Darryl
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Post by Darryl on Jan 19, 2019 16:22:59 GMT -5
The 1984 fanfest weekend kicked off this past Friday with a banquet introducing the two newest member of the Milwaukee Brewers Hall of Excellence. Joining Hank Aaron, Eddie Matthews and Johnny Lewis in the hall are catcher Dick Billings and starting pitcher Dan Schneider. Both of these men were original members of the franchise when it was born as the Seattle Pilots in 1969,
Dick Billings a one time All star called this franchise home from 1969 till 1979 and returned for a short stint in 1982 before hanging up his spike to take on a coach role with Milwaukee's Triple A affiliate in Vancouver. Billings didn't fit the typical mold for a major league catcher with his strengths being in a keen batting eye and a uncanny ability to work the count. He finished his career with a .287 batting average, an .383 on base percentage and over 1800 hits. Current Milwaukee star Robin Yount credited Billings with being his mentor during his early playing days. "Nobody was more laser focused on the end goal than Dicky B when it came to the game. He taught me that all the talent in the world means little if you don't show up prepared to maximize those talents. He set an example with actions and words in our clubhouse."
Dan Schneider was a no brainer when time came for the expansion draft to stock the Brewers initial roster. Team ownership and the coaching staff set their sites on the man who was with team owner Darryl, who owned the Braves franchise at the time, from 1964 to 1968 where he cut his teeth as up and coming pitcher. Schneider was a dependable as a sunrise during his major league career. You could pencil him in for double digit wins and a sub 3.50 each year. He is credited by past Brewers such as Steve Rogers for setting the tone that lead to 3 consecutive playoff appearances in 1975-77. Rogers who was back in the city for the fanfest stated "He told us we were ready to contend and further more he showed us by his work on the mound. Young kids like myself, Yount and Keith we knew were talented but in the cut throat AL Central it took a vet like Schneidy to get us to see that it wasn't just potential anymore we were ready to contend. " Schneider donned a Brewers jersey from 1969-1980 and retired as the leader in all significant pitching categories for the Brewers. He finished with 226 career wins, a 3.15 ERA and 1999 strikeouts.
Both players plaques were unveiled later in the evening and were greeted by over a half a million fans who attended the fanfest.
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Post by Reddington on Jan 21, 2019 22:34:47 GMT -5
Since Hank was a Brave for his career, having him being associated with the brewers is a travesty. It would be one thing to say the 'Milwaukee Hall of Excellence', but as soon as you add Brewers to the conversation of Hank should stop as it's not even remotely accurate.
Please remove Hank from your sig as it's just wrong to have a guy that had less than one season as a Brewer on a list of Brewers... I mean is the team so sad that you have to include someone that was on 3 teams in one year and that was the ONLY point he was a Brewer?
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Post by Sha-Le Unique on Jan 21, 2019 22:36:39 GMT -5
Since Hank was a Brave for his career, having him being associated with the brewers is a travesty. It would be one thing to say the 'Milwaukee Hall of Excellence', but as soon as you add Brewers to the conversation of Hank should stop as it's not even remotely accurate. Please remove Hank from your sig as it's just wrong to have a guy that had less than one season as a Brewer on a list of Brewers... I mean is the team so sad that you have to include someone that was on 3 teams in one year and that was the ONLY point he was a Brewer? I think he included Hank simply for his contributions to the city of Milwaukee during his playing career. That’s the only reasonable explanation I could think of. |
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Post by Sha-Le Unique on Jan 21, 2019 22:37:18 GMT -5
Was Mathews ever on the Brewers? His inclusion could be the exact same reason.
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Post by Reddington on Jan 21, 2019 22:53:43 GMT -5
sorry as a life long Brave fan, it just annoys the F out of me
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Post by Reddington on Jan 21, 2019 22:54:59 GMT -5
Since Hank was a Brave for his career, having him being associated with the brewers is a travesty. It would be one thing to say the 'Milwaukee Hall of Excellence', but as soon as you add Brewers to the conversation of Hank should stop as it's not even remotely accurate. Please remove Hank from your sig as it's just wrong to have a guy that had less than one season as a Brewer on a list of Brewers... I mean is the team so sad that you have to include someone that was on 3 teams in one year and that was the ONLY point he was a Brewer? I think he included Hank simply for his contributions to the city of Milwaukee during his playing career. That’s the only reasonable explanation I could think of. as I said in my diatribe, it'd be one thing if `brewers` wasn't included |
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Post by bigmark on Jan 22, 2019 5:07:21 GMT -5
I personally think its a stupid thing to even be upset about in a sim league. lol
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Post by Reddington on Jan 22, 2019 7:26:33 GMT -5
I personally think its a stupid thing to even be upset about in a sim league. lol yeah probably. I'm pretty stupid from time to time. |
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Post by Darryl on Jan 22, 2019 9:31:57 GMT -5
Since Hank was a Brave for his career, having him being associated with the brewers is a travesty. It would be one thing to say the 'Milwaukee Hall of Excellence', but as soon as you add Brewers to the conversation of Hank should stop as it's not even remotely accurate. Please remove Hank from your sig as it's just wrong to have a guy that had less than one season as a Brewer on a list of Brewers... I mean is the team so sad that you have to include someone that was on 3 teams in one year and that was the ONLY point he was a Brewer? Did you read the original post when they were inducted or just go full spaz? See Hank played all but but a small piece of his career for my teams. If anyone has a right to put to put him in a hall it's me. Which I did over a year ago. Keep eyes focused on putting a proper line up together and mind your own business. |
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Post by Reddington on Jan 22, 2019 14:01:18 GMT -5
Since Hank was a Brave for his career, having him being associated with the brewers is a travesty. It would be one thing to say the 'Milwaukee Hall of Excellence', but as soon as you add Brewers to the conversation of Hank should stop as it's not even remotely accurate. Please remove Hank from your sig as it's just wrong to have a guy that had less than one season as a Brewer on a list of Brewers... I mean is the team so sad that you have to include someone that was on 3 teams in one year and that was the ONLY point he was a Brewer? Did you read the original post when they were inducted or just go full spaz? See Hank played all but but a small piece of his career for my teams. If anyone has a right to put to put him in a hall it's me. Which I did over a year ago. Keep eyes focused on putting a proper line up together and mind your own business. yeah I did read the original, and he was only a brewer for part of a year (original point of my post). Sorry what line is it that you think had any ambiguity or was challenged grammatically? "list of my great players" apparently is what you are going for, based on your reply. oh well |
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Post by Darryl on Jan 22, 2019 14:57:33 GMT -5
Literally the first paragraph "from Milwaukee baseball history."
Good reading.
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Reddington
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Post by Reddington on Jan 22, 2019 15:08:20 GMT -5
literately from your signature as I said
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Post by Matt on Jan 22, 2019 15:15:19 GMT -5
So did Hank play in Milwaukee? If so, I have no idea why you're even arguing.
I guess everyone should be offended that #42 is retired even though Jackie Robinson didn't play in a majority of those cities? (Yes, I realize the HISTORICAL aspect. Just as Aaron playing in MIL, even if it wasn't for the Brewers.)
Besides, who cares anyway?
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Reddington
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Post by Reddington on Jan 22, 2019 15:22:04 GMT -5
no one, just his sig is annoying, but cie la vie
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Darryl
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Post by Darryl on Jan 22, 2019 17:29:41 GMT -5
literately from your signature as I said So that's a no to reading the article. |
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Post by Reddington on Jan 22, 2019 18:13:33 GMT -5
literately from your signature as I said So that's a no to reading the article. guess you missed this |
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Darryl
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Post by Darryl on Jan 22, 2019 18:42:00 GMT -5
Saying you read it but completely oblivious to its content.
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Post by bigmark on Jan 22, 2019 19:26:08 GMT -5
This literally takes the prize for dumbest argument the league has had.
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Post by Reddington on Jan 22, 2019 19:27:31 GMT -5
Saying you read it but completely oblivious to its content. and me saying all along that it's your sig, has what relevance to the original article? none... but whatever. |
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Post by Reddington on Jan 22, 2019 19:28:28 GMT -5
This literally takes the prize for dumbest argument the league has had. we could start one about your use of literally here. |
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Post by bigmark on Jan 22, 2019 20:27:33 GMT -5
This literally takes the prize for dumbest argument the league has had. we could start one about your use of literally here. We literally could but I'm too busy rigging drafts by sitting my star players. |
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Post by Reddington on Jan 23, 2019 10:21:30 GMT -5
we could start one about your use of literally here. We literally could but I'm too busy rigging drafts by sitting my star players. figuratively speaking, literally speaking has no meaning, which means you posted nothing |
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Darryl
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Post by Darryl on Jan 23, 2019 11:24:31 GMT -5
The guy who doesn't use capital letters should just others spelling and grammar.
Now return to your OCD spazz about a signature I have had for over a year.
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Post by Sha-Le Unique on Jan 23, 2019 12:29:44 GMT -5
Brian you’re my man but this battle isn’t worth it. Darryl made it clear he’s not budging. Take the L and move on.
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Post by Reddington on Jan 23, 2019 15:02:10 GMT -5
The guy who doesn't use capital letters should just others spelling and grammar. just others? and at least I'm consistent in the laziness of the capitalization, and since I haven't said anything about spelling, why drag something into the conversation that again has nothing to do with it? i mean all browsers now do spell check... I love how some here just resort to insults when they don't like something |
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