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  1. ashbury
    I ran it on slo-mo to make sure.
  2. ashbury
    Berrios was displaying very unusual facial expressions during that last inning. His manager and pitching coach know him better than I do, obviously, but I considered that he was laboring and maybe this was about it for him, before it became official. In particular, he stuck out his tongue in a way that could be interpreted, "I'm gassed".
  3. ashbury
    That's quite the anti-jinx you're offering up, there. Good luck with it, my friend - if I say I'm pulling for you, which way am I rooting?
  4. ashbury
    I was hoping for a little more love for the mental image of a walk-off DP. Runners on first and third, no outs, and the defense decides to go for two while the winning run scores... *crickets*
  5. ashbury
    I dispute the notion that he has done enough for election to the Hall.
  6. ashbury
    A player who gets three of those while playing full-time catcher gets to drop the mic, as far as I'm concerned.
  7. ashbury
    Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
  8. ashbury
    That kind of walk-off is exceedingly rare.
  9. ashbury
    To be fair, Karl is right.
  10. ashbury
    And renowned heavyweight drinker Tim Kurkjian just said "Wow" at that piña colada.
  11. ashbury
    Karl Ravech just called Joe Mauer a Hall of Famer, in reaction to that line drive catch.
  12. ashbury
    Tim K just called Mauer "a Minneapolis guy." Good detective work there.
  13. ashbury
    Just. A. Messageboard? JUST. A. MESSAGEBOARD???
  14. ashbury
    And yet you'll accept Diehard's statement that he grew up in Cleveland at face value. Though, I guess, being in Cleveland could grow you up in a hurry. Never mind.
  15. ashbury
    Their opinion is important, but perhaps not definitive either. I may have told this story before, but a boss of mine was killed in a bicycling accident while visiting on business in our little town in the Sierra. He was black, and his widow was convinced "the Klan got him," and that the sheriff's office was in on at least a coverup when the county took several weeks to conduct their investigation rather than the overnight results you see on teevee shows. It made for some awkward times on top of a tragic situation. When the narrative is execution, rather than fear, that is what you will hear re-transmitted. It doesn't add independent confirmation of anything.
  16. 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.
  17. 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
  18. ashbury
    Sick burn, bro.
  19. ashbury
    I don't think most deaths you are referring to are pre-meditated the way an execution is. They come about largely through fear. Maybe that's a distinction you don't think is important, but the mental image of thuggish cops marching through neighborhoods looking for someone to kill doesn't jibe with the videos that I've seen of black citizens being shot. I do think the distinction is important because if we go at a non-existent root cause then we don't solve any problems. This is quite a tangent from not appreciating Eddie Rosario's on-field stylings, I'll grant.
  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
    They have a hard time filling elective office there since the population is composed entirely of transients.
  24. 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
  25. ashbury
    For the record, Mrs Ash was born in Garfield Heights. Her family wised up soon afterward and moved back to Chicago. Me, I never grew up.
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