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  1. Nine of twelve
    Jim Kaat! This is a time when I wish I could be Dick Bremer.
  2. Nine of twelve
    Moving a few positions in the MLB draft rarely makes a difference. There have been many washouts drafted in the top five and many very good players drafted after that. And it's way different from the NBA where two players can carry a whole franchise. Just make good selections with whatever draft choices you have.
  3. Nine of twelve
    If you ask me which is a better game, a 11-10 game or a 1-0 game I'll choose the latter almost every time. Especially if I am able to sit close enough to the infield to watch the pitcher(s) dominate.
  4. Nine of twelve
    Nevertheless he has 8 K's in 4 innings. But he still can't get away with mistakes.
  5. Nine of twelve
    Griffin Jax's rise to the majors is a nice story. But as with many, many other similar pitchers in the past he has little to no room for error. He's gotta execute almost perfectly because if he doesn't, well, look what just happened.
  6. Nine of twelve
    There are dozens, maybe hundreds, of examples over the years of multiple teams writing a player off only to see him succeed with the team that gives him a chance. I probably needn't remind everyone here about 29 teams disregarding David Ortiz before the 2003 season. The Red Sox signed him to a minor league contract and used him sparingly in the beginning of that season. The Twins get the brunt of criticism about that, but it's a legitimate point to give 28 other teams the same criticism for not making a better offer.
  7. Nine of twelve
    But they had one of the most shutdown bullpens in history.
  8. Nine of twelve
    This post gets a mega-like just for these nine words.
  9. Nine of twelve
    Can someone give me a good reason why I should pay attention to the rest of this game?
  10. Nine of twelve
    To those who feel "politics" should not be a part of sports: First, I'm sure pretty much everyone agrees that individuals do have and should have the right to express themselves as they see fit, within the law. Barring players from taking a knee or raising a fist is infringing on that right, isn't it? Second, I'm sure pretty much everyone agrees that those in charge of teams and leagues and so forth do have and should have the right to decide what to promote or not to promote, whether it's a commercial product or service, or a charitable organization, or a cause of some kind. Barring teams from doing that is infringing on that right, isn't it? We are all free to decide whether to support or not to support teams and players for any reason. I'm pretty confident that those who think all "politics" should be kept completely out of sports are a pretty small minority, otherwise teams and leagues wouldn't show support for some of the causes and viewpoints that those people disdain.
  11. Nine of twelve
    Heck, I'm hoping for a sweep because we owe them one. But one game at a time. And BTW it was more than just first place for the Cheaters. They had the best record in the AL going into Thursday's game. Not no more, thanks in part to us.
  12. Nine of twelve
    It was a good gamble. It just wasn't a 100% certainty. (Of course in that case it wouldn't be a gamble then, would it?)
  13. Nine of twelve
    Once the universal DH comes to pass, which is just a matter of time, there is no reason to maintain separation between the AL and NL. However, considering (re)alignment, which teams are in which divisions is not a very important matter. (IMHO, of course.) Find a reasonably simple and equitable regular season schedule in terms of who plays whom and where, find a reasonably simple and equitable formula for qualifying for the postseason, find a reasonably simple and equitable postseason format, and go.
  14. Nine of twelve
    We still have cable, but as I said in a post just above I use a free "underground" site when needed and have no complaints other than the comment stream on the side of the screen, which is easily ignore-able.
  15. Nine of twelve
    Boxing will (and should) evaporate anyway because it's the only sport in which the object is to inflict injuries on one's opponent.
  16. Nine of twelve
    And in Australia and Taiwan.
  17. Nine of twelve
    I know of a free streaming site (which must not be named in this forum) which carries every game. If BSN is not available to me on cable, for example if another member of the household wants to watch something else, I still almost always have the game broadcast running on some platform if I'm home. Whether I follow closely depends on other options for my attention that may be present at a given point in time.
  18. Nine of twelve
    Whenever a player is tall and has decent hands many people assume he should be playing first base. However, if that player also has an excellent arm that skill is essentially wasted at that position. (This was also the case with Mauer.) I don't think the game-ending play could have been made by any other player on the roster. Arraez is a satisfactory-at-best third baseman and Donaldson's range is currently hampered by injury.
  19. Nine of twelve
    A good major league team has four solid outfielders, 2 RHB and 2 LHB (or SH mixed in). That makes two of Cave, Kepler, Larnach and Kirilloff trade bait. And not Kirilloff. Be very wary of trading a catcher. Until and unless a fourth catcher emerges I keep the three top catchers we have.
  20. Nine of twelve
    I thought this web site was for the Twins, not the Royals.
  21. Nine of twelve
    I bow to the greatness of your foresight.
  22. Nine of twelve
    He has been released per Dick Bremer on tonight's telecast.
  23. Nine of twelve
    Here's my definition: Hal McRae. IMHO as a player and as a manager he was a total (caudal terminus of the GI tract). There's this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIiYw53nGd0 There is the Brett/McRae/Brye/Mauch incident. There are numerous articles on line about that. Gene Mauch had to be restrained to be prevented from physically engaging with McRae. There's this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kamDqL-AGzI Note one reporter's bloodied face. And I couldn't find this picture but I remember it clearly. There was a play at the plate during a game between the Twins and the Royals in 1977 with Glenn Borgmann preparing to tag McRae, who was trying to score. There was a photo in the Minneapolis paper the following day showing McRae sliding with his foot planted exactly on the side of Borgmann's left knee. I am 100% certain that it was intent to injure.
  24. Nine of twelve
    That was E-5 all the way. A mid-bounce is a difficult pick.
  25. Nine of twelve
    https://mlbcollectors.com/STLjerseys.php They have had many changes in uniforms, including caps. Red, white, cream, gray, navy, with combinations thereof, have been used over the course of time.
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