David HK

Sic Semper da Yanks.

Yikes! Now what?

Living offshore for the past years, I've been a mlb.tv customer, for better or worse- mostly worse. But I wonder how or if this Bally Sports bankruptcy I've heard about will affect the Twinkie-cast. Anybody with knowledge of this? Bueller? Bueller? https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/03/local-broadcasters-are-crucial-for-mlb-now-many-are-in-trouble

Pagan's leash should be whatever distance is measured between Target Field and St. Paul.

Great recap, thanks!

It's a damn good day all around, Guinness and flying dragons and all. And reppin' the Twinkie lid. 👍 Cheers from the East, y'all! !

Sad to lose Coulombe, but kind of glad we didn't win the Fulmer sweepstakes. Give up 5 in the 9th to the White Sox scrubs, allowing them to tie the game... Yikes.

Yeah, it looks like those will be my go-to's for the year.

I used to dig "FRobby" and "BRobby" in the O's sheets.

Oh, my God, that's sheer poetry.

I thought I'd go ahead and get the jump on this one...

I sent a customer "service" email to mlb just now. Maybe I'm just another old fuddy-duddy, but dammit, I'm PO'd about their ridiculous idea of hiding the box score. I thought maybe it was just a spring-training tryout glitch, but I'm worried they're going to carry through with this nonsense all year. I can get more of a sense of how the game went by a quick peruse through the box, something I've done since I was in short pants. OK, I sometimes still wear short pants, but what the heck? It's beyond ridiculous that I have to 1) search through the page to even find the link to the box, then 2) find it squeezed down one side, only one team at a time, and have to access 2 different page sliders to get through the whole thing! I want the whole thing displayed in one swoop! Maybe even both teams side by side! There's plenty of room on the page for that- and that's what they've always done in the past. FFS, I understand trying to reach casual folks with pretty pix, graphics and viddys. But what's the problem simply displaying a whole box score for the old folks- especially when that's what we've selected to do? Of course, I don't expect even a simple response from them, I never get one. But if anyone knows a site where they still display it like the old daze, post it, would you? And maybe send them an email, too, and we can gang up on 'em. Here's my text: What is up with your squeezing the box score onto a little side margin of the page, where I have to use 2 different sliders to view the whole thing?!? Why do you insist on displaying huge video links that I've already declined to see- or perhaps have already watched. When I click to see a box score, I want the whole thing, readily displayed! Don't you give a rip about your long-time fans? Did you even ask anyone if this is what they want? Go ahead, give the casual fan the pretty pictures, but when we click on the box, get rid of them! You guys are ridiculous- not only a bunch of nonsense new "rules," but completely dissing the very people who have supported you year in and year out. I've been a fan since the '65 Twins, and an annual mlbtv subscriber, but it seems that since you've already got my money, you don't have to care! Get in the game!

I hated to lose both him and Steer. Jeepers, I hope Mahle doesn't turn into Ernie Broglio... https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brogler01.shtml

Add me to the old school reader brigade, I keep meaning to watch the video logs when not at work, but haven't remembered to do so thus far. Nice to see a familiar name in the box today- Mike "Gulfa" Tonkin, long-time Twins AAAA pitcher. Man, he's a bulldog still plugging away, and I wish him well. (Even tho we lit him up a bit today). From Japan to DR to Mexico, to the Long Island Ducks, and now with the Braves, he's been all over the world, working hard to keep his dream alive. Hats off to him.

I'm old enough to remember Dave Boswell... 🤔

Thank you for this series! It's nice to take a jog down memory lane with these guys. The Twins were an AL powerhouse throughout the 60s, (I curse the Red Sox and Orioles to this day), until age and injury, and Calvin Griffith's cheapness led the team into the bleak wilderness of the 70s and early 80s. My family made the trip from ND to the Cities for a short summer holiday in 1970, and my birthday present that year was a doubleheader against the A's on August 9th (back when doubleheaders were a regular part of the schedule)! Mincher went 5 for 7 that day, smacked a big double off of 19 year old Bert Blyleven, hit 2 taters off of Jim Kaat in the second game, and pretty much ruined my birthday present all by himself. And he was a TWIN!! How could he?!? It's great to read these articles, and hear those names come alive again- the ones who sounded like gods on the crackly transistor from the Jamestown station in between farm reports. Ahhh, sweet memory... Bob Allison, anyone? Rich Rollins, or Rich Reese? Ha, there are tons of 'em.

I herby predict the Twinks will finally rid themselves of the BOFTY (Bend Over For The Yankees) syndrome, and also pound the Astros to win all three series. 6-3! Then get swept by the Marlins and Nats.

Post script: and while I was long part of UND Rugby, I was not present on the early 80s trip with the notorious pit stop at the Rothsay Diner.

I saw Dave pitch at the old Met on a handful of occasions, making the trek down from ND. Even years past his Twins tenure, if not a stop at the cafe, there was always at least a quick viewing of the Rothsay Prairie Chicken from up and down the off ramp, and I'd remark to whomever was traveling with me, "That's where Dave Goltz is from." Whether they knew of him or not.

I'm fine hating them. And that god-awful park, the only one worse than the HumpDome.

I like 2 + 3 you betcha! But I sure can't wait to find out their secret identities!

4-5 more runs here, and I might feel comfortable using Pagan in the 9th.

We are certifiably at an Emilio Pagan Experience now, right? #EPE

10 hits, 2 runs. This is just pathetic. And Nick Gordon, what the....