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  1. gil4
    Maybe they think "I better hit the target, because if I make him move his glove a foot it's going to the backstop." I've seen catchers like that while umpiring. It's always a painful day.
  2. gil4
    I agree - I read "non-zero chance to stay at catcher" as "it's not zero, but it's close to it."
  3. gil4
    My guess is he would hit around .202, with an OBP around .289, slugging .266, OPS .556. Maybe slightly lower OBP (big strike zone), slightly higher slugging. He would probably put more fans in the seats than Tebow, and that's saying something, but if you're trying to win and you're determined to sign a basketball player, Tracy McGrady might be the way to go. (If an NFL player is close enough, apparently Colin Kapernick can bring some heat.)
  4. gil4
    Since "all the other crap" is most of what we discuss here, I'd say there's at least a few crazies who care about it. I'm sure we all agree the we hope he blows them away (and uses the experience as a springboard to dominate AAA, then gets called back up and had a long and productive MLB career. And always beats the team we acquired him from.)
  5. gil4
    I hope we had him change his name to throw off the teams drafting ahead of us.
  6. gil4
    Maybe the Twins can really practice a lot so when time resumes its normal progress they will be awesome. Or maybe they will just spend their time partying and killing people without consequences (since it's all wiped out in the morning).. As long as they get Hawk Harrelson a few times, that would be OK.
  7. gil4
    Great write-up as usual. (I don't say it enough.) I vote yes on the new prospect summary. What is the "temporary inactive" list? (What are the criteria for using it.) I never thought I'd be envious of someone getting to go to Cedar Rapids for a few days, but... Have a great time.
  8. gil4
    He was exactly number 5 for me, if you mean of those who had a realistic chance to catch it. (Garver was #6)
  9. gil4
    I agree, although I have seen some un-framing that has worked the opposite way, especially with catchers sitting too far back losing strikes on low pitches. That (hypothetical) curveball might have been a strike, but it sure doesn't look like one when you short-hop it.
  10. gil4
    Hitting close to home?
  11. gil4
    She's thinking "I know he's not the greatest player in the world, but that $12M can pay a lot of child support." (I'm guessing you make slightly less than that.) Picturing Eddie Murphy way back in the day: (singing) "There's nothing going on but the rent. You've got to have a J-O-B if you want to be with me." (Paraphrasing now) Women love that song, but it's so cold-blooded. "Hey baby, what's going on?" "THE RENT. That's what's going on. You got a job yet? ..."
  12. gil4
    There's wrong and then there's WRONG.
  13. gil4
    Sounds like bilateral neck soreness to me. (Someone had to say it.) I love Mauer, but he gets the weirdest injuries.
  14. gil4
    Maybe they had our pregame comments posted in the dugout before the game.
  15. gil4
    Saves them from having to find that replacement guy who is exactly replacement level, I guess.
  16. gil4
    He has had a pretty amazing career for a high-school dropout who got his start in the media delivering papers.
  17. gil4

    Kerrigan?

    gil4 commented on huhguy's blog entry in Blog huhguy

    I thought it was about Joe. I have no idea how I remember the guy - maybe just because he overlapped a few of my peak baseball card collecting years.. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kerrijo01.shtml
  18. gil4
    If by "hitting his innings limit" you mean 240, then I agree.
  19. gil4
    Is it a single blade razor, tell her she missed her chance to get rid of you. It might have worked during the series with the Yanks or Rays...
  20. gil4
    Do we know the loss of velocity is due to aging, not wear and tear?
  21. gil4
    There will be no additional cost to taxpayers. There will just be 30 marginal candidates who will have to attend college elsewhere. (OK, I guess there will be $15 postage plus the cost of printing 30 more rejection letters.)
  22. gil4
    Just dig a hole and let it pass through. I think they are done with that shovel in St Louis.
  23. gil4
    The military changes rules all the time. I know on enlistment contracts there is some clause that you agree that if any promises have been made other than what is stipulated in the contract, they aren't binding. I don't remember the exact wording, but I'm sure the officers have a similar clause for commissioning.
  24. gil4
    The military has a demand for fit, athletic people to join the ranks, and currently about 75% of the graduating HS seniors are disqualified for fitness, drug, or legal issues. The World Class Athlete program is good advertising, and for every one that is in the program there are probably 30 more who will join because they know that signing on the dotted line isn't signing away the pro dream.
  25. gil4
    When I checked, I think he was a 1st Lieutenant (O-2). $3850 + $250 + housing (1400 - 2200, depending on which base in FL he is stationed at - I think it was Patrick AFB.)
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