Swing Away

Ah, now this is cool! Really appeals to the linguistic nerd in me.

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There’s a new Alejandro Escovedo album coming out in May. Coooool.

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Some scattered bits from last night:

Twig, talking about what a great game baseball is. He remarked that early in his career (late 40s/early 50s) he’d been hitting “.196 in Des Moines,” then was on the major league club the next season.

Lewin, referring to US Cellular Field (the White Sox park) as “that cinderblock piece of you-know-what.”

The Cats’ GM (forget the name—sorry) noting that they do have a player represented by Scott Boras, not that it matters. Independent league players get a fixed salary dependent on experience ($750-$2000 a month or so). There’s no negotiating.

Learning that one reason the Cats abdicated their former league is that one team had staged a promotion that went too far: They had fans play a video game to determine the score of the first inning. Then they played innings 2-9 (presumably) on the field. Some teams called “bullshit” and sought greener pastures. Can’t say I blame them.

Twig, recalling his major league debut, during which he swung at three pitches from Jack Antonelli (Braves if I recall..?), then had a seat.

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I'm seeing the chiropractor in the morning. Hopefully he can help this new back problem.

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Class tonight. I’m looking forward to it. I’m still a textbook short, which hacks me off.