26 thoughts on “December 2, 2020: The Center Cannot Hold”

1. Sean Bean was not injured in any way.
   Also, they forgot the first rule of government: why build one when you can build two at twice the price.

   1. why build one when you can build two at twice the price
      No, now you're thinking of Contact, and the second one was privately funded.

      1. Went to Arecibo in P.R. probably 15-20 years ago. Karsts. Cool tour.

         Walking around the facility there was an office with an astronomer sitting in her office. I stuck my head in.

         Me: "Quick question?"
         Astronomer: "Sure."
         Me: "I've heard some stuff about the magnetic poles of the Earth changing every ~100K years. Zat so?"
         She: "Yep. Going to happen again, soonly."
         Me: "Wha??"
         She: "Yah, the orienting signatures of magnetic particles in cooling lava flows at the seabeds of the ocean show this happens cyclically in geologic history. We're due for another flop, and about now."
         Me: "What happens if I'm flying in a plane, and the compass suddenly flips.
         She: "Dunno."

         1. At this point a CME knocking out our geosynchronous satellites feeding us GPS is the concern, not so much the magnetic poles anymore.

            Arecibo would've been a great visit.

            1. Methinks Coronal mass ejection and not Chicago mercantiles exchange. Continuing medical education not even close.

               1. Like the Carrington Event.

                  1. *taps nose*

2. My submission for this month's Wired Six-Word Sci-Fi: "Hand me that quantum defenestrator -- QUICKLY!"

3. I think we'll need an Eddie Rosario poll.

   1. If he is leaving the Twins, I'll miss him. That's not to say whether it's a good move or not, but he's an exciting player and gave us some good moments (and of course some frustrating ones as well). Good luck to him.

      1. "Exciting" in part because you never knew what he would deliver on the field, at the plate, or on the basepaths. Greatness or folly at any time.

      2. Unclaimed on waivers. That means the Twins couldn't find a trading partner where the other team had to give up nothing other than paying Rosario's salary.

   2. Six word story entries here

4. More meat raffles

   Twins agreed to a pre-arbitration deal with LHP Caleb Thielbar worth around $700K, sources tell @TheAthleticMIN.

   Thielbar, a MN native, wanted to stay with the Twins after resurrecting his career. Back in the majors for the first time since 2015, he had a 2.25 ERA in 20 innings.

   — Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) December 2, 2020

   1. Duffman is coming back too.

      Source says that the #MNTwins get reliever Tyler Duffey done for 2021 at $2.2M.

      — Darren Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) December 2, 2020

      1. This is good.

         1. contrast that with the 2 years, $15 million the Mets apparently are giving Trevor May. Duffman had better outcomes and faced higher-leverage situations than did May last season, albeit SSST because of the shortened season.

5. In case Milt on Tilt is out there--Lada Gaga-themed Oreos.

6. Are Wednesday afternoon NFL games known as the businessman's special?

   1. Would you look at that...RG3 is still in the NFL

      1. Getaway day lineup.

7. Matt Wisler joins Rosario and is non-tendered. I wasn't expecting him to be non-tendered but this is his second arb year. I really wonder how much payroll will be cut.

   1. Hmmm. They can't let the whole BP walk...

   2. Sorry to hear that. He was a really good pickup last year.

      1. I don't get it. He was cheap and effective.

         1. It sounds like they're still negotiating:

            Going from https://t.co/3YnM95mZYv, it sounds like the Twins are still in talks with Wisler (and possibly Rosario, too) but couldn't get a mutually agreeable contract done before the non-tender deadline.

            — Kate Tremaine/Kitty Skittles (@widdershins_cat) December 3, 2020

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