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Lousy umpiring all around indeed, strike zone totally inconsistent, Odor- if out, then only by the smallest of microns under the slowest of replays, but hey, sent to Baseball Gods Office in New York (City) for final call, so... and I don't blame Martin one bit, he did what he had to do, good for him. Dude's trying to win the game by any means necessary. Fullest props to Russell Martin in general. But when both Jim Kaat and Bob Kostas keep talking about how bad the strike zone is, all the way to the bottom of the 14th...I suspect there will be a closer than usual review of this game up in Joe Torre's room. Not an expected outcome, but otoh, none of this has been, and looking for where it might all end is not something for which I have neither nerves nor stomach. Ride the ride until it comes to an end and they come up to your car and pull the bar back. Having said that, seeing Beltre smiling and laughing at and with his team when they finally broke through (and the cosmic symmetry of his replacement being both a guy who contributed to the game going long as well as to it finally getting done, Beltre is the soul of this team, almost literally, and you know that Hanser Alberto wanted nothing more than to honor the man he was replacing on the field that day...if you don't follow this team, it might be hard to realize just how deeply this runs)...that's special beyond words for this guy here. My "true heroes" in any aspect of life, especially sports, is a pretty short list, but Adrian Beltre is definitely on it.

Giving up outs on the basepaths never a formula for success, especially against Toronto.

any thoughts on Infra-Red on MPS? Embarrassed to say that I've long looked at it, never listened to it.

And some Jimmy Oliver as well?

Anybody got the flip side?

I'm watching Hamilton's AB today...yesterday it looked like he was lapsing back into his "halfass swing at everything no matter where it is" thing that was his downfall the last time he was here. That's a dark place for Josh Hamilton. For the Mike Napoli Experiment to continue into post-season would be weird indeed, but it seems to work as long as Nap makes his offensive contributions before he has to engage in meaningful defense. But if Hamilton is slipping into darkness again (baseball darkness, not personal darkness), hey, Experiment on! Pete Rose was just...surrealistic. Going on and on and ON about concussions and stuff, like it was no big deal, why do you pull a guy just because he doesn't feel good, etc. His partners tried to keep him between the lines, he was just clueless and kept going and going and going... I kept waiting for somebody to bring up the Adrian Beltre ruptured testicle story, http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2010/03/03/getting_into_a_sensitive_area/ but I guess that might have made whatever kind of "general viewership" that was watching squeamish.or worse. But I'd like to see Pete Rose top that one.

In a weird, rewired way, it sounds like Marvin Gaye/David Ritz.

Love to see Odor continuing to act like he belongs here, and Elvis like he's gonna stay here. It took Roogie a trip back to AAA and some straight talk about his potential, and it took Elvis basically being told, hey, you've been sucking too much for too long, do want to stay here or not? Jesus, Pete Rose on postgame...what kind of an android has he become?

Yeah, it's the back. Better news than hamstring. Not a fan of the turf myself, but it's a fact of life, fortunately a decreasing one.

If you want to have a WTF? laugh, look at the label images for the OJC LP issue. Pretty sure that's not the label of the original issue!

Been waiting/fearing a Beltre hamstring thing all year long. Finally comes today. Damn. Typically Beltre, though it came on an RBI. He's my hero. (I'm saying hamstring...watching game with sound down...might be back spasms...either way, much love for Beltre).

Edwin Rudd Richard and Donald Rheem A.O. Smith

Pupi Legarreta Cookie Lavagetto Alouette

The Happy Wanderer Walter Wanderly Wandy Rodriguez

Quentin McHale Larry MacPhail Loel Passe

http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-dave-pike-dies-at-77-20151006-story.html

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/splits/_/id/30145/jake-arrieta 2015 Arrieta splits by teams and parks: : By OpponentERAWLSVSVOGPGSCGIPHRERHRBBSOAVGvs. ARI1.93100022014.011631214.212vs. ATL0.00200022013.07000417.152vs. CHW1.72200022115.27430214.130vs. CIN3.55110022012.211551411.229vs. CLE7.2001001105.0344166.167vs. DET4.5010001106.0833118.333vs. KC5.1400001107.0844305.286vs. LAD0.0010001119.00000112.000vs. MIL2.08210044126.017661530.183vs. MIN0.0010001119.0400007.129vs. NYM1.13200022016.08220217.160vs. PHI2.57110022014.012442515.226vs. PIT0.75310055036.018430533.151vs. SF0.00200022013.28100314.160vs. STL2.42210044026.022870825.229vs. WSH1.5010001106.0611008.273By StadiumERAWLSVSVOGPGSCGIPHRERHRBBSOAVGAT&T Park0.0010001106.0410018.174Busch Stadium II3.65010022012.112650314.250Chase Field4.5000001106.0763127.280Citi Field1.1310001108.0511007.185Citizens Bank Park1.1310001108.0611127.200Comerica Park4.5010001106.0833118.333Dodger Stadium0.0010001119.00000112.000Great American3.0010001106.0422136.182Miller Park1.50100022012.07220313.163Nationals Park1.5010001106.0611008.273PNC Park0.82200033022.012320417.162Target Field0.0010001119.0400007.129Turner Field0.0010001107.03000310.125U.S. Cellular Field2.7010001106.2532025.192Wrigley Field1.97950015152105.0672323623107.184\ http://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head.cgi?teams=CHC&from=2015&to=2015&submit=Submit 2015 Cubs splits by teams: RkFranchiseTmGWLW-L%RSRAhmW-LrdW-L 1Arizona DiamondbacksARI642.66738243-01-2games2Atlanta BravesATL761.85740194-02-1games3Chicago White SoxCHW633.50017181-22-1games4Cincinnati RedsCIN19136.68492806-47-2games5Cleveland IndiansCLE422.50022111-11-1games6Colorado RockiesCOL642.66730322-12-1games7Detroit TigersDET413.25028340-21-1games8Kansas City RoyalsKCR321.667792-10-0games9Los Angeles DodgersLAD734.42912202-21-2games10Miami MarlinsMIA633.50020172-11-2games11Milwaukee BrewersMIL19145.73777586-38-2games12Minnesota TwinsMIN321.6671480-02-1games13New York MetsNYM7701.00027114-03-0games14Philadelphia PhilliesPHI725.28629390-32-2games15Pittsburgh PiratesPIT19118.57981715-46-4games16San Diego PadresSDP633.50022221-22-1games17San Francisco GiantsSFG752.71433314-01-2games18St. Louis CardinalsSTL19811.42179845-43-7games19Washington NationalsWSN743.57121201-23-1gamePlus, a +10 RD against Pirates, -5 vs Cards. Not surprised that the Cubs won tonight. Happy, but not really surprised. Cubs vs Cards, though, that's gonna be a battle. Also figure that for Cubs to get to LDS, they'll nave to play at worst .666 ball (4-6) and Cards just.600 ball (3-5). Nevertheless, GO CUBS!

Kristen Wiig Tori Spelling Parliament

Original Fantasy LPs say "Recorded by CBS/Sony" for whatever that's worth, and give thanks for the cooperation in the production of the original recording to... I really can't read it past that, but it's on Discogs here: http://www.discogs.com/Bill-Evans-The-Tokyo-Concert/release/4914126 They go so far as to give credit to the original designers of the cover. Maybe/maybe not relevant is that Milestone had a previous relationship with Japanese CBS/Sony, although with Evans/Keane, that was probably another ballpark.

Did Brubeck have a deal with Columbia & Decca simultaneously, or was the Columbia deal for small group sides, and the Decca for the extended/orchestral works. And how does that all fit with the shift to Atlantic, which looks like it covered everything, including the release of two Fantasy DBQ albums as a twofer.

Thais Don Knotts Andy Gneck

Hey Aggie, it might make you happy to know that Correa is already our new thorn-in-the-side: http://www.lonestarball.com/2015/9/26/9402189/84-70-correa-crushes-thoughts-of-a-rangers-sweep (warning, LSB posters can be real dick-y d-bags sometimes, and quite often are. But as an ongoing source of team gossip and ponderings, the good outweigh the bad...generally) anyhow, this is gonna be fun! The team of my adult life vs the team of my youth for the next...how many? years, there are no losers in this one!

Joseph Orange Tom Parker Bowles Major Bowes

Apart from the thread subject, congratulations on retirement, Bev. The dedication to a life of teaching is one of the more noble paths a life can take, imo. I was trained for it, then when it came to to commit, said oh HELL no, becuase I knew I wasn't up to the task, not in the right way. Over the years, I've read your comments about teaching, the state(s) of education, frustrations/rewards, etc., and I feel pretty sure that if you would have had occasion to teach my kids (and that would have been..how many different worlds different from this one?), I'd have told them going in to shut up, pay attention, and learn something from this man, he's got something to give you, take it as the gift that it is. So onward into not having to do that any more. I hope retirement's rewards take a less circuitous route to your heart than those of teaching, but I also hope that they end up as deeply meaningful.