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  1. Platoon
    I had my very first flu shot this year, and was sick for 3 days. More disconcerting was that as the nurse gave it to me we were discussing the effectiveness of said medication. She was recounting how her mom had one earlier in the year, but still got the flu. I asked how she was doing? Oh, she died, she was 93. My next flu shot will likely be when I am 94!
  2. Platoon
    I thought replay was going to resolve controversial calls. . I am NOT comparing Rosario to Oliva, with the exception that neither ever saw a pitch that they considered unhittable.
  3. Platoon
    So what is Keplers launch angle this year comparative to other years. Hitting less ground balls definitely improves the number, but there is a difference between GB's, high flys, and hard hit liners. (Using ancient terminology here). Also, I know I am an outlier on this opinion, but trying to reach some mythical number of pitchers per PA seems non productive, unless you are Robbie G. Even Mauer has better success when ahead in the count. Dozier recognized this early. He feasted on early in the count get em over FB's. It took three years for them to stop throwing them to him. If you get your pitch to hit, you better hit it, no matter the count. If you continually work yourself into two strike counts, you end up hitting what the pitcher wants you to hit. This takes plate discipline, something Kepler seems to have. My point being that if you are raking at avout 4.0 pitches per AB, you don't need to see more pitches. Taking strikes doesn't get you more juicy pitches, it gets you less.
  4. Platoon
    Oh my! There's balls and strikes to argue. There's replays that didn't go his way. Maybe during bringing up the lineup card.
  5. Platoon
    ..........anything ending in ee or ey. .
  6. Platoon
    I saw what you did here. Very clever. To address Mike, I agree English spellings and meanings can be silly, and confusing. But every1 kant just spell inn theyre own manur. And that's what texting and other forms of auto spell and talk to text are doing. Some of the talk to text ones are pretty funny, and some are pretty embarrassing. Depends on who gets them.
  7. Platoon
    1) You just have to get over not being invited to the wedding. Originally I felt the same way. But after seeing the the USPS was so busy delivering packages for Amazon for free, it occurred to me that your invite, and mine was lost or delayed in the mail along with others. Apparently the biggest glitch was that many of the invites in the entire Washington DC area were lost. 2) What happens when Cleveland wakes up? They are probably lamenting the fact that they don't get to feast on the rest of the AL Central. Whoops, that includes us! 3) I do hope Gardy gets tossed at least once in the series, for old times sake. Btw, it's not fair, Detroit has three catchers, and we can't find even one?
  8. Platoon
    Coming from someone whose hand writing is so poor people won't even take checks from me, at least I think that's why, I still think that kids should learn cursive, but maybe less emphasis on the beauty of it. Cursive is sort of one of the basics like readin, writin, and rithmatic. And spellin. There has to be a basis for the use of all the electronic marvels we now possess. In theory a four year old can text anything they can say via speaking into a iPhone. But that doesn't mean they can skip spelling, or writing. For it they did eventually life would be filled with even more senseless texts, and I am sure emails, where the device mistook what we said, and gave it an entirely new meaning. I speak from experience. I married someone like that, and she has misunderstood many of my utterances over the years. Much to my chagrin.
  9. Platoon
    Not sure about the whole definition, but they definitely nailed the "nerd" parts.
  10. Platoon
    I didn't see the Pressly thing, but I do know what NSFW stands for. My problem woulda been, "What in the bleep does Pressly the RP have to do with unsavory electronic conveyances at work"? All I really expect on TD is baseball discussion, some attempts at humor, and civil and polite discourse. Speaking of which, there was a stretch earlier in season when the discourse got a little acrid. It's a total turn off. If I want to read snippy comments I will read the comment sections of the Strib. The few days I am interested in the perfect use of the written English language I read George Will. Fortunately I don't feel that need, that often.
  11. Platoon
    This isn't the worst idea I have read on TD. My only caveat would be that Sano is not on rehab to work his strained hammy back into shape with low level pressure. If he is cleared to run all out, then he could just as well be here DH'ing.
  12. Platoon
    In closing I will say I am not mad, PO'ed, or disgusted at the year. I am more disappointed. I, probably naively thought this would be a legitimate contender. Not necessarily an Astros level team, but a solid one that could win any day. Sano, Buxton, Berrios, Dozier et al leading the way. The pitching somewhat improved. The reasons it hasn't been, have been beaten to a pulp, but in the end it's just been a disappointment.
  13. Platoon
    Ask Brian what he thought of the Royal Wedding? Lol
  14. Platoon
    The group consensus is that Bears cheat when they play cards. But no one has so far volunteered to call them out on it.
  15. Platoon
    I want Sano back. But he is going to have to re-prove himself to me. And I fear that may not happen. He just isn't the same guy he was. I am not sure if the "conditioning" issue is affecting his hitting, but even if he warms up the bat, I can't seem him being able to avoid another DL stint or two.
  16. Platoon
    There's been a lot of names bandied about in the last few pages, but the one glaring omission is Mr. Doziers. He had a spurt in the beginning of the year, but even that 16? Game streak was held together with some pretty weak games. And ten days ago, a little 3? Game spurt. The rest of the year has been abysmal. He seems to have rediscover his defense, but he is not hitting worth a bleep.
  17. Platoon
    That was you?
  18. Platoon
    The injuries are a problem. Tonight we started a substitute catcher, 1B, SS, 3B DH, and CF. that ain't gonna cut it. At the same time, some of these guys would have played anyway in a different position, and some of the injured were playing so poorly, it's hard to miss them. We lived for awhile on the two Eddies. Both are decent players, but shouldn't be carrying the load on this team. Add in a seemingly endless penchant for doing the wrong thing at the right time, someone said dysfunctional, and there you have it. It's a mess, and something simple like Nick Gordon won't solve it. A steady diet of divisional play will help, but Clevleand gets that same benefit.
  19. Platoon
    U got to tip your hat to Hader. He was a load. And we got over agressive. I will admit I did like Wilsons first cut. He decided to sit on a FB and hope it hit his bat. It didn't work but it showed he thought it out. Likely his best chance for a Hader mistake.
  20. Platoon
    What about the old womens driving rights. The ones who drive Dodge Caravans? And tan Buicks.
  21. Platoon
    That. And I still believe Molitor doesn't have a good feel for situations. Playing the game isn't the same as managing It.
  22. Platoon
    It's easier to pitch if u don't have to throw strikes.
  23. Platoon
    Bobby is giving it a shot
  24. Platoon
    As a rule, sooner or later one of these ends up down the line.
  25. Platoon
    While I think it was Chief researching Saudi female driving habits. Or whatever, I have been besieged by appointments on my Calendar on my IPad. These are from young ladies who wish to meet with me. They type with a East Europian accent. The good news is giving any of them my CC info would likely be safer than giving it to Wells Fargo.
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