19 thoughts on “August 23, 2019: Less Balls”

1. "fewer", right?

   1. Can you count how many fewer balls?

      1. "Not I," said the tortoise.

         1. What does Astudillo have to do with it?

2. Last day to vote in the Half-Baked Hall. Helton and Halladay both on the bubble.

3. Weirdly last night I thought, “Oh, yeah, remember Tyler Austin?”

   1. And weirdly, The Alamo is in San Antonio, not Austin.

4. Joe Mauer is one fWAR better. FanGraphs' framing numbers miss everything before 2008 and that excludes 40% of Mauer's catching career. Not hard to assume there's another few wins lost there.

   1. And somehow Ryan Doumit is even worse.

5. I have Max Kepler tonight. random.org has been letting me down lately, but maybe it'll come through this time.

   1. still haven't seen a lineup, but that seems like a legit pick

      1. I haven't seen one, either, but it wouldn't be the first time I picked someone who wasn't in the lineup. It even worked once.

         1. Twins lineup is up now -- the "low power order"
            I'm going to give Kep and Castro a whirl tonight.

            1. You beat me to it RhuRu! I will go with Kepolanco.

   2. Well, I'll stick with Cruz who got nothing for me last night

      1. It's still a huge statistical anomaly that he has no HR on off days.*

         *I had to check his All-Star games: a couple BB in six games

   3. Cruz/Sano 2019

6. Gonzo

7. Cruz.

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