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  1. tarheeltwinsfan
    Another great article, Alex. Thank you. I'm looking forward to your next article.
  2. tarheeltwinsfan
    I second that quote.
  3. tarheeltwinsfan
    Hitting left-handed is an advantage in baseball, due to being closer to 1B than a R/H batter, having one's body going in to direction of 1B as the swing is completed and due to there being 75 % (plus or minus) right-handed pitches in the major leagues, which means that 75 % of pitches faced by a lefty stand to be from an easier to see R/H pitcher. I know lefty relievers are brought in to face lefty hitters, but with the relatively new requirements of a reliever facing 3 batters, that affects these stats some. Therefore I am happy the FO has obtained an abundance of L/H hitters. I'll close with this: Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig, Tris Speaker, Stan Musial, Barry Bonds, Rod Carew, Tony Gwyn, Mel Ott, Ichiro Suzuki all had something in common. Can you guess what it is?
  4. tarheeltwinsfan
    That # 5 draft pick is an important pick this year. There will be some top- notch talent available this draft at # 5. The Twins will do a good job in evaluating the prospects and I expect the Twins to be cautious. If the Twins are not going to pay for an "Ace" SP and don't want to trade numerous top prospects for an "Ace" pitcher, then this is the only other way to get one. Yes, drafting a pitcher is risky, but what is the alternative to getting that one great pitcher, as opposed to getting more above average pitchers?
  5. tarheeltwinsfan
    I enjoyed pretending with you. Thanks it was fun. Now Twins, let's get back to work. Time, as we all know is fleeting, and the most important day of the year is the present day.
  6. tarheeltwinsfan
    I tend to forget how valuable Polo has been/hopefully will be to the Twins. I hope he has a healthy, outstanding season at 2B this year. It is possible.
  7. tarheeltwinsfan
    This is just one of those things we'll never know. I wish him well in Korea. I hope he is happy and not filled with regret. It is not the ultimate goal in everyone's life to be a major league baseball player in the US. Nor should it be.
  8. tarheeltwinsfan
    Nick, You hit the nail on the head. My Red Sox fan friends tell me that they loved Vazquez at catcher. The past stats tell me that Twins fans will too. We shall see. I am optimistic.
  9. tarheeltwinsfan
    Thank you John for all the time and energy which you put into TD. Now can I sit with you in the press box Tuesday in the Baltimore game? I'll do an article about what it is like to sit in the press box at Hammond Stadium. No harm in asking. :)
  10. tarheeltwinsfan
    OK I understand. Thank you. It is a good article. OK I understand now. Thank you for a good article.
  11. tarheeltwinsfan
    In your post, Jeffers needs to be added to the first list of 2023 on the bench. Good work by the Twins FO and good article by you.
  12. tarheeltwinsfan
    Are you still at Ft Myers? I got there last night and am going to the Tigers/Twins game today and the Orioles game Tuesday. I'll be going to practice Monday morning early.
  13. tarheeltwinsfan
    No audio. I think this was a test by John to see who is really listening to his reports.
  14. tarheeltwinsfan
    The Twins should look at their opponent for that particular day as being their biggest rival. One day at a time, one game at a time, one win at a time.
  15. tarheeltwinsfan
    Chinese spy balloons.
  16. tarheeltwinsfan
    Sorry Mr. Bonnes. I misspelled your name.
  17. tarheeltwinsfan
    I have enjoyed the audio/video reports from the fort and I'll be there for a week starting this Sunday. I'll be looking for John Boones walking around the stadium during the game, talking to himself. If I see John doing that, I'm going to jump in front of the camera to say hello to all you TD readers, er, watchers. By the way, somebody (cough, cough, Eddie Julien) contacted me and asked me to check on Jorge Polanco's status for him. I haven't seen where Polanco has played in a game yet. I may have missed it, if he did, but I have an excuse. I have been practicing walking around my house, recording into my phone, while the Twins have been playing. I'm in training for my spring training video reports from the fort.
  18. tarheeltwinsfan
    Good response, JM. Thanks.
  19. tarheeltwinsfan
    The Dodgers will want the best SS which they can get. The Twins will want the best left-handed hitting corner OF which they can get. Maybe a trade can be worked out.
  20. tarheeltwinsfan
    The Twins need to have better results in analyzing information and/or providing information about the 5th draft pick in this 2023 draft. Sabato and Cavaco have not performed well at all and I hope the Twins can learn some things from these drafts.
  21. tarheeltwinsfan
    Or the Twins could take LSU pitcher/1B Paul Skenes at # 5 in the draft and have the second-best college pitcher in the draft and a power hitting 1B. Mark my words and mark them well, Paul Skenes is the next Ohtani.
  22. tarheeltwinsfan
    Great theme song. I vote we add it before all audio presentations. Or not.
  23. tarheeltwinsfan
    Beautiful memories Melissa. Add to the 57 Braves, Johnny Logan at SS and Bill Bruton at CF, who were solid fielders. Then add Ernie Johnson at RP. Ernie became better known later, as the much-loved, long-time Atlanta Braves announcer. Add Dave Jolly at RP. Dave was from Stoney Point, North Carolina in the county next to where I grew up. He was a product of playing on some mill teams in North Carolina, along with fellow North Carolinian, Hoyt Wilhelm. Dave died at age 38 from complications of a brain tumor. His widow worked in the Register of Deeds office in the adjacent county for a number of years. Finally, who could forget 6'8" pitcher, Gene Conley, who played basketball for the Boston Celtics in the baseball off-season. As the song says: "Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end."
  24. tarheeltwinsfan
    Mike, I would rank the importance of positions as ff: 1) C; 2) SS 3) CF 4) 2B; 5) 3B 6) RF 7) 1B 8) LF 9) in honor of that great fielding pitcher, multiple Gold Glove winning, Hall of Famer, Jim "Kitty" Kaat, I am going to include the position of pitcher as the ninth most important fielding position in his honor. Catcher is the most important defensive position because, as you stated, pitching is the key to success. The catcher affects pitching tremendously with the catcher's pitch selection, strategy, knowledge of his pitcher's strengths and weaknesses, and the batter's strengths and weaknesses, attention to possible injuries which may be causing the pitcher problems. prevents stolen bases with a quick, accurate release and a strong arm, and as the rules stand now, with his sneaky pitch framing. Catcher is the most important defensive position.
  25. tarheeltwinsfan
    Very good post CH. Thanks.
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