Tag: reflection
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Road Trip Recap: Is Somebody Gonna Clean This Up?
I have a cat. I have never wanted to have a cat, but I do have one. He is a living consolation prize; a reminder of a time when my wife and I wanted a dog and lived in a dog-free zone. But here’s the funny part: the cat is soul-bonded to me. Imprinted. I’m […]
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An Exercise in Hostility
The Chicago White Sox and the Seattle Mariners played a baseball game last night. At least, that’s what the box score would tell you. What actually took place was something much weirder, and much more nefarious. By the time Tuesday’s series opener in Chicago wrapped up, we already knew that Wednesday’s storyline would revolve around […]
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Series Recap: Mid-esota
While Trident Deck doesn’t currently have the capacity to recap every game, due to not staffing a bunch of single young-ish somethings with a lot of free time, we are going to try something new this year. We’ll post a series recap at the conclusion of every series just to talk about what went well, […]
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Calm Down; Don’t Panic: A Journey Through the 2021-2022 Free Agent Hitter Market
Don’t panic! All the big bats are still available, except for Semien. Calm down! All the big bats are still available, except for Semien and Seager. Don’t panic! All the big bats are still available, except for Semien, Seager, and Suzuki. Calm down!! All the big bats are still available, except for Semien, Seager, Suzuki, […]
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Well, it’s Groundhog Day…Again
Rob Manfred woke up this morning, as he has every morning for the last…..who knows, really? He grabbed his cold milk with a splash of warm coffee, took a seat in his ergonomic chair in front of his comically large desk, and got to work. Well, he calls it work. It is something. But it’s […]
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Checking in on Rob Manfred’s Progress with his “Top Five Priorities”
When Rob Manfred was selected to succeed Bud Selig as the new commissioner of Major League Baseball in 2015, he stated that there were five priorities that would be the central focus of his tenure in the position. Given that the league he supposedly oversees for the good of all involved is stuck in an […]
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All the Full Names We Gave to Ty France in 2021
Here is a list of all 40 different names we gave to Ty France during games this season. Enjoy. Tychalet Tymongous Tybootie Tyduerr Tystrongus Ty’Son Tymore Tygrown Tyjuule Tytube Tyjean Tychelle Tyvance Tydale Tyrillian Tylunch Tyboo Tyruille Tygrolphus Typatterson Tyburt Tystada Tychussetts Tycastamere Tyroulle Tydonk Tychillus Tysephus Tyruggs Tybrongius Tytanium Typhoon Tydal Tyrhon Tyberius Tylliard […]
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A Broken Windshield
“There’s nothing we can do about it now. We just have to fix it and move on.” That’s what I just texted my wife this morning in reference to her car windshield that got hit by a small rock and ended up cracking. “It happened and there isn’t anything we can do to go back […]
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So I Begin With the End in Mind
The Seattle Mariners, as they have found themselves many times in the last 26 years, are standing on the edge of something. Depending on who you ask and when you ask them, it could be a beginning, or an ending. A beginning of success. An end of futility. A beginning of new pain. An end […]
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