Gothamite Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 I got my Brewers update email, and noticed this from the press release:The 10-day, 10-game stand will be highlighted by the First Annual Negro Leagues Tribute on June 2 (emphasis mine)I think it's interesting. Good for them, but Milwaukee didn't exactly have the strongest Negro Leagues tradition. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubfan1985 Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 They may not have had the strongest tradition in the Negro Leagues, but it is nice that they are acknowleging players and teams that many whites had probably never heard of.Also, aren't the Nationals wearing Homestead Grays' jerseys for the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted June 2, 2006 Author Share Posted June 2, 2006 Yes, they are.And while I think it's great that they're focusing attention on the Negro Leagues (they also have permanent displays in Miller Park), I'm wondering what the Brewers will doing in future events. They don't have a lot of TBTC uniforms to wear.... The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sec19Row53 Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 It would be nice, though, if one of the people they're honoring could be confirmed as having PLAYED in the Negro Leagues, as he claims.http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=430693 It's where I sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlightcap Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 That would be inaugural. You can't have a first annual...nice work by the PR guys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballfiji Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 It can be both. Plainsman Parking Lot. Auburn Baseball Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchIsEverything Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 I've always been told to use inaugural, as wlightcap said, you just can't have a first annual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazz013 Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 "First annual" isn't grammatically correct. Save the slugalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffin128 Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 How come when someone asks why a team has 4 alternate caps everyone answers, "MONEY $$$"But then when they do Negro leaugue night or Hispanic night all of a sudden everyone thinks they are simply "acknowledging the past".No, sorry it's still about money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted June 2, 2006 Author Share Posted June 2, 2006 Are the Brewers selling Milwaukee Bears merchandise? The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sec19Row53 Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Are the Brewers selling Milwaukee Bears merchandise? As far as I know, they're auctioning off the jerseys they're wearing for a fundraiser. Thus the concern over one of the people they're honoring, as his "foundation" has produced no records showing that he's raising or donating any money to aid Negro Leaguers. It's where I sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moser316 Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 How come when someone asks why a team has 4 alternate caps everyone answers, "MONEY $$$"But then when they do Negro leaugue night or Hispanic night all of a sudden everyone thinks they are simply "acknowledging the past".No, sorry it's still about money. How can you say that "it's about the money" when it doesn't say anywhere that the Brewers are selling Milwaukee Bears merchandise? That doesn't make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted June 2, 2006 Author Share Posted June 2, 2006 Are the Brewers selling Milwaukee Bears merchandise? As far as I know, they're auctioning off the jerseys they're wearing for a fundraiser. Thus the concern over one of the people they're honoring, as his "foundation" has produced no records showing that he's raising or donating any money to aid Negro Leaguers. That's a serious concern.But it's not at all the same thing.I'd love for him to tell me how this can be "about money" for the Brewers. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sec19Row53 Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Are the Brewers selling Milwaukee Bears merchandise? As far as I know, they're auctioning off the jerseys they're wearing for a fundraiser. Thus the concern over one of the people they're honoring, as his "foundation" has produced no records showing that he's raising or donating any money to aid Negro Leaguers. That's a serious concern.But it's not at all the same thing.I'd love for him to tell me how this can be "about money" for the Brewers. As long as that was his point, I agree. My point was concern about the foundation. It's where I sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted June 2, 2006 Author Share Posted June 2, 2006 Not too late for them to do something about that.And it'll be a fair amount of cash they raise, I'll wager. The pink Mothers' Day bats raised quite a bit (there's one currently signed by the team up for auction now, bidding at $1525.00).The Brewers should make sure that the proceeds go to the right place. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 "First annual" isn't grammatically correct. To me, "inaugural" means first, but doesn't specify length of time until it's repeated. "First Annual" means the first of an event that is planned to occur once every year. I wouldn't call the two terms synonymous. And "inaugural annual" sounds clunky. Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VitaminD Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 It can be both. "First annual" can be correct, despite the fact that the event's only happened once.To call something "annual" means it must happen every year. The first one occurred last night, and there is no guarantee that it'll happen again next year, no matter how sincere the Brewers' efforts are into doing it again. However, the fact that the Brewers planned the first event with the intent of holding subsequent events on a yearly basis is considered good enough to satisfy the criteria for calling it a "first annual" event.[REF: "Common Errors in English Usage" by Paul Brians. Washington State U. has the book online, an invaluable resource for Grammar Nazis like myself and OMMF ]EDIT: (I misread what footballfiji was trying to say when I posted this. My bad.) "Start spreading the news... They're leavin' today... Won't get to be a part of it... In old New York..."In order for the Mets' run of 12 losses in 17 games to mean something, the Phillies still had to win 13 of 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otherwilds Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 On a tangent the Brewers' Triple A affliate Nashville will be wearing Milwaukee throwbacks tonight that will be autcioned off for charity...From "The Tennessan" Jerseys for charity: Fans at Greer Stadium will have a chance to take the shirt right off a Sounds player's back tonight as Nashville hosts the Albuquerque Isotopes.The Sounds will be wearing retro Brewers jerseys, which fans can bid on in a silent auction held during the game.Tables will be set up at the front gate and near the fan relations center with a minimum bid of $75 per jersey. The auction will run through the seventh inning, and all proceeds will go to the Nashville Ronald McDonald House. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted June 5, 2006 Author Share Posted June 5, 2006 "First annual" isn't grammatically correct. To me, "inaugural" means first, but doesn't specify length of time until it's repeated. "First Annual" means the first of an event that is planned to occur once every year. I wouldn't call the two terms synonymous. And "inaugural annual" sounds clunky. I would tend to agree.Here are the uniforms: The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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