33 thoughts on “October 16, 2014: Sour Cream”

1. Seats for Mrs. Runner and myself to see Craig Ferguson at The Pageant: procured

2. I'm gonna go close on the sale of the old house in less than two hours.

   1. I'm closing my old house tomorrow. Tis the season

      1. Still trying to get renters at the old house, now listed for sale...ick.

         1. Plus side: don't have to deal with tenants, and cleaning up after them.

3. This year's McAfee Most Dangerous Celebrity: Jimmy Kimmel

4. Number of people that picked the Royals to win the ALCS?

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   1. so, I'm the ONLY one who picked SF to win the NL pennant? Wowzer.

      ONE GAME AWAY FROM IMMORTALITY!!!!111one111!!!!!

      1. I've been in first place for quite a while, but cannot win. I even had SF winning the WC/DS early on before I abandoned it for my sentimentality. Damn it all, anyway.

   2. 0 points and eliminated after the first game. Impressive.

5. A great read by Sam Mellinger

   This is the organization that lost a game when the first baseman was hit in the back with a throw to the plate and the next day announced him as their All-Star. This is the franchise that literally flipped a coin to decide if Runelvys Hernandez or Jeremy Affeldt would be the opening-day starter, lost 310 games in three years and didn’t bother with a team picture one year because, and this is a direct quote: “Who would want a picture of this team?”

6. apropos of every morning that spooky forgets:

   How Much Is Too Much Coffee? - A 2009 Infographic Via @sciammind http://t.co/UqDecu0sdj #tbt pic.twitter.com/HF0DT4Vke0

   — Scientific American (@sciam) October 16, 2014

   1. That last panel though.

   2. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IZkDpg51DQ

7. New #MNTwins name, per source: they have interviewed Demarlo Hale.— Darren Wolfson (@DarrenWolfson) October 16, 2014

8. Okay, time to throw a stink bomb into the Co'C -- here's a couple new CSI plays to consider, from the new Topps Updates set:
   
   Identify when the play occurred!

   1. The Bartlett image might be easy unless it's from his first stint.

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         One game versus Cleveland. Top of sixth; scored on Colabello's double.

         1. Yep, I'll agree that's the right catcher.

   2. Adrian Nieto scored on a ground-ball single in the bottom of the 9th on April 2, with Dayan Viciedo advancing to second, presumably on the throw. Seems pretty likely.

      1. Indeed. The five people pictured in the photo are all wearing long sleeves, suggesting it was not taken in the summer.

   3. I was just about to ask why Topps would have Bartlett in a Twins uniform in a new set since he hasn't been with the team in years. Then I remembered.

      1. I started to do the same thing!

         Something like a dozen Twins in the set, which is a lot, but what do you expect when you revolving door so many players during the season? At least no Morales card, thank goodness. And a new Twins autograph card to expand my player list - Colabello! Should be reasonably priced in a few weeks, unless I get lucky.

9. The Neshek button is broke

   1. My name in lights. That's all that matters.

10. So, San Fran and Kansas City. East coast can eat it.

    1. Whoever is showing the WS on TV is thrilled to at least have the Giants and not the Cardinals. TV execs would have hated an all-Midwest WS.

       1. neutral tv viewers would have hated Joe Buck gushing about the Cardinals all the time.

          1. My Facebook feed has actual amazement that Buck said something nice about the Cards last night. Sentiment here is the opposite.

             1. At least he gushes over their fans, the best in baseball.

                1. whatever.

       2. I was kind of hoping the Cardinals would make it for this reason. And, now that it oughten be on a channel I can actually watch, that it would prevent any Pacific time zone annoyance.

          1. baseball is dying, obviously.

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