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  1. tarheeltwinsfan
    I really wish Royce Lewis the very best in his career as a Twin. He is a special player and appears to be a very positive person. With Lewis, Correa, Buck on a team, the positivity will be enormous.
  2. tarheeltwinsfan
    I'm arriving March 4th and staying until March 11th. I hope to visit with some of you there. We ought to have TD hats or tee shirts to wear, so we can i.d. each other as TD members. Maybe TD can issue official TD Press Passes to each of us TD posters and contributors, if we promise to write an article about our experiences at Spring Training. I'm also looking forward to talking with Do Park of MLB.com. We met last year and had a pleasant conversation. If you are going to be there March 4-11 and want to say hello, look for me. I'll probably be wearing an olive drab Second Infantry Division baseball style hat, sun-glasses, sun screen and maybe an Imjin Scout tee shirt. I'll be there some mornings and at the Tigers, Orioles and Dominican Republic games at Hammond Field. The first beer is on me. Play Ball ! David Benbow, aka tarheeltwinsfan
  3. tarheeltwinsfan
    As long as we are discussing injuries, has anyone else noticed that Carlos Correa's metal plate in his ankle began to vibrate 4 months and 8 days before the Chinese spy balloon was first sighted over the US? * I suppose with some of the folks who have been elected to our current congress, I should post a disclaimer and say that I was trying to be funny here.*
  4. tarheeltwinsfan
    The most difficult player to replace is Buck. Therefore I agree with Puckstopper1, it begins and ends with Buck. However, I worry most about Kirilloff, because his career is at stake, more so than any of the others. And poor Royce Lewis who has had terrible luck. For all its beauty, baseball can be a cruel game.
  5. tarheeltwinsfan
    I may be wrong here. The definition of a baseball franchise includes the term "at a specific location". Washington is not Minnesota. But I still like the historical connection to the old Washington Senators franchise, which moved its franchise to Minnesota. Walter Johnson, Joe Cronin, Sam Rice, Goose Goslin and Heinie Manush are all Washington Senators in the Hall of Fame. If we included the old Washington Senators along with the Minnesota Twins on our franchise Mt. Rushmore, and based our selection solely on WAR, the players would rank as follows: Walter "Big Train" Johnson 164.9; Rod Carew 81.2; Goose Goslin 66.4; Joe Cronin 64.7; Harmon Killebrew 60.3; Joe Mauer 55.2; Kirby Puckett 51.2; Sam Rice 54.4 and last, but not least, Heinie Manush 48.0.
  6. tarheeltwinsfan
    You beat me to this post. I was going to put the same thing. I feel it is important to include the Washington Senators in these type of things. It's our franchise history.
  7. tarheeltwinsfan
    I know time will tell, however I am interested in Chase Petty's future in the Reds' organization. He is the one traded prospect that I feel should not have been traded, but I do like what Sonny Gray has done for the Twins.
  8. tarheeltwinsfan
    Well said Bigfork.
  9. tarheeltwinsfan
    Thank you for this positive, yet realistic, look at the Twins for 2023. I feel the Twins, as constructed for 2023, are > Twins of 2022. (Vasquez>Sanchez; Taylor> any of the substitutes used in 2022 in CF and/or RF; Maeda> Bundy; PLopez> Archer; Gallo> Sano (based mainly on fielding, but partially on off field distraction possibilities), Bullpen collectively> than relievers in 2022, Miranda at 3B> than Urshela at 3B, Mahle> numerous AAAA starters used through 2022; Farmer> Palacios; 2023 Depth> 2022 depth. One question: who will be coaching 3B in 2023?
  10. tarheeltwinsfan
    Very clever. Has anyone ever told you that you'd make a good attorney?
  11. tarheeltwinsfan
    Who will be the other 4 starters if Ober is one of the 5?
  12. tarheeltwinsfan
    Possibly Correa's 2022 fielding data was negative due to his right ankle, which was merely hanging on to his lower shin bone by a single ligament, according to the Giants and the Mets.
  13. tarheeltwinsfan
    I wonder if any of the players who are blocked by Correa, Lewis, Lee, Miranda, Kirilloff, Polanco, Julien, Sosa...could learn to catch in a year of intense training or would it be better to trade one of them for an already good catcher? As someone on TD pointed out to me recently, the Twins seem to be set at catcher for the next 3 years, and I agree. I am obsessed with the Twins getting a catcher. I think having Joe Mauer at catcher for as long as we did, spoiled me.
  14. tarheeltwinsfan
    I agree and I've been a Senators/Twins fan for longer than anyone who reads this post. Since 1954. But that doesn't make me right...just "wise" and stuck in my ways.
  15. tarheeltwinsfan
    It's OK to rank the 2019 Twins team as one of the best Twins teams ever. Only one other Twins team has won more games, ever. No major league team has hit as many home runs, ever. Here's an interesting question: Which Twins team do you rank higher: 1) The 1987 Twins World Champs, which won the fewest (85) regular season games by a World Series Champion, at that time , since MLB expanded to 162 games in 1961, and were outscored by their opponents during the regular season 806 runs to 786 runs or 2) the Bomba squad which won 101 games and set the all time major league record for most home runs in a season by a team? It all depends on whether your emphasis is on the 6 month regular season or the 1/2 month post season. If the 2019 Twins had only won 85 games, there would have been no post season participation by the Twins in 2019.
  16. tarheeltwinsfan
    SWR is a prospect who I am excited to watch progress this year. If he can duplicate last year, then he's ready for the big time. And there should be openings in 2024 for 2-3 starting pitchers for the Twins.
  17. tarheeltwinsfan
    One game at a time. Even though it is a long grind, take each game one day at a time, then forget it and play the next game. Each game in April, is just as important as any other game. Live for the moment. Concentrate on each pitch, each play, each moment. There is a reason it is called "the present". The standings will take care of themselves.
  18. tarheeltwinsfan
    You left out Pagan. Would you want Pagan or Matt Moore?
  19. tarheeltwinsfan
    I guess speed rules.
  20. tarheeltwinsfan
    Hank Aaron is exactly who I also thought of after reading Alex's interesting comment about bulk and power.
  21. tarheeltwinsfan
    Thank you for your interesting reply. Your explanation makes sense.
  22. tarheeltwinsfan
    Very interesting. Thanks Alex.
  23. tarheeltwinsfan
    Alex, I know you played a lot of baseball. I'll ask you if you believe in the sophomore jinx for major league players? Do you think certain types of players are more susceptible to it (such as hitters who can't lay off a high fastball) as the competition learns the sophomores' weaknesses?
  24. tarheeltwinsfan
    Dan, Do you believe in the sophomore jinx? If so, why does it exist? What type of player is immune to this second year slump?
  25. tarheeltwinsfan
    Thank you for this thought-provoking article Matt. I look forward to your next article.
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