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  1. Nine of twelve
    A friend of mine sent me this two-sentence email: I love this time of year, when lawyers and owners report to spring training. Takes my mind off the weather.
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    My favorite Jacque Jones moment.
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    Pass. I don't trust a player (and/or agent) who won't fully disclose medical examinations, especially when the player would be chosen early in the draft. Yes, I know, HIPAA, but as a GM I would go in a different direction if I thought he could be knowingly hiding a medical problem.
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    When I read the opening sentence and saw the year 2003 I assumed the post would be about getting Nathan, Liriano, and Bonser for Pierzynski and cash. The Kielty/Stewart trade was certainly very important for the sake of the 2003 season but I think getting those three pitchers for a catcher that didn't fit into their plans was more important overall, especially when you look at the trade tree. https://twinsdaily.com/index.html/minnesota-twins-news-rumors/examining-the-aj-pierzynski-transaction-tree-r10053/#:~:text=Most Twins fans know about,being felt in the organization.
  5. Nine of twelve
    Maybe you're right, but this swing can't have been much worse. Be sure to watch the slo-mo replay. And BTW, note who's catching.
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    I can certainly understand not having season tickets to either entity. I do not have season tickets to either one myself. But labor disputes are temporary and do not dilute my appreciation of the high level of performance of major league baseball players and of a top-ten orchestra. I will still attend both as schedule, finances, and community virus levels permit.
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    I wish Winfield would have had an opportunity to pitch during his MLB career. There must have been times when his team's bullpen was depleted and/or a game was a blowout, but he never did throw a pitch.
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    Walt Bond the baseball player died on 9/14/1967. Walter Bond the basketball player was born on 2/1/1969. Moreover, I heard the latter Walter Bond speak once, and I seem to recall him mentioning that his parents were present at his first NBA game.
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    I don't rate Sano's defense as low as you. (Although I guess based on this statement that's not possible.) Regarding 3B, there is no better arm at that position in the majors and he is excellent at fielding and throwing on bunts/dribblers in front of him, but he needs to be optimally positioned. Regarding 1B, we can hope that things improve with experience. IMHO his fielding is acceptable for a player who is a difference-maker at the plate. The question is whether he will be that this season. On a side note, if Sano can keep his fielding at an acceptable level I think DH'ing Arraez is something to consider.
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    He's an unrepentant Twins fan who tries mightily to keep that in check when he works a game. Sometimes he succeeds and sometimes he doesn't, but when it bleeds through I think it's totally appropriate for his audience. (Find the video of Jim Thome on 8/17/2010 and the video of Brian Dozier on 7/10/2015.) I think he will be a deserving member of the Twins HOF after he retires.
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    It seems there are many people who dislike the concept of an opener. As for me, I'm in favor of whatever makes the team's pitching staff more effective as a whole. If using an opener accomplishes that, thumbs up!
  12. Nine of twelve
    Defenses wouldn't have shifted for long. He'd have hit a bunt double every time there were three infielders on the right side.
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    The answer is no.
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    I have very recent memories of Dan Gladden saying Adrianza with a long a as the first syllable. It made me literally switch the radio to something else.
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    This is a bit tangential but... I believe starting players officially enter the game at the point when the lineup cards are presented to the umpires before the game. Managers do not see the official opposing starting lineup until after both teams' starting lineups are presented. Is there anything to prevent a manager from making a last-minute change if there is an opener match-up that is more favorable? Say Team A announces a right-handed starting pitcher the day before the game. However, Manager A anticipates an abundance of left-handed batters near the top of the opposing lineup and presents a lineup card with a left-handed pitcher, presumably as an opener. Is this within the rules? Would this constitute poor sportsmanship or is it only strategy? This also gives an advantage to the visiting team since they could wait until after the lineups were presented to warm up the opener, thereby concealing their strategy.
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    My opinion about Gladden's work in the booth is that it makes him LESS deserving of HOF honors.
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    This is probably true for almost every HOF, certainly the biggest ones.
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    Gladden (and possibly Tovar) is an example of the slippery slope of Halls of Fame and why I don't put a lot of value in them. If player A has a good run as a Twin and gets in, then player B should get in too. Same for player C, and D, and E. Etc, etc, etc. Now that Gladden is in, then what about Larry Hisle? Lyman Bostock? Jimmie Hall? Tom Brunansky? Randy Bush? Gene Larkin? Gary Ward? Shane Mack? Ron Coomer? Lenny Green? Roy Smalley?
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    I specifically remember Patrick Reusse saying on the radio in 2005 that an elbow injury was almost a certainty for Liriano because of the violent delivery he used to throw his slider. Human bodies are only capable of so much for a given period of time, and Liriano's given period of time ended in 2006. But, man, what a given period of time it was. It hasn't been many times that the Cy Young winner has been second-best in his team's rotation.
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    As we all know, Kirby had several health and other personal problems between the end of his playing career and the end of his life. In spite of his generally very positive public persona the unexpected premature end to his career had to have been devastating to him on a personal level, especially considering the self-blame that must have resulted from knowing his loss of vision would have been prevented by having a routine eye exam done that off-season. I strongly believe he would still be alive today if he had been able to continue his career until retiring on his own terms.
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    Kirby is my all-time favorite baseball player. But I do not regard him as the greatest player to ever play for the Twins and I highly doubt that most do.
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    I agree with those previous posters who feel that Harmon should be #1. That said, I forgive the error of perspective brought on by date of birth. To enlighten those whose first-hand baseball knowledge only goes back 30 years or so, Jim Thome was Harmon Killebrew except for batting left.
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    I don't disagree. I made a similar comment about Carlton on another thread, being certain to say he was the greatest pitcher ever to play for the Twins.
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    I don't disagree, but career strikeouts is hardly an advanced metric. K's are probably the pitching equivalent of home runs. Willie Mays was third in career home runs when he retired, trailing only Ruth and Aaron, and it's unimaginable that he would not be a first-ballot inductee. I can understand the reasoning for voters not inducting Blyleven on the first ballot but I will never accept or agree with it.
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    And he was 3rd all-time when he retired. Based on that alone he should have been a first-ballot HOF inductee. Just goes to show how messed up HOF voting is.
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