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What's the shape of home plate? I vaguely remember hearing it's 17 inches wide (causing the strike zone to be that with the width of a baseball of fuzzy logic). Is it inscribed into a 17" square, or does it circumscribe one?

Oh, it's a research project? I was figuring it was a geometry project... Or do we have to do research before we do geometry?

Or not, i suppose. I hereby decree Plouffe is only allowed to cause even numbers of outs from the plate. Not that anyone will listen to me. Oh yeah. 2-0 halfway through 3, Twins are ahead. CBU

Sadly, Plouffe will not be able to increase his total this inning. But at least he can advance Sano.

He's played better too.

CBU game is maximizing the double play potential. After 1 inning, 2 double plays, Twins lead 1-0. (Still tryin' to figure out how you get more than two per inning.)

Plouffe increase his MLB lead, if i'm not mistaken? I'll won't bemoan him that. I'm sure he'll find something to do to make up for it.

Wait a moment... Did you actually hit your hand with hammer for the sole purpose of a game thread intro?! That totally escaped me (due to viewing it through the forum mechanism rather than the article mechanism) Alas, the Twins didn't even win the game. Now that's tragic.

I'd be satisfied with the Twins putting up a 10 spot early on so that the late innings offer a low pressure intro to the bigs. Seems like line ups are (up, that is) and we don't get to see either yet... Halftime for the Gophers' game, and it's a game. Oh, and if folk don't know, Astros apparently defeated the Rangers 9-7 And Liriano got the win in a potential preview o' the NL Wild card. Good for Liriano! CBU... 2ish hours until the game starts.

This sort o' thing reminds me i'm still alive, and i'm glad o' that. Also it doesn't hurt to credit the other team. They did kinda tag us for double digit hits and all.

I just got a copy of A Small book of Grave Humour. I'll probably read it tonight, and laugh somewhere whilst readin'...

http://i.imgur.com/w0s2LlX.jpg Anyway, thanks for the company! I take the blame for premature chicken dinner... Next time i'll just have eggs. G'night all!

Now... if we can't get a good punch line, maybe a good conga line will do... (I have it on good authority, punchlines are for suckers)

Nice tag, Mr. Dozier.

Perhaps i coulda phrased that better. Sorry everyone.

Gosh. I fall asleep with a lead, and wake up with a tie... That'll learn me. Still, coulda been worse.

What does he say when he hits his other shin on the beer table?

Then... running out of coffee was a good thing?

What was the verdict?

An interesting strategy... "Let's see them overturn the call on video review if they have to black out the relevant part of the screen..." But yeah, i'm not sure MLB would approve.

Yup, Houston is getting seriously thrashed... 1-0 in the first. (Oh, and someone coulda said CBU if they wanted to...) Oh yeah, 4-1 with Mr. Pelfrey completing enough to be considered for a win, should the score hold.

The wicked witch woulda known better than to rely on rally monkeys...

Well done, sir.

Good enough for me.