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  1. strumdatjag
    We hear CC has a surgically repaired ankle - but which ankle? We heard last year that CC had plantar fasciitis - but was it both feet, or one foot and if it was one foot - WHICH ONE? If someone here knows, that information could he helpful in determining whether he has a chronic problem with one foot or just two unrelated injuries.
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    Rebecca Grossman was convicted by a Los Angeles jury of killing two boys while driving drunk. The jury didn’t buy her defense argued by her attorneys that former Twins 1991 Pitcher Scott Erickson was the actual driver to blame for the deaths. Apparently, he had met her for drinks earlier.and drove in a separate car. Scott Erickson did not testify. Maybe I missed this story earlier - but I was unaware of the Twins connection till the news story was posted today. Reckless Driving charges against Erickson (alleging he was racing Grossman) were already dismissed in return for his recording a public service announcement on safe driving. There are some other facts alleged against Scott Erickson that I will not recount here. I have too many good memories of his pitching during the 1991 World Series season. .
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    As I get older, the definition of “young” gets older. A moving target.
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    Nice article. Based on the past, I don’t think we should count on Brock being a big bullpen workhorse. However, your info is encouraging and points to him making a significant contribution every third day or so. .
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    Morris was well into his 60s and Kaat in his 80s when they made it into the HOF. Johan is on the bubble for later induction like Kaat. However, I remember being excited going to the ballpark every time I knew Johan was starting. I can’t remember feeling that way for any other Twins pitcher as frequently. Does that make him the best Twins pitcher ever? It depends on how one values longevity and World Series dramatics.
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    What happened to the good, old-fashioned idea that the last spot(s) are filled based on the competition that started yesterday in Ft. Myers? Just asking’.
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    Is it looking like he starts the season st Cedar Rapids? If so, I may plan a trip to see him play.
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    I’m willing to predict that in 2024 there will be one Twins pitcher (not named Pablo Lopez) who will have better stats than Sonny Gray’s stats this year. I suspect nobody here in their right mind (surprisingly the vast majority of us) would take that bet.
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    I would have made some minor adjustments shuffling one team a little higher, another lower. But there was no question the 1991 was the Twins’ greatest season. - so much that it must be its greatest team. Good work on all of these articles.
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    But the article here says the goal is 80 games in CF. Based on the past, that sounds like a ceiling not a floor.
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    Former Vikings Coach Bud Grant (RIP) noted the importance of both ABILITY and DURABILITY. Buxton won’t have any chance to be HOF caliber unless he can have both. Meanwhile, the clock is ticking.
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    You got it right. The 1987 team turned it on in the playoffs. They still are ranked #4 by me. They were benefited by a rib cage injury to St Louis 3B Terry Pendleton, which limited him to a DH role or not being in the lineup at all. Pendleton had been playing his best season till he was hurt. My rankings: 1991 - 1965 - 1969 - 1987 - 2019 - 2006 - 1970 - 2023 - 2009 - 2010 Honorable mentions - 1977, 1967 and 1962
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    Pablo Lopez was an all-star last year - he is the current Ace. But the Twins need more if they want to be able make a run in the playoffs (I know - let’s get there first). They need a solid 1-2-3 to face the 1-2-3 pitchers of other playoff caliber teams. They need improvement from current pitchers (Ober, Ryan …). Adding a stud pitcher would help. Adding a 4-5 level player does nothing that internal options don’t already address.
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    There were an abundance of “Bring Billy Back” bumper stickers. The fans were ticked off over the firing. In retrospect, Billy Martin was a combustible personality who probably would have worn out his welcome with more sedate Minnesotan fans if he had stayed. He had difficulties as a headache for Yankee owner George Steinbrenner in New York.
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    Teams are realizing that baseball is a sport played best by players in their prime (ages 26-31). Justin Verlander, Nelson Cruz and others who excelled as they aged into their thirties are aberrations. So - Why sign a player likely to decline, just because he has been good in his prime in the past? Why even sign a player for one or two seasons in those prime years, if the team will be on the hook for three seasons where performance (and durability) is likely to decline? The big market teams can risk these moves, because they can afford to limit, bench or release their former stars. Here in a mid to small market area, we will be left for years watching those stars who become stiffs. I prefer relying on player development and resorting to free agency to fill in gaps or when there is a tremendous “bargain” (but be careful on the latter).
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    Jason Tyner should also have been included as one if the piranhas
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    This awful nickname that nobody uses in MINNESOTA is IGNO- MINNY - OUS. NO MORE MINNY!!!!!!!
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    It’s going to come to baseball. Let the Twins know - No calling Minnesota or Minneapolis by the attrocious out-of-State nickname “Minny” (or Minnie). . Currently, it’s used mostly by hockey players, coaches and announcers (who are not from Minnesota). I just got off of a flight where the pilot referred to MSP Airport as “Minny”. Target Field already sells soft drinks using the WRONG moniker “SODA” instead of using the correct slang term -“POP”! Don’t let baseball types say Minny. Minny (Minnie) in baseball is Minoso and that’s it. end of rant!!!!
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    The problem with counting down rather than up? We don’t get to debate whom was left off the list.
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    That was a fun but frustrating season. It could have been so much better. The Seventies were a mediocrity because Gene Mauch squeezed his limited-talent teams for as many wins as he could get. Those years could have been so much worse.
  21. strumdatjag
    I apologize. I was indeed a Muskies and Pipers fan in my youth. I should have remembered the ABA Kentucky Colonels. I should have clarified cities that have not had a big league team (Basketball, Hockey, Baseball, Football) post-1950. Thanks for the correction.
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    What metropolitan area is most deserves getting an MLb team, but has never had a major team sport ;basketball, hockey, football and baseball)? Louisville: It’s home of the iconic baseball bat and has always supported its AAA team well. However, it’s just a little more than one hundred miles to Cincinnati, so the Reds would try to block Louisville. Birmingham - it has the population. But too close to Atlanta Austin - This is the most likely new city to get a team. It may be far enough from Dallas (about 180 miles) and Houston (160 miles) to keep The Rangers and Astros from balking. Albuquerque and Honolulu be the final towns to consider. Honolulu would fit, if mlb wanted to expand into Japan and Korea (with three Tokyo Teams, Osaka, Nagoya, Hiroshima, Seoul …) That would be a bad idea, in my opinion. Let the Nippon Baseball League thrive - a game there is more fun than an MLB game anyways
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    Tommy Herr was a bad addition, not only because of his poor playing but also he was a preachy pain in the uh uh uh neck in the clubhouse. Bruno went to have a few average to above average seasons. This was a bad trade more for the poor addition of Herr
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    Bruno for Herr is the worst.
  25. strumdatjag
    In order to stop a few, very annoying fans, this team cannot have any player named “Woo”, “Wu”, “Weiu” …. Over the past decade, especially in later innings, some bored fans have become “Woo-birds”. The Ric Flair style “Wooooooo” chants echo annoyingly throughout the ballpark. The addition of a player with this phonetic sound in his name will encourage exponentially more “Woooooo” chants - taking that already negative part of the fan experience from annoying to excruciating !!!
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