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Game Thread, Twins Vs. Rangers, 8/12 @ 7:10pm CT

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JB_Iowa Ft Myers Mighty Mussels

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OMG, Plouffe beat that out.  Good thing it was that deep to the SS.

 

Well, maybe he beat it out.

 

Rangers not challenging.

JB_Iowa Ft Myers Mighty Mussels

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From the Mel Brooks movie, Blazing Saddles. The entire cast of Brooks's movie busts through the sets of other movies, including a Busby Berkley dance number with Dom Deluise as director. The actors are doing a very fey dance number while singing, "...stick out your tush, hands on your hips, give 'em a push, that's how we're doing the French Mistake..." something like that.

 

Some batters do the "French Mistake" by shoving their butt away from the plate as they swing the bat. This is a very effective way of removing any significant power from your swing, leaving only your arms to propel the bat. Aaron Hicks was doing the French Mistake until he came back from his most recent demotion to AAA. Now he's doing the Cuban Kick and the Dominican Bat Wave, two far better dance moves at the plate. The results are what we are now seeing from Hicks.

 

Thank you for reminding me of that part of the movie.

 

I always enjoy it.

USAFChief GOAT

USAFChief

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Riddle me this.

 

Today for supper I threw away the outside, cooked the inside, then ate the outside, and threw away the inside.

 

What did I have?

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Riddle me this.

 

Today for supper I threw away the outside, cooked the inside, then ate the outside, and threw away the inside.

 

What did I have?

Corn on the cob or fish.  That would be my guess

jimbo92107 Cedar Rapids Kernels

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Those last two Hicks line drives are a good illustration. Before his new kick-wave, the ball would leave his bat probably 10 mph slower. Now it streaks into the outfield, no chance to field it.

spinowner Ft Myers Mighty Mussels

spinowner

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Patrick Reusse has said that he thinks Sano will be the first player to hit a ball over the third deck in left. He's only 22 years old. As Torii said about Mauer in his rookie year: just wait till he gets his man-muscles.

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Got anybody watching the Texas feed tonight? Curious about what they have to say about #22.

I shoulda chose more wisely.  I got Dickbert on.

jimbo92107 Cedar Rapids Kernels

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I hope they bring out another rightie. I want to see Hicks keep smashing the ball from the left side, he's sooooooo happy right now!

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