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MILWAUKEE -- After the Milwaukee Brewers announced contract extensions for general manager Doug Melvin and manager Ron Roenicke on Tuesday, principal owner Mark Attanasio admitted to glancing at a few fan comments questioning why the team would hand out votes of confidence in the teams leadership after such a shaky start to the season. 12th Fan Jersey . In a way, those lofty fan expectations could be seen as an indication of just how high the Brewers have set the bar under the leadership of Melvin and Roenicke. Before Melvins arrival in 2002, a 12-17 start to the season wouldnt raise many eyebrows for a small-market franchise with humble goals. Now the Brewers expect to contend for a division title and the playoffs every year. And after a slow start, Attanasio said, the levelheaded leadership of Melvin and Roenicke will lead them back to success. "Of course, theres always going to be the fan that says, Well, how could you extend those guys now?" Attanasio said. "Well, its precisely now, precisely when you need calm, thoughtful leadership." Melvins new deal runs through the 2015 season. Roenickes contract will go through 2014 with a club option for 2015. Melvin was under contract through 2012 in Milwaukee after signing an extension in 2008. Roenicke previously was signed through the 2012 season with a club option for 2013. Attanasio noted that Melvin has built a team that made the playoffs two of the past four years; when Melvin took over at the end of the 2002 season, the Brewers were on their way to 56 wins. And Attanasio pointed out that Roenicke led the Brewers to a franchise-record 96 wins in his first year as manager, taking control and setting the right tone. "You have to reward that," Attanasio said. "But more importantly, you want to secure that talent for the organization, for the community, so that we can continue to have success here over the next several seasons." Melvin said his goals when he arrived in Milwaukee were decidedly modest. "When I first took this job, I said my goal was to have a team that was more popular than the sausage race," he said, a reference to the teams well-known on-field entertainment. Melvin and Roenicke were thankful to Attanasio and the team, but both were more concerned about straightening out the Brewers rough start. "Weve still got a lot of things to accomplish, too," Melvin said. "Last year was exciting, but weve got to keep the momentum going and still reach the goals that we want to reach, and thats to bring a championship here." Roenicke said his contract situation wasnt any kind of distraction, but was thankful to have it wrapped up. "Its nice, because my focus needs to be on what were doing here, what were trying to accomplish, and get through this time when were not playing well," Roenicke said. Attanasio sat in on a monthly meeting that included Melvin, Roenicke and other members of the teams front office Tuesday, and noted that the tone wasnt any different than it was when he attended a similar meeting during spring training. "Neither guy gets too high or too low, and thats important now," Attanasio said. "This is a time to be low." Roenicke said the meeting was a chance for everybody in the organization to take a look at the teams position. "We want to make sure that this team is competitive for a long time, not just last year," Roenicke said. "We need to figure out this year, and we need to figure out whats happening in the next few years, and make sure that what were doing, were heading in the right direction." The Brewers lost Prince Fielder to free agency in the off-season, a move they fully expected. What the Brewers didnt expect was a pair of significant knee injuries to everyday players in the first month of the season; first baseman Mat Gamel and shortstop Alex Gonzalez, both of whom are likely to miss the remainder of the season with torn right ACLs. While there isnt a likely big trade coming in the short term, Attanasio said he cant foresee the Brewers becoming a selling team at the trade deadline -- even if he couldnt rule it out completely. "The only circumstance where wed even consider a thing like that is where there was no chance of winning," Attanasio said. "And this teams too good to be in that position." Attanasio called Melvin a "terrific mentor" who has helped him learn the inner workings of the game after he became an owner. "I was a baseball fan, and I played Rotisserie baseball back to 1983 or 84, I was in leagues," Attanasio said. "And then I got to the Major Leagues, as they say, and I found out how much I didnt know. And Doug has been a marvelous mentor from the start, Ive really learned a lot." Reigning NL MVP Ryan Braun said having continuity at the top of the organization was encouraging, and could help the team attract players down the road. "For both those guys, its well-deserved," Braun said. "Im excited to see everybody else has recognized that. Theyve obviously been instrumental in the success weve had to this point, being a smaller, mid-market team and going to the playoffs two of the last four years and finding a way to get three million people to come watch us play every year. Those guys deserve as much credit as anybody thats playing on the field." Marshawn Lynch Womens Jersey . And even though the 18-year-old Russian is still learning English, he cant help but tense up the second he hears the letters "KHL. 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The league cancelled games from Oct. 25 through Nov. 1 last week and a total of 326 regular season games - 26.5 percent of the season - were scheduled for Oct.EDMONTON, Alta. (July 22, 2012) – D.J. Kennington charged into the lead in a wild scramble at the finish of the Edmonton 100 at the Edmonton City Centre Airport on Sunday to score a record fourth consecutive victory in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1. He gained the lead when the first and second-place cars of Scott Steckly and J.R. Fitzpatrick came together on a restart as the field headed for a green-white-checkered finish. Kennington - the 2010 series champion from of St. Thomas, Ontario - led the final two laps for his 15th career series win, which puts him in a tie with Andrew Ranger for the most career series wins. Jason Hathaway was second. Steckly, the pole-sitter who had dominated the event, managed to recover to finish fourth behind Trevor Seibert. Martin Roy was fifth. Kerry Micks, Andrew Ranger, Ron Beauchamp Jr., Jarred Whissell and Ryley Seibert rounded out the top 10. Fitzpatrick was unable to limp his car back around after the incident and finished 17th, two laps down. Steckly, who established a track record in qualifying on Saturday, had dominated the event - dominated the event as it appeared the two-time series champion might gain his first career win on a road course. He maintained a considerable margin for much of the race over Fitzpatrick, leading by more than four seconds at times. Marshawn Lynch Elite Jersey. . That margin was erased, however, when the caution flew in the closing stages of the event. An incident involving Andrew Ranger on an initial restart led to another caution and the subsequent restart when Steckly and Fitzpatrick came together going through the technical Turn 2 area. The race was slowed due to caution just two times for four laps. It marked the first race for the series on the 2.256-mile, 13-turn Edmonton course. Previous series events from 2007 to 2010 were staged on a 1.96-mile layout at the airport. In the championship point standings, Kennington extended his lead to 35 points over Scott Steckly, who moved into the second position. Ranger remains in third place – 37 points in back of the leader – while Fitzpatrick fell to fourth. The Edmonton 100 will premiere on TSN2 on Saturday, July 28 at 3 p.m. ET and on RDS2 on Wednesday, Aug. 22 at 10 p.m. ET. The Edmonton event, the third of five road course races this year, was part of a three-race swing by the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series through Western Canada that concludes with the Velocity Prairie Thunder presented by Bayer Crop Science at Auto Clearing Motor Speedway in Saskatoon, Sask., on Wednesday, July 25. ' ' '
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