4.2 - A’s Kickin’
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Lots of things, but the key was double switching McGuire in when Winckowski came on to pitch so that Winck would not have to hit in order to pitch a second inning.
That's still the most scared I've ever felt leaving a ballpark. The Oakland fans were out for blood after the way that one ended.
That was the most fun I’ve had watching a Sox game since the Duvall walk off at Fenway last year I think. What a fucking finish. I dare anyone to watch that 11th inning and not love baseball even a little.
Even Speier didn't know this rule, apparently I was the only one who recalled it.
View: https://twitter.com/alexspeier/status/1775383039167861082
View: https://twitter.com/alexspeier/status/1775383039167861082
Respect and credit to you! I had no idea about it, but I'm happy for that aspect of the rule, because pitchers are too important to risk getting hurt doing something they rarely--and now really never--do.
Good news! Cheapskate Fisher paid everyone's greens' fees. The bad news...he wont pay for travel.
Pebble Beach Championship Miniature Golf Course at Oasis Greens (golf4fun.ca)
Pebble Beach Mini Golf (bestedmontonmall.com)
JTB says they are popular in Brazil. I was skeptical. Well, not quite skeptical but a mix of intrigued and suspicious. He said you would set us straight.
Edit — or did you mean why are we discussing them in game threads? That is probably a question better addressed to my therapist.
If 'potato sticks' means french fries, it's at least as popular as it is over there, I guess. We might eat it in more occasions - a big plate of fries is a popular thing to get at a bar, for example. It's a common side for meals; the "default" Brazilian lunch at popular restaurants for workers is rice - beans - protein - fries - leafy greens.
They are hard crunchy salted sticks, like a very thick potato toothpick. They are sort of the bad brother of French fries and the evil cousin of potato chips. They were a common lunch snack in the 1980s and an early vending machine favorite, but disappeared.
This caused me to ask what happened to them, as one does. JTB says they are used in Brazilian dishes, though now I am getting the vibe this may be regional. It is after all a very big country. Here is a link:
https://www.utzsnacks.com/products/utz-potato-stix-original-potato-sticks?variant=40386917957676
It was referring to the classic potato sticks that are used for various dishes in Brazil, such as stroganoff. For instance:
https://sonsofsamhorn.net/index.php?threads/4-2-as-kickin.42237/page-6#post-6053135
These are the type of sticks, for a visual reference
We have Utz potato sticks in our pantry right now. The kid and I love them.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Utz-Potato-Stix-Gluten-Free-15-oz-Canister/19757588
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Utz-Potato-Stix-Gluten-Free-15-oz-Canister/19757588
I think I see the problem. They were better with gluten. That may explain their decline. Sort of like when the woke mafia decided they needed to start taking the dolphin out of tuna fish.
That's funny! Since they're still posting about potato sticks, a Pebble Beach story. We'd just moved to NorCal and I was on the job and my buddy who'd moved out here about the same time called me at work and said you have to call in sick tomorrow. How come? Pebble is going from $25 to $75 for 18 holes non-member green fees in a couple days. So, we did it. I think I was 1-2 shots over par after 6 holes and then we got to the ocean holes. Ate me up, but what a marvelous GC, of course. Got to play there a few more times over the years in company sponsored tournaments.
Now somebody can growl "there's a new gamethread you know!"
Ooooh yeah yeah, those are popular as hell. A staple on hot dogs and shitty burgers, and indeed stroganoff. But it's not like it goes on everything.
She posted some V&N comments outside of V&N and got banned from that forum. Similar to Marciano, she's decided to take some time away. I just hope it's not permanent for either of them.
Thanks for the info, and I feel the same as you on both. Not a frequent V&N guy myself.
Instead of using potatoes, a local sandwich place matchsticks manchego cheese then somehow crispifies it and uses it as topping on roast beef.
It is awesome.
It is awesome.