Man, what a great game. That Mauer walk-off was something special. I didn't hear anything about this weekend's games, but I'm assuming they went well!
32 thoughts on “May 8, 2017: Yeesh”
The weekend games did not happen.
B-r.com says that ex-Twin Vic Albury passed away April 18 in Tampa. A google search has not turned up anything, so I cannot confirm this is true. If anyone knows or can find anything on this, I'd appreciate the information. Thanks!
I could not find what you found on his B-r page.
If you go to the "more" tab and click where it says "Vic Albury page at the bullpen wiki", you find it.
Weird then that it wasn't transferred to the main page. I'm sure there's a way to contact the editor of that page but I'm not savvy enough with wiki.
Just seen on facebook: "Matt Harvey should have brought a note to the Mets signed by Juan Epstein's mother."
Rochester broadcaster Josh Whetzel reports that the Twins have traded Danny Santana to Atlanta for pitcher Kevin Chapman. He's a left-handed relief pitcher who strikes out a lot of batters. He also walks a lot of batters, is twenty-nine years old, and outside of a two-month stint in 2013 has had no success in the majors. He really hasn't had much success in the minor leagues, either. I know you don't expect to get a lot for Danny Santana, so it's hard to criticize it, but it's also hard to see how he's going to be much help. Whetzel says Chapman will be joining Rochester.
I would have been happy with an outright release.
Since all of AAA's pitching staff is in Minnesota now (sans Berrios) Champan is a depth move. Im actually surprised the Twins got a living body in return for Santana.
But he's a super utility player!
Our senior bowling league is in its last month of the season. Traditionally, in the last month, we bowl using the nine-pin no-tap rule. As you may know, that means any time you get nine pins on the first ball, it counts as a strike.
So today, under that rule, I bowled a 220, 195, and 187 for a 602 series. Now, obviously, that's not the same as bowling a legitimate 600 series, and I'm not trying to pretend that it is. Still, I've bowled under the nine-pin no-tap rule numerous times, and I never got a 600 series or even very close to it before. I'm pretty pleased about it.
Hey, nice work. Still gotta hit the pocket to get nine.
congrats, padre. I've scratched past 200 only once, and it was a magical feeling.
What's this magical '200' you speak of?
high score: 230 *buffs fingernails*
Wii bowling doesn't count.
nah, son, that was pure athletic finesse. fueled by beer.
I used to joke that I majored in bar sports. I doubled in foosball and pool with a minor in darts. All fueled by beer
My high ever is a 213. My high for this season was 206. Unfortunately I had a 99 in the same series.
yeah, strangely, the next few games after my high score went precipitously downhill.
*says nothing so as not to take the shine off hj's fingernails*
do it, friend. if yours is bigger, go ahead and plop it on the table. 😉
279 (and I've been over 250 many times.)
That's pretty awesome. I know 279 is one strike away from 300. Did you get close and then get nine, or did you get nine early and strike out from there?
I got a nine-spare in the first frame, then finished the 279 off. I did manage to complete the broken up 300 to start the first game, which is as close as I will ever get to a 300 now that I'm a curler. It was pretty exhilarating even doing it unofficially.
Wow.
Before I was a curler, I was a bowler. I pulled off a lot of late season heroics for my team to help us win two league championships in four years.
I never seriously bowled in any league long-term. Never for more than one season, actually. So my handicap would be determined by how I did the first week. And without fail I always bowled my best 30 frames the first week. And because handicaps weren't updated throughout the season, I always brought our team down.
That's interesting. Every league I've ever been in had a running average updated every week. It still meant it was possible to sandbag the first 1/3 to 2/3 of the season, but made it a lot less likely to be a problem.
When you're trying to trade a replacement-level player like Danny Santana who you have already DFA'd, getting a real, live body that's actually played in the majors is a pretty good get. Even if they are of equal talent, I would take a left-handed reliever over a utility "fielder" with zero strike zone knowledge and is pretty much only useful as a pinch runner. And even then, his career SB% is only average.
Tommy Milone got claimed off waivers by the Mets and was placed on the active roster.
The weekend games did not happen.
B-r.com says that ex-Twin Vic Albury passed away April 18 in Tampa. A google search has not turned up anything, so I cannot confirm this is true. If anyone knows or can find anything on this, I'd appreciate the information. Thanks!
I could not find what you found on his B-r page.
If you go to the "more" tab and click where it says "Vic Albury page at the bullpen wiki", you find it.
Weird then that it wasn't transferred to the main page. I'm sure there's a way to contact the editor of that page but I'm not savvy enough with wiki.
Just seen on facebook: "Matt Harvey should have brought a note to the Mets signed by Juan Epstein's mother."
Rochester broadcaster Josh Whetzel reports that the Twins have traded Danny Santana to Atlanta for pitcher Kevin Chapman. He's a left-handed relief pitcher who strikes out a lot of batters. He also walks a lot of batters, is twenty-nine years old, and outside of a two-month stint in 2013 has had no success in the majors. He really hasn't had much success in the minor leagues, either. I know you don't expect to get a lot for Danny Santana, so it's hard to criticize it, but it's also hard to see how he's going to be much help. Whetzel says Chapman will be joining Rochester.
I would have been happy with an outright release.
Since all of AAA's pitching staff is in Minnesota now (sans Berrios) Champan is a depth move. Im actually surprised the Twins got a living body in return for Santana.
But he's a super utility player!
Our senior bowling league is in its last month of the season. Traditionally, in the last month, we bowl using the nine-pin no-tap rule. As you may know, that means any time you get nine pins on the first ball, it counts as a strike.
So today, under that rule, I bowled a 220, 195, and 187 for a 602 series. Now, obviously, that's not the same as bowling a legitimate 600 series, and I'm not trying to pretend that it is. Still, I've bowled under the nine-pin no-tap rule numerous times, and I never got a 600 series or even very close to it before. I'm pretty pleased about it.
Hey, nice work. Still gotta hit the pocket to get nine.
congrats, padre. I've scratched past 200 only once, and it was a magical feeling.
What's this magical '200' you speak of?
high score: 230 *buffs fingernails*
Wii bowling doesn't count.
nah, son, that was pure athletic finesse. fueled by beer.
I used to joke that I majored in bar sports. I doubled in foosball and pool with a minor in darts. All fueled by beer
My high ever is a 213. My high for this season was 206. Unfortunately I had a 99 in the same series.
yeah, strangely, the next few games after my high score went precipitously downhill.
*says nothing so as not to take the shine off hj's fingernails*
do it, friend. if yours is bigger, go ahead and plop it on the table. 😉
279 (and I've been over 250 many times.)
That's pretty awesome. I know 279 is one strike away from 300. Did you get close and then get nine, or did you get nine early and strike out from there?
I got a nine-spare in the first frame, then finished the 279 off. I did manage to complete the broken up 300 to start the first game, which is as close as I will ever get to a 300 now that I'm a curler. It was pretty exhilarating even doing it unofficially.
Wow.
Before I was a curler, I was a bowler. I pulled off a lot of late season heroics for my team to help us win two league championships in four years.
I never seriously bowled in any league long-term. Never for more than one season, actually. So my handicap would be determined by how I did the first week. And without fail I always bowled my best 30 frames the first week. And because handicaps weren't updated throughout the season, I always brought our team down.
That's interesting. Every league I've ever been in had a running average updated every week. It still meant it was possible to sandbag the first 1/3 to 2/3 of the season, but made it a lot less likely to be a problem.
When you're trying to trade a replacement-level player like Danny Santana who you have already DFA'd, getting a real, live body that's actually played in the majors is a pretty good get. Even if they are of equal talent, I would take a left-handed reliever over a utility "fielder" with zero strike zone knowledge and is pretty much only useful as a pinch runner. And even then, his career SB% is only average.
Tommy Milone got claimed off waivers by the Mets and was placed on the active roster.
**signs your team is in trouble**