
BD57
Mar 26, 2008 Feb 14, 2012 23 849
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Go get Cliff Lee - now
Baker 4.61 (and climbing); Slowey 4.79; Blackburn 6.10
Harry Kalas ...
I know, this is a Twins site .... but Harry was like family for anyone who grew up with baseball on the radio.
I first heard Harry Kalas when I was 14 & listening to Phillies broadcasts in Western New York. Boy, were those lousy teams .... but Kalas never was. What a voice!!!
Moving to Florida in September 1972 put an end to that - Phillies games didn't come in down here and there were no alternatives. After a while, you forget ....
Gameday Audio rectified that; what a pleasure it was to be reintroduced to a real professional broadcaster.
Wikipedia has a link to Harry Kalas's call of the 9th inning of Game 5; it's a real joy to listen to.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Kalas (scroll down)
D@mn that Fat Lady .....
Sports teams hate to see her coming - - - - a "female" - measurements 5'1" by 5'1" by 5'1" - wearing what looks like a hot air balloon that got the weekend off, topped off by a Viking helmet (horns & all) ...
Whence comes the "Frankie is lazy" accusations?
Comment after comment on various boards / blogs make the accusation / insinuation ..... "Frankie is lazy"
RESOLVED: Trade Free Agents-to-Be before Their Final Year
One of the "gifts" of the Free Agent Era is the star player entering the final year of his contract ...
Has anyone evaluated the options Smith had?
No, not "The Red Sox / Yankees proposals" v. "The Mets deal" ....
Mauer at 3rd base???
Assume Mauer could handle the defensive load ...
Ortiz per the Mariners TV crew
One "advantage" of MLB Extra Innings is the opportunity to listen to the opponent's broadcast team ...
Are the Twins THAT down on Baker?
The call went out ... and it's .... Bonser?????
Baker & Garza for Soriano ...
per Frank Viola, who's on the radio on Orlando's sports radio station right now.
Morneau - power hitter or "hitter with power"?
I submit they are different things which require different talents - and different approaches at the plate.
NOW is Radke done?????
The trend has continued - another Bradke start, another day of the ball getting pounded around the field.
A big, wet kiss for the "C" word ...
No, not "cancer," though there were those who thought it was that serious at the time ....
When do we know "We are what we are"?
Things certainly look bleak - but are we at the point where we know "This is all we are"?
Kyle Lohse doesn't get it ....
He definitely has the prima donna pitcher's mentality ....
Return of the Ass-Bats
First & Third; nobody out; Hunter & Morneau coming up ....
and you find yourself wondering how the Twins are gonna get nothing out of this situation this time.
Will we ever see power from Mauer???
Don't get me wrong, I like Joe's game ...
Finally, an impetus to movement ...
Now that the Court has ruled the Twins aren't obligated to the Dome past 2006, maybe we'll get some movement on the stadium front.
An opposing viewpoint on publicly funded stadiums
The "anti-stadium" crowd is quick to play the "class envy" card .... but what they're selling is castor oil.
You enjoyed castor oil, didn't you?
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