September 23, 2016

Songs From The Chorus

The Words Just Feel Different In A Sam Miller Post

by Craig Goldstein, Bret Sayre and Ben Carsley

The ball just sounds different coming off Casey McGehee's bat. Sounds like an unclasped belt buckle catching the side of a urinal.

— Sam Miller (@SamMillerBP) April 22, 2015

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like a commercial for detergent that somehow makes you choke up.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like scratching an itch you didn’t know you had.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like the first bite of pizza that doesn’t burn the roof of your mouth.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like that moment you realize you’re getting the biggest slice of the cake.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like the gentle caress of an oscillating fan on a hot summer’s day.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like the sound of a housefly on the first swat.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like getting that Sam Miller favorite.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like a lightning storm in the distance that approaches but never hits.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like putting on socks straight out of the dryer.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like biting into a dark meat Chicken McNugget before they got all health-conscious and stuff.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like the saxophone in “Careless Whisper.”

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like the first time you watched that video of a monkey hugging a dog.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like you're still going to die in the end, but at least it's pleasant.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like getting through to a Ticketmaster operator at exactly 10:01am.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like competently folding a fitted sheet.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like a shit-eating grin you have no intention of wiping off your face.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like the moment you see the waiter turn the corner with your food.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like the moment you realized what the plot twist was.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like an old friend calling you just when you really need to hear a friendly voice.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like knowing that, yes, your dog really can understand you.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like when the yolk is runny but the whites are firm.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like your favorite prospect’s first big-league double.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like the words in a Grant Brisbee post, but more to the point.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like hitting mute on a company-wide e-mail chain.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like when you didn’t do the assigned reading and it doesn’t end up mattering.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like life was before knowing what 2 Girls, 1 Cup was.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like if the Eagles had just flown them to Mordor.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like the second glass of wine after a long, hard day.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like that first breath when the hiccups don’t return.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like that change in the way the air smells during the fourth week of autumn.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post. Like when a bit that stopped being funny long ago comes out the other side, even funnier than before.

The words just feel different in a Sam Miller post.

Craig Goldstein is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @cdgoldstein
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Bret Sayre is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @BretSayreBP
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Ben Carsley is an author of Baseball Prospectus. Follow @bencarsley
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