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  1. It is clear that something very heavy is weighing on him and he should address it for his family and his sake.
  2. Put him in the lineup at DH, bat him 3rd, and pray the wheels on the base recover.
  3. I have told you privately but will add it publicly. Superb work on the draft selections, Ted. db
  4. Wed, Jul 19: Berrios/Darvish on Toronto radio now, 590. Berrios 2-hits thru top of 5th. 0-0.

  5. Have sourdough naan dough resting. Lentils (daal) to follow. Naan will get my just harvested garlic, butter, and chopped parsley. Wichita Windsurge alternate cap, upside down cow.
  6. Old school cartoon. Did Elmer Fudd Say Dagnabbit? In the cartoon universe, yes, Elmer Fudd did say “dagnabbit.” The etymology of the word is based on Fudd's catchphrase. https://blogdigger.com/elmer-fudd/
  7. Berrios/Darvish on Toronto radio 590, no score top of 2nd.
  8. Baldelli pinch hits Solano for Wallner. Makes sense in his micromanaging stats but says, "Son, you can't hit lefties and I don't have confidence in you." and "You ain't gonna learn to hit 'em here because I will always play my statistical approach and pinch for you." Ludicrous. Game was 8-3 at the time. No need to put Solano in. Show some belief in your crew for heaven's sake. Get your nose out of your iPad.
  9. Not to worry. Solved for this evening: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/twins-vs-mariners/2023/07/18/717350/preview IL until he is capable to playing the game. I believe he has permanent knee damage and we have seen the last of him in the field. 10 months since surgery.
  10. Don't worry, you won't have to bear it tonite. He has been replaced by Wallner at DH: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/twins-vs-mariners/2023/07/18/717350/preview
  11. Someone mentioned this in the game thread last night --- Gray does fine but if he begins to get runners, he is almost afraid to use his command of the strike zone and BBs the entire world. I thought it was very insightful. Gibby-like on steroids.
  12. Cardinals can afford to rebuild. Attendance is averaging over 41,000, actually up a few hundred over 2022 despite a horrible year. Spoiled: been at Busch Stadium. A knowledgeable, loyal base, attending group. Trades? Not interested. Going after Goldy or Arenado is a straw-man approach to fix fundamental problems. Would have to surrender too many prospects. Focus on 2024 and beyond.
  13. This comes from Baldelli's inability to view things on a macro level. He is consumed by data and loses a feel for the game, his players, and a larger picture of his role as a leader. He has not grown into his position. E-Mgr.
  14. First place is immaterial to me. What I am interested in is quality ball. We don't have that. Offense is anemic -- leadership is absent. Stats trump a sense or awareness of his players. My fear is that the FO is going to dump a bunch of prospects at trade deadline in an effort to shore up glaring holes. It will take more than one or two trades to rectify this dysfunctional organization.
  15. Sonny, Sonny... "Good nite, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are."
  16. The whole thing is baffling. He is a boat anchor on the DH role. Working from memory, but I think he is 1-28 with 18 Ks in his last 28 attempts. Gladden says Baldelli told Buxton that "he has to work it out." Gladden agrees with that! Drop him to the 8 or 9 spot if you are going to employ that. Better yet, put him on the IL and let the team rip it loose with a youth drive. Bizarro Baseball is here.
  17. A VP I worked with had a son working on dark matter. I asked him to explain it to me in layperson's language. I walked out 20 minutes later and couldn't even fill a cartoon bubble with anything I understood.
  18. Bill got it from Reinhold Niebuhr, a Lutheran theologian.
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