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  1. Nine of twelve
    I guess I'm not a suspicious person so I believe that his explanation and apology are sincere. Why would he post such a strongly-worded apology if he truly had racist beliefs?
  2. Nine of twelve
    Two things: In 2009 Joe Mauer was the best baseball player in the world. Albert Pujols was probably the second best player. I was at game 163. I could hardly stand to watch it.
  3. Nine of twelve
    ISWYDT.
  4. Nine of twelve
    Wow, some of these names are even spelled correctly!
  5. Nine of twelve
    A team is free to honor whomever they wish to honor in whatever way they choose. I think it's totally appropriate and cool for the Nationals to recognize the history of the Expos and the history of both Washington Senators teams since all three franchises contributed to the history of baseball there. I haven't seen the display referred to in the above comments so I don't know exactly how far that goes, but I will agree that it would seem odd to me to commemorate the Twins and the Rangers. I don't think it's anything to be angry or resentful about, though.
  6. Nine of twelve
    I didn't have that much optimism but that was a cool game.
  7. Nine of twelve
    If it weren't for the 25-33 start this team would unquestionably have been the best Twins team so far.
  8. Nine of twelve
    The fistfight was in 1969.
  9. Nine of twelve
    I have one small nit to pick. 2005 is when the AL team based in Orange County, CA officially took the name of The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
  10. Nine of twelve
    I remember Gardy's big managing mistake in the game referenced above trying to get a third inning out of Nathan when it was obvious he was out of gas. Jesse Crain (and his 98-mph heater) was in the bullpen but Gardy was too scared to put a rookie into a postseason game in Yankee Stadium. It's easy to say this in retrospect but as soon as Nathan gave up a baserunner he should have put in Crain and told him this: Look around you. You are an unproven rookie in the middle of Yankee Stadium. It's the 12th inning in a postseason game and everyone is watching. If you fail, I get all the blame for putting you in this situation. If you succeed, you get all the glory. Now take the ball and blow them away.
  11. Nine of twelve
    That or Drungo Hazewood.
  12. Nine of twelve
    This could just as well be called the best teams in Twins history. 1967 and 1969 weren't on this list and (IMHO) should have been. 1987 is probably not even in the top 10. I'll go like this: 5. Tie: 1991 and 2019 (Big-time cop-out on my part not to choose one.) 4. 1967 3. 1969 2. 2006 1. 1965
  13. Nine of twelve
    For employees, union dues are not "paying for something they already get for free". It's more like insurance premiums or attorney's fees than anything else. The purpose of a collective bargaining agreement is not to punish anyone. CBA's are simply the spelling out of provisions agreed to by both sides and of action to be taken if either side does not abide by the agreement. It benefits both management and employees to have this in place.
  14. Nine of twelve
    A number of years ago Reusse somewhat seriously proposed "Baseball Only Night". The only things allowed on the scoreboard would be balls, strikes, outs and the line score. I suppose you could display who is batting, who is pitching, and minimal statistics such as pitch count or the BA of the batter but no photos or videos. The only advertising would be the permanent billboards. The only audio would be organ music, announcements of lineups at the beginning of the game, who is batting, and lineup changes. And I think fireworks after a home run would be acceptable. The breaks between half-innings would NOT be exempt from these constraints. As for me, even though this will never happen I would certainly want to attend on such a night.
  15. Nine of twelve
    Don't stop there. In addition to that make it 10 cent ticket night and 10 cent hot dog night.
  16. Nine of twelve
    My understanding is that Falvey was a major contributor to the decisions in Cleveland that are referenced in the OP. I think your contention of zero evidence is wrong. Does he deserve sole credit? Of course not. But in any case you are right in that the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Let's see how our team does pitching-wise over the next few years.
  17. Nine of twelve
    We don't know yet exactly how the 2020 season will look (if it happens at all) but my optimism pre-Corona extends into whatever happens this season. I think the answer to all ten questions will be favorable to the Twins. That includes #5, sort of, because there should not be an ASG this year.
  18. Nine of twelve
    I completely agree. Baseball people in the modern era know how wearing, and therefore detrimental to performance, it is to catch a lot of games. Keep him fresher for the stretch run and the postseason and extend his career behind the plate.
  19. Nine of twelve
    I know this is a complicated matter, but it really comes down to this: Will there be a net profit if a shortened season is played and can safety issues be satisfactorily addressed? If yes, everyone gets something. If the owners have a net profit and the players have a net loss that's not right, and vice-versa. If that requires renegotiation then so be it. If it requires the owners to open their books then so be it. If no, then wait till 2021.
  20. Nine of twelve
    Maybe the Dodgers would trade Graterol for him.
  21. Nine of twelve
    Depends on the size of the town. I would guess that a large AAA city like Columbus or Indianapolis would feel very little overall impact from the loss of the team. I would guess that a very small town like Elizabethton would probably feel much more of an impact even though it's a very low level minor league team. And again, it's not just the employer/employee impact it's the associated economic impact and having that source of entertainment making the town a better place to live.
  22. Nine of twelve
    The strike was settled just before the season so no games were played with full rosters of replacement players. Some players who were signed as replacement players did make regular rosters after the strike.
  23. Nine of twelve
    Rather than putting constraints on player salaries I'd rather see more extensive revenue sharing.
  24. Nine of twelve
    Touching the baseball is only a small part of the problem. I think what's more problematic is being in close proximity to every player from the other team and the home plate umpire.
  25. Nine of twelve
    I think this is important, not just regarding 2020 but regarding the viability of the game moving forward. What is best for MLB as a whole is what is best for each individual franchise. It's not good for MLB as a whole to have teams with unfair financial advantages. The wealthiest teams need to learn and accept this. In the reserve clause era all that was required for success was to produce good players in house. In the modern era success is much more highly correlated with revenue. The only way for all teams to have approximately equal chances to succeed on merit is for all teams to have approximately equal revenue. I'm not going to go so far as to say that all revenue from all teams should be distributed equally to all teams but I think that a higher level of revenue sharing is a much better way to keep MLB viable than restrictions on spending.
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