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Almost exactly a year ago I addressed this mistaken point of view that comes from attempting to mind-read rather than accept the man at his word. Why would a pitcher tell his agent to "work on some things" to bring about a reunion with a manager he "was not a fan of"? Makes no sense. /edit - I see a couple of other posters addressed this more or less the same way.

Wallner was drafted late in the '16 draft but didn't sign. There's a term for that, draft and follow. When he did sign in '19 it was as a late first-rounder (the Twins took the immortal Keoni Cavaco higher up in the round).

"Or"?

Concur. Gotta find a spot for him. He's precisely the kind of player that typical HoFs miss out on. Pariahs? Gotta give Tommy Herr a bit of consideration. Heh, I just got done saying I wouldn't quibble. Consider these to be extensions. 😁

The whole concept is great. It gets away from baseball's tendency to degrade its own best players in a futile attempt to rank dozens and dozens of players. It implicitly accepts a "big HoF" rather than only an exclusive one, by saying that "Fame" can take many forms - for what reason does this player deserve to be remembered? Another aspect of any HoF is whether it is meant to "recognize" fame, or to "confer it," and this kind of exercise allows for both. which is what I support (the addition of Negro Leagues players in Cooperstown is an example of conferring fame on people who have been excluded and forgotten). I wouldn't quibble with a single choice, in Cody's articles or in your list here. It's a chance to celebrate the best that this franchise has to offer. What's not to like about that?

I'm not going to research it but my recollection is that Terry Ryan embraced the phrase, if not actually coined it, and he resigned not too long afterward. That would be taking responsibility, unless I'm mistaken in what I remember. I'm going to guess that research into the FO's comments about Paul Molitor when they came on board, compared to whatever they said when they finally fired him and brought in their own managerial choice, could contain some self-contradictions, but again it's not my research project and my plate's full enough at the moment.

Remember that guy from Ferris Bueller's Day Off? Not Ferris, but his friend? The guy who had a long neck, and sounded like Jim Backus? How come he's pitching in the World Series for Milwaukee?

This post aged well.

And we'll see you tomorrow night.

False positive on him, too.

I got a false positive from that stupid product six months ago. Clean 'scope a few weeks later. Guess I should count my blessings.

You got a lefty left in your bullpen, you use him.

If the announcers have said who is warming up at the moment, I missed it.

What if it goes only 12?

Cooper Pratt may never need to purchase another alcoholic beverage in the state of Wisconsin.