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  1. Nine of twelve
    Players like Goltz may be "forgotten" by younger fans but not by me. One of the best games I ever attended was on 7/21/1977. The Angels got 2 runs off Goltz in the top of the first and the Twins got 3 off Nolan Ryan in the bottom of the first. In my mind's eye I can still see Carew rounding third and heading home on a Lyman Bostock triple to tie the score. After the first inning it was basically two pitchers humbling the opposing lineups. Both threw CG's. Good stuff.
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    I have hopes that Paddack (note speeling) won't have to be rushed back because our starting depth will be holding up just fine without him.
  3. Nine of twelve
    My understanding is that the author of the article was referring strictly to the best defensive outfield. The title of the thread was misleading about that, and even the article itself wasn't completely clear until the last paragraph.
  4. Nine of twelve
    Maybe. Or maybe it shows the wisdom of removing a pitcher at the end of 6 innings, performance during those innings notwithstanding.
  5. Nine of twelve
    I don't think there is anyone who doesn't appreciate Smeltzer's story and who doesn't hope he does well. While it was disappointing in some ways that he was let go I would have been more disappointed for the Twins to prioritize keeping him over keeping a younger player with a higher ceiling.
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    Of course this is true. But one of the things to look at is how much worse the worst performances are and how many of them there are. If very few outings have very bad results it's more reasonable to assume that they are not reliable indicators of the overall performance.
  7. Nine of twelve
    Got me. Just as I deserve.
  8. Nine of twelve
    With the exception of Nelson Cruz I don't think there's anyone on this list who would have been worth signing for more than one year. Of course that begs the question: how many were worth signing for even one year?
  9. Nine of twelve
    It's comforting to know that I'm not the only who sometimes gets past the point of resisting correction of grammatical, spelling, and other language errors.
  10. Nine of twelve
    From what I remember the chant was "Point Two Six", referring to the result of the test done on his blood. It certainly wasn't the entire stadium but it was definitely audible. And I agree, that was cringeworthy.
  11. Nine of twelve
    I was at the game and sat in the top row of the second deck, about even with home plate on the first base side. I'm not quite sure where you were seated because there were only two decks at the Metrodome. And while it certainly was an exciting game, I could hardly bear to watch. It was excruciating.
  12. Nine of twelve
    I think there's a spelling error. I'm sure he would have spelled it "Maurer".
  13. Nine of twelve
    I can learn to love a good player received in trade too.
  14. Nine of twelve
    About a year after my first colonoscopy I happened to encounter the gastroenterologist who performed the procedure. I introduced myself and told him how I knew who he was. He said he was sorry that he didn't recognize me because he was not very good at remembering faces. (His emphasis, not mine.) I'm sure that having a sense of humor is helpful if you are a gastroenterologist.
  15. Nine of twelve
    The solution to this perceived dilemma seems obvious. The history surrounding these and other cheaters can be acknowledged by the museum without inducting them. And as long as I'm writing, stating that Bonds and Clemens were "tied to steroids" is not the way to approach the matter. They USED steroids, purposely and willingly breaking the rules, to give themselves an unfair advantage. No player who did that deserves the honor of HOF membership. IMHO, of course.
  16. Nine of twelve
    That is most likely to happen when the five teams in the division are all below average but similar. If there's a disparity within the division it increases the chances that at least one team will stay over .500.
  17. Nine of twelve
    Right, but remember that it's also gone for everyone. That means there should be no difference in the chances of winning the division, although the Twins' overall win total will probably be less than it would have been with the old schedule.
  18. Nine of twelve
    This is the crux of the matter. If he pitches perfectly he does well, but he has essentially no margin of error. If he's the least bit off he is extremely hittable.
  19. Nine of twelve
    This is way too much work for me to do, but I would like to look at a graph of career major league WAR (or something similar) for each draft position over the course of time. This could be done year by year to see if front offices improve their picks as time progresses or on a collective basis over the course of many years. It would be interesting to see how well scouts predict performance and to see who the outliers are, both early picks who do not succeed and late picks who do well.
  20. Nine of twelve
    So what term would you use for Celestino, since he throws L?
  21. Nine of twelve
    I like it in principle, but I believe MLB rules allow a shuttle between OF and P only once per game.
  22. Nine of twelve
    Like you, I tire of reading and hearing comments insinuating that Rocco and Falvine rely too much on analytics and don't truly know baseball. (And some of those comments originate in my own home.) Regarding Buxton in particular, Twins insiders know way more than we fans do about his health. I have every confidence that their strategy has always been to have him in games, especially in CF, as much as possible. And I don't agree with those who say he should be given days off only in road games. Of course I want to see him on the field when I am at Target Field--who doesn't?--but what I want more is to have him (and for that matter all players) contributing optimally. If what works best is to give him a day off for a home game then I support that.
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    I like him at a corner OF spot against LHP with Buck in center.
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    This is a bit of a nitpick, but I don't think it's fair to say that a player was a disappointment. The way to think about it is which draft decisions were disappointing.
  25. Nine of twelve
    I agree with Mankato, that there will be multiple players DHing, which to me is a good thing. Among the many factors are: who needs a day off from playing in the field, and/or who in the lineup is least-skilled as a fielder, and/or whether a LH or RH DH is desired, and/or whether a particular player does well against a particular pitcher. This all means that it's pretty insignificant which player happens to wind up as DH on opening day.
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