dwintheiser
- joined Mar 26, 2008
- last login Apr 29, 2013
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The Inevitable Joe Mauer Keltner List Post
Community member dwintheiser runs the Mauer Hall of Fame conversation through the Keltner list test.
Does AJ have a Hall of Fame case?
With all the attention being paid to Joe Mauer over the past year, it's easy to forget that we had a pretty good catcher that we dealt to make room for Mauer, and that he's gone on to have a very...
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Good stat. Evidence of bad approach.
6Good stat. Evidence of bad approach.
Nick Nelson's Twitter feed, commenting on an observation that Trevor Plouffe had been in 26 0-2 counts versus just 15 2-0 counts. Of course, according to baseballreference.com, the entire AL in 2012 has been in 0-2 counts 2259 times, while sitting 2-0 just 668 times. If Plouffe has a "bad approach", I'd hate to see what a pitiful one would look like...link
Dodgers sign Chris Capuano
16Reported to be a 2 year, $10 million deal.
Plouffe and player needs
Got into a short Twitter discussion with Nick Nelson yesterday regarding this list of Twins players who will be playing winter ball. Nick's comment: According to @LaVelleNeal, the #Twins asked T...
The All-Value Team: Challenges
So, let's say you put together a roster of 25 players, according to a particular set of guidelines. (For purposes of this thought experiment, let's call you...DJL44.) You look over the roster...
The All-Value Team: Methodology
In 2004, the Minnesota Twins prepared to introduce their fans and the league to their celebrated #1 draft pick, Joe Mauer. So confident were they that Mauer's introduction would go well that they...
The All-Value Team, Introduction
I didn't put together a list of 'Shadow Twins' this year, mainly because I didn't think of it, but also because, by this time, we pretty much know most of the key Twins, don't we? I mean, sure, a...
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Neyer endearing himself to Twinkie Town?
7Don't let the title of the essay fool you; the gist of Neyer's quick blog post is that the idea that the Twins 'lost some key pieces' and shouldn't be expected to contend for the AL Central in 2011 seems silly, given the 'pieces' they didn't have in 2010. Might be just a matter of time before he's commenting here regularly...
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Uggla traded to Braves for Infante, pitcher
1Cross Dan Uggla off your Christmas wish list -- he's a Brave, and the Atlanta front office is talking about a long-term deal.
The Myth of the Perfect Call
Tonight was the night I finally tired of the seemingly inexhaustible argument in favor of adding instant replay to baseball.Perhaps I won't convince you, but I'll take my shot right here.The...
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The WPA graph of last night's Twins/Yankees ALDS contest, based on my Twitter feed.
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The WPA graph of last night's Twins/Yankees ALDS contest, based on my Twitter feed.
TTFBL Bottomfeeder's Report -- Recap
In which the season concludes and lessons are, perhaps, learned.
For the Cy, well...
Lately, the 2010 Cy Young debate has started to fire up, and the big conversation thus far appears to be between C.C. Sabathia, owner of an impressive won-lost record pitching for the Yankees, and...
Bertrand Russell's Pennant Rule
The British mathematician and philosopher Bertrand Russell, in his Reflections on Ethics 19, put together a series of secular commandments analogous to the Christian Ten Commandments. The first of...
Not Looking For a Big Bump
Reading through the TwinsGeek's latest essay, "Looking for a Bump?", I found myself intrigued at the sort of double-standard being displayed. On the one hand, the Geek seems to presume, as others...
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How good has Delmon been this spring?
1From, of all people, political reporter Eric Black of MinnPost. (Though I imagine he'd identify as a contrarian as well.)
Can we stop the 'first ballot' thing yet?
Was following my Twitter feed during last night's Braves/Twins game when I noticed the following from the TwinsGeek: Corrected, there is no Chipper PED story. And I agree -- he's a 1st ballot...
Maybe Bert's Off-Base?
The TwinsGeek has put together three very thoughtful essays on the subject of pitch counts, analyzing work by Rany Jazayerli and Keith Woolner to suggest that the 100-pitch limit used by just about...
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Yes, it's another set of Delmon Young age comparisons
7- Denard Span is two years older than Delmon Young.
- J.J. Hardy is three years older than Delmon Young.
- Jason Kubel is four years older than Delmon Young.
- Delmon Young is less than a year older than Trevor Plouffe.
TTFBL Bottomfeeder's Report - Week Eight
In which a long hiatus is finally broken, and alternate universes are explored.
TTFBL Bottomfeeder's Report -- Week Five
In which a perfeclty good essay topic is shot to heck by despair.
TTFBL Bottomfeeder's Report - Week Four
In which limits are discussed, and the reasons for them.
TTFBL Bottomfeeder's Report - Week Three
In which two sources of disillusionment are discussed.
TTFBL Bottomfeeder's Report: Week Two
In which some surprisingly good and disappointingly bad starts are pointed out.
TTFBL Bottomfeeder's Report: Week One
In which some trades are completed and a demon awakened.
TTFBL Bottomfeeder's Report: Draft Night
In which lessons are learned and a handful of players go for wildly inappropriate prices.
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Neifi Perez - Bad Baseball Hall of Famer
1"The worst player in the major leagues is a hell of a ballplayer. The worst player in the history of the major leagues, whoever he was, was a hell of a ballplayer. Neifi Pérez was a hell of a ballplayer." - King Kaufman And Nick Punto is even better!
Nick Punto - Whiplash Man
Little Nicky Punto. What can you say about him that hasn't already been said? Well, how about this: - Nick Punto is almost certainly the most inconsistent offensive player ever to wear a Twins...
The New Mr. October?
Time for a player A/player B: A - 95 PA, 29 H, 5 2B, 2 HR, 11 RBI, .330/823 B - 104 PA, 32 H, 7 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 18 RBI, .344/869 Player B is Delmon Young in games in September and October of this...
