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Cup of Coffee: March 2, 2009

Winter's an old man by now, but a stubborn one, to be sure.

This entry was posted by SBG on Monday, March 2nd, 2009 at 6:27 am and is filed under Cup of Coffee. It is one of 3092 entries by the author. We are no longer accepting Letters to the Editor on this post.

28 comments to Cup of Coffee: March 2, 2009

  • Beau
    March 2nd, 2009 at 7:21 am

    More vivid dreams. Last night it was Opening Day. I was listening to the game on the radio while I was doing a stakeout at a local park. Baker gave up three runs in the first two innings, but the Twinkies scored seven in the bottom half. The Dude abided with a two-run jack to cap off the scoring.

    Also, Puckett was back with the team as a player/coach. He said he had to mostly DH because of his vision. He hit a single to right in that big inning.

  • Jeff A
    March 2nd, 2009 at 7:42 am

    I think everyone will know which of these is the Hall of Famer:

    Moe Berg (1902)
    Mel Ott (1909)
    Jim Nettles (1947)
    Larry Wolfe (1953)
    Terry Steinbach (1962)
    Glen Perkins (1983)

  • socaltwinsfan
    March 2nd, 2009 at 8:54 am

    Trivia time: Of the Twins pitchers on the current 40-man roster, who has the most career victories?

  • Jonas
    March 2nd, 2009 at 10:24 am

    There are six inches of snow in Washington DC, and the city and the surrounding area is effectively shut down. When I lived in Minnesota and North Dakota, a day with six inches of snow was called Monday.

  • davidwatts
    March 2nd, 2009 at 11:31 am

    March 2, 1962 Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a game

  • Jeff A
    March 2nd, 2009 at 11:34 am

    On this day in 1874, at the fourth meeting of the Professional Association in Boston, the batter's box is officially adopted. Also, it is decided that the penalty for any player betting on his own team will be expulsion. Any player betting on any other team will forfeit his pay.

  • cheaptoy
    March 2nd, 2009 at 5:44 pm

    Well, now that I have time to make a post or two, I would like to take this opportunity to give props to FTLT for being an excellent host and having fine taste in local bars. I very much enjoyed my time spent in Buffalo, drinking some good beer and having excellent conversation.

    As for the wings, all apologies to Meat, but I have to really tip my hat to Gabriel's Gate. Those things were pretty much the perfect wing. (the big ass burger with sauteed spinach all over it was pretty excellent as well.) I was taken to Duff's (not the original one) on Friday night by the guy I was consulting for, and they were good. They're definitely trying to cater to the "hot as hell" market. Although, I had two of the suicidal wings, and, while quite hot, were not as dangerously hot as I was expecting.

    Also, the hockey aspect of that city is pretty interesting. Them people are really into their Sabres like I imagine Minnesotans were before the North Stars left. (I think, though I was too young to really remember what it was like.)

  • bjhess
    March 2nd, 2009 at 6:45 pm

    Finally had a few minutes to put together a quick wrap up of Sunday's spring training game.

    • SBG
      March 2nd, 2009 at 8:36 pm

      The money quote from bjhess:

      A seemingly big Red Sox fan behind me: “What’s that catcher you have’s name?” (In reference to the most impressive catcher since Johnny Bench, Joe Mauer.)

      Going through life ignorant of everyone else is no way to live.