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Vote in the first Brew Crew Ball Tracking Poll

With the 2010 season almost upon us, it's time to unveil a new BCB feature: The Community Opinion Tracking Poll. Twice during spring training and each Monday during the season, we'll post a new poll with approximately ten questions. Seven of them will be the same each time, with the rest changing from week to week to cover issues that come up as the season goes along. This poll will allow us to track reader opinions as they change throughout the season, to watch for trends and see if things change over time.

Take a moment to follow the jump and vote in the poll below, and I'll post the results tomorrow. I tried this once (in 2008), but via the magic of Google Forms it's easier than ever to cast your vote and get your voice heard.

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By the by, this is an excellent idea.

I hope we actually stick with it.

Yeah, well, sometimes I drink.

by Dikembe Meiztombo on Mar 1, 2010 12:25 PM CST reply actions  

It's much easier now than it used to be

Back in 2008 when I tried it the first time, writing and promoting a poll were a major time suck.

I taught myself to use Google forms and produced this one in roughly an hour. And I can watch the results drift in in real time, effectively eliminating anything productive I might have done this afternoon.

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 Mar 1, 2010 1:05 PM CST up reply actions  

Getting the pulse of the BCB nation

I like it.

"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."

by Hyatt on Mar 1, 2010 12:29 PM CST reply actions  

I, for one, would be willing to do some of the analysis on the data.

Sounds like fun.

Applying Simpsons and Star Wars quotes to Brewers discussions since 2009.

by Yar Nivek on Mar 1, 2010 12:35 PM CST reply actions  

two things

the submit button is cut off magically
secondly, for the first question, I probably won’t attend any games in milwaukee, but I might catch them on the road (Philly, Pit, NY, or if they magically play in Baltimore)

So…should I be putting in an estimation for road games attended?

by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 1, 2010 12:39 PM CST reply actions  

I'm going to count away/spring training

edit me to none if you don’t want that counted.

by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 1, 2010 1:01 PM CST up reply actions  

No, that's what I had in mind

I’m also guessing that outlying fans attending road games are a small enough portion of the population that it won’t have a major effect on the data.

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 Mar 1, 2010 1:03 PM CST up reply actions  

Weird

On my computer (w/ Firefox) it works fine.

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 Mar 1, 2010 1:03 PM CST up reply actions  

yeah, yeah, yeah

the ever present IE sux post

so not true on about 1/2 the sites I go to. and neutral just about everywhere else (except here).

by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 1, 2010 5:07 PM CST up reply actions  

Actually benchmark tests show some websites take 2-3 times longer to load in IE than firefox.

And Firefox is still slower than Chrome or Opera, just not nearly as noticably.

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by Yar Nivek on Mar 1, 2010 5:42 PM CST up reply actions  

They look okay, they just take longer to load

I can agree to that.

Applying Simpsons and Star Wars quotes to Brewers discussions since 2009.

by Yar Nivek on Mar 1, 2010 6:13 PM CST up reply actions  

Firefox is good on every site I go to

Why would you be satisfied with half? And I don’t know how people function without Adblock.

E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).

by Jordan M on Mar 1, 2010 6:36 PM CST up reply actions  

firefox

for one throws alt image tags onto the plain text clipboard if you highlight across a picture.

That’s one thing I don’t tolerate.

by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 1, 2010 7:15 PM CST up reply actions  

My friends use Safari and I told them to download Adblock for Safari

They responded “But I already have an adblocker. It’s for pop-ups right?”

“No, it blocks all the banner ads and crap on the sides”

“Oh, those don’t bother me.”

“They would if you lived without them for as many years as I have.”

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by Yar Nivek on Mar 1, 2010 10:56 PM CST up reply actions  

ClickToFlash

ClickToFlash does the same thing. It blocks flash content from loading automatically. Instead it shows a grey box with FLASH in the center. When you click on the box, the flash loads.

you can add sites to a “whitelist” by right clicking. I use it and love it, considering Flash is such a resource hog.

by rootsmaneuver on Mar 2, 2010 2:22 PM CST up reply actions  

Chrome supports adblock

You should jump into the sandbox pool. I’m 100% Chrome now, only found one site that didn’t work in chrome. 100/100 Acid is nice!

by SgtClueLs on Mar 1, 2010 11:08 PM CST up reply actions  

Does it keep changing the layout here from wide to narrow?

Same question for any other browser. I find that annoying.

by TheJay on Mar 2, 2010 5:21 AM CST up reply actions  

Yeah this is gonna drive me nuts, I noticed it right away

Hopefully they get that fixed quickly.

E: George 4 (5, throw, throw, throw, throw).

by Jordan M on Mar 2, 2010 8:43 AM CST up reply actions  

Crap

I hate when my employer puts a filter on my internet! Cant even see the pol. Now what am I going to do while at work?

At least I can vote from home.

by backtocali on Mar 1, 2010 12:52 PM CST reply actions  

If you're that bored

See if you can name the five Brewers who have ever led the league in doubles. Give yourself three minutes and pretend it’s a sporcle. ;)

by nullacct on Mar 1, 2010 1:46 PM CST reply actions  

Ok, I'll name the obvious one

Overbay

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 Mar 1, 2010 2:13 PM CST up reply actions  

Doug Davis?

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by Yar Nivek on Mar 1, 2010 2:27 PM CST up reply actions  

-500

Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".

by tcyoung on Mar 1, 2010 3:03 PM CST up reply actions  

going with

yount, molitor and sexon
and sixto

by PagsBrewCrew on Mar 1, 2010 2:32 PM CST up reply actions  

There's two more

1980 Robin Yount (49)
1982 Robin Yount (46)
1987 Paul Molitor (41)

by nullacct on Mar 1, 2010 3:28 PM CST up reply actions  

One left

1979 Cecil Cooper (44)
1981 Cecil Cooper (35)

And it’s a toughie.

by nullacct on Mar 1, 2010 3:39 PM CST up reply actions  

Cirillo?

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 Mar 1, 2010 4:50 PM CST up reply actions  

Seitzer?

What begins in fear usually ends in folly.

by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Mar 1, 2010 5:30 PM CST up reply actions  

HOW DO I KNOW THIS?!?

Pedro Garcia.

"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."

by Hyatt on Mar 1, 2010 3:44 PM CST up reply actions  

I'd never even heard of him.

How the heck do you lead the league with 32 doubles???

by grant76 on Mar 1, 2010 3:48 PM CST up reply actions  

great OF defense I guess

"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."

by Hyatt on Mar 1, 2010 3:53 PM CST up reply actions  

Kudos

1973 Pedro Garcia (32)

I knew the answer and I’m still saying ‘who?’

by nullacct on Mar 1, 2010 3:52 PM CST up reply actions  

Check out his stats line that season...

.245/.296/.395

BTW – That was his rookie year and his best season by far in his short MLB career.

Good reason why not many people know who he was.

by sjlee on Mar 1, 2010 3:57 PM CST up reply actions  

I’m becoming a bigger and bigger Pedro Garcia fan. He seems to pop up on every third of these obscure Brewers history quizzes.

Ryan Braun: He loves it.

by SRB on Mar 1, 2010 8:16 PM CST up reply actions  

Should have asked

if people were going to attend more, fewer or the same number of games as last year.

Give him an offspeed pitch down and in. He will swing and miss.

by cooper82 on Mar 1, 2010 2:08 PM CST reply actions  

That's a good question

For me.. more. Due to spring training, 2 road trips. Planning on hitting up mid 60s during the regular season.

by SgtClueLs on Mar 1, 2010 11:09 PM CST up reply actions  

How about

a question on whether we should sign Prince to a long-term deal? That would be interesting to track throughout the season.
Good idea on the poll!

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 Mar 1, 2010 6:29 PM CST reply actions  

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