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I was so happy to have my family back together with love again here is the email of Dr Believe via believelovespelltemple@gmail.com a man with the great powers you can also call him or add him on Whats-app: +2348156148821<br />God bless you<br />I am very grateful for your help in my marriage.<br />Isiyku Abdulahihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933924115917890548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-3761109972185084242018-08-30T09:41:04.864-04:002018-08-30T09:41:04.864-04:00Im fed up saying it but why not give Mike Ford a t...Im fed up saying it but why not give Mike Ford a try out or McBroom I Fail to see how they could be any worse the bar is set so low.the only living boy in Wishawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-88592569763333230982018-08-30T06:41:39.160-04:002018-08-30T06:41:39.160-04:00How is Bird preparing in the on-deck circle? Is he...How is Bird preparing in the on-deck circle? Is he using a weighted bat? Doughnut? Lead cold water pipe? When I was young, I remember some power hitter swinging nine bats at one time in the on-deck circle before his at bat (Frank Howard, Boog Powell, Harmon Killerbrew?). You saw that as a pitcher and that would scare the bejesus out of you. They never show the on-deck hitter preparing on the broadcast any longer. You want to increase bat speed? Swing something heavier before hand. Where's our batting coach? Drowning in the Thames.ranger_lphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266113266381454434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-74972324349874038782018-08-30T06:33:53.601-04:002018-08-30T06:33:53.601-04:00I have so much invective. But need sleep.I have so much invective. But need sleep.TheWinWarblisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02781226471237787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-9830744503554365362018-08-30T05:18:10.992-04:002018-08-30T05:18:10.992-04:00I hate to agree with Joe F (esp. b/c folks think w...<br />I hate to agree with Joe F (esp. b/c folks think we are the same guy, which we ain't) -- but I had an extreme bout of depression hit when Gardy looked like a swinging door - and come nowhere near the ball -- with bases loaded. <br /><br />I have always rooted for the guy. But he's now hitting BELOW .200 in August (OBP for the month = .277). <br /><br />His 2nd-half swoons suck, and seem to be worsening. At this point, I wonder how they can reorganize things to leave him OFF the post-season roster.<br /><br />Then again: Were he in RF instead of Stanton, doncha think he would have caught that "double" in the 2nd inning? Joe Formerlyof Brooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970448525840486063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-59867529440182922622018-08-30T01:24:36.023-04:002018-08-30T01:24:36.023-04:00The yanks are bad for my health I can't take t...The yanks are bad for my health I can't take this anymore.i Was doing well on my diet lost twenty lbs<br />... After these pineapples, back to the binge...just when u gain hope of a "run", Gardy shits at the party, Bird flies into a 1 for 100 slump, the wheels come off in the 6th inning of a Tanaka shutout or Greene gives up another demoralizing bomb and than it all comes crashing down. <br /><br />Septic -_-Joe of AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15051360735422151297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-57147397905217786502018-08-29T23:47:57.720-04:002018-08-29T23:47:57.720-04:00What, ALL-CAPS, you don't like watching Gardne...What, ALL-CAPS, you don't like watching Gardner give us his maitre d' swing with the bases loaded?<br /><br />I call it the maitre d' swing because it reminds me of a head waiter cleaning a table cloth of crumbs. Just a straight, level sweep across the table top with one of those little metal instruments they have.<br /><br />The crumbs are usually there. The baseball? Not so much.HoraceClarke66https://www.blogger.com/profile/16965472730239358589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-5997915517166704632018-08-29T23:29:25.029-04:002018-08-29T23:29:25.029-04:00WHAT A FUCKING DISGRACE, LOSING 2 OF 3 TO THE WHIT...WHAT A FUCKING DISGRACE, LOSING 2 OF 3 TO THE WHITE SOX.<br /><br />....AT HOME NO LESS.<br /><br />MUSTANG IS SO RIGHT.<br /><br />WHY DOES THIS TEAM MAKE US HATE THEM SO MUCH?<br /><br />IN MY OPINION, THE NUMBER #1 REASON?<br /><br />THAT PATENTED 0 FOR 7 OR 0 FOR 8 WITH RUNNERS IN SCORING POSITION.<br /><br />NUMBER #2 REASON?<br /><br />THE MF-ING STRIKEOUTS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-24631477403104746032018-08-29T23:17:00.546-04:002018-08-29T23:17:00.546-04:00We are the worst 35-games-over.500 team in history...We are the worst 35-games-over.500 team in history. I hate us.Stanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17758839786688249648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-31724247068944641502018-08-29T22:57:06.526-04:002018-08-29T22:57:06.526-04:00So...yet another series lost to a subpar team. It...So...yet another series lost to a subpar team. It was one thing to drop the opener to a genuinely hot young pitcher, but here is yet another display of futility against a starter with a 4.50 ERA.<br /><br />That is a frightening piece, Unsustainable: Bird the worst regular in the majors for August!! <br /><br />And also frightening was Marcus Thames spouting this team's pathetic, shopworn hitting philosophy: Bird is not "barreling up" on the ball consistently enough.<br /><br />But this is exactly what's wrong with his game, for anyone—apparently not Marcus—who cares to watch a few at-bats.<br /><br />You have a batter who may or may not be still hampered by injury, but who for whatever reason absolutely cannot catch up to a major-league fastball. <br /><br />So...your advice to him is, "KEEP PULLING!" Keep trying to barrel up and drive that ball to right.<br /><br />Where you don't have enough power to knock it out.<br /><br />Where most of the other team has assembled.<br /><br />Keep trying to turn on pitches on the outside corner that you can't really catch up to, and hit them into a flock of fielders more dense than pigeons on a day-old pizza crust.<br /><br />DON'T ever take the sinkers and off-speed stuff you CAN catch up with, and dump single after double after double into the opposite field. Nope, don't do that.<br /><br />No matter how many times you show that you absolutely CAN'T physically do something, KEEP trying to do it.<br /><br />Don't ever, ever, ever let gritty, seedy reality interfere with perfect theory.<br /><br />Oy. Cashmere would've made a great communist.HoraceClarke66https://www.blogger.com/profile/16965472730239358589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-55835496713041725862018-08-29T22:47:00.802-04:002018-08-29T22:47:00.802-04:00LOVE it, Mustang! Though you would probably have ...LOVE it, Mustang! Though you would probably have to reserve a hospital burn unit for the night of taping.HoraceClarke66https://www.blogger.com/profile/16965472730239358589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-72539327789843319672018-08-29T22:01:09.108-04:002018-08-29T22:01:09.108-04:00Hence my idea for "Senior Jeopardy." It ...<i>Hence my idea for "Senior Jeopardy." It will be an hour-long show, played by couples, who get five minutes to work out every answer between them. The real attraction will be listening in on their conversations.</i><br /><br />I love this idea, Hoss. I have one, too: A cooking show where meals are prepared together by couples going through bitter divorces.<br /><br /><br />Duque: two shows for The AHOY Channel!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Stanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17758839786688249648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-88604628669886429002018-08-29T20:30:12.516-04:002018-08-29T20:30:12.516-04:00Bird isn't washed up. He never got far enough ...Bird isn't washed up. He never got far enough for that to happen.JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876016557456927299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-16492299816567130082018-08-29T20:00:47.620-04:002018-08-29T20:00:47.620-04:00I stepped away for a second. Did Bird actually ge...I stepped away for a second. Did Bird actually get a hit? Is is average above .200?Rufus T. Fireflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900151484482681328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-84642568672674982512018-08-29T18:31:08.733-04:002018-08-29T18:31:08.733-04:00Tonite's lineup: Bird in, Voit in the void. Mi...<br />Tonite's lineup: Bird in, Voit in the void. Miggy @ DH, the great Walker at 3B.Joe Formerlyof Brooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970448525840486063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-67251593579394959662018-08-29T18:09:06.757-04:002018-08-29T18:09:06.757-04:00Well this is timely.
https://www.fangraphs.com/b...Well this is timely. <br /><br />https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/things-arent-going-well-for-greg-bird/Unsustainable BABIPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-79316694443275662112018-08-29T17:38:03.746-04:002018-08-29T17:38:03.746-04:00Thank you for finding the game and circumstance. G...Thank you for finding the game and circumstance. Good article as well. <br /><br />When used for good, the internet can be quite a thing. <br /><br />and the drop by Bird... Horrible on every level. <br /><br />Doug K. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-45061747545587095522018-08-29T17:09:44.635-04:002018-08-29T17:09:44.635-04:00Rufus, I also suffer from CRS! Hence my idea for ...Rufus, I also suffer from CRS! Hence my idea for "Senior Jeopardy." It will be an hour-long show, played by couples, who get five minutes to work out every answer between them. The real attraction will be listening in on their conversations.<br /><br />Doug K., you're right of course. There is a real skill to playing first, when it is done by the likes of Mattingly or Keith Hernandez, or by Tino or Tex. <br /><br />But I don't believe anyone could play it worse than Bird did on that first play last night. I don't remember even seeing Blomberg drop a ball that easy. <br /><br />Incidentally, this SI piece seems to put the play you saw in 1973. According to other things online—a godsend for the likes of us CRS sufferers—Gene Michael caught a line drive, and stepped on second or third, then threw over. <br /><br />https://www.si.com/vault/1973/07/02/615176/pinstripes-are-back-in-style<br /><br />It's funny, when I saw Blomberg in Fenway back in 1971, he really looked pretty good in right field. Some guys just need to run, I guess.HoraceClarke66https://www.blogger.com/profile/16965472730239358589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-62505237877711831202018-08-29T15:04:52.728-04:002018-08-29T15:04:52.728-04:00RE Bloomberg: I once saw him drop the throw on a t...RE Bloomberg: I once saw him drop the throw on a triple play. I believe I was in the Stadium but... memory. To this day I've never seen one live. <br /><br />As far as the anybody part. There is nothing that replaces a real first baseman. <br /><br />Sure, pretty much any BB player can do the catching part as long as it's thrown reasonably well. But that's my main point. a lot of throws are less than optimal.<br /><br />Real 1st basemen save runs, wear and tear on pitchers arms as crap throws become outs, make more tag plays then anyone else on the field (because of pick off throws) and are basically 3rd baseman when a lefty is up. It's a skill position. <br /><br />Plus you have to talk to other teams 1B coach, the ump, the guys who reach the bag... that's a lot to do. <br /><br />There's just no comparison between a Walker or a Sanchez (who "can" play it) and... well, I won't even name some of the guys we've had the pleasure of watching over the years because we all know who they were. <br /><br />Disclaimer. I played 1B. So I can be touchy about it. :) <br /><br />Doug K. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-52640983828638689792018-08-29T15:01:10.273-04:002018-08-29T15:01:10.273-04:00I don't have OFD as much as CRS - can't re...I don't have OFD as much as CRS - can't remember shit.<br /><br />It sometimes becomes CCRS for a while - chronic can't remember shit.<br /><br />I don't remember Bill Robinson on the Yankees, but I do remember him on the Pirates.<br /><br />When Machado is signed to the ten year $400MM contract, I believe they will move AnDUjar to first (rather than move him to outfield and Stanton to first).<br /><br />A naive question regarding moving a player to first: What about the fact that a lot of the guy's mentioned to move there have histories of groin injuries? You would think that stretching to grab a throw would exacerbate that. (Or would it encourage actually doing the stretching pre-game that they are supposed to do?)Rufus T. Fireflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900151484482681328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-78655735095072196282018-08-29T14:49:25.914-04:002018-08-29T14:49:25.914-04:00Thanks, Doug K! And as previously mentioned, yeah...Thanks, Doug K! And as previously mentioned, yeah, I agree that El Matador would be better off in left, with that arm.<br /><br />Thing is, anybody not named Ron Blomberg can play first base. Stanton is an excellent idea. We should also hold truly open auditions next spring, and try McBroom or Scotland's favorite, Mike Ford, if they look good. Plus I would give Judge a looksee there, and Sanchez, the Cincinnati Kid, could play it on days off from catching.<br /><br />Absolutely no need to stick with Slo-Pitch.HoraceClarke66https://www.blogger.com/profile/16965472730239358589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-48144358282775966742018-08-29T14:25:02.406-04:002018-08-29T14:25:02.406-04:00As soon as I saw the name the baseball card popped...As soon as I saw the name the baseball card popped into my head. Thanks for giving me the context I did not have as a kid. All I knew was that his was a card I could use to play farsies or closest-to-the-wall with and it wouldn't matter. <br /><br />As to being the worst at 1B that's a direct result of "Waiting for Mr. Goodbird" (TM)<br /><br />Here are your free agent 1B courtesy of MLB Trade Rumors <br /><br />First Basemen and their ages <br /><br />Matt Adams (30)<br />Lucas Duda (32)<br />Marwin Gonzalez (30)<br />Joe Mauer (36)<br />Logan Morrison (31) — $8MM mutual option with a $1MM buyout<br />Brandon Moss (35) — $10MM mutual option with a $1MM buyout<br />Steve Pearce (36)<br />Hanley Ramirez (35) — $22MM vesting option<br />Mark Reynolds (35)<br />Justin Smoak (32) — $6MM club option with a $250K buyout<br />Danny Valencia (34)<br /><br />Meh. Maybe Justin Smoak for 3 but I don't see the Jays failing to pick up the option. <br /><br />So trades or positional change. <br /><br />Stanton comes to mind. Big. Not overly mobile. Or is that unfair?<br />I don't think AnDUjar is big enough for the position. plus it wastes his arm. Unless we get Manny M. but even then I put him in Left and call it a day. <br /><br />I think you once said Harper at first. <br /><br />Does anybody know of a really good AAA 1B who is blocked? <br /><br />Anyway, thanks for the good read. <br /><br />Doug K. <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3932285159851204335.post-84972272897967491772018-08-29T13:48:11.298-04:002018-08-29T13:48:11.298-04:00As many of you may have realized by now, I am a ch...<br><i>As many of you may have realized by now, I am a chronic sufferer from Old Fogey Disease (OFD). I am, in fact, one of the few people ever to have contracted this disease while still in childhood.</i><br /><br />I also suffered Early-onset OFD. Back in the day, I used to refer to myself as a "young fogey". Unfortunately, that joke became inappropriate quite some time ago...<br><br>Local Bargain Jerkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11777702960645118146noreply@blogger.com