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  1. spinowner
    I don't know names, but I'd say if Santana is traded we need to get the best pitcher(s) we can from them.
  2. spinowner
    Reminds me of this: If someone says, "You have a good one", the correct response is, "Yes, I do."
  3. spinowner
    On an extra base hit the SS or 2B is the cutoff man, positioned about halfway between the outfielder and the base where the anticipated play will occur. The role there is to provide a relay throw. However, on a fly ball with a runner on third and any other base the cutoff man is the 1B or sometimes the 3B depending partly on whether the fly ball is to left or right. The role in this case is to throw out one of the other runners advancing on the throw if it looks unlikely the runner advancing to home will be out.
  4. spinowner
    I wasn't watching live but I watched the video. The infield played this correctly. The catcher obviously has to stay at the plate, the pitcher backs up home plate and the first baseman positions near the mound for the cutoff. The only possible players who could have covered first would be the second baseman or the right fielder and neither player would have been able to be at first base anywhere near in time to receive the throw. On a fly ball that shallow the throw goes home. Preventing the run from scoring when your team holds a 1-run lead is top priority. Even if there had been someone covering first it would have been a very close play and the out would have had to occur before the runner from third touched home plate. This is a classic example of a rookie mistake, and it's one Granite will never, ever make again in the rest of his career.
  5. spinowner
    A team has to have on the field the players in the current lineup. It's not up to the umpires to notify either team when there's a mistake. If team A makes a mistake it's up to team B, specifically team B's manager, to call them on it. It's just like batting out of order or a missed base by a baserunner. That said, instead of the manager telling the umpire who is entering the game I think the manager should be able to simply put the players on the field that he wants on the field and the umpires should record that. In the case of two or more players entering the game at the same time the umpire would keep the same field positions in the same batting order positions unless the manager informs the umpires which player bats in which batting order position.
  6. spinowner
    I would really like to hear public remarks from the umpires involved, but I don't think that's going to happen. Molitor's comments remind me of the famous Alan Greenspan quote: "I know you think you understand what you thought I said but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant”
  7. spinowner
    Upon further review... This would be overkill.
  8. spinowner
    My assumption is that Molitor screwed up but nobody actually said so. If he felt the umpire was at fault could he have played the game under protest? If that was allowed under the rules and he truly thought he had done things correctly he should have done that. I'm not blaming the system, I'm just brainstorming to see if there's a way to improve it.
  9. spinowner
    I sort of apologize because this is sort of a double post (from the 7/25 game thread) but I thought this was the proper forum for people to discuss or comment on this matter. I didn't see the confusion that occurred during the aforementioned game but I think this shows that there is room to improve the system of substituting beyond an umpire writing it down. I would think that some type of electronic system would be available using I-pads or something similar that would enable the managers, the umpire, and the scorer to see and verify substitutions before play resumes. I read that someone speculated that there may have been confusion between position numbers and player uniform numbers. For the purpose of scoring each play it's fine for the position numbers to be used in the scorebook. However, for the batting orders, lineups, and available bench players I think that uniform numbers should be the only stand-alone numbers used. For positions I propose using only P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF, DH, PH, and PR. The one problem about this is that it would be necessary to eliminate the Jackie Robinson tribute day every season. I have a ton of respect for what Jackie Robinson accomplished and I think it's fitting that 42 is a retired number everywhere but I think having every player wear 42 once a year is a bit silly.
  10. spinowner
    Didn't see the confusion last night; just read about in in the Strib. Hard to say at this point whether it was Molitor or Barrett who screwed up, but I think this shows that there is room to improve the system of substituting beyond an umpire writing it down. There ought to be some type of electronic system using I-pads or something such that the managers, the umpire, and the scorer can all see and verify substitutions before play resumes.
  11. spinowner
    I assume he was scratched as a precaution in case there was a broken bone. Imaging showed no break so I guess he can play as able.
  12. spinowner
    Confirmed on the broadcast. Upper right hand corner of the center field camera shot.
  13. spinowner
    Where is Bark when we need him?
  14. spinowner
    Updated Twins lineup and batting order. 1. Brian Dozier ® 2B 2. Zack Granite (L) CF 3. Joe Mauer (L) 1B 4. Eduardo Escobar (S) 3B 5. Eddie Rosario (L) LF 6. Max Kepler (L) RF 7. Jorge Polanco (S) SS 8. Jason Castro (L) C 9. Jose Berrios ® P Phil Miller reports Sano is a scratch. This is apparently related to being hit on the hand with a pitched ball last night. No word on the severity of the injury.
  15. spinowner
    Twins web site shows him on the 10-day DL.
  16. spinowner
    Reminds me of the days when the Ignore-us Division of the NHL comprised the Minnesota No Stars, the Chicago Slack Hawks, the Toronto Maple Loafs, the St. Louis Blahs and the Detroit Dead Things.
  17. spinowner
    Another of many memorable moments from 1987. I was at a game near the end of the season in which I bought a general admission ticket for the upper deck in left field. (Yes, it was general admission then.) My friend and I arrived shortly before game time and due to the fullness of the stadium we decided, what the heck, we'll sit in the top row in front of the scoreboard. So during the 7th inning stretch I stood up for "Take Me Out To The Ball Game". The lyrics were on the scoreboard and I happened to turn around to see that I had transformed them into "if they don't win it's a sham".
  18. spinowner
    Dick: Fly ball to short center. The ball was caught by Escobar at the back of the infield dirt.
  19. spinowner
    When do the Twins have to activate him? He's on the 40-man but not the 25-man at the moment.
  20. spinowner
    Jacob Leinenkugel probably made it. Of course, he wasn't born there.
  21. spinowner
    I prefer to refer to him as Big Squishy.
  22. spinowner
    *Yawn*, another Mauer base hit on a first pitch.
  23. spinowner
    In theory, in theory and in practice are the same. In practice, in theory and in practice are not the same.
  24. spinowner
    Nice solid by Robert!
  25. spinowner
    Nice solid by Joey!
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