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  1. ashbury
  2. ashbury
    You mean, we'd have to include cash to get someone to take him off our hands, right?
  3. ashbury
    Glad you took it the way I intended. I don't do grammar/spelling flames. But if a typo is genuinely funny, sometimes I can't resist putting a lampshade on it and seeing if I can improve on it. Oh, and good luck with the health issues.
  4. ashbury
    Expect to hear umpires shout this with great regularity: Steee-rike!
  5. ashbury
    How mbarrassing.
  6. ashbury
    Is there a statistical bias built into this analysis? The selection of LH batters to face LH pitchers isn't random or uniform - the manager chooses who does and who does not play in that game. You displayed in your table the four young lefty hitters whose results against lefty pitchers were abysmal, but you didn't show the numbers for Kepler and (gasp!) Gallo, who were weaker against lefties but not so horrible as to seem like black holes in the lineup. More skillful, or at least more experienced, batters would make a difference in these outcomes (for the Twins, and for any team), wouldn't it?
  7. ashbury
    You think that's bad, wait until you hear the outcry today over Buxton playing only 4 innings in CF and then apparently needing to be "rested." {sarcasm^2}
  8. ashbury
    I gleaned more than I wanted to glean, when Chapman hit that fly ball to the wall and fortunately into MAT's reliable glove, with two men on base and just a two-run lead.
  9. ashbury
    That corresponds to my memory. I'd go farther, that Carl wasn't even enthused about the business investment, but as the richest guy (by far) in the area he was persuaded that it was a civic undertaking to keep the team in town. The phrase "a cold Omaha" was current in that era, to describe the effect of losing one of the major sports teams. Sid Hartman, I believe, coined the polite fiction that Eloise was some kind of driving force. You phrased it probably exactly right - she liked baseball, and Sid played it up on his radio show and/or in his column. None of us are insiders, but I do think we have it about right.
  10. ashbury
    That's an alternative explanation, sure. I was countering speculation about Martin with something I thought similarly plausible.
  11. ashbury
    Same might be speculated about the Dodgers and Manuel Margot, though.
  12. ashbury
    I think they already announced that Winder goes on the 60-day.
  13. ashbury
    Yes, this game told us everything we need to know. The Twins need to make sure none of the pitchers Bowman, Jensen, Harris, and Burrows are on the Opening Day roster. Oh wait, none of them are on the 40-man roster. Never mind.
  14. ashbury

    So What Now?

    ashbury commented on Doctor Gast's blog entry in Doctor Gast's Blog

    Sure, it's easy for you to say that, now.
  15. ashbury
    Louie finished the season on the major league roster and pitched in the post-season. The issue of course is whether he will be allowed to return to starting - which I'm sure is your point as regards the number of pitches in his mix.
  16. ashbury
    Batting your DH 9th. Gotta love spring lineups.
  17. ashbury
    The Truth Is Out There! By the way, if the OP does the "investigative research" we are joking about, I hope he thinks twice about bringing the name of the place breathlessly to this thread. There are many who know, including law enforcement and the team and probably various journalists, and they've kept their mouths shut. Some kind of ethics could be at play here, and it might harm someone not at fault for the word to get out. Conversely it's hard to think of anything in the public interest that demands the information be revealed. Maybe I'm just stating the obvious. It's just, who doesn't like a good mystery?
  18. ashbury
    Never heard this story before, whatsoever. Thanks!
  19. ashbury
    Ya know, after all this joshing around, I felt a little bad, so I gave it a try to see if I could find any info online. But best I can do is "an establishment in downtown Fort Myers," which you already know, in this article from the Strib: https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-twins-pitcher-jordan-balazovic-jaw-punch-spring-training-fort-myers/600255197/ Cruise all the bars in downtown Ft Myers, bordered approximately by Bay St and Main St,, Hendry and Broadway/Dean - if you find yourself near the Goodwill Industries store you'll know you've found the right location for fun. I used Yelp and located about 30 possibles - based on the name, I'd give the Cowboy Up Saloon a try first. Good luck trying to get lucky like Jordy B did. 😀
  20. ashbury
    Nobody remembers Jose Barrios either. A first baseman for the Giants in 1982, who didn't hit and was sent on his way. Meh.
  21. ashbury
    And among starting pitchers the MLB ERA was a tick still higher than that, 4.45.
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  23. ashbury
    To the team, a player's contract is just a tranche in an overall portfolio. The team can handle the ups and downs. To the player, the contract is the whole kit and kaboodle. You've taken the corporate stance by equating two very different things.
  24. ashbury
    In most businesses, "right-size" is just a cynical euphemism for layoffs. Layoffs of perfectly good people, whose lives get put into upheaval for no better reason than someone who will never miss a meal decided that a business decision three years ago should be summarily thrown out. I don't care so much about what effect it has on Twins payroll in 2024, since baseball is a totally different business than most. It's the corrupt cynicism that "young" Joe Pohlad has been steeped in, which came out when he was groping for words, that I find offensive.
  25. ashbury
    The Jaw, I believe. Yes, yes, I know, super unhelpful.
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