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October 9, 2013: The End

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Eight-day work stretch finishes today. Yesterday management spent all day obsessing about the territory leadership visit, and they never showed up. That was amusing, and kept me going for another day.

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      1. And I've been trying to think of a witty way to comment about it, but I've been seething in anger all day. And here I was, thinking about whether Kickstarter could work for me.

  2. the NHL season is only a week in, but this goal will be hard to top in the 'Goal of the Year' category

    httpv://youtu.be/yMw4nksG7UQ

    2. Brian McCann, who suddenly finds his schedule opened way up, will be waiting for him when the Sharks play the Thrashers.

  5. In case you needed more evidence of A-Rod's outstanding moral character, read Dave Zirin's piece on the housing projects A-Rod owns:

    The Washington Post did its own in-depth exposé of the three housing projects, describing the “hundreds” of complaints from residents ranging from massive rat infestation to layers of mold to a lack of ventilation that produces heat so overbearing residents sleep outside in the summer months.

    My own initial observation upon visiting and speaking to tenants was that the article in the Post didn’t do justice to just how crumbling and dilapidated the surroundings are. They did not write about, as I learned, the bed bugs, gas leaks, and “two [gas] explosions in the last three years.” I witnessed a group of children returning home, running and laughing, as several rats scurried away (although a couple of particularly well-fed ones waddled off, looking more inconvenienced than frightened). I saw wires sticking out at odd angles from the sides of buildings. Even though it has been hot and dry in the DC area, the patches of grass had a softness to them and an odor that suggested there were problems with the sewage.

    1. my guess is that maintenance was great in the complexes in April-May-June, but nonexistent in October, amiright?

  6. In case you don't read Nick Nelson, here's a sign he's trolling for page views over at Twins Daily:

    When you look back at those scrappy Twins teams that largely reigned over the AL Central from 2002 through his departure in 2007, it's difficult not to see Hunter as the steady beating heart. Other players came and went, had their ups and downs, but Hunter was good every year, providing middle-of-the-lineup offense along with legendary defense at a crucially important position.

    There's no question that, these days, the Twins are missing many of the things Hunter brought to the table. That leads to another thought: Could a return to Minnesota ever be in the cards for the veteran outfielder?

    Hunter has one more season remaining on his two-year, $26 million contract with the Tigers. He'll be a free agent again next year, at age 39, when the Twins may be looking to add some extra pieces to a roster that will (hopefully) be shaping up as a contender driven by young stars.

    Acquiring players who are verging on 40 can be dangerous, but the Twins had great success in a similar situation with Jim Thome and it appears that Hunter has taken phenomenal care of his body because he's showing few signs of age.

    Might the Twins consider bringing him back for one last go? Should they? It's a fun talking point as the Hunter gears up for one of the biggest games of his life.

    Just what the Twins need – the return of a guy so self-important his name requires two Is, who will anonymously criticize Mauer even more, and poison the well for Arcia, Buxton, Sano, et al.

    1. Also, how come he stops at 2007 instead of 2010, which would be a more accurate "time of AL Central reign", especially when using JI

      JIM THOME as an example?

      2. Well, before Santana as well. Radke & Santana, then.

        I'd love to have a real ace on the staff again, but I guess at this point I'd like to have a starter that might have a winning record at least.

          1. I'm not saying the pitcher earned the wins, I'm saying it'd be nice that the team won enough games that their starters might (deservedly or not) benefit with a winning record. #egg/chicken #lotsalossessux

        1. No, but Sid's never ending campaign is to bring back anyone who ever played any sport in Minnesota.

  8. So the wife and I picked up the cat at the vet's (they did a glucose curve today) and we're driving home from Hopkins around 6:00 p.m., going north on 169. About a quarter mile before the I-94 exit a biker passes us on the left, then gets over into our lane to take the exit, only he's going too fast and as he hits the ramp he's too far to the left. The bike hits the shoulder, then the grass, the guy loses control, the bike wobbles, then goes down and the bike and the guy both go flying. We pull over along with a few other cars and several of us run over to help. The guy is face down in the grass and only semi-conscious. Me and another guy get down on either side of him and after a minute or so he starts to come around, just groaning but not able to talk yet. The bandana he was wearing was pushed down over his eyes, so we take that off and start talking to him. Another guy has already called 911 and we're just trying to keep the guy still until the ambulance gets there. Eventually he comes around a little more and starts talking a little. He was a little bit ornery and disoriented and didn't want to lay still, so eventually we let him roll over onto his back. He had a few impact lacerations on his head, so one guy grabs the bandana uses it as a bandage to apply pressure to the wounds. That's when I looked down and noticed that the guy's right foot was at a complete right angle to his leg, totally Joe Theismann'd. So for the next five minutes we basically just sat with the guy and held him down to keeping him as immobile as we could. The cops and ambulance got there pretty quick, and I helped them roll the guy onto a backboard after they got some oxygen going for him. One of the EMTs got his boot off and cut off his sock. The dude had a really nasty broken ankle, not a compound fracture but I imagine it will need surgery and some screws. From there the EMTs and cops got him onto the stretcher and loaded into the ambulance. I gave a statement to the state trooper and she took my name and phone number, thanked me for helping out and I headed back to the van and we drove on home. Quite the evening.

    1. Damn, that's a hell of a drive home. I like to imagine a world where people are willing to slow down to get over for an exit instead of being aggressive, but i don't think that day will ever come until we get self driving cars.

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