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  1. ashbury
    I had a boss once, who frequently used the phrase "revolting development" for any mishap, anticipated or actual.* The top of the fifth is becoming that. * Yeah, probably stated in my presence, more often than not
  2. ashbury
    "Listen, don't mention the War!" "I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it alright."
  3. ashbury
    What kind of message did Max send home to Germany with that blast?
  4. ashbury
    KEPLER !!!!
  5. ashbury
    ASTUDILLO !!!!
  6. ashbury
    "Yeah, well, you should see the OTHER guy."
  7. ashbury
    http://twinsdaily.com/topic/8228-twins-daily-comment-policy/?p=164092 Definitions of trolling and related behaviors are loose, but the above link mentions specifically inserting a pet idea into thread after threadcasting in a negative light everything someone says and doesThe opinion is fine. Your suggestion that you plan to keep harping on Astudillo drew my eye.
  8. ashbury
    It's not the first time he's been waved home to his doom, either.
  9. ashbury
    Winston Churchill was (among probably others) reputed to say, "a fanatic is a person who won't change his mind and can't change the subject." It's also mentioned in the TD Comment Policy among the examples of trolling, for what that's worth, hint hint.
  10. ashbury
    "cheap shot"
  11. ashbury
    It worked for me just now.
  12. ashbury
    It would be irresponsible for a historian to not highlight race when discussing Obama. Mitch McConnell is not a historian, and he was asked about reparations. Free-association is a time-tested means for getting a look inside someone's thought processes.
  13. ashbury
    So, to summarize: Cave InTurtle BackPoppen UpArraez ... Con Pollo (? - I got nuthin')
  14. ashbury
    This season, when he's played the entire game, the Twins have gone 16-8. In his partial games, they are 6-3. In games he has not played (including his stint in Rochester), they are 26-13. I'm not seeing a big difference in win frequency.
  15. ashbury
    Gulf Coast League. Play starts June 24.
  16. ashbury
    I didn't want to be caught not clicking Like on this one.
  17. ashbury
    Yep, it's #1 so far. All-time? Take a look at this game in 1966, where Art Shamsky came in during the top of the 8th inning as part of a double-switch when a reliever was called in. He hit a home run in the bottom of the inning to give his Reds a lead. Their bullpen coughed up a run in the top of the 9th, and then a go-ahead run in the 10th, so in the bottom of the 10th Shamsky launched another one to extend the game. The Pirates scored two more in the 11th, and Shamsky responded with a two-run shot to send it to the 12th. Only one Red reached base after that, so when the Pirates took the lead again in the 13th, the lead held up because Cardenas grounded into a game-ending DP, leaving Shamsky in the hole. WPA of 1.503, and like Kepler it was only a partial game's worth of work. And the team still lost! https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN196608120.shtml PS. Then there's Jimmie Foxx's 1.307 WPA game, in a 18-17 barnburner. He went 6-for-9 plus a walk, including 3 HR. He played all 18 innings, and I guess that watered down his clutch numbers a bit. Shortstop Johnny Burnett had a .910 WPA for the opponents. No pitcher for either team had a positive WPA, unsurprisingly. (There were only 5 pitchers total!) https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE193207100.shtml Our own Nelson Cruz ranks third all time with 1.220 for this game while he was with Baltimore. He went 4-for-5 with two homers and a triple, driving in every Oriole run in a 7-5 extra innings win. https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TBA/TBA201409070.shtml
  18. ashbury
    If only someone had admin access to the database in order to do a query.
  19. ashbury
    If you catch him pooping on your car, you'll have your answer. / I'll see myself out ...
  20. ashbury
    Bradley gave kind of a clinic last night on dealing with the wall with the game on the line, I thought. I can't tell you what exactly he does differently than Buxton, but Buxton needs to study that catch because he's capable of discerning even if I'm not.
  21. ashbury
    It's bad to chase. It's worse to swing and miss at strikes repeatedly. I'm discouraged after watching (half the game) last night.
  22. ashbury
    FTFY.
  23. ashbury
    I didn't notice the Red Sox broadcasters taking quite that POV. We're still the upstarts and are excited by being in contention. My decision to go to bed after the eighth inning proved wise for my health and sanity. The east coast time zone has definite disadvantages. I figured, once Kepler entered the game, the outcome was no longer in doubt anyway.
  24. ashbury
    I didn't see it mentioned elsewhere at TD, but Max Scherzer broke his nose during bunting drills yesterday. Meh, who wants him.
  25. ashbury
    Schoop is just such an asset on defense. Goes to his right on that grounder by Devers, and makes it look easy. / edit - Can't say the same for Cave on that fly ball by Holt. He got the job done, but looked so uncertain. Can't wait for Buxton to be back.
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