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=== Michael Pineda at Lookout Landing ===

Sully with his typically likeable-and-brainy musings on last year's SSI darling.  The SSI follow-on here:  let's recall that Taro flatly stated that he did not like Michael Pineda's chances to stay healthy.  Here we are, sooner rather than later - scratch that, much sooner.  

Here's an ominous report about his shoulder soreness during the game.  In the mood to see what Yankee fans are saying after the shoulder report?  Here's a thread at River Ave. Blues.  The comments post starts it off with "heads better roll in the front office" and things degenerate from there.

Dr. D has a queasy feeling about Michael.  The jury's not in and the story ain't over.  But the first returns weigh in on Taro's side.  If the Mariners were to try to deal Pineda for Jesus Montero right now, March 30th, they wouldn't have a chance.  As of March 30th, the Mariners "won" the trade, huge.  Stocks can go up and can go down, of course.  But as of today, Zduriencik has purchased stock in a start-up company and seen it split a couple of months later.  

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=== A Wise Man Sayeth, Dept. ===

Some yoyo, by which I mean DaddyO, drolly noticed that my resort computer gave me more than 40 minutes the other night, for three (edited) posts?  Nada.  That was the Denny's at Rural and Hiway 60 in Phoenix, free Wi-Fi. 

That wasn't the hard part; we got that crib on only the fourth stop.  The hard part is finding a wife who will sit across the table, chin in hand, dozing lightly, while you blog for two hours on baseball.

All y'all's teenage juvenile delinquent friends will tell you, make sure you get a girl who will go to Project X wit you.  Neg-a-tory.  Get you one who, after 20-30 years, will sit in a Denny's with you at 2 a.m. while you blog baseball. 

Eat your hearts out, you saps.

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Now, today's shtick, that's 40 minutes or under.  Say wanna cut haids?!  Uh-HUH!  Race ya anytime Jeffy, Geoffy, you press-box-hot-dog-eatin' Dr. D wannabes.

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=== Oh Joy ===

The Mariners go with my very least favorite 3-5 permutation.  All four kids out.  Mr. WBC out.  Even Charlie Furbush out.  Goodie gumdrops:  four 95-ERA+ pitchers behind Felix... who just topped out at 91.2 mph yesterday.