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05-22-2013, 08:48 PMOn this site there is obviously a lot of chatter about firing Ron Gardenhire and Rick Anderson. I do not disagree with those opinions, but I have to...1 replies | 124 view(s)
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05-22-2013, 07:57 PMAll is good John!5 replies | 240 view(s)
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05-22-2013, 06:48 PMIf it is any consolation, Ah-Ha had the best song of the three I mentioned... and their video for "Take On Me" was totally RAD for that period of...2 replies | 168 view(s)
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05-22-2013, 12:25 AMYou know something is going wrong when after watching the hometown boys get walked-off on, Don Henley’s song “Boys of Summer” starts repeating in...2 replies | 168 view(s)
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05-19-2013, 09:43 PMNava's long single in the fifth? Wasn't my game today, but try calling that an error for real and see what kind of reaction you get. I'd love to...77 replies | 2111 view(s) -
05-14-2013, 01:55 PMHow many points to a get for gnarly?77 replies | 2111 view(s)
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05-14-2013, 11:17 AMI was put on the three-member official scoring advisory committee, but it doesn't deal with appeals. We're kind of a resource for the other scorers...77 replies | 2111 view(s)
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05-14-2013, 06:39 AMMight have looked like an easy decision, but the play got sent in to MLB for review. I'm waiting to hear if it gets overturned - that's the context...77 replies | 2111 view(s)
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05-13-2013, 05:45 PMIn my opinion, Adam Dunn will not reach the 500HR Plateau and he will be out of baseball when his current contract expires after 2014, if not before...3 replies | 231 view(s)
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05-12-2013, 06:29 PMThe error on Plouffe was for the additional advancement of the runner only. Machado got a hit, and there would have been no error had he not gotten...77 replies | 2111 view(s)
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05-12-2013, 06:26 PMFrom an old fart to an old goat, thanks for the nice words.77 replies | 2111 view(s)
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05-11-2013, 02:40 PMThe Doumit play Wednesday in Boston was about as weird as that baserunning by the Cubs (was that the Cubs?) earlier this year. The original call was...77 replies | 2111 view(s)
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05-11-2013, 09:39 AMI was going by the position he was in to make the catch at the time the ball came down. It wasn't a good position, and it left him in a spot in...77 replies | 2111 view(s)
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05-11-2013, 12:54 AMCole slaw sounds gross too, but I'll take your advice under consideration.216 replies | 1066 view(s)
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05-11-2013, 12:22 AMMy game tonight, so you can put those on me. And, like it or not, notoriousofficialscorer outranks notoriousgod. Just check the box score tomorrow...77 replies | 2111 view(s)
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05-10-2013, 11:27 PMWe'll spend time in each.216 replies | 1066 view(s)
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05-10-2013, 10:57 PMSo, the net advice is that I should get coleslaw on my BBQ in Carolina? I'll go with that.216 replies | 1066 view(s)
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05-10-2013, 10:49 PMThank you Chris Davis.216 replies | 1066 view(s)
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05-10-2013, 10:46 PMBut it's a Quality Start. That counts for something in the standings, right?216 replies | 1066 view(s)
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05-10-2013, 10:41 PMThis one's gonna sting like that Tyler Robertson loss.216 replies | 1066 view(s)
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05-10-2013, 10:32 PMOn a marginal player.216 replies | 1066 view(s)
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05-10-2013, 10:18 PMGo for the trifecta by mentioning Trevor's muff.216 replies | 1066 view(s)
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05-10-2013, 10:03 PMWhat we need to see is the Twins swing to contact.216 replies | 1066 view(s)
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05-10-2013, 09:23 PMYou may have to wait until Act IX to find out.216 replies | 1066 view(s)
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05-10-2013, 09:21 PMThey all were within 90 seconds of each other. No one should be responsible for refreshing at that high a rate.216 replies | 1066 view(s)
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05-10-2013, 09:16 PMGo ask Stew. He's a standup guy and will respond.216 replies | 1066 view(s)
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05-10-2013, 09:15 PMIt's like a Greek chorus.216 replies | 1066 view(s)
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05-10-2013, 09:08 PMI don't know if any good free-agents remain unsigned. We're stuck with Pelfrey for now.216 replies | 1066 view(s)
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05-10-2013, 09:08 PMI won't be posting, so you have to go out of your way to look me up anyway. Might as well look at the whole collection at ...216 replies | 1066 view(s)
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- Twins fan since moving there in 1978.
Still a fan since moving away in 1996.
My first boss called me "irreverent, but polite." I think that's messed up, but fair.
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Would you have gone 5 years and $80M for Anibal Sanchez?
by ashburyjohn on 05-08-2013 at 11:07 AM
This is a repeat of a forum post I made in December 2012. I'm blogging it now mostly for my own convenience; I took the time to look up several pitchers and I don't want to have to search again when I try to remember what I learned. The question was, if you were GM would you have matched the 5/$80M deal for Detroit's Anibal Sanchez? The context now is, when if ever would you sign a pitcher to a long term deal, given that there is room in the budget until the rookies start to earn big dough ...
About avatars
by ashburyjohn on 04-30-2013 at 07:26 PM
I've been asked about my daily choice of avatar(s). That joke has pretty much run its course so I'm not going to continue it indefinitely, and I thought I should just put the lengthy explanation here as a blog entry for possible future reference.
I started out without any visual embellishment to my postings. After a while I decided to try it out, after seeing others' choices. I didn't like my own photo for the purpose, and the first one I
Anagram update
by ashburyjohn on 04-28-2013 at 04:28 PM
Previously I posted anagrams of the 2013 Twins active roster. Here are permutations on some recent additions:
Oswaldo Arcia
Iowa Carloads
I Also A Coward
A Cow Loads Air
Scott Diamond
Candid Mottos
Misadd Cotton
Condom Tit Ads
Pedro Hernandez
Preharden Dozen
Pardoned Her Zen
End Red Porn Haze
Paying to see the home team take batting practice
by ashburyjohn on 04-11-2013 at 05:30 PM
There is already a lengthy thread in the forum, about the Twins' abortive offer to let fans watch home-team batting practice for $15; I did not get too worked up about the topic at first but I contributed and the obsessive reader may see a theme or two repeated here. Well written essays, pro and con, are also found at
http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/44474154/
and
http://www.brandonwarne.com/2013/04/...ch-bp-my-take/
What's In A Name?
by ashburyjohn on 04-02-2013 at 12:27 AM
It's been a few years since I did this. You'll either love it or hate it. Here are some anagrams of the 25-man roster. I don't claim a lot of creativity, and I used a program to generate possibilities. I spared the mods some grief by leaving out the dirty ones. Some names are pretty barren (had to cheat and use Mauer's given name Joseph), while others give an embarrassment of riches and you might think up better ones. Or you might even spot some typos/errors,
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