Though hungry joe is tentative with lower back pain, he's pretty sure the manager will force him into the lineup today.
40 thoughts on “September 4, 2019: Day To Day”
Sorry to hear about the lower back pain. Hang in there.
No time for a recap today. The short version is that the Twins built a big lead and hung on by their fingernails. It looks beautiful in the standings, though, and coupled with a Cleveland loss gives the Twins a 6.5 game lead. It would be nice to hold, or even increase, that lead going into the weekend series with the Indians, so they felt like they had to have a sweep to stay competitive. They'll try to win them all anyway, obviously, but a little extra pressure on them would be okay with me.
Minor league playoffs start tonight. Quad Cities is at Cedar Rapids and Pensacola is at Biloxi. Both games start at 6:35.
I’m gonna be honest with the football league guys - I forgot I was the commissioner. I set the draft for 6pm tonight.
b league is at 8:30.
the best in half-bakef tradition
RIP, Dick Wilson. I admit to not knowing his name until hearing it on MPR this morning, but definitely a part of my youth.
I don't know that I've ever thought about who might have written that song. Thanks for sharing.
Really doing a disservice to put the 1987 version of the song in that post instead of the jazz version.
Agreed.
Love and Hate.
I love it when they play We’re Gonna Win, Twins the original, old-fashioned way.
I hate it when they add syncopation to it.
I love the old Hamm's commercials on the radio (the beer refreshing, etc.).
I love the national anthem when sung pure and clean.
I hate it when they feel like they have to parkour it.
I love instrumental national anthem.
Out here in H'istan they get an Irish tenor to do the anthem before a 5K. Awesome.
So, we are under contract to sell our house after 3 days on the market. I'd say we under-priced, but I'm pretty happy with the result.
The new place needs some work (sewer line replacement and stucco repair/painting the house being the big-ticket items). But the important part is that the Mrs has approved-in-principle the installation of a proper kitchen hood and purchase of a new gas range.
I'm going to be in the market for 36-inch gas or dual-fuel slide-in stoves. Happy to take (helpful) recommendations.
I see good things about Wolf ranges. I also hear good things about gas ovens with infrared broilers.
Anybody have experience with fancy-pants home ranges?
I have experience with trying to get a job at Sub-Zero/Wolf. They didn't hire me, though.
Is that an endorsement?
Only in that it is a Madison based company. High end appliances are a thing I haven't made enough money to contemplate.
No, I meant the not-hiring part. 😝
I was offered a thermador range this week for a silly cheap price. Problem is half the burners won’t light and someone stuck a screwdriver into one of the fans of the hood. I passed. Otherwise, I have dreams of owning a Stanley Cooker someday.
So my SiL declined being induced yesterday, so the nephew is still pending.
Stats Update
HR: Twins (271), Yankees (261). Twins still have two games in hand. Yankees facing Lance Lynn today, who has been stingy on homers this year.
R: Twins (820), Yankees (812). Twins would need to average 7.5 runs per game to reach 1,000.
I picked up some decent tix for the Twins-White Sox game for September 16, thinking that may be a good day they could clinch the division. Of course predicting 12 days out isn't super good odds but was also one of the few days I had time, it was either that or September 18.
Twins and Indians would have to have a combination of 18 wins and losses in total 24 games for it to happen. Might be a fun little contest. Pick the game the Twins clinch.
I just got tickets for the 22nd. The head-to-head with Cleveland will really swing that clinching date.
I’ll be at the 22nd tilt as well.
Cool
I'll be in section 103 (I think) with a friend.
Twins and Indians would have to have a combination of 18 wins and losses in total 24 games for it to happen.
Hmm, I wonder if there's some sort of shorthand or expression we can use for this equation... 🤔🤔🤔
Man, sounds like you're describing a little something I like to call the "beat the other team number".
ooo, catchy. i like it!
BOT#
This all seems like magical thinking to me.
Kep & Rosie
Cruz, Cron, and Cave.
Cruz and Rosario.
Sano and Schoop
Cron and the Astudillo
Schoop and Kep
Kep, Cron, Rosario.
So the wife's got me binge-watching Russian Doll with her over the last couple days. Wow.
I started and finished that one within the week it went up. Good times.
Sorry to hear about the lower back pain. Hang in there.
No time for a recap today. The short version is that the Twins built a big lead and hung on by their fingernails. It looks beautiful in the standings, though, and coupled with a Cleveland loss gives the Twins a 6.5 game lead. It would be nice to hold, or even increase, that lead going into the weekend series with the Indians, so they felt like they had to have a sweep to stay competitive. They'll try to win them all anyway, obviously, but a little extra pressure on them would be okay with me.
Minor league playoffs start tonight. Quad Cities is at Cedar Rapids and Pensacola is at Biloxi. Both games start at 6:35.
I’m gonna be honest with the football league guys - I forgot I was the commissioner. I set the draft for 6pm tonight.
b league is at 8:30.
the best in half-bakef tradition
RIP, Dick Wilson. I admit to not knowing his name until hearing it on MPR this morning, but definitely a part of my youth.
I don't know that I've ever thought about who might have written that song. Thanks for sharing.
Really doing a disservice to put the 1987 version of the song in that post instead of the jazz version.
Agreed.
Love and Hate.
I love it when they play We’re Gonna Win, Twins the original, old-fashioned way.
I hate it when they add syncopation to it.
I love the old Hamm's commercials on the radio (the beer refreshing, etc.).
I love the national anthem when sung pure and clean.
I hate it when they feel like they have to parkour it.
I love instrumental national anthem.
Out here in H'istan they get an Irish tenor to do the anthem before a 5K. Awesome.
Here you go. Awesome.
So, we are under contract to sell our house after 3 days on the market. I'd say we under-priced, but I'm pretty happy with the result.
The new place needs some work (sewer line replacement and stucco repair/painting the house being the big-ticket items). But the important part is that the Mrs has approved-in-principle the installation of a proper kitchen hood and purchase of a new gas range.
I'm going to be in the market for 36-inch gas or dual-fuel slide-in stoves. Happy to take (helpful) recommendations.
I see good things about Wolf ranges. I also hear good things about gas ovens with infrared broilers.
Anybody have experience with fancy-pants home ranges?
I have experience with trying to get a job at Sub-Zero/Wolf. They didn't hire me, though.
Is that an endorsement?
Only in that it is a Madison based company. High end appliances are a thing I haven't made enough money to contemplate.
No, I meant the not-hiring part. 😝
I was offered a thermador range this week for a silly cheap price. Problem is half the burners won’t light and someone stuck a screwdriver into one of the fans of the hood. I passed. Otherwise, I have dreams of owning a Stanley Cooker someday.
So my SiL declined being induced yesterday, so the nephew is still pending.
Stats Update
HR: Twins (271), Yankees (261). Twins still have two games in hand. Yankees facing Lance Lynn today, who has been stingy on homers this year.
R: Twins (820), Yankees (812). Twins would need to average 7.5 runs per game to reach 1,000.
I picked up some decent tix for the Twins-White Sox game for September 16, thinking that may be a good day they could clinch the division. Of course predicting 12 days out isn't super good odds but was also one of the few days I had time, it was either that or September 18.
Twins and Indians would have to have a combination of 18 wins and losses in total 24 games for it to happen. Might be a fun little contest. Pick the game the Twins clinch.
I just got tickets for the 22nd. The head-to-head with Cleveland will really swing that clinching date.
I’ll be at the 22nd tilt as well.
Cool
I'll be in section 103 (I think) with a friend.
Twins and Indians would have to have a combination of 18 wins and losses in total 24 games for it to happen.
Hmm, I wonder if there's some sort of shorthand or expression we can use for this equation... 🤔🤔🤔
Man, sounds like you're describing a little something I like to call the "beat the other team number".
ooo, catchy. i like it!
BOT#
This all seems like magical thinking to me.
Kep & Rosie
Cruz, Cron, and Cave.
Cruz and Rosario.
Sano and Schoop
Cron and the Astudillo
Schoop and Kep
Kep, Cron, Rosario.
So the wife's got me binge-watching Russian Doll with her over the last couple days. Wow.
I started and finished that one within the week it went up. Good times.
...well, times, anyway. Some were good.
And really just "time" not "times".