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Simmons got no team MVP votes? I expect him to be in the discussion at the end, although i can't fault no one for not expecting him to win it....

If asked to name knucklers in the 21st century, i woulda come up with those. So yeah, i actually take Wakefield as my personal Dobnak comp, being perceived as a low ceiling workman-like pitcher. So now i definitely don't believe the allstar game is too great a stretch. And my impression is Wakefield too had an interesting contract for a stretch: being a mutual perpetual option for the next season with the Red Sox at $1m. Dickey i knew had earned Ace status for a period after leaving the Twins, so not at all surprised he made the allstar game.

Well, it was nice while it lasted... Thanks all!

The Springling Bros, i think. It was the flying trapeze that put them over the top... big time.

Is that the end of Spring Training?

I like out-getter. Throw ball... Get out. Has a nice ring to it.

(Would that be a line switch?)

Substitutions... Luke Farrell is the new Shoemaker. Turtle brings the new rain. Garlick replaces Arraez in not letting the rain drop upon left field and... Jeffers dons the tools of ignorance. Did i get them all?

Tie game, 1-1 in second by the by. They scored all on 1 atbat. We scored on a non-atbat.

Yup. Alas, there is a limit... what is the hockey equivolent for a sac fly?

My bad. I took it as an incongruity. Used to talking to myself on this thread.

Bases loaded, 1 out...

But not opening day... which is the next game. If there is order to things, our #5 preceeds our #1.

Hayes with an unassisted shorthanded goal in the first. Let's get it back!

Er....And this game goes to 11. Er... at 11. am cdt. Soon.

Pirates called for too many men on the ice, start the game with DH in the penalty box. That, or National League teams just gotta Nationalize... Pirates: 1. Adam Frazier ( L) 2B 2. Ke'Bryan Hayes (R ) 3B 3. Bryan Reynolds ( S ) LF 4. Colin Moran ( L) 1B 5. Gregory Polanco ( L) RF 6. Kevin Newman (R ) SS 7. Jacob Stallings (R ) C 8. JT Brubaker (R ) P 9. Anthony Alford (R ) CF Twins: 0. Matt Shoemaker (R ) P 1. Luis Arraez ( L) LF 2. Josh Donaldson (R ) 3B 3. Nelson Cruz (R ) DH 4. Jorge Polanco ( S ) 2B 5. Max Kepler ( L) RF 6. Miguel Sano (R ) 1B 7. Byron Buxton (R ) CF 8. Mitch Garver (R ) C 9. Andrelton Simmons (R ) SS

Has a knuckle baller ever pitched in the all star game? Just curious...

If memory serves, someone in a previous thread clarified his opt out was in August, with some language in place should an opportunity in an asian league present itself.

Winnah!

Up 4-2 in the 5th. I missed some excitement, eh?

Up 2-0 in the 3rd.

It isn't so much about the results as the process. At least that is what the pro says. This could be a really boring game thread intro, but if i put the work into it, eventually the results will follow... Things to think about: 1. Winder winds and delivers! (sorry, i just had to get that out of my system) 2. Remember when Sano played 3rd and Polanco short? This lineup could jump-start the bomba squad! (is it positive or negative to ground? Important to get this right!) 3. Hit the cut off*. 4. Reference pop culture, but be patient if no one gets it. This is a wonderful place to cross pollinate culture. (who knows, some here might even call it "soda") 5. Only a few more days until April Fool's. Wait for it... Twins: 0. Josh Winder (R ) P 1. Luis Arraez ( L) 2B 2. Mitch Garver (R ) C 3. Jorge Polanco ( S ) SS 4. Max Kepler ( L) RF 5. Miguel Sano (R ) 3B 6. Jake Cave ( L) CF 7. Willians Astudillo (R ) 1B 8. Brent Rooker (R ) LF 9. Kyle Garlick (R ) DH Pirates: 0. Chase De Jong (R ) P 1. Adam Frazier ( L) 2B 2. Ke'Bryan Hayes (R ) 3B 3. Bryan Reynolds ( S ) LF 4. Gregory Polanco ( L) DH 5. Kevin Newman (R ) SS 6. Phillip Evans (R ) RF 7. Michael Perez ( L) C 8. Erik Gonzalez (R ) 1B 9. Anthony Alford (R ) CF * I did what you see there.

One of the comments on Dobnak i believe from the coaches over recent years that stuck with me is that he doesn't try to play outside of himself. I think this contract is more of the same pragmatism. I really hope he hits all the escalators. I also think the relative size/structure of the signing makes it reasonably safe from the uncertainty of the next collective bargaining agreement. I don't expect many other long term deals until the new CBA is in place.

Game over man. (another potentially antithetical superhero...)

8-3! Nice job, Steer!