It's Baseball Time Again

In one of the most eagerly anticipated baseball season's in recent memory, the Milwaukee Brewers kick off their season on Monday in Chicago.

Do they have enough pitching to compete?
Will the kids continue to develop as needed?
Can the revamped bullpen hold up?
Will Ben Sheet pitch an injury free season?
Will the emphasis on defense in spring training pay off?

These questions and many more will be answered over the course of the next six months.

I for one cannot wait for the season to start. This team has the most talent on it since the 1980's and now it's time for them to put it all together. They finished two games out of first last year. There is no reason to beleive they cannot improve on last year.

What are your thoughts???

Physical Therapy

This is my first attempt at a start of a blog. I have never done this before, so hopefully it works. As some of you know, I am in physical therapy for left lower extremity pain. I have been going for three weeks, and nothing really has changed. The PT thinks that my left inards are out of wack, i.e., the SI joint, pelvic bone and sacrum. The possibilty also exists that I have a bulging disc or nerve issues. My reason for this blog is to see if any of you have ever experienced these types of pains. I know Rick has back issues, but how they started and what exactly he experiences is not known to me. My basis issues are constant pain in the left leg, feels muscular, but all tests indicate it is not. It gets better as the day progresses, and is awful in the morning and when I become more sedentary in the evening. There is also pain associated with any stretching for the piriformis and tenderness to palpation in the piriformis, SI joint, sacrum, and hip area. I have been performing home exercises for nerve related issues as well as core strengthening, which is not very good. Any suggestions or information if anyone has had these same symptoms would be appreciated. Thanks. Love you all.

The Lonesome Blogger

Scott started this blog so we all could communicate with each other, offer up opinions on things and in general keep in touch. Maybe I am off my rocker, but it seems as though only he and I, and ocassionally Lisa, pop in here to say anything. I was hoping for more interaction.

In the immortal words of AC/DC:

"So while you're out there sittin' on the fence, get off your ass and come on down here"

Hope to se mor eof all of you.

Rick

March Madness

It is that time of year again, the lull between the end of Football and the start of Baseball is finally broken up college basketball. Wisconsin is once again well represented by two teams capable of making deep runs into the tournament. Marquette is led by one of, if not THE, best backcourt in the country. Jerrell McNeal and Dominic James are unquestionably the best defensive backcourt in America and when James is having one of his good shooting nights the pair are unstoppable and so are the Warriors, yes I said Warriors, not Golden Eagles. Wisconsin, a team predicted to finish 5th or 6th in the Big 10 (errrr 11 LOL) after the departures of Alando Tucker and Chris Rock, oh, that wasn't Chris Rock, I could have sworn it was, may be the best defensive team in the nation. They play within Bo Ryan's system as well or better than any of his previous teams at UW. Bucky was slighted by being given a 3 seed instead of the 2 they deserved, but I like their draw and believe they have a legit chance to make the elite 8 and if at that point they can upset Kansas, wow, what an amazing season it would be.

I see a lot of experts predicting a second round exit for both Wisconsin teams, and though I am certainly no expert, those guys are crazy in my opinion. Both teams are capable of much more than that and we will see that starting on Thursday!

Go Bucky and Go Warriors!!!

Elliot Spitzer (Swallows)

I hope you all got a laugh with the subject line, but his situation does affect some members of this blog who live in New York so I wanted to talk about it a bit.

I am not one to hoist my version of morality on them, everyone has to be able to live with them self and how they conduct themselves in their daily affairs. I've made mistakes, as have the rest of us, we are all human.

That said, unless I had a real bender and ordered some serious room service (wink wink) and don't recall it, I've never been *ahem* serviced by a call girl, not even a $5000 an hour one. Apparently "Client #9" seriously enjoys call girls, and expensive ones at that.

Going to hookers, oh, sorry, excuse me, Call Girls, is nothing new for men in general and politicians in particular, I have to wonder just how stupid this guy is. Some of the reports I have read indicate he had to sneak these "women" past the State Police details assigned to protect him. Did he seriously think he would not get found out? Morality aside, that is pretty stupid.

My view on prostitution may not endear me to many members of society, but I really don't think it should be illegal. I say legalize it and tax the hell out of it, force the workers to get regular HIV tests and STD tests, document them and let people have at it. I'm never going to go to one, but in my opinion it is a victimless crime. Going the route I suggest would also serve to remove the organized crime element from the "business" as well.

As for Spitzer, I am glad he is resigning, even his "apology" was weak. He didn't even have the courage to say what it is he had done. Pretty chickenshit if you ask me.

It is interesting that a legally blind black man will be taking over as Governor of New York now, surely he will be able to see things more appropriately than Spitzer did.

Congratulations Scott!

On beginning your new job, another chapter, another opportunity, another chance to shine. I hope it is everything you are looking for professionally and personally!

Best of Luck!

Rick

Politics

Apparently Politics are not going to be gettign responses, therefore I shall avoid it in the future.

Brett Favre Retires

As most of you know, Brett Favre has retired from the NFL after 17 years, 16 with the mighty Green 'n Gold. There are many memories of Favre during his tenure in Green Bay. Lets share some of them here.
Scott