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  1. Nine of twelve
    Warning: curmudgeon alert. Just because a little hill in South Dakota was altered by having four faces carved into it doesn't mean we should have to choose four and only four best or favorite or most important players. It is unreasonably arbitrary. And the idea of eliminating the most significant player (by far) in franchise history from consideration just because the owner of a family business moved his headquarters to another location makes it even more unreasonably arbitrary. I can't do it. OK, thanks for letting me vent.
  2. Nine of twelve
    I assume your wink is because of the infrequency with which the Twins strongly contend. And I get that. But I didn't say not to go big. I said not to overpay. There's a difference.
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    I don't comment on specific trade proposals made by fans because it's no better than fantasy baseball. But I will say that trading and free agent signings have this in common: do not overpay unless your team is already contending or strongly expected to contend and the transaction improves the chances of winning a World Championship within a year or, at the most, two.
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    A friend of mine sent me this two-sentence email: I love this time of year, when lawyers and owners report to spring training. Takes my mind off the weather.
  5. Nine of twelve
    My favorite Jacque Jones moment.
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    Obviously I didn't know that. Via Google, I found out that names stay on the cup for 52-65 years. Every 13 years a band is removed and put on display.
  7. Nine of twelve
    I don't know how this can be sustainable, but one cool thing about the Stanley Cup is each winning player's name being engraved on it.
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    Pass. I don't trust a player (and/or agent) who won't fully disclose medical examinations, especially when the player would be chosen early in the draft. Yes, I know, HIPAA, but as a GM I would go in a different direction if I thought he could be knowingly hiding a medical problem.
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    When I read the opening sentence and saw the year 2003 I assumed the post would be about getting Nathan, Liriano, and Bonser for Pierzynski and cash. The Kielty/Stewart trade was certainly very important for the sake of the 2003 season but I think getting those three pitchers for a catcher that didn't fit into their plans was more important overall, especially when you look at the trade tree. https://twinsdaily.com/index.html/minnesota-twins-news-rumors/examining-the-aj-pierzynski-transaction-tree-r10053/#:~:text=Most Twins fans know about,being felt in the organization.
  10. Nine of twelve
    Maybe you're right, but this swing can't have been much worse. Be sure to watch the slo-mo replay. And BTW, note who's catching.
  11. Nine of twelve
    I can certainly understand not having season tickets to either entity. I do not have season tickets to either one myself. But labor disputes are temporary and do not dilute my appreciation of the high level of performance of major league baseball players and of a top-ten orchestra. I will still attend both as schedule, finances, and community virus levels permit.
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    1. After a couple years of encouragement from a sibling to become a member I did so and have stayed ever since. 2. The forums. When I am able to actually sit and watch games I enjoy the game threads. That is especially the case either when there is witty repartee or when Chief shares his jokes. I should probably spend more time looking at other things, especially the blogs. 3. Nothing noteworthy comes to mind.
  13. Nine of twelve
    My assumption is that when his PED use ended, so did his ability to play baseball at the major league level.
  14. Nine of twelve
    I wish Winfield would have had an opportunity to pitch during his MLB career. There must have been times when his team's bullpen was depleted and/or a game was a blowout, but he never did throw a pitch.
  15. Nine of twelve
    Walt Bond the baseball player died on 9/14/1967. Walter Bond the basketball player was born on 2/1/1969. Moreover, I heard the latter Walter Bond speak once, and I seem to recall him mentioning that his parents were present at his first NBA game.
  16. Nine of twelve
    What I would open the season with: Ryan. Ober. Bundy. Dobnak. Prospect audition. In terms of the rotation, the 2022 season should be thought of as a head start on 2023 spring training. The goal is to identify a rotation that is reliable if not better for 2023 and beyond. That means there should be at least one prospect getting some work every cycle. Bundy should have the shortest leash, followed by Dobnak. This doesn't leave room for Pineda. I think there will be a decent team out there who will fit him into a 3 or 4 slot in their rotation.
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    I don't rate Sano's defense as low as you. (Although I guess based on this statement that's not possible.) Regarding 3B, there is no better arm at that position in the majors and he is excellent at fielding and throwing on bunts/dribblers in front of him, but he needs to be optimally positioned. Regarding 1B, we can hope that things improve with experience. IMHO his fielding is acceptable for a player who is a difference-maker at the plate. The question is whether he will be that this season. On a side note, if Sano can keep his fielding at an acceptable level I think DH'ing Arraez is something to consider.
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    SSS notwithstanding, after what we saw last summer I don't know that I'd call it a shocker regarding just Ryan. Having a top-5 rotation? That would be way shocking.
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    This benchmark was certainly considered in the past but is now obsolete. The 5-man rotation has been in place for most teams for nearly 50 years. Starters are pulled earlier than ever before because most baseball people believe that using a fresh reliever is more likely to result in a win than using a starter who has thrown 80-100 pitches. For these and other reasons, pitching wins has become an increasingly unimportant statistic, especially regarding relievers. If you want to consider a simple counting stat, innings pitched is probably a better indicator of overall effectiveness, especially for a starter, and even that is overly simplistic. The active leader in wins is Justin Verlander with 226. The only other pitcher over 200 is Zack Greinke with 219. (J.A. Happ, nobody's HOF-er, is 9th on the list.) I don't think it's a stretch to predict that no pitcher will ever again register 300 wins.
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    Many of the cities mentioned are total non-starters. The population is simply way too low. I would guess Montreal to be the most likely place. Regarding the second location, maybe North Carolina, but I would also look at where the population has been growing the most rapidly: Texas. DFW and Houston are the fourth and fifth most populous metro areas in the country and the state of Texas added more people in the past ten years than any other state. By far. I don't know exactly where a team would be located but with the state's population growth I would think there must be some way to make it work.
  21. Nine of twelve
    Analytics is simply baseball savvy quantified.
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    I don't know who wrote this, but I have read something to this effect: When I was growing up I only played about 10 games of baseball in my neighborhood. Each game started in the spring as soon as there was enough sunlight to play after school and each game ended the following fall when the sun began to set too soon.
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    He's an unrepentant Twins fan who tries mightily to keep that in check when he works a game. Sometimes he succeeds and sometimes he doesn't, but when it bleeds through I think it's totally appropriate for his audience. (Find the video of Jim Thome on 8/17/2010 and the video of Brian Dozier on 7/10/2015.) I think he will be a deserving member of the Twins HOF after he retires.
  24. Nine of twelve
    It seems there are many people who dislike the concept of an opener. As for me, I'm in favor of whatever makes the team's pitching staff more effective as a whole. If using an opener accomplishes that, thumbs up!
  25. Nine of twelve
    Defenses wouldn't have shifted for long. He'd have hit a bunt double every time there were three infielders on the right side.
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