I'm starting to see a little grass along the north side of the house. In the front, the snowpack is still pretty solid, but the good news is that the ice damn is gone. A visual inspection of the shingles reveals no obvious damage, which is not to say that there isn't any damage, of course.
Rhubarb_Runner wrote: We were on our way back to our hotel thinking that we sure did well going to the Tuesday game instead of tonight's. Now, wonder if our flight gets home tomorrow night out of…
meat wrote: Is anyone paying attention to Gordo and DazzL?
Gordo "I don't know.....well, I don't know if fireworks will work in rain like this"
DazzL "Sure they will"
Gordo "uh.....well. Uh."
Me "you guys must be loaded"
Moss wrote: Is there a state-tax component to the deferred money strategy? Maybe after the player retires and settles in Fla., then he's not paying state tax in every state where he plays games (and effectively, pays…
DK wrote: Yeah, I prefer it this way. Standard form is to do AVG and HR instead, but I prefer 1) OBP over AVG and 2) SLG over HR since both are more comprehensive measures.
brianS wrote: What, exactly, is the problem with MLB signing Latin kids to contracts? Isn't that the way markets are supposed to work? To the degree that factors of production are mobile, we should expect those factors…
brianS wrote: fw:
I have no doubt that racism persists in some quarters of baseball's … hierarchy.
I guess you've picked the softest underbelly here. If management is going to act on racist bases, the first place you…
frightwig wrote: OK, so a few of the top Latin American prospects, besides Cubans, now are getting something like 1st round bonus money. This is a new development, right? And are kids like Sano the exception or…
frightwig wrote: Washington didn't get his foothold in the majors until he was 29-30, and also didn't have much of a career after the Twins released him. Two 6th place teams gave him some playing time in…
SBG wrote: Perhaps you missed this. Things are changing down there. Top Latin prospects are getting paid now.
MLB doesn't just try to screw blacks and Hispanics. The Dodgers nabbed a 19 year…
frightwig wrote: Dunston was an All-Star twice in his mid-20s, which probably bought him some good will in Chicago when he had a few years of injury problems. Then, he became a .300 hitter in his 30s,…
brianS wrote: another ex-Twin in the same vein: Ron Washington.
SBG wrote: Now there's a guy who stuck around a long tine despite having little to no value. And on the Twins, a team that Reggie Jackson accused of being racist.
brianS wrote: Another name that should spring to mind: Our man Al.
frightwig wrote: Ozzie is talking about a couple Cuban players, which isn't the same thing. They don't come out of the teenage academy system controlled by MLB clubs like the Dominicans and Venezuelans do. Many times, the…
CarterHayes wrote: Moss, if you're looking for a good general history of the Russian front, I'd suggest starting with Richard Overy's Russia's War: A History of the Soviet Effort: 1941-1945. Though I haven't read this particular…
CarterHayes wrote: I'd wager that a significant portion of the American public thinks (anymore) that we fought the Russians in WWII too.
We didn't fight them in WWII, but we did invade Russian and fight the Soviets during…
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In Response to Cup of Coffee: March 11, 2010,
Rhubarb_Runner wrote: We were on our way back to our hotel thinking that we sure did well going to the Tuesday game instead of tonight's. Now, wonder if our flight gets home tomorrow night out of…
meat wrote: Is anyone paying attention to Gordo and DazzL? Gordo "I don't know.....well, I don't know if fireworks will work in rain like this" DazzL "Sure they will" Gordo "uh.....well. Uh." Me "you guys must be loaded"
UncleWalt wrote: Win/win!
Rhubarb_Runner wrote: btw, it's "icky" weather here tonight. Even worse tomorrow.
cheaptoy wrote: I am eagerly anticipating the Dugout's 2010 Twin's Spring Training chat.
cheaptoy wrote: So.... you're suggestion is to cut _elm_n and give that money to Joe? I'm on board!
meat wrote: Where do I line up to take issue?
Moss wrote: Is there a state-tax component to the deferred money strategy? Maybe after the player retires and settles in Fla., then he's not paying state tax in every state where he plays games (and effectively, pays…
DK wrote: Yeah, I prefer it this way. Standard form is to do AVG and HR instead, but I prefer 1) OBP over AVG and 2) SLG over HR since both are more comprehensive measures.
twayn wrote: Thome Tweets on Twitchy.
In Response to Pat Neshek is the Greatest Thing since Sliced Bread!,
Rhubarb_Runner wrote: btw, I meant to mention that I've seen high schoolers that looked older than Danny Rams. Light Rail almost looks older.
In Response to Cup of Coffee: March 10, 2010,
brianS wrote: What, exactly, is the problem with MLB signing Latin kids to contracts? Isn't that the way markets are supposed to work? To the degree that factors of production are mobile, we should expect those factors…
brianS wrote: fw: I have no doubt that racism persists in some quarters of baseball's … hierarchy. I guess you've picked the softest underbelly here. If management is going to act on racist bases, the first place you…
frightwig wrote: OK, so a few of the top Latin American prospects, besides Cubans, now are getting something like 1st round bonus money. This is a new development, right? And are kids like Sano the exception or…
frightwig wrote: Washington didn't get his foothold in the majors until he was 29-30, and also didn't have much of a career after the Twins released him. Two 6th place teams gave him some playing time in…
SBG wrote: Perhaps you missed this. Things are changing down there. Top Latin prospects are getting paid now. MLB doesn't just try to screw blacks and Hispanics. The Dodgers nabbed a 19 year…
frightwig wrote: Dunston was an All-Star twice in his mid-20s, which probably bought him some good will in Chicago when he had a few years of injury problems. Then, he became a .300 hitter in his 30s,…
brianS wrote: another ex-Twin in the same vein: Ron Washington.
SBG wrote: Now there's a guy who stuck around a long tine despite having little to no value. And on the Twins, a team that Reggie Jackson accused of being racist.
brianS wrote: Another name that should spring to mind: Our man Al.
frightwig wrote: Ozzie is talking about a couple Cuban players, which isn't the same thing. They don't come out of the teenage academy system controlled by MLB clubs like the Dominicans and Venezuelans do. Many times, the…
In Response to Post-Oscar Review,
Moss wrote: Much obliged, CH!
CarterHayes wrote: Moss, if you're looking for a good general history of the Russian front, I'd suggest starting with Richard Overy's Russia's War: A History of the Soviet Effort: 1941-1945. Though I haven't read this particular…
CarterHayes wrote: I'd wager that a significant portion of the American public thinks (anymore) that we fought the Russians in WWII too. We didn't fight them in WWII, but we did invade Russian and fight the Soviets during…
In Response to Your Second Chance to Predict the Number of Twins Wins in 2010,
SBG wrote: Toyota would have to be the party and it might be tough to prove damages, I don't know.