We pulled everything over the weekend. We've canned quarts and quarts worth of tomato sauce, salsa, and pickles, and we're just kind of done with it. It's been a fun nightly ritual (one that Newbish, in particular, enjoyed quite a bit), but it's time for it to be over.
This was our first year with a slightly larger garden (30x50, instead of 12x12, like we'd had for the last ten years), and I'd have to say it was a success.
yeah, that doesn't fly
Sure it does if you go by the weather instead of some bright light only visible during half, and shrinking, part of the day. There's meteorological seasons that go by the calendar months and astronomical seasons that goes by the sun. We focus too much on the sun part when the weather part matters more.
Dang! Might as well call 3PM noon then, since it's the hottest time of day 😛
I know was joak, but 3p.m. is actually the original definition of “noon.”
exactly. If you want "summer" to end on August 31, give it a new definition, because Summer as it is defined ends at equinox
All I know is that it's still to damn hot here for it to considered "autumn". Now goml.
3 p.m. summer or standard time?
We already have multiple definitions of year such as sidereal or tropical. Those are at least close but others differ a lot more. The NWS goes by months because temperatures have a greater daily effect than the sun.
As I said, very small hill.
I think this is a Celsius vs. Fahrenheit situation. Both describe temperature in degrees. Celsius might be great for measuring the heat of various objects in relation to the boiling or freezing points of a certain kind of water, but Fahrenheit makes a great deal more sense when describing how humans experience heat & cold. I don’t think we need different words to describe the seasons when we’re talking about. We just need to be clear whether we’re describing astronomical phenomena as observed at one point in the solar system, or cultural conventions (in part informed by meteorological phenomena) experienced by humans dwelling at that certain point in the solar system.
I’m a humanist, so my inclination is to use the definition that could be described as more anthropocentric. Someone with a background in the sciences or engineering might prefer one that is more mechanistic. Both uses are correct; they’re modulated in different dialects.
It's really just a difference between summer and Summer, the second being the official season ending at fall equinox, and the first being the time when kids are off from school and at the swimming pools.
In that case, summer around here ended after the first week of August.
I agree with your general point but not sure about this:
but Fahrenheit makes a great deal more sense when describing how humans experience heat & cold
My interpretation is that you mean Fahrenheit has greater precision while remaining as an integer number. Its 0-100 covers the vast majority of what people regularly experience versus Celsius's 0-100 covers deadly temperatures above about 60. I disagree and think -20-40 is fine and covers what we need.
That said, it's an even smaller hill for me compared to meters and grams. Celsius/Fahrenheit are both a step removed and somewhat arbitrary.
Someone with a background in the sciences or engineering might prefer one that is more mechanistic.
Going to depend on which science. I presume astronomers care about the equinoxes more than a crop scientist or weather forecaster. However, a crop scientist probably has to care about sunlight amount and that's associated with the equinoxes rather than calendar months. Just don't call it the Fall Equinox you Northern Hemispherists.
Maybe I'll change my mind once we get solar panels installed.
okay, Autumnal Equinox
Shakshuka has as many regional expressions as one could ever hope for in a pretty simple dish. (If you’ve never made it before, J. Kenji López-Alt’s version is a great place to start.) I used three different types of paprika ours last night & served it with toasted Greek pita. Any favorite variations amongst the Nation?
POST POST POST POST.
I’ll see if I can get started on one this afternoon.
The new season of Good Eats has an episode dedicated to Shakshuka
So, obviously the Twins' main goal right now is the postseason, but what sort of individual and team goals should we be watching this week? Team HR total is a big one. I'd also like to see the Twins holding a better record than Atlanta (et. al.), keeping us in the top four. What else are people tracking?
100 wins would be nice and neat.
HR Record, 100 wins, better record than Atlanta are definitely my top three.
Finishing with fewer than 100 wins would feel like a mild disappointment to me. Chaps’ well-made point about enjoying the regular season (and other discussions about entitlement) are well-taken. At the same time, this team is so special that .597 in the second half feels below its potential. Injuries have been a big contributor to that feeling, so I’m not rendering that as a judgment on anything within control of the front office, Rocco, or the players.
I guess it comes down to the way they’re approaching 100 wins. Starting the season with the 4th-best first-half winning percentage since moving to Minnesota and tailing off to the 10th best (if the season ended today) second-half winning percentage does feel quite a bit different than if the order was reversed.
I’d like to see the Twins have two players with 40+ homers for the first time in franchise history.
Sano better heat up as I doubt Kepler will get enough at bats, if any
I'll take Jake Cave hitting 3 homers, getting us another player at 10
If Rosario wants to get ultra-hot and increase his trade value, I’m fine with that, too.
Hey, Wolves fans. See anyone familiar in here?
BTW, NSFW.
My first thought was that John Turturro has aged surprisingly well.
My second thought was holy crap, that's Adam Sandler.
So earliest the Twins can clinch is tomorrow so here is the prediction list for the next few days:
Jeff A -- 9/26/2019
Corn -- 9/26/2019 -- W/L
Beau -- 9/26/2019 -- W/W
Carter Hayes -- 9/27/2019 -- W/L
I had W/W, for What it's Worth.
Does W/W even mean anything? If Cleveland wins, the elimination number doesn't change. Your options would be W/L if the elimination number was two or W/_ or L/L if it was one.
No, it does not mean anything, but I am predicting that both teams win that night.
Noted.
If it's not too late, I'll take L/L, just to be different from the other 26ers.
Noted.
6 games to go, but what's everyone's Twins top10 MVP ballot? I wanted to add Eddie, but couldn't really make a case for him over the other 10.
1. Jorge
2. Cruz
3. Kep
4. Garvesauce
5. Sano
6. Rogers
7. Buxton
8. Berrios
9. Odorizzi
10. Arraez
Cody Stashak has a 2.61 FIP thanks to a 23/1 K/BB ratio in 23 IP. The Twins can go 6 or 7 relievers deep with important postseason innings depending on how they feel about Littell and Graterol.
And the chances are they will need to.
I feel better about the relief pitchers than I do about getting 5-7 good innings out of starters. I'm not sure any of them will pitch more than 4 innings per start.
Looking back over the last few years, five innings seems to be the gold standard for teams that win their series. If they get four good innings from each starter, I think they'll have a good chance.
Tyler Duffey's K rate of 12.61 is the highest of any Twins pitcher that pitched at least 50 innings. The only other Twins pitcher to have at least 12 K/9 in at least 50 IP was Joe Nathan. He did it twice. His best was 12.51 in 2006. Of course, that was a different era for Ks.
Duffey is 21st in MLB this year in K/9 among pitchers with at least 50 IP. Former Twins farmhand Nick Anderson is 4th at 15.17.
Joe Nathan at his absolute peak was unbelievable. His adjusted FIP- at his peak was better than Rivera's.
Obligatory!
We as twins fans were blessed to have peak Johan and peak Nathan on the same team.
Just a public service announcement to remind everyone that game time tonight is 5:40 Central. I nearly forgot that, so I thought others might have as well.
In that case, 2 HR from Sano again tonight.
Cruz & Rosario
cruz and polanco
Sano, Polanco, Rosario, Gonzo
Cave, Rosario
If baseball media was like political media, we'd get stories like, "Why Winning the AL West Could Backfire on the Astros" and "How Pete Alonso Hitting 50 Home Runs Could Make Fernando Tatis More Popular."
*gets on his very small hill*
Summer ends on August 31.
I'm still picking tomatoes, so....
We pulled everything over the weekend. We've canned quarts and quarts worth of tomato sauce, salsa, and pickles, and we're just kind of done with it. It's been a fun nightly ritual (one that Newbish, in particular, enjoyed quite a bit), but it's time for it to be over.
This was our first year with a slightly larger garden (30x50, instead of 12x12, like we'd had for the last ten years), and I'd have to say it was a success.
yeah, that doesn't fly
Sure it does if you go by the weather instead of some bright light only visible during half, and shrinking, part of the day. There's meteorological seasons that go by the calendar months and astronomical seasons that goes by the sun. We focus too much on the sun part when the weather part matters more.
Dang! Might as well call 3PM noon then, since it's the hottest time of day 😛
I know was joak, but 3p.m. is actually the original definition of “noon.”
exactly. If you want "summer" to end on August 31, give it a new definition, because Summer as it is defined ends at equinox
All I know is that it's still to damn hot here for it to considered "autumn". Now goml.
3 p.m. summer or standard time?
We already have multiple definitions of year such as sidereal or tropical. Those are at least close but others differ a lot more. The NWS goes by months because temperatures have a greater daily effect than the sun.
As I said, very small hill.
I think this is a Celsius vs. Fahrenheit situation. Both describe temperature in degrees. Celsius might be great for measuring the heat of various objects in relation to the boiling or freezing points of a certain kind of water, but Fahrenheit makes a great deal more sense when describing how humans experience heat & cold. I don’t think we need different words to describe the seasons when we’re talking about. We just need to be clear whether we’re describing astronomical phenomena as observed at one point in the solar system, or cultural conventions (in part informed by meteorological phenomena) experienced by humans dwelling at that certain point in the solar system.
I’m a humanist, so my inclination is to use the definition that could be described as more anthropocentric. Someone with a background in the sciences or engineering might prefer one that is more mechanistic. Both uses are correct; they’re modulated in different dialects.
It's really just a difference between summer and Summer, the second being the official season ending at fall equinox, and the first being the time when kids are off from school and at the swimming pools.
In that case, summer around here ended after the first week of August.
I agree with your general point but not sure about this:
My interpretation is that you mean Fahrenheit has greater precision while remaining as an integer number. Its 0-100 covers the vast majority of what people regularly experience versus Celsius's 0-100 covers deadly temperatures above about 60. I disagree and think -20-40 is fine and covers what we need.
That said, it's an even smaller hill for me compared to meters and grams. Celsius/Fahrenheit are both a step removed and somewhat arbitrary.
Going to depend on which science. I presume astronomers care about the equinoxes more than a crop scientist or weather forecaster. However, a crop scientist probably has to care about sunlight amount and that's associated with the equinoxes rather than calendar months. Just don't call it the Fall Equinox you Northern Hemispherists.
Maybe I'll change my mind once we get solar panels installed.
okay, Autumnal Equinox
Shakshuka has as many regional expressions as one could ever hope for in a pretty simple dish. (If you’ve never made it before, J. Kenji López-Alt’s version is a great place to start.) I used three different types of paprika ours last night & served it with toasted Greek pita. Any favorite variations amongst the Nation?
POST POST POST POST.
I’ll see if I can get started on one this afternoon.
The new season of Good Eats has an episode dedicated to Shakshuka
So, obviously the Twins' main goal right now is the postseason, but what sort of individual and team goals should we be watching this week? Team HR total is a big one. I'd also like to see the Twins holding a better record than Atlanta (et. al.), keeping us in the top four. What else are people tracking?
100 wins would be nice and neat.
HR Record, 100 wins, better record than Atlanta are definitely my top three.
Finishing with fewer than 100 wins would feel like a mild disappointment to me. Chaps’ well-made point about enjoying the regular season (and other discussions about entitlement) are well-taken. At the same time, this team is so special that .597 in the second half feels below its potential. Injuries have been a big contributor to that feeling, so I’m not rendering that as a judgment on anything within control of the front office, Rocco, or the players.
I guess it comes down to the way they’re approaching 100 wins. Starting the season with the 4th-best first-half winning percentage since moving to Minnesota and tailing off to the 10th best (if the season ended today) second-half winning percentage does feel quite a bit different than if the order was reversed.
I’d like to see the Twins have two players with 40+ homers for the first time in franchise history.
Sano better heat up as I doubt Kepler will get enough at bats, if any
I'll take Jake Cave hitting 3 homers, getting us another player at 10
If Rosario wants to get ultra-hot and increase his trade value, I’m fine with that, too.
Hey, Wolves fans. See anyone familiar in here?
BTW, NSFW.
My first thought was that John Turturro has aged surprisingly well.
My second thought was holy crap, that's Adam Sandler.
So earliest the Twins can clinch is tomorrow so here is the prediction list for the next few days:
Runner -- 9/25/2019
Zee German -- 9/25/2019 -- W/W
Algonad -- 9/25/2019 -- L/L
Nibs -- 9/25/2019 -- W/W
Jeff A -- 9/26/2019
Corn -- 9/26/2019 -- W/L
Beau -- 9/26/2019 -- W/W
Carter Hayes -- 9/27/2019 -- W/L
I had W/W, for What it's Worth.
Does W/W even mean anything? If Cleveland wins, the elimination number doesn't change. Your options would be W/L if the elimination number was two or W/_ or L/L if it was one.
No, it does not mean anything, but I am predicting that both teams win that night.
Noted.
If it's not too late, I'll take L/L, just to be different from the other 26ers.
Noted.
6 games to go, but what's everyone's Twins top10 MVP ballot? I wanted to add Eddie, but couldn't really make a case for him over the other 10.
1. Jorge
2. Cruz
3. Kep
4. Garvesauce
5. Sano
6. Rogers
7. Buxton
8. Berrios
9. Odorizzi
10. Arraez
1. Cruz
2. Polanco
3. Garver
4. Kepler
5. Rogers
6. Berrios
7. Sanó
8. Odorizzi
9. Arraez
10. Duffey
1. Kepler (his ability to step into CF was huge).
2. Polanco
3. Garver
4. Cruz
5. Sanó
6. Berrios
7. Odorizzi
8. Arraez
9. Rogers
10. Buxton
Kepler gets my nod for the same reason.
This table isn't exhaustive, of course. Arraez really has had himself a heck of a year.
The other 2 metrics not in this chart.
BP WARP
1. Polanco 5.4
2. Garver 4.5
3. Cruz 3.7
4. Kepler 3.6
5. Buxton 2.9
6. Berrios 2.6
7. Arraez 2.3
8. Sano 2.2
9. Odo 2.2
10. Rogers 1.8
Bill James Win shares
1. Polanco 27
2. Cruz 21
3. Kepler 19
4. Garver 18
5. Rosario/Sano 16
7. Arraez 14
8. Cron/Rogers/Berrios/Gonzo 12
12. Buxton/Odo 11
1. Polonco
2. Nellie
3. Garvsauce
4. Rogers
5.Kep
6. Buck
7 Odo
8. Sano
9. berrios
10 Arraez
11. Rocco
I'm pretty okay with all of these.
Speaking of food, what’s that green chili instapot y’all make? Asking for a friend.
I was never here.
*finger aside nose*
Cody Stashak has a 2.61 FIP thanks to a 23/1 K/BB ratio in 23 IP. The Twins can go 6 or 7 relievers deep with important postseason innings depending on how they feel about Littell and Graterol.
And the chances are they will need to.
I feel better about the relief pitchers than I do about getting 5-7 good innings out of starters. I'm not sure any of them will pitch more than 4 innings per start.
Looking back over the last few years, five innings seems to be the gold standard for teams that win their series. If they get four good innings from each starter, I think they'll have a good chance.
Tyler Duffey's K rate of 12.61 is the highest of any Twins pitcher that pitched at least 50 innings. The only other Twins pitcher to have at least 12 K/9 in at least 50 IP was Joe Nathan. He did it twice. His best was 12.51 in 2006. Of course, that was a different era for Ks.
Duffey is 21st in MLB this year in K/9 among pitchers with at least 50 IP. Former Twins farmhand Nick Anderson is 4th at 15.17.
Joe Nathan at his absolute peak was unbelievable. His adjusted FIP- at his peak was better than Rivera's.
Obligatory!
We as twins fans were blessed to have peak Johan and peak Nathan on the same team.
Just a public service announcement to remind everyone that game time tonight is 5:40 Central. I nearly forgot that, so I thought others might have as well.
In that case, 2 HR from Sano again tonight.
Cruz & Rosario
cruz and polanco
Sano, Polanco, Rosario, Gonzo
Cave, Rosario