 12/23/09
Or...Stars?
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
by Kyle Lobner on Feb 19, 2010 10:18 AM CST up reply actions
Free Tibet..
I’ll take it! Hello China.. I’ve got something you might be interested. That’s right… all the tea in China.
Stars
I looked forward to every game the Stars play and am really excited about the group that will be in Huntsville this year. Go Stars!!! (Brewers!!!!!!!!!)
In for the ball.
Place generic comment here.
by Mr. McGehee on Feb 19, 2010 9:50 AM CST via mobile reply actions
How do you go about selecting the winner in these contests, KL?
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
I keep a spreadsheet of "favorite" commenters.
Perhaps next time you’ll agree to be my Centsports crony. :-)
Really, I count the eligible entries (removing duplicates), then use a random number generator to select a winner.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
What metrics would you use to pick your favorites?
Replies per Post, Weekly Rec Average?
by thefreewheelin76 on Feb 19, 2010 2:37 PM CST up reply actions
It's really more of a feel thing.
I trust my gut to help me pick favorites. :-)
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
haha. How are you not my cronie, btw?
I’ve been rocking college basketball. Since the Super Bowl, I’m 11/14 on college basketball picks. Marquette’s golden blunder last night got me a buck.
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
start posting those picks
daddy needs a new pair of shoes
Q: Did you ever scout Corey Hart? What seems to be holding him back from being a good hitter for AVG?
A: The slider away. And that facial hair.
-Keith Law ESPN chat 2/11/10
Here you go.
Join through the link, and you’ll be come my cronie. You can just click on my name and see my picks.
They give you 10 cents to bet with. If you can turn that 10 cents into 20 dollars, you can cash out for real money. If you go broke, they reload your account with 10 more cents.
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
but you have to have $20 to cash out, right?
because otherwise I’d just go batshit crazy and cash out my 10 cents eleventyjillion times.
by PagsBrewCrew on Feb 20, 2010 1:55 PM CST up reply actions
link
did I miss the link?
Q: Did you ever scout Corey Hart? What seems to be holding him back from being a good hitter for AVG?
A: The slider away. And that facial hair.
-Keith Law ESPN chat 2/11/10
Hopefully Jeffress signs this ball, cause anyone who says you can’t be a stoner and an athlete can throw me 100 mph fastball and i’ll start listenin.
was that a "what?" traveling at 100 mph?
if not… he’s not listening.
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
Boy, how did I miss this yesterday?
Damn my old eyes!
Sign me up!
"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
More Free Stuff
I was drunk. Sue me.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Feb 19, 2010 11:29 PM CST reply actions
Huntsville
And boom goes the dynamite.
The Stars….are aligned….for a Brewers playoff run this year.
Chicks Dig The Long Ball.
Hope its not too late to sign up
Whether they make the playoffs or not the Crew were a ton of fun to watch last year. I hope they approach the game with the same spirit this year (and better pitching),
Sign me up
Heck, I went to a Mississippi Braves game vs. the Stars last year and I think I was the only Huntsville fan in the stadium for all 12 innings of the game.
C. Magruder scored, R. Weeks to second on balk
Almost free ball
I picked up a Lyle Overbay signed ball at a Brewers Charities sale last year. It was $5. I figure the ball is worth more than that by itself.
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