davidjcampbell

Bert is reading the media guide again...

Cuzzi is on second according to FSN and MLB box score. Twins have a chance tonight...

I hit the Metro club just about every game I go to, either before first pitch (watching people enter from the balcony/deck is a lot of fun for me) or I'll go during the middle innings to walk around or warm up/cool down. I have not had the food there, but hope to this year. The food seems pricey to me, so it will be for a special occasion.

this link is excellent. just excellent.

2010 and 2011 I bought one of those parking packages that aligned with the games in the season ticket dates. I figure it saved me $0.50-$2 per game off the posted cash price at the fifth street towers (5th and marquette/2nd). It was nice because I was always parking in the same place and it was easy to get back out of downtown onto Eastbound 94. Not so nice thing was that I was giving away about 3-5 pairs of tickets per year and the person I gave them to didn't always use the parking pass. This year I am going to try the meter game. I don't mind walking a bit. Also, here is a map of meter rules and rates: http://www.mplsparking.com/CurrentMeterMap.pdf

Catching the final out of the 87 world series

If you want real value and don't plan on any $7+ beers (and don't mind parting with some personal information) sign up for the Budweiser Good Sport program and you get a Pepsi.

The price is good when you compare it to the same size Bud Light, however be prepared for a wait. Yesterday the line was about 2 sections long shortly before first pitch. The stand is somewhere around section 125 for those that are in search of it. I imagine that if the lines persist they will find a way to add another cart.

I will be watching today's game later tonight, so in my attempt to avoid all live media, but get my baseball fix in today I came across an article in Minnesota History the quarterly MN Historical Society magazine. I searched for the article online to post but sadly it is a subscription only situation with no online articles - dead trees only. While at first I was unsuccessful, I was able to find a second and equally interesting article by the same authors titled Designing the National Pastime by Kristin M. Anderson & Christopher W. Kimball. http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/58/v58i07p338-352.pdf The articles indicate they are working on a book, but the article linked above is from Fall 2003 and at this point I cannot tell when it will be out.

and Lohse gets the Opening Day win since he completely stymied the MIA bats.

I usually take a look at the glossaries on FanGraphs and baseball-reference if I need a quick summary of how the numbers are calculated. Something with league median or average would be great. Is that out there in a quick view format?

I love the podcast (gave you a great review on itunes) but you gotta find a way to realize when you aren't getting through to each other. You went so 'long' on Doyle it was ridiculous.

With the big win in Japan this morning Seattle is on their way. Watch out!!

I'm going to DC shortly and now seriously looking into that Tour!!

Thanks - I missed that.

Any future of getting Mackey on the podcast ala Sinker?

I think most people in baseball, including Zumaya himself expected something like this to happen. The guy already got $400k to throw 13 pitches plus the Twins are paying for his TJ surgery. Like scottz, I think they have done enough in the 'give the guy a break' world. The other option was the 60 day DL. Can someone point out the pro/con of the choices the Twins were up against?

Nationals Park is pretty nice - I like the plaza area in OF before the game. Its been a few years since I've been there, but the product on the field should be nicer in the next couple years.

Looks like bottom of the first. It was fun to read the play by play and review the box. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MIN/MIN200910060.shtml

That usher in centerfield is such a nice guy. I've chatted with him a few times during games.

Great post!

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Hardy[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center]0.394[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.491[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center]Jacque Jones*[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center]0.511[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.464[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.427[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.438[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.499[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.4[/TD] [TD=align: center][/TD] [TD=align: center][/TD] [TD=align: center][/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center]Jason Bartlett[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center]0.335[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.393[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.361[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.361[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.49[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.35[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.307[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center]Juan Castro[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center][/TD] [TD=align: center]0.386[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.308[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.285[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center]Luis Castillo#[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center]0.37[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.372[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.352[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.305[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.346[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.267[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center]Luis Rivas[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center]0.392[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.381[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.432[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.311[/TD] [TD=align: center][/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center]Luis Rodriguez#[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center]0.383[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.303[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.351[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.26[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center]Orlando Cabrera[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center]0.43[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.354[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.321[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.352[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center]Orlando Hudson#[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center]0.372[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.352[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center]Shannon Stewart[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center]0.47[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.447[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.388[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.368[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.394[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.303[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center]Torii Hunter[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.524[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.451[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.475[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.452[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.49[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.505[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.466[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.508[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.464[/TD] [TD=align: center]0.429[/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [TD=align: center] [/TD] [/TABLE]

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I spent too much time on this...I put together this table of players who left the Twins. I did not include numbers before they were a Twin (i.e. JJ Hardy). I also only used seasons with 150+ AB. I put together a couple charts, but they were just too hard to read due to the number of rows (21). The +# and -# are the number of years before and after the last year with Minnesota.So my conclusion, You can point to one or two examples that would prove either side of the argument. See Ortiz, David or Hardy, JJ. But also take a look at Orlando Hudson, Orlando Cabrara, or Torii Hunter. Also, there are any number of factors could explain the boost or drop in production outside of the players approach at the plate.I just don't see the smoking gun. What do you guys see?EDIT: I had to break up the posts due to character counts - I apologize for the multiple posts.