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September 15, 2016: Cinnamon Stick

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I ran out of creamer yesterday, so, when I stumbled upon a container of cinnamon sticks whilst looking through the office cupboards, I decided I would try that. Light bulb.

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        2. I'm generally a "I like my coffee to be a lighter shade than the cup I'm drinking it from" kind of person. I likes my milk and sugar. I can drink it black, and will if that's the only option, but... why choose that when you can have so much extra deliciousness?

          1. For me it depends on what kind of coffee I'm drinking. I make my own cup at work every morning with an AeroPress, to which I'll add a decent amount of half-and-half, somewhere around the color of roasted nuts (nußbraun if I was ordering Viennese). If I'm ordering at a coffee shop I usually get a brevé. I almost never add sugar to coffee, but I love a good cortadito or café Cubano. Unfortunately, I haven't found anywhere in town that makes those.

            On the other hand, if I'm having church coffee or coffee at my grandmother's house, I have to drink it black, no sugar. Adding anything to it further dilutes the coffee flavor and it just gets gross.

            1. All of this ... expect the parts that don't apply (or I don't understand), so basically:

              For me it depends on what kind of coffee I'm drinking. I make my own cup at work every morning with an AeroPress, to which I'll add a decent amount of half-and-half, somewhere around the color of roasted nuts (nußbraun if I was ordering Viennese). If I'm ordering at a coffee shop I usually get a brevé. I almost never add sugar to coffee, but I love a good cortadito or café Cubano. Unfortunately, I haven't found anywhere in town that makes those.

              On the other hand, if I'm having church coffee or coffee at my grandmother's house, I have to drink it black, no sugar. Adding anything to it further dilutes the coffee flavor and it just gets gross.

            2. I find church coffee kindof gross: too sour.
              Creamer and sugar mask that a bit.

              Unless your church has better coffee than those I've been at.
              I'm thinking convenience store, small town grocery deli, scout camp coffee.

              1. The church coffee I grew up drinking was pretty weak tea, perhaps because the ladies that made it came of age during the Depression and had less to go around. It wasn't sour necessarily, but it had a bitter element and didn't have much other nuance beyond "GI joe." It was probably Folgers or Maxwell House or whatever was on sale in the big cans, brewed in either one of those enormous percolator pots or in an industrial Bunn drip machine.

                I had a great-great aunt who made hers with chicory in a kettle on the stove. She would drink it throughout the day, leave the leftover brew in the kettle overnight, and then use the leftover brew (kind of like a sourdough mother?) with fresh grounds the next day.

          2. Lots of creamer, dash of sugar (I'd guess around 1/4t).
            Creamer preference: Non-Dairy >> Cream > Half & Half >>> Milk.
            Perhaps relevant: I started drinking coffee as a kid with General Foods International Coffees.

            1. We were frequenters of Paradores Hacienda Juanita in Maricao, P.R. They serve the local coffee in a small pot for two, together with a small beaker of hot milk. Awesome.

              Teddy Roosevelt had Maricao coffee served in the WH.

              Unfortunately, I clicked on a link to the place which looked to be stale...

              1. the Mrs. and I did our honeymoon in Bermuda, way back in the day. I recall having a meal where we had little pots of goat's milk for coffee. One of the very rare times in my life in which I've used creamer. It was pretty tasty, and exotic.

  3. Interested in OOTP? There are two openings in the amazing historical league the Dread Pirate and I participate in. Really a fun league (and a fun game). Will told me it is about 15 minutes commitment 4-5 days a week. For my tinkering mind, it's quite a bit more than that, but in a good way.

    Feel free to email me (barry at bjhess dot com) if you'd like me to get you in touch with the commissioner!

    1. I was going to post the same thing!

      We're about to head into the 1993 season. One available team has Jeff Kent, Jason Kendall, Melvim Mora, Ramon Martinez, Jack McDowell, and Preston Wilson as its young nucleus.

      The other has Albert Belle, Jeff Bagwell, Marquis Grissom, Fernando Vina, Jason Giambi, Bobby Abreu, and Shawn Green (but very little pitching except the Fat Toad).

      1. Jason Kendall, you say? My fantasy season is over, and I don't know if my league will be around next year...

        Are you using any fictional players to round out minor league rosters? If so, do they make the majors? Or is it purely historical?

        1. Purely historical although with Japanese players as well. Ratings based on MLEs so Roberto Petagine, for example, will probably do better than his MLB stats would suggest. Also, minor variance built in. Players will get a ratings "bump" of they aren't developing properly, but they won't get a corresponding "hit" if their ratings exceed real life.

        2. My fantasy season is over, and I don't know if my league will be around next year...

          One data point from me: I've enjoyed this much, much more than fantasy baseball.

          Here's an example of a weird thing I enjoy. Will and I have had Steve Macko on our teams off and on over the years. He's 38 in the game now and has made a decent little career for himself. In real life, Macko died of testicular cancer when he was 27. He had 64 major league plate appearances.

          To bring it back to the Twins, former pick Randy Bass never did much in America. He destroyed in Japan in his 30s, though. Well, he ended up destroying in OOTP, though oddly not during his 30s. He made 6 All-Star teams and won 2 MVP awards with a career .963 OPS.

          I think those sorts of oddities are about the most fun of this game. On top of that, the trade market is active. The owners are engaged. Etc.

  4. Padres hid medical information about its players. No wonder the return trade for Colin Rea happened; the Padres didn't record everything they did for him. After the trade is when the Marlins learned everything, complained to MLB, and MLB made a return happen.

    On July 29, the Padres traded right-handers Colin Rea and Andrew Cashner to Miami. In the midst of Rea's first outing for the Marlins, he told the team of elbow discomfort. It was only then, according to Miami sources, that the Marlins learned the extent of Rea's problem and that he'd been receiving treatment for weeks. Two days later, MLB executives facilitated the return of Rea to the Padres, with San Diego returning pitcher Luis Castillo to Miami.

    Something interesting is what "exchange medical information" means. There is a central database on every player but it is private to a team. When trades are being discussed, the teams exchange codes to allow the other team to view the information for the players.

  5. When is movie day? Because this list.

    I am outraged by the placement of number 95 in this list (and I'm sure I could get my dander up about others). But really, lists are fun. I've seen only 51 of these.

  6. Someone who is interested leaks out.

    I haven't heard of Falvey but others have. Of particular note is that he has experience in player development.

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