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  1. Nine of twelve
    Your claim of the origin of the word "skol" is not supported by the Oxford English dictionary etymology. https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/skol
  2. Nine of twelve
    I agree with all but one of the above. I think there's one case where it was not done as an honor.
  3. Nine of twelve
    So if only 49% of Native Americans are offended it's OK? (I'm being devil's advocate here.) What percentage would need to find it offensive for you to feel the name should be changed?
  4. Nine of twelve
    Interesting, and I can see how they would lose $$$ on sales of retro gear after the copyright expires. But I think they'd make up a huge chunk of that selling merchandise with the new name and logo.
  5. Nine of twelve
    What this article fails to discuss is the actual accuracy of automated systems vs accuracy of MLB umpires. I don't have a citation off the top of my head but I have read previously on this site that the automated systems, while far from perfect, have a higher percentage of correct calls than umpires.
  6. Nine of twelve
    Various news sources report that the Cleveland franchise of MLB is removing the American Indian caricature logo from caps and uniforms after the 2018 season. I don't know why it's not being done immediately, and I think it's time for the team name to be changed as well, but I guess some progress is better than none.
  7. Nine of twelve
    We are Cyclone fans at our house too. As for tailgating, I have an acquaintance who attended Indiana University, and their football fans have a saying: We may have lost football games but we've never lost a tailgate.
  8. Nine of twelve
    You can call it whatever you like, but the objective is to convince the umpire that a pitch is a strike whether the pitch is in the strike zone or not. This is not how things should be. If a pitch is in the strike zone it should be called a strike. If it is not it should be called a ball. If automated systems perform this task better than umpires, and they do, the umpires should be replaced and this aspect of catching would properly be rendered moot.
  9. Nine of twelve
    The term "pitch framing" is a misnomer that euphemizes its true nature. The correct term is "faking out the home plate umpire". The fact that there are metrics for it and that it's a topic of discussion on this web site strongly reflects the need for the implementation of a good automated pitch calling system ASAP.
  10. Nine of twelve
    Teams are getting better at drafting as the years progress but baseball is unique in that players are eligible for the draft years before they will develop the skills necessary to play in the majors. It would be interesting to see how many future stars were available at the end of each round of the drafts of years past and picture what kind of team could be constructed out of those players.
  11. Nine of twelve
    I would do that in a heartbeart. If I were Tampa Bay.
  12. Nine of twelve
    In the modern age there are satisfactory free agent bullpen relievers available almost every year. Why commit 3 years to a reliever when there will be someone else who can be signed next year. As for starters, that's different. Most people think there will be better FA starters available next year. I think the Twins lineup is still a year away from peak performance, and while I would like having Darvish on my staff I think we can roll without him for a year if signing him this year would prevent us from making a bigger signing next year.
  13. Nine of twelve
    And to those who voted for Colon for any other reason as well.
  14. Nine of twelve
    Do you think the Rays would trade Archer for prospects that would be likely to be available as Rule 5 choices? I certainly don't. It will take at least one very high level prospect to land Archer.
  15. Nine of twelve
    That was one of the coolest home runs ever hit by a Twin, and certainly by far the coolest one ever hit by a Twins pitcher.
  16. Nine of twelve
    Darvish will cost money whereas Archer will cost prospects. I'm not Jim Pohlad but I'd rather spend money.
  17. Nine of twelve
    I disagree because pitches thrown in the periphery of a larger strike zone would be less hittable than pitches in the periphery of the current strike zone. Pitchers wouldn't need to do anywhere near as much nibbling. BTW when I think of a larger strike zone I mean higher and possibly lower strikes. That would result in more popups, easy fly balls and grounders. I don't think the zone should be made wider.
  18. Nine of twelve
    Because football has a huddle before every play.
  19. Nine of twelve
    8/23/2005 was one of my favorite Santana victories.
  20. Nine of twelve
    Batter time clock? Sure. Pitcher time clock? With bases empty, sure. With any base occupied, never.
  21. Nine of twelve
    Amen! One of the biggest differences in approach of batters compared with 50 years ago is working the count. A bigger zone would help a lot, however, we don't need an increase in the number of K's, so lower the mound a bit as well to take some of the advantage away from the pitcher.
  22. Nine of twelve
    Who gets earpieces? Who gets mics? All 9 players on the field, all coaches, the manager, the stats consultant? Who controls the security of communication, and how? Players cover their mouths when talking because cameras zeroing in on conversations are subject to lip-reading. Bullpen phones are hard wired rather than cellular for the security reasons. I know your suggestion was well-meaning and possibly partly tongue-in-cheek, but I don't think it's anywhere close to viable.
  23. Nine of twelve
    Never.
  24. Nine of twelve
    Yes. The North Stars were in two Stanley Cup finals. I followed the 1991 team fairly closely but I don't remember a particular moment about the final series that year. I didn't follow 1981 as closely. Maybe someone else can chime in on those.
  25. Nine of twelve
    That's the life of a borderline MLB player. You get buffeted around by the waiver wire, hoping you get a chance somewhere and hoping you get hot when the chance comes.
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