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  1. Squirrel
    Yeah, I kept reading after I made that post. All was revealed.
  2. Squirrel
    Gimenez had more ML experience and had a connection to Darvish? It’s not a real answer, just a thought.
  3. Squirrel
    What were Puckett’s height and weight? I don’t think he was as short as 5’9”, but he couldn’t have been that much taller.
  4. Squirrel
    I would guess Motter.
  5. Squirrel
    Astudillo looks like he has the figure of Danny Devito in his prime.
  6. Squirrel
    Here’s where I am today for as long as I can stand the heat. I’m in the shade for now so that will prolong my stay.
  7. Squirrel
    Lineups: TWINS 1. Robbie Grossman (S) RF 2. Eddie Rosario (L) LF 3. Eduardo Escobar (S) SS 4. Brian Dozier ® 2B 5. Logan Morrison (L) 1B 6. Willians Astudillo ® 3B 7. Mitch Garver ® C 8. Jake Cave (L) CF 9. Lance Lynn (S) P CUBS 1. Ian Happ (S) CF 2. Jason Heyward (L) RF 3. Ben Zobrist (S) 2B 4. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B 5. Javier Baez ® 3B 6. Kyle Schwarber (L) LF 7. Willson Contreras ® C 8. Addison Russell ® SS 9. Jon Lester (L) P There are still excessive heat warnings out for Chicago and the heat index will still be well over 100 today. But it will be cooler than yesterday.
  8. Squirrel
    That’s not the issue. It’s not about what’s there when they bought. It’s about what the Cubs owners want to expand and change it to that is, by buying up blocks and businesses so that the owner can create and control the area’s businesses and make more of a profit for themselves. One could argue the opposite and suggest the owners also knew what they bought into and now want to change it to make it more profitable for themselves at the cost of the other independent businesses and residents in the area and changing the landscape of an iconic neighborhood in the process. I’m sure the Cubs’ net worth has also gone up since the Rickets bought the team. Maybe they should take that, put it in their pockets and sell if they can’t continue to buy up the neighborhood and change ordinances to increase their wealth. This is part of having a baseball stadium in an already densely populated part of the city ... both sides are not going to get what they want all the time. I think the city has actually done a fairly good job at balancing everyone’s concerns with allowing some expansion but not giving in to everything that the Cubs wealthy owner wants. But this is getting well off topic so perhaps it’s best to steer this topic back to the Twins game.
  9. Squirrel
    What I read about the ordinance it has more to do with the businesses than the residents, but yeah, the residents fight for fewer night games as well. But the mayor has actually stated that increasing the number of night games isn’t going to happen so I’m not sure even a handful more will be added at this point. It is a major reason why when I purchased a home in the city I didn’t purchase anywhere near there. Of course I deal with Soldier Field idiocy instead, but that is far fewer than Wrigleyville/Lakeview deal with for baseball games.
  10. Squirrel
    You also are used to it. And, I’m sure you ran, not walked, the course, you didn’t cart it from hole to hole, yes? I’m not excusing bad play, but this was severe weather for we northerners, and it was a major factor in making things far worse. The temp on field yesterday was reported at 108 with the heat index upwards of that.
  11. Squirrel
    And there are a lot of calls to change the heat policy at the Aussie Open, especially from doctors, and players do go down with heat exhaustion every year there. The referees can also suspend play if it is too hot. I think there is an actual temperature limit which is less than what it was here yesterday. There is also a retractable roof that they can use, too, which I don’t think really helps much with the heat but at least takes the sun out of the equation. A men’s match averages 2-3 hrs, not nearly 4, and they get to take breathers between side switches on court and breaks between sets. It’s not so continuous as you imply, but there are serious issues at the Aussie open and calls to change it. And the heat DOES make the tennis play worse. Also, not all the matches are played in the worst of it. Again, not excusing bad baseball, but the weather conditions WERE a huge factor making things the worst they could be. I’m not looking forward to sitting through today’s game, but it shouldn’t be as hot today.
  12. Squirrel
    Your words ... it took some getting used to ... by next weekend I’m sure it will be fine.
  13. Squirrel
    Maybe this will finally be something that will get the city of Chicago to approve more night games at Wrigley. Part of the reason for day games is there is a city ordinance limiting how many night games they can have at Wrigley. There aren’t night games on Fridays and any concerts they have there also count toward the night game totals. The Cubs have wanted this changed for years, but the Mayor and the City Council have said it’s not changing.
  14. Squirrel
    No, the heat was such yesterday that even if you did take precautions of staying hydrated, you were a target. Especially since they played in it the day before. But it was still bad baseball. The heat was just a major factor in making bad much worse.
  15. Squirrel
    And you are both out in it at the peak of it, in the full sun not the shade, in full athletic gear, playing baseball for 3 hrs and 44 mins? Three days in a row? There is also the issue of being acclimated to it, too. The reports in Chicago were/are for excessive heat. Meaning that it was so hot that there were warnings issued and they had emergency cooling centers open for people without AC, especially the homeless and elderly. I haven’t checked what’s happened so far here but in the past there have usually been a dozen or more heat related deaths when the heat is this severe. At one point the temperature on field was 108 deg with a heat index of 120. Yesterday, I did what I do when I’m in Florida in the summers ... get all my errands and outdoor activities done in the morning and spend the afternoon indoors or in the shade with plenty of water ... not playing baseball for nearly 4 hours in the midday heat, the worst of the heat. Yeah, the Twins are not playing good baseball. And their roster is such they just don’t have the right depth to handle these games, and the outfield was brutal, and there is a lot to complain about this season. But the weather in Chicago yesterday was a HUGE factor that made this situation the worst it could be.
  16. Squirrel
    Glad I'm at ... glad I have other options.
  17. Squirrel
    What happened to that Darvish guy?
  18. Squirrel
    Aggies popped in and jinxed us.
  19. Squirrel
    How was the golf game, what’d you hit?
  20. Squirrel
    Same old Aggies.
  21. Squirrel
    You seem to show up at down moments in the game. I’m beginning to think you’re a jinx, Aggies.
  22. Squirrel
    It was ... now ... for another something fun to watch ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYoKw3tPRKY
  23. Squirrel
    I think I was clear that the diehard Cub fans are good ... it's the other ones I go 'Ugh' about ... and the Ugh ones outnumber the diehards by plenty. I live here ... I see it and live it daily. I'll let you know tomorrow what I think of the enhancements. Nothing was different last year. The whole concourse area is a dump ... dank, dark, damp and icky.
  24. Squirrel
    They never called up a starter to replace Romero. Motter went on the DL to open up a roster spot.
  25. Squirrel
    Well ... whatever it is ... it's wreaking painful havoc on my arthritis.
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