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  1. Dave Borton
    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.
  2. Dave Borton
    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/
  3. Dave Borton
    "Dagnabbit," Elmer Fudd, right?
  4. Dave Borton
    Berrios/Darvish on Toronto radio 590, no score top of 2nd.
  5. Dave Borton
    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.
  6. Dave Borton
    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.
  7. Dave Borton
    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 He has been replaced by Wallner at DH: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/twins-vs-mariners/2023/07/18/717350/preview
  8. Dave Borton
    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.
  9. Dave Borton
    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.
  10. Dave Borton
    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.
  11. Dave Borton
    Hilarious!
  12. Dave Borton
    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.
  13. Dave Borton
    Sonny, Sonny... "Good nite, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are."
  14. Dave Borton
    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.
  15. Dave Borton
    He has no sense for the game.
  16. Dave Borton
    Cleve, 9-0, bottom 7th
  17. Dave Borton
    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. Dave Borton
    Bill got it from Reinhold Niebuhr, a Lutheran theologian.
  19. Dave Borton
    7-0, Cleve, top 6th inn
  20. Dave Borton
    Well done.
  21. Dave Borton
    Get 'er up...
  22. Dave Borton

    2nd half moves

    Dave Borton commented on Doc Munson's blog entry in Fantasy GM

    While I agree with you, Twins won't do it. They are not prepared to eat, what $5.5MM?
  23. Dave Borton
    Man, how I wish every child could have this kind of support.
  24. Dave Borton
    Someone has to help me with this one. It has been 58 years since I sat in Mr DeCarlo's geometry class.
  25. Dave Borton
    I have come to believe that the Twins risk management department structured an insurance plan which has backfired. Buxton's knee isn't good enough to play CF but not bad enough to meet the clause in the insurance contract which would indemnify the Twins for his absence. Hence, Buxton clogs the DH role.
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