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  1. Nine of twelve
    Only one L/R position player is in the HOF.
  2. Nine of twelve
    That would make him a pain in himself.
  3. Nine of twelve
    Noticed this last time the Twins were here, but I'll say it again that the Marlins guy has a cutout behind home plate.
  4. Nine of twelve
    I can. Hal McRae was, and probably still is, an (caudal terminus of the GI tract).
  5. Nine of twelve
    RBBI for Gonzalez!
  6. Nine of twelve
    The big strong man can hit the ball very hard and very far.
  7. Nine of twelve
    I have never understood why the pitcher doesn't have priority on fielding pop-ups within 5 feet of the mound. He's there anyway and he doesn't have to cover a base.
  8. Nine of twelve
    I do, but Chief would probably consider them the recent Doublemint commercials.
  9. Nine of twelve
    A 3-0 lead with nobody out in the top of the first is always a good thing. For the visiting team, anyway.
  10. Nine of twelve
    What kind of engineering is she going into? (Disclaimer: My Father-In-Law is a retired ISU Engineering prof.)
  11. Nine of twelve
    It's gotten so I expect a hard-hit ball up the middle to be fielded by the shifted infielder. Insufficient shift that time.
  12. Nine of twelve
    Putting the mask ON maskot.
  13. Nine of twelve
    I haven't looked for any analysis of this but I have the same impression.
  14. Nine of twelve
    I see that the broadcast had a shot of the Royals' maskot a little bit ago.
  15. Nine of twelve
    That means that this time when they choose the wrong player (as they almost always do) it will be an even bigger mistake than usual.
  16. Nine of twelve
    That play reminds me I want to ask if anyone really understands the rule about catchers blocking home plate. This photo on the StarTrib site shows Buxton scoring the winning run the other night. The catcher had the ball in his mitt but had just caught it; nevertheless his left leg was clearly blocking the plate and had obviously been blocking it before the ball arrived. https://www.startribune.com/byron-buxton-mitch-garver-put-on-injured-list-by-twins/572174902/
  17. Nine of twelve
    The question is whether his foot touched before his hand left.
  18. Nine of twelve
    Tuned in just before the walk. Rocco needs to manage this like it's a 2-run game, not like it's a no-hitter. If he sends Maeda back out it should be on a very very short leash.
  19. Nine of twelve
    Celebrating is great as long as you show sportsmanship and do not put any of it in the face of your opponent. When it comes to the approach you take to hitting in a one-sided game, SQUIRREL was spot on. If the team that is behind promises to stop trying to win the game, and I have never heard of that happening, then the team that is ahead should ease up. When it comes to breaking up a no-hitter, if it's a close game and you would bunt if it's not a no-hitter then you should not be castigated for bunting if it is a no-hitter.
  20. Nine of twelve
    Compare four deuces to a full house of two aces and three treys. Four deuces is better for the regular season but the full house is better for the postseason.
  21. Nine of twelve
    And the terrific atmosphere was not just in the dome. Because of the Twins that fall was a vibrant time in Minnesota, especially the Twin Cities.
  22. Nine of twelve
    Coreyndan talked about a similar streak in which the 1987 Twins won 3 consecutive games by 2-1 against two different teams: Sept. 3 (Red Sox), Sept.4 (Brewers) and Sept. 5 (Brewers). All were walk-off wins. I was at the first and third of these games. Sept. 3 provided one of my favorite Kirby moments. I had a self-imposed rule that I didn't go to day games in the dome but I was stricken by pennant fever and I had the day off on a Thursday with nothing else of importance to do. So I purchased a low-priced ticket from a sidewalk broker and used a bit of deceit to sneak down to the lower deck. I found one of many empty seats not far above the third base dugout. Bottom of 9, Twins down 1-0, bases empty, two out. Kirby hits a ball to left field one section to the right of the foul pole that landed 2/3 of the way up the lower deck. No exaggeration. I had to look it up tonight that we won in the tenth on a bases-loaded walk to Newmie, but it was the moment that Kirby absolutely smoked that ball when I knew that that team had destiny on its side. On Sept. 5 Brunansky led off the ninth with a home run to win. My friend with whom I attended the game and I went to The Loon afterward. A number of Brewer players including Rob Deer showed up. Nothing more to add to that story but it was fun to allow myself to think that I was in with the in crowd. Those days were fun.
  23. Nine of twelve
    Almost all of my recipes call for one bottle of beer to be added to the chef.
  24. Nine of twelve
    Gotta include Denny Hocking, the 51st-round selectee. And I think Eduardo Escobar. He went from a minor league throw-in on a trade to a team-MVP-caliber player.
  25. Nine of twelve
    Gosh darn it.
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