so it was worth trying to provoke discussion... on a thread... about the game.

 

That would be a novelty.

Now that he's ten years old and we expect him to take it like a man instead of a girl with corsets on, I wonder if he picks it back up to shock us? Or would he have to lose something more dramatic, such as the World Series?

Never diss women in corsets. And no, you will not hear the story.

Discussions are better invited than provoked.

True dat.

 

Poor choice of words on my part...

 

Never diss women in corsets. And no, you will not hear the story.

I don't want to hear the story. All I was saying is that it has nothing to do with women themselves but the fact that they used to (and sadly still do) wear corsets restricted their breathing so in instances when they should have been drawing in deep breathes to sustain themselves in certain situations, they were unable to and fainted.

 

I'd like to see it become the fashion for men to wear corsets and see if fainting became a way for men to express their delicate anatomy. No, wait, I don't. We'll put such primitiveness behind us.

 

But did you say "never diss women in corsets"? I don't. It's the men who expected them to meet their "high" standards of feminine beauty that did it.

Only the Twins would bat a guy with less than a  .200 OBP lead off, and a guy with an OPS over .800 ninth.

I don't want to hear the story. All I was saying is that it has nothing to do with women themselves but the fact that they used to (and sadly still do) wear corsets restricted their breathing so in instances when they should have been drawing in deep breathes to sustain themselves in certain situations, they were unable to and fainted.

 

I'd like to see it become the fashion for men to wear corsets and see if fainting became a way for men to express their delicate anatomy. No, wait, I don't. We'll put such primitiveness behind us.

 

But did you say "never diss women in corsets"? I don't. It's the men who expected them to meet their "high" standards of feminine beauty that did it.

For more poetry today, I heard that Casey At Bat was first published on this date in 1888 or something like that.

I know this is a while ago, and it coulda trivially been verified by google and wikipedia, but i finally came across the Annotated Casey at the Bat on the shelves again.

 

In front of version 1 is the following paragraph:

 

"THIS is the original version of Casey--word for word, comma for comma--exactly as it appeared in the fourth column of the San Francisco Examiner, Sunday morning, June 3, 1888."

 

(I don't entirely believe it, as there are lots of little numbers referring to notes on later pages, but i bet in this case, that's what "annotated" means...)

 

Of further interest, it appears version 25 is "Cool" Casey at the Bat, by the editors of Mad, originally published in October '60.

Only the Twins would bat a guy with less than a  .200 OBP lead off, and a guy with an OPS over .800 ninth.

And would only a Twins fan be proud of that?

 

Count me in, for sure.

This was from the last episode of the series -- it took a dark turn and gave the show a much bleaker ending than people anticipated and is largely pulled from the syndication cycle.

 

http://images.sodahead.com/profiles/0/0/3/3/9/5/2/7/9/bugs-bunny-snakes-84988258829.jpeg

Let's be honest, there is a LOT of death and destruction in Looney Tunes. Also, everything falls faster than an anvil.

 

And it's a fine one, too.

 

I like the Embassy...  In Tampa this week...   Just got back from a really yummy seafood dinner.

I am in Vegas tonight.  I won't be able to follow the game, but have a bet down for the Twins to win.  

 

Go Twins!!!

 

Ahem ... true story ..... Sitting in a chair and reading a book one uneventful afternoon, my mom was interrupted by my youngest brother, then 5 years old, when he held out his hand and said, "Look at my hangnail, Mom ... it's all red." She looked up and checked it out as instructed, and, without thinking (why should she have?), she coolly remarked that it was infected. Lil' bro immediately turned a sickly shade of greenish white and wanted to know what affected was. The definition was not supplied, but mom sent him upstairs to get a clipper for her to fix it for him. He returned looking queasier than ever and offered his hand, but before Mom had time to take it he fell backwards slowly and eloquently - and hit his head on a wooden chair in the downfall. That drew the attention that (according to the generally accepted reason hot young chicks used to faint in the good old days) he was looking for; finally alert, my mom leapt to her feet and shouted at my dad, "He hit his head! Why didn't you catch him!"

 

This explains so much, thanks.

 

I am in Vegas tonight.  I won't be able to follow the game, but have a bet down for the Twins to win.  

 

Go Twins!!!

5 spot G.L.?......Maybe push it to 10?

 

Go for it, all in!

Holy Batman. Game on in the south. I'm in. Mancave getting stocked up. Big night hear. Millone will have a big night. You can take it to the bank

 

Only the Twins would bat a guy with less than a  .200 OBP lead off, and a guy with an OPS over .800 ninth.

It's just such big picture thinking we can't even imagine it in our minds.

I wonder which Twins team will show up? The team that clubs the Sox or the one is clubbed by the Sox?

 

Espn talking up Bulldozier

I like the Embassy...  In Tampa this week...   Just got back from a really yummy seafood dinner.

Fun! The hotel in the picture is in Geneva, Switzerland, and my late mother-in-law was the musician in residence there for 20+ years. Was used by us as a base camp for several months of European exploration.

That was the problem all along... Buck just need to bat leadoff! Molitor is a friggin genius!   

Best part about having Dozier batting second is that when the leadoff hitter gets on base, our guy batting second isn't instinctively looking the p Best part about having Dozier batting second is that when the leadoff hitter gets on base, our guy batting second isn't instinctively looking to bunt.

Buxton and Dozier! There we go! Man, I love watching Twins games vs John Danks. It seems like it's always a win against him!

OMG, I got the Hawkster--  Now I'm really hoping for one of those 12-2 Twinkie games--

Great start, boys!!!  Already got a weary sigh out of Hawk--

We like dirty uniforms.

Hey there guys ... hold on, this could still be a 2-1 loss.

That was the problem all along... Buck just need to bat leadoff! Molitor is a friggin genius!

 

I was just gonna type Molitor is a genius in that context.

 

Now I don't know what to type..

 

Umm... Let's go with:

 

Employees must wash hands before you leave the restroom.

Okay, that was fun, watching Buxton lead off.

Buxton and Dozier! There we go! Man, I love watching Twins games vs John Danks. It seems like it's always a win against him!

Early candidate for GOTN, sorry D-Chat.

Employees must wash hands before you leave the restroom.

I remember one day at a convenience store.

 

I must have waited about 2 hours before an employee came in and washed my hands.

Great opener today, RiverB-  I gotta say, that Sox lineup-- I'm glad they all just reek so far this year.   But it's scary-looking in any other year. Or maybe in that other dimension, where Spock wears the goatee...

Buxton.