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  1. ashbury
    You displayed touching faith that the driver himself wasn't stoned out of his gourd (as we used to say, Back In My Day ).
  2. ashbury
    That is fine, in March, but as the results actually unfolded, I was expecting more of a pivot by the FO in July.
  3. ashbury
    Two age-old rules of thumb point in the same direction in this case: Don't make the second out at homePlay for the tie at home, for the win on the road
  4. ashbury
    THERE'S NO TYING IN BASEBALL!
  5. ashbury
    That jockey appears to be trying to dismount in the middle of the race and before the jump is even attempted, and I am not an expert on horse competitions but I'm not sure I've ever seen something like that. I was trying to think of how to equate this jockey maneuver to the third base coach sending hapless Ehire to his doom, but I got nothing. It was more like a jockey trying to get on a horse in the middle of the race. "The game moves too fast for some people."
  6. ashbury
    It's gonna be close ... too close to call ... probably the call's going to get challenged...
  7. ashbury
    Moderator's note: One of the core principles at this site is respect toward others. Comments should not be to mock the player. The writer of the article has taken the time to bring forward a thoughtful analysis, please respect it with constructive discussion. Review the site's Comment Policy if you need to.
  8. ashbury
    Funny. Could be the first time I clicked Like and handed out a warning point on the same post! J/K, but kinda not...
  9. ashbury
    They do. The guy in the lineup just above the leadoff hitter, i.e. usually the guy who made the last out the previous inning, starts on 2B. (Do they allow a pinch runner?) Makes for slightly different earned-run determinations, as the runner is treated as though reaching base on an error - you can be the losing pitcher without giving up any base runners, even by error. I didn't see the play, but I am presuming they attempted to get the runner going to third, resulting in no outs. That's kind of the purpose of the rule, to put pressure on the defense from the beginning, to result in more runs and get the darned game decided. It isn't baseball anymore, IMO, but it's not a stupid rule and it was conceived for a purpose. If I'm at a AAA game I may not really want a 15-inning experience. And the teams definitely don't want it. I like the rule better than the 25-yard-line rule my wife alluded to - that REALLY isn't football anymore.
  10. ashbury
    I find his affection for ash... deeply disturbing.
  11. ashbury
    Watch it. You could easily be replaced by a game-threader from Rochester who gets paid half that and provides his own grammar/spell checker.
  12. ashbury
    I think there is zero chance the rule comes to the majors. Its purpose is to get minor league games over with quicker. If I'm paying for a minor league ticket, I just have to accept that I am watching player-development, and not genuine competition.
  13. ashbury
    Interesting AAA game there at the end, judging from the box score and PbP. O'Rourke was brought in to face a succession of mostly right-handers, unless I misread - not a LOOGY audition by a long ways. Walks factored into both innings, resulting in bases loaded in the ninth, which he wriggled out of, and a run given up in the tenth. The Red Wings' leadoff batter in the bottom of the tenth reached base on a fielder's choice. I read that item to Mrs Ash, who gave me the hoped-for look of puzzlement - she knows enough to know that that sounds odd, but didn't know the answer of why*. Do you, without looking it up? * After I explained, she commented, "like starting at the 25-yard line." I married well.
  14. ashbury
    All right, I'm signing off, and handing a nice lead over to you all. Protect it. Oh, and... KEPLER !!!!
  15. ashbury
    With two outs, there's an argument for sending ... and then, the answer needs to be, No. Because, Cron. How many times has Cron been thrown out at home this season? He must lead the team. He has deceptive speed - he's even slower than he looks.
  16. ashbury
    And yet, with the posting count up by one, and another Like registered.
  17. ashbury
    When I think of the 2019 Twins I now shall evermore think too of this video. They are inextricably linked. Thanks!
  18. ashbury
    You said that yesterday, and the day before.
  19. ashbury
    Louisville Daily is a different site.
  20. ashbury
    You've seen what kind of beard I'm capable of growing. I can be done while she's drying her face with a towel.
  21. ashbury
    Also, "the sink porcelain is white, your whiskers aren't, are you BLIND?"
  22. ashbury
    Keeping her other thoughts to herself, apparently.
  23. ashbury
    38 pitches after 2? He's rolling.
  24. ashbury
    Carnac, the Magnificent: "Chance of a shower around 9." Ed McMahon: Chance of a shower around 9? In Los Angeles? Carnac: I am not aware of a location. Just the answer. "Chance of a shower around 9". Ed: Be that as it may, your Magnificence. Carnac: It is always around 9, somewhere in the world, after all Ed: I thought your saying was that it's always 5 somewhere. Carnac: <double take> Hey. Stick to the cue cards. Ed: <squints> "You. Are. Most. Wise." Carnac: May the fleas of a thousand agave plants bite you in your tequila sunrise. Ed: Perhaps we should move on to the question inside the hermetically sealed envelope? Carnac: Perhaps. Ed: The answer being, "Chance of a shower around 9." Carnac: <opens, blows, removes card> "What did the Twins manager tell his starting pitcher to expect, just before a cloudless 8:10 pm start?"
  25. ashbury
    http://giphygifs.s3.amazonaws.com/media/A9KfKenpqNDfa/giphy.gif
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