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  1. LaBombo
    You know it's bad when the water's not even beading.
  2. LaBombo
    Thanks, you too! The Twins' off season was so intense that I had to breathe into a paper bag for a few... months, but I'm ok now. Thank goodness it was the Twins who score when I showed up, or I might have been forced into another month or two of hibernation.
  3. LaBombo
    Or chuck Finley, for that matter.
  4. LaBombo
    Agreed. The heavy jinxing won't come down for quite a while...
  5. LaBombo
    The commuter cannon at work is down, so I had to drive home. What did I miss? http://www.universalexports.net/Movies/Graphics/13-images/graydon.jpg
  6. LaBombo
    Yep. It seems like Garver's faint whiff of upside will probably land him in Rochester, with the backup job ideally going to Murphy unless his bat turns to sawdust again. On the other hand, with very little apparently at stake here for either this season or the future, and catchers being renowned for their athleticism the way they are, I'm totally down with this battle being decided on a special journeyman catcher episode of 'Takeshi's Castle'... http://i.imgur.com/FYEq2ML.gif
  7. LaBombo
    Punto with that head first slide, Nishi's compound break. Tommy Herr was such a d*^che, West was a mistake. Daaaavid West.... Daaavid West. Just give him the ball. David would walk in a run, Summer... Spring... or Faaaaall.
  8. LaBombo
    Not to be confused with Guy Randome, the French expatriate and former giant slalom and Alpine ski racer, now living quietly and operating a modestly successful if somewhat eccentric lawn care business somewhere in America's Rust Belt...
  9. LaBombo
    A lower draft choice?
  10. LaBombo
    The Minnesota Twins have not produced a single season with a positive run differential since their inaugural one in Target Field, despite having greater revenue there than at any other time since their inception. They just set the franchise record for losses in a season, accruing nine more than the next-worst team in the majors. Calling criticism of their failures a "rant" is like calling a raised hand at a city council meeting an "outburst".
  11. LaBombo
    Brian Duensing just pitched in a late/close situation in a postseason game. http://www.aveleyman.com/Gallery/ActorsA/348-17129.gif "Oh, my Holy God..." Unless the Twins' minor league system has been vastly overrated the past few years, it would seem that there's been an ongoing failure to turn talented minor league players into productive major league players, especially the pitchers. The development side deserves some blame, because while Twins prospects have generally not been rushed, they often appear rougher around the edges with respect to fundamentals than rookies should. That said, it's hard to see how the Twins could put together such a terrible season without there being serious problems with the way the staff prepares and utilizes its young players, as well as veterans like Duensing too. I admire Molitor the player and person, I like his staff, and I don't think they were incompetent. But I don't know how a franchise that has under-performed so badly for so long can bring in a new guy from outside to run baseball operations, and then give him an eraser instead of a clean whiteboard to draw up 2017 and beyond.
  12. LaBombo
    Also of note is that the rest of Major League Baseball has respected the Twins' record-setting 103 loss season and let them have the awfulness spotlight all to themselves. No other team has more than 93 losses.
  13. LaBombo
    It's official! http://www.southworth.com/shop/swatches/popups_gold_s2.jpg Worst. Season. Ever.
  14. LaBombo
    It's the one situation we know where he's not going to give the bunt sign.
  15. LaBombo
    http://thestrategyguysite.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/football-punt1.png
  16. LaBombo
    That's not until the Renaissance Festival is over. My centaur gig comes before all other pursuits. http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/24/56/36/5433276/3/920x920.jpg
  17. LaBombo
    As much fun as Dozier's improbable 42 homers have been, and much as I enjoy the kids learning the game and showing flashes of their potential, I'm getting pretty close to the point where I have about as much invested in watching the Twins as Will and the boys have watching a random little league game. http://blogwillhunting.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/gwh_baseball_spectators.jpg
  18. LaBombo
    Yeah, >100 losses and Morneau at the plate is as close to rooting for a White Sock as I'm ever likely to get. Might as well, cause with this pitching he's probably gonna crush the ball whether I'm pulling for him or not.
  19. LaBombo
    Heh. He is the Intentional Walk Ninja, striking swiftly and silently...
  20. LaBombo
    Ok, ok, get it out of your system now, because in a couple of months that same comment is going to spark a spontaneous mass TD road trip to find your place and crash in your living room.
  21. LaBombo
    Speaking only for myself, I will say that yours is the most charitable appraisal of the act watching this dreadful team of any that I can either recall or imagine.
  22. LaBombo
    Snow day for grown ups, but with t-shirt/shorts weather. Well done.
  23. LaBombo
    Oof. Been there several times but didn't realize just how wee the wee hours are that they serve into. My best shot at being out at 3am is waking up then to go to the bathroom and suddenly deciding I want to use a dirty, busy one with 'personal product' vending machines on the wall.
  24. LaBombo
    I hope they said 'No, thank you!" Gotta stay on his good side.
  25. LaBombo
    Twins' hot bats forcing Rodon to work outside the zone and throw the wild pitch! I smell a comeback! Ok, maybe it's not a comeback, but I definitely smell something baseball-related.
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