17 thoughts on “January 15, 2024: Challenge”

1. Saturday, Estrellas defeated Licey 1-0. The lone run scored on a sacrifice fly by Webster Rivas. Lewin Diaz was 2-for-4. Fernando Tatis, Jr. was 2-for-3 with a double. Robinson Cano was 2-for-4. Andy Otero pitched five shutout innings, giving up four hits and striking out two. The win went to Gerson Moreno, who pitched a perfect inning. Neftali Feliz pitched a perfect ninth, striking out one, to get the save.

   Sunday, Estrellas lost to the Gigantes 5-4. Melvin Mercedes delivered the deciding run with an RBI single in the ninth. Lewin Diaz was 1-for-5. Webster Rivas was 3-for-5 with a double. Robinson Cano was 3-for-5. Dairon Blanco was 2-for-4. Roel Santos was 2-for-4. Starter Esmil Rogers lasted just one inning, allowing four runs on five hits. Jared Wilson took the loss, allowing one run on a hit and a walk in one-third of an inning.

   Estrellas remains in first place, leading Licey by two games with a 10-5 record. The round-robin tournament has three games remaining, with the games to be played Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

2. Love a commute where the engine temp gauge barely moves. Also, the roads sucked. I should have worked from home today.

   1. I saw a lot of makeshift radiator covers when I worked in the auto shop back in the day. You'd be surprised how often people do that and then forget until it warms up and the engine overheats.

      1. It got to normal operating temp on the way home just now!

         1. Both of our vehicles have remote start now, and we're not afraid to use it.

3. Three cheers for the holiday

4. While the peanut butter and jelly sandwich eventually became a staple of elementary school cafeterias, it actually has upper-crust origins.

   https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-five-uniquely-american-sandwiches-180967078/

   1. It's my #1 go-to

      1. Family lore is my dad ate PB&J everyday for lunch his entire school career

         1. That's dedication. Hope he at least got different flavors of jam

5. The Twins have agreed to deals with two of the Top 50 international prospects:

   No. 8 Daiber De Los Santos
   No. 39 Eduardo Beltre

   More details: https://t.co/tsiaPe78Aa pic.twitter.com/gzOzfUQypL

   — MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) January 15, 2024

   1. FanGraphs writeup of international FAs. De Los Santos is a SS and Beltre is a RF.

6. Ah man, they canceled school tomorrow.

   1. Dudes. It’ll get really cold (for here) over the next 48 hours. Already the state has announced the closure of all offices, several parishes have called off school, and the archdiocese has closed. I may get a free 4 day weekend.

   2. School not canceled here, but I'm definitely working from home. I had to go in today and the roads were brutal.

7. Bored, so thumbing my nose at the temps and catching Godzilla Minus One at the theater this afternoon

   1. Very good movie; dusting of snow in the meantime, so a little care spent getting home

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