Category: Baseball
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Hall of Flame
I\’m intending to write more on this year\’s baseball Hall of Fame election results after they\’re announced on Wednesday. But, after reading Jayson Stark\’s article on how he filled out his ballot, I will say this: Anyone who submitted a blank ballot should be banned from having a vote. I\’ll be happy to name names…
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Gettin\’ Miggy With It
Congratulations this morning to Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera, who was awarded the 2012 American League MVP tropy by the Baseball Writers\’ Association of America (BBWAA). The main reason he won the award was his capturing of the first Triple Crown (leading the league in average, home runs, and runs batted in) since Carl…
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Less Dick. Less Bert.
Tired of inane baseball commentary? Bored with Bert\’s self-absorption and circles? Fed up with Dick\’s inability to discern a fly ball from a home run? Below is a list of people who I\’d rather hear broadcast a baseball game than Fox Sports North\’s dynamic duo: Cory Provus and Tom Kelly Roy Smalley and Jack Morris…
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The Baseball Rules
An e-mail discussion about the wave (spurred on by this post) with the other SP yahoos reminded me of a list I compiled for sparklegirl several years back before a Twins game. She was wondering about behavior expectations at a baseball game, and, being a dork, I came up with a list. From what I…
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It\’s about damn time…
wadE: not for the next gambit… but for Mauer to take grounders at first base. Reports have been leaking out that the baby Jesus (or as I tried to name him, \”the baseball Jesus\”) has finally started taking some grounders at first base during pre-game warm ups. Although Joe Mauer has been as forceful as…
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Is the Twins season already over?
wadE: Officially? No. It\’s only early May… er, mid-May, and the Twins are only 6.5 back of Detroit; and the Indians can\’t keep this up all year… right? (I\’ve already written off the Royals). But in actuality the season is over. The Twins can point to injuries as the reason they are struggling, but there…
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50 Worst Minnesota Twins Of All-Time
The team here at SP started this list last year, but in classic SP style we never quite finished. With how bad the Twins are doing this year, it seems like it was kismit that we\’d wait until now to publish. Without further ado…enjoy.
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RIP Jose Lima
Naturally, Poz says it better than I ever could. \’Heart attack at 37\’ is certainly a sobering phrase, and we should all take the time, perhaps, to celebrate life like it\’s Lima Time. In that spirit, I\’d like to open the commenting floor to Wade A, who had the good fortune of believing in the…
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Fantasy Baseball
(No, it\’s not quite what you\’re thinking.) It\’s May, so I\’ve bothered to look at the American League standings. I\’m intrigued by what I see. Let me explain. I skew towards the AL Central, where the Twins are on top, but the Tigers are playing some decent ball. The other three teams in the Central,…
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Letter Never Sent
Dear Mr. Harwell, I am reluctant to admit that I have spent most of my life being barely aware of your existence. I remember there being a bit of a ruckus when you got fired by a college football coach, and that everyone was happy when the guy from Little Caesar\’s hired you back the…