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  1. ashbury
    Carnac the Magnificent: Twelve to two. Ed McMahon: Twelve to two. Carnac: That is the answer, to the question found in the hermetically sealed envelope. Ed: And you in your mystic wisdom have divined this answer without seeing the contents? Carnac: That's the schtick, Schmendrick. Ed: It is no schtick, your Magnificence. It is an other-worldly gift you bring to an unworthy audience. Carnac: The audience is probably worthy. The people on this stage, not so much. Ed: Some on the stage more than others. Carnac: (double take) May the fleas of a thousand camels take residence in your daughter's hope chest. Ed: I'm ... not sure how to interpret that. Carnac: Any way you wish. Ed: In any case, would you be so kind as to open the envelope. Carnac: (removes the paper, reads) "At what time this afternoon, local Pacific time, did Angels manager Brad Ausmus begin to realize this might not be his day?"
  2. ashbury
    Did Schoop liven it up any for ya?
  3. ashbury
    SCHOOP !!!! ^2
  4. ashbury
    SANO !!!! ^2
  5. ashbury
    Careful, it's bad luck to jinx us.
  6. ashbury
    I don't care who they are. That's funny.
  7. ashbury
    Our team has become much classier this season. It's now Whom.
  8. ashbury
    What was he looking for. And I don't care who I am, either.
  9. ashbury
    Not a major league SS play, not really a major league SS throw either.
  10. ashbury
    I continue to have qualms about going after Stroman. I'm not sure he's a good fit for this team, for this moment. A recent article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2019/05/22/marcus-stroman-blue-jays-alex-cora-red-sox/3768138002/ Among the observations: "It's the same thing with him every day. He competes a certain way and people don't like it," Cora said. "It seems like whenever a team comes in, somebody screams at him. I don't know, that's the way he acts." I don't think Cora is considered a hothead or anything close. I expect our clubhouse currently is pretty tight-knit. Would you introduce a guy in there that some of the current players will roll their eyes the first time he does something a little eccentric? And I don't mean Tortuga-eccentric.
  11. ashbury
    We're somewhere.
  12. ashbury
    Peter clicks dis-Like, just for the uncomfortable similarity:
  13. ashbury
    F Scott Gaedel at bat.
  14. ashbury
    Splinter. Circa 1984.
  15. ashbury
    Good to know. I may have to look into buying a Twitter radio, and have a listen. Hope you stop by here now and then to share some opinions. Though, you'll probably need to rein in the language a bit.
  16. ashbury
    Wait, the other team is allowed to hit a ball over the fence too? This changes everything!
  17. ashbury
    SANO !!!!
  18. ashbury
    CRON !!!!
  19. ashbury
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msDcShv_r20
  20. ashbury
    Ambush!
  21. ashbury
    POLANCO !!!!
  22. ashbury
    Bechtold's play was so good! Sano had better be looking over his shoulder.
  23. ashbury
    Not so new(ish). I'm not very young, and one of my favorite early bosses used to say that her job was to "bring water" - a metaphor I didn't precisely understand but took to mean a certain humility in the role. No single management style works, in tech or in baseball. As the old saying goes, you need to know who needs a pat on the back and who needs a kick on the rump. At different times I needed and deserved either.
  24. ashbury
    I'm repeating myself to say, "concur." A couple of publicly visible moves - the placement of Buxton in the 9-slot despite improving numbers, and removing Berrios just short of collecting a Win during a laugher - could easily be viewed as saying to his best players, "this is my team." If so, I have little doubt he does this in other little ways. It's easy to overplay that, but it also probably has to be done by every manager now and then. There's no art to doing it to a bad apple, but letting every player know "you're not above reproach" is healthy. Difficult to imagine a guy named Rocco who doesn't. (He reminds me too much of my gentle-natured son for me to be serious about that.)
  25. ashbury
    It's an MLB rule that wins against Baltimore count as losses against any other team in the power rankings.
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