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  1. big dog
    And a step above being a journeyman is probably the category Roy SMalley fell into. He still played a lot of positions, moved around a bit, but he always managed to find a better than half-time job for his services. -- Roy Smalley retired with a WAR of 27.8 (finishing 4th in the league in 1979). He led the league in assists for 5 straight years. He was in the top 3 shortstops in the league for the same 5 straight years. He started an All-Star game. 80% of his games were at shortstop. If that's one step above journeyman, it's a heck of a step.
  2. big dog
    Nice discussion of journeymen and Trevor Plouffe, but I wouldn't put them in the same group. Plouffe's salary for this year is $4.8 million. He's made over $7 million just in the last two years and he's certainly been a solid regular. I don't think there's any doubt Plouffe will get that long-term multi-million dollar deal you mention, though it certainly might not be with the Twins.
  3. big dog
    Nice effort by Arcia. Too bad he used the glove with the big hole in the pocket.
  4. big dog
    Wow, Dozier just killed that foul ball.
  5. big dog
    He would not have been out if he had made a decent slide. Man, Danny's scuffling. Watch for his next at-bat, where he might strike out on two pitches.
  6. big dog
    You'd think at a minimum, Boras would have encouraged him to be ready to play. Maybe they were no longer talking after that fiasco.
  7. big dog
    Well, that was quite a half-inning. Very glad it's over.
  8. big dog
    OK, let's plunk a batter here and see what happens. Won't that be fun?
  9. big dog
    Well, this might be the start of the new Josmil Pinto era. Zuke looks hurt, and he usually looks like he could shake off a collision with a pickup truck. edit-- nope, just a line drive to his ankle from about 45 feet away. Just shake it off, no problem. Nothing another 8 innings of squatting won't fix.
  10. big dog
    THE ROYALS MADE AN ERROR!!!! THE ROYALS MADE AN ERROR!!!! ARCIA AND SHAFER HAVE CAUGHT EVERYTHING HIT TO THEM SO FAR!!!! GRAB CANNED FOOD AND THE KIDS AND DRIVE OUT OF TOWN. FAST.
  11. big dog
    Arcia and Shafer have both made catches in the outfield. Encouraging News or Sign of the Apocalypse? Discuss. Santana looked even more clueless than usual during his "at-bat". Update- Shafer now 2 for 2.
  12. big dog
    So are you allowed to pee next to strange women...never mind, I withdraw the question.
  13. big dog
    ...and you didn't even have the experience of being one of several dozen guys all using a long metal trough at the same time. When you are 8 years old that is quite an experience. It does get everybody out the door and back to the game in a timely manner, though, I'll say that.
  14. big dog
    Twins Affiliates 37, Hapless Opponents 13. Bring on the next sacrifices! I hope Ryan Eades has a good year. Free Max Murphy! (ok, maybe that's a little premature...)
  15. big dog
    StubHub has tickets for today's game for as little as $10.50. Could be a great year to get cheap seats!
  16. big dog
    Fire Gardy!!!! Fire Rick Anderson!!!! Oh wait. I thought May did a pretty good job today, but his infield and his outfield let him down. Suzuki caught most of the pitches, anyway.
  17. big dog
    Joe West. When will our national nightmare end? I would like to go see Joe West umpire in an opposing team's park, and then yell at him the whole game every time he makes a call against the home team (even if it's correct). That could give the Twins a real advantage.
  18. big dog
    Were they employees, or looters who saw you and asked for a job application?
  19. big dog
    Traffic isn't that bad around the Cell, although they may actually have a decent crowd today. Everything else, however, is pretty bad there.
  20. big dog
    My fearless AL Central forecast was that the Tigers would collapse. In my defense, that was based on expected injuries. They look pretty good right now, especially when you don't have (I mean "get") to face Verlander (the new version). I still think they are going to have too many people on the DL for too long. Hopefully we don't play them again until that happens. Milone v. Noesi...set your DVRs, you aren't going to want to miss one exciting moment!
  21. big dog
    Walter, put the piece away. Do you really think Shafer couldn't hit a Little League lefty? It's only a game, man. Don't shoot Smokey because his toe went over the line. They're calling the cops, man.
  22. big dog
    Steinbrenner hired someone described as a gambler to investigate Dave Winfield, after Winfield sued the Yankees for breach of contract. Fay Vincent wanted to suspend him for 2 years, Steinbrenner negotiated an agreement to step away from the Yankees instead. I've never been sure how much of the suspension was related to the actual investigation, vs. the use of a gambler, vs. just wanting to get rid of Steinbrenner for various reasons, but your point stands in any case. This wasn't long after he got his felony conviction, called Reggie a liar, apparently put a fake cast on his hand during the World Series and claimed two Dodger fans had attacked him, etc. So anyway, I agree with your point- if contracts are to be voided, the process needs to be extremely clear and narrowly focused.
  23. big dog
    1. I love baseball. I'm excited for the season. No matter what anyone says. Hell, I listened to most of the games back when our pitchers were people like Brad Havens, Pete Filson, and Frankie Rodriguez. You are all welcome to your own opinions, and I actually share some of them, but you can't wreck the Twins for me, no matter how hard you try. 2. I feel sorry for Pinto. And if I were pitching for the Twins, Adam Jones would have left his next at-bat to get his ribs taped up. Sorry, that's how it should work. No head-hunting, no cheap shot on the bases, no "unwritten rules", just something to think about next time you consider having a long, looping follow-through. 3. I love baseball. Go Twins!!!
  24. big dog
    Yeah, well, you know, that's just like your opinion, man. F and G. Definitely F & G. Probably the others, too, but definitely F and G. A Dude aside to angry posters: It's just a game, Walter. Put the piece away. They're calling the cops, man.
  25. big dog
    Yeah, I posted yesterday that I hoped all three threw well. Wanted a tough choice. Given this week's results now I want May to throw well and make it an easy choice.
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