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Verdict: Bautista ties Carter
restaurant that serves a horrible plate of ribs).
The establishment also has a healthy selection of
drinks to choose from. In particular, the wine list is
extensive and there are a decent number of local and
imported beers. The cocktail menu, however, while
respectable, does not have many classics, and contains a rather large proportion of obscure or restaurant-invented concoctions (what is a “silly wabbit”?).
This is not to say that obscure or newly created
drinks are inherently worse, but it would be nice to
have some familiar drinks to be able to choose from
on nights where you just want to enjoy an old personal favourite (such as the Manhattan for yours
truly). Luckily, Earls had one of my fall back choices
in the form of the Old Fashioned, which I promptly
ordered, while my companion had a pint of the Rhino
Signature Lager. Prices were typical of a downtown
location, with the Old Fashioned and lager costing
$12.00 and $7.25, respectively.
By the time we finished our meals, the place had
become quite packed and loud (though not to the
point where we had to shout at one another to be
understood), as patrons slowly accumulated over the
course of the night. Ultimately, Earls is a potential
place to go whenever one wants to have drinks after
work, or have a night out at an upscale, but not stuffy,
restaurant/bar. u
De sign ated Hit ter: Edwin Encarnación (2015)
versus Dave Winfield (1992)
Analysis: Another tough call here. Encarnación, a
two-time All Star in 2013 and 2014, has been one of
the elite power hitters in the game since his breakout
season back in 2010 (.280BA, 42HRs, 110RBIs in 151
games). In every season from 2010-2015, he has hit
thirty-three or more home runs and drove in ninetyeight or more runs. His 2015 campaign is equally stellar (.275BA, 33HRs, 100RBIs in 132 games so far).
Winfield, by comparison, is a twelve-time All Star
(1977–1988), and a Hall-of-Famer, having amassed
3,110H, 465HRs and 1833RBIs in his twenty-two year
career. Yet, even though Winfield appears to have had
the more productive career, we are strictly comparing the 2015 version of Encarnación (projected by
MLB to be .272BA, 36HRs, 110RBIs in 148 games) and
the 1992 version of Winfield (.290BA, 26HRs, 108RBIs
in 156 games). Therefore, whereas Winfield hits for a
slightly higher average and Encarnación drives in a
few more runs, Encarnación appears to win tiebreaker
on the strength of hitting ten more home runs.
Verdic t: Encarnación over Winfield by the slightest
margin.
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