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  1. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Need a Sarcasm emoticon :?
  2. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Octavio Dotel , Jesse Orosco , Mike Morgan are good candidates. Ken Brett for the 1970's. Tommy Davis for the 1960's. Currently active players LaTroy Hawkins, Jamey Wright (wait, is he still playing?), and Bruce Chen have all played for 10 different francshises. Hall of Famer Dan Brouthers played for 10 different teams spanning 1879-1904, so he's got the old timers covered... http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/leaders_most_franchises.shtml
  3. Kirby_waved_at_me
    To think, it only took about a year and a half to be sure he wasn't ready to play in the Majors. He was good enough and showed enough potential in AA to have the Twins trade away all their CF depth for some needed prospect arms. Hicks isn't done yet. Good luck to him on his way back to the Show.
  4. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Bert is counting on at least one guy that speaks Dutch and translate.
  5. Kirby_waved_at_me
    In 2013, the two captains were NY players (David Wright and Robinson Cano), it seems like MLB doesn't have a consistent rule for how captains are named, and no rules to the captains about how to pick their team. 2013's roster was all players that were named to the All-Star team. Maybe a coincidence, maybe a "rule" that's just not offcially stated.
  6. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Would anybody take him over Parmelee? That's realistically the spot on the ML roster he'd be taking. I think he's a better use of a roster spot than Florimon or Deduno at this point, since Gardy isn't playing those guys anyway.
  7. Kirby_waved_at_me
    I think the Captains were named based on getting the most all-star votes?
  8. Kirby_waved_at_me
    If the Twins wanted to trade Plouffe, I bet they could get something from the Nationals for him - maybe a Denard Span reunion? Zimmerman's recent injuries means he's probably done at 3rd base, so that creates a log jam in the outfield (he's been moved to Left field).
  9. Kirby_waved_at_me
    This format is interesting - according the website fans can vote, but it will not determine who is chosen to participate. The two captains choose the remaining field of hitters, it doesn't specify if they have to pick current or former all-stars. I'm guessing they will both be picking a teammate (Bautista will proably pick Encarnacion, Tulo likes Morneau) and then other than that.. who knows what their thought process will be - bias towards their division? Towards former teammates?
  10. Kirby_waved_at_me
    I think the league has gone back and forth on that requirement in years past. Mauer is the official player "ambassador" for the All-Star Game, so in theory he's at least an honorary member of the team...
  11. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Having both Plouffe and Nuñez out at the same time really limits the team's options in the infield. Florimon only playing SS (or, in this case, not playing SS) means the Twins are stuck with only one option at 3rd. Thankfully, Escobar has been great over there too. I wonder if they give Dozier a day off when Plouffe returns - at least one of Santana, Dozier, or Escobar should be getting some rest soon.
  12. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Maybe they were hanging on to Deduno as insurance in case Pino was terrible, but there's no point in carrying a player that is not going to play.
  13. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Could have been Steinbach - I was at the game but was sitting far enough back that I wasn't sure who was in charge after Gardy left.
  14. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Yeah! Let's ask Thome to come mash some taters. That's always a good show! I agree with Morneau and Willingham in the derby as well. Would be fun to see Jose Abreu, Bautista, Encarnacion for the AL The NL leaderboard is a little thin - Morneau, Stanton for sure, maybe an old favorite like Ryan Howard . . .
  15. Kirby_waved_at_me
    yep - the other thing is the guy that replaces Burton (assuming that move is made) slides in somewhere between Deduno, Thielbar, and Swarzak - the new guy is not going to immediately be used in all the situations that Burton is being used now. I'm still on the fence about Burton - I think he's a useful guy to have on the team (no really) assuming that the team is contending for a playoff spot this year. If they fall out of the race, it is a roster space better spent on allowing a young arm to take his lumps.
  16. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Ah, but Gardy was not managing the team at the time (he was ejected), so... we're both wrong? Do pitching changes fall to Anderson, or was it Molitor's call? I do think Fien is better than Burton, so it does stand to reason to use him against the opponent's best hitters in late innings. We agree there 100%.
  17. Kirby_waved_at_me
    If Arcia was in the HR Derby, would it have the opposite effect than the "slump" that other hitters complain about? Vote Arcia for the Derby - it's his best hope!
  18. Kirby_waved_at_me
    They'd skip the traditional day/night doubleheaders and do Day/week dodecaheaders. Fuuuuuutuuuuure!
  19. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Hopefully the season hasn't been expanded to 1,000 games by then.
  20. Kirby_waved_at_me
    At least this way the HR Derby would be shorter?
  21. Kirby_waved_at_me
    "Mean" Gene Larkin.
  22. Kirby_waved_at_me
    I think one possible explanation could be that catchers that are still catching in the major leagues by age 32 and up have found a way to stay in the league and stay durable. Meaning, a lot of guys that were catching in their 20's are either playing a different position now (like V-Mart, Napoli, Carlos Santana, Joe Mauer) or are out of the league because they couldn't hit or their skills declined rapidly behind the plate. Figuring out how to manage the wear and tear of the position is why you get guys that seemingly last forever like Lance Parrish, Brad Ausmus, Benito Santiago, and the rare example of a guy like Carlton Fisk who was still playing at an elite level in his 40s. If you can make it to your early to mid 30s and survive as a catcher, you've probably learned something about pain management and how to maintain your place in an MLB lineup. It's not that hanging around that long makes you bullet-proof, it just means that a player has been better than most of the guys that play that position.
  23. Kirby_waved_at_me
    It's all about conditioner, I'm telling you! I mean conditioning. I mean I'm glad the White Sox came to town so Joe could get his groove back for at least this weekend.
  24. Kirby_waved_at_me
    I went to the game yesterday with some friends and there were several shocking moments - Mauer ripped a first pitch into center for an RBI single in his 2nd AB; Hughes WALKED A GUY; Arcia didn't swing at a breaking ball (then swung horribly at the next pitch); Mauer again was aggressive early in the count, tied the game with another RBI single, took second base and then popped up out of his slide and clapped his hands together as if his circuits had registered real emotion . . . then Jared Burton came in to pitch the ninth. Well, of course we all were aghast at the prospect of Burton coming in to pitch the ninth - "we're only up by one, bringing Burton is like bringing in the go-ahead run to pitch!" etc etc. Then he proceeds to strike the first two guys out convincingly, then get a weak excuse me grounder to end the game. Gardy loves to reward players when they play well. I'm sure that if Fien had not given up those two solo shots in Boston, it would have been Burton in the eighth and Fien in the ninth yesterday. Each successful outing for a reliever gives Gardy confidence. He'll keep putting Burton out there in high leverage situations until Burton shows that he can't hack it. Ride the hot streak until it burns up. That seems to be how the manager sees it.
  25. Kirby_waved_at_me
    They think they can beat the shift - and they would rather hit a home run (or strike out trying) than to bunt against a shift. It's pride and arrogance and non-sensical unwritten rule following.
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