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So, “Anderson”, and neither “Andersson” or “Andersen”?

As long as their future earnings potential turns on certain statistics, they will always want to maximize those statistics. Wins is definitely on the way out as a descriptive statistic, but I do think it’s hanging on with some pitchers, at least in perception.

Probably because more southern whites migrated to Detroit versus the Norwegians that predominate in Minnesota. Different approaches to their racism.

Even more depressing then the fact that this person felt completely at ease spewing her hateful garbage in this video, is the fact that she started an online fundraiser to “protect her family” after the incident and has raised something like $700,000. My guess as to why she’s been able to raise so much is that she has the look of the kind of woman that Nazified white Christian nationalists would like to get busy populating the world with. C-word is too kind a description for this person. “Monster” seems more apt. Her poor kid doesn’t have a chance.

The majors is rough on 21-year-old rookies. I think this is something to monitor with Jobe.

He’s not having clean innings, but Jobe is gutting his way through this start pretty nicely.

Chart must have showed them something.

Ooh, Jobe is turning into a pumpkin here in the fourth.

Man, Dingler is smacking the ball pretty good today.

The Akil Baddoo game! You can see just how much he’s feeling himself as he stands at the plate, and practically flips the bat on that walk he took.

Maybe. Or maybe it’s that they think their inner lives are so interesting they think we all wanna hear about it. Or maybe they’re basically amateurs and never gave any thought to structuring their podcast to maximize listener interest.

Thank you! I came across that when I went back to one of the Athletic podcasts just yesterday. Well, first it was 3-1/2 minutes of commercials. Then it was five minutes of talking about their own taste in music. Then at the 8:something mark they said, well, we should probably talk about baseball now. Eye roll.

I don’t listen for sports, because too much of it is guys trying to be too cute by half, but I do like news and issues oriented pods, such as On The Media, Pivot, Fresh Air, or Planet Money. I also listen to the occasional American History Hit or This American Life. I’m like Bert: I don’t have the attention span to just sit and listen to a podcast. Maybe I would have during the golden age of radio.

I guess it’s three fresh guys for tomorrow.

Didn’t Hanifee throw 30 pitches yesterday? EDIT: Maybe AJ’s idea is, if Hanifee gets us through, we still have three fresh guys for extras, and if he gives up the game here, we still have three fresh guys for tomorrow.

I get that we have a baserunning philosophy, but maybe we suspend it for Torres.

Nice range by Colt!

Sounds good, but I don’t think anyone’s trading back-of-the-bullpen guys in May.

Ooooh that particular advance was ill-advised.

All the angles on this replay are terrible. Hopefully NY has something better that gets us the call.

Thank god getting jobbed on that Bichette checked swing didn’t cost us.

That was a great strike three. Stefanic looked stupid on that.

Well, that sucks. At least Kirk couldn’t waddle all the way to second on that.

And speaking of waivers, Holton is pitching like a waiver claim pickup right now.

The only way we could trade him is if someone desperately needs a #2 catcher and they are way down the waiver claim order.