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  1. spinowner
    Point well taken.
  2. spinowner
    I was going to make this point myself, although I would still keep the postseason at 10 teams. Finish the regular season 1 week sooner. In that scenario I think the WC series could be three games, with seven game series from that point onward.
  3. spinowner
    I certainly get the "More baseball, please!" viewpoint. But certainly there could be fewer off-days during the postseason and I favor moving forward to the next series as soon as both teams are ready. I can understand the reasoning behind having set scheduled dates but in this era where teams don't share stadiums with football teams (except Oakland?) the schedule can be flexible. I think completing the postseason as quickly as possible is desirable because of the increased risk of adverse weather conditions as October progresses into November.
  4. spinowner
    Correct, although the winner is almost always one of the best ten teams.
  5. spinowner
    I am on the side of the argument in favor of the 1-game WC series because it gives more incentive to win a division. I think having 2 WC teams is the correct approach because it makes it more likely that the teams with the best records qualify for the postseason.
  6. spinowner
    Many of us remember Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 of 1991. I believe playing baseball at Target Field after such an event would have been impossible.
  7. spinowner
    This is a really good point. The postseason determines which team gets to be called the champion, not which team is the best.
  8. spinowner
    Bud Selig never really considered the integrity of the game in his decisions, IMO. It was only what he felt would maximize revenue. That said, I think 10 teams making the post season is about right. Letting everyone in would make for too long of a postseason, plus the regular season would be almost meaningless. Playing 162 games just to establish seeding for the postseason is ridiculous.
  9. spinowner
    I have a few comments but won't have time to put them all in one note so more will follow. First, and I know this is nitpicking, I think we should all try to use the correct terminology. In MLB, the games in which the 10 qualifying teams play down to determine the World Champion are referred to as the postseason. Playoffs are the games played in the event of a tie after 162 games to determine which team(s) qualify for the postseason. A playoff game is part of the regular season, and as such the game is often referred to as game 163. The postseason game between two wild card teams to determine who advances to the postseason division series is NOT game 163.
  10. spinowner
    When the North Stars were pirated away by that total scuzz Norm Green most of my hockey fandom went away. I've never been able to get myself interested in the Wild. The only good hockey moment of the last 20 years for me was UMD winning the NCAA a few years back. As for the Gophers, they are the Yankees of college hockey, and, worse, their fans are the Yankee fans of college hockey.
  11. spinowner
    The worst thing about winter is that it's Not Baseball Season.
  12. spinowner
    Go ahead. Make my drink.
  13. spinowner
    Escoboom!
  14. spinowner
    They say when a pitcher is doing well that batters think the ball is the size of an ebelskiver.
  15. spinowner
    Do I get credit for Mauer sitting at 3 for 3?
  16. spinowner
    Especially since Target Field only hold about 43,000.
  17. spinowner
    Done. So how do we know whether saying something like this is a jinx or not? Could it be that it's just a bunch of superstitious hooey? Or have I just jinxed the jinxes and anti-jinxes by speaking ill of superstitions?
  18. spinowner
    I think their radio guys are top notch as well.
  19. spinowner
    Gotta get these three loons in.
  20. spinowner
    The Vikings have a game tonight?
  21. spinowner
    4-0 in the first inning. Sounds vaguely familiar...
  22. spinowner
    That's what happens when the pitcher becomes a statue.
  23. spinowner
    Gotta get these two ducks in.
  24. spinowner
    From Wikipedia: Abraham Charles "Abe" Vigoda (/vɨˈɡoʊdə/; born February 24, 1921) is an American movie and television actor who appeared in The Godfather, Barney Miller, and Joe Versus the Volcano. Vigoda is best known for his portrayal of Sal Tessio in The Godfather and for his portrayal of Detective Sgt. Phil Fish on the sitcom television series Barney Miller from 1975 to 1977 and on its spinoff show Fish that aired from February 1977 to June 1978 on ABC. After mistaken reports of his death in 1982 and 1987, Vigoda has been the subject of running gags as to whether he is dead or alive. I must have remembered one of those mistaken reports because I thought he was no longer with us. And Sid was born in 1920. We should all be so lucky to function at his level at age 95.
  25. spinowner
    What are you gonna buy us with your winnings?
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