Game Thread: Royals@Twins 7/2 12:10PM

[ashbury]

Mine.

 

Which kind?

 

[ashbury]

Dick and Bert have about 10 Twins that belong on the All Star team. How can the record be so bad with so many great players?

 

BABIP. SSS. A Jinx.

[Kirby_waved_at_me]

Gardy: "Guys, can you get after it more?"

[Gibby]

Which kind?

 

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Ah, Paul Bunyon's urethra, and the Devils Water Closet.

[oldguy10]

And from a managerial standpoint why would Guerrier only pitch one scoreless inning and then Fien put into the game. Wouldn't the prudent thing to do here would be to save Fien for the next game when you might really need him in a meaningful game? I am confused to the nth degree on this one.

[ashbury]

Ugh. Now Parms is going to have to hit a 5-run homer leading off the bottom of the 9th.

[James]

Ugh. Now Parms is going to have to hit a 5-run homer leading off the bottom of the 9th.

If anyone can do that, it would be Parms.

[Guest USAFChief]

Dick and Bert have about 10 Twins that belong on the All Star team. How can the record be so bad with so many great players?

Anderson, most likely.

[Squirrel]

Ah, Paul Bunyon's urethra, and the Devils Water Closet.

 

Uh, what?

[James]

Anderson, most likely.

Also Vavra.

[ashbury]

Gonna have to leave early. I get to drive our cat to an eye specialist in Reno. Pray for me. Forty five minutes of yowling going over, forty five minutes of yowling coming back.

 

/ and the cat doesn't take so well to the ride either. Ba-dum-tsssssh.

[Gibby]

Ugh. Now Parms is going to have to hit a 5-run homer leading off the bottom of the 9th.

 

Not to worry. All we need is a couple walks, a hit batsman, a wild pitch, a passed ball, a bloop and a blast. Twins Baseball.

[ericchri]

Not watching the game, just glanced at the gamecast online, so I'll assume this was of the variety of getting Perkins in the game to help "keep him sharp" or whatever they call it? My question is: considering he's almost always awful in non-save situations, is this a valid strategy?

[Gibby]

Uh, what?

 

You're too classy to get me.

[Guest USAFChief]

Gonna have to leave early. I get to drive our cat to an eye specialist in Reno. Forty five minutes of yowling going over, forty five minutes of yowling coming back.

 

/ and the cat doesn't take so well to the ride either. Ba-dum-tsssssh.

Taking the mountain bike?

[Kirby_waved_at_me]

I'm imagining a cat with trifocals.

[Guest USAFChief]

Not to worry. All we need is a couple walks, a hit batsman, a wild pitch, a passed ball, a bloop and a blast. Twins Baseball.

I was with ya right up till the end. What's that last thing, again?

[Gibby]

I'm imagining a cat with trifocals.

 

I'm imagining the bill from my cat eye specialist.

[Gibby]

I was with ya right up till the end. What's that last thing, again?

 

Ok, a bunch of bloops.

[Guest USAFChief]

I'm imagining the bill from my cat eye specialist.

I'm imagining a world in which there are cat eye specialists.

[Riverbrian]

Not a frequent worry. The bears eat them all.

 

Those poor old ladies.

[James]

I'm imagining a cat with trifocals.

Close enough.

[Gibby]

I'm imagining a world in which there are cat eye specialists.

 

I'm going to discuss it with my dog's endocrinologist.

[Guest USAFChief]

Those poor old ladies.

Would it be wrong to suggest they probably like it?

[Gibby]

We really need some 2 out hitting here.

[Kirby_waved_at_me]

see, this is why I was hoping they'd get 4 outs after that gamecast confusion earlier. They really could've used it here.

[nicksaviking]

Holy crap, this thread died quickly. No post-mortem game comments or rhetoric. When it's over, it's over I guess!

[James]

Holy crap, this thread died quickly. No post-mortem game comments or rhetoric. When it's over, it's over I guess!

I blame ABJ's cat's eye specialist for that.

[Mike Sixel]

Holy crap, this thread died quickly. No post-mortem game comments or rhetoric. When it's over, it's over I guess!

 

Oh, it's over all right. I did enjoy reading the thread today. Thanks everyone

[SDFan]

Any mountain bikers in the audience? I'm thinking of getting my first, so I don't have much personal experience to fall back on. One question is wheel size. 26 or 29? (FWIW I'm 6'1" and 185 lb, and have pretty much decided on 21" frame.)

 

I was a very serious mountain biker for about a decade. I don't ride much anymore (I'm 43), and still have my 26" bike for rides with my kids. I have a Santa Cruz Blur LT, which is the best bike I've ever owned. At the time it was worth more than the 14-year old 4Runner I drove.

 

That definitely sounds like the right frame size if you're 6'1". I'm just a shade shorter than you - about 6'1/2" - and also have a 21" frame.

 

I think the consensus is that 29" wheels are smoother over rocky terrain, and the perceived increase in rolling resistance isn't even an issue. Almost all my serious biker friends who still ride have gone to 29" wheels, and wouldn't go back. If I was in the market for a bike now, it would absolutely be a 29".

 

Of course, it depends on your terrain. We have a ton of rocks here in the Black Hills of South Dakota, so the larger wheel is a real plus as it can roll over terrain where a smaller 26" wheel will have trouble.

 

If this is your first bike, I would recommend going to a dedicated bike shop (a lot of forums refer to this as an LBS - local bike shop). You'll pay a little more, but you'll get a bike that's the right size for you and will have access to tuneups, maintenance, and quality safety gear (a good helmet is the most important thing, of course).

 

If you're not planning on riding really aggressive terrain (lots of rocks, big drop-offs, etc.), you can save money by going with what's called a hard-tail. This means there's only suspension in the front - the fork. The rear tire wouldn't have a shock. You can get a lot more bike for the money if you can fore-go that rear shock. Of course, if you're planning on riding more aggressive terrain, you'll likely want that shock.

 

The terrain where I ride is extremely rocky, so pretty much everyone rides a full-suspension bike. But for a first bike, especially, I would take a serious look at a hard-tail. If you fall in love with the hobby, you can always upgrade to a FS (full suspension) bike later.

 

Ok - enough already. Biking was my consuming passion for an entire decade, and I still get pumped just talking about it. My time is now spent with my wife and kids, and I don't ride much anymore - but it's an incredible hobby and I only wish I'd started riding at 20 instead of 30.

 

By the way, biking probably saved my life. At 32, I had a severe blockage of my LAD coronary artery - they call that the "widowmaker". I weighed about 180 pounds, was in fantastic shape, ate right, didn't smoke, didn't drink, and rode my bike hard several days a week. And there I was, in the emergency room at 32, hearing the doctor tell me he was amazed I was alive. He said I had developed "collateral arteries" from all the mountain biking, and those collateral arteries are likely what saved my life. Without them, I'd probably have died of a massive heart attack.

 

So, good luck with the bike purchase. I hope you enjoy the hobby as much as I have.