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  1. big dog
    Nunez lost his helmet. Drink!
  2. big dog
    and he's out of the inning with two easy ground balls. Nice save.
  3. big dog
    Wow, that was one of the worst throws to first I've ever seen. Nunez at his, um, best. edit- followed by a great pitch to throw on, and a horrible throw, by Suzuki on a stolen base. This will be a good inning to check Nolasco's ability to keep his composure.
  4. big dog
    Nice run-scoring double there by Arcia. The Mauer home run was classic Joe, high fly ball that landed well behind the LF fence. The wind is blowing across toward the 3rd base line so it probably didn't help it.
  5. big dog
    Maybe they were just scared he would injure his teammates during games. Sounds like a real possibility. Good luck to him, whatever he does next.
  6. big dog
    I still want to keep Arcia, at least for a couple of months, to see what he can do. I just wish he would do something this spring to make it easier to be excited about that.
  7. big dog
    Speaking of the Nationals- I wonder if Dusty Baker has any young kids (or grandchildren) he wants to use on the field again.
  8. big dog
    But you weren't working on a farm where 24 people beside your dad were also working, competing with each other, being interviewed by the media, going through slumps, worried about getting traded, etc.
  9. big dog
    I rely on Ortiz' considerable experience in the outfield and accept his expert opinion. Oh wait, I don't really care what he thinks. He couldn't even play first base.
  10. big dog
    If Tonkin comes north, it definitely means that spring training means nothing at all.
  11. big dog
    Tovar with an athletic RBI! big dog drinks...and drinks
  12. big dog
    That was really a nice pickup by Tovar. Who? CEEEEEsar TOOOOOVar, as Bob Casey used to say it. Or not.
  13. big dog
    Yeah, and Rickey had people so freaked out that they made mistakes from being nervous, etc. The whole tone of the game was different when he was on base, and his speed was second to his incredible focus/ferocity about stealing bases. Other guys stole a lot of bags, but I don't think anyone else affected the game the way he did. Very special.
  14. big dog
    And I don't care how good Quentin looks, he can't stay on the field. Lose Arcia to keep Quentin? I would absolutely not do that based on spring training results.
  15. big dog
    Wow. Two ROYs in one draft class. That must not happen very often. The Dodgers and the A's had 3 in a row, but none of them were from the same draft. -edit, the Dodgers actually had 4 in a row (Sax, Valenzuela, Howe, Sutcliffe), drafted in '78, undrafted FA, '79, and '74. The A's had Weiss, McGwire, Canseco, drafted in '85, '84, and '82.
  16. big dog
    Very interesting, love the in-person writeups. Thanks.
  17. big dog
    Yeah, I get it. I was just drawing a distinction between a BP hitter and a great hitter.
  18. big dog
    Somebody who crushes balls in BP, making the fans ooh and aah. Unfortunately, that term means that BP is the highest plateau they usually reach. Nobody talked about Thome as a BP hitter.
  19. big dog
    I'm not sure what I think SHOULD happen, but I'm 100% convinced that Santana and Arcia WILL happen. And right now I have no problem with that. I do have a problem with all the at-bats Quentin is getting right now. I don't see him as the answer to any problem we have.
  20. big dog
    Based on today's outing and Sunday's game, I don't think Aaron Thompson is in any danger of making this roster. Not to mention the end of last year.
  21. big dog
    I think the writer means he is still a rookie by having one fewer at-bat than the minimum last year, so he's technically a prospect even though he was in the majors for quite a while. I don't think that is a commentary on his ability.
  22. big dog
    Great article- lots of good memories. The Harrellson call, which is what I heard living here in Illinois, was totally awesome. It no longer exists on YouTube- I guess he complained, or someone did. You can get the Twins TV call and radio call, but not Hawk's. If I recall correctly, the sequence was 1. sound of ball being obliterated by Thome's bat 2. Hawk saying "dadgummit" (might have been "ballgame" but I think it was the former) 3. Long sequence of crowd cheering, not a single comment from the Hawkaroo. Easily my favorite Chicago White Sox Moment Of All Time. Craig Kusick's nickname was Mongo. Obviously.
  23. big dog
    Tonight: Dozier and Buxton go yard. Sano walks 3 times, then strikes out on a pitch a foot outside because he just can't take it any more. Park gets his first hit, a 32-hopper up the middle. Duffey strikes out 3. Twins lose when reliever #4 coughs it up, but the rest of the game is so positive who really cares? Go Twins!
  24. big dog
    Yeah, I'll bet the Sux wish they had Escobar back instead of a couple of dreadful months of Liriano (12 games, ERA+ of 79). Now they're considering the Ghost of Jimmy Rollins. I'll take EscoBear. Let's hope he is who he looked like at the end of the season.
  25. big dog
    They all have the same floor we do- homeless tweaker meth-heads. Hopefully that's no more realistic for them than it is for us. Well, for me anyway. I don't know what other people have going on. Good luck to us all.
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