Thursday, June 12, 2008
Let's Sit Down for a Chat
PREGAME
Just got here in time! And boy do we have stuff to talk about! I'd like to discuss tonight:
1. Joowan Rincon's departure
2. Kucinich's resolution to impeach President Bush
3. World Systems analysis
4. Baseball
Not necessarily in that order
Can Livan avoid the Ortiz slump? Or will Victor Martinez break out? Can you believe some people call him V-Mart? I know, it's pretty stupid.
TOP 1ST
Who's behind the plate? Joe West, I bet, who sucks. I thought I knew what the strike zone looked like, but apparently I was wrong.
Back to back singles by the M&M boys, do I smell a 2-out rally? No, I smell the forest fires around Blacksburg that have enveloped this little town with a hazy smoke.
Right now, if there's anybody I want up with the bases loaded, it's the man from South Dakota, Kubel Khan.
My optimism was unjustified, but I'm pretty stubborn like that.
BOTTOM 1ST
Bon Jovi is on pace to give up 300 hits this year, huh?
"That thing wouldn't have got a ticket on the freeway." That is the perfect way to describe that slow curve Bon Jovi throws.
Garko auto insurance is looking more and more Shrek-like I think.
TOP 2ND
I don't mean to be suspicious, but if you look at Joowan's ERA, it was either abnormally high at the beginning and end of his Twins tenure, or abnormally low in the middle. And here's what we know: he was indeed suspended for some games for taking performance enhancing drugs, and he wasn't quite the same pitcher after he served that time.
At the end of the day though, I really don't care. The bullpen needs some work, Rincon's not getting it done, so see you later, buddy. Juice it up a little bit, get one more contract, and tell the truth when you get caught again.
As long as you don't lie about it, you're alright - right Andy Petitte? The HGH user?
Viktor Martinez is talking about trying to play through terrible elbow pain.
Dear MLB players,
What's with the tough guy act? How can trying to play hurt help your team? If you're hurt, tell someone, and get it taken care of. Then you'll be better and the team will be better and you an all have grumblecakes when you come back to the team.
Love,
RK
I don't mean to quibble, but Detroit beat the Bitch Sox 2-1 on a Miguel Cabrera home run. Oh, they listed it backward to make me think the game was in Chicago, making a Tigers walk-off impossible. OK, I'm better now. The world makes sense again.
BOTTOM 2ND
Seeing all these fly balls hit deep to center makes me nervous, like it's only a matter of time till they get to Bon Jovi.
I don't quite understand the background graphics clevelandia is using here. It looks like those Adidas shower sandal things, you know, the ones with the bumps that leave little pockmarks on the bottom of your feet till your skin toughens and anyway tough dig for Morneau, but Jimmy Choo shoes would have been out.
Jimmy Choo shoes too easy? A little too Sex in the City? Or is it Sex AND the City? Does it matter?
Laffey has a 1.38 ERA at the Jake, so this might well be the end.
TOP 3RD, TWINS 0 TEAM WITH A RACIALLY INSENSITIVE NICKNAME THAT PLAYS NEAR LAKE ERIE, 1
Hey ladies, do people call Casilla "Sexy Lexi" yet?
Casilla, ladies and gentleman, was safe.
Well then.
BOTTOM 3RD, SAME
I'm what some people would describe as a radical (small d) democrat, in that I like group actions on a local scale to do achieve good things. As such, as a budding political scientist, I don't care too much about the US Presidential election. Obama or Clinton? Or McCain? Who cares. But I do like the notion that leaders should be held accountable and never get too comfortable.
So when Kucinich was laughed off for passing 30 some odd articles of impeachment a couple days ago, and was sent to the committee where it will languish and disappear, I don't understand what the big deal is. Go ahead, impeach the President, why not? I'd be OK impeaching officials every 6 months or so.
Or here's a tradeoff - make the President elected by the people, not an electoral college, and let them propose and run referendums. Oh, but that's wishful thinking.
Also, Livan has given up some more hits.
He's putting some pitches on the corners, but he's got to put them away.
Game on mute - it's time for Good Eats. If I was part of a religion, it would be the church of Alton Brown.
Boy, that sure looked like a strike to Delucci to me.
I'm glad the sound isn't on!
Impeach Livan?
TOP 4TH, TWINS DOWN A LOT
State Farm agents of the game? I don't get it.
Boooring
BOTTOM 4TH, SAME
Only down 7? Psh. Give up a few more!
Or bring in Sars, who induces the double play to much rejoicing. Hey, I'm in this to the bitter end (of the game. Or unless I go on strike. Or get distracted by some Flash game that I find on the interwebs)
TOP 5TH, TWINS DOWN 8 MILLION RUNS
Tender mercies: I'm rooting for a vanity run here.
And Macri comes through for me!
Gotta give credit to Lewis Carroll, going down the rabbit hole to make that catch.
The hitting streaks of the top two are in danger
BOTTOM 5TH, TWINS PUT 1 UP
Nibbish, it's comments like that that keeps me going.
Sars giving out free passes like subprime lenders gave out loans the past 5 years, however... not so much.
8-1. Gawd.
Anybody excited about the US Open?
Germany dropping one to Croatia?
Anything?
They're giving this game away like a Red Hot Chili Pepper song.
Relevance! 20 years ago.
Nibbish, I don't blame you, but I got nothing going on.
Wait, sure I do. I'm out
ON STRIKE
Just got here in time! And boy do we have stuff to talk about! I'd like to discuss tonight:
1. Joowan Rincon's departure
2. Kucinich's resolution to impeach President Bush
3. World Systems analysis
4. Baseball
Not necessarily in that order
Can Livan avoid the Ortiz slump? Or will Victor Martinez break out? Can you believe some people call him V-Mart? I know, it's pretty stupid.
TOP 1ST
Who's behind the plate? Joe West, I bet, who sucks. I thought I knew what the strike zone looked like, but apparently I was wrong.
Back to back singles by the M&M boys, do I smell a 2-out rally? No, I smell the forest fires around Blacksburg that have enveloped this little town with a hazy smoke.
Right now, if there's anybody I want up with the bases loaded, it's the man from South Dakota, Kubel Khan.
My optimism was unjustified, but I'm pretty stubborn like that.
BOTTOM 1ST
Bon Jovi is on pace to give up 300 hits this year, huh?
"That thing wouldn't have got a ticket on the freeway." That is the perfect way to describe that slow curve Bon Jovi throws.
Garko auto insurance is looking more and more Shrek-like I think.
TOP 2ND
I don't mean to be suspicious, but if you look at Joowan's ERA, it was either abnormally high at the beginning and end of his Twins tenure, or abnormally low in the middle. And here's what we know: he was indeed suspended for some games for taking performance enhancing drugs, and he wasn't quite the same pitcher after he served that time.
At the end of the day though, I really don't care. The bullpen needs some work, Rincon's not getting it done, so see you later, buddy. Juice it up a little bit, get one more contract, and tell the truth when you get caught again.
As long as you don't lie about it, you're alright - right Andy Petitte? The HGH user?
Viktor Martinez is talking about trying to play through terrible elbow pain.
Dear MLB players,
What's with the tough guy act? How can trying to play hurt help your team? If you're hurt, tell someone, and get it taken care of. Then you'll be better and the team will be better and you an all have grumblecakes when you come back to the team.
Love,
RK
I don't mean to quibble, but Detroit beat the Bitch Sox 2-1 on a Miguel Cabrera home run. Oh, they listed it backward to make me think the game was in Chicago, making a Tigers walk-off impossible. OK, I'm better now. The world makes sense again.
BOTTOM 2ND
Seeing all these fly balls hit deep to center makes me nervous, like it's only a matter of time till they get to Bon Jovi.
I don't quite understand the background graphics clevelandia is using here. It looks like those Adidas shower sandal things, you know, the ones with the bumps that leave little pockmarks on the bottom of your feet till your skin toughens and anyway tough dig for Morneau, but Jimmy Choo shoes would have been out.
Jimmy Choo shoes too easy? A little too Sex in the City? Or is it Sex AND the City? Does it matter?
Laffey has a 1.38 ERA at the Jake, so this might well be the end.
TOP 3RD, TWINS 0 TEAM WITH A RACIALLY INSENSITIVE NICKNAME THAT PLAYS NEAR LAKE ERIE, 1
Hey ladies, do people call Casilla "Sexy Lexi" yet?
Casilla, ladies and gentleman, was safe.
Well then.
BOTTOM 3RD, SAME
I'm what some people would describe as a radical (small d) democrat, in that I like group actions on a local scale to do achieve good things. As such, as a budding political scientist, I don't care too much about the US Presidential election. Obama or Clinton? Or McCain? Who cares. But I do like the notion that leaders should be held accountable and never get too comfortable.
So when Kucinich was laughed off for passing 30 some odd articles of impeachment a couple days ago, and was sent to the committee where it will languish and disappear, I don't understand what the big deal is. Go ahead, impeach the President, why not? I'd be OK impeaching officials every 6 months or so.
Or here's a tradeoff - make the President elected by the people, not an electoral college, and let them propose and run referendums. Oh, but that's wishful thinking.
Also, Livan has given up some more hits.
He's putting some pitches on the corners, but he's got to put them away.
Game on mute - it's time for Good Eats. If I was part of a religion, it would be the church of Alton Brown.
Boy, that sure looked like a strike to Delucci to me.
I'm glad the sound isn't on!
Impeach Livan?
TOP 4TH, TWINS DOWN A LOT
State Farm agents of the game? I don't get it.
Boooring
BOTTOM 4TH, SAME
Only down 7? Psh. Give up a few more!
Or bring in Sars, who induces the double play to much rejoicing. Hey, I'm in this to the bitter end (of the game. Or unless I go on strike. Or get distracted by some Flash game that I find on the interwebs)
TOP 5TH, TWINS DOWN 8 MILLION RUNS
Tender mercies: I'm rooting for a vanity run here.
And Macri comes through for me!
Gotta give credit to Lewis Carroll, going down the rabbit hole to make that catch.
The hitting streaks of the top two are in danger
BOTTOM 5TH, TWINS PUT 1 UP
Nibbish, it's comments like that that keeps me going.
Sars giving out free passes like subprime lenders gave out loans the past 5 years, however... not so much.
8-1. Gawd.
Anybody excited about the US Open?
Germany dropping one to Croatia?
Anything?
They're giving this game away like a Red Hot Chili Pepper song.
Relevance! 20 years ago.
Nibbish, I don't blame you, but I got nothing going on.
Wait, sure I do. I'm out
ON STRIKE
# posted by RK @ 7:02 PM 
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im on blogging strike.
I need a masssss ammounts of hugs right about now.
but its bad that the whole rincon thing made me smile.
I need a masssss ammounts of hugs right about now.
but its bad that the whole rincon thing made me smile.
Yankee Fan...
What do you guys think of making a trade of Melky Cabrera & Ian Kennedy for Francisco Liriano who hasnt been much for the twins and has been demoted several times?
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What do you guys think of making a trade of Melky Cabrera & Ian Kennedy for Francisco Liriano who hasnt been much for the twins and has been demoted several times?
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