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  1. Dave Borton
    Not a Bulged (Zulgad auto-corrected) listener, but something is amiss. I saw a couple of times at Target Field this year when Kepler jogged to pick up a ball (one took a bad ricochet and one was down the line). "Sprint" didn't seem to be in his tool box.
  2. Dave Borton
    Hey, North Tonawanda here! We were Buffalo Bison and Cleveland fans (1270 AM out of Niagara Falls). Why Twins? Geography. Kids were both in the Cities when we retired 10 yrs ago and I got out voted on Denver. Where my feet are becomes my loyalty. Go Twins.
  3. Dave Borton
    The Cat with 5 lives: Have Rangers-A's game on. Who is hitting DH for Rangers? Robbie Grossman. Stands a chance of getting his ring.
  4. Dave Borton
    Watched a freebee on MLB-TV. Gibby wasn't messing around like he used to. He seemed more confident on the mound.
  5. Dave Borton
    Now, that one I will take to the bank. Bet there is no rider. No insurance company would touch that policy to ensure his salary of $100MM with his history of injuries.
  6. Dave Borton
    Have the Reds-Marlins game on. Arraez playing second, (.369), and Steer and Encarnacion-Strand just hit back to back HRs. Reds booth was talking about Steer for rook of the yr. Lopez on in the 7th in relief.
  7. Dave Borton
    Thanks from a radio listener. We get only hints of his defensive shortages from the booth but it's much clearer here on the boards.
  8. Dave Borton
    I have read that in the past. The Twins have no responsibility to level with those of us who are curious. It is their business. I, however, remain a bit skeptical when 6-8 wks is normal recovery from patellar tendinitis. He had 7 months off from time of surgery to ST. Absolutely. His skeletal/muscular system is unique unto himself. The Natl Institute of health suggests that young athletes do indeed have meniscus issues: "Isolated meniscus tears are relatively common in young athletes and cause significant loss of time from athletic pursuits with meniscus repair causing greater loss than debridement. Lateral meniscus tears are more prevalent in this population." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4901664/ Do I know? Of course not. Do I believe something larger than pat. tend. is at play. Yes. We will know in time. Till then, we all speculate.
  9. Dave Borton
    I admit, I only play one on TV. <wink/> I am sure he has. There is $100MM riding on it.
  10. Dave Borton
    Well researched and written Cody. Absolutely. Appreciation and more playing time. Were I a prospect/rookie, I would take inspiration from rubbing elbows with a vet carrying a 92 wRC+. Farmer. Before getting hit w/a FB to the mouth, Farmer was hitting .223. He required stitches for the laceration, 4 root canals, wiring in his mouth, and lays out a month. Since that injury, Farmer has raised his BA to .247 and is fielding .985 as a super utility played at 3B, SS, LF, 1B, and 2B. Hats off.
  11. Dave Borton
    The right knee is probably bone on bone or a minimal amount of meniscus left in there. Grab a bat, take your normal swing, and imagine pushing off with Buxton's right knee as you swing. It's the knee, not the head. The man is playing with pain.
  12. Dave Borton
    Buxton's knee is as good as it is going to get w/o replacement surgery. Arthroscopic surgery hasn't worked. Twins are boxed in. I am sure no insurance company underwrote his salary. Twins are on the hook for eating that salary; hence the DH only. Ouch.
  13. Dave Borton
    No one has. Here is Pedroia's interview after his career ending partial knee surgery. And after my knee replacement, the doc made it simple: "No more running, champ." https://www.audacy.com/weei/sports/red-sox/dustin-pedroia-reveals-he-had-knee-replacement-surgery
  14. Dave Borton
    Exactly.
  15. Dave Borton
    Help on DFA pecking order, please. What if the releasing FO receives multiple calls? First one gets it or is it in inverse relationship to W-L record for current season?
  16. Dave Borton
    Good game to listen to 3 good announcers. WSox vs Cleve, Kasper/Johnson vs Tom Hamilton I forgot to mention Hamilton as a fave above. Old school voice and enthusiasm, shades of Mel Allen. Knows baseball. Homer but personality diminishes it and you know going in. Fun game. On now, 11am. Now, I need to get lunch started for kids, son-in-law, grandson, and me bride.
  17. Dave Borton
    My only fear will be that Kirilloff gets packaged this Winter and I will have to remember how to spell his name, Rortvedt, and Hildenberger.
  18. Dave Borton
    I heard on radio that it was Gibby's 100th win. Ben Rortvedt is back from injuries. Had game on radio and he threw out a runner attempting to swipe 2nd. Announcer said, "He got him, throwing before he even fully got up from the crouch." His slash line? No typo. Not sure how injuries are coloring it. .125 .276 .443
  19. Dave Borton
    Well written piece. As I attend, I note the diminishing number of "Mauer - 7" t-shirts in the stands compared to 10 years ago. Time marches on, faces change in the batters box, but memories linger on.
  20. Dave Borton
    Saturday afternoon game on CBS in Western NY during the '50s. Ol' Dizzy Dean and Pee Wee Reese. I remember him once saying "and the guy slud into 2nd." Also remember him singing a verse from "Wabash Cannonball." Try that Kris Atteberry.
  21. Dave Borton
    I loved Steve Stone, paired with Harry on the radio. Lived in Wisconsin at the time and picked up WGN.
  22. Dave Borton
    I miss Farm(er). I dropped Darrin Jackson a note of condolence and thanks for the broadcast when Farmer died. In his response, Jackson talked about calling games with Farmer but added how he missed Farm as a friend, from the years where they worked the booth together.
  23. Dave Borton
    In my mind, I visualize him in his plaid jacket. "... Frank Messer, Bill White, and Phil Rizzuto...I hated the Yanks and still do..." Rizzuto drove me crazy. Nails on a chalk board (not a white board). Liked Bill White a great deal. I too hated the Yanks and still do. I was raised in upstate New York (Niagara Falls area, on Canadian border). Before we could go to communion on Sunday, an usher would ask us, "Do you hate the Yanks and renounce all the things they do on the diamond..." One answer to that one. I remember Red Barber (I worked with his niece) and Mel Allen. If I am not mistaken, the TV broadcast was the audio we got on the radio. They didn't divvy up the broadcasts like they do today. "...At night on AM radio from the NY area, I used to be able to get games at times from Det.....Det had Ernie Harwell," When we went out to my Uncle's farm in Michigan, still can see him sitting in his truck listening to the Tigers and Harwell, smoking his Winstons out of the sight of my Aunt and her nagging at his habit. "Cleve had Herb Score..." Herb Score came on the scene when I was in high school. Ken Coleman was the voice of Cleveland for 20 some years and the one I remember better.
  24. Dave Borton
    What a great, descriptive capturing phrase.
  25. Dave Borton
    I don't listen to that many Nat'l League games. I put the Giants on my to-do list, thanks.
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