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Yesterday, 10:10 PMI'm gonna leave my avatar up tonight. When Riverbrian checks in later, he won't be able to sleep.165 replies | 440 view(s)
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Yesterday, 10:09 PMPerk isn't conceding the SO title on the team without a good fight.165 replies | 440 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:41 PMWinged quarterback, by the sound of it.165 replies | 440 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:38 PMCarnac: "Much Ado About Nothing" Ed: The recent movie directed by Joss Whedon? Carnac: Siskel and Ebert are both gone, don't try to replace them....165 replies | 440 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:31 PMCarnac: E8. Ed: E8? Carnac: E8. Ed: E8. Carnac: Is there an echo in this studio? Ed: Please, oh seer of seers, open the envelope and reveal the...165 replies | 440 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:23 PMYour turn.165 replies | 440 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:22 PMDoumit was too busy artfully framing them, and got handcuffed.165 replies | 440 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:20 PMHEY-yo! Carnac: The Kool-Aid Man and Mike Pelfrey. Ed: The Kool-Aid Man and Mike Pelfrey. Carnac: I just said that. Ed: Open the envelope, oh...165 replies | 440 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:14 PMThe great seer, soothsayer, sage and former financial adviser to the Greek government, Carnac the Magnificent, has done it again, ladies and...165 replies | 440 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:12 PMYou and snepp keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.165 replies | 440 view(s)
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Yesterday, 09:10 PMGood call.165 replies | 440 view(s)
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Yesterday, 08:59 PMAccept no substitutes: I would gladly go through the heavy training necessary to become the Batman, just for the opportunity to hand over my...165 replies | 440 view(s)
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Yesterday, 08:50 PMMy twelve-year-old self will always be true to Julie, the One True Catwoman.165 replies | 440 view(s)
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Yesterday, 08:42 PMDeAza seems to have countered Arciazie's baserunning out.165 replies | 440 view(s)
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Yesterday, 07:31 PMI had a good feeling when I saw that Plouffe was coming up with three runners.165 replies | 440 view(s)
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Yesterday, 07:24 PMHammer's back in the lineup and gets a single. Hope this means the R&R he got is all he needed.165 replies | 440 view(s)
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Yesterday, 07:16 PMRomance novels creep me out, so I say, both.6 replies | 209 view(s)
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Yesterday, 07:07 PMI thought I did an outstanding job that night. I increased your prestige by not posting very much in your name.165 replies | 440 view(s)
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Yesterday, 06:10 PMGlunn, I am not sure if what you posted creeps me out or if I am in awe that you moonlight as a romance novelist.6 replies | 209 view(s)
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Yesterday, 12:44 PMashburyjohn replied to a thread Minnesota Twins Now Have Difficulty Finding Room for Kyle Gibson in Minnesota Twins TalkGibson will be up when you stop thinking things? :)91 replies | 2940 view(s)
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06-17-2013, 09:15 PMI would hope to high hell that Romero is not viewed as a player who could sub-plant Plouffe. Whether Plouffe has a future in Twin's Org or another is...30 replies | 1346 view(s)
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06-17-2013, 03:49 PMThere was that other time one of the Minnesota teams got hosed, too. I think. Some time in the 90s, or maybe the 80s.11 replies | 975 view(s)
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06-17-2013, 03:07 PM#freekylegibson / not "freeky leg i.b. son"111 replies | 2354 view(s)
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06-16-2013, 06:59 PMashburyjohn replied to a thread Is Glen Perkins the Twins greatest trade chip? in Minnesota Twins TalkThis becomes somewhat of a catch-22 if you're unwilling to outbid other teams for a guy who thinks that way and can't lure guys who think some other...185 replies | 4190 view(s)
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06-16-2013, 04:53 PMMy IQ just went up 3 points from having read this article. Thanx!6 replies | 672 view(s)
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06-16-2013, 04:43 PMYou need somebody to catch all those young arms you drafted.11 replies | 409 view(s)
About ashburyjohn
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- Twins fan since moving there in 1978.
Still a fan since moving away in 1996.
My first boss called me "irreverent, but polite." I think that's messed up, but fair.
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Twins fans near Seattle?
by ashburyjohn on 06-05-2013 at 10:48 AM
For later reference:
Originally Posted by ashburyjohn
For no particular reason
by ashburyjohn on 05-28-2013 at 06:37 PM
From the game thread today, regarding Dozier batting second:
When he finds himself in times of trouble,
Brother Gardy looks at second.
Speaking words of wisdom:
Bat him second.
And in the hour of darkness,
He is looking right at second base,
Speaking words of wisdom,
Bat him second.
Bat him second, Bat him second,
Bat him second, Bat him second,
Whisper
Would you have gone 5 years and $80M for Anibal Sanchez?
by ashburyjohn on 05-08-2013 at 11:07 AM
This is a repeat of a forum post I made in December 2012. I'm blogging it now mostly for my own convenience; I took the time to look up several pitchers and I don't want to have to search again when I try to remember what I learned. The question was, if you were GM would you have matched the 5/$80M deal for Detroit's Anibal Sanchez? The context now is, when if ever would you sign a pitcher to a long term deal, given that there is room in the budget until the rookies start to earn big dough ...
About avatars
by ashburyjohn on 04-30-2013 at 07:26 PM
I've been asked about my daily choice of avatar(s). That joke has pretty much run its course so I'm not going to continue it indefinitely, and I thought I should just put the lengthy explanation here as a blog entry for possible future reference.
I started out without any visual embellishment to my postings. After a while I decided to try it out, after seeing others' choices. I didn't like my own photo for the purpose, and the first one I
Anagram update
by ashburyjohn on 04-28-2013 at 04:28 PM
Previously I posted anagrams of the 2013 Twins active roster. Here are permutations on some recent additions:
Oswaldo Arcia
Iowa Carloads
I Also A Coward
A Cow Loads Air
Scott Diamond
Candid Mottos
Misadd Cotton
Condom Tit Ads
Pedro Hernandez
Preharden Dozen
Pardoned Her Zen
End Red Porn Haze
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