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Some center field robbery...

Seeing it written, i want to parse it now here, as in "now hear this!" But it occurs to me my favorite such song could be adapted to have baseball significance... "fool on the hill"

Yup. Santana.

Yeah, that was a nice dive to end the inning. Plouffe also had a good foul ball catch earlier...

A very subtle and witty comment! Tangents/Normals... I think by definition, they are perpendicular. Speakin' of which, i never followed up the exo-planet links from yesterday. Should do that while waiting for the rain... (Also gotta be some good rain jokes to be had too) Sorry i weren't posting much. It was a fine thread, and i wish i'd been involved. Sure was a wild and crazy game too. Probably woulda tried to add some pluto joke, or that they weren't exo-planets. they were pining for the fjords... (And if i'm clever enough to offer a tangent of my own, i will...)

My, a new meaning for the "hot corner"...

Tell meaning identification, rather than communication. (As in tell a curve ball from a fast ball) I even remember the first line: "If you do not live near railroad tracks..."

I profess complete ignorance on both subjects (excepting a poem i once heard about "how to tell a tornado") but in the "every part of the buffalo" spirit, i surmise that the answer to the first question is acceptable grounds for both the items listed in the second question. (Am still trying to come up with a more succinct way of saying that. Now i admit defeat...)

Parkour...

When it rains, it pours, eh? Some good two out hitting!

Yup. Arcia got Dozier in from 3rd. And Willingham in from 1st. Not to mention himself. Almost, Plouffe, almost...

Yeah, i was hoping that Dozier would try to tag on Mauer's fly ball. Oh well. And Milwaukee plates a run on two two out doubles in the 2nd. (That's 4 of a kind)

I too am happy we pulled out win, and don't need to look too closely at it. Sorry to hear about the nose. My silver lining detector tries to imagine what clever things can be done with a protective mask... (Bowling) Turkeys! May their baseball analogue flock freely amongst the twins pitching! And in general, i hope the way Arcia and Willingham have come back from wrist injuries is portentous of Buxton's recovery... Anything i wanted to say but missed? I'm sure there was, there always seems to be... Maybe i'll think of it during another game thread...

Well played. I don't know... Third base?

Brought to mind: on their search banner, has Google ever done a tribute to Clint Eastwood? If so, did the "feelin' lucky" button have "punk" added to it occasionally? (And i'm still waiting patiently for Bugs Bunny to make his way back into the game thread...) Anyway, here comes Burton!

A combine in the field! That is a good turn of phrase! They probably are more valuable in the fall. He just rolled over on a sinking liner and the ball popped out, reenforcing the description... A for effort certainly!

From the land before blue donut explosions. I approve too... (As well starwars, whereas the "trap" quote is from jedi, but that's splitting hairs)

I especially like it when 2 out of the 3 get on, and Willingham deposits it beyond the fence. I hope we get to see that again sometime...

Where?! Doh! i missed it. they always seem to flutter by. And just when i was watchin' the game. (Two leadoff brewer hits doesn't help the cause much. But Deduno got the next 3 outs, allowin' a run to score)

Wow, you'd have to have some killer break on your pitch to throw down a ripe burrito and not have it... well, break. Was no one down there to catch them? As always, i am lookin' forward to the game. Thanks for them thoughts!

This is where we change gears?

Mmmm... 7th inning!

No, it's pretty accurate. A quiet game. 1st inning double by Mauer, who got stranded at 3rd. A Willingham single erased on a double play. Elsewise good pitching and folk are catching the ball and um, throwing it. 7th inning? Is that when i should come back to watch?

I always wish that Jeopardy encouraged more creative forms of question than "what is"...

Thanks for the heads up. Alas, i turned on the radio, and heard a double off the wall... But he's still dealing, and hopefully will strand that runner.