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  1. I agree. Remember Zack Britton's statement that World Series are won by starting pitching.
  2. You are not "just a guy on the internet". You actually were good enough to be paid real money to play baseball. Every one of us contributors at Twins Daily would love to have had that opportunity. We are your "groupies". We are all interested in your perceptions of spring training, what players in the low minors think about bus travel, whether you have seen a change in the nutrition program and training with weights since you started with the Twins organization, whether you think the baseballs were juiced this year, etc. We have tons of questions. Thanks for agreeing to respond and for your answers.. Speaking for all of us at TD, I can say whether you are starting for the Minnesota Twins, or playing in Rookie ball at Elizabethton, we all are fans of the Twins organization, and especially the guys who actually get paid to play. So thank you for taking time to respond. I can assure you we are interested in your perspectives.
  3. I loved Gomes' comment, "Oh it's my fault".
  4. You never know if a trade can be made unless you propose it and work at it. (April 17, 1960 the Tigers trade Harvey Kuenn, 1959 AL batting champ, at .353 for Cleveland's Rocky Colavito, 1959 AL HR champ with 42 bombas). Who'd a thunk it?
  5. I am really looking forward to this year's handbook. It helps ward off the "off-season baseball blues".
  6. Interesting article. I hope the Twins do sign this North Carolina native.
  7. Thank you James Rowson. I wish you the best in Miami.
  8. Luke Raley is having a good Fall (hitter of the week) after being injured last year. (Ankle). He is a good fielder (plays some CF and 1B) and bats left-handed.
  9. Very interesting scenario. However with the Twins proclivity to blast bombas and sometimes get early leads, how would this Relief Ace Rotation work if the Twins were leading the Orioles 7 to 0 after 5 innings and it happens to be the day scheduled for the Relief Ace to pitch? Does he pitch anyway to protect the 7 run lead against a weak opponent? Or is the Relief Ace saved for the next day, when the score may be Yankees 12 and Twins 3 in the fifth inning? I think because this move is scheduled to take place later in an ongoing game, in which the probability of victory for one side or the other may be high, that there are too many variables for this to be the most productive use of the 3 best relievers, who would be wasted in a game which has, in all probability, already been decided. Maybe this issue will be addressed on the third article of this series tomorrow. Thank you for a thought provoking proposal.
  10. Point well stated. I agree that Twins should make their best offer.
  11. How much money does a person really need to be happy, to "take care of his family", to do good things in the community? It's all relative.I really think location is very important. If my family, my mom and dad, and my brothers and sisters lived in Minneapolis...that is where I would want to be. I live in North Carolina because that is where the majority of my family lives. What was it Kirby Puckett said when he took less money to stay with the Twins? I bet it's done a lot of the time.
  12. I really like Gonzales at 3B. Do his 3B fielding stats support my statement?
  13. He certainly does not lack arm strength. He needs some of Berrios' mobility drills.
  14. Maybe the Twins could imitate Houston and trade for Ryan Pressly.
  15. Apparently the Cardinals' manager's ranting and raving and cursing and shouting couldn't motivate the Red Birds enough to overcome good pitching and good hitting. 4 and out against the Washington Nationals.
  16. This series of articles was well thought out and elegantly written. Thank you Matthew.
  17. The more the shift is used, the more important the fielding of the third baseman becomes. Actually the 3B has almost become another SS.
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