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"There i go, turn the page..."

Make that 2. Ends the impressive shut out streak...

Concur!

Cruz... beyond the reach of Hicks. But we got a chance to answer it.

At least none of them have involved packing and unpacking. Moving can be an arduous process...

Oh, yeah, we're into the 8th inning and it's still 0-0.

True. I stand corrected.

So you're saying... If we commented more, they might have more hits? I think i can do my part...

We gotta figure out how to hit it where they ain't...

Perhaps the force was with him?

Pitcher had that all the way, eh? Nice 1 fly out.

We lost by negative one run. But something weird happened in the standings, and they stuck it in the win column.

Alas, they didn't intentionally walk Hicks to get to Mauer. Nose core after 3. CBU, or CB me?

Eftsoons... That means this inning w/ Escobar on 2nd (as expected). I hope? Thanks! Yeah, that was the inspiration of the parody. Didn't quite work out (though i knew i weren't gonna try to do the whole thing...) did it.

Slow morning, eh. Just gettin' my feet under me again...

-excerpts from a strange poetry collection- (my apologies i could not remember it all) It is the Seattle Mariners Who have taken one of three. 'By thy encompassed hat, and enlarged glove Now wherefore stopp'st thou me? Our leadoff man who should not fan now stops to scratch his neck, pulls up his socks in batters box and i am now on deck.' --- A curve ball hung is quickly stung now deftly splits the air it's flight doth cross an albatross but now it's not so fair. (editor's note: what joke?) --- Batters, batters everywhere Not one that pitcher faces Batters, batters everywhere can last to run the bases. (editor's note: yeah, Iwakuma apparently has been pretty effective 'gainst the Twins...) --- That albatross, never flapping, still is napping, still is napping on that stiller bat of killer just abreast of target field. and so despite the children's teasin' there's simply no appeasin' but the remainder of this season we all know we won't yield. and the fate of this, our ballclub who have no plans to yield is, as of now... unrevealed. --- Some say the game will end in mirth. some say an out. not that i can judge the worth, but favor mirth with all my girth. Yet if my team is not about it follows then it's on the road i would consider another mode which also leaves no doubt. --- It's Mauer, Mauer, Mauer! Now is not the time for you to cower. Though i've mocked you and i've cheered you By all the hairs which beard you, You've a better bat than i do, Joseph Mauer. ... Come on out, fellas, the weather is fine! Oh, yeah, line ups: Mariners 0. Hisashi Iwakuma {R} P 1. Ketel Marte {S} 2B 2. Kyle Seager {L} 3B 3. Nelson Cruz {R} RF 4. Robinson Cano {L} DH 5. Seth Smith {L} LF 6. Austin Jackson {R} CF 7. Mark Trumbo {R} 1B 8. Brad Miller {L} SS 9. Jesus Sucre {R} C Twins 0. Mike Pelfrey {R} P 1. Brian Dozier {R} 2B 2. Aaron Hicks {S} CF 3. Joe Mauer {L} 1B 4. Miguel Sano {R} DH 5. Trevor Plouffe {R} 3B 6. Eddie Rosario {L} RF 7. Shane Robinson {R} LF 8. Kurt Suzuki {R} C 9. Eduardo Escobar {S} SS Hah, 4. Cano rhymes with Sano. Coincidence? Well, yes, it does seem to coincide... Enjoy!

Just like we drew it up, eh? Er, i mean "as expected." Sorry, i musta dozed off. Too much excitement in the game thread for me to handle... I woke up briefly to hear the walk off win from the bed though, so i knew all was well... Just caught up on the thread, and y'all came through in fine fashion! Malapopeism... isn't that the obvious result of bears and popes sitting in the woods? Demonstrating once again all is right with the world.

Did he say it in his original treatise on Wins Above Replacement? Been a while since i read a translation... Wouldn't be surprised. That may also have been an early version before the stat kept track of whose wins...

Isn't that a classic strategy? Use the enemies' strength agin 'em?

That's playin' hard. I'll respect Rosario bein' retired on a play like that. And no one here better suggest he was lolligagin'...

Way to bring him in, Rosario! Way to take the wild pitch!

Sano grounds to 2nd as well, so not too much improvement over Mauer... Plouffe does something with that ball though!

Welll... What do we do different? Send Suzuki? Bunt Escobar? Hit and run Mauer?

But i don't want a tickle...

Game day saith "Delayed (Ceremony)" That's right. They're honorin' the '65 team, aren't they? Cool beans!