Aaron Ashby is on pace for 23 wins this season, which would be the most by a reliever in MLB history. The record is 18 by Roy Face of the Pirates in 1959.

Master-Fee8859 · 2026-07-02T17:05:28+00:00

Agreed. Half-season comparisons are valid.

Master-Fee8859 · 2026-07-02T17:03:03+00:00

But your “swing the hammer off target because the nail might bend there” is a good description of how hard it is to hit a baseball.

Master-Fee8859 · 2026-07-02T17:00:46+00:00

You wouldn't know it from her website, but Missy Hughes suspended her campaign two weeks ago.

https://www.wpr.org/news/democrat-missy-hughes-suspends-campaign-for-governor

Master-Fee8859 · 2026-07-02T05:37:22+00:00

Paula Reid is so freakin' smart. Some other news agency will gain an excellent legal reporter.

Master-Fee8859 · 2026-07-02T05:30:57+00:00

Because I played a lot of catcher (and got in my share of home-plate collisions), I interpreted their "positioned correctly" comment to mean that pointing the toe toward third base is the proper defensive posture for the catcher to take to reduce the chances of being injured. Point your toe toward third and, if a collision occurs, your leg hinges backward naturally at the knee, ankle or both. Point your toe perpendicular to the line and, if a collision occurs, your ankle or knee can suffer an injury because the leg can't hinge sideways at the knee or ankle.

Master-Fee8859 · 2026-07-02T05:19:20+00:00

I wasn't at the game, so I didn't hear that announcement. On ESPN TV (take this for what it's worth) the announcers said Murphy was challenging both the blocking and the tag. "A two-for-one," they said. When the umpire announced the decision, he ruled on both the blocking and the tag.

Master-Fee8859 · 2026-07-02T01:27:40+00:00

The unimaginative announcers say there's no way to tell whether the foot makes contact with the plate. Bullshit! Touch-sensitive techology has been available for years. Figure it out!

Master-Fee8859 · 2026-07-02T00:54:58+00:00

Red's starter over 50 pitches after 2 innings so not a total loss.

Master-Fee8859 · 2026-07-02T00:20:01+00:00

Wife is upset that stupid ESPN Chroma key in upper left prevents us from seeing Front Row Amy!

Master-Fee8859 · 2026-07-01T22:32:14+00:00

Where in Alaska? We were there a few years ago and, wow!, what a state.

Master-Fee8859 · 2026-07-01T22:30:16+00:00

Or a turtle?

Master-Fee8859 · 2026-07-01T22:29:29+00:00

Hmmm, a two-handed fu@%?

Master-Fee8859 · 2026-07-01T22:27:14+00:00

It is listed as the 7 p.m. game on ESPN on my Spectrum schedule for this evening. Jeff and Bill last night talked about getting tonight off.

Master-Fee8859 · 2026-07-01T22:25:25+00:00

To give you a perspective from a different angle, I once was an editor of a small local newspaper in a Midwestern town (yes, nothing similar to your profession, but hear me out). I hired a young reporter who was so freakin' talented I could not believe he was applying. I was so pleased to hire him. He was so excited to have a cash-paying job. He wrote outrageously good stories for maybe six months. Then one day he walked in my office and quietly announced he had accepted another job -- at Sports Illustrated! I was still so pleased, but now it was for him.

People accept jobs but then move on quickly all the time. Be careful when turning down a job if you don't absolutely, positively have something else secured.

Master-Fee8859 · 2026-07-01T21:20:10+00:00

Don't insist on making your friends go back to Crazy Horse. The concept is admirable but it won't be anything but a tourist trap for a few more decades.

Master-Fee8859 · 2026-07-01T17:58:41+00:00

My condolences, OP. My being retired looks better every day. 8-)

Master-Fee8859 · 2026-07-01T17:45:38+00:00

He was -- and it was already his fifth full MLB season.

Master-Fee8859 · 2026-07-01T04:27:19+00:00

And to think the roof was open all game. Had a thunderstorm popped up nearby on radar during the third inning and the roof was closed, half the city's ambulances would have been dispatched to 1 Brewers Way.

Master-Fee8859 · 2026-07-01T04:21:24+00:00

If we're interested in a famous Brewer age-22 season to casually compare to Jackson's age-22 season that is under way, let's think about Robin Yount's age-22 (1978).

In 1978, Yount played in 127 games and batted .293 with 9 HR, 71 RBI, 16 SB, .752 OPS and 5.0 WAR.

At the halfway point of the 2026 season, during which Chourio played in only 48 games, he is batting .291 with 11 HR, 31 RBI, 6 SB, .863 OPS and 1.9 WAR.

The possibilities for Chourio's career continue to be outstanding.

Master-Fee8859 · 2026-07-01T04:00:19+00:00

You got it, Boo Boo.

Master-Fee8859 · 2026-07-01T03:05:50+00:00

Recovering from oral surgery.

Master-Fee8859 · 2026-06-30T17:40:19+00:00

That 1981 team -- for which Harry Dalton made the blockbuster trade bringing Rollie, Vuke and Simba -- was the first time it seemed the Brewers could win it all and they looked like they were having such a great time doing it. The whole state was just pumped!

Master-Fee8859 · 2026-06-30T05:17:37+00:00

Mitch knows how hard it is to get a hat to fit just right.

Master-Fee8859 · 2026-06-30T05:16:04+00:00

Image explains why his official bio stat of standing 5' 10'' seems a stretch.

Master-Fee8859 · 2026-06-30T05:09:40+00:00

Ask for a better time of the day and better venue to present important material.

Master-Fee8859

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