22 thoughts on “August 12, 2017: Bulldozed…?”

1. Oh man, Americans suck at nicknames.

   1. Apparently there are at least a handful of Twins players who agree with me that this whole thing is pretty silly.

      1. I honestly thought "Mauer" was a hilarious choice that fit with his personality.

         1. Me too; completely perfect.

         2. Twins, Mauer at loss to explain ‘Sexx Dragon’ nickname.

   2. The thing is, we don't. We can come up with great stuff, like "Country Breakfast," "The Ignitor," "Spaceman," "Toy Cannon," "Captain Video," "Human Rain Delay," "Oil Can," "Sweet Music," "The Penguin," "Wrench," "Chicken Man," and even "Larry."

      It's just that the popular conventions in place for the last fifteen years are tired and unimaginative.

      1. It's also hard to come up with good nicknames for everyone.

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            1. Good nicknames.

         2. says "sean"

            😛

            1. Hey, the A is silent.

      2. Don't forget "Light Rail," and "_elm_n" and "Kuby Smacks" and "Swizzlestick/Smokestack"

   3. Whelp, now we have to get a photoshop of Tyler duffey's face on the Doof Warrior's body.

2. Mariners lost so the Twins are the second wild-card team now.

   1. I believe that makes us legit contenders again. For now.

3. If these first two games are any indication, the Premier League is going to be absolutely bonkers this season

4. Royce Lewis was promoted to Cedar Rapids. It seems to me that the current administration is more willing to make in-season promotions than the prior administration was.

   1. so much winning!

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6. Is it unusual for a team to have used 31 pitchers at this point in a season?

   1. It is not only unusual, it's a Twins team record.

   2. The record is 40, done by the Rangers in 2014. 31 pitchers ties the Twins for 16th. Three other teams had 31 last year: Dodgers, Marlins, and Rangers. The Mariners have used 35 so far this year. Four teams used 32 last year and one team, the Braves, used 35 last year.

      I would classify it as slightly unusual at this point. It's clear around 30 is becoming common.

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