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Contest to Replace the Phrase "Electric Stuff"


Teflon

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Let's make a pact today to retire the hackneyed McCarverism, "Electric Stuff." Post your alternative and let the Twins Daily faithful choose their favorite with their likes.

 

Examples:

 

"has the Shakira of sliders"

 

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"sharper movement than the needle on a Rafael Palmeiro lie detector"

 

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He's got: Dumps like a truck?  Wireless fidelity?  Geothermal heating in his green house?  A Hotpocket in the microwave?  Some spinach in his teeth, should somebody say something?  

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His cut fastball reminds me of a story: In my youth I dabbled in a bit of S&M, which included a penchant for painful nipple clips. The first time I used them, my knees buckled just like that batter's. 

 

I also had some electric stuff, but I'd rather not talk about that...

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What the hell are you talking about?

 

We're Twins fans.  

 

Confine yourself to these:

 

"get an out on the first 3 pitches."

 

"has all four pitches:  gives up singles, doubles, triples and home runs."

 

"yeah, mebbe so, but he don't walk very many."

 

"had 47 double plays turned behind him last month."

 

"yeah, mebbe so, but most of'm were solo shots."

 

"Strikeouts lead to high pitch counts."

 

"yeah, mebbe so, but he's durable."

 

 

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Psycho - for example: Peabody Firefrost approaches hitters like a Psycho, with his velocity and assortment of pitches, he just murders batters at the plate.

 

That 100mph quivering fastball is a slash across the jugular, the curve ball is disembowlement and the off speed stuff is a sharp and a precise stab into the heart.

 

I wish the Twins had one of these.

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As "electric stuff" is obviously a dying art in Minnesota, replacing the phrase can only be equitable.

 

 

"If a Lamborghini sped down the Autobahn in the wrong direction, the ensuing chaos couldn't possibly be worse than this team's pitching right now."

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