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Michael Rand started RandBall with hopes that he could keep lies from conquering the minds of the weak. So far, he's only succeeded in using the word "redacted" a lot. He welcomes suggestions, news tips, links of pure genius, and pictures of pets in Halloween costumes here, though he already knows he will regret that last part.
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Monday (Jim Thome's home run went so far ...) edition: Wha' Happened?
Posted by: Michael Rand under Professional baseball, Target Field Updated: July 18, 2011 - 8:32 AM
But none of this is the weird thing of which we initially wrote. The weird thing we do with Twins games is we like to pause the action just as key pitches are arriving at home plate. We then try to guess based on the timing of the swing, the angle of the ball, etc., what is about to happen.
Often, it's hard to tell. What looks like solid contact is often a foul ball, and vice-versa. But if a guy is chasing a slider, you can sure see that. Anyway: Weird, right? Why would someone speed through parts of the game, only to artificially slow down other parts? But that's what we do.
In any event, we did the pause on the 3-2 pitch to Jim Thome in yesterday's game. We're not going to say we knew for sure that something good was going to happen, but we had a stronger feeling than usual. Upon returning to live action, the suspicious were of course confirmed. Thome blasted a moon shot an estimated 490 feet.
The long windup was a fancy way of having a bit of morning fun. Complete this sentence in the comments:
Jim Thome's home run went so far ...
Here, we'll do the first one: ... that even Delmon Young had to be impressed.
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