So, uh, does anyone have any sports news? As far as I know, absolutely nothing of substance happened yesterday. Would sure be nice if someone could regale us with a sports memory past instead of us just floating around in this tedious wanting of current events. Is the new 1991 Rewind post up yet?
Twins added some prospects to the 40-man to protect them from the Rule 5 draft:
- Jhoan Duran
-- Gilberto Celestino
-- Travis Blankenhorn
-- Dakota Chalmers
-- Luke Raley
40-man is at 37.
Some bigger names that weren't protected and eligible for the Rule 5:
Wander Javier
Luis Rijo
Griffin Jax
Tom Hackimer
Jovani Moran
Twins did very well in the Dozier trade after "missing out" on De León. Smeltzer and Raley for two months of a below average second baseman.
Then he signed with the Nats and helped them beat the Dodgers this year.
Although, helped might be too strong of a word. He was on the roster. He was 0-for-4 against the Dodgers and was 0-for-6 with a walk in the WS run for the Nats. But he sure could sing and dance.
Jhoan, Blankenhorn, Dakota, Wander, Jax, Hackimer, Jovani - awesome material for WGOM nicknamery.
Also, the Wolves lost to the Jazz. Wiggins had 24 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists but took 24 attempts to get the 22 points. At least 10 of the attempts (and 9 of the 14 misses) were from 3.
Yasmani Grandal to the White Sox. 4/$73m.
I do not like this development.
He's a 31-year-old catcher. By the time the White Sox are any good, he won't be.
There's precedent for at least two White Sox catchers aging well
AJ just hung around forever and hit just enough to keep his job. He had a 105 OPS+ with the Twins and then 91 with everyone else after being traded after his age 26 season. Fisk aged gracefully but still declined after age 30. His slow decline as a catcher is a big reason he's in the Hall of Fame because it's so unusual.
Pierzynski had 9.5 rWAR with the Twins versus 12.9 with the White Sox. That's mostly from the vast gulf of PA difference but his second best season was his final with the White Sox at 35. Grandal can hit and catch better though. It's a good deal. I think it's less about needing him to be good when the rest of the team is but kicking the can of developing your own catcher down four years.
A few tweaks to my Minnesota state flag idea. Both incorporate Rhu_Ru's suggestion of a sky blue and an adjusted North Star from hj. One features an even more stylized tree, the other is a stylized state outline (also via hj).
Good iteration. I mocked my own version a while back; I’ll look for it tonight.
Wha? No Latin motto!!!110011001.? How will the visiting Roman's know where they are?
I like the top one - simpler design. Maybe add a Loon beak sticking in from the lower right.
I didn't see the earlier iterations, but here are my thoughts, perhaps you've already considered and rejected these...
I don't think that tint of blue works for me.
While it might be "Sky Blue", it doesn't look like the sky. It's more "Robin's Egg" or "Baby Blue". Too much green, the yellow star doesn't pop.
What's the RGB for it?
Looking through blues on Wikipedia, I might like these:
Jordy Blue (#8AB9F1 = 138, 185, 241) SAMPLE
Vista Blue (#7C9ED9 = 124, 158, 217) SAMPLE
Cornflower Blue (#6495ED = 100, 149, 237) SAMPLE
Not sure about the yellow star. Aren't stars generally represented with white while the sun is yellow?
With daytime sky and a yellow shining thing in it, it doesn't seem like L'Étoile du Nord.
Less seriously, I'm disappointed you haven't considered resurrecting the two-sided flag.
Some exciting news. It's increasingly looking like my guest bedroom will not have a long-term familial occupant. 🤗
Congratulations to both of you!
The boy is on a roll. Congrats!
And I think we can surmise with all certainty that he gets his creative talents from his mother.
Indubitably.
RIP former Vikings kicker Fred Cox.
I had no idea until today he invented the Nerf football
bS was right.
Music to my ears that I was right.
Of course, the music is Deerhoof....
Did someone tip you off Deerhoof was to be tomorrow's video? Suspicious.
And now there's another Jeter only ballot from Anthony Rieber, who literally dropped 6 players he previously voted for in hopes Jeter could go in by himself.
This makes me angry enough that I am leaving Jetes off of my Half Baked Hall ballot.
I'm voting for everyone but him so that he can not go in by himself.
Minnesota's NHL team continues to get points in games where I don't write anything about them.
5-0-1 without a game log.
4-11-1 with one.
missed the game, but it looked pretty hardcore.
Never seen that before. I've seen them take one in the facemask all the time, but I've never seen them like they're batting it away with their helmet. I wonder if that increases or reduces the concussion risk. For some reason, I think it would reduce it.
Meh. A wobbly wrist shot from the point isn't going to concuss anyone. I have also never seen a goalie purposely make a save (debatable) with his helmet and am pretty impressed he directed it into the corner as he should.