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  1. PDX Twin
    Last spot is a toss-up between Mauer and Oliva for me. How about increasing the size of the mountain by 25%?
  2. PDX Twin
    He came to the Twins (along with others) from Texas in a trade for Bert Blyleven in 1976. Interesting that they both ended up as Twins broadcasters 40 years later.
  3. PDX Twin
    Good stuff. I remember Darwin well. But I believe that the American League went from 154 games to 162 in 1961, when the league enlarged and 154 could not be made to come out even with a symmetric schedule. With 7 opponents, 7 x 22 = 154, but with 9 opponents, 9 x 18 = 162. So his 145 games is a slightly smaller, though still impressive, fraction of the total season.
  4. PDX Twin
    Battey was always one of my favorite Twins! He just had a calm, consistent demeanor that was reflected in his play.
  5. PDX Twin
    This is a wonderful, nostalgic series! I have just one humble suggestion to improve it: Could you put the date of the story in the top lines? Sometimes it takes me half of the paragraph to figure out the point in the season (or off-season) to which the article pertains.
  6. PDX Twin
    Based on TD, most of the fan base currently blames the owners. That might have something to do with the players not accepting outside mediation. They have the advantage at present in the court of public opinion, Why submit to another "court" where they might not fare so well?
  7. PDX Twin
    I think it's a safe guess that most people who are not invested in baseball probably don't even know that there is a stoppage and wouldn't start paying any attention at all until at least April (and more likely August).
  8. PDX Twin
    What did I ever do without TD? It's the first site that I open in the mornings after reading email. Thanks for all the hard work that goes into the production!
  9. PDX Twin
    Yes. I pretty much gave up on him two days after the draft. Strikeouts, walks, and occasional homeruns. Yawn! Don't we already have about 10 of him in the system?
  10. PDX Twin
    Does anyone know if Tovar is still alive? I'd like to see him able to receive the much-deserved award.
  11. PDX Twin
    Especially if you can find a Whitey Ford in the group. (Or maybe a new GM...)
  12. PDX Twin
    Thanks, Seth. I came to Twins Daily as the successor to Seth Speaks and your posts about prospects are my favorite part of the site. There is always something about which to be optimistic even in the darkest of times for the big club!
  13. PDX Twin
    I think that, rather than a tank-and-rebuild philosophy, the Twins aspire to emulating St. Louis: a perennial contender and occasional pennant winner. This requires not a break-down followed by rebuild, but a steady flow of young talent overlapping with a selective investment in veteran talent. If this is the case, they really should have signed Berrios to an extension, but everything else fits. Of course, Maeda's injury is a monkey-wrench in the works for next year, but I think the front office wants the young generation (Kirilloff, Larnach, Duran, Balazovic, Martin, Lewis, etc.) to take over soon and does not want to block them with expensive, aging players on the decline.
  14. PDX Twin
    I pay the most attention to Twins games during Arraez's at-bats because they are enjoyable and the ball is usually in play so there is action. He is about the only Twin who keeps the defense honest by spraying the ball all over the field. With so many of his teammates, the outcomes are predictably boring to watch: strikeout, walk, flyball, grounder into the shift, homerun. If he's gone, will I watch at all?
  15. PDX Twin
    Lovely, thanks! I guess handed-ness is not genetic if identical twins throw with opposite hands.
  16. PDX Twin
    With all due respect, what does expertise does FanGraphs (or anyone else) have in predicting durability? As has been said hundreds of times in these virtual pages, if he's healthy, he's a brilliant defender and potentially a dominating hitter ... if he's healthy. If his health retains its recent form, you can divide the numbers in half.
  17. PDX Twin
    I also enjoy these lists and think the separation of pitchers from hitters is useful to avoid meaningless comparisons. If you separated starters from relievers, you might think about only doing 15 of each to keep 30 total pitchers. Of course, it's often hard to tell with prospects which ones will end up in the rotation vs. the bullpen.
  18. PDX Twin
    What I like about this plan is that bringing in 2-3 really top pitchers makes that team a real champion. And between the really good prospects nearly ready in the system and the increased attractiveness that such a lineup would present to FA pitchers, it might be a feasible route.
  19. PDX Twin
    I assume that you're not including the Rule 5 draft. Otherwise Santana would have to be up there.
  20. PDX Twin
    Left, center, right, and ?????
  21. PDX Twin
    It seems like Dobnak might also fit this mold. But he's also a cautionary tale: Remember that he was truly awful out of the bullpen but has pitched quite well at times as a starter. What may work for some guys might not for others.
  22. PDX Twin
    He'll fit right in....
  23. PDX Twin
    Could one compare Tony to Willie Mays? They had the same kind of flair on and off the field and I think that if Tony had stayed healthy their overall performance would have been similar. (But of course Mays started his career in New York with a World Series championship, so had legendary status from the very beginning.) I think I remember that Tony's real name was Pedro and that Tony was his brother, whose passport he used to get to the U.S. Is that correct or did my memory make this up?
  24. PDX Twin
    What a doomsday scenario for the young man if he loses part of a 3RD straight season due to work stoppage. What next?
  25. PDX Twin
    Two great players from my youth. And both proved to be great gentlemen after their playing careers ended.
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