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Phil Riewer -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (11/7/2017 12:52:44 PM)

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan
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ORIGINAL: Pete M.
Gardy lures Doug Mientkiewicz to Detroit to be the AAA manager in Toledo. Dougie Baseball said, "With Gardy leading the way this decision was a no-brainer for me." (No joke.)
Gardy and Mient -- two birds of a feather!

Or perhaps Dougie knows he'll soon be on a list to replace ol' red face.

+1
That is my guess.



David Levine -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (11/7/2017 3:21:13 PM)

MLB‏@MLB 3m3 minutes ago
We are saddened by the tragic news that Roy Halladay, 2-time Cy Young Award winner & 8-time All-Star, has died in a plane crash. He was 40.



Trekgeekscott -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (11/7/2017 3:33:48 PM)

Yikes



Phil Riewer -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (11/7/2017 3:57:44 PM)

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ORIGINAL: David Levine
MLB‏@MLB 3m3 minutes ago
We are saddened by the tragic news that Roy Halladay, 2-time Cy Young Award winner & 8-time All-Star, has died in a plane crash. He was 40.

Wow...



Mr. Ed -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (11/7/2017 8:22:03 PM)

Dang. Roy H, RIP



twinsfan -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (11/8/2017 9:30:35 AM)

I don't get the fascination of these small-time pilots. I wouldn't get in one of those little planes for any amount of money. IMO the only people flying planes should be those that have made it their career. No amateurs. It's like asking a baseball player to be a murder trial attorney. Only worse, because you are putting the lives of others in the air and on the ground in danger.



MDK -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (11/8/2017 10:08:40 AM)

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I don't get the fascination of these small-time pilots. I wouldn't get in one of those little planes for any amount of money. IMO the only people flying planes should be those that have made it their career. No amateurs. It's like asking a baseball player to be a murder trial attorney. Only worse, because you are putting the lives of others in the air and on the ground in danger.


My brother in law flew in the military for the Navy and later, served 25 years as a pilot for Delta. Flew primarily international flights. He had his own plane, a small Cessna. One time he was in Grand Forks visiting family and had to fly back to Northfield MN where he lived. Thunderstorm was between the two points. He flew down to Iowa to avoid the thunderstorm. He was overly cautious because he knew how dangerous it is to fly into weather, especially with a small plane.

Most people that have their own planes are not nearly as cautious as pilots who do this for their living and have logged thousands of hours.



SoMnFan -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (11/8/2017 10:19:03 AM)

This is a tough loss
He was one of the best in the 2000s
IMO he started the Kershaw-type domination, in our generation.
Only 40. Sure HOFer
Wish he had seen it happen.



twinsfan -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (11/8/2017 12:34:22 PM)

Good article on fivethirtyeight showing that Halladay was the greatest pitcher of his generation:

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/roy-halladay-was-the-greatest-pitcher-of-his-generation/

A few charts that won't copy and paste very well here, so go ahead and click on the link.



SoMnFan -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (11/8/2017 4:17:57 PM)

Really thought he'd have a better W/L record (once again proving that is overrated)



MDK -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (11/8/2017 4:52:01 PM)

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

Really thought he'd have a better W/L record (once again proving that is overrated)

203 W 105 L Winning % = .659

https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/win_loss_perc_career.shtml

19th of all time list for pitchers with a minimum of 100 decisions.

And Toronto had some mediocre teams when he pitched for them.



SoMnFan -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (11/8/2017 4:55:51 PM)

Yes, but I expected it to be even better
He was The Man for a long time

Didn't seem to dominate us like he should have, but we had a way of doing that.
The fly-by-niters were the guys that killed us.



SoMnFan -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (11/8/2017 8:06:52 PM)

Daniel Flores, a 17-year-old catcher who signed with the Boston Red Sox in July when the international amateur signing window opened, died Wednesday due to complications stemming from cancer treatment, the team announced.

Maybe the talk-radio assholes in Boston can make cracks about that death, too.
Stay classy, Boston.



CPAMAN -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (11/9/2017 9:30:30 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

And now Gardenweasel added Steve Liddle to his coaching staff as his bench coach. He really is putting the band back together. I am a bit surprised to hear Anderson will be the bullpen coach instead of the pitching coach.


Not my problem as a Twins fan and am glad it's DET getting this; not sure how the youngsters are going to handle an intolerant manager and part of the staff that is lock-step in his beliefs over youthful exuberance and mistakes.

I would not be surprised if Miggy asks out or forces a trade.


Good thing Miggy has the Gardy nick-name already so red-face can't pin a new nickname on him.



CPAMAN -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (11/9/2017 9:33:39 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

Jays decline Jose Bautistas 2018 option
Pretty decent RH DH option.


"Don't need him. We have Sano at DH, pesky at 3rd now. Don't need a stinking bench".

I'll take McCutcheon or Joey Bats as a 4th OF over McSlappy and Grossman ANY day of the week.


Granite not in your circle of players I take it Ed? [;)]



CPAMAN -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (11/9/2017 9:45:54 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Pete M.

Gardy lures Doug Mientkiewicz to Detroit to be the AAA manager in Toledo. Dougie Baseball said, "With Gardy leading the way this decision was a no-brainer for me." (No joke.)

Gardy and Mient -- two birds of a feather!


I didn't realize Dougie was so Gardy-ized. Poor guy.



CPAMAN -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (11/9/2017 9:48:00 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

quote:

ORIGINAL: SoMnFan
quote:

ORIGINAL: Pete M.
Gardy lures Doug Mientkiewicz to Detroit to be the AAA manager in Toledo. Dougie Baseball said, "With Gardy leading the way this decision was a no-brainer for me." (No joke.)
Gardy and Mient -- two birds of a feather!

Or perhaps Dougie knows he'll soon be on a list to replace ol' red face.

+1
That is my guess.


+2



Trekgeekscott -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (11/9/2017 9:56:56 AM)

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ORIGINAL: CPAMAN

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

And now Gardenweasel added Steve Liddle to his coaching staff as his bench coach. He really is putting the band back together. I am a bit surprised to hear Anderson will be the bullpen coach instead of the pitching coach.


Not my problem as a Twins fan and am glad it's DET getting this; not sure how the youngsters are going to handle an intolerant manager and part of the staff that is lock-step in his beliefs over youthful exuberance and mistakes.

I would not be surprised if Miggy asks out or forces a trade.


Good thing Miggy has the Gardy nick-name already so red-face can't pin a new nickname on him.


Well, he could change it to MigDog...



CPAMAN -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (11/9/2017 8:47:20 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Trekgeekscott

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ORIGINAL: CPAMAN

quote:

ORIGINAL: Mr. Ed

quote:

ORIGINAL: TJSweens

And now Gardenweasel added Steve Liddle to his coaching staff as his bench coach. He really is putting the band back together. I am a bit surprised to hear Anderson will be the bullpen coach instead of the pitching coach.


Not my problem as a Twins fan and am glad it's DET getting this; not sure how the youngsters are going to handle an intolerant manager and part of the staff that is lock-step in his beliefs over youthful exuberance and mistakes.

I would not be surprised if Miggy asks out or forces a trade.


Good thing Miggy has the Gardy nick-name already so red-face can't pin a new nickname on him.


Well, he could change it to MigDog...


Yeah,

or Cabby

or Cabdog



SoMnFan -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (11/9/2017 9:45:20 PM)

Aaron Boone gets an interview for the Yanks job.
I like him.
Thomsen appears to be the leader in the clubhouse.
Already had his interview.



Mark Anderson -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (11/10/2017 8:48:36 AM)

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

Aaron Boone gets an interview for the Yanks job.
I like him.
Thomsen appears to be the leader in the clubhouse.
Already had his interview.

Hopefully they hire someone who screws it up.



sixthwi -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (11/10/2017 9:31:37 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

quote:

ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

Aaron Boone gets an interview for the Yanks job.
I like him.
Thomsen appears to be the leader in the clubhouse.
Already had his interview.

Hopefully they hire someone who screws it up.


[sm=nodding.gif]



SoMnFan -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (11/13/2017 8:23:08 AM)

Nah, they usually get it right.
For the last hundred years.



McMurfy -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (11/13/2017 8:35:07 AM)

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

Nah, they usually get it right.
For the last hundred years.




Cough, Ahem Bucky Dent and Stump Merrill, ahem. pardon me cough.



SoMnFan -> RE: MLB General Information PT 4 (11/15/2017 11:11:57 AM)

Mere blips on a pretty consistent record.



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