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Had to pee in the middle of the night yesterday. Stubbed his big toe on a door jam while getting to the bathroom, then urinated before putting the toilet seat up. #EpicFail Mrs. Hahn not happy. Big toe bruised, no breaks.

Yesterday was trash day in his neighborhood. This week, it came a day late... due to the Christmas holiday. He put the cans out on Wednesday night, which was technically a day early. #failure

This is my most impactful move left for the franchise until we play ball. Lock him up.

Yes.

Reminds me heavily of AJ talk before 2005.

I’d take a gamble on it for low cash.

I could see that selfishness potentially becoming a catalyst for him.

Maybe Puig will motivate Puig finally. Man was he electric the last time he was motivated. Big risk / reward potential.

At times Mazara has seemed to be turning the corner against LHP and is still young. I think they give him a shot to see if he can round that skill set out and become a stud. If not after a quarter of the season, platoon him in house and target RF guys who mash lefties at the break.

Yup... and I also think that what they’ve done and the pattern of financial aggression will bode well in the coming years if they do enter into free agent talks for someone like Betts.

It’s been genuinely shocking and very welcomed.

Just remember that enjoying the tea is essential.

Tea leaf reading is a tradition that likely began soon after the discovery of tea by Chinese Emperor Shen Nun in 2737 BC. Once a cup of tea is enjoyed, a ritual is performed involving tapping into the subconscious and letting the tea leaves left at the bottom of the cup tell a story about the tea drinker's present life and upcoming future. It is speculated that before the discovery of tea, Chinese monks analyzed the designs and cracks that formed on the inside of bells for similar purposes. One origin story suggests that after sharing a pot of tea, a group of friends discussed their affairs (just like we do today.) Then, someone realized and pointed out that the tea leaves in their cups contained symbols reflecting the topics of their conversation. But how do you name such a practice? Tea leaf reading is considered the art of tasseography, which also includes reading coffee grounds and wine sedimentation. The name tasseography has linguistic origins in French, with tasse meaning cup, and Greek, with graph meaning writing. Other historical texts will refer to reading tea leaves as "throwing cups," which could be related to the way excess tea is drained and tossed away before a reading. It likely came about in the Victorian era, after tea was brought to England from China. The joy of "throwing cups" spanned across nations beginning in the 17th century, thanks to Dutch merchants bringing tea to Europe. England implemented The Tea Act, which restricted access to the delicious beverage to the upper class. This turned the act of throwing cups into a kind of parlor game, exclusive to those who could afford the beverage. However, thanks to the Scottish botanist Robert Fortune (1812-1880,) other countries were able to easily reap the healthy benefits of tea and analyze the patterns left behind. Fortune smuggled tea plants to Scotland, which allowed even the lower classes to imbibe on a regular basis. After tea parlors developed in the 1800s, nomadic Romani began performing readings in tea parlors. Following the First World War, it became common for women in the United States to open their own tea parlors, selling light lunches and offering readings to interested customers after a meal. Tea readings are even depicted in modern literature and movies, such as in "Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban." Remember when professor Trelawney saw a number of omens in Harry's cup? Professional tea readers can see similar images just as vividly, however most assure that readings contain only positive magic. It is common for a professional tea leaf reader to discover their love for the practice through a family member, or find that a distant relative was a reader centuries ago. It is a unique form of divination because enjoying the tea is essential to understanding the symbols that form at the bottom of the cup.

They’re all too busy showing off their balls to one another.

Good idea

When did this phrase become a thing?

You make me laugh.

Still complaining? Goodness.

Because instead of using laundry detergent, he poured in straight bleach. Ruined all his wife’s clothes.

Wowza

Whatever it ends up being, it’s amazing with the prospect of having the previous batting title holder in the lower third of a lineup!

So far the majority of 2020 looks like this, huh? CF - Robert 3B - Moncada 1B - Abreu LF - Eloy DH - Encarnacion SS - Anderson C - Grandal RF - Mazara 2B - Madrigal SP 1 - Giolito SP 2 - DK SP 3 - Cease SP 4 - Gonzalez SP 5 - López / Kopech / Rodon

Lookie there @Moan4Yoan - they did indeed have a plan B. Grandal 72M DK 55M Gio 5M Edwin 12M 144M spent so far without counting Abreu. The money is being spent.

I tried months ago but couldn’t figure out how to use Fangraphs tools to do so