Sucre
How does a king cake with a green baby sound? If you have no idea, you'd better take your date to Sucre! You can sample all kinds of fun ice creams and treats together.
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The cost of an outfielder
It might not be a good idea to sign another left handed outfielder. Here's why:
The five man rotation and the eight man bullpen are a given. You might argue that Lloyd doesn't need an eight man bullen. Since McClendon will have two lefties, the eighth man in the Bullpen is Dominic Leone. He is very useful. I like that guy. Plus, any such argument is advocating for changing the makeup of a historically effective bullpen that is returning intact, except maybe without Joe Beimel. When a machine is running well, it is wise not to take it apart.
Sucre
A sweet boutique is always a good idea. Head to Sucre in the Garden District if you need to get back in good graces--or just to ipress. The store carries everything from bark to big cookies and much more.
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Infield "Bumper Stickers" from SABRMatt
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Matt axed us to compare his quick-sums to those of Dutton. And Dr. D is quot-a-fied. Harmonic convergence at its best.
The first line below is SABRMatt's take. The fact that Matty might have been asked to provide these bumper stickers to the Steinbrenners, that keeps this fly ball definitely inside the foul pole.
Can You Win Your Next Pennant With...
One of SSI's favorite characterizations is, "Can you win your next pennant with X in a primary role?" Willie Bloomquist does not make the cut, which is why he's a backup (or not on the 25-man) of our future pennant winner. Felix probably slides in under the cut line.
Does a 1-0 shutout count as a "tough loss"?
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INPUT/OUTPUT: On a day when ONE run would have won the game (big advantage in extra innings), the Mariners couldn't even get that.
Ruining a chance to swell the Seattle possibilities even more pregnantly.
CRUNCH: The night before, the Soggy Bottom Boys waded through a 3+ hour rain delay. This red-shifted their sorry little biological clocks badly.
That would have been plenty 'nuff of a problem, but it was the final stop on a road trip! and then you had an early game day the next day!?
Those would have been plenty 'nuff problemos too, but all of a sudden here is Derek Holland throwing tic tacs to various and sundry little nodules of the strike zone. Anybody else feel like Ender going through training drills? What's next, handcuffed and blindfolded while waking up in the jaws of an Asian white tiger?
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As we might have mentioned a time or two, all* left hand pitchers with hot fastballs are tough. Provided only that there isn't some weird flaw going on.
Compared to other high-octane lefties, Derek Holland is more polished than average. Sunday, he got 7 whuffs on his power slider alone, AND he has a bloopy change curve into the bargain. The kid is death on a stick, even if your good hitters AREN'T left hand.
The script was set for the lockdown. Holland could have done a cold reading, in the back of a limo, and still crushed the movie. Come to think of it, he read the script cold, in terms of his yearly arc.
There is a reason, gentlemen, teams go 14-2 in the NFL but teams don't go 140-20 in baseball. Slop happens. At least in Seattle, slop is followed by a Robinson Cano "what me worry" megawatt smile, de-scenting the slop with a cleansing blue overwash.
M's 10 ...
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Dr. D, having carefully DVR'ed the baseball game up in the man-cave, was in the family room. Wallowing in the "Seahawk postgame" :- ) that was broadcast on ESPN. When all of a sudden, the left sidebar said "Mariners Roll In Texas." Curse you, Red Baron. That was a blunder unworthy of the resident Soccer Mom at our home. :: ashamed ::
A 10-1 lead? Ah, thought Dr. D. A 3-run Kyle Seager shot, two Ackley doubles, and...
K-Pax "Grade C" Stuff --- > Detonates stRangers
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Mr. T "Prediction? Paaaaiiiiiin," Dept.
The velocity of 1,000 burning suns notwithstanding ... Dr. D did not enjoy a single pitch during the first three innings. Grade "B" stuff? He needed a second pitch and a map of the strike zone to get up to Grade B stuff, brother.
More Mid-Season Prospect-Palooza!
Boyz II BABVA … get out da broom
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The Coin-Op Machine
There was a chill Super Slo Mo of Iwakuma releasing a pitch. With the ball a few feet out of his hand, he pursed his lips in a "blowing up a balloon" motion. So as to control the exhale.
The Japanese senseis will all tell you to exhale during the motion. You can "KIAI!" during a gross movement like punching, but you'll never see a pitcher or batter exhaling at the moment of acceleration.
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