earl had a few base stealers, like Don Buford, Al Bumbry, even Frank Robinson. But he definitely didn't want to risk running into an out, with giving the 3 run hr a shot.
Speaking of Uber, I wonder what happened to those cars, Twins pitchers used, to come in from the bullpen. I remember a beautiful baby blue Cadillac convertible making the trek from the bullpen to the dugout (using the warning track).
What is with the Twins outfielders and their inability to play the outfield fences and / or walls? We went from Buxton, trying to run through the wall, to guys pulling up or severely mis-judging fly balls.