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  1. Dave Borton
    Somehow, this pic just looks so wrong (tear drop runs down the cheek).
  2. Dave Borton
    That hole Levine remarked about in the starting rotation reminds me of an old rusty bucket I have outside. I traded some zucchini to my neighbor for it. By the time I fill it and get to the garden, there isn't much water left in it. I am going to name that bucket "Dez."
  3. Dave Borton
    Good post Devlin. Like Heiny, I am on the continuum. No hate for Buxton at all. His physical ailments are real on a body which can not handle the rigors of baseball's immediate starts and stops. Toss in a few odd injuries and what do you have? Tremendous athletic talent in a suspect body. I too would be glad to see him on field but I have heard it just one too many times.
  4. Dave Borton
    I as well. Going to the physical therapist for shoulder tendinitis even now. Too many punches in the past. Skol.
  5. Dave Borton
    We always played that you had to punch the other guy right on the corner of the shoulder joint where the tendon then, when punched, "sings in agony," and called Pepsi..
  6. Dave Borton
    Great call from Winter Ball in the DR. Wait for it... https://www.mlb.com/video/miguel-sano-s-three-run-home-run-x0239?cp=MIXED&p=0&q=PlayerId %3D [593934] Order By Timestamp DESC
  7. Dave Borton
    Leslie Arnold "Bubba' Thompson -- add him to the nicknamed Twins. Bubba has been assigned to so many clubs that his hat size, photo shopped, is now 8 1/4.
  8. Dave Borton
    Whom will I kick around this year with Gallo gone?
  9. Dave Borton
    Partly, have to agree. The slow 'hot stove' is also about money. Agents are demanding huge contracts relative to generations past for relative talent which cut into the owners' margins. Why sign that $22MM/yr contract when added benefits neither assure more victories nor enhanced revenue. These 3 players don't have that wow factor. Personally, I see the game/business moving into an era of diminished margins for owners. Deferred salaries will begin to mount up. Baseball doesn't hold the attention of culture for a box office draw or media revenue like football does. Would love to be in the room when the "less wealthy" owners take on the Dodgers, Mets, Yankees, Padres, and Rangers owners. Meanwhile, Twins will rescue another DFA'd pitcher, assign him to St Paul, and ask the priest to have a novena for a new pitch that the organization can teach, all for the cost of a few tix when the Pirates come to town..
  10. Dave Borton
    Sooner or later, whether salaries are deferred or not, the cash register at the gate is going to scream more loudly. Will be interesting to see how it all shakes out. The owners are not going to let their margins decrease, all the while signing these large contracts. We'll see how much the public can stand, though much of the gate is commercially purchased. And ads for the video/audio of the game? How much will advertisers be willing to go along with increased cost in air time?
  11. Dave Borton
    The Dodgers’ impressive offseason got even better late Sunday night, as the club and All-Star outfielder Teoscar Hernández agreed to a one-year, $23.5 million contract, sources confirmed to MLB.com. The club has not confirmed the deal. https://www.mlb.com/news/teoscar-hernandez-deal-with-dodgers Dodgers must see where the hole is in that 41% K rate from last year. Good gravy...
  12. Dave Borton
    Tug McGraw. Yeppir, he was a Marine.
  13. Dave Borton
    I will NEVER forget this clip of Bauer (and then Francona) when Bauer launches a ball over the OF fence and Francona with his, "what the Sam Hill (f..#*#*#*.) is wrong with you?!#*#*#*"). A leopard doesn't change his <s>stripes</s> spots. Absolute classic/classless blooper/bleeper.
  14. Dave Borton
    Bauer in Minnesota? Best way I know to curb the ascending interest in the game by women fans. Big no on my part.
  15. Dave Borton
    Wilmer "Vinegar Bend" Mizell
  16. Dave Borton
    Red Schoendienst and Stan "The Man" Musial
  17. Dave Borton
    I guess we don't have enough server space to list all of Gardy's tagged players with -ie on the end ... For example, baseball commissioner "Mannie."
  18. Dave Borton
    From my era Rocky Colavito, Bo Bolinski ("Mamie Van Doren," from Rowena, SD, must be mentioned in concert with Bo,)
  19. Dave Borton
    ...au contraire. Quite a conclusion but I see no basis for drawing it.
  20. Dave Borton
    Excellent article. Well written on relatively obscure info which I wouldn't have without this kind of story and writing. Piques my interest to see how they do in ST. Appreciate it, db
  21. Dave Borton
    Goose Gossage
  22. Dave Borton
    Moose Skowron Pee Wee Reese
  23. Dave Borton
    Yes, when I saw he had a career BA .263, I was more than surprised.
  24. Dave Borton
    Andrelton Simmons heads back to Curacao. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39200159/andrelton-simmons-4-gold-glove-ss-announces-retirement
  25. Dave Borton
    Twins should have grabbed him in a utility FO position. Announcer, articulate, could do great color on a broadcast. Public relations. Minor league pitching coach. Really enjoyed every interview I ever heard with him.
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