If the only problem they can find in an argument is spelling and grammar, I think I’m doing alright.

Not to mention I at least got the “Hr” portion correct.

“The fielder wasn’t close enough for contact. That’s why AJ reached out to make contact.”

If the fielder isn’t close enough for AJ to initiate contact, THERE COULD NOT POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN CONTACT!
That couldn’t have been stated more clearly!

It seems the spelling and grammar police are out in force tonight. Hrbeck? C’mon T, you’re better than that.

The fielder wasn’t close enough for contact. That’s why AJ reached out to make contact.

Just like a hitter stepping out over the plate to get hit by a pitch.

Sorry I threw your defense into disarray by not biting at the Hrbeck/Gant example. I know you were hoping I’d think that was legit.

I spend the day at the Fair and come back to an interesting discussion and the bullpen help that I think I mentioned was a possibility on the MPR show.

A few quick things:

*AJ hacks me off but he did what he needed to do on that play, and it was up to the ump to make the right call. Also, the whole interference thing should have been moot, as a couple of people have pointed out, because he stepped on the infield grass early in the rundown.

*I would have deleted the all caps post if I’d seen it. Mike, please discovered ALL the uses of the shift and Caps Lock keys. Thanks.

*SBG makes a good point about run differential. That tells me the Angels usually are very much on top of things in close games. That’s why I like them in the World Series, as long as Torii doesn’t have too many clutch ABs.

*jama: You’re right about the Oakland thing - four games not three. My bad.

*Kevin: What DID you think I’d sound like? Wait, maybe you shouldn’t answer that.

*Bruce: I’m gonna be surprised if the Gopher football team wins 3 games and I don’t see an NCAA tournament bid for the men’s ballers. I guess I don’t believe the hype.

*johnny: I’m assuming you meant to comment of “people here who have no difference of the different AMONG “to,” “two” and “too.”

Enjoy the game tonight.