Who will win the NL Central?

It's easy to "triple" when you go from 49.2 mil in 2002, to 47.2 in 2003, then to 27.5 in 2004.  Cubs payroll in 2002 was 74.9, and 07, just under 100 mil. 25.1 mil difference. Brewers in the same span from 02 to 07 grew 22.7 mil.

The "tripled" payroll hardly has anything to do with Brewer fans "sending a message" to the front office rather it's just the managment getting back to where their payroll should be after the salary was slashed in half. Is it really working out just great?

Then why did you bring up the topic of saves then?  You're the one who brought it up to begin with.  Just don being don; bring up something to try and prove your point, and then say that the same point is irrelevant when it's used against your case.  I can't say that i'm surprised.

I brought up his saves record, while he was the closer. Albiet that wasn't a long period of time, but those number are relivent to how he would do if he was the closer. His saves record while he was not the closer is irrelivent to how he would do as a closer.   

I like Cheetoh's Cheese Puffs better than original Cheetoh's

Yes exactly

He had a hairline crack in the bone, if it was during the season I'd doubt that he'd miss more than a game or 2.

Wrong, not to mention his legs are not right as evidenced by his move from the leadoff spot.

People don't just fluke into .353/.424/.652....

Yeah that would be like someone hitting 50 HR and then not coming close ever agai........oh wait, that happened.

Last year when Dempster was hurt, Howry filled in as the closer. He went 7 out of 8 in SVO, and in the one he blew, he ended up getting the win.

If Howry could close he would have supplanted Dempster a long time ago.

...but if he plays like the majority of his career.

He would be a great on base percentage player with speed and power?