The parents are stopping by over the weekend which means an annoying amount of cleaning for a house with two young boys.
32 thoughts on “October 19, 2022: Rents”
When the house starts getting disheveled, we always joke that we need to invite someone over to force us to clean the place up.
(btw, at what point does WGOM catch up to the rest of the world? we seem to have slipped out of time a couple days ago)
My dad passed away this morning after a five year battle with cancer.
I spent a lot of time with him over the past couple of months, which was pretty great.
My sister and I were here and we went to bed last night while my mother stayed downstairs with dad. She sat by him and sang to him for a couple of hours. Then, she slept in the chair by him. I woke up at four and he was gone.
I'm sorry for your loss. Losing a parent (or anyone close) is tough.
Condolences, Stick. You and your family are in our prayers.
Deepest condolences, Boss. Thank you for sharing Butch with us. May your dad’s memory be eternal.
You and your family are in our prayers.
My condolences.
Sorry, Stick. Your love for him always shone through here.
Sorry for your loss, Boss. Butch will be missed. Thank you for sharing stories of him with us through all the years.
I’m very sorry, Stick. ❤️
Sorry to hear that, SBG.
Sorry to hear this. It sounded like you had a great relationship with your dad. I am sure he will be missed.
Sorry for your loss. Best wishes to you and your family.
Sorry for your loss, Stick. Our prayers are with you and your family.
Sorry for your loss, Stick. I always enjoyed the stories about Butch and SBGville here.
May his memory be a blessing.
It's nice that you had a lot of time with him near the end, and I feel your loss. Having a good man as a father is a blessing beyond value.
Condolences stick.
Thinking of you, Butch, and your family. May he rest in peace.
You have my sympathies, Ken.
Heading out to the Wolves game tonight with the head of the wrestling site I write and host podcasts for (Wade Keller). He said he got good seats, and considering the level of seating I’m used to when we see Wolves games or wrestling shows, this is likely pretty close to the court. I’ve been saying this a lot in recent years, but I’ve never been this amped for a Wolves season.
Ended up down a rabbit hole, but I found Kirby attributed the 1993 Twins' struggled compared to 1991 and 1992 to injuries because the team used the disabled list 13 times that season.
Sounds like a typical week these days...
Also, I discovered that I attended this game featuring a Hall of Famer filling in as a defensive replacement.
Not sure of his speed, but at least Johnson had reach.
I wonder if some of that can be attributed to not using the DL. Having guys play through injuries can be worse than calling up a replacement-level guy from the minors at times.
Probably depends on who was injured. By 1993, the Twins were in a bit of a trough in the high minors. Willie Banks, Pedro Muñoz, Jeff Reboulet, & Lenny Webster were regulars. Pat Meares & David McCarty were called up from Portland in May, Chip Hale in June, Bernardo Brito in July. J.T. Burett was on the active roster in April, but was demoted for his third season at AAA on 02 May. Terry Jorgensen was on the roster through 01 June, was sent down for his third run at AAA, and finally called back up in mid-August. Pat Mahomes was on the roster at the beginning of the season, must’ve gotten hurt, and spent time in Portland and didn’t return. Derek Parks was also in his third season at AAA. Derek Lee (not to be confused with Derrek Lee) spent most of the year in Portland. Dan Mastellar was promoted for his first of three seasons at AAA at some point during the season. Jarvis Brown had left as a free agent. Paul Abbott had been released. Denny Neagle & Midre Cummings had been traded to Pittsburgh for one season of John Smiley, Paul Sorrento had been sent to Cleveland.
Sometimes I think it's less important that the replacement players are really up to snuff, and more important that the regular player gets back to full strength. Given the exponential nature of scoring by stringing hits together, having multiple players hitting 10% (or more) below their level for extended periods can really kill a bunch of rallies. And practically speaking, guys playing through injury usually aren't demoted to the back of the batting order the way that you would see a rookie get stuck in the bottom third of the lineup, or pinch-hit for in key situations. Basically, it can be easier to manage around a bad player than it is to manage around a hurt player.
Those are both really good observations. Given how heavily the Twins have been affected by injury over the last several seasons, I wonder how they weigh these factors. Their hands have been forced to a degree by the type/severity of some injuries, but it seems like accurate information from the training staff might have been part of the problem, too.
For me, it's frustrating as a fan because we have practically no good information on which to judge the situation. I want to be able to say whether or not the team is doing well in dealing with injuries, but every time the topic comes up, I feel like a mealy-mouthed politician looking to please everyone.
At least by reputation, Dick Martin was one of the best trainers active at the time.
I was looking into some DH stuff today and found this tidbit: there are only 3 teams that started a single player in more than 100 games this season -- Boston (Martinez), Detroit (Cabrera), LAA (Ohtani). The league average OPS at DH is something like .710-.715 -- it seems like teams are really leaving performance on the table at that position.
If only took four minutes in the season to have this line triggered in my head:
Le Seuer. But I went to high school in White Bear Lake. Go Bears!
When the house starts getting disheveled, we always joke that we need to invite someone over to force us to clean the place up.
(btw, at what point does WGOM catch up to the rest of the world? we seem to have slipped out of time a couple days ago)
My dad passed away this morning after a five year battle with cancer.
I spent a lot of time with him over the past couple of months, which was pretty great.
My sister and I were here and we went to bed last night while my mother stayed downstairs with dad. She sat by him and sang to him for a couple of hours. Then, she slept in the chair by him. I woke up at four and he was gone.
I'm sorry for your loss. Losing a parent (or anyone close) is tough.
Condolences, Stick. You and your family are in our prayers.
Deepest condolences, Boss. Thank you for sharing Butch with us. May your dad’s memory be eternal.
You and your family are in our prayers.
My condolences.
Sorry, Stick. Your love for him always shone through here.
Sorry for your loss, Boss. Butch will be missed. Thank you for sharing stories of him with us through all the years.
I’m very sorry, Stick. ❤️
Sorry to hear that, SBG.
Sorry to hear this. It sounded like you had a great relationship with your dad. I am sure he will be missed.
Sorry for your loss. Best wishes to you and your family.
Sorry for your loss, Stick. Our prayers are with you and your family.
Sorry for your loss, Stick. I always enjoyed the stories about Butch and SBGville here.
May his memory be a blessing.
It's nice that you had a lot of time with him near the end, and I feel your loss. Having a good man as a father is a blessing beyond value.
Condolences stick.
Thinking of you, Butch, and your family. May he rest in peace.
You have my sympathies, Ken.
Heading out to the Wolves game tonight with the head of the wrestling site I write and host podcasts for (Wade Keller). He said he got good seats, and considering the level of seating I’m used to when we see Wolves games or wrestling shows, this is likely pretty close to the court. I’ve been saying this a lot in recent years, but I’ve never been this amped for a Wolves season.
Ended up down a rabbit hole, but I found Kirby attributed the 1993 Twins' struggled compared to 1991 and 1992 to injuries because the team used the disabled list 13 times that season.
Sounds like a typical week these days...
Also, I discovered that I attended this game featuring a Hall of Famer filling in as a defensive replacement.
Not sure of his speed, but at least Johnson had reach.
I wonder if some of that can be attributed to not using the DL. Having guys play through injuries can be worse than calling up a replacement-level guy from the minors at times.
Probably depends on who was injured. By 1993, the Twins were in a bit of a trough in the high minors. Willie Banks, Pedro Muñoz, Jeff Reboulet, & Lenny Webster were regulars. Pat Meares & David McCarty were called up from Portland in May, Chip Hale in June, Bernardo Brito in July. J.T. Burett was on the active roster in April, but was demoted for his third season at AAA on 02 May. Terry Jorgensen was on the roster through 01 June, was sent down for his third run at AAA, and finally called back up in mid-August. Pat Mahomes was on the roster at the beginning of the season, must’ve gotten hurt, and spent time in Portland and didn’t return. Derek Parks was also in his third season at AAA. Derek Lee (not to be confused with Derrek Lee) spent most of the year in Portland. Dan Mastellar was promoted for his first of three seasons at AAA at some point during the season. Jarvis Brown had left as a free agent. Paul Abbott had been released. Denny Neagle & Midre Cummings had been traded to Pittsburgh for one season of John Smiley, Paul Sorrento had been sent to Cleveland.
Sometimes I think it's less important that the replacement players are really up to snuff, and more important that the regular player gets back to full strength. Given the exponential nature of scoring by stringing hits together, having multiple players hitting 10% (or more) below their level for extended periods can really kill a bunch of rallies. And practically speaking, guys playing through injury usually aren't demoted to the back of the batting order the way that you would see a rookie get stuck in the bottom third of the lineup, or pinch-hit for in key situations. Basically, it can be easier to manage around a bad player than it is to manage around a hurt player.
Those are both really good observations. Given how heavily the Twins have been affected by injury over the last several seasons, I wonder how they weigh these factors. Their hands have been forced to a degree by the type/severity of some injuries, but it seems like accurate information from the training staff might have been part of the problem, too.
For me, it's frustrating as a fan because we have practically no good information on which to judge the situation. I want to be able to say whether or not the team is doing well in dealing with injuries, but every time the topic comes up, I feel like a mealy-mouthed politician looking to please everyone.
At least by reputation, Dick Martin was one of the best trainers active at the time.
I was looking into some DH stuff today and found this tidbit: there are only 3 teams that started a single player in more than 100 games this season -- Boston (Martinez), Detroit (Cabrera), LAA (Ohtani). The league average OPS at DH is something like .710-.715 -- it seems like teams are really leaving performance on the table at that position.
If only took four minutes in the season to have this line triggered in my head: