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  1. OldManWinter
    Fun memories. I like Harmon #1, Kirby #2, and Rod #3. But, that is personal. I cannot fault your order. Again it is personal but I would remove Knobloch and add Morneau to my list. After his concussion, he was not able to return to the same level. I would project his dominance in placing him on my list. I have had two concussions in my life, in both instances I only was hospitalized overnight, but my family has described how disconnected I was during my outage. Some funny remarks they tell me I made to the doctor.. With my experiences, I do not penalize Morneau
  2. OldManWinter
    There is no reason for anyone to be embarrassed by performance of a team we want to succeed. Or, for that matter to be personally embarrassed over any conduct of others. And, Baldelli is correct. This is a new group, they do not take any losing streak into this series. Losing to a team you have often lost to is merely a disappointment, that there were breakdowns and they did not play their best. Reusse is correct in his collumn, I think it has been a great and fun season for the Twins. I am happy they did not get into a bidding war for a rental, or a player who may not be good in the future. I am glad they did not give up valuable prospects for short-term gain.
  3. OldManWinter
    You bet. He is a strong candidate, especially now that his concussion symptoms seem to be behind him and he is hitting like old Mauer. I have had two concussions that caused hospital admissions. Symptoms from the more serious of the two lingered for more than a few months. Processing things became slow, reading a newspaper became complicated. I did not have a profession that required me to bat against guys who threw 95mph gernades at me. The point is that the injury that dropped his BA should not be held against his HOF canadacy. His longevity is there before the injury. Same with Oliva, same with Kaat. They were workhorses for the Twins before the injuries. They are not the only ones. Those type of players should be HOF enshrinees.
  4. OldManWinter
    Not to split hairs, but if it was Country, perhaps it is not correct, but country should be. If we speak of Montana, we can say it is a country of big skies.
  5. OldManWinter
    There are problems with "she said, he said". In general, how do you determine the true facts? It is grossly unfair to publicly identify the accused without also identifing the accusser? In these particular circumstances, Sano will be punished. I think he will hear catcalls continually through this season and beyond. But, it is way past the time for these attacks to continue. May Sano spend the rest of his MLB career (and beyond) avoiding these setbacks in the future, but let's hope many others learn from it too.
  6. OldManWinter
    I think we are too quick to assume he took a banned substance knowing it was banned. We have no evidence that he was doing what Mark McGuire, Sammy Sosa and players of that era were doing to hit the home runs. He tested positive, he is being penalized. When he comes back he may or may not have a job. So, it could be an expensive mistake He made a mistake, he is paying for it.
  7. OldManWinter
    Maybe the first offense is too harsh? But, if that is the price to play MLB, it is cheap.
  8. OldManWinter
    It seems banning drugs (performance enhancers), that cause long-term health problems in athletes, is in the best interest of all young ball players. That is not racist! It is based upon the results being found (after the fact) by the medical community. It is in the best interest of these ballplayers that these restrictions exist! That they happen more often in the DR is not racist either if it is a fact. There could be many reasons for that, including pressure that players feel to insure they have successful careers, because friends and family are depending in them!
  9. OldManWinter
    What is the liklihood of being caught? It must be pretty high. If so, I lean toward believing him. Personally, I do not take vitamins or generic meds, or drink energy beverages. But, for people who do, are you fully aware what you are taking? I will guess not many do. So, disappointing as it is, I will not crucify him for it. He will find it a very expensive lesson. Guys his age, looking to enhance performance, probably influenced by many around him who do not know and without him even knowing what substances are banned either? But, if players have agents, the agents need to make it clear not to take anything without checking with the agent.
  10. OldManWinter
    One source said #75 Winston S.
  11. OldManWinter
    ... if some long-term incentives exist such as Twins HOF?
  12. OldManWinter
    He has paid his dues here. I would hope he would accept a fair offer and stay. You wonder if there is any motiv@tion to stay
  13. OldManWinter
    Not Those, should be Thome.
  14. OldManWinter
    Sano's punishment should be far less than Chapmans. Choking someone and firing a gun irresponsibly are two much more serious offenses. Chapman got off lightly. That said, whatever Sano does get will be an important lesson for him. If the Twins do not have a dietician assigned to Sano, they should. He has too much ability for him to not take advantage of it all. The weight does him no good, he can already hit a ball like Those. But, it has many negatives:moving slower to make playes, more susceptible to injury, and career shortening. Sano is too valuable not to have an "eating counsellor" with him
  15. OldManWinter
    That much surplus weight is never a good thing (except for an NFL lineman who keep a hippopotamus off their QB's, or noseguards that anchor their DL's. Hrbek's weight did not match what Sano is now at the same point in his career. If Sano does not lose weight he will be: 1) less effective; 2) be more injury prone; 3) be slower to move; 4) have a shorter career; and, 5) be hard on his heart and vascular system. None of that is beneficial.
  16. OldManWinter
    Sorry, forgot about Mudcat and Kaat. Forgot they were on initial list.
  17. OldManWinter
    Surprised, nothing from 1965? Killebrew? Kaat? Mudcat? Allison? Oliva? I was in the military. Lots of Dodger fans among the Californians in the company. About 5:am, the game would be in the middle innings when we got up. For anyone who recalls the oceanic radio coverage of those days it was in and out. Sort of dramatic for the two of us Twin fans. If the Dodgers did not have Koufax, the WS would have been ours.
  18. OldManWinter
    Don't forget the Hamm's Bear ... "From the Land of Sky Blue Waters".
  19. OldManWinter
    I would hate to see the Twins part with the best farm prizes!
  20. OldManWinter
    When Hrbek was not given a Gold Glove, the value of the award was seriously tarnished and lost its true meaning. Rename it. That Mauer and others have also since been snubbed is a good indication that defensive performance is not the criteria for making the award.
  21. OldManWinter
    I agree with you Mr Christie. To me, that is exactly where Tony O and Jim Kaat are too. Injuries derailed their outstanding careers. None of the three would be the worst at their position if they were in the Hall.
  22. OldManWinter
    A team should be very cautious about trading the brightest prospects. They are too hard to find and replace. Teams deal from positions of strength, but too often they are only an injury or a bad year from someone to suddenly have a weakness.
  23. OldManWinter
    If I had a vote, Jack Morris would be enshrined! It is not possible to fairly rate players against each other, even as a HOF candidate or a minimum accomplishment for HOF enshrinement. HOF credentials are very individual. Morris was a star among stars as an active player, better than his peers and better than many members already enshrined. Oliva and Kaat would be members by now if I voted too. Both players careers were cut short by significant injuries. But, IMO still had sufficient credentials even if post injury performances were less than before! No doubt players from other teams have been equally snubbed. I say the standard should credit players for their accomplishments, not hold them out because of an obscure miss of a hurdle.
  24. OldManWinter
    I agree with Thrylos @ 5:21 (06.14)
  25. OldManWinter
    We could cut Twins management some slack for selecting and developing players. Consider the numbers of prime talent that does not get to MLB and we know the path is not smooth or direct. It is a crap shoot and there needs to be good luck for a prospect to succeed. And there cannot be any bad luck along the way. The Twins were doing well for many years. Then they experienced a great deal of bad luck with plays like the one that caused Morneau's injury. Making the transition from the Dome to Target Field requires players with a different skill set. The Dome advantage no longer exists. I think among other things the Twins are finding their way and the going is slower than we all hoped. Patience needed, but it is in short supply.
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