Red_Planet

I'm sorry for your loss.
And I was just joking with you.
You're long term here and I'm the new guy.
Could we just back up a tad and start better?
Again, apologies to you and no offense intended.
Also in most cases I really like your cool videos etc. you post.  They're awesome and hilarious.
---Red_Planet

Now we are all aware that we acquired the magician for his smooth as silk D.  But....  how far above el Mendoza line are we gonna be comfortable with?  Say you?  .205, .225, .240, .275?  I believe I read that the wizard expects to jab at about .280 in his first go-round in the junior circuit?  Maybe he will maybe not?  The very last magic man to come to town was Ervin Magic Johnson and he brought along considerable offense with his D?  
 
But again if the newest magi languishes closer to .205 or .225 are you still good with it all?  And if he's struggling the year long where does Iron Mike bat him?  7, 8, 9?  Where would you?  
 
Our throwers are all supposedly giddy at his mere presence out there?  He's like having a chain link fence extending from second to third.  A ball tapped anywhere in his sweet zone is a nearly as possible automatic out?  For the next 5 years.
 
I believe he'll have a fairly normal period of adjustment in this new league?  I think he'll hit his .280.  But maybe it's next year for that?  I'm seeing him hit nearer .250?  With crazy magical D.

A wonderful reserve infielder in his prime.  Good slap hitter.  I forget the coach, was it Joe Maddon, who once praised his very soft great hands which are the working tools of an infielder.  Hope he finds much to suit him in retirement?

Your wife said it's an open bar at your place.
I've already invited the whole crew.  And not to worry, mate.  We'll only stay til maybe dawn or thereabouts.  It's all good.

Actually this post is most specifically concerning the current campaign but you may bundle it to include everything under the current Halo Regime?  Are you in the whole merry regarding the whole general state of affairs?  Or not?  Fiercely not?  Aggressively not?
 
Do ya just merely swim with the school like a good li'l fishy squishie?  Hey bud it's eff'n all chummy n great.  Even if thee is part of the chum bein' scattered to ye olde waters?  Youch.
 
Speak.  Or squeak. 

"Oz didn't give nothin' to the Tin Man, that he didn't, didn't already have".

A wonderful reserve infielder in his prime.  Good slap hitter.  I forget the coach, was it Joe Maddon, who once praised his very soft great hands which are the working tools of an infielder.  Hope he finds much to suit him in retirement?

A wonderful reserve infielder in his prime.  Good slap hitter.  I forget the coach, was it Joe Maddon, who once praised his very soft great hands which are the working tools of an infielder.  Hope he finds much to suit him in retirement?

Another interesting note; Albert Pujols places his Irvine home up for sale for $7M+.  What are we to draw from this mere trifle?  Uh near nada as his family allegedly never moved in preferring to remain in beautiful St. Louie Louie or MO somewhere?  Apparently $240M is truly not that much of a commitment anymore?  
 
I was initially excited that the big sack of cement might be thinking of blowing town?  But then nah I quickly remembered 165 million reasons why Senor Pujols will be remaining very very close to the Big Big A until said contract is spent.  Say you?

Just like the the famous doomed ship of the Great Lakes, the Edmund Fitzgerald and its carrying cargo of 26,000 tons of coal and iron ore, we should've left Albatross Pujols back in the midwest.  Now labeled MLB's worst contract as if we fans here didn't already know those grim facts?  'Hey hey hey' has Bengie Mo speed however without the clutch hitting ability.  But Albert cannot be blamed for someone offering him a king's ransom to play in Arte's back yard.  ANY of us here would've grabbed that coin!  Heck yeah.  
 
But who or what was advising EL Presidente to proffer that ker-azy amount of team mortgage money?  Oh that's right, it's the most interesting man in the world NOT our own founder Arte no party Moreno.  The same one who believed he could change famous bad bad boy, the Hamster himself.  now partying on Arte's and our dime in ol' Texas with the fringe on top stadium.  
 
Arte the very same who cringes and bristles at any crit leveled at his greatness, ultimately bounced a whole message board and its participants for typing often unflattering views of the most interesting dude in the world, his view, and NOT.  This message may soon become deleted so read it fast speed readers.  Not a reference to our old buddy Josh the slosh Hamilton with all his zillions of Arte Moreno Hamilton $20 bills.
 
Which also brings up how we have numerous light light lightweights manning most of the slots on our 40 man.  Those members aching for a big prize in the 2016 campaign may just need to settle for the aches only.  But hey at least it's another big league season.  We get to eat nachos while viewing the wasting of Trouty, Kole, Simmons, Garret Richards conducting their seasons in futility.  We might win as few as 40 games?  Perhaps as many as 80.  Is it all good no matter?  Hey at least it's baseball gang?

Bo Belinski pal-ing up with diamond cutter Dean Chance might've taken years off his stuff?  We will never completely know?  Supposedly spring camp was a way looser and more fun oriented affair back in the day?  At all the camps supposedly.  Oh except if one was a long shot rook or a coach?  The Palm Springs weekend spring training games televised in those days by Autry's own KTLA channel 5, Dick Enberg and Drysdale, you couldn't have a better fun viewing experience.

Bo Belinski pal-ing up with diamond cutter Dean Chance might've taken years off his stuff?  We will never completely know?  Supposedly spring camp was a way looser and more fun oriented affair back in the day?  At all the camps supposedly.  Oh except if one was a long shot rook or a coach?  The Palm Springs weekend spring training games televised in those days by Autry's own KTLA channel 5, Dick Enberg and Drysdale, you couldn't have a better fun viewing experience.

Gene Autry was the best owner of all time.  Maybe the most loved by his own players of any owner ever.  But that said he also kept a very loose leash on his players who loved to 'play' in their off hours very much too.  Many could and would close down the local watering holes of Palm Springs.  Gene might've just been too nice.  Rig had curfews and even bed checks back in the day but some of his charges were supposedly equally adept at circumventing them.  Sad that those rollicking days are over.  Although likely much hijinks still is occurring possibly more covertly now?

Gene Autry was the best owner of all time.  Maybe the most loved by his own players of any owner ever.  But that said he also kept a very loose leash on his players who loved to 'play' in their off hours very much too.  Many could and would close down the local watering holes of Palm Springs.  Gene might've just been too nice.  Rig had curfews and even bed checks back in the day but some of his charges were supposedly equally adept at circumventing them.  Sad that those rollicking days are over.  Although likely much hijinks still is occurring possibly more covertly now?

This marks the time of year many of us or at least some of us, wander over into Arizona for the sun, fun, and games.  If you are such the type your occurrences and remembrances of those times may benefit us all?  For instance have you or someone close to you had an incident with any scorpions.  They're numerous and of course it is a desert there.  Lest we not forget?  I remember some years ago during their broadcast either Terry Smith or the late Rory Marcus told of being stung during the night in their hotel room.  And I remember of some Brewers vice president or someone was also stung during another spring.  Not to mention various ballplayers etc.  If you've been there or live there year round what can you tell us about the pests?
 
On a somewhat different note, the public may interact with players etc. differently in Arizona than the usual.  For instance you may bump into players at eateries and other places and may have amusing or interesting stories of such you could impart here?  Players are people too and seeing them 'in real life' is often new and different and fun for the day to day fan.  Give of this type knowledge you may have or other spring training type tales you know of personally?