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  1. Minniman
    Pee Wee Reese actually has four names, but he went by Pee Wee as a nickname. Wee is definitely not his middle name. On a similar note, Bud Grant's given name is not Bud, but I guess he did not want to be called Harry Peter Grant as a professional.
  2. Minniman
    John Quincy Adams used three names to distinguish himself from his father, John Adams. John Foster Dulles used the maternal middle name because that is what WASPs did back then. John Cougar Mellencamp is just John Mellencamp. "Cougar" was a name invented by his management company. How many baseball players use three names?
  3. Minniman
    Fair enough. Since I was not around to actually watch Ruth, Mays, or many others great players play, and most of the "superstars" I did get to watch were likely juiced, it is hard to be definitive. Aaron and Mays were both great, but Ruth dominated his era like no other player. Ted Williams was likely the best pure hitter I have seen on paper or on film. If not for three years of military service in WWII or Korea to cut short or eliminate some seasons his stats would be even better. Williams was not the defensive player that Mays was, and he did not dominate in home runs like Aaron or Ruth, but he was the better hitter. Barry Bonds could have been up there, but his stats will always be tainted by the BALCO revelations. Commissioner Bud Selig's inaction during the home run record race ruined the integrity of the game and any stats from that era.
  4. Minniman
    Mays was a better glove and baserunner.
  5. Minniman
    What ... is this a kid from "Saved by the Bell"? What is with the three names?
  6. Minniman
    I wonder ... if Ruth plays against post WWII players, and Bonds doesn't do drugs, wouldn't it be Mays?
  7. Minniman
    If you watch games, buy tickets, eat at the ballpark, purchase merchandise, and pay taxes, sure it is your money. Not all of it, of course, but it isn't like this cash is coming out of a baseball trust fund from a long deceased donor.
  8. Minniman
    I do not know how good Gilmartin will be, but some of these other guys were not getting it done, so why expose the good arm?
  9. Minniman
    The Vikings have one NFL Championship prior to the merger but post Superbowl. If Vikings Superbowl losses count, then so do the two North Stars Stanley Cup Finals. I guess we could add the Minneapolis Lakers Championships too, but those were of another era (like the Cleveland Browns pre Superbowl championships). As far as Brunansky goes, I think he does a good job with some hitters, but he has not produced either high OBP players or high SLG players at this level. What is his WAR as a hitting coach?
  10. Minniman
    Colabello was only 1 for 5, but a clutch homer against the reliever in the 12th was nice. Full Story
  11. Minniman
    Phil Coke didn't last long in Toronto. Can he get righties out?
  12. Minniman
    The Twins are in a 4 and 10 stretch since the postponed Red Sox game. They are fading fast.
  13. Minniman
    I am not sure Bruno can help Mauer. Maybe the Twins should bring in another coach. Why do MLB teams only have one hitting coach anyway? Not every batter hits the same way.
  14. Minniman
    I think he has a sore arm and needs some AAA rehab to get his pitching back in order. Stauffer does too. They both need some innings.
  15. Minniman
    I agree. As I stated, that should regress, and it has. Colabello started out June by hitting just over the Mendoza line, but that 3-4 game bailed him. Nevertheless, a 17 game hitting streak is a good thing. Two other players that have lived off high BABIP their whole careers: Torii Hunter and Joe Mauer. I guess those guys were just lucky. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0-oinyjsk0
  16. Minniman
    Sunday, June 7th: Bottom of the ninth, ... Colabello hits a walk off single to center, Reyes and Bautista scored. Only 1 for 4, but a clutch hit for the win and extending his hitting streak to 17 games are not bad.
  17. Minniman
    The game was in progress as I posted. He was 2 for 2 but end up 3 for 4. With his hit on Saturday, he has hit safely in 16 straight games. That should regress, but if Colobello is a line drive hitter, he should have a naturally high BABIP. If Chris hits .310/.370/.450 he is still a better DH/1B than any Twins player so far this season.
  18. Minniman
    Thrust, velocity, angles of momentum, gravity, ... maybe it is rocket science. In any case, Duensing has lost it. He's gone full Blackburn. Everyone knows, ... you never go full Blackburn.
  19. Minniman
    Or Wile E. Coyote. That is true, but my point was that football has much higher risk of head trauma, and not many players in the NFL make $23 million per season. http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/090/0/9/wile_e_coyote_at_the_bat_by_bjnix248-d3cx80c.jpg
  20. Minniman
    15 game hitting streak for Colabello. He started the month just 3-13, but he was 2 for 2 today.
  21. Minniman
    He could retire and be fine. It isn't like he is getting hit on every few plays like football players.
  22. Minniman
    I have been stating for a few years that that Mauer should bat second. Without power, he should not bat third or cleanup.
  23. Minniman
    I agree that pitchers need to be complete before making it to the show. A good offspeed pitch is critical, but it is often overlooked. Pitch to contact is not something new. It basically meant keep the strikes down to cause ground balls. The fact that it became mantra was unfortunate because it also meant keep throwing strikes even when getting the hitter to chase a bad pitch was a better option. I like pitchers throwing junk once in a while - especially against strikeout prone free swingers. I would rather walk a slugger than allow him to hit a double or put it over the fence on a mistake. Pitching to contact has its place, but that is only part of an overall pitching theory. The more pitches are mixed up, the less comfortable the hitter will be in the box, so all strikes all of the time is not always a good thing.
  24. Minniman
    Maybe he was at the grocery store, and that tweet was meant for his wife and kids.
  25. Minniman
    Is this a 91 game winning lineup? If not, expect regression toward the mean.
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