Idk it it's iowa state football being good or my heart bring broken for 18+ straight playoff games, but my level of caring about the Twins is way lower than it usually is.
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I took those as rewards for me going out to the Met in late'70s and early 80' to see players like Bombo Riveria and Wille Norwood. Back when you picked games to go to based on seeing the opponents stars.
Boxster: "Hey, wanta go watch the Twins this weekend? Jim Palmer is pitching for the Orioles."
Buddy: "Third base box seats?"
Boxster: "Yup, that would be good."
Buddy: "Let's do it."
Boxster: "Meet for beers in parking lot?"
Buddy: "Yups"
I was there too. '87 was for the die hard Twin fans, '91 there were too many 'fashionable' MSP elites.
People on the flight home in '87 actually thought I was Steve Lombardozzie. After repeatedly saying I wasn't, I gave in and started signing autographs. Crazy.
It's funny how it goes sometimes. After Chuck Knoblauch's rookie season I was down at spring training and told my buddy I would get his autograph. Chuck was known to be a bit of a jerk and my buddy said you'll never get it. Well, as the players were walking off the practice field, two young, t-top wearing blondes yelled their love for Chuck. I had strategically stood right next to them. He gave only three autographs that day and I lifted the baseball high for my buddy see.
Good thing you caught him before the '99-'00 years with the Yankees. Otherwise, he might have thrown that autographed ball over your head into the bleachers.
Chuck was an ass. He was one of my hero’s till I got a chance to get a photo with him as a kid at a pregame thing in the dome ~’94. He could not of made it more apparent that he did not want to be there. Just a d*ck.
You'd think being outdoors they outta be able to operate from anywhere of 10-25 percent capacity.
Someone posted earlier about Arraez winning a batting title.....now that he's the utility guy, he may not get enough AB to qualify.
A year on analytics hurt him last year in a big way. Excited to see how he combats that this year.
Twins top prospect Royce Lewis will have reconstructive knee surgery
https://www.startribune.com/twins-t...l-have-reconstructive-knee-surgery/600026850/
https://www.startribune.com/twins-t...l-have-reconstructive-knee-surgery/600026850/
This drove me nuts about this team last year. Got to the playoffs and it was like a caricature of the analytics approach. Just guys standing there until 0-2 or 1-2, then it’s a backward K or chasing crap. Meanwhile the Astros were aggressive early and were putting balls in play. You need to pay attention to analytics, but you have to also leverage your strengths. Arraez is far better when he has an old school approach.
That should be bannable in this thread. That “playoff series” never existed in my mind. Cancelled due to Covid.
