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RE: Baseball Trivia - 7/8/2021 3:12:55 PM   
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RE: Baseball Trivia - 7/8/2021 4:09:02 PM   
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This is all pre-me.

The catchers on the Twins when I started paying attention were Tim Laudner and Dave Engle. Engle I think was the one that developed an inability to throw the ball back to the pitcher.


More on Engle: During his sophomore season, Engle became the first player to hit a home run in Minneapolis's newly opened Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. This occurred on opening day, April 6, 1982 and also marked the first hit, run scored, and R.B.I. in the stadium's history.

Don't forget Sal Butera. He was there with Engle and Laudner. Engle moved more into a catching role after Butera left, as Engle was primarily an outfielder before that.


Sal was 1985, Engle and Laudner were earlier....Laudner stayed on. I started watching about 1983. There was a Ray Smith on the roster at one point too. but it was Laudner and Engle.

Puckett started the next year.

Sal was 1980-1982.

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 7/13/2021 1:42:49 PM   
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RE: Baseball Trivia - 7/13/2021 3:25:59 PM   
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Anyone remember Tom Herr's only HR in a Twins uniform? I do. It was at Tiger Stadium and it went over the roof and out of the park.


Fans that think Donaldson is bad for the Twins
Either have forgotten
Or never knew
What a real team cancer can be

Herr

Cancer

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 7/13/2021 3:34:12 PM   
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Anyone remember Tom Herr's only HR in a Twins uniform? I do. It was at Tiger Stadium and it went over the roof and out of the park.


Fans that think Donaldson is bad for the Twins
Either have forgotten
Or never knew
What a real team cancer can be

Herr

Cancer

The only problem with Donaldson has been injuries. The man plays his ass off every game.

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 7/13/2021 3:36:16 PM   
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This is all pre-me.

The catchers on the Twins when I started paying attention were Tim Laudner and Dave Engle. Engle I think was the one that developed an inability to throw the ball back to the pitcher.


More on Engle: During his sophomore season, Engle became the first player to hit a home run in Minneapolis's newly opened Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. This occurred on opening day, April 6, 1982 and also marked the first hit, run scored, and R.B.I. in the stadium's history.

Don't forget Sal Butera. He was there with Engle and Laudner. Engle moved more into a catching role after Butera left, as Engle was primarily an outfielder before that.


Sal was 1985, Engle and Laudner were earlier....Laudner stayed on. I started watching about 1983. There was a Ray Smith on the roster at one point too. but it was Laudner and Engle.

Puckett started the next year.

Sal was 1980-1982.


I have a baseball card from 1985 season. Pretty sure it was with the Twins. Tom Nieto, Tim Laudner and Sal.

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 7/13/2021 3:41:11 PM   
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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

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ORIGINAL: Trekgeekscott

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

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ORIGINAL: Trekgeekscott

This is all pre-me.

The catchers on the Twins when I started paying attention were Tim Laudner and Dave Engle. Engle I think was the one that developed an inability to throw the ball back to the pitcher.


More on Engle: During his sophomore season, Engle became the first player to hit a home run in Minneapolis's newly opened Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. This occurred on opening day, April 6, 1982 and also marked the first hit, run scored, and R.B.I. in the stadium's history.

Don't forget Sal Butera. He was there with Engle and Laudner. Engle moved more into a catching role after Butera left, as Engle was primarily an outfielder before that.


Sal was 1985, Engle and Laudner were earlier....Laudner stayed on. I started watching about 1983. There was a Ray Smith on the roster at one point too. but it was Laudner and Engle.

Puckett started the next year.

Sal was 1980-1982.

I have a baseball card from 1985 season. Pretty sure it was with the Twins. Tom Nieto, Tim Laudner and Sal.

According to Baseball Reference, Butera's last year with the Twins was 1982. He was with Montreal in 1985.

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 7/13/2021 3:41:28 PM   
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Anyone remember Tom Herr's only HR in a Twins uniform? I do. It was at Tiger Stadium and it went over the roof and out of the park.


Fans that think Donaldson is bad for the Twins
Either have forgotten
Or never knew
What a real team cancer can be

Herr

Cancer

The only problem with Donaldson has been injuries. The man plays his ass off every game.



I agree

But apparently there’s a faction of fans who think he’s a jerk and a distraction
Me? Give me several of these type of guys that agitate
Twins need some villains

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 7/13/2021 3:44:06 PM  1 votes
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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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ORIGINAL: Mister Ed

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Anyone remember Tom Herr's only HR in a Twins uniform? I do. It was at Tiger Stadium and it went over the roof and out of the park.


Fans that think Donaldson is bad for the Twins
Either have forgotten
Or never knew
What a real team cancer can be

Herr

Cancer

The only problem with Donaldson has been injuries. The man plays his ass off every game.

I agree

But apparently there’s a faction of fans who think he’s a jerk and a distraction
Me? Give me several of these type of guys that agitate
Twins need some villains

Couldn't agree more. Gaetti, Gladden, Morris, AJ...players of that ilk piss people off and win ballgames.

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 8/3/2021 4:28:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		Name this player: A look at the all-time pitching lists finds him rubbing shoulders with some Hall of Famers. His strikeouts exceed Juan Marichal’s and Jim Palmer’s. His ERA+ rivals Robin Roberts’ and Jim Bunning’s. His WHIP matches Bert Blyleven’s. His pitching WAR exceeds Bob Feller’s and falls just short of Palmer’s. In 15 years on the Hall of Fame ballot, he somehow never received more than 31 percent of the BBWAA vote.

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 8/3/2021 5:02:18 PM   
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Name this player: A look at the all-time pitching lists finds him rubbing shoulders with some Hall of Famers. His strikeouts exceed Juan Marichal’s and Jim Palmer’s. His ERA+ rivals Robin Roberts’ and Jim Bunning’s. His WHIP matches Bert Blyleven’s. His pitching WAR exceeds Bob Feller’s and falls just short of Palmer’s. In 15 years on the Hall of Fame ballot, he somehow never received more than 31 percent of the BBWAA vote.


Joe Mauer

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 8/4/2021 3:54:17 PM   
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Name this player: A look at the all-time pitching lists finds him rubbing shoulders with some Hall of Famers. His strikeouts exceed Juan Marichal’s and Jim Palmer’s. His ERA+ rivals Robin Roberts’ and Jim Bunning’s. His WHIP matches Bert Blyleven’s. His pitching WAR exceeds Bob Feller’s and falls just short of Palmer’s. In 15 years on the Hall of Fame ballot, he somehow never received more than 31 percent of the BBWAA vote.

Luis Tiant

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 8/27/2021 8:44:39 AM   
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Status: offline 		Who is the only player in MLB history to unanimously win both the Cy Young and MVP in the same season?

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 8/27/2021 8:56:21 AM   
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Who is the only player in MLB history to unanimously win both the Cy Young and MVP in the same season?



Walter Johnson

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 8/27/2021 9:03:28 AM   
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RE: Baseball Trivia - 8/27/2021 9:03:36 AM   
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Cy Young

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 8/27/2021 9:03:49 AM   
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RE: Baseball Trivia - 8/27/2021 9:04:23 AM   
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RE: Baseball Trivia - 8/27/2021 9:04:59 AM   
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RE: Baseball Trivia - 8/27/2021 9:06:43 AM   
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In 1984, Hernández became only the third player ever to win the Cy Young Award, the MVP Award, and the World Series title, all in the same season (Sandy Koufax was the first to accomplish this feat, in 1963 and Denny McLain in 1968.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Hern%C3%A1ndez

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 8/27/2021 9:13:02 AM   
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Status: offline 		This pitcher unanimously won both the Cy Young and MVP.

Justin Verlander, Roger Clemens and a few others have won both the Cy Young and MVP. But they did not unanimously win both.

It's a very tricky question.

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RE: Baseball Trivia - 8/27/2021 9:14:26 AM   
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RE: Baseball Trivia - 8/27/2021 9:27:21 AM   
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This pitcher unanimously won both the Cy Young and MVP.

Justin Verlander, Roger Clemens and a few others have won both the Cy Young and MVP. But they did not unanimously win both.

It's a very tricky question.



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RE: Baseball Trivia - 8/27/2021 11:46:40 AM   
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RE: Baseball Trivia - 8/27/2021 12:35:40 PM   
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That was a damn good trivia question.



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