My degree is in English (hey, it’s my native tongue), but I minored in philosophy. I finished six units shy of a double major. Then, just before my senior year, my head exploded.
We’re speaking in metaphors here. I’m okay, thanks for asking.
Philosophy isn’t without its uses. As a discipline, it can be a tremendous tool in developing one’s critical thinking skills, learning how to poke (and close) holes in arguments, and avoiding members of the opposite sex. It also gets pretty esoteric at times, and not in the “I can cite Kurt Bevacqua’s 1979 VORP from memory” kind of way.
That said, I learned some valuable lessons while studying philosophy. Here are a few of them:
- If you quote Hume, Kant, Leibniz, or Locke at a party, you will get slapped.
- If you find someone at a party who recognizes and understands those quotes, they will get slapped harder.
- Tropicana Field is hideous.
- Ontological arguments? Ugh, don’t go there. Seriously, I’d rather spend an eternity at Tropicana Field.
- Cla Meredith is going through a rough stretch, but he really was unlucky Tuesday night.
- He who smelteth it, dealteth it.
- The official scorer in Tampa Bay is unclear on the concept of “error” as it applies to baseball. Add one to Delmon Young and subtract two from Adrian Gonzalez if you’re scoring at home.
- If you expend enough energy and find the right audience, you can turn any position into one that seems sensible.
- Nietzsche is dead.
There you go. Maybe Peter will have something more relevant for us this morning…
by Peter Friberg
[Group exercise: Mentally insert your own preamble here (psst, no one else is reading it)]
AAA
Jared Wells: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 HR – first R as RP
AA
Chase Headley: 3 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 0 RBI; 2B, BB – 36th XBH
Cesar Ramos: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO, 0 HR – 4.13 ERA, 5.17 K/9, .263 BAA
High-A
Matt Antonelli: 5 AB, 0 R, 2 H, 1 RBI – .314/.399/.490
Jose Lobaton: 2 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 1 RBI; HR, 2 BB, SO – .258/.372/.448
Yordany Ramirez: 3 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 0 RBI; BB, SO, SB
Manny Ayala: 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO, 0 HR – 1.86 ERA, 6.64 K/9, .236 BAA
Low-A
Cedric Hunter: 6 AB, 0 R, 3 H, 2 RBI – .285/.349/.357
Kyler Burke: 4 AB, 1 R, 2 H, 1 RBI; 2B, BB
Aaron Breit: 5.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO, 0 HR – 8.00 ERA, 5.50 K/9, .332 BAA
Commentary:
I have talked about promoting Headley, but a new idea occurred to me the other day. How good would Headley be if he had Antonelli and Freese batting in the same lineup with him? I think it’s time to start thinking about Freese or Headley in the outfield.
Cedric Hunter is starting to turn it on. In his last 10 games he’s gone 15 for 43. Unfortunately, he’s not hitting for much power; one extra-base hit in those 10 games — a double.
Thanks, Peter; I knew we could count on you! Padres and Devil Rays again this evening at 4:10 p.m. PT. IGD will be in effect about an hour before first pitch. Go Padres!