I currently have in my possession a bit more than $1,000 that needs to be donated to charity. The only restriction is that it has to be to a 501(c)(3) organization. I am not familiar with charities, and have a pitiful history of charitable giving, so I am basically starting from scratch. [...]
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I checked the MLB.com page to be sure that last night's score held. I saw this: AMR's brew...  AMR  October 12, 2009, at 10:01 pm  6 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired)  Nick Punto, Twins Offense So, before the boneheaded baserunning last night, I had been quite impressed with Nick Punto’s batting the past eight games or so (since the Twins have faced elimination). Seemed he was taking tons of pitches and getting on base a lot. So I thought I’d look up the actual numbers. I’ve never done any [...] I hope it turns out I can brew a cup. Where do the beans go? Was I supposed to grind them first? AMR May 29, 2009, at 8:30 am 10 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) 90x135, Delmon Young, Jason Bartlett, Jason Kubel, Julio DePaula, Matt Garza, Michael Cuddyer, Tampa Bay Rays Today, we start off with our two leftfielders (D-SPAN2 was considered a centerfielder for my purposes). Jason "the Dude" Kubel is typically the DH, while Delmon "_elm_n" Young has no D and no O. (Kubel '09, '08, '07, '06; Young '09, '08, '07, '06) AMR May 26, 2009, at 8:30 am 7 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) 90x135, Anthony Swarzak, Boston Red Sox, Craig Breslow, Glen Perkins, Minnesota Twins, Sean Henn Up from AAA: Anthony "50-Game" Swarzak, and Sean "Pea" Henn (Swarzak '09AAA, '09; Henn '09AAA, '09, '08) AMR May 8, 2009, at 8:30 am 10 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) 90x135, Alexi Casilla, Luke Hughes, Matt Tolbert, Nick Punto, Seattle Mariners, Trevor Plouffe With roster changes in the middle infield, I thought I'd highlight a few of the relevant players. (Casilla '09, '08AAA, '07, '06) AMR May 6, 2009, at 8:30 am 7 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) 90x135, Baltimore Orioles, Carlos Gomez, Denard Span, Jason Pridie, Minnesota Twins Last year, I had all but written off Denard "Wing" Span as a high draft-pick washout. I am very happy to be wrong about that. (Span '09, '08AAA, '08, '07, '06, '02) AMR May 5, 2009, at 8:30 am 7 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) 90x135, Detroit Tigers, Joe Mauer, Jose Morales, Mike Redmond, Minnesota Twins Two years and two months ago, I wasn't taking actuarial exams (a break in the process), and I thought I would go over what the players' official mlb.com mugshots looked like. Here is the first post in the series, with some of my reasons behind it. Unfortunately, it looks like the pictures [...] In the offseason, there were a few free-agent signings, and minor trades. Don't know how former Royal Brian Bass came to the team, but he's here now, as a NRIT. Former Astros Adam Everett and Mike Lamb were signed in succession. (Bass '08, '06; Everett '08, '07-PS; Lamb '08) Also, the team got Livan Hernandez, Craig Monroe, [...] AMR March 12, 2008, at 9:30 am 14 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) AMR, Minnesota Twins, Mugshot Purgatory AMR looks at the new faces on the 2008 [...] As I have commented, my professional education obligations prevent me from doing as much on the MPs as I did last year, but I'll be looking at this year's mugshots, so I might as well post them. Here are the players that aren't with the team this year (and are with another team). [...] This is obviously who I'm cheering for, even though as of Sept 30, I knew like 5 of these dudes. If you need to know who is on the AL champs, the loathed BoSox, well, I looked at them in early May. [Note: Roster may not be the same. [Subnote: I may not [...] Allright, you're an LA team, I get it. I actually liked the fact that this team claimed Anaheim as a home, the Green Bay of MLB. The small town with a bona-fide major league ballclub. Eh, no more. I'm over it and this is the last time I make a joke [...] |
 Wolves lose again by 22, Kevin Love down to 17 minutes. This is the worst possible situation for the Wolves. They are driving what is left of their fan base with a tremendous stretch of terrible basketball. Their best, or second-best, player has checked out and is getting buried on the bench. I doubt that Love is in their long term plans. How's that O.J. Mayo deal looking now? |
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In Response to Cup of Coffee: March 18, 2010,
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In Response to Cup of Coffee: March 17, 2010,
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