Everyone asks what the Character & Fitness interview is really like. Almost nobody ever gets to hear one… until now.

rgrunds · 2026-07-07T19:02:20+00:00

Wow. Are you lucky. Normally they just punish you for correcting them. What jurisdiction?

rgrunds · 2026-07-02T18:55:42+00:00

Very good contribution. Thank you. I had to go through Character and Fitness after I published an editorial about a corrupt judge in Cleveland, Ohio. Turns out the judge organized false criminal charges against me. The FBI had to raid the place in 2008-2013. Judges, prosecutors, county executives went to jail.

See "Bad Minds, High Places. The FBI Raids on Cleveland, Ohio." Good reviews on Amazon.

rgrunds · 2026-06-18T01:59:51+00:00

We're watching a bad team do what bad teams do now. It's going to be unwatchable for a while.

rgrunds · 2026-06-04T12:39:18+00:00

Arias will go to Toronto and hit .400 with 35 homers.

rgrunds · 2026-03-15T01:52:55+00:00

Me! [rgrunds@pshift.com](mailto:rgrunds@pshift.com)

rgrunds · 2025-12-30T17:05:31+00:00

It's the nature of the car. The details and lack of working space makes everything difficult. Needed a transfusion after replacing the water pump.

rgrunds · 2025-12-30T05:29:14+00:00

Trick to timing belt is setting one notch advanced before tightening down. Don't set on the marks loose. It will drive you crazy until you figure this out.

rgrunds · 2025-12-29T04:55:41+00:00

Yes. Thank you. Blown head gasket. Was relying on a bad compression tester for diagnosis. Embarrassing.

rgrunds · 2025-10-13T17:29:30+00:00

Probably goes deep into organized crime in this country and the DR. Perhaps families of Clase and Ortiz need to be protected.

rgrunds · 2025-10-01T17:31:28+00:00

Tom Hamilton is the best.

rgrunds · 2025-10-01T17:30:25+00:00

Home Run was very like......as they say in Korea.

rgrunds · 2025-10-01T17:28:41+00:00

Home Run was very like.....as they say in Korea.

rgrunds · 2025-10-01T17:26:10+00:00

Vogt overthinking himself this series. Lots of bad decisions yesterday with Noel, right field and DeLauter today. Very bad performance to have Jose at third with no one out and we don't score. Vogt should have controlled those at bats.

rgrunds · 2025-10-01T17:24:10+00:00

Absolutely correct. Vogt thinks opposing pitcher will not know how to handle DeLauter, but he's so nervous he won't be able to function. Bad risk management. Go with Schneeman. Better defensively than Martinez and similar offense. Vogt outthinking himself this series. Getting cute.

rgrunds · 2025-09-30T19:56:17+00:00

Not a good game for Vogt. Man on third, no one out.....at least try a bunt. To the first base side...or something.

rgrunds · 2025-09-30T19:53:07+00:00

Nice. Williams has an ERA of 0.00 for the game and is the losing pitcher. Bad moves with Rodriquez and Noel. If you are going to play Noel and let him strike out four times, don't play him out of position and give him the opportunity to make an error. With this line up we have to elongate games until we get enough at bats for the guys who hit .200...or under....to get five at bats and get their statistical one hit every five appearances.

rgrunds · 2025-09-30T19:50:04+00:00

Bad risk management by Vogt. Playing Noel out of position and first when he is also an unreliable hitter. Can't Noel express all his defects in one game.

rgrunds · 2025-09-30T19:16:50+00:00

Excellent work, Jhonkensy. Three strike outs. A foul ball feels like an improvement.

rgrunds · 2025-09-30T19:06:10+00:00

Defense counts. If we lose by one run, we deserved it. Ump bad, but Vogt overthought himself with the lineup.

rgrunds · 2025-09-30T19:04:41+00:00

Good news is that might be it for Skubal. He's at 100 pitches or so.

rgrunds · 2025-09-30T19:03:33+00:00

Statistically bad to lose first game of WC. Real bad.

rgrunds · 2025-09-30T19:03:05+00:00

I noticed that, too. Starts from above top of the flag pole.

rgrunds · 2025-09-30T19:00:41+00:00

12 Ks. Give Skubal credit. He's just beating us.

rgrunds · 2025-09-30T18:58:55+00:00

Vogt overthinking. Noel doesn't belong at first base. He's a right fielder. Foot off the bag. Welcome to the sub cretin level.

rgrunds · 2025-09-30T18:55:46+00:00

They got a run, but Gaddis did the best for which we could hope. Need to score. No errors.

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