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  1. IndianaTwin
    I'm an ordained minister and this is Good Friday, but this is intended as a sociological post, not a theological one. Tom Johnson was a favorite relief pitcher for me as a kid, though he had a pretty meteoric rise and a similarly quick fall, perhaps at least in part to Gene Mauch using him for 146.2 innings in relief in 1977. He was also the winning pitcher in the most exciting game I've ever been to, the "Rod Carew game" on June 26, 1977, when he threw 6.2 innings in relief (really!) in a 19-12 Twins win. I didn't realize that Johnson had entered the ministry following retirement, but he has a really interesting perspective on the challenges facing both baseball and organized religion in today's culture. https://julieroys.com/if-you-build-it-they-will-come-no-longer-works-baseball-organized-religion/
  2. IndianaTwin
    I've done six marathons (though not Boston) and, trust me, you ain't yelling nothing at mile 25. Wheezing, maybe, but not yelling.
  3. IndianaTwin
    Too early to order some with chicken?
  4. IndianaTwin
    Ninja'ed while I was looking for a picture...
  5. IndianaTwin
    Have you been hanging out with @LastOnePicked?
  6. IndianaTwin
    Yeah, and Yastrzemski and Rice aren't playing either, and it's just seven games into the season.
  7. IndianaTwin
    "Right knee soreness, still being evaluated." That's the word from Provus. If from Gladden, it probably would have come out, "Still being elevated."
  8. IndianaTwin
    If it didn't happen on TD, it doesn't count.
  9. IndianaTwin
    Sis Boom Bah.
  10. IndianaTwin
    For your next act, LOP, could you call the end of the slump for Correa, Polanco, Kepler, Sanchez, Jeffers...?
  11. IndianaTwin
    So maybe just a shoestring?
  12. IndianaTwin
    POTD!!!! All others need not apply.
  13. IndianaTwin
    So what you’re saying is that we might want to wait unto see if there is more information and even take into account that if there was a minor injury, today’s day off actually created nearly 72 hours of recovery? Or recognize that even if there IS more to the story, we may not be privy to that info? But, but this is the internet. We can’t do that. We have to jump in and proclaim ourselves smarter than people who do this stuff full time.
  14. IndianaTwin
    Does anyone know if Google Translate has a Gladden-to-English option? If so, could you check to see if “Dabronski” means Dombrowski?
  15. IndianaTwin
    Following the recent death of C.W. McCall, it’s nice to get a big 10-4 with the win.
  16. IndianaTwin
    Must have been a nice suburb if the playgrounds had money bars! But yeah, Toughskins rock, especially in maroon.
  17. IndianaTwin
    When they just showed the hitting coach on the screen, my thought was that he looked like Bobby Valentine in disguise.
  18. IndianaTwin

    Twins union rep

    IndianaTwin commented on ashbury's blog entry in Left Coast Bias

    1. I'm guessing that there are very few union reps who haven't already reached arbitration eligibility. Not because that's a requirement, but just because it would be the rare player who's seen as that kind of a leader only a couple years into a career. If I was in a union, I'd certainly be voting for my reps to be those who have been around the block a time or two. 2. I don't know union law, but I'd think that if there was any hint of a team taking revenge on a player rep, the team would be in deep doo-doo. And if not from a legal standpoint, the team would surely suffer significant blowback in future negotiations with players. 3. By contrast, if you put any stock in the intangibles, I'd think that a team would like to have players on their team that are highly respected by their peers. If they're leaders on the couple weeks every few years when they're dealing with contract issues, they're likely leaders in the clubhouse on other days as well.
  19. IndianaTwin
    My understanding is that the PTBNL has to close within 6 months. It’s often sooner than that. In a case like this, it’s common that the two teams have agreed on a pool of several players and the Twins will have a bit of time to do their remaining due diligence to determine which one they want.
  20. IndianaTwin
    This looks like a great addition to Target Field. My wife is a retired special education teacher and current board member of an advocacy group supporting those with disabilities in churches (shameless plug: anabaptistdisabilitiesnetwork.org). For those who are neuroatypical, the many stimuli at a game that help make it enjoyable for many of make it a challenging to be. I’m especially excited to see this space be in a prominent location, rather than tucked away in a corner. I am hoping to go to the game next Wednesday and I will plan to stop by afterwards to see if they’ll let me take a peek. It’s easy to get cynical at big organizations, but one truly does get a sense that the Twins are good corporate citizens.
  21. IndianaTwin
    The reclamation project I hope they'll still take a chance on is Sidd Finch.
  22. IndianaTwin
    Don't go there, or the David Arias commenters will come out of the woodwork.
  23. IndianaTwin
    A big omission is Bartolo Colon. But at least we have Carlos "Don't Call Me Kevin" Corre(i)a.
  24. IndianaTwin
    Gray's schedule had him throwing his first game this past Monday. But since the Twins had the day off, he threw in a minor league game. Sunday's starter isn't listed yet, but I suspect it will be him. A tidbit I heard yesterday is that options during April won't count against the limit of five options per year that was put in for this year. I wonder if that helps Winder's chances of making the opening day roster. With Gray's delayed start, for example, he could be an easy piggy-back partner for Gray's first start and then be sent down.
  25. IndianaTwin
    Most consecutive post-season games without a win? Oh, wait, I'm reminded of that answer about every five TD posts or so... But yeah, my son is a huge user of Stathead. He loves it.
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