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  1. IndianaTwin
    Meanwhile in the Bizarre Sports World of 2020, Columbus and Tampa Bay are in their fifth overtime, so they’ve bumped the late game to 11 a.m. tomorrow.
  2. IndianaTwin
    If yours is like the school I worked at, you’re looking at a year off before getting called back in for another round of sabbatical coverages and adjuncting for those who moved to the Administrative side!
  3. IndianaTwin
    Another ground ball double for Buxton.
  4. IndianaTwin
    By contrast, Mr. Gladden batted .400 tonight, pronouncing the name right on 4 of 10 opponents in the starting lineup. And this is game 2 of the series, so he’s had a night of hearing Cory saying most of the names.
  5. IndianaTwin
    I like the bunt. Way to frustrate the pitcher after a couple bombas.
  6. IndianaTwin
    Can he hit?
  7. IndianaTwin
    He is, if you count the Ford Frick Award that he won in 2003. YouTube his induction speech — it’s hilarious. The MLB Network special on him from a month or so ago was also excellent.
  8. IndianaTwin
    To avoid the Gladden factor, I’ve been listening to Uecker the last three innings. He definitely shows his age in a not-so-good way, but he’s been going on about great Twins from the ’60s. The thought of him hitting a long homer off Jim Kaat in the Northern League goes way back.
  9. IndianaTwin
    Whether or not Dobnak is going commando is a little more information than I need.
  10. IndianaTwin
    You are correct. I actually got an umpire to change a call in a slow-pitch game, noting that if the runner had to wait until control, a good outfielder could juggle the ball all the way back into the infield.
  11. IndianaTwin
    So, for perspective, at least Garver (3 for 32; .094) is outhitting Gary Sanchez (3 for 35; .086).
  12. IndianaTwin
    By the way, Der Schlagger’s previous home run was the 400th hit by a player born in Germany. As the career leader, he now has 24.2 percent of all of them.
  13. IndianaTwin
    I seem to remember people celebrating an early start. Is this one going to finish any earlier than normal?
  14. IndianaTwin
    I grew up near the Amana Colonies in eastern Iowa. Yankee pitcher Bill Zuber was a native and came back home to run Bill Zuber’s Dugout Restaurant. https://www.zubershomesteadhotel.com/about/history/
  15. IndianaTwin
    It’s on first?
  16. IndianaTwin
    No cheating there. I’ve gotten most of my Oliva cards that way. When my son moves out after getting married next spring, we’ll have our first “office,” and I’m hoping to do something interesting with a display of them.
  17. IndianaTwin
    Glad to do my part, by the way. I stepped away and missed Buxton’s homer.
  18. IndianaTwin
    Step away again.
  19. IndianaTwin
    Missed that today is National Baseball Card Day. What were (are) your favorites? For me, 1974 was the first year I was old enough to get any cards, and when my brother came home for Christmas from his first year of college, he asked me if I had a Rod Carew. He had one for me. https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/baseball-cards/1974-topps/rod-carew-50/48932
  20. IndianaTwin
    Says a person in Central time. But hey, I'm glad for a 7 p.m. start! -IT
  21. IndianaTwin
    That’s some Sheboygan sausage.
  22. IndianaTwin
    That's with Avila starting on second, right?
  23. IndianaTwin
    Not necessarily even two starts. By starting him on the first day he's eligible ("day 11"), they've only missed one start and give most of the rotation an extra day off. With the depth they have, that could be a a good move. Injuries can happen, but teams usually have a preferred option mapped out a couple weeks in advance. Here's what it could look like July 28-Bailey 29-Hill 30-Berrios 31-Dobnak Aug 1-Maeda 2-(bullpen) 3-Thorpe 4-Berrios 5-Dobnak 6-Maeda 7-Odo 8-Bailey's first day eligible; if not, bullpen or Thorpe 9-Hill's first day eligible (otherwise, Berrios on normal rest) 10-Berrios (who is getting an extra day) 11-Dobnak (extra day) 12-Maeda (extra day) 13-Off day 14-(start of 20 straight days) If Odo, Bailey and Hill are back by the 7th, 8th and 9th and they have six "healthy" pitchers, don't be surprised if Berrios, Dobnak or Maeda has a little "arm tightness." They could also roll with a six-man rotation through a stretch starting on Aug. 14 that has games on 20 straight days, dropping back to a five-man if one of them goes down. Pineda even becomes available by the end of that 20-game stretch. (Has anybody pointed that pitching depth is a good thing?)
  24. IndianaTwin
    I didn’t want to show off.
  25. IndianaTwin
    I’m sure Rocco would rather not use Rogers in three straight days, but only throwing 18 pitches in the two games would tempt me into using him if needed on Sunday, particularly with four games coming up against the Pirates. (Better, of course, would be an 8-0 win.)
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