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  1. ashbury
    Here's an interesting video of a mistake made by the Red Sox catcher yesterday. The little grimace on his face when the umpire makes the call tells it all: "Oops. I knew that." https://mediadownloads.mlb.com/mlbam/mp4/2018/05/02/1996729983/1525229320040/asset_1800K.mp4 Very alert camera work, and kudos to the technical director in the booth for cutting to it, if this was what went to the broadcast. You don't get many of those in a year.
  2. ashbury
    It's never good when Yakkity Sax is the background music of choice.
  3. ashbury
    Aaron Slegers continues to curse the day David freaking Hale was born.
  4. ashbury
    They didn't sound disappointed enough, then. Whether they believed it was heaven or not, it was downtown Iowa they were looking at.
  5. ashbury
    Cans he pitchk? Cans he pitchk??? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CIpH-VVCJs And he cans catchk! (Starting at about the 5:25 mark)
  6. ashbury
    After the leadoff homer he pitched well enough for three innings yesterday. Probably the timing of the demotion plays into his reaction. If they had given him the bad news one day earlier he perhaps would have seen it their way, brief though that chance would have been.
  7. ashbury
    Baseball-reference.com answers your question quicker than I could have typed it - though maybe you are a faster typer than me. January 25, 2018: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins. Or, MLBTR: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/01/minor-mlb-transactions-12418.html He was one of the raft of minor-league depth signings, like every team does. He was stashed on the Padres AAA team last year and did OK, considering that El Paso is a tough team to pitch for. Oh, and hey! News of this signing was brought to the attention of TD readership by, well, once again modesty forbids me: http://twinsdaily.com/topic/13772-article-trade-talk-los-angeles-dodgers/?p=708281
  8. ashbury
    Could be worse. Someone could hold a gun to her and compel her to use them.
  9. ashbury
    A friend told me that his father used to watch the original Lost In Space and complain in complete earnestness, "why don't they just shoot that son of a b-word?". Smith was one of the most unlikable characters ever - I mean, in a way I don't think the show's creators actually intended. They were going for broad comic villainy, but they ended up with implausible annoyance. Why indeed would the crew show a stowaway the slightest mercy, the second time he double-crossed them? I hope the new incarnation is an improvement. Doubtful I'll find out first-hand anytime soon.
  10. ashbury
    If you are plagiarizing from somewhere, you do an excellent job of covering your tracks. These are gold. Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug. Sometimes you're Popeye, sometimes you're the spinach. Sometimes you're the plagiarist, sometimes you're the plagiaree.
  11. ashbury
    In the first year of a new three-year contract, it's hard to imagine the scenario where he's fired after just six weeks.
  12. ashbury
    The defense does not look like a contending team's defense. Just a tick slow, too many times these past many days.
  13. ashbury
    I think the reason for the 10-day DL was because they wanted to change his medication for the migraines. There can be side effects and they didn't want to chance him being groggy. If he reacted well to the change, then a rehab stint could start right away. Then, the toe. Ugh.
  14. ashbury
    If Aaron Slegers was bothered by the roster hijinks that saw David Hale added and removed from the Twins' 25/40-man rosters after Tyler Kinley was dropped, during which time he served as a well-paid spectator for one game at Yankee Stadium, he didn't let it show. He shut out the Syracuse Chiefs for six innings, en route to a 2-0 victory Saturday afternoon. Four opposing batters managed base hits, while Aaron struck out 4 and walked 2. He was aided by one baserunning miscue on a fly out that resulted in a double play. Most of the Chiefs' offense occurred with two outs already, with the only serious threat coming in the fourth inning with two baserunners and only one out. All in all it was a pretty drama-free road outing for Slegers, who was lifted after 91 pitches, his most of the season. All of his four games this season have been of the Quality Start variety, and his ERA now stands at 1.50. Opponents' OPS is a paltry .538; he's actually done slightly better against lefties than against righties in the early going.
  15. ashbury
    Sh! What are you trying to do, jinx them too?
  16. ashbury
    I'm still not too sure. That homer came in an AB where he received a lot of very hittable pitches and kept fouling them off. This pitcher didn't have the command (this season) to put him away, and eventually he was able to connect. Average pitchers may not be so generous. Something seems to be amiss with his swing. I hope to have to eat these words immediately and for a prolonged time.
  17. ashbury
    "What was your favorite David Hale moment?" Mine is this.
  18. ashbury
    Welp, I'm an hour ahead of most of you, and I have to get up early in the morning. Stay positive, y'all.
  19. ashbury
    That's what the other threads are for.
  20. ashbury
    Don't come in with a bad mood. That's all we ask. If the team stinks it up, fair criticism is fair game.
  21. ashbury
    He's one of the few in the bullpen having a good season.
  22. ashbury
    A little of everything here.
  23. ashbury
    With some nifty fielding, Grossman barely holds Hamilton to three bases on a double.
  24. ashbury
    He'll miss his plane if he does that, and I want him in Rochester.
  25. ashbury
    You're not allowed to bring him up from Rochester unless he is.
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