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  1. Number3
    Living in SW VA I only went to one game at the Dome but it was a very enjoyable experience. The game we went to was significant in that there was a young player named Ortiz playing first base for the Twins and a young left fielder named Hunter who made an amazing throw to the plate from the left field corner. Same trip we went to the Mall of America and I was unaware that that was the site of Metropolitan. As an aside we also headed north to the rustic resort, Gunflint, and enjoyed that very much. I also wish that I had been aware that Duluth is the "head" of the Mississippi River since you pass by Duluth on the way to Gunflint. All in all, Minnesota as it really is.
  2. Number3
    Only in the Dome. Double anywhere else. A real home field advantage destroyed and replaced with a generic cookie cutter "modern ball park" where the record is the same or worse than the road record. I know, I know.
  3. Number3
    Catchers already wear a mask so they should be fine. I suggest that everyone simply stop breathing. We have become a bunch of wimps scared of their own shadow. Lunatics truly are running the asylum. Fill the parks and play ball.
  4. Number3
    As I have posted in another thread, 2020, if played at all, will be a glorified Grapefruit season. No stats, team or individual, should count in MLB stats and teams will inevitably use the games as a chance to give rookies and other players on the bubble some game time experience and in no way risk the health of players like Byron Buxton. The team that benefits the most? Wouldn't it of course be those New York Yankees who were about to start 2020 with several key players on the DL again. Now Stanton, Judge and others have a full year to heal and probably will see hardly any pt in 2020 with no penalty whatsoever. look for a bunch of teams around the .500 w-l mark and who will care?
  5. Number3
    What set Blyleven apart from Berrios is 242 complete games. Berrios did lead the league in 2018 with 2. Blyleven quality start was a finished start. Berrios 6 innings maybe. I know its the way the game is played today (when it is played). At least of they do play this year July and August won't be the dog days and every one better be fresh.
  6. Number3
    Ok, well at least Byron Buxton had better not get anywhere close to a wall in 2020. It will be a great season for players to do nothing but work on personal improvement and not worry so much about wins and losses. If the Twins go 40-60 in your 100 game season so what? At least Rocco won't have to worry about getting fired after his MOY season and anyone close to an injury of any kind sits especially pitchers. Great year for platoon pitching and glorified Grapefruit games.
  7. Number3
    I am bringing this up again because it sounds like MLB is considering doing something like this and even to the extent of re aligning the leagues and divisions in order to limit travel as much as possible. If they go to this extent, who ever ends up winning the "World Series" will have about 50 asterisks next to it. I almost wish they would scrap the entire season as any kind of official season that counts in the record book including individual player stats. Go ahead and track wins and losses,have some kind of playoff and eventual champion and hope it never happens again.
  8. Number3
    Couldn't agree more. Dozier hit a big fly when he ran into one but when and where he did it was totally random except for the lead off against the Yankees in a wild card game. Ervin took care of that in a hurry. I remember Zoilo joining the Senators when I was a kid and right away could tell that he was a difference maker. Real good all round ball player.
  9. Number3
    There is absolutely no way to have anything close to a sensible 2020 season under the current format that includes a heavy schedule against teams from other divisions and the other league. If MLB is actually able to "play ball" this year, I believe a completely new schedule should be drawn up that scraps all inter league games and most inter division games. No wild card. Only division champs in playoffs. Trying to salvage any part of the current schedule would clearly stack the odds in someones favor and would reward some teams and penalize others. If/when a start date is determined, get the computers out and come up with a schedule that makes sense based on the num,ber of games that could reasonably be played. Of course, this idea will quickly be relegated to the nearest file 13 I am sure. Any other ideas? I realize it is still just April 13 but any soon start date seems a very remote possibility.
  10. Number3
    The 1960s Baltimore Orioles had one of the originals, Hoyt Wilhelm, who was a relief pitcher and maybe even a closer. The catcher, Gus Triandos, would go to the dugout when Wilhelm came in and grab a huge over sized catcher's mitt so he could at least get a glove on Wilhelm's pitches. The fun part about the knuckle ball is that no one knows where it is going including the pitcher. The good ones can keep the ball around the plate and the batter almost has to swing.
  11. Number3
    I always got a kick out of Bob Uecker when asked how he caught a knuckle ball pitcher....."Easy, just go back to the backstop and pick it up." My favorite was Phil Niekro. Ironically, one key to a good knuckle baller was knowing when to throw his 80mph fastball which appeared to be 95 to the unsuspecting hitter.
  12. Number3
    Well this is obviously a conversation for the crazy times we are living in but I actually thought of the Wrigley wall when I made that post. That is why the outfielder has to deliver a very aggressive blow to the wall an attempt to go about 10 feet past the wall. Byron should probably have fences and walls installed in his yard made of all kinds of different materials. The real point is if the answer to "Where is Byron Buxton?" is at home with his wife and kids, he still needs to maximize that time.
  13. Number3
    I think it should have a fence so after taking about 500 swings in the batting cage he can go out and practice running into fences. The key is to try to run through the fence not just into the fence.
  14. Number3
    I hope he has a batting cage in his back yard.
  15. Number3
    So the question remains...."Where is Byron Buxton?"
  16. Number3
    I don't think the right field fence was as high as the wall going from left to center but I guess the distances were the same. I wonder how many home runs were hit by the teams that played there. The whole thing was so laid back and low key. Maybe it was edited but both Harmon and Willie swung at every pitch. Maybe a called strike by the ump was an out. Most peaceful competition you will ever see.
  17. Number3
    I guess school is out. Are you conducting remote learning classes? Go Twins! (I still think the sign stealing fiasco was overblown ha)
  18. Number3
    Twins Daily had the link to a 1959 vintage Home Run Derby between Harmon Killebrew and Willie Mays. Harmon was in his Senators Uniform and I remember listening to that team on the 1955 Buick radio when we lived in Florida. The car radio was able to pick up WTOP in Washington at night but it wasn't perfect and I remember getting upset when it would fade during a key part of the game. That team is the reason I am now a Twins fan. What "struck" me about the derby was the dimensions of the minor league park they held the derby in. 340 to right and left, 412 to center with about a 10' high wall. The other thing was how similar Killebrew's and May's batting stance was. Almost carbon copies. Too bad they didn't have forceplates in those days. Another refreshing thing to see was how low keyed and humble both players were and were genuinely happy to get the $2,000 for Mays, who won, and $1,000 for Harmon as opposed to today's $50K per at bat. But it was 61 years ago; ancient history
  19. Number3
    The irony is that now there is a pretty good chance that he will be healthy for the for the opening day lineup but won't be in it because of lack of practice. Are the teams allowed to workout during these cancellations or is the whole thing shut down? Probably should know but just thought of it.
  20. Number3
    I know I will get some flak for this but this is a classic cure vs disease situation. Statistically I would bet that the riskiest thing people do to get to events is getting to and returning from the event not catching a virus at the event. Its always been common sense and common courtesy to avoid close contact with other people if you even have a common cold. All these cancellations are a total over reaction. Heaven forbid there should be a real crisis. I love when the media says "we are not trying to scare people" as they show electron microscope images of the virus that looks like a creature from outer space. The market dive is another issue way out of proportion caused by financial institution computers moving millions of shares around so fast that no "investor" can possibly keep up. The wealthy fund managers always make millions and the idea of investing has nothing to do with it. OK I am ready.
  21. Number3
    Except on opening day of so called trout season around here when they dump bucket loads of fish into the streams from hatcheries and so called fishermen yank them back out as they stand shoulder to shoulder along the banks. What a sport.
  22. Number3
    Blasted forceplates. He was probably getting bad results on the body torque to wrist flex formula. So they made some "corrections". Or it could be sophomore jinx. It is a different mindset going into the season as an expected starter instead of being put into the lineup mid stream. Hopefully he will loosen up. Play see ball hit ball for a while.
  23. Number3
    No matter where Buxton is, we all hope for the same thing; that he is in the lineup as much as possible and as injury free as possible and my last post was just to set my own expectations low. Hard to believe but in just over 2 weeks we will start to get some answers that are not pure speculation. Go Twins!
  24. Number3
    I give Buxton 50-50 at best to seriously continue his Major League career. He is border line frail physically (not strength wise but structure wise) and on top of that he is prone to headaches and scary concussion symptoms. Its like a car which gets the transmission rebuilt and back on the road and then the engine throws a rod. I simply do not think he can stay on the field very long if and when he comes back. Way too many unrelated symptoms and injuries.
  25. Number3
    Why is Sano even being brought up? What do you want from the guy? You mention 307 homers, well... it's pretty damned hard to drive in a runner if everyone on the team is putting the ball over the fence. And Sano was still on pace for well over 100 RBI in a full season. (from prior posts) I may have brought Sano up in the first plave and the reason I did is that Buxton and Sano have been touted in the same breath as key cogs in the Twins' future and both have had streaks of brilliance mixed with injuries and less than great performances. Hard to mention one without the other. What I want from the guy, and probably could have used other term than "breakout" is simply to be available for a season and show that he is a reliable major league ball player, not just a physical specimen who hits the ball a long way when he hits it. If that is a poor distinction then so be it.
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