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  1. Nine of twelve
    The fistfight was in 1969.
  2. 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.
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    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.
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    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
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    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.
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    Don't stop there. In addition to that make it 10 cent ticket night and 10 cent hot dog night.
  7. 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.
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    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.
  9. 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.
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    Maybe the Dodgers would trade Graterol for him.
  11. Nine of twelve
    I think it was a topic of discussion a few months ago that his ankle injury on June 27 was almost certainly the main reason for the drop-off in his 2019 performance. He needs to be kept on the roster and playing regularly
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    Denny Hocking. Very good utility player, held his own very well at the plate and in the field. The reason I say he was the best pick is because he was chosen in the 51st round. That's not a typo. Fifty-first round.
  13. Nine of twelve
    As many have said before, it can be difficult to choose between peak value and cumulative value. So which is better: Plouffe/3B with Sano/DH or Sano/3B with Cruz/DH?
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    I expect that there will be little to no independent minor league ball this summer. Even if some leagues do operate there will be way more players hoping to play than there will be roster spots. But in any case I think you are right about the free-for-all for those players if things are more or less back to normal by the off-season. I'm pretty sure they will all be free agents under the current rules.
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    Willie Keeler. "Wee Willie" was 5'4", 140 lbs. He hit .424 in 1897.
  16. Nine of twelve
    High school graduates who are not drafted had better hope they have been accepted at a college and that the coach there has room for them in the program. By the time the draft takes place it will be too late to simply choose a college and go.
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    Out of how many pitchers in the history of baseball? This is an extraordinarily low percentage. Moreover, five of these were knuckleballers.
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    Smiley pitched very well in 1992, but I believe I read or heard that, for whatever reason, he hated being here. Hence his departure.
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    Nolan Ryan is an outlier. Or maybe freak of nature would be a better term. It's extraordinarily rare for a human being to be able to do what he did.
  20. Nine of twelve
    One nitpick. The deflation game was in 1986. I was there. Bizarre and deflating for the fans, in more ways than one.
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    For me it's not so much about the fact that they destroyed the numbers. It's more about the fact that they felt it was perfectly OK to cheat to get ahead.
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    This is the main thing, and it is compounded by the fact that major league teams rely heavily on their AAA (and to some extent AA) teams. There will always be players who are injured or need personal time off or who underperform. In the past it's been necessary to have at least 10-15 minor league players ready to jump in when those situations arise. If there is no minor league season I think we can expect the major league teams to carry about 35 players, with some being on a taxi squad or something. And of course that in turn makes the logistics of a major league schedule even more complicated. Everything from travel to locker room space to support staff and more. The whole thing is a mess.
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    Yeah, it's not any one Yankee in particular. It's the organization and their fans and their collective sense of entitlement. And the media that feed and feed off of that. Edit: And the Red Sox and Dodgers are not far behind the Yankees. And of course we can't forget the Astros.
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    As SQUIRREL said, I don't really hate any opposing player, not like Al Secord for those of us of a certain age who were North Stars fans, but if I have to choose one player it would be either AJ or CC Sabathia. In AJ's case, I remember him spiking our first baseman once. (Mientkiewicz I think.) I was told that Ozzie Guillen said about him, "If he's not on your team you hate him. If he's on your team you hate him less." I also heard third-hand a story about his behavior in an off-field situation which I will not relate here. Regarding Sabathia, I seem to remember him purposely hitting at least two of our players when he was with Cleveland. I think he broke Morneau's wrist or something, didn't he?
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    I think Rafael Palmiero, Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Roger Clemens should not be in the HOF because they improved their performance by juicing. And that's why I think Juan Rincon should not be on this list.
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