Mesh-back hats – now there's a look I don't miss. (Except for real feed caps.)
and the Marlboro ad
Didn't even register with me. Funny what you don't notice.
By "real feed caps" do you mean as in hats for grain (and the like) companies worn by farmers? Or something else? Because I will give any ag-related caps a pass on mesh, not just feed.
Grain caps or any farm equipment/implement manufacturers both qualify. Pops often wore an International Harvester cap when I was a kid; he drove an IH Travelall for several years. I'd never wear it, but I'd love to find an authentic Steiger mesh cap.
I fear the top of my head would be inadequately protected from sun damage. Need all the help I can get up there.
My go-to twins cap must be about 16 years old by now, though, so I've been keeping my eye out for a replacement.
Yesterday I decided I needed a new Twins hat. My last one that was any good came out the first year they did the American flag-in-the-logo thing (and it was that particular model. I know some didn't like those, but I thought they were cool, at least for the Twins). Aquinas might have claimed it now though, so maybe next season...
My Twins cap has faded to a bluish grey, which means it's about ready to assume lawn mowing duty, pushing one of my two remaining Padres caps into retirement. I'd forbidden myself from buying a new Twins hat until the front office was changed, so I'll have to wait until they hire their new GM before deciding whether to reinvest.
I absolutely love the caps Ebbets Field Flannels makes, but they're too hot for me to wear during summer daylight hours (and often summer nights). I've taken to wearing a straw hat most of the time to keep from burning my grape.
I own the Pelicans hat from ebbets, and I love it but can't wear it because hot.
Only two of the last nine Twins' HRs have been solo shots. That's a whole lot of rallies that weren't killed.
Chelsea won 3-1 last night as free and I looked on. U.S. Bank Stadium was beyond packed so I don't know how it would look otherwise, but my initial read on the place is that it's surprisingly sterile and colorless. It feels like walking around a warehouse at best, or the Metrodome at worst. The seats are closer together than they are in most venues, or maybe I'm just getting more claustrophobic as I age.
I think the seat thing has been happening everywhere.
U.S. Bank Stadium...it's surprisingly sterile and colorless.
Sounds like the state and city got their money's worth. Does it last as long as the Metrodome before people are clamoring to implode it and the Vikings are threatening to move?
Agree. I'm sure the areas for the swells are fantastic but the corridor on 3rd level was cramped and not pleasant.
The amount of volume is huge when in open areas and the windows looking to downtown is nice. I was also surprised by relative low key amount of advertising.
The place is going to be loud. But the sound system had much to be desired. The concert reviews will be interesting.
Getting to and from is a nightmare. Spooks how long did it take you to get on LRT? I can get to and park much easier for Target Field.
I saw a few pictures of the crowded concourses and it looked as bad as the Metrodome. Maybe I had too many beers and don't remember correctly, but Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis) didn't feel that way at the upper level, so it is disappointing to hear such a monstrous building couldn't carve out extra space for the less expensive seats.
I waited about an hour to get on the train. I find myself relieved that I don't care much about football right now.
Extremely tangentially related, it's exceedingly terrible to go visit a supplier, then go out to lunch with then only to have them (and the guy I work with that was there) fawn over how amazing the Packers are and deify Brett Favre for an hour when you're the only one that hates football. They managed to discuss all of the things I find unwatchable (college basketball, football in general) and crap on the NBA.
At least I got a free lunch or if it though.
You should have chatted them up about Rugby Sevens.
Speaking of Sano's work ethic, sounds like Twins are considering sending him to AAA:
At issue is also how hard Sano has been working at getting better, as hitting coach Tom Brunansky told 1500 ESPN Radio on Wednesday that Sano's "work ethic needs to match his talent level." Molitor said it's not uncommon for young players to run into that issue, and he agreed with Brunansky's assertion.
Not sure if this was written before or after Sano went 1-for-2 with a double and 2 walks today. I do agree that Polanco and Vargas need to stay up and get playing time. I don't think it would hurt to give Sano a wake-up call for a few weeks till rosters expand. I think Danny Santana should be the odd man out, but I think he's been playing pretty well of late and is out of options. Actually, I think the Twins should trade Dozier for pitching, but it could be hard to do that right now.
I don't know anything about Sano's work ethic, but it seems to me this is the same thing the Twins say every time a young player struggles. It may or may not be true in this case, but for me this has become a punch line along the lines of "he needs more seasoning".
At the same time, I do remember a young Morneau having a talk with Gardy in 2006 that is often credited with Morneau turning his season and career around about Morneau's work ethic. It seems like there is very little communication between managers and players and not just on the Twins. It could be a language problem in this case, I don't know, but it seems to happen a lot regardless of the player's primary language. If managers and coaches have expectations of players doing more than the usual batting practice, etc., before a game, then they need to just tell the player and if they don't comply, then they can sit on the bench, if not, then the minors.
If managers and coaches have expectations of players doing more than the usual batting practice, etc., before a game, then they need to just tell the player
Yes, this.
It isn't just baseball though. I had a supervisor tell me "I thought you should be doing X, Y, Z back a few months ago, but I wasn't going to tell you what to do." Managers need to manage expectations, and the only way to do that is by clearly communicating them.
I fully agree with the last sentence. I have no idea whether the Twins have done that or not. But it seems to me that very little purpose is served by Twins coaches complaining to the press about a player's work ethic, other than to make sure everyone believes that the slump is the player's fault and not the coaches' fault.
Strange, I've never worked in a management situation where it wasn't the manager's responsibility to specify the outcome and critical process requirements, especially or at the very least if found to be lacking. I have a hard time even conceptualizing a workplace where that wasn't the case.
Not saying it always goes well, but isn't that the manager's job?
I would think so.
as a manager in a small public entity that, prior to my arrival, was severely lacking in established process and expectations and continues to suffer from a substantial vacancy rate, such that staff (me, in particular) are scrambling to put out fires, I both identify with that expectation about a workplace, and sympathize with managers trying to implement change.
Last couple of days have been out in Carnac, Morbihan, Bretagne exploring to find various rock
formations.
The alignments are awesome, but not well understood.
My favorite are the dolmen, which are scattered all about - seem to be burial places for big wigs, but my guess is that they were originally mounds that have eroded down to the standing stones.
Not far from our house is Saint-Michel tumulus, which is Western Europe's largest burial mound, and topped with an old church to boot.
NBBW pointed out that the earliest Egyptian pyramids were built in 2650BC, whereas some of these stone monuments/sites were built back in 4500BC, without the help of a Come Along Jack.
Neat stuff, NBB. Keep it coming.
Aye!
Earlier this week, I was making French onion soup from scratch and suddenly got dizzy - was out of the count for the next 10 hours, some kind of bug. I eventually recovered (and had the soup for lunch today - not bad), but last nite, NBBW followed suit and had a fitful night with a fever. She finally came around and felt good enough to go exploring around 4PM today.
We went to Locmariaquer to explore their megaliths.
They have 3 inside an enclosed megalith park: The Er-Grah tumulus passage, a dolmen called the Merchants Table, and a huge broken menhir. This menhir was believed to be the headstone of a set of lined menhirs that led up to the burial plaza.
The large, now broken menhir, is the largest object to have been moved by Neolithic man, and they have evidence that it had to be transported over water as well.
Also, nearby, is another dolmen that has a capstone that is believe to be one of the stellae that was in the earlier lineup in the platz.
hmm, some kind of inner ear thing? dolmenitis?
Due to the low ceiling, I have smacked my head twice walking inside these $#^!*@ dolmens.
Y'all should appreciate that I just completed the Twins season ticket holder survey and absolutely let the front office have it. I reminded them that Sano, RF was a idiotic debacle. Very cathartic.
Remind me to high five you the next time you're in town.
Well now that your avatar is the mayor again, I'll doubly high five you.
Guys, my dad decided to "help" with the bathroom fan replacement by starting to remove the old fan today. He taped some plastic garbage bags over the opening in the ceiling, but the tape didn't hold. There are currently chunks of insulation falling from the attic into the bathroom, and I don't think I have the energy to do anything about it . . .
...and WGOM has first hand coverage of the event!
Mesh-back hats – now there's a look I don't miss. (Except for real feed caps.)
and the Marlboro ad
Didn't even register with me. Funny what you don't notice.
By "real feed caps" do you mean as in hats for grain (and the like) companies worn by farmers? Or something else? Because I will give any ag-related caps a pass on mesh, not just feed.
Grain caps or any farm equipment/implement manufacturers both qualify. Pops often wore an International Harvester cap when I was a kid; he drove an IH Travelall for several years. I'd never wear it, but I'd love to find an authentic Steiger mesh cap.
Funk's G Hybrid!
I fear the top of my head would be inadequately protected from sun damage. Need all the help I can get up there.
My go-to twins cap must be about 16 years old by now, though, so I've been keeping my eye out for a replacement.
Yesterday I decided I needed a new Twins hat. My last one that was any good came out the first year they did the American flag-in-the-logo thing (and it was that particular model. I know some didn't like those, but I thought they were cool, at least for the Twins). Aquinas might have claimed it now though, so maybe next season...
My Twins cap has faded to a bluish grey, which means it's about ready to assume lawn mowing duty, pushing one of my two remaining Padres caps into retirement. I'd forbidden myself from buying a new Twins hat until the front office was changed, so I'll have to wait until they hire their new GM before deciding whether to reinvest.
I absolutely love the caps Ebbets Field Flannels makes, but they're too hot for me to wear during summer daylight hours (and often summer nights). I've taken to wearing a straw hat most of the time to keep from burning my grape.
I own the Pelicans hat from ebbets, and I love it but can't wear it because hot.
Only two of the last nine Twins' HRs have been solo shots. That's a whole lot of rallies that weren't killed.
Chelsea won 3-1 last night as free and I looked on. U.S. Bank Stadium was beyond packed so I don't know how it would look otherwise, but my initial read on the place is that it's surprisingly sterile and colorless. It feels like walking around a warehouse at best, or the Metrodome at worst. The seats are closer together than they are in most venues, or maybe I'm just getting more claustrophobic as I age.
I think the seat thing has been happening everywhere.
Sounds like the state and city got their money's worth. Does it last as long as the Metrodome before people are clamoring to implode it and the Vikings are threatening to move?
Agree. I'm sure the areas for the swells are fantastic but the corridor on 3rd level was cramped and not pleasant.
The amount of volume is huge when in open areas and the windows looking to downtown is nice. I was also surprised by relative low key amount of advertising.
The place is going to be loud. But the sound system had much to be desired. The concert reviews will be interesting.
Getting to and from is a nightmare. Spooks how long did it take you to get on LRT? I can get to and park much easier for Target Field.
I saw a few pictures of the crowded concourses and it looked as bad as the Metrodome. Maybe I had too many beers and don't remember correctly, but Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis) didn't feel that way at the upper level, so it is disappointing to hear such a monstrous building couldn't carve out extra space for the less expensive seats.
I waited about an hour to get on the train. I find myself relieved that I don't care much about football right now.
Extremely tangentially related, it's exceedingly terrible to go visit a supplier, then go out to lunch with then only to have them (and the guy I work with that was there) fawn over how amazing the Packers are and deify Brett Favre for an hour when you're the only one that hates football. They managed to discuss all of the things I find unwatchable (college basketball, football in general) and crap on the NBA.
At least I got a free lunch or if it though.
You should have chatted them up about Rugby Sevens.
http://www.npr.org/2016/08/04/488637654/olympic-womens-team-captain-calls-rugby-7s-a-perfect-game-for-america
I'll keep that one in my pocket for my upcoming trip to Houston.
I continue to thank the baseball gods for how well Target Field worked out. They got that one right.
...except for the team they put in it.
that can be fixed
Can it?
It's been fixed many times over the last 55 years
but it keeps reproducing itself!
Fangraphs has a really great article about Max Kepler and pitch recognition.
With the brouhaha over Sano's work ethic and Buxton not immediately succeeding, I wonder if Kepler will turn out to be the best player.
Something something German work ethic.
Jawohl!
Must be cultural instead of genetic.
Speaking of Sano's work ethic, sounds like Twins are considering sending him to AAA:
Not sure if this was written before or after Sano went 1-for-2 with a double and 2 walks today. I do agree that Polanco and Vargas need to stay up and get playing time. I don't think it would hurt to give Sano a wake-up call for a few weeks till rosters expand. I think Danny Santana should be the odd man out, but I think he's been playing pretty well of late and is out of options. Actually, I think the Twins should trade Dozier for pitching, but it could be hard to do that right now.
I don't know anything about Sano's work ethic, but it seems to me this is the same thing the Twins say every time a young player struggles. It may or may not be true in this case, but for me this has become a punch line along the lines of "he needs more seasoning".
At the same time, I do remember a young Morneau having a talk with Gardy in 2006 that is often credited with Morneau turning his season and career around about Morneau's work ethic. It seems like there is very little communication between managers and players and not just on the Twins. It could be a language problem in this case, I don't know, but it seems to happen a lot regardless of the player's primary language. If managers and coaches have expectations of players doing more than the usual batting practice, etc., before a game, then they need to just tell the player and if they don't comply, then they can sit on the bench, if not, then the minors.
If managers and coaches have expectations of players doing more than the usual batting practice, etc., before a game, then they need to just tell the player
Yes, this.
It isn't just baseball though. I had a supervisor tell me "I thought you should be doing X, Y, Z back a few months ago, but I wasn't going to tell you what to do." Managers need to manage expectations, and the only way to do that is by clearly communicating them.
I fully agree with the last sentence. I have no idea whether the Twins have done that or not. But it seems to me that very little purpose is served by Twins coaches complaining to the press about a player's work ethic, other than to make sure everyone believes that the slump is the player's fault and not the coaches' fault.
Strange, I've never worked in a management situation where it wasn't the manager's responsibility to specify the outcome and critical process requirements, especially or at the very least if found to be lacking. I have a hard time even conceptualizing a workplace where that wasn't the case.
Not saying it always goes well, but isn't that the manager's job?
I would think so.
as a manager in a small public entity that, prior to my arrival, was severely lacking in established process and expectations and continues to suffer from a substantial vacancy rate, such that staff (me, in particular) are scrambling to put out fires, I both identify with that expectation about a workplace, and sympathize with managers trying to implement change.
Last couple of days have been out in Carnac, Morbihan, Bretagne exploring to find various rock
formations.
There are various stone arrangments all over the place.
The alignments are awesome, but not well understood.
My favorite are the dolmen, which are scattered all about - seem to be burial places for big wigs, but my guess is that they were originally mounds that have eroded down to the standing stones.
Not far from our house is Saint-Michel tumulus, which is Western Europe's largest burial mound, and topped with an old church to boot.
NBBW pointed out that the earliest Egyptian pyramids were built in 2650BC, whereas some of these stone monuments/sites were built back in 4500BC, without the help of a Come Along Jack.
Neat stuff, NBB. Keep it coming.
Aye!
Earlier this week, I was making French onion soup from scratch and suddenly got dizzy - was out of the count for the next 10 hours, some kind of bug. I eventually recovered (and had the soup for lunch today - not bad), but last nite, NBBW followed suit and had a fitful night with a fever. She finally came around and felt good enough to go exploring around 4PM today.
We went to Locmariaquer to explore their megaliths.
They have 3 inside an enclosed megalith park: The Er-Grah tumulus passage, a dolmen called the Merchants Table, and a huge broken menhir. This menhir was believed to be the headstone of a set of lined menhirs that led up to the burial plaza.
The large, now broken menhir, is the largest object to have been moved by Neolithic man, and they have evidence that it had to be transported over water as well.
Also, nearby, is another dolmen that has a capstone that is believe to be one of the stellae that was in the earlier lineup in the platz.
hmm, some kind of inner ear thing? dolmenitis?
Due to the low ceiling, I have smacked my head twice walking inside these $#^!*@ dolmens.
Y'all should appreciate that I just completed the Twins season ticket holder survey and absolutely let the front office have it. I reminded them that Sano, RF was a idiotic debacle. Very cathartic.
Remind me to high five you the next time you're in town.
Well now that your avatar is the mayor again, I'll doubly high five you.
Guys, my dad decided to "help" with the bathroom fan replacement by starting to remove the old fan today. He taped some plastic garbage bags over the opening in the ceiling, but the tape didn't hold. There are currently chunks of insulation falling from the attic into the bathroom, and I don't think I have the energy to do anything about it . . .
Mmm, scratchy.
RIP, Big Lebowski.