Going off the other day's conversation, what is your current favorite glass/cup/mug/stein/what have you? This was my recent favorite that I enjoyed all too briefly before it met its untimely demise.
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Here's the late Ommegang one from Zee:
Here's the Delirium Tremens one that's back in the top spot:
this one isn't my favorite -- my favorite would be a full one, on the rocks
R. I. P. tennis champion Jana Novotna, at the young age of forty-nine.
I made a bunch of 'pint' glasses by cutting off the neck of bomber bottles. The latest dead guy ale is a new favorite.
WHY do I wait until Friday afternoon to reboot my VM for updates? It never fails that the server doesn't come back for some reason, and the folks in charge of dealing with it don't get in until Monday morning. Late Monday morning.
My current favorite coffee mug:
My favorite beer glass is whichever glass is holding the beer I’m drinking at that moment.
That’s the shits, boss.
Wow. He is in our prayers.
What meat & padre said - He's lucky to have you in his backcourt.
Ugh. Good luck with everything. Your family is in our prayers.
That sucks man. Dido everyone else on the prayers and best wishes.
Butch & you (and the rest of your family, of course, but especially you two) will be on my mind & in my prayers, Boss.
Dang. You're all in my thoughts.
shit. Best wishes.
Yuck, sorry.
Ugh. Sorry, Stick.
Sad to hear, Stick.
Peter Gammons on Justin Morneau Dwight Evans and concussions. (On The Athletic, don't know if its a free page or subscription)
There's a good article on The Athletic about Morneau and concussions. I'd forgotten how well he was playing at the time.
I don't think any team has been as effected by concussions as the Twins.
Invisibles. I got the middle 4 this week. Feel like I could get more if I tried harder, but we'll go with wisdom of the crowd instead.
2018 Hall of Fame ballot released.
Somehow Scott Rolen, he of 70 rWAR, doesn't get mentioned at all from MLB and only a "also debuting" from the Hall itself.
I will not be at all surprised if Rolen becomes his generation’s Graig Nettles. Disappointed, but not surprised.
What is it about third base? So few get in. It's like they expect them to hit like first basemen and field like shortstops.
What is it about third base? So few get in.
Well, you don't just rush in. Try some flowers maybe, take em out to dinner or something, that kind of thing.
Well done sir!
It is self-reinforcing. Because so few have been inducted, and most writers compare against existing HOFers, the effective bar for admission is artificially high at 3B.
He's in the Edmonds/Lofton category--good all around, but scores low on black/gray ink tests--the voters don't seem to be as captivated by defense when they vote as when they write "defense wins championships." Maybe stiffed some writers on the lunch bill, too?
Santana is on this ballot. I wonder if he tops 5%.
Interesting that his 7-year peak WAR (44.8) is lower than the HOF average for pitchers (50.3). Amazing pitcher, really happy I saw him in his prime, pretty obviously not a HOFer. (Good Black Ink score, though.)
Omar Vizquel is a “possible first ballot electee”? I mean, I suppose it’s possible, but I don’t think it should even be feasible unless they’re giving voters unlimited ballots.
I am a firm believer in Vizquel for the hall, but given the glut I completely agree.
I’ll be honest, I don’t see the case. Vizquel was a pretty decent gloveman, but his OPS+ was 5% worse than even Ozzie Smith’s. Here’s his “cohort” among shortstops:
Vizquel’s 30th all-time among shortstops in rWAR. The only HoFers below him are Rabbit Maranville, Hughie Jennings, Phil Rizzuto, and John Ward. If elected, Vizquel would have the lowest rWAR for a HoF shortstop since Luis Aparicio (55.7) was inducted in 1984. Given the overrepresentation of non-great shortstops in the HoF already, I’d be pretty hard-pressed to even consider him seriously.
Eh, I'll have to have Trueblood write something up for me... I've listened to him talk about Vizquel enough that I'm convinced.
I’d read it. Sounds like a good topic for his newsletter.
You people and your made up numbers. Leave the voting to the People Who Had Access to Write About the People Who Played the Game and stay in your mom's basement.
searching for a story in Vizquel's favor: 3 of the top 4 in Total Zone Runs for SSs (since 1953) are in the HOF. Vizquel ranks 5th.
Oh, hai. Look who is 10th.
Career Total Zone Runs for SSs (since 1953)
Rank, Name (years, age if active), TZ, Handedness
1. Ozzie Smith+ (19) 239 R
2. Mark Belanger (18) 238 R
3. Cal Ripken+ (21) 176 R
4. Luis Aparicio+ (18) 149 R
5. Omar Vizquel (24) 134 R
6. Troy Tulowitzki (12, 32) 124 R
7. Rey Sanchez (15) 112 R
8. Ozzie Guillen (16) 99 R
9. Andrelton Simmons (6, 27) 93 R
10. J.J. Hardy (13, 34) 90 R
11. Roy McMillan (16) 88 R
12. Ron Hansen (15) 87 R
13. Greg Gagne (15) 81 R
Alan Trammell (20) 81 R
15. Ed Brinkman (15) 77 R
16. Jack Wilson (12) 74 R
17. Adam Everett (11) 73 R
18. Bert Campaneris (19) 71 R
19. Mike Bordick (14) 69 R
20. Tony Kubek (9) 66 R
Don't look at 17.
I said, don't look!
"Waaay Back! It could be! IT IS! ZONE RUN!!!1!!!1"
I feel like Chance the Rapper here with all this advanced analysis. 🙂
Orioles, present!
Jayson Stark's case for Vizquel is 2,877 hits and 11 Gold Gloves. I know it's simplistic, but judging historical defense by the numbers is not super straight forward. So I think it just comes down to how you value his defense--was he as elite as his GG total suggested? I think it's easy to make a case against him, but I can see why the big Hall guys would vote for him.
Twins add Stephen Gonsalves, Zack Littell, and Lewis Thorpe to the forty-man roster.
Sorry, the link doesn't seem to work. Don't know why. Oh, well, just take my word for it.
Lotta exposure for those not on the 40 man though. At least a few of those names are certain to be claimed.
The Wolves are not a good 4th quarter team.
I had to turn it off early in the fourth when Wiggins started going iso all over the place. I just really want the Wolves to trade him because his game is as aesthetically unpleasing as Kobe's was, only he's not as skilled. (although I imagine Wiggins is a much better dude, though).
Damning with faint praise, there.
I have a handmade mug from Jennie the Potter that I love--it's similar to this one but without the owl. If I were in the market for a new one, I might go for something like this one.