40 thoughts on “September 4, 2019: Day To Day”

  1. 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.

    1. 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.

  2. 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?

        1. Only in that it is a Madison based company. High end appliances are a thing I haven't made enough money to contemplate.

    1. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

    1. I just got tickets for the 22nd. The head-to-head with Cleveland will really swing that clinching date.

  5. 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... πŸ€”πŸ€”πŸ€”

  6. So the wife's got me binge-watching Russian Doll with her over the last couple days. Wow.

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