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  1. Nine of twelve
    Kirby is my all-time favorite baseball player. But I do not regard him as the greatest player to ever play for the Twins and I highly doubt that most do.
  2. Nine of twelve
    Nothing on the uniform is needed. A network of cameras provides information on the position of the ball. The system then determines whether the ball passes through the strike zone. It works the same whether anyone is standing in the batter's box or not.
  3. Nine of twelve
    Each player's strike zone dimensions are measured before the games are played. Those numbers are entered each time the player bats. Simple.
  4. Nine of twelve
    That is illogical beyond description.
  5. Nine of twelve
    I agree with those previous posters who feel that Harmon should be #1. That said, I forgive the error of perspective brought on by date of birth. To enlighten those whose first-hand baseball knowledge only goes back 30 years or so, Jim Thome was Harmon Killebrew except for batting left.
  6. Nine of twelve
    I don't disagree. I made a similar comment about Carlton on another thread, being certain to say he was the greatest pitcher ever to play for the Twins.
  7. Nine of twelve
    Sentences 1, 3, and 4 are facts. Sentence 2 is an opinion that is far from universally shared.
  8. Nine of twelve
    That would be for the rules committee to decide.
  9. Nine of twelve
    I'm sure it would not be difficult to program the pitch calling system for individual batters, but I think it's time to have a uniform strike zone for all batters. There is only one reason that the strike zone was defined as it is. That reason is because the batter provides the only points of reference for high and low pitches for a home plate umpire. With pitch calling systems I question why the strike zone should not be uniform. I can think of no other example in team sports where the playing field (the strike zone is part of the playing field) is different for individual players.
  10. Nine of twelve
    There is a fine line between sarcasm and smart-assiness. It is so fine that sometimes I'm not sure which one applies to certain comments.
  11. Nine of twelve
    Makes perfect sense to me and I'm not on any mood-altering chemicals.
  12. Nine of twelve
    There are four aspects to baseball: pitching, batting, fielding, and base running. You seem to think that a player should be eliminated from consideration because he was elite in only one of the four.
  13. Nine of twelve
    There are only a handful of Minnesotans, whether native or adopted, for whom no last name is needed. Four come immediately to mind: Harmon, Kirby, Prince, and, of course, Hubert.
  14. Nine of twelve
    I think he was the best pitcher ever to pitch for the Twins. But just not while he was with the Twins.
  15. Nine of twelve
    I don't disagree, but career strikeouts is hardly an advanced metric. K's are probably the pitching equivalent of home runs. Willie Mays was third in career home runs when he retired, trailing only Ruth and Aaron, and it's unimaginable that he would not be a first-ballot inductee. I can understand the reasoning for voters not inducting Blyleven on the first ballot but I will never accept or agree with it.
  16. Nine of twelve
    And he was 3rd all-time when he retired. Based on that alone he should have been a first-ballot HOF inductee. Just goes to show how messed up HOF voting is.
  17. Nine of twelve
    It's not unreasonable to think that one or two of these pitchers could have a positive impact for the Twins this coming season. I choose to unreasonably hope that all of them take big steps forward. I just wish there were a southpaw or two in this group.
  18. Nine of twelve
    Copaman?
  19. Nine of twelve
    I object to the title of the video of the play in the 1991 World Series. It's clear from the video that Hrbek did not pull Gant's leg until after it had already come off the base. The call was correct.
  20. Nine of twelve
    I don't know if enigma is the right word. He was Cy Young worthy after coming to the majors in 1990 until injuring his right elbow in June 1991. He never fully regained the stuff he had previous to the injury.
  21. Nine of twelve
    It all depends on Martin and/or Lewis. If either of them is to be a good shortstop at the major league level for years to come then by the beginning of 2023 at least one of them should have progressed enough to take the position. If that's what the front office thinks will happen it would be silly of them to acquire a high-level free agent shortstop when resources are badly needed to shore up other areas of the roster. It makes sense to me to use a placeholder for one year, just like thought they were doing a year ago with Simmons before Lewis' injury set the timetable back by a year. Gordon or possibly Polanco are the only internal options.
  22. Nine of twelve
    I'm not clear. Does this include only first-rounders or all players drafted?
  23. Nine of twelve
    Aren't all postseason losses heartbreaking?
  24. Nine of twelve
    I've often wondered why Dave Winfield never was used as a blowout pitcher by any of his teams. He was a very good college pitcher and I would think he could have performed very well in such situations.
  25. Nine of twelve
    I am so glad to have a player like Buck locked in. He'll make the Twins a league-wide focus of attention. (In a good way, which hasn't always been the case here.) Makes me proud to be a Twins fan.
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