In case you missed it around here:
- I put on my tinfoil hat, and suggested a conspiracy theory about why the Twins didn’t trade for Marcus Stroman. It’s probably wrong, but a ton of people clicked on it anyway. Join them if you haven’t.
- Former Twins prospect Loek van Mil has tragically passed away. Our condolences to his family and friends.
- Nelson Cruz won AL Player of the week for his boomsticking and donging and bomba-ing.
- The Mets are asking for a stupid, insane, crazy return for Thor. Glad Falvine shot it down.
The things other people wrote:
- Fangraphs suggests that long-term, we might be calling it the “Lewin Diaz” trade, and that Miami might somehow win the whole dang thing.
- The Twins are suggesting that the red-hot boomstick of Nelson Cruz will be on the bench for the interleague series against the Marlins.
- You all know Angel Hernandez is really bad at his job, right? Yardbarker made a point to call out all his bad calls in the recent series against the White Sox.
Things about other baseball teams:
- A-Rod had a birthday while he was broadcasting a game, so his fiance, J-Lo, brought him a cake. Somehow with their money, you might have thought she’d have done better than the super-generic Hy-Vee special that she apparently provided. He must have been disappointed too, as he left it for the beat writers to eat.
- In the spirit of the trade deadline: Did you know pitcher Luis Tiant was once traded for 500 Teddy Ruxpin dolls? Strange but true.
- Old friend Bobby Wilson has been placed on waivers, and could be on the trading block. The Tigers are rebuilding, and apparently he’s blocking a prospect.
Discussion:
Do you actually buy paper napkins, always use cloth ones like a fancy person, or just use paper towels? Or is there another option?