"Kafuku settled back in the leather seat, closed his eyes, and tried to focus hismind on the sound of the engine when Misaki shifted gears. But he couldn’t catch the precise moment. It was all too smooth, too mysterious. He could only make out a slight gradation in the engine’s hum. It was like the wings of a flying insect, now drawing closer, now fading away."

"Drive My Car" - Haruki Murkami

Sometimes in the Arizona Fall League you see a desert mirage. No that's too cliche. AFL performance is as easy to grasp as a handful of sand. That's not much better. It's been a while, friends.

Connecticut is home to one first round pick, one lead prospect writer, and one Double-A park.

One must imagine the prospect writer happy.

Prospect List Season #1

On the heat death of the universe, corner bats, industry consensus, the inherently limited thinking of trying to tie Jazz Chisholm to a role grade, and of course catchers.

Gabriel Ynoa made the 2017 Orioles Top Ten, but only if you own a copy of the Futures Guide from that year.

Also, here his this week's suggested reading: https://marinakittaka.com/posts/2021-02-26-Good-Ol-Charlie-B.html

Suggested Reading:

Branded to Kill by John Zorn

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/47-branded-to-kill

Tokyo Drifter by Manohla Dargis

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/54-tokyo-drifter

Unveiling the Mystery of Chablis by Eric Asimov

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/06/dining/your-next-lesson-chablis.html

We aren't really sticking to one question or four minutes per team by this point.

Did not expect the Athletics to be the organization that stretched the furthest past our four-minute target.

“I swear to you that I am not quite such an ass as I like to appear sometimes, although I am rather an ass, I admit.” - Fyodor Dostoyevsky (I double-checked)