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Call your meme man. (Updated Meme List)

Yar Nivek — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 02:43:19 -0000

Ever wonder why there are so many posts about cinnamon and other spices? What's great tasting chicken? What is the correct spelling of Ishikawa? Then this is the post for you, and you should read on!

Welcome to the second installment of the BCB memes, jargon, and inside jokes, just in time to prepare yourselves for the start of the 2013 season. Let's start with the recap. This year I led the first-ever BCB Inside Jokes awards. The inside joke of the year was, as I like to call it, The Curious Spelling of Travis Ishikawa. A newcomer to 2012, this joke got quite a few laughs on account of its pure absurdity. We then crowned a Rookie joke of the year, from which I excluded Ishikawa, and the end result was that people were grateful to have Thank You For Your Insight as a handy tool to sarcastically dispense with trolls. I had promised to run voting for an Unsung Hero award, but I didn't because, well, why do you care. But I run this racket, so I'm going to award it to TPOT. Our friend Francisco Rodriguez, who had once borne the nickname of "K-Rod", lost all rights to that nickname with his performance last year, so instead we called him Twenty/Thirty Pitches of Terror.

Which brings us to 2013. I'll start you off with the jokes that have been born since the last update to the document (but since the search feature of the new SBNation is awful, I may not have all the origin stories), so AWAY WE GO.

Ever wonder why there are so many posts about cinnamon and other spices? What's great tasting chicken? What is the correct spelling of Ishikawa? Then this is the post for you, and you should read on!

The premus of triples (Original Article)

This single article is responsible for a great blossoming of inside jokes and memes over the last year. Well, not so much the article, as the comments on the article. Go back and re-read it. It's classic.

Aramis Ramirez should hit more triples – A jab at Aramis Ramirez's speed and lack of triples which is thoroughly baseless. Spoken in sarcasm any more, it originated with the article linked above, which asks how many doubles Ramirez would have accumulated if he were capable of making it to third base.

you should take this down before more people see this – Failing to grasp that the takeaway of the "articule" was not meant to be a devaluation of Ramirez value, one friendly poster suggested that Kyle .

the premus of thsi post is all rwong – Although the commenter's actual words were spelled better than this when he made this particular statement, the general appearance and flow of his posts led to this line becoming a new inside joke.

40% of Ramirez value came in the last 2 months– Backtocali used this as a slam on Ramirez, having fallen for a basic statistical trap. See, the baseball season is roughly 6 months long, and so this doesn't mean much more than that his production was evenly distributed. BtC original comment.

Better Than Yuni (BTY) – Used either as an abbereviation to state the simple fact that someone would be better than Yuni at shortstop, OR as a stastistic, to measure how much better. But the units and scale are arbitrary. First mention I can find.

That's With Soy Sauce (TWSS) – Another redefined abbreviation. First mention I can find.

We should trade Lucroy for Wade Davis – A "friendly" Rays fan came to our board and asked us if we would consider trading Lucroy for Wade Davis. He proceeded to tell us how bad Lucroy is, arguing that all of our arguments for valuing him were wrong, and that we would be better served with Davis (recently moved to the bullpen) to shore up our rotation. He finally was revealed to be a classic "I'm just here to talk baseball!" troll, and was banned. But not before he could provide us with a handy new inside joke. Original Thread.

Fortunately for LosinCatmansLove, he's no longer around here much any more. My research into this inside joke led to my discover of this comment from 2010 where he suggests the Brewers trade Braun for Hellickson and Davis. Good thing Melvin didn't follow his advice.

We need 5 catchers (if Maldonado plays 1B) – In a discussion of whether Maldonado might be the best fill in for first base in Hart and Gamel's absence, chris33 argued that we would need a third catcher, because what would happen if Lucroy got injured? Then Maldonado would have to move from 1B to C, and that's just not acceptable. We'd need a catcher on the bench so Maldonado could stay at 1B. Moving position in a game is too hard. Originally it was just 3 catchers, but hyperbole won out and now we've decided that 5 catchers will need to be on the 25 man roster.

And here's all the old stuff. Brush up on it before the season. You're going to need it.

Old Vegas (abbr. OV)– The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel comment pages. Filled with crazy opinions and vicious personal attacks between posters. Originated here.

9 LaPortas – When LaPorta was a prized prospect, someone mentioned making a hypothetical team of "9 LaPortas", one for each position. Originated by battlekow.
This link points to a thread where it is further explained.

Kendall Unit of Grit (KUG) – A measure of a player's Grittiness.

Has he ever hit a grand slam? – Most frequently used in reference to Prince Fielder. It took him a while to get his first grand slam, so every time he came to bat with the bases loaded the announcers would bring it up in some form.

BSOHL – Abbreviation for "Best Shape Of His Life", the ubiquitous spring training journalists story.

Meat Man – The man who sells you meat and sausages. References this fan post from 2010 suggesting the five steps Brewers fans must take to be ready for the season to start. Link

Ken Macha – Hates Hungarians and Tony Curtis, Loves Perkins, Looks like the Keebler elf

Now that's great tasting chicken! - Originally the catchphrase of a Brakebush Chicken advertisent, Kyle began to use it as a home run call. Variations are frequently made to suit the player or the opponent, with jokes frequently made about Corey Hart being a caveman, or the more recent Khris Davis home run call of "great tasting khicken".

WOW~! - An expression of surprise. Originated on the evil BCB as the first comment when Zambrano was demoted to the bullpen. Received 12 recs.

The BUCKS Debacle

BUCKS was a high schooler who came to chat after a Brewers loss. He believe that ERA and wins were the best measures of pitching skill, errors/fielding percentage the best measures of fielding ability, and AVG and HR the best measures of hitting ability. Argued relentlessly from this viewpoint.

ROFLCOPTER – An expression of laughter, derision, disbelief, etc.

http://www.brewcrewball.com/2010/5/18/1477534/reds-5-brewers-4#37843889

LOLLERSKATES - An expression of laughter, derision, disbelief, etc.

http://www.brewcrewball.com/2010/5/18/1477534/reds-5-brewers-4#37845346

RIDE BIKES~! - A combination of the WOW~! and the original comment of "Wanna RIDE BIKES?" used to reference the immaturity of BUCKS.

http://www.brewcrewball.com/2010/5/18/1477534/reds-5-brewers-4#37862848

The Frosty Mug from the next day was also a classic.

http://www.brewcrewball.com/2010/5/19/1478613/wednesdays-frosty-mug

The Deity – Nickname for Craig Counsell. Was listed as his position in the left bar. Unsure of origin.

Orange slices and capri sun – A reference to Craig Counsell's youthful appearance and energy.

Rally lobster – A picture of Kyle's Dachshund "Gorman" wearing a lobster costume. Intended to start rallies and help the Brewers win.

Bunson Honeydew – Image of the Muppets scientist, used to kill rallies of opposing teams.

Math is on our side – Yostism. "We still have four games left and we're two out," Yost said. "The math is on our side." Used to sarcastically comment that there is some mathematical probability of success, but in reality we all know it's not a very good probability.

Run-scorer. You have no concept. - References to a post-game quote by Ned Yost.

"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."

KittenMittons (verb) - to be lazy or half-assed at something. Originated when user KittenMittons joined the BCB Fantasy Baseball league, and by midway through the year had half his lineup on the DL and never logged back in to manage his team. (Couldn't find link to origin, but didn't look for long).

UPDATE: I decided to do something that KittenMittons would never do, and apply myself...and I found it! Hyatt called upon BCB to crowd-source a just and fair punishment for his desertion. The Scottish genius MrLeam suggested this brilliant punishment HERE.

Hyatt (verb) - to punch someone on the crotch. Originated when Hyatt kept talking about punching people in the crotch. He got the idea from Scrubs, where Jordan says "If you say 'I don't know,' I'll show you what I learned last week in my crotch-punching class." The Scrubs character Randall was also renowned for crotch punching. (First usage link unavailable)

Don be a dick - Used to call someone out for dickish behavior. Originated in a typo. Continued when Don Money said some dickish things about Mat Gamel.

Hello, I am a bear. - Russian misinterpretation of "Beast Mode." Likely comes from the visual similarity to the popular Russian meme "Preved Medved" which means "Hello Bear". Link

Mr. Golden Hands – Russian "misunderstanding" of Yuniesky Betancourt's defensive abilities. Link

Pan of Lasagna – Number 33 on the list of better shortstops than Yuniesky Betancourt. Originated with a nullacct post .

Pee-flavored cheerios – A Backtocali post telling us why the Brewers weren't good enough to win more than 85 games in 2011. The Brewers won 96, but the phrase has stuck around.

fortunate, but also lucky/ "fortunalucky" – A Backtocali post on another board (which one?) claimed that the Brewers had received more wins than was predicted, and thus were "fortunate, but also lucky."

Kenneth Lofton – An ironic reference to Kenny Lofton. Unsure of origin.

BCB Commenter's Union – Founded by ecocd in 2011. Unsure of the rest of the story.

Can he play shortstop? - A phrase used when any person (or often thing) is mentioned, because he/she/it could not be worse than Yuniesky Betancourt. Example usage.

BCBCU Bylaw:

III.3.b.
In the event that the Brewers acquire anyone or anything in a trade, it shall be noted on the message boards some form of the comment, "Can he/she/it play SS?"

Grillax – A quote from a Klement's sausage commercial that played without end during Spring Training 2011. Usually used to tell someone to "relax". However, it became so overplayed that it almost always got a "That's a paddlin" in response.

That's a paddlin – As a punishment for doing anything against the BCB posting guide, or for doing/saying something deemed inappropriate. Occasionally used in the original sense of extreme control. Comes from the Simpsons, when the teacher's went on strike and old man Jasper stepped in to substitute.

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First use

Written in the stars – A song played during (seemingly) every commercial break during the 2011 playoff run. Refers to something being "fate", but is typically used with heavy sarcasm.

Neuticles - Fake testicles for dogs who have been neutered.

Plunk Signal – An image of Miller Park with a projection of Prince Fielder getting hit by a pitch. Used after any HBP to signal "Plunkeveryone" to come tell us fascinating statistics about that plunk.

Caveman, arm-face – Nicknames for Corey Hart, whose long hair and unkempt look make him seem like a caveman. He has many tatttoos, including a face on his arm.

Sunglasses at Night – A reference to the song by a different Corey Hart. Usually referenced when Corey has failed to track a ball in the outfield, or swung and missed badly.

BMIRs – Badger Mutual Insurance Runs. Badger Mutual Insurance made an advertising agreement to get air time, so any run scored in the latter part of the game with the Brewers leading, normally called just an "Insurance Run", is now called "BMIR".

Braddock's sleep issues – Went on the disabled list with sleeping issues. We sometimes still joke about this.

Towel-pillow – Spring Training 2010, Jeff Suppan didn't have a pillow, so he slept with his head on a towel. This ended up sending him to the DL with neck issues. Usually referenced in the hopes that some player might be injured and unable to hurt the team with his horrible play.

Tickled one – Nyjer Morgan said of one of his game winning hits that he "tickled it out there."

Plushdamentals – Invented by the fake Tony Plush twitter account, this word represents playing baseball the Tony Plush way...things such as hitting triples.

Fat Elvis – Nickname for Lance Berkman

blas4mod – ???

I am not birthday – An Elvis impersonator was brought in to sing "Happy Birthday" to Takashi Saito on a day that was not his birthday. In his limited English, he could only object "I am not birthday!"

Cameron Garfield – When the BCB prospect ranking poll reached the 17th and final spot, some unknown individual spammed the board and voted hundreds of times for Cameron Garfield, a minor league catcher. This also led to jokes about the "prestigious 17th prospect spot".
The voting for Number 17.
The next morning's Frosty Mug.

Sarcasm font – Created by putting the @ symbol on both sides of text, it is used to convey sarcasm.
Oooo, a sarcasm detector.  Now THAT is a useful machine......

MOCK - A response to anyone who talks about fantasy baseball outside of the specified Fantasy threads.

Thanks for your insight - The canned response we should all give to anyone who comes trolling.

Pink Eye - A disease with symptoms of conjunctivitis and ocular itching. Caused by watching NBA basketball.

BEARDEDJEFF - A verb meaning "to jinx the Brewers." When it was announced that Adam Wainwright would be missing all of the 2011 season for Tommy John surgery, the board was generally sticking to "it's a shame for baseball." BEARDEDJEFF however expressed unabashed joy that the rivals had lost a star player. When Greinke injured himself playing basketball, it was blamed on BEARDEDJEFF.

Take a walk. Do some drugs. - A phrase to tell someone they should lighten up and live a little. Originated by Fatter than Joey, twice. Although originally one sentence, it has been adapted to be the two sentences by other users since it was coined.

Prognostikegger - The Official BCB prediction contest managed by JP, where there is nothing at stake and no threat, beyond the shame of defeat. Frequently shows up in game threads in the form of "I prognostikegged that." The name originates from a contest to select the name of the feature.

Band names - We have had frequent discussions of what would make a good band name. Occasionally when we hear a new one, we post about it. Here's an example.

The Deputy - A nickname for Ryan Braun. Aafter he called out Brewers pitchers for not doing their job, Doug Melvin, in his frustration, said "I’ll be glad to have Ryan help if he wants to. I’ll give him a badge and he can be my deputy." Link

Quevedo Day/Quevedo Run - Quevedo day is the September 28th memorialization of Ruben Quevedo's last day as a Brewer. This link contains the memories, and a retelling of the Quevedo Mile run.

Angry Birds - A nickname for the St. Louis Cardinals, after Tony LaRussa complained that the Brewers were changing the brightness of the ribbon board.

Tim Dillard hasn't pitched in a while - Each game preview features a summary of available bullpen pitchers and days since they last pitched. He frequently would go days or weeks between appearances, and so jokes ensued. For instance, Dillard pitched June 29th, then sat 18 games (I think he was sent to AAA) before appearing on July 18th, then sat another 17 before appearing on August 5th.

Tim Dillard has yet to pitch since being called up.
It's entirely possible Tim Dillard doesn't really exist.
Tim Dillard is still around here somewhere.
Tim Dillard is just about done with that book he brought along on the plane from Nashville.
Tim Dillard is almost done carving a life-sized squirrel out of one of George Kottaras' bats.
Tim Dillard is encased in Snow White's glass box, marked with "Break in Case of Emergencies" or something.Photoshopped
Brandon Boggs' invisibility coat wore off a bit last night and Tim Dillard is worried his might do the same today.
Tim Dillard last pitched eleven days ago, when he picked up the win for the Sounds
Tim Dillard has had plenty of time to read all about Danny Ray Herrera.
Tim Dillard might not even have been on the team plane.
Tim Dillard pitched two innings (24 pitches) last night, and only works on Mondays.
Tim Dillard Exists.
Tim Dillard has this really great Harry Caray impersonation he'd like to show you.
Tim Dillard has had time to listen to the new TMBG album several times by now.
Tim Dillard exists. Or he thinks he does. Lately, he's had a lot of time to ponder whether "I think, therefore I am" is correct.
Tim Dillard probably found Waldo by now.
Tim Dillard has not pitched since last Monday.
Tim Dillard could've been replaced by a cardboard cutout and we'd never know.
Tim Dillard? Does he even go here?
Tim Dillard didn't even have time to develop an Eric Farris impression.
Tim Dillard is a practical joke being played on fans by the Brewers front office. He doesn't actually exist.
Tim Dillard hasn't pitched in so long, that I don't know if any jokes for his absence exist anymore.
Tim Dillard has one of those jobs where all you have to do is show up and sit around until someone tells you to go home.
Tim Dillard is learning the meaning of the word "fortnight."
Tim Dillard is writing, producing and directing a new live action TMNT movie...all in the bullpen.
Tim Dillard is helping Mrs. Stetter meet Nick Carter.
Tim Dillard came out of an apparent retirement to throw one inning (9 pitches) last night. See you in September, Tim!
Tim Dillard doesn't think you know the meaning of "lonely."
Tim Dillard left his knitting basket in Houston and is pretty upset about it.
Tim Dillard might get to pitch if the two teams decide to play a third game today.

First Action Figure Reference
Second Action Figure Reference

Who? - A common response to someone talking about the "25th man" on the Brewers roster when that individual hasn't appeared in a game for weeks. Related to the Tim Dillard joke.

AXL CLOSE - A phrase associated with John Axford coming in for a save, or for actually recording the save. Combination of the name of Guns 'n Roses guitarist Axl Rose and John Axford's job...closing.

Dave Kerwin - An invention of Jason Kendall, he is the non-existent 2009 pitching coach of the Pittsburgh Pirates (actual pitching coach at the time was Joe Kerrigan). Jason Kendall was hit by a pitch on July 20, 2009, and said the decision was made my Dave Kerwin. He is now a villain, purportedly responsible for any and all bad blood between the Brewers and Pirates to this day. I believe the original Kendall quote was "I won't take no guff from Dave Kerwin."

If I Removed Cinnamon - An alternative interpretation of the abbreviation IIRC, which actually means "If I Recall Correctly". Originally appeared here, and used effectively here.

Also, cheese. - It’s been used in response to particularly exhaustive comments in an effort to lighten the mood or to deflate a particularly self-righteous argument, or tacked on to a list of likes and don’t likes, or when discussions regarding preferred concession stands or dishes. It’s not always an easy comment to work in. Originally appeared here.

Buying a house with your Recs - Recs are treasured around here. So much so, that we occasionally like to claim that they have real monetary value. The most frequent application is to the purchase of a house. Example.

Running through the forest - When one shows up late to a game thread, there is a decision to be made...one could read all of the prior comments one by one, thus remaining uninvolved in current conversations, or hit CTRL+A to mark everything as read and join in with everyone else. Another alternative is referred to as "running through the forest", which involves holding down the Z key, "Z-scrolling" through all existing posts, thus allowing one to catch up with the game thread. It gets its name from the speed at which comments scroll by, as if seeing trees while speeding through a forest.

Sack of Potatoes - Sometimes used in trade discussions to mean a player is worthless. Most frequently used in reference to a first baseman. Since the first baseman largely just has to stop the ball, a sack of potatoes placed on 1B could do the job. It seems to have been originated by nullacct, with the best early usage here.

Rally Bilo - Helen of Troy is described as "The face that launched a thousand ships." Kate Bilo was the beautiful weather woman for Brewers games until the 2011 season. Her perfect features and stunning smile were capable of gluing men and women, watching baseball in a retractable roof stadium, to the screen for a weather broadcast. She is the standard against which all other weather-women are judged, but all fall short of the glory of Bilo. The animated .gif of her smiling face is used to beseach favor from the gods when the Brewers are in need of runs.

Shruggity - Mykenk's catchphrase, this term is roughly equivalent to "meh," indicating severe apathy.

Lacks a third pitch/ceiling of a third starter - These were phrases used by Backtocali to describe why the Brewers top prospects would never carry the team to a World Series, why the Front office sucked at acquiring young players, and to justify the need to trade away players who were performing at the time. They are now used sarcastically to explain why perfectly good players are bound to regress soon.

He plays the game the right way - Worn-out cliche used by announcers and members of the St Louis Cardinals. Used primarily as an ironic statement to point out general douchebaggery or hypocrisy. Example: “TLR ordered the Braun plunking, then denied it, only to later admit it. He plays the game the right way.”

Best fans in baseball - Originated as a cliche for Cardinals fans. Used ironically any time a fan or fans do something Moranic.

Morans/Moranic - Deliberate misspelling of "Moron" frequently used to refer to Cardinals fans. Originates with this photo of a Cardinals fan.

What does Jerry Narron do? - Having followed this team for over a year with Jerry Narron as the bench coach, we have heard nothing about his involvement in baseball. All we know is that he writes the lineup card reeal purdy.

Shoulderhand - Former Brewers Pitching Coach Rick Peterson was infamous for putting his hand on the shoulder of a pitcher during any mound visit.

Webinars - Rick Peterson was also infamous for running a business at the same time as coaching the Brewers, for which he constantly produced webinars of pitching instruction.

Must-Win Game - This phrase, often bandied about by announcing crews, is used sarcastically to make fun of such announcers. Most frequently used on BCB when playing spring training games, opening day, or division rivals.

"..." - or any variant of punctuation with little to no verbiage. A reference to Mat Gamel's horrible interview during spring training 2012 where he showed himself to be a man of few words. Very few words. Originated and used several times in this thread.

You don't want the kids to see negative things (YDWTKTSNT) - A reference to a Chris Carpenter quote, as he attempted to explain why the Brewers behaviors, such as untucking, or celebrating big hits, should not be allowed. Apparently Little Leaguers should "play the game the right way" and not have fun.

Eating babies/infants - A BCB reference to the ghastly evil that is the St. Louis Cardinals.

Tiny bones - After a pitch was thrown up and in on Albert Pujols in a game where Ryan Braun had already been plunked, Tony LaRussa was upset in the postgame interview. He asked the rhetorical question "Do you know how many tiny bones are in the hand?".

You spelled Ishikawa wrong - When Jerry Narron wrote the lineup card with Norichika Aoki's name "spelled" out in Japanese, Ishikawa was still in standard script. So I stated that apparently he hadn't learned to spell Ishikawa. It went downhill from there.

RRR - An abbreviation for Runnin' Ron Roenicke, the Brewers manager who has an inexplicable fascination with small ball. Occasionally BRR for Buntin' Ron Roenicke.

Corey is the best at catching balls at the warning track - A comment made for a text-the-booth question. Origin. This led to further jokes about sending in other asinine comments to the booth with #BCB or #OV tacked on so we'd know it was a joke. Examples.

Cat names - Rabbit915 made a habit of posting modified Brewers names with cat themes. Examples include Paul Meowlitor, Ron Roenikitty, and Martin Hairballdonado.

BCB 2012 Inside Joke of the year is... (AND the voting for Rookie Of The Year)

Yar Nivek — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 03:13:23 -0000

Welcome back to the inside joke of the year awards everyone, I'm your host, Billy Crystal.

After careful deliberation, the BCB community has selected their favorite, and it is THE CURIOUS SPELLING OF ISHIKAWA. This joke brought us a number of laughs, and was completely innocent. It didn't insult anyone, it didn't step on anyone's toes, it was just an all around nice joke, and we're glad he came to the party this year. We don't know if Ishikawa is coming back next year, but much like Craig Counsell jokes have continued in spite of his absence, I think this fabulous rookie inside joke will stick around in some form or another. I mean, it is the Inside Joke of the Year!

Our first runner-up was TPOT. Clearly Brewer's fans were not happy about the thrill ride that was the Brewers bullpen ft. Francisco Rodriguez, and this acronym summed it all up perfectly. It was our way of dealing with the pain and adjusting a player's nickname to fit his current skill set.

The second runner-up was the early favorite, "If I Removed Cinnamon"...more an element of jargon than an inside joke, this phrase has become an absolute must-know for any BCBer. I fondly recall a thread where a comment began with the single word "Cinnamon, etc.". The author eventually posted underneath it how anybody who was new to the community has to wonder why we didn't all jump and ask what the hell he was talking about. It's a welcome member of our community, and we look forward to it sticking around for many more years.

So let's move on to voting for the rookie of the year. Ishikawa will be removed from consideration, out of fairness to the other inside jokes.

This season was a rather dreary one, with the Brewers starting off slow but optimistically, followed by a period of crushing injuries and bullpen implosions, leading most to believe the team was out of contention, and adjusting their BCB participation accordingly. But they stormed back at the end to make it interesting, and we still got some good new jokes and jargon.

First, as the trolls began to come out from under the bridges after Ryan Braun had his appeal upheld, BCBers felt it necessary to find a suitable response to said trolls. That was the simple phrase "Thank you for your insight." It would surely confuse or anger any troll hoping for a more argumentative response, and alert BCBers that there was a troll afoot. It was a very good warning system, because I can't recall a "TFYI" comment on a troll that didn't turn green. It is without a doubt the easiest way to get recs around here, and has become an important meme on BCB.

Second, Mat Gamel had a shockingly dull interview in spring training that led to comparisons to Michigan J Frog, and the joke of "..." summing up his speaking ability. For example, when he did something good at the plate, someone would post "...!" Unfortunately, he suffered a season ending injury, cutting this promising joke's life short.

BRR- Buntin' Ron Roenicke...last year was all supposed to be about the SB and the extra base on balls to the outfield, but this year we quickly latched on to his love (obsession) with the bunt. We have no word if the rumor of the bunt filing for a restraining order has any truth to it.

TPOT - It's been discussed at length already, but it's new this year!

Hart is the best at making catches at the warning track - A joke started by a particularly insightful "ask the booth" question, this one tailed in popularity as Hart moved to 1B, and the caveman joke proved more popular.

MORGBLAN - When Nyjer made more foolish mistakes on the base paths than we could count, we decided he needed his own TOOTBLAN term, and so was born MORGBLAN, Made Outs Running Goddamn Bases Like A Nincompoop.

TEHFIERS - A slightly childish text-speek way of referring to Mike Fiers, who was a rookie as well.

Cat names - An excellent way to stretch your imagination and memory of Brewers players, as well as your knowledge of feline terminology.

Cheeseandcorn - When he said "Look how bad things are, they have to get better, they couldn't possibly get worse", he was forced to watch things get worse for several months. Whereas BEARDEDJEFF jinxed the Brewers by celebrating injury to another team, Cheeseandcorn became the term for jinxing the Brewers by optimism.

Fan Freak Out Graphs - When I realized that WPA graphs failed to tell the story of the fan experience, I decided a new graph was needed. So I put time on the horizontal axis, and the extent to which Brewers fans were freaking out on the vertical axis. Used sparingly, it was still a popular feature, and an entertaining way to consider the way the game played out.

WHO WILL WIN?

(Voting will remain open until Monday night, since I know weekend traffic is lower around here).

Welcome back to the inside joke of the year awards everyone, I'm your host, Billy Crystal.

So let's move on to voting for the rookie of the year. Ishikawa will be removed from consideration, out of fairness to the other inside jokes.

TPOT - It's been discussed at length already, but it's new this year!

TEHFIERS - A slightly childish text-speek way of referring to Mike Fiers, who was a rookie as well.

Cat names - An excellent way to stretch your imagination and memory of Brewers players, as well as your knowledge of feline terminology.

WHO WILL WIN?

(Voting will remain open until Monday night, since I know weekend traffic is lower around here).

Poll

Who deserves to be called Rookie (Joke) of the Year?

Thanks for your insight.

14 votes

Michigan J Frog / "..."

4 votes

BRR

1 votes

TPOT

10 votes

Hart at the Warning Track

5 votes

MORGBLAN

3 votes

TEHFIERS

0 votes

Paul Meowlitor and other cat names

1 votes

Don't Cheeseandcorn this

2 votes

Rock's Twitter Account

3 votes

Fan Freak Out Graphs

1 votes

44 votes | Poll has closed

BCB 2012 Season In Review - BCB Inside Joke AWARDS

Yar Nivek — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:24:34 -0000

Hey everyone. We are a pretty fascinating community of commenters here, so it's worthwhile to keep track of all the running jokes and jargon. However, this is not just about education, this is about entertainment. Over the next week, I have decided to follow in the Milwaukee BBWAA footsteps, and have three awards. But before we do any polling, I need your help with nominations. Read the descriptions below, and in the comments submit up to three nominations for each category.

"Inside Joke of the Year" - regardless of how long this joke has been on BCB, which was the best this year?

"Rookie of the Year" - Which inside joke or term created during the 2012 season (and offseason) made the season a little brighter.

"Unsung Hero" - Which one didn't get all the recs and lols, but was a great workhorse for us.

"Inside Joke of the Year" - regardless of how long this joke has been on BCB, which was the best this year?

"Rookie of the Year" - Which inside joke or term created during the 2012 season (and offseason) made the season a little brighter.

"Unsung Hero" - Which one didn't get all the recs and lols, but was a great workhorse for us.

Alright everyone, the nominees for joke of the year are in, the poll is up, let's get to the voting! You have until Friday evening to vote. And since Cameron Garfield's name isn't on the list, we should be safe.

The Nominees are:

If I Remove Cinnamon - This clever new meaning of the acronym was born in 2010, and has lived on to today, with a strong resurgence after being included in the first "BCB Jargon and Inside Jokes" compilation. Coined by Rubie Q, the "d" has been dropped since the original. This season it transformed from being a way to make jokes about IIRC comments into a substitute for the acronym. Many people typed "Removing cinnamon" or just "Cinnamon" in a post when they intended to imply "If I Recall Correctly".

Could we get a box score added? - A couple years ago, someone made this polite request of Kyle and the other contributors as a way to improve his "Post-game Thread" experience. It has since become a running joke, normally used very innocuously. The recent suggestion that Kyle was using his 2 day mini-vacation from posting Mugs to find a way to add box scores was a huge success.

You spelled Ishikawa wrong - When Jerry Narron wrote the lineup card with Norichika Aoki's name "spelled" out in Japanese, Ishikawa was still in standard script. So I stated that apparently he hadn't learned to spell Ishikawa. It went downhill from there. Although originally used in reference to Ishikawa himself, it is now frequently used when a post has some severe typos that look nothing like Ishikawa.

Thanks for your insight - We decided this offseason to respond ever so politely and pointlessly to trolls who came to tell us about Braun's steroid use, and any other trolls. Occasionally used in jest such as "Thanks for your...oh wait" when a fan of another team posts something that's not trolling.

Caveman Corey Hart - Not a single joke, but a foundation for any number of jokes. Caveman smash, and caveman see ball, caveman hit ball being chief among them. Also jokes about his age, invention of the wheel, learning to control fire, etc.

TPOT - Thirty Pitches of Terror (or Twenty, or Twenty-seven, etc.) A nickname for Francisco Rodriguez, who this year transformed from a reliable tight-rope walking reliever into a reliable tight-rope falling-off-of reliever, and back again. Even when he's on, he gets into jams.

Bunting to set up the bunt - Roenicke really likes to bunt. A lot. No, take what you're imagining, then take the limit as that approaches infinity.

Goggles do nothing - A Simpsons quote, often used (by me) to respond to questions of the efficacy of "prescription goggles" such as those used by Eric Gagne and Francisco Rodriguez.

Everything's coming up Milhouse - Another Simpsons quote, this one usually not posted by me. Used to indicate pleasure at the Brewer's success and/or good fortune (and also luck).

Kittenmittons (verb) - to make a lazy or half-assed effort at something. Originated when user KittenMittons joined the BCB Fantasy Baseball league, and by midway through the year had half his lineup on the DL and never logged back in to manage his team.

Poll

Which is your pick for Inside Joke of the Year?

If I Remove Cinnamon (IIRC)

11 votes

Could you add a box score?

4 votes

You spelled Ishikawa wrong.

16 votes

Thanks for your insight

7 votes

Corey Hart is a caveman

2 votes

TPOT

14 votes

Bunting to set up the bunt & squeeze jokes

4 votes

Ze goggles, zey do nothing

0 votes

Everything's coming up Milhouse

0 votes

He really Kittenmittons'd that one.

5 votes

63 votes | Poll has closed

BCB Jargon and Inside Jokes

Yar Nivek — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:08:30 -0000

So I found the time and energy to put this together. Please help me to fill in the blanks, and add anything which we have missed. I hope to keep this as a living document, much like the Twitter List.

Ever wonder why we say "Grillax", or talk about pee and cheerios so much? Curious why we're obsessed with lasagna and Cameron Garfield? Then read more after the jump!

So I found the time and energy to put this together. Please help me to fill in the blanks, and add anything which we have missed. I hope to keep this as a living document, much like the Twitter List.

Ever wonder why we say "Grillax", or talk about pee and cheerios so much? Curious why we're obsessed with lasagna and Cameron Garfield? Then read more after the jump!

Evil BCB – The SBNation Cubs fan site, "Bleed Cubbie Blue."

Old Vegas (abbr. OV)– The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel comment pages. Filled with crazy opinions and vicious personal attacks between posters. Originated here.

9 LaPortas – When LaPorta was a prized prospect, someone mentioned making a hypothetical team of "9 LaPortas", one for each position. Originated by battlekow.
This link points to a thread where it is further explained.

Kendall Unit of Grit (KUG) - A measure of a player's Grittiness.

Has he ever hit a grand slam? - Most frequently used in reference to Prince Fielder. It took him a while to get his first grand slam, so every time he came to bat with the bases loaded the announcers would bring it up in some form.

BSOHL – Abbreviation for "Best Shape Of His Life", the ubiquitous spring training journalists story.

Meat Man – The man who sells you meat and sausages. References this fan post from 2010 suggesting the five steps Brewers fans must take to be ready for the season to start. Link

Ken Macha – Hates Hungarians and Tony Curtis, Loves Perkins, Looks like the Keebler elf

Now that's great tasting chicken! - Originally the catchphrase of a Brakebush Chicken advertisent, Kyle began to use it as a home run call. Variations are frequently made to suit the player or the opponent.

WOW~! - An expression of surprise. Originated on the evil BCB as the first comment when Zambrano was demoted to the bullpen. Received 12 recs.

The BUCKS Debacle

BUCKS was a high schooler who came to chat after a Brewers loss. He believe that ERA and wins were the best measures of pitching skill, errors/fielding percentage the best measures of fielding ability, and AVG and HR the best measures of hitting ability. Argued relentlessly from this viewpoint.

ROFLCOPTER – An expression of laughter, derision, disbelief, etc.

http://www.brewcrewball.com/2010/5/18/1477534/reds-5-brewers-4#37843889

LOLLERSKATES - An expression of laughter, derision, disbelief, etc.

http://www.brewcrewball.com/2010/5/18/1477534/reds-5-brewers-4#37845346

RIDE BIKES~! - A combination of the WOW~! and the original comment of "Wanna RIDE BIKES?" used to reference the immaturity of BUCKS.

http://www.brewcrewball.com/2010/5/18/1477534/reds-5-brewers-4#37862848

The Frosty Mug from the next day was also a classic.

http://www.brewcrewball.com/2010/5/19/1478613/wednesdays-frosty-mug

The Deity – Nickname for Craig Counsell. Was listed as his position in the left bar. Unsure of origin.

Orange slices and capri sun – A reference to Craig Counsell's youthful appearance and energy.

Rally lobster – A picture of Kyle's Dachshund "Gorman" wearing a lobster costume. Intended to start rallies and help the Brewers win.

Bunson Honeydew – Image of the Muppets scientist, used to kill rallies of opposing teams.

Math is on our side – Yostism. "We still have four games left and we're two out," Yost said. "The math is on our side." Used to sarcastically comment that there is some mathematical probability of success, but in reality we all know it's not a very good probability.

Run-scorer. You have no concept. - References to a post-game quote by Ned Yost.

"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."

Kittenmittons (verb) - to be lazy or half-assed at something. Originated when user KittenMittons joined the BCB Fantasy Baseball league, and by midway through the year had half his lineup on the DL and never logged back in to manage his team. (Couldn't find link to origin, but didn't look for long)

Hyatt (verb) - to punch someone on the crotch. Originated when Hyatt kept talking about punching people in the crotch. He got the idea from Scrubs, where Jordan says "If you say 'I don't know,' I'll show you what I learned last week in my crotch-punching class." The Scrubs character Randall was also renowned for crotch punching. (First usage link unavailable)

Don be a dick - Used to call someone out for dickish behavior. Originated in a typo. Continued when Don Money said some dickish things about Mat Gamel.

Hello, I am a bear. - Russian misinterpretation of "Beast Mode." Likely comes from the visual similarity to the popular Russian meme "Preved Medved" which means "Hello Bear". Link

Mr. Golden Hands – Russian "misunderstanding" of Yuniesky Betancourt's defensive abilities. Link

Pan of Lasagna – Number 33 on the list of better shortstops than Yuniesky Betancourt. Originated with a nullacct post .

Pee-flavored cheerios – A Backtocali post telling us why the Brewers weren't good enough to win more than 85 games in 2011. The Brewers won 96, but the phrase has stuck around.

fortunate, but also lucky/ "fortunalucky" – A Backtocali post on another board (which one?) claimed that the Brewers had received more wins than was predicted, and thus were "fortunate, but also lucky."

Kenneth Lofton – An ironic reference to Kenny Lofton. Unsure of origin.

BCB Commenter's Union – Founded by ecocd in 2011. Unsure of the rest of the story.

Can he play shortstop? - A phrase used when any person (or often thing) is mentioned, because he/she/it could not be worse than Yuniesky Betancourt. Example usage.

BCBCU Bylaw:

III.3.b.
In the event that the Brewers acquire anyone or anything in a trade, it shall be noted on the message boards some form of the comment, "Can he/she/it play SS?"

Grillax – A quote from a Klement's sausage commercial that played without end during Spring Training 2011. Usually used to tell someone to "relax". However, it became so overplayed that it almost always got a "That's a paddlin" in response.

That's a paddlin – As a punishment for doing anything against the BCB posting guide, or for doing/saying something deemed inappropriate. Occasionally used in the original sense of extreme control. Comes from the Simpsons, when the teacher's went on strike and old man Jasper stepped in to substitute.

Video

Picture

First use

Written in the stars – A song played during (seemingly) every commercial break during the 2011 playoff run. Refers to something being "fate", but is typically used with heavy sarcasm.

Neuticles - Fake testicles for dogs who have been neutered.

Plunk Signal – An image of Miller Park with a projection of Prince Fielder getting hit by a pitch. Used after any HBP to signal "Plunkeveryone" to come tell us fascinating statistics about that plunk.

Caveman, arm-face – Nicknames for Corey Hart, whose long hair and unkempt look make him seem like a caveman. He has many tatttoos, including a face on his arm.

Sunglasses at Night – A reference to the song by a different Corey Hart. Usually referenced when Corey has failed to track a ball in the outfield, or swung and missed badly.

BMIRs – Badger Mutual Insurance Runs. Badger Mutual Insurance made an advertising agreement to get air time, so any run scored in the latter part of the game with the Brewers leading, normally called just an "Insurance Run", is now called "BMIR".

Braddock's sleep issues – Went on the disabled list with sleeping issues. We sometimes still joke about this.

Towel-pillow – Spring Training 2010, Jeff Suppan didn't have a pillow, so he slept with his head on a towel. This ended up sending him to the DL with neck issues. Usually referenced in the hopes that some player might be injured and unable to hurt the team with his horrible play.

Tickled one – Nyjer Morgan said of one of his game winning hits that he "tickled it out there."

Plushdamentals – Invented by the fake Tony Plush twitter account, this word represents playing baseball the Tony Plush way...things such as hitting triples.

Fat Elvis – Nickname for Lance Berkman

blas4mod –A campaign to give Bush League All Star the power and title of a moderator. It's a joke, because he lacks the proper self-control and patience to be an effected mod.

I am not birthday – An Elvis impersonator was brought in to sing "Happy Birthday" to Takashi Saito on a day that was not his birthday. In his limited English, he could only object "I am not birthday!"

Cameron Garfield – When the BCB prospect ranking poll reached the 17th and final spot, some unknown individual spammed the board and voted hundreds of times for Cameron Garfield, a minor league catcher. This also led to jokes about the "prestigious 17th prospect spot".
The voting for Number 17.
The next morning's Frosty Mug.

Sarcasm font – Created by putting the @ symbol on both sides of text, it is used to convey sarcasm.
Oooo, a sarcasm detector.  Now THAT is a useful machine......

MOCK - A response to anyone who talks about fantasy baseball outside of the specified Fantasy threads.

Thanks for your insight - The canned response we should all give to anyone who comes trolling.

Pink Eye - A disease with symptoms of conjunctivitis and ocular itching. Caused by watching NBA basketball.

BEARDEDJEFF - A verb meaning "to jinx the Brewers." When it was announced that Adam Wainwright would be missing all of the 2011 season for Tommy John surgery, the board was generally sticking to "it's a shame for baseball." BEARDEDJEFF however expressed unabashed joy that the rivals had lost a star player. When Greinke injured himself playing basketball, it was blamed on BEARDEDJEFF.

Take a walk. Do some drugs. - A phrase to tell someone they should lighten up and live a little. Originated by Fatter than Joey, twice. Although originally one sentence, it has been adapted to be the two sentences by other users since it was coined.

Prognostikegger - The Official BCB prediction contest managed by JP, where there is nothing at stake and no threat, beyond the shame of defeat. Frequently shows up in game threads in the form of "I prognostikegged that." The name originates from a contest to select the name of the feature.

Band names - We have had frequent discussions of what would make a good band name. Occasionally when we hear a new one, we post about it. Here's an example.

The Deputy - A nickname for Ryan Braun. Aafter he called out Brewers pitchers for not doing their job, Doug Melvin, in his frustration, said "I’ll be glad to have Ryan help if he wants to. I’ll give him a badge and he can be my deputy." Link

Quevedo Day/Quevedo Run - Quevedo day is the September 28th memorialization of Ruben Quevedo's last day as a Brewer. This link contains the memories, and a retelling of the Quevedo Mile run.

Angry Birds - A nickname for the St. Louis Cardinals, after Tony LaRussa complained that the Brewers were changing the brightness of the ribbon board.

Tim Dillard hasn't pitched in a while - Each game preview features a summary of available bullpen pitchers and days since they last pitched. He frequently would go days or weeks between appearances, and so jokes ensued. For instance, Dillard pitched June 29th, then sat 18 games (I think he was sent to AAA) before appearing on July 18th, then sat another 17 before appearing on August 5th.

Tim Dillard has yet to pitch since being called up.
It's entirely possible Tim Dillard doesn't really exist.
Tim Dillard is still around here somewhere.
Tim Dillard is just about done with that book he brought along on the plane from Nashville.
Tim Dillard is almost done carving a life-sized squirrel out of one of George Kottaras' bats.
Tim Dillard is encased in Snow White's glass box, marked with "Break in Case of Emergencies" or something.Photoshopped
Brandon Boggs' invisibility coat wore off a bit last night and Tim Dillard is worried his might do the same today.
Tim Dillard last pitched eleven days ago, when he picked up the win for the Sounds
Tim Dillard has had plenty of time to read all about Danny Ray Herrera.
Tim Dillard might not even have been on the team plane.
Tim Dillard pitched two innings (24 pitches) last night, and only works on Mondays.
Tim Dillard Exists.
Tim Dillard has this really great Harry Caray impersonation he'd like to show you.
Tim Dillard has had time to listen to the new TMBG album several times by now.
Tim Dillard exists. Or he thinks he does. Lately, he's had a lot of time to ponder whether "I think, therefore I am" is correct.
Tim Dillard probably found Waldo by now.
Tim Dillard has not pitched since last Monday.
Tim Dillard could've been replaced by a cardboard cutout and we'd never know.
Tim Dillard? Does he even go here?
Tim Dillard didn't even have time to develop an Eric Farris impression.
Tim Dillard is a practical joke being played on fans by the Brewers front office. He doesn't actually exist.
Tim Dillard hasn't pitched in so long, that I don't know if any jokes for his absence exist anymore.
Tim Dillard has one of those jobs where all you have to do is show up and sit around until someone tells you to go home.
Tim Dillard is learning the meaning of the word "fortnight."
Tim Dillard is writing, producing and directing a new live action TMNT movie...all in the bullpen.
Tim Dillard is helping Mrs. Stetter meet Nick Carter.
Tim Dillard came out of an apparent retirement to throw one inning (9 pitches) last night. See you in September, Tim!
Tim Dillard doesn't think you know the meaning of "lonely."
Tim Dillard left his knitting basket in Houston and is pretty upset about it.
Tim Dillard might get to pitch if the two teams decide to play a third game today.

First Action Figure Reference
Second Action Figure Reference

Who? - A common response to someone talking about the "25th man" on the Brewers roster when that individual hasn't appeared in a game for weeks. Related to the Tim Dillard joke.

AXL CLOSE - A phrase associated with John Axford coming in for a save, or for actually recording the save. Combination of the name of Guns 'n Roses guitarist Axl Rose and John Axford's job...closing.

Dave Kerwin - An invention of Jason Kendall, he is the non-existent 2009 pitching coach of the Pittsburgh Pirates (actual pitching coach at the time was Joe Kerrigan). Jason Kendall was hit by a pitch on July 20, 2009, and said the decision was made my Dave Kerwin. He is now a villain, purportedly responsible for any and all bad blood between the Brewers and Pirates to this day. I believe the original Kendall quote was "I won't take no guff from Dave Kerwin."

If I Removed Cinnamon - An alternative interpretation of the abbreviation IIRC, which actually means "If I Recall Correctly". Originally appeared here, and used effectively here.

Also, cheese. - It’s been used in response to particularly exhaustive comments in an effort to lighten the mood or to deflate a particularly self-righteous argument, or tacked on to a list of likes and don’t likes, or when discussions regarding preferred concession stands or dishes. It’s not always an easy comment to work in. Originally appeared here.

Buying a house with your Recs - Recs are treasured around here. So much so, that we occasionally like to claim that they have real monetary value. The most frequent application is to the purchase of a house. Example.

Running through the forest - When one shows up late to a game thread, there is a decision to be made...one could read all of the prior comments one by one, thus remaining uninvolved in current conversations, or hit CTRL+A to mark everything as read and join in with everyone else. Another alternative is referred to as "running through the forest", which involves holding down the Z key, "Z-scrolling" through all existing posts, thus allowing one to catch up with the game thread. It gets its name from the speed at which comments scroll by, as if seeing trees while speeding through a forest.

Sack of Potatoes - Sometimes used in trade discussions to mean a player is worthless. Most frequently used in reference to a first baseman. Since the first baseman largely just has to stop the ball, a sack of potatoes placed on 1B could do the job. It seems to have been originated by nullacct, with the best early usage here.

Rally Bilo - Helen of Troy is described as "The face that launched a thousand ships." Kate Bilo was the beautiful weather woman for Brewers games until the 2011 season. Her perfect features and stunning smile were capable of gluing men and women, watching baseball in a retractable roof stadium, to the screen for a weather broadcast. She is the standard against which all other weather-women are judged, but all fall short of the glory of Bilo. The animated .gif of her smiling face is used to beseach favor from the gods when the Brewers are in need of runs.

Shruggity - Mykenk's catchphrase, this term is roughly equivalent to "meh," indicating severe apathy.

Lacks a third pitch/ceiling of a third starter - These were phrases used by Backtocali to describe why the Brewers top prospects would never carry the team to a World Series, why the Front office sucked at acquiring young players, and to justify the need to trade away players who were performing at the time. They are now used sarcastically to explain why perfectly good players are bound to regress soon.

He plays the game the right way - Worn-out cliche used by announcers and members of the St Louis Cardinals. Used primarily as an ironic statement to point out general douchebaggery or hypocrisy. Example: "TLR ordered the Braun plunking, then denied it, only to later admit it. He plays the game the right way."

Best fans in baseball - Originated as a cliche for Cardinals fans. Used ironically any time a fan or fans do something Moranic.

Morans/Moranic - Deliberate misspelling of "Moron" frequently used to refer to Cardinals fans. Originates with this photo of a Cardinals fan.

What does Jerry Narron do? - Having followed this team for over a year with Jerry Narron as the bench coach, we have heard nothing about his involvement in baseball. All we know is that he writes the lineup card reeal purdy.

Shoulderhand - Former Brewers Pitching Coach Rick Peterson was infamous for putting his hand on the shoulder of a pitcher during any mound visit.

Webinars - Rick Peterson was also infamous for running a business at the same time as coaching the Brewers, for which he constantly produced webinars of pitching instruction.

Must-Win Game - This phrase, often bandied about by announcing crews, is used sarcastically to make fun of such announcers. Most frequently used on BCB when playing spring training games, opening day, or division rivals.

"..." - or any variant of punctuation with little to no verbiage. A reference to Mat Gamel's horrible interview during spring training 2012 where he showed himself to be a man of few words. Very few words. Originated and used several times in this thread.

You don't want the kids to see negative things (YDWTKTSNT) - A reference to a Chris Carpenter quote, as he attempted to explain why the Brewers behaviors, such as untucking, or celebrating big hits, should not be allowed. Apparently Little Leaguers should "play the game the right way" and not have fun.

Eating babies/infants - A BCB reference to the ghastly evil that is the St. Louis Cardinals.

Tiny bones - After a pitch was thrown up and in on Albert Pujols in a game where Ryan Braun had already been plunked, Tony LaRussa was upset in the postgame interview. He asked the rhetorical question "Do you know how many tiny bones are in the hand?".

You spelled Ishikawa wrong - When Jerry Narron wrote the lineup card with Norichika Aoki's name "spelled" out in Japanese, Ishikawa was still in standard script. So I stated that apparently he hadn't learned to spell Ishikawa. It went downhill from there.

NEW

RRR - An abbreviation for Runnin' Ron Roenicke, the Brewers manager who has an inexplicable fascination with small ball. Occasionally BRR for Buntin' Ron Roenicke.

Corey is the best at catching balls at the warning track - A comment made for a text-the-booth question. Origin. This led to further jokes about sending in other asinine comments to the booth with #BCB or #OV tacked on so we'd know it was a joke. Examples.

Cat names - Rabbit915 made a habit of posting modified Brewers names with cat themes. Examples include Paul Meowlitor, Ron Roenikitty, and Martin Hairballdonado.

Sheen used steroids for Major League, says movie has stood the test of time.

Yar Nivek — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:31:58 -0000

Sheen used steroids for Major League, says movie has stood the test of time.

He talks about making the movie, being crazy, and then talks about watching movie again. I'd like to watch Nyjer Morgan and Charlie Sheen hang out.

The Brewers and Blowout Games

Yar Nivek — Tue, 10 May 2011 05:48:03 -0000

Last season after all of the talk about "throwing out games in which the Brewers blew out their opponent, they weren't very good", I decided that some kind of statistical analysis needed to be applied. Therefore I downloaded and compiled the game-by-game results for every MLB team. Since getting the data, I have not taken the time to analyze it, but with the coming summer break I think it's time to take a look.

Not to mention in the presence of this season's offensive woes, it might be good for us to remember that this team is capable of putting 12+ runs on the board once in a while!

One challenge I face as part of this project is to define what a "Blowout" is. I am thinking somewhere in the neighborhood of a 5+ or 6+ run differential, but if anyone has any thoughts on the matter I welcome the input.

Not to mention in the presence of this season's offensive woes, it might be good for us to remember that this team is capable of putting 12+ runs on the board once in a while!

Hypotheses (I have used the 8+ run difference to define blowouts):

Brewers had a higher number of "blowout games" than most teams.

Sure enough! The Brewers are tied for the most blowout games in the majors last year.

Brewers had a higher number of "blowout victories" than most teams.

Sorry, TH, but no.

Brewers scored a higher percentage of their runs in "blowout victories" than most teams.

"Most", yes..."all", no. As defined here, the Brewers scored 15.5% of their runs in blowouts. Second only to the Reds who scored 16.5% of their runs in blowouts. However, Cincinnati had 11 blowout wins to Milwaukee's 8

Brewers had more high scoring games than usual.

No, but their "high scoring games" were much bigger than most. The Brewers scored 12 or more 5 times, and 17 or more 4 times. So 80% of the time they scored over 11, they scored over 16!

Again, any additional hypotheses you would like me to test are welcome, I want to get the combined wisdom of this site involved in the project.

Joe Morgan - Officially Sacked

Yar Nivek — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 03:14:17 -0000

Joe Morgan - Officially Sacked

After the heroic efforts of FireJoeMorgan.com, many game threads with expletive laced tirades about needing to find the remote to hit mute, and one ESPN Fantasy Football team that is succeeding against all odds...JOE MORGAN HAS BEEN FIRED BY ESPN!!!

Use Stairs in Case of Emergency: A Q&A With Matt Stairs

Yar Nivek — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 20:43:17 -0000

Use Stairs in Case of Emergency: A Q&A With Matt Stairs

A humorous talk with the Canadian slugger.

Cubs have jar stuck on head, play bad baseball

Yar Nivek — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 05:05:45 -0000

Cubs have jar stuck on head, play bad baseball

A case of life imitating baseball.

Uecker coming back to the booth earlier than planned!

Yar Nivek — Sat, 15 May 2010 01:59:47 -0000

Uecker coming back to the booth earlier than planned!

Good news everyone! He's talking about coming back in early June, a month earlier than previous estimates.

"I feel good," said Uecker. "I started driving in my garage -- just to get the feel for it again. But I feel really good."

Jeff Suppan admits stupidity as cause of DL trip

Yar Nivek — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:30:20 -0000

Jeff Suppan admits stupidity as cause of DL trip

What I don't understand is why people are recommending he make the intelligent decision. Please, hurt yourself as much as possible!

Should CarGo REALLY hit more ground balls?

Yar Nivek — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:40:39 -0000

Should CarGo REALLY hit more ground balls?

Jeff Sackmann analyzes McCalvy's article about changing Gomez's swing and finds that McCalvy may not be right on the money. Of course we know that to call the balls caught in the air off Gomez's bat "fly ball" is often overly generous.

Selig Opposes Cubs Ticket Surcharge Proposal

Yar Nivek — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:27:09 -0000

Selig Opposes Cubs Ticket Surcharge Proposal

Finally, something the commissioner is doing that I can agree with 100%.

Jason Kendall - Only 2nd worst hitter of the last two years (975+ PA)

Yar Nivek — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:41:51 -0000

Jason Kendall - Only 2nd worst hitter of the last two years (975+ PA)

No comment.

Some pitchers are luckier than they are good. (e.g. Looper, Braden)

Yar Nivek — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:08:29 -0000

Some pitchers are luckier than they are good. (e.g. Looper, Braden)

The Hardball Times discusses the pitchers with the worst pitching stats who still managed to win many games thanks to run support. The Brewers own Braden Looper appears, as does former Brewer Moose Haas.

Braun and Fielder discuss favorite players and 2010 outlook

Yar Nivek — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:05:14 -0000

Braun and Fielder discuss favorite players and 2010 outlook

Behind (Hanley) Ramirez, Braun is Fielder's favorite player in baseball. "Brauny might be my No. 2," Fielder said.

Selig reiterates plans to retire in 2012

Yar Nivek — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:52:51 -0000

Selig reiterates plans to retire in 2012

Selig wants to retire to write his book. He has not responded to rumors that the bookstore which sells the most copies of his book will win home field advantage in the world series.