****OFFICIAL 2020 MINNESOTA TWINS THREAD****
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I was thinking Kirby too but maybe it's Killebrew. Joe's gotta be up there once he's inducted.
I thought Rod Carew was a given with Kirby taking runner up. But at the top of the list is The Dutchman- Bert Blyleven.
That’s good trivia! I’ll be remembering that one.
You know that actually makes quite a bit of sense. If I remember right, Bert leveraged hard his baseball analytics the last few years he was eligible to sway voters. One of those cases where the stats really helped him a lot. I’m glad he got in.
Hrbie is correct. Almost 300 of them which almost surprised more than anything.
Also, Thome is a good answer. I need to look up what visitor has hit the most. I know Cecil Fielder has hit a lot in there. The big hurt too. I saw Junior hit one off of Kirbys cheek when they had him up on that curtain in right.
Another Fun story: circa 1998 I saw Cecil hit one off the top of the dome I swear to god was near straight above the warning track in left. Everyone in there was like my god that would of left the building. Long ass Ground rule double.
I went to a lot of mid and late 90s games at the dome. Family tickets were $3 and you could run the bases after the game.
Nothing like running the bases. I was kid in that era though. Got my ass chewed for running out of line once to touch the left field wall.
Born on a Panamanian train, Rodney Cline Carew was named after the doctor that delivered him- Dr. Rodney Cline.
Agree. Still remember listening to Herb Carneal's call when a 19 year old kid with the best curveball in the game debuted for the Twins. Bert was absolutely dominant and his 60 shutouts (his most mind blowing stat) will never be seen again.
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They didn’t say. They took him in for an MRI or something and Rocco was fairly optimistic but was cautious. They had to cart him off of the field. Will know more today.
He didn’t even make it to opening day................
Fun Blyleven story.....as a young lad I was at the Met for a doubleheader against the Washington Senators. Blyleven, a rookie at the time, pitched the opener and won. After the game, I waited around for autographs. Blyleven comes out of the clubhouse carrying a couple cases of Heineken....we kids mobbed him, and after he put his beer in his trunk he signed for all of us. Great guy. He had a brand new Ford Thunderbird with a trunk remote, none of us had ever seen anything like that before.
Got Oliva's auto the same day. He sat on the hood of his car and talked with a bunch of us kids for 15-20 minutes. He was hard to understand, but he obviously loved interacting with kids. Another great guy.
Those kinds of things simply don't happen anymore.
Got Oliva's auto the same day. He sat on the hood of his car and talked with a bunch of us kids for 15-20 minutes. He was hard to understand, but he obviously loved interacting with kids. Another great guy.
Those kinds of things simply don't happen anymore.
Not really a Twins fan these days but do live here so keep up on some stuff, plus I am home and bored so looking.
Sounds like Buxton might be okay or at least not injured too badly as in broken bones or bad tears.
https://www.twincities.com/2020/07/14/no-structural-damage-to-buxtons-foot-baldelli-says/
Sounds like Buxton might be okay or at least not injured too badly as in broken bones or bad tears.
https://www.twincities.com/2020/07/14/no-structural-damage-to-buxtons-foot-baldelli-says/
