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  1. IndianaTwin
    Yes.* *Actually, probably not either, but "yes" was the required answer.
  2. IndianaTwin
    I’ll disagree. 😀 I’m sure it’s driven by that summer being the heyday of my childhood collecting, but this is my all-time favorite set. I like the multicolored bars and the positional silhouettes. Though this isn’t Twin-specific, I also like the “All-Time Greats” subset, since it was the 100th anniversary of the NL and 75th of the AL. That’s probably the only way I will ever have Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig cards, for example. It also has some cool “record breakers.” AND, the Traded Set extension has Oscar Gamble. It may be the best set in history for that card alone!
  3. IndianaTwin
    Here's the update from MLB.com on Sano's (and Adrianza's) likelihood of making the team: https://www.mlb.com/angels/news/angels-remaining-roster-decisions-ahead-of-opening-day
  4. IndianaTwin
    It’s definitely a positive omen that when I pulled a random bottle from my collection of vintage pops a few minutes ago, it was a Jic Jac strawberry soda. But yeah, not overlooked unless you’re in the national media and are comparing to Correa/Buxton/Lewis.
  5. IndianaTwin
    Over the last two years, a 1.15 WHIP and 2.26 ERA, with a K/BB of 3.85 and K/9 of 10.2. If he can do that again, he’ll be one of the most effective guys in the pen. As @Hheimer said, low-risk, high-reward, particularly after a couple injuries.
  6. IndianaTwin
    Resulting move being DeSclafini to the 60-day IL?
  7. IndianaTwin
    I agree — this is one of my favorite sets as well, even though I don’t have many cards from this year. The silhouetted player for the position indicator is the key. I like the 1976 set for the same reason. I don’t recall seeing the Kaat card with him as a hitter. That’s almost an impossible standard to beat. It’s splitting hairs to get to this, but the size and placement in the center of the card has me giving a tiny edge to the Oliva autograph.
  8. IndianaTwin
    https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-reassign-dinged-up-top-prospect-brooks-lee-to-minors-camp-r15868/
  9. IndianaTwin
    When people talk about the Rays starters averaging fewer innings than other teams, they don't take into account the Opener effect. If you use a two-inning Opener 15 times over the course of the year, your innings per start number is going to drop by about 0.3. It's a little hard to see how often the Rays used an Opener last year, but they had 17 starts on three or fewer days rest, which points to an Opener. They had 20 games when a starter didn't pitch to any batters a second time. A starter could have been shelled, but more often that's an Opener. So it looks like they used an Opener at least 15 times. It's not unusual an Opener goes less than two full innings, but even you use the 15 x 2 figure and add 0.3 to the Rays' 4.9 average, voila, they are above average at 5.2. Eflin, Glassnow and McClanahan combined to average 5.6 innings per start. The Rays don't "pull their starters early" -- they just use an Opener more often than other teams.
  10. IndianaTwin
    Yeah, I've noticed that too. And is it just me, or does it seem like every time the starter sucks, the Twins don't let him pitch the third time through the order? Amazing how that works. 😃
  11. IndianaTwin
    Possum?
  12. IndianaTwin
    For the record, I've now listened to four Buxton at bats over the course of two spring training games, and he's hit for the cycle.
  13. IndianaTwin
    On the pop fly to short right, Atteberry wondered if the multilingual Kepler called off Julien in French. Reminded me of a story from the early days of the Mets. Not sure if I've got the positions right, but it was something like they had a Spanish-speaking shortstop. Pop fly to short center and the outfielder comes in yelling, "I got it." He gets clocked by the shortstop coming out, who didn't understand what the center fielder was calling. To address the situation, the team decides to teach the center fielder a few key Spanish phrases. Sure enough, there's a pop fly to short center and the outfielder comes in yelling, "Yo lo tengo." Annnd, he gets clocked by the second baseman.
  14. IndianaTwin
    Without pictures, it didn't happen.
  15. IndianaTwin
    Even on the radio he sounded fast.
  16. IndianaTwin
    Many teams are wearing goofy hats in spring training.
  17. IndianaTwin
    Maybe go with a thinner cut when games count?
  18. IndianaTwin
    Gladden is in mid-season form. Three batters into the lineup and we get, "A-rose-a-rain-ya." He finally figures out how to pronounce an enye on a Spanish name, and he uses it where it doesn't belong.
  19. IndianaTwin
    You know how every food item tastes better when served in a plastic helmet? Every lineup looks better when written on a dry-erase board mounted on a cement block wall. And speaking of lineups, that looks like a pretty formidable one for the home team, one that would look pretty good in Game Seven.
  20. IndianaTwin
    The 1968 set is another favorite set of mine. I got my first baseball card, a 1974 Rod Carew, as a gift from my college-age older brother when I was eight. I was able to buy a few cards the next year and went as whole-hog as a 10-year-old kid could go in 1976. It must have been the Christmas of 1976 or 1977 when my brother-in-law gifted me all of his cards, which were almost exclusively 1968 and 1969. While the 1968s are a little ugly, the 1969s were completely bland, so I preferred the 1968s. My individual favorites are the Carew and the “Manager’s Dream,” at least in part because of also being inspired by Clemente. Alas, over the next number of years I approached life like a GM. What major league team wouldn’t trading a single stud for two really good players, for example? That meant I was trading away a Reggie Jackson rookie for a Sal Bando AND a Joe Rudi or a Nolan Ryan rookie for a Jon Matlack AND a Rusty Staub. I know that I had multiple of both the Ryan and Jackson rookies. I know that I also had way more college debt than I should have. 🤑
  21. IndianaTwin
    Um, if DeSclafini is indeed increasing his workload, there’s no way they put him on the 60-day IL and commit to not using him until the end of May. They also don’t risk the wrath of the MLBPA by indiscriminately putting him there. Second, there’s no reason to put anyone on the 60-day IL unless you need an open spot on the 40-man roster. I haven’t been following spring training closely, but it doesn’t sound like there’s any non-roster invitee banging on the door. EDIT to add: The March 13 injury update on MLB.com says DeSclafini is scheduled to pitch on March 16 and is still expected to be ready by Opening Day. Keep in mind that “Opening Day” for a No. 5 starter doesn’t come until April 3.
  22. IndianaTwin
    Yes. And the corollary is that both teams can "win" a trade, because both received what they needed in exchange for something they needed less. In fact, the ideal is when both teams "win" the trade, because you get a good reputation and are able to make future trades. Trades aren't a zero sum game, particularly when they happen across league lines. In my vast experience as a geezer, even in my half-vast experience, seeking to "beat" the other person in a negotiation situation is rarely a long-term winning strategy.
  23. IndianaTwin
    Twins/Rays is at the same time as Jays/Yankees. Guess which one is on TV...
  24. IndianaTwin
    I assume this is the same game that was on replay on MLB Network when I woke up at four and couldn't get back to sleep. I saw two of his at bats, and he looked really good physically. Didn't see the stolen base, but saw the homer. This isn't a "the FO is so stupid for letting him go" post, but based on those two at bats and how he looked physically, I don't think we'd mind having him in spring training. Kudos to Sano for what's clearly been a lot of work on his part. I hope he makes their team.
  25. IndianaTwin
    You guessed it. It’s a cool set overall, but it’s got a great picture of him, the little “Topps All Rookie team” trophy and it’s the first “solo” card in the regular sets. Honorable mention goes to the 1976 card, but that’s primarily for the set as a whole, since it’s the set I spent the most time sorting as a kid and the first set I ever completed (as opposed to buying a few complete sets over the years).
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