31 thoughts on “June 6, 2017: Cracking Cheese, Grommit!”
I will be gone for a few days, as I have United Methodist Annual Conference in Bismarck. The birthday posts should come up as usual. I hope to keep doing "Minor Details" while there, but we'll see.
He's got a pretty sizable lead, too. It certainly helped that Donaldson was hurt to start the season.
You know, once you get past Trout and Judge in the outfield, Max Kepler looks a lot like an All-Star contender.
Kepler is currently 12th among OFs in fWAR, 13th in wOBA and 15th in OPS. Grossman is better on offense, but his defense is worse and he'll most likely have most of his PAs as a DH. Aaron Hicks has enough PAs to qualify and has a good argument for starting the All-Star Game, especially if Trout isn't back in time.
Aaron Hicks?
I find this disturbing. But his slash line!
321/432/577 in 170 PA. Yea, I'd say that's All Star material.
Kepler's offensive numbers are comparable to or better than Betts, Benintendi, Gardner, Chisenhall, Bautista, Jones, Almonte, Reddick, and Ellsbury. That's 9 of the top 15 ballot leaders.
There isn’t much additional upside beyond what he is doing at present, but that’s OK
Yeah, when you're hitting at an MVP level, that's OK to not have much additional upside. Remember that stretch of consecutive strikeouts that got him a couple days out of the starting lineup (though still in the games late) that had some worried that the collapse was imminent? Well, Sano is batting .381/.435/.810 in the 5 games since then.
Also:
The Twins just finished batting practice, and fans applauded as they did. Miguel Sano happened to be in the last group today, and I think I can sum up his round, and the fans’ reaction, rather succinctly: Wow.
Sano has taken over the lead at his position in the All-Star voting, and while these pregame shows aren’t the reason, they certainly do nothing to detract from the legend. The powerful infielder launched bomb after bomb into the upper deck in left field. A group of fans trying to catch BP balls had congregated along the railing of the upper deck, and Sano kept hitting them over their heads, until the finally started moving farther up the rows.
I would love to see him compete in the Home Run Derby. Hopefully, he can do it without messing up his swing.
Nik Turley, pitching for Rochester, has nine strikeouts in three innings. It's not a perfect game--he's given up two singles and a walk--but I still think that's pretty impressive.
Thirteen strikeouts through five innings. He's at 92 pitches, so the sixth inning will probably be his last.
Fifteen strikeouts in six innings. He's at 105 pitches now and Drew Rucinski is warming up, so the assumption is that he's done.
wowzers
7pm Wonder Woman sold out. So... 7:30 in 3D it is :/
ewwww.
I really, really dislike 3D.
Only seen Gravity in 3D and I enjoyed that. It helped I'm sure the movie focused on that aspect of moviemaking, and you know, space. But I've never had the desire to see anything else in the format.
I saw Avatar and The Force Awakens (which I also saw in regular D), and the only thing I felt it added was cost to my ticket.
I think the last thing I saw in 3D was probably Beowulf, and it didn't really help that movie become more than mediocre crap.
We saw Guardians of the Galaxy 2 in IMAX 3D, mostly due to show times and because that way we could choose our seats when we bought them online. I would have preferred saving the dough and gone with a regular screen.
I didn't entirely hate the 3D, but it gave me nothing.
Runner daughter has special glasses which un-3D a movie, because headaches.
I didn't entirely hate the 3D, but it gave me nothing.
That's about where I am, too.
Loved Wonder Woman, though.
I've never seen a 3D movie, but that's more testament to the fact that I never go see movies.
The Astros are a lot more entertaining to watch when they're playing KC.
I will be gone for a few days, as I have United Methodist Annual Conference in Bismarck. The birthday posts should come up as usual. I hope to keep doing "Minor Details" while there, but we'll see.
Check out the current voting leader at third base.
He's got a pretty sizable lead, too. It certainly helped that Donaldson was hurt to start the season.
You know, once you get past Trout and Judge in the outfield, Max Kepler looks a lot like an All-Star contender.
Kepler is currently 12th among OFs in fWAR, 13th in wOBA and 15th in OPS. Grossman is better on offense, but his defense is worse and he'll most likely have most of his PAs as a DH. Aaron Hicks has enough PAs to qualify and has a good argument for starting the All-Star Game, especially if Trout isn't back in time.
Aaron Hicks?
I find this disturbing. But his slash line!
321/432/577 in 170 PA. Yea, I'd say that's All Star material.
Kepler's offensive numbers are comparable to or better than Betts, Benintendi, Gardner, Chisenhall, Bautista, Jones, Almonte, Reddick, and Ellsbury. That's 9 of the top 15 ballot leaders.
When Sano does make contact, he's really, really good at it.
I love this line from that piece:
Yeah, when you're hitting at an MVP level, that's OK to not have much additional upside. Remember that stretch of consecutive strikeouts that got him a couple days out of the starting lineup (though still in the games late) that had some worried that the collapse was imminent? Well, Sano is batting .381/.435/.810 in the 5 games since then.
Also:
I would love to see him compete in the Home Run Derby. Hopefully, he can do it without messing up his swing.
Hey, wrestling fans: you're getting old.
Thanks for linking to this!
Nik Turley, pitching for Rochester, has nine strikeouts in three innings. It's not a perfect game--he's given up two singles and a walk--but I still think that's pretty impressive.
Thirteen strikeouts through five innings. He's at 92 pitches, so the sixth inning will probably be his last.
Fifteen strikeouts in six innings. He's at 105 pitches now and Drew Rucinski is warming up, so the assumption is that he's done.
wowzers
7pm Wonder Woman sold out. So... 7:30 in 3D it is :/
ewwww.
I really, really dislike 3D.
Only seen Gravity in 3D and I enjoyed that. It helped I'm sure the movie focused on that aspect of moviemaking, and you know, space. But I've never had the desire to see anything else in the format.
I saw Avatar and The Force Awakens (which I also saw in regular D), and the only thing I felt it added was cost to my ticket.
I think the last thing I saw in 3D was probably Beowulf, and it didn't really help that movie become more than mediocre crap.
We saw Guardians of the Galaxy 2 in IMAX 3D, mostly due to show times and because that way we could choose our seats when we bought them online. I would have preferred saving the dough and gone with a regular screen.
I didn't entirely hate the 3D, but it gave me nothing.
Runner daughter has special glasses which un-3D a movie, because headaches.
I didn't entirely hate the 3D, but it gave me nothing.
That's about where I am, too.
Loved Wonder Woman, though.
I've never seen a 3D movie, but that's more testament to the fact that I never go see movies.
The Astros are a lot more entertaining to watch when they're playing KC.
#docbait Have you had Founder's Doom?
No. Want.
be careful.... this one tastes great but it's a share-er according to my headache.
I laughed