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  1. Nine of twelve
    I looked it up. Not only was it against the Twins but it was at Met Stadium. 9/18/1975 off Eddie Bane in the top of the second. I'm sure Bane gave him a good pitch to hit, at least he damn well better have.
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    I'm trying to figure out how I feel about the social segregation issue brought up by PDX. I truly don't think that those who pay extra for premium seating and/or premium amenities are doing so in order to avoid communing with the unwashed masses. I think they are doing so strictly for the premium seating and/or premium amenities. I myself don't begrudge anyone the choice to spend their money how they see fit, and if it allows ownership to increase payroll so much the better. That said, on a day with sparse attendance I wish that fans would be allowed to move into any unoccupied seat closer to the field. Is there really any harm in that?
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    Any and every Slap Shot reference gets a like from me.
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    This was worded properly. It's not just gender, it's also gender of preference. Based on my gender and gender of preference I freely admit that I am a poor judge of handsomeness and I would never attempt a ranking such as this. That said, this is a worthwhile subject of discussion.
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    Here's something I just thought of, but something that I'm sure most managers have considered. There's nothing in the new rule about inserting pinch hitters. This to me is an unfair advantage for the batting team. To negate this I think that if the offensive team pinch hits during the first three batters the pitcher should no longer be required to face a minimum of three batters.
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    Ben Revere hit .306 over the course of three seasons, 2013-2015. Not bad, but I've heard it said that he was possibly the worst .306 hitter in the history of baseball. He had a very low percentage of extra base hits and a very low total of bases on balls. True, his speed could turn a number of singles and walks into effective doubles with a stolen base, but strictly in terms of batting skill his stats reveal that he was a slap hitter at best. There's no doubt in my mind that Arraez will be a much, much better hitter than Revere. Defensively, there's never been anyone much better than Revere at catching fly balls but his pop gun arm was a huge drawback. Regarding a comparison to Arraez, it's apples and oranges. Will Arraez be a better infielder than Revere was an outfielder? Probably.
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    That third fella was Darrell Evans. The same fella Tim Laudner picked off third base in game four of the ALCS in 1987.
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    This is interesting, and I realize that Sano and Donaldson are the two chosen from the 2020 Twins because their offensive production is expected to be very good, but narrowing it down to only 1B and 3B twosomes is a bit arbitrary. What would be more interesting and significant would be to find the best twosomes at any positions from any team ever and use that as the standard. Mantle/Maris and Ruth/Gehrig immediately come to mind. I'm not going to do the research, but anyone reading this can feel free to do that and post the findings here.
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    I do not like the current configuration of the ASG and the events surrounding it and I do not make a point of watching any of it. Here's the redesign this curmudgeon would institute. 1. Eliminate player selection by fans, players, managers, coaches, and media. The players would be selected based on statistical formulae which would take into account as many phases of the game as possible. These formulae would be different for each position. 2. Eliminate the requirement for each team to be represented. 3. There would be two players at each position for each team. The DH is used. Starters play 5 innings, reserves play 4 or 5 innings. 4. There would be ten pitchers for each team. Each pitcher pitches one inning. 5. The game ends after 10 innings if still tied. After all, it's just an exhibition. I would watch the game if it were an actual all-star game, which what I think the above would accomplish. I realize this will never come to pass because the purpose of the game and the events surrounding it is to generate as much income as possible and my plan would probably decrease overall public interest. But a guy can dream.
  10. Nine of twelve
    I'll respectfully disagree with this. While the score of the game means nothing, the performance of individual players has some meaning. And speaking as a baseball fan, at this time of year it's really good to read a write-up of a Twins game, no matter what occurs. I've said this before, but I will say it again - to me there are two seasons to every year, baseball season and waiting for baseball season. It's a lift to my spirits that baseball season has returned.
  11. Nine of twelve
    Caution: cold water bath coming. There's nothing wrong with fantasizing, but that's all this is. There is not going to be any expansion any time soon. We have several franchises that are scraping to get by as it is. No proposal that depends on expansion should seriously considered. The current format is probably the best we can hope for. The best option is to keep the status quo.
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    I don't think we want to bring MLB down to the very low level of The Bachelor.
  13. Nine of twelve
    The problem with this is that it's very rare that a pitcher who is conditioned to pitch an inning or less can, without a period of time to recondition himself, start a game and go 5+ innings. It's somewhat akin to the difference between a sprinter and a marathoner.
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    This is a good point, but there is also a category that does not deserve the injury-prone label: those who have bad luck. Take for example Buxton's toe injury. Fouling a ball in exactly that spot is one of those things that will happen from time to time that can not be predicted or prevented. And there will be a small percentage of players who will suffer more than one injury due to no reason other than being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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    Highlight reel selfishness? Really? I simply don't think that's the case with Buxton. In his case I think he is only now learning when and when not to attempt plays that put his physical well-being at risk.
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    Ryne Harper. Trevor Hildenberger. And those are just the most recent two that come to mind.
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    This idea is not good. In the NHL and the NBA the regular season has little meaning to a good team. I think the baseball postseason as currently configured cannot be improved upon. Requiring the two wild card teams to play one game to determine who plays the team with the best regular-season record in the league puts a high premium on regular season performance. Leave it alone.
  18. Nine of twelve
    I choose to be optimistic. Here's our shut-down rotation (in alphabetical order) from August through the end of the season: Balazovic, Berrios, Maeda, Odorizzi, Pineda. No weak links. No true aces (given Balazovic is very young), but nobody wants to face us in a 4-game series. Or a 7-game postseason series. With our batters I'd gladly send any four of these into the postseason against any team in MLB, even the Dodgers.
  19. Nine of twelve
    I do. Worse.
  20. Nine of twelve
    I click like for any Slap Shot reference whether I agree with the point being made or not.
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    I don't see an advantage to having a regular sixth starter using a roster spot. If an extra day of rest for starters is needed from time to time do a bullpen game or a AAA call-up to implement that.
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    Except that the injured list is 15 days this year instead of 10. With a 10-day IL a starter missed only one start plus one more day during the next rotation cycle.
  23. Nine of twelve
    Postseason rotations in the modern era comprise four pitchers.
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    There's not much to be gained from that since they both bat left. And I think Rosario is a better player than Cave. Ideally we should have four outfielders, two batting from each side. Trading one of the three lefties for an equivalent right-handed or switch-hitting outfielder would be to our advantage. Any right-handed-heavy teams out there?
  25. Nine of twelve
    Catching prospects are much more valuable than outfield or infield prospects.
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