I didn't have a single stoned teenager in my store yesterday. I guess I'm in too affluent an area or something.
41 thoughts on “April 21, 2012: Expectations”
You know, if you could somehow throw out the Baltimore series (and yes, I know you can't), the Twins would basically be a .500 team against some pretty tough competition. Small sample size and all, but it's at least a basis for some hope.
That's how I've been framing it as well.
On this day in 1961 the Minnesota Twins baseball club played their first game in Minnesota, losing to the Washington Senators 5-3.
i was served a beer by a stoned bartender (his own admission), but i suppose that's not so surprising.
popped in Cake's Fashion Nugget album this morning. The album is over 15 years old and it still holds up.
It probably sounds current because they've never really changed anything about their sound. I'm not entirely sure I'd love them if I checked them out today for the first time, but as it is, I've got everything they've ever done.
My 8 year old neighbor LOVED the new Cake album last year, so I've been loaning his parents the others (with the warnings about the songs on Fashion Nugget that they might want to avoid.
Raffi Torres suspended 25 games by the NHL. wow! but deserved.
Rick Porcello had a good game against the Rangers: 1 IP 10H 9R 8ER 1BB 1K
First game of a DH, too. Nice.
9K/G is good, if he is allowed to pitch anymore can keep it up
I thought he was supposed to keep it down!
My Costco has Vitamixes on sale (the "deluxe" package with wet and dry containers) for $349. the Mrs: "over my dead body". Booo.
I love the show Parks and Recreations. One of my Top 5 favorite comedies on the air right now. But man, do I miss Fire Joe Morgan. I guess there is always a little bit from Twitter
Ken Tremendous @KenTremendous
"Sweeney one-handed it to outfield Nick Swisher," said Tim McCarver, as Sweeney clearly two-handed it.
I played some Australian Rules Football today. It was great fun. I always enjoy learning new sports. My best guess is it's my 6th different type of football I've played: American Football, Soccer, Rugby Union (15s), Rugby League (13s), Gaelic Football, and Aussie Rules.
I didn't have a single stoned teenager in my store yesterday. I guess I'm in too affluent an area or something.
My sister worked 10 hours in a Holiday station near St. Cloud State Univ. It' the craziest day of the year by far. She said they couldn't put the hot dogs on the rollers fast enough.
I've never been more ill than when my brother and I ate roller hot dogs from the SA off 169 in Shokopee. I'll never make that mistake again.
ummm...Phillip Humber
FOX is breaking into a Red Sox- Yankees game to show Phillip Humber...but still have the Red Sox in a side by side view. ugg
Not only was it side-by-side for awhile, the Sox game was bigger.
yeah. the whole thing was pretty stupid.
OMG ONE OUT TO GO
what the heck! the batter never ran to first on a wild pitch on strike 3!
Phillip Humber perfect game. wow
The NYY/BO'S game was such a snoozer that they are sticking here even though the game is over.
If he runs, I think he makes it. He flipped out at the umpire, instead. Crazy.
I don't know if the ump made the right call.
Naw. He went around.
Humber Humber, Perfect Perfect.
I wasn't questioning it, I was just saying that I didn't get a good look at it. If it's close you gotta call it there, right?
Yea. And the homeplate ump was decisive. the batter had no excuse for not running hard.
Brendan Ryan is an idiot. Why do you start running and then turn around and stop to argue? Just bizarre.
Still - cool stuff.
I thought that AJ had to be the first person to catch 2 perfect games, but turns out Ramon Castro caught Buherle's PG. Here are the rosters for the WSox' two perfect games.
And somehow Konerko played in both but was not involved. The anti-ii.
While we were watching that silly perfect game, Joe Buck would like ti remind you that you missed the dynamics of the Yankees/Red Sox game entirely change. What was once a 9-1 game is now a 9-5 game. Perfect games cannot compare.
I found out about the game while outside doing yard work. Got this text from Runner daughter's non-obnoxious White Sox loving godfather:
"Phillip Umber of the White Sox threw a perfect game!"
to which my only reply was:
"April fools"
his response was:
"The Sox radio crew is so bad."
and my reply was:
"Tv crew isn't much better. What happened, they not know about the perfect game?"
his response:
"They are boring and their commentary isn't relevant."
Geez, that can apply to almost any broadcast crew.
HAHAHAHA, epic Sawks meltdown is enjoyable (even with Doucheira and Girardi involved).
Although the simultaneous drama "3200 miles apart" is a bit much there, Timmy.
Hey. HEY.
The Yankees have the chance to move to 9-6. Don't take this away from them.
I bitched about the split screen to the Mrs the whole time. Thank goodness they decided to get rid of it after the first out.
Red. Sux.
I took a look at the league leaders, and noticed Swisher leads the AL in RBI with 20. I saw he had only 14 yesterday, so I had to take a look at the box score. I don't think it's often that two teammates each get 6 RBI in the same game. Certainly not two teammates as douchy.
You know, if you could somehow throw out the Baltimore series (and yes, I know you can't), the Twins would basically be a .500 team against some pretty tough competition. Small sample size and all, but it's at least a basis for some hope.
That's how I've been framing it as well.
On this day in 1961 the Minnesota Twins baseball club played their first game in Minnesota, losing to the Washington Senators 5-3.
i was served a beer by a stoned bartender (his own admission), but i suppose that's not so surprising.
popped in Cake's Fashion Nugget album this morning. The album is over 15 years old and it still holds up.
It probably sounds current because they've never really changed anything about their sound. I'm not entirely sure I'd love them if I checked them out today for the first time, but as it is, I've got everything they've ever done.
My 8 year old neighbor LOVED the new Cake album last year, so I've been loaning his parents the others (with the warnings about the songs on Fashion Nugget that they might want to avoid.
Raffi Torres suspended 25 games by the NHL. wow! but deserved.
Rick Porcello had a good game against the Rangers: 1 IP 10H 9R 8ER 1BB 1K
First game of a DH, too. Nice.
9K/G is good, if he
is allowed to pitch anymorecan keep it upI thought he was supposed to keep it down!
My Costco has Vitamixes on sale (the "deluxe" package with wet and dry containers) for $349. the Mrs: "over my dead body". Booo.
John Carter is stronger than Rich Ross.
I love the show Parks and Recreations. One of my Top 5 favorite comedies on the air right now. But man, do I miss Fire Joe Morgan. I guess there is always a little bit from Twitter
I played some Australian Rules Football today. It was great fun. I always enjoy learning new sports. My best guess is it's my 6th different type of football I've played: American Football, Soccer, Rugby Union (15s), Rugby League (13s), Gaelic Football, and Aussie Rules.
I didn't have a single stoned teenager in my store yesterday. I guess I'm in too affluent an area or something.
My sister worked 10 hours in a Holiday station near St. Cloud State Univ. It' the craziest day of the year by far. She said they couldn't put the hot dogs on the rollers fast enough.
I've never been more ill than when my brother and I ate roller hot dogs from the SA off 169 in Shokopee. I'll never make that mistake again.
ummm...Phillip Humber
FOX is breaking into a Red Sox- Yankees game to show Phillip Humber...but still have the Red Sox in a side by side view. ugg
Not only was it side-by-side for awhile, the Sox game was bigger.
yeah. the whole thing was pretty stupid.
OMG ONE OUT TO GO
what the heck! the batter never ran to first on a wild pitch on strike 3!
Phillip Humber perfect game. wow
The NYY/BO'S game was such a snoozer that they are sticking here even though the game is over.
If he runs, I think he makes it. He flipped out at the umpire, instead. Crazy.
I don't know if the ump made the right call.
Naw. He went around.
Humber Humber, Perfect Perfect.
I wasn't questioning it, I was just saying that I didn't get a good look at it. If it's close you gotta call it there, right?
Yea. And the homeplate ump was decisive. the batter had no excuse for not running hard.
Brendan Ryan is an idiot. Why do you start running and then turn around and stop to argue? Just bizarre.
Still - cool stuff.
I thought that AJ had to be the first person to catch 2 perfect games, but turns out Ramon Castro caught Buherle's PG. Here are the rosters for the WSox' two perfect games.
Generated 4/22/2012.
Generated 4/22/2012.
Only Beckham and Ramirez were involved with both.
And somehow Konerko played in both but was not involved. The anti-ii.
While we were watching that silly perfect game, Joe Buck would like ti remind you that you missed the dynamics of the Yankees/Red Sox game entirely change. What was once a 9-1 game is now a 9-5 game. Perfect games cannot compare.
I found out about the game while outside doing yard work. Got this text from Runner daughter's non-obnoxious White Sox loving godfather:
"Phillip Umber of the White Sox threw a perfect game!"
to which my only reply was:
"April fools"
his response was:
"The Sox radio crew is so bad."
and my reply was:
"Tv crew isn't much better. What happened, they not know about the perfect game?"
his response:
"They are boring and their commentary isn't relevant."
Geez, that can apply to almost any broadcast crew.
HAHAHAHA, epic Sawks meltdown is enjoyable (even with Doucheira and Girardi involved).
Although the simultaneous drama "3200 miles apart" is a bit much there, Timmy.
Hey. HEY.
The Yankees have the chance to move to 9-6. Don't take this away from them.
I bitched about the split screen to the Mrs the whole time. Thank goodness they decided to get rid of it after the first out.
Red. Sux.
I took a look at the league leaders, and noticed Swisher leads the AL in RBI with 20. I saw he had only 14 yesterday, so I had to take a look at the box score. I don't think it's often that two teammates each get 6 RBI in the same game. Certainly not two teammates as douchy.