The lead image is an homage to the participant evaluate, to be posted later at the moment. I might be taking up the Thursday SBs along with my Sunday ones. Thank you in your contributions Lopez.
“Everyone” needs to be conversant in the “send soandso to Greenland” feedback. The story of the musk ox is thus: One night time, MadBum was having a nasty outing, shocker I do know. Someone had stated ship Mason Saunders to Greenland. Kilnborn or Jack responded with, there aren’t any rodeos there. I stated, “he can lasso musk oxen” Which prompted Jack and Dan to search for the animal and Dan used pictures of musk oxen on a number of of his MadBum begin recreation recaps.
Team News
Zac Gallen finishes third in NL Cy Young voting as Padres’ Blake Snell wins award (Nick Piecoro)
https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports activities/mlb/diamondbacks/2023/11/15/blake-snell-nl-cy-young-award/71595840007/
Diamondbacks’ Zac Gallen finishes No. 3 in NL Cy Young race, Blake Snell wins
Diamondbacks’ Zac Gallen finishes No. 3 in NL Cy Young race, Blake Snell wins
Gallen locations third in NL Cy Young Award voting
https://www.mlb.com/information/zac-gallen-finishes-third-for-2023-nl-cy-young-award
Diamondbacks shield Blake Walston, go away off sluggers forward of Rule 5 draft (Nick Piecoro)
https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports activities/mlb/diamondbacks/2023/11/15/arizona-diamondbacks-add-blake-walston-rule-5-draft/71595046007/
Diamondbacks add LHP Blake Walston to 40-man roster for Rule 5 Draft safety
Diamondbacks add LHP Blake Walston to 40-man roster for Rule 5 Draft protection
Diamondbacks 2023 Season Review: NL Wild Card Series
https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/information/diamondbacks-2023-season-review-nl-wild-card-series
Other Baseball
Cole wins long-awaited first Cy Young whereas Snell snags second
https://www.mlb.com/information/mlb-cy-young-award-winners-2023
Washington’s objective with Angels? ‘Hit the ground and make it happen’
Too unhealthy the Angels have not lately had two future HOFers they did not build round. (sarcasm)
https://www.mlb.com/information/ron-washington-introduced-as-angels-manager
Brewers promote Pat Murphy to supervisor
Rickie Weeks to be on his employees….
https://www.mlb.com/information/pat-murphy-brewers-manager
MLB Considering Reduction Of Pitch Clock With Runners On Base
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/11/mlb-considering-reduction-of-pitch-clock-with-runners-on-base.html
MLB Wants To Shave More Time Off Games, Proposes Revised Rule Changes In 2024
https://www.si.com/mlb/rangers/information/mlb-looking-at-more-rule-changes-shortening-pitch-clock-reduce-mound-visits
Former Baltimore Orioles Reliever Targeting MLB Return After Stint Overseas
https://www.si.com/mlb/orioles/information/former-baltimore-orioles-reliever-targeting-mlb-return-after-stint-overseas-brad9
MLB Network to air new documentary ‘Brett’ on Dec. 7
https://www.mlb.com/royals/information/george-brett-documentary-mlb-network
Here had been the hardest Rule 5 calls and their outcomes
https://www.mlb.com/tigers/information/toughest-rule-5-draft-decisions-2023?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage
Anything Goes
This day in historical past:
Oklahoma entered the Union in 1907.
https://www.historical past.com/this-day-in-history/day/november-16
This day in baseball:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/November_16
“Pants” was once a unclean phrase.
Shortened from pantaloons, “pants” was thought-about vulgar by some language commentators. In Ambrose Bierce’s 1909 ebook Write It Right, he wrote the next on utilizing the time period “pants” for trousers: “Abbreviated from pantaloons, which are no longer worn. Vulgar exceedingly.”
An episode of Peppa Pig was banned in Australia.
This was primarily as a result of episode’s message that aimed to show youngsters to not worry spiders. For Australians, spiders discovered on the continent are a lot bigger and deadlier in comparison with different elements of the world. This episode was banned within the nation in order that youngsters wouldn’t hurt themselves at any time when a spider was round.
Pencil means “paintbrush.”
It’s one of many attention-grabbing details that sound like we’re kidding, however we’re critical. The phrase “pencil” comes from the Old French phrase pincel, which interprets to “a small paintbrush.”
The oldest surviving pencil was from the 1600s.
The world’s oldest pencil was discovered on the roof of an old German home whereas it was being renovated. Stationery model Faber-Castell has since acquired the pencil.
I even have had an identical expertise. I as soon as was advised by an old girl, “we shouldnt be cleaning the bathrooms when the store is open, and customers are in the store.”
Can you think about how disgusting they’d be by 5 or 6 within the night, and so on?
How a lot you wish to guess she can be the primary person to complain to a supervisor the loos are unhealthy….
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