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  1. ashbury
    I wouldn't call a 25th-man decision colossal whichever way it went, but it certainly looks complete. As others have noted, it's "first" only because LoMo came after.
  2. ashbury
    Or, they strike out. He did get 6 of those in 5 innings. That would suggest to me he's not without stuff.
  3. ashbury
    She's 86 and might be available, who knows.
  4. ashbury
    Sure, but he's no longer the DH, which is lost for the rest of the game.
  5. ashbury
    He was pacing himself in case the game went into extras.
  6. ashbury
    Did they make the mistake of playing against the Rockets? That could do it.
  7. ashbury
    I am getting the general impression tonight was a good night to have had other plans. I wish my other plans had lasted an hour longer.
  8. ashbury
    You have us potty much pegged.
  9. ashbury
    When did it get weird? After this, you mean?
  10. ashbury
    Worst. Punchline. Evar!
  11. ashbury
    My humble contribution: Castro, Grossman, and Morrison already have it going badly. #lowhangingfruit
  12. ashbury
    Punchline contest...... Go!
  13. ashbury
    Yeah, that Tampa series #1'ed me off.
  14. ashbury
    "Your product placement checks are in the mail. Thanks."
  15. ashbury
    My memory of my own reaction to the news: What I found instead as my contribution in this thread:
  16. ashbury
    You and me both. Hope no one spotted us leaving together.
  17. ashbury
    Just. A. Messageboard? JUST. A. MESSAGEBOARD???
  18. ashbury
    I'll go with that word "perceived". Several of those early years, Mauer didn't reach the intended number of games at DH (or C) due to short stretches of injury. Some of the perceived need (there's that word again) to carry a third catcher also stemmed from wanting to DH Mauer frequently. As for the frugality factor, DHs can be one of the cheapest ways to improve an offense. You have room for one, though, to attract a good one as a free agent. The roster challenges were each small, but cumulative.
  19. ashbury
    This post is the finest one I've read all day, until I come to a few more. / Cue Chief's response: wish I could say the same for yours
  20. ashbury
    I would have liked a more capable full-time DH some of those years, yes. Maybe I'm incorrect in recalling that the perceived need to reserve 20-30 games at DH for Mauer held them back from going after one, resulting in seasons where Rondell White and Jason Tyner DH'ed in the greatest number of games, but I don't think so.
  21. ashbury
    Legend has it that catchers don't win batting titles. Weren't you at least a little amazed when he won three in four years?
  22. ashbury
    Mauer's one of my favorites but following him through his career and rooting for his team leaves me with this principle: drafting a stud catcher high in the first round is only for rich teams who believe all other needs can be filled. For most teams, if the prospect develops the way you hope, he presents too many challenges in roster construction, unless you're so well off that you are willing to let him sit on the bench and possibly pinch-hit on his numerous days off from catching. If he's really the right guy because of the bat, convert him to 3B or RF to utilize the arm. I'd have taken Prior. Or, with the more recent trend toward position players at #1, maybe Teixeira.
  23. ashbury
    Indeed. Kudos to MiLB.com's Tyler Maun for finding 1300+ words to say about one (albeit very entertaining) play. This interviewer did it better, though - not content with a prosaic "I hit the ball first time and there it was in the back of the net": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gb6Le1vJLQ
  24. ashbury
    I think you are right. Unless I missed someone, the previous three guys to pass 2000 were (in some order) Brandon Phillips, Victor Martinez, and Nick Markakis. That latter one completely surprised me, but he's been durable. In none of these cases do I recall ticker-tape parades after the fact, to say nothing of being scheduled days in advance. However, "gets" is not the same as "should get". There needs to be some common sense involving position. Out of 287 players to amass 2000 hits, only 10 have been primarily catchers. Joe Mauer reaching 2000 is a much bigger deal than these other guys doing it.
  25. ashbury
    I skipped being a spectator at the Boston Marathon because the weather was yucky here too. (OK, that was Monday, but it's a long weekend.)
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