Skinner likes dog food.
2014 Game 132: Twins at Royals
Hughes vs. Hendriks. Kaufmann Stadium. The Tigers aren't in first. What's not to like?
Well, the local nine are 58-73. That's not to like. The Royals are the opposite, and I have to say I like the team and have nothing against the fanbase, so if my team loses here, I suppose I can live with it. ESPN just did a thing on the state of the world the last time the Royals made the playoffs - Back to the Future being released in theaters, for instance - so I guess they're our Pirates this season.
Minor Details: Games of August 26
Another strong start for Jose Berrios. A huge day for Stuart Turner. Lewis Thorpe does well before running into pitch count issues.
Game Recap #131: Nolascos 1, Gordons 2
Oh, Ricky, you're so fine.
Mr. Big – To Be With You
Damned if this song hasn't been stuck in my head for some reason.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-4gxTzsu-g
1992
Fun side note: apparently Mr. Big is big in Japan.
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Happy Birthday–August 27
Hal Janvrin (1892)
Peanuts Lowrey (1917)
Joe Cunningham (1931)
Jim King (1932)
Ernie Broglio (1935)
Joe McCabe (1938)
Ed Herrmann (1946)
Buddy Bell (1951)
Mike Maddux (1961)
Brian McRae (1967)
Jim Thome (1970)
Jose Vidro (1974)
August 27, 2014: Half a Generation Apart
I'm glad I'll see my sister in less than a week, so we can make up for the awkward talk we had yesterday, which seemed like it was between strangers. We're not great at keeping up.
Game 131: The Minnesotas at The Kansas Cities
Nolasco (5-9, 5.96 ERA) vs. Duffy (8-11, 2.53 ERA)
The Twins head to KC to face the King Royals, starting off the series in what has been the worst possible way this year: with Nolasco pitching. Maybe this is when he turns a corner, gets his game on track?
The deck project is going about as well as expected, I say sarcastically. Arguments abound, though I've manage to convince my wife that a pergola would look completely awful in my hands. (there was much yelling.) I've given in on deck size, expanding my hope of 12'x12' to at least 14', though the Menards design tool tells me it will cost $1,001,400 or so.
Also, its been hot down here lately (and absurdly humid), so maybe seeing the fountains at Kaufman will help.
On The Simpsons
FXX is currently running an Every Simpsons Ever Marathon, and I've been tuning in a lot. I watched an absurd amount of The Simpsons in college and law school, and even after that. Right about up until I had kids. In some ways, it's weird to think that they've continued on for the past 5 years, without me. I'm kind of looking forward to seeing some of the newer episodes during this marathon.
I thought it would be worth having a conversation on the WGOM about The Simpsons. For a long time I was of the mindset that The Simpsons stopped being good right about Season 9. But last night I saw a number of episodes from Season 10, and I realized there were some really good ones still. Not all of them. And there were some real clunkers ("Maximum Homerdrive" ::shudder::). But two of them even makes my top 10 favorites list. (Which I'll present here, and maybe try to kick off a conversation). It might well be time for me to re-evaluate my earlier take on The Simpsons.
Though I remain disappointed in the movie. I mean, in a Simpsons movie the bad guy has to be Mr. Burns, right? How did they manage to mess up such a natural mandate? Sigh. Anyway, here's my favorites. Lots of good ones I had to leave off the list.
Phil's 10 Phavorite Simpsons Episodes:
Das Bus (#5F11 / SI-911)
Team Homer (#3F10)
Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment (#4F15)
22 Short Films About Springfield (#3F18)
Simpson Tide (#3G04)
You Only Move Twice (#3F23)
Bart Sells His Soul (#3F02)
Mom and Pop Art (#AABF15)
The Old Man and the "C" Student (#AABF16)
Homer the Great (#2F09)
Minor Details: Games of August 25
A good game for Alex Meyer. A good game for Stephen Gonsalves, too. A really bad inning for the GCL Twins.