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  1. John Bonnes's Avatar
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    NM. I see now. It's a video we need to embed.
  2. John Bonnes's Avatar
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    "which would look something like this to the Vanimal"

    Is there supposed to be a link there or something?

    BTW, The Voice of Reason and The Chatty Chatty Princess saw Turandot the night before.
  3. John Bonnes's Avatar
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    It's possible. I'm not going to deny that it's possible.
  4. gil4's Avatar
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    I think a part of it was it seems like a long time ago that Silva was with the Twins (although it really hasn't been all that long) and he looked like an old guy even though he wasn't.

    I have two teenage boys and one who is now 21, and I still try to keep up with them on the basketball court, with mixed (but usually painful) results. (As long as I can stay on the perimeter and shoot 3's and you can find a reasonably slow person for me to guard, I'm good. Until the next day.)
    Updated 04-24-2013 at 10:02 AM by gil4 (html issues/gave up)
  5. Jeff A's Avatar
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    I'm more than twenty years older than he is, so don't feel bad. Besides, as I always say (honestly), life just keeps getting better.
  6. Twins Twerp's Avatar
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    Should all stadiums North of the Mason Dixie line...nay...north of Kentucky, have a roof? This is getting ridiculous.
  7. stringer bell's Avatar
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    Rich Becker came up as a switch hitting lefthanded throwing outfielder. He was bad a a righthanded hitter and converted to being lefty-only at some point. I checked Baseball Reference and he quit hitting righthanded in 1996.
    Updated 04-23-2013 at 07:09 PM by stringer bell
  8. gil4's Avatar
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    Carlos Silva - 1979? I would have guessed he was about 5 years older than that, which would still have made me 10 years older than him, which is a depressing thought. Thanks for ruining my day!

    (OK, I'm over it now.)
  9. Oldgoat_MN's Avatar
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    Other teams are going to catch on and stop it.
    They simply have to avoid two strike counts when Mauer bats.

    Baseball is so easy.
  10. Oldgoat_MN's Avatar
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    Silly articles like this are part of what makes baseball so much fun.

    Thank you
  11. thrylos98's Avatar
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    I am really happy about the Twins start. Really happy. And much better than 2012 (and 2011). BUT...

    I am not impressed. I'd be impressed if they were 12-3 or something (like Colorado and Atlanta)

    I think that it is promising (and I second all about the minor leaguers and the pipeline) but I am not about to applaud mediocrity...

    Sorry
  12. rogrulz30's Avatar
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    I got the data from ESPN Minnesota Twins 2012 Pitching Statistics - ESPN, sort by team/year. I just did the math on my own. Obviously games started, and QS. I was curious the other day remembering watching every game last year on how I would just hope we get through 5, and then this year how much more innings our starters have the potential of throwing. Makes the hope for twins winning much better. I was very surprised doing the math it turned out the way it did, I have to admit I was getting tired, so I only did about half the teams.
    Updated 04-22-2013 at 06:07 PM by rogrulz30
  13. John Bonnes's Avatar
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    I'm really surprised the correlation seems to be this close. Thanks for putting this out there. I'd be very interested in a more extensive study. Is there a site someplace that lists how many quality starts each team had last year and the year before?
  14. Brad Swanson's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by DK
    Good Post. Diamond's performance was also encouraging. Who would have guessed that the Twins pitching has been pretty good early in the year. Burton and Perkins have been outstanding as well.
    Thanks! Yes, Diamond was great this weekend. Burton and Perkins are fantastic, and they really solidify the back of the bullpen. It's nice to have reliable guys like them in those roles.
  15. DK's Avatar
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    Good Post. Diamond's performance was also encouraging. Who would have guessed that the Twins pitching has been pretty good early in the year. Burton and Perkins have been outstanding as well.
  16. Brad Swanson's Avatar
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    Thanks! My collection starts around 1988 and ends around 1994. Seems like 7 years might be about the length of an average collection.
  17. Anorthagen's Avatar
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    I always like to read a article that is positive about the Twins.
  18. Joe A. Preusser's Avatar
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    Nice article, interesting correlation. I have to say, I am shocked that the best QS% of any team was just 60%. I would have thought it be closer to 80%, but apparently I have not been paying close enough attention.
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