Jump to content
Twins Daily
  • Create Account

Nine of twelve

Verified Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    6,784

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    10

 Content Type 

Profiles

News

Minnesota Twins Videos

2026 Minnesota Twins Top Prospects Ranking

2022 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

Minnesota Twins Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits

Guides & Resources

2023 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

The Minnesota Twins Players Project

2024 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks

2025 Minnesota Twins Draft Pick Tracker

2026 Minnesota Twins Draft Pick Tracker

Forums

Blogs

Events

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by Nine of twelve

  1. Nine of twelve
    This was my favorite moment of this season. Mauer had just worked Chapman for 10 pitches to hit a double and then Willingham came up. I find it amazing that anyone can do this to a 100+ MPH fastball but good major league batters are a rare and special breed.
  2. Nine of twelve
    And by the way thanks to Phil for contributing and to TD ownership for facilitating that.
  3. Nine of twelve
    If you were a high-level free agent, would you? Of course not. Any dollar amount that the Twins would have offered could not have made up for the abject misery of playing for that team.
  4. Nine of twelve
    I didn't say that I wasn't thinking about the rest of the world, and I didn't say I wasn't going to read the comments. I was just making the observation that one moderator recommended this conversation to take place in another forum while another posted essentially the same conversation here. This seems inconsistent. And I object to your insult, but I accept your apology.
  5. Nine of twelve
    On another similar thread there was a moderator's note stating that there exists another forum for discussion of non-baseball-related topics. I humbly suggest that this thread should be moved to that forum.
  6. Nine of twelve
    I've heard many people say that having a reliable and consistent closer makes it easier for the entire bullpen to succeed because relievers pitch in similar situations each time, learn what works for them in those situations, and exploit that. This makes sense to me. However, for that to succeed probably four good relievers are required, one to close and three to set up. For a team that has that luxury it would be best for the closer to be right-handed (as Cody alluded to in the OP) or, more accurately, to do as well against right-handed batters as against lefties. That said, nothing should be carved in stone. A good manager using that system will sometimes bypass the closer or bring the closer in early if indications point that way during a given game.
  7. 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.
  8. Nine of twelve
    ISWYDT.
  9. Nine of twelve
    Wow, some of these names are even spelled correctly!
  10. Nine of twelve
    I didn't have that much optimism but that was a cool game.
  11. Nine of twelve
    If it weren't for the 25-33 start this team would unquestionably have been the best Twins team so far.
  12. Nine of twelve
    The fistfight was in 1969.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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
  16. 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.
  17. Nine of twelve
    Don't stop there. In addition to that make it 10 cent ticket night and 10 cent hot dog night.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. Nine of twelve
    Maybe the Dodgers would trade Graterol for him.
  22. 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
  23. Nine of twelve
    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.
  24. 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?
  25. Nine of twelve
    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.
×
×
  • Create New...