First Link Report by mid-day; and a little Mass Haas history

[Mass Haas]

A power failure chewed up my initial effort at setting up the Link Report tonight.

 

Please rest assured we'll have you all set up for four audio choices Thursday evening.

[sbrylski]

You got the props from Powell and you can't come through. Tsk. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Mass Haas]

If I can indulge you for a moment, because I'm asked quite often -- how did a lifelong Massachusetts resident latch on to the Brewers?

 

My dad was a bigger football guy, so as the oldest child, I had kind of free reign to adopt a favorite baseball team without a big Red Sox influence in my life. As a ten-year-old, I remember buying a package of baseball stickers that could have randomly been any team. It was the Brewers, and I immediately made myself a Brewer T-Shirt with the stickers.

 

My grandmother recently passed away at 93, and we found this linked clipping among her belongings. It's from 1973, 34 summers ago, I was ten years old, probably five days into my Brewer fandom (OK, obsession, if you will). Notice the T-shirt. Good looking kid, if I say so myself http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

 

Adobe link:

 

www.brewerfan.net/media/B...an1973.pdf

 

And here I am, all these years later with tons of Brewer memories tucked away, one of your humble "Link Reporters", along with pogokat (Brad) again this year.

 

Thanks, Jim Powell, for the shout out last night, which I heard live (that's always cool), and here's to a great season of Brewer ball, both on the big league and prospect level.

[Mass Haas]

By the way, a nice Jim Powell piece here from OnMilwaukee -- and that's a great shirt, too, Jim http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif :

 

onmilwaukee.com/buzz/arti...ell07.html

[heresrobin]

Jim, there's got to be a joke in that picture somewhere about trying to make people drink the Brewer Kool-Aid.

[hawing]

That's a great picture. A lot of us are lucky that you got Brewers stickers in that package.

Thanks for sharing!

[Kraft4a3]

I am sure glad that store was sold out of Cubs stickers. Most of us would be out committing crimes if we didn't have the brewerfan links to keep us busy. Keep up the good work Mass

[hawing]

Most of us would be out committing crimes if we didn't have the brewerfan links to keep us busy.

 

Speak for yourself, kraft. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/wink.gif

[uecker9]

I'd also like to thank you, your work is outstanding and very much appreciated. That's a great story and a cool picture and we're all lucky you got the Brewer stickers.