casimir

Might need to have a goalie pitch to test this theory out. Don't roll your eyes at me. It ain't the dumbest idea. They're shooting pucks in the dugout this season.

2 of 3 in Seattle and 3 of 4 in Kansas City would be a very successful road trip. This is a below average baseball team on the road. 3 of 7 is probably the most reasonable outcome for a below average team on a 7 game road trip. 5 of 7 would be fantastic. Sure, today stinks, but the feeling can be erased.

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Baddoo and bunting were mentioned in the same sentence this weekend. Since his debut, he’s gotten his SO% down to league average and gotten his BB% above league average. That’s the good. BABIP has been unkind to him, so it stands to reason his results should be better. Maybe I’m thinking too old school, but if he could be a threat to drop bunts down the 3B line, that could potentially open up some opportunities for him. All other things being equal, a ball player with his speed should enjoy a better than average BABIP. I know bunting is a dinosaur and he has other skills to work on this off-season. And maybe he’s worked on it before and it just doesn’t take, I don’t know. But, if this could be another tool in his belt….

Yes, that’s going to be result eventually. But, the sticks need to show up. It’s only a 3 run request for a W right now.

Ugh, Cal Raleigh doing his best Kerry Carpenter impression at the plate.

I think HeyAbbott should’of been penciled into today’s lineup.

The TV boys ate chili flavored grasshoppers on camera today. I’m grilling queso brats with some corn on the cob later today. Advantage, Casimir.

Those black pants need to be retired. But take those blue shirts with the retro font and pair them with the off white pants that they’ve got today.

That broken bat rocking chair from the Twins was absolutely fantastic. I hope that whomever came up with that idea was promoted in the spot.

This got me looking at San Diego's contracts. Manny Machado just turned 31 years old? That doesn't seem right, although maybe he made his MLB debut at 16 years old.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/07/harris-tigers-open-to-changing-trade-deadline-plans.html The race to ..... 80ish wins is on?

Greed is good.

Penciling? Here, try this Sharpie instead.

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Yes. I’m still not sure how John Wockenfuss scored from 2B on a single to LF. I guess it was the whole concept of catching Seattle off guard. But to his credit, he ran right through Alex Grammas’ stop sign and tackle to score.

I have that box score from baseball reference permanently bookmarked.

True. But they’re wasting their time with activities that they foolishly enjoy more. I believe I’m failing as a parent.

You’re killing me, Lee. Stop peeing on my dream scenario.

The chatter of expansion is in the air. I know that it’s likely at some point. And I know that there is a popular idea that 4 team divisions will be the result. My contention against it is based on the math behind smaller populated divisions resulting in keeping better records out of the playoffs in lieu of worse records making it into the playoffs. It almost happened in 1994 with Texas leading the AL West standings at 10 games below a neutral record. This season we currently have AL Central leading Minnesota at 3 games worse than Boston and New York, who are currently tied for last in the AL East and would be scratched out of the second season. Now, I’m not here to throw a pity party for those scoundrels. On the contrary, I hope it holds. This situation at hand is exactly the dose of reality needed that would give pause to slicing up 32 teams into too many portions. In fact, I hope New York and Boston further their records above and beyond the AL Central winner (whomever that may be) yet still not make the playoffs because there are 3 wild cards with a better (and hopefully materially so) better record than the despicable duo. Please, feel free to join me in this worthwhile crusade. I mean, I don’t know what to do exactly except for wait out the season and hope for the best for some and the worst for others. But there’s strength in numbers, and there’s plenty of room on the bandwagon.

You are probably right with the appeal to the children. I shall now quoth my grandfather in law (who sired off 15): God damned kids.

Yawn. My dad and I are tied with 0. What’s more, my son (which I do not have any offspring of the male variety) is also tied with us at 0. Three generations tied with the same number of home runs. Go ahead, top that.

“Ok boys, this is should be pretty easy, we’ll go through this one at a time taking turns. Javy, take this bucket of balls with you out to SS and let’s see how this goes.”

And to add to this, maybe Cisnero could have been used for more than a Mike Bibby handful of pitches?

That 5+ BB/9 ain’t a misprint.