I just typed "2006" as the year above, and had to look at it for a second to determine what was wrong.
33 thoughts on “October 12, 2016: Forgetfulness”
The Twins’ entry in the Arizona Fall League this year is the Surprise Saguaros. I’ll try to give more-or-less daily updates on how Twins players are doing. As there’s only one game, though, it didn’t seem necessary to do a separate post, so I’ll just put them in the daily cup.
Surprise took the lead with three in the third, led 4-1 after six, and scored four in the seventh on the way to an 11-2 victory over Mesa. Nick Gordon went 3-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one. Mitch Garver was 1-for-2 with three walks, scoring once and driving in one. Tanner English was 0-for-4. Mason Melotakis pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.
If you’re interested, Tim Tebow played left field for Scottsdale and went 0-for-3. If you’re not interested, he still went 0-for-3.
You forgot to mention his miraculous healing.
Think he'll be genuflecting in prayer at home plate with each run he scores?
So, was "miracle" in reference to a ballplayer being friendly with a fan?
Well played.
Once more the lab dropped the ball on my pre-surgery lab tests, just like last time. I guess if I'm hoping for things to work out the same as my first hip, I'll have to put up with it.
So, apparently Ron Washington won the consolation prize and was named Atlanta's new third base coach. He was Oakland's third base coach the past two seasons. I can't put my finger on another former skipper making a lateral move like that recently.
Larry Bowa comes to mind, but he followed Torre to the Dodgers after they left the Yankees.
Also, Ray Miller, after managing the Twins, was pitching coach under Jim Leyland in Pittsburgh for a long time before becoming pitching coach for Davey Johnson in Baltimore.
For those who lived through it, it was obvious Miller wasn't a manager. He was a pretty decent pitching coach, though.
No wonder why the Twins struggled with their young core in '85 & '86 – they didn't have a manager or a closer during much of that time!
Mauch was the only real manager they had from '72 up to Kelly. Of course, with an owner with $$ anyone can look like a good manager. And let's not talk about any particular "closer" please
I would suggest that, while not a great manager overall, Billy Gardner was a good manager for his time. A lot of the Twins good, young players developed under his tenure. He might not have been responsible for all of that, but at least he didn't get in the way of it and mess it up. He had the patience to put guys into the lineup or the rotation and let them play. He didn't call players lazy or threaten to send them to AAA every time they hit a rough patch. He allowed his young players to develop at their own pace, and there's something to be said for that.
I always felt that "Slick" didn't do a whole lot of anything, actually. Maybe that's what they needed then. Was Gardner the one who lived in a Motel 6 during his stay?
I don't remember that, but it does sound right.
I am surprised Washington hasn't returned to managing, considering how successful his Rangers teams were. I'm wondering how resistant he is to using the more advanced sabermetrics.
The piece I read suggested that Washington, while a gifted infield coach, has a very traditional perspective on in-game tactics & roster strategy. Rightly or not, clubs may also be wary of the personal issues he's struggled with over the last decade or so.
Ruben Amaro, Jr. went from GM to First Base Coach
Welcome to the new wgom.org.
just like the old wgom.org. Smells funky. Or is that New Car smell?
Bizarro-world ... how'd you make all the images invert like that?
Is this real? I can't see anything funny in Firefox.
Are you stealing your neighbor's wireless?
No: the signal's not strong enough.
I checked IE: it puts the sidebar at the bottom but other than that, no funny stuff.
It doesn't look any different on iOS. (I don't use mobile browsing, so it should appear the same way it does in Safari for macOS/OS X). It might be loading a tad slower, though.
If cached, it should be faster. If not cached then it definitely does take longer.
A lot of things on the backend changed and I haven't tuned any of it yet. I checked why some parts were slow and I think they will be easy fixes. If not, I still have other ideas. Basically, the list of 12 posts on the front page is complex.
The Twins’ entry in the Arizona Fall League this year is the Surprise Saguaros. I’ll try to give more-or-less daily updates on how Twins players are doing. As there’s only one game, though, it didn’t seem necessary to do a separate post, so I’ll just put them in the daily cup.
Surprise took the lead with three in the third, led 4-1 after six, and scored four in the seventh on the way to an 11-2 victory over Mesa. Nick Gordon went 3-for-4 with a walk, scoring twice and driving in one. Mitch Garver was 1-for-2 with three walks, scoring once and driving in one. Tanner English was 0-for-4. Mason Melotakis pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one.
If you’re interested, Tim Tebow played left field for Scottsdale and went 0-for-3. If you’re not interested, he still went 0-for-3.
You forgot to mention his miraculous healing.
Think he'll be genuflecting in prayer at home plate with each run he scores?
Here you go.
So, was "miracle" in reference to a ballplayer being friendly with a fan?
Well played.
Once more the lab dropped the ball on my pre-surgery lab tests, just like last time. I guess if I'm hoping for things to work out the same as my first hip, I'll have to put up with it.
So, apparently Ron Washington won the consolation prize and was named Atlanta's new third base coach. He was Oakland's third base coach the past two seasons. I can't put my finger on another former skipper making a lateral move like that recently.
Larry Bowa comes to mind, but he followed Torre to the Dodgers after they left the Yankees.
Also, Ray Miller, after managing the Twins, was pitching coach under Jim Leyland in Pittsburgh for a long time before becoming pitching coach for Davey Johnson in Baltimore.
For those who lived through it, it was obvious Miller wasn't a manager. He was a pretty decent pitching coach, though.
No wonder why the Twins struggled with their young core in '85 & '86 – they didn't have a manager or a closer during much of that time!
Mauch was the only real manager they had from '72 up to Kelly. Of course, with an owner with $$ anyone can look like a good manager. And let's not talk about any particular "closer" please
overrated. I'd have accepted Soupy
I would suggest that, while not a great manager overall, Billy Gardner was a good manager for his time. A lot of the Twins good, young players developed under his tenure. He might not have been responsible for all of that, but at least he didn't get in the way of it and mess it up. He had the patience to put guys into the lineup or the rotation and let them play. He didn't call players lazy or threaten to send them to AAA every time they hit a rough patch. He allowed his young players to develop at their own pace, and there's something to be said for that.
I always felt that "Slick" didn't do a whole lot of anything, actually. Maybe that's what they needed then. Was Gardner the one who lived in a Motel 6 during his stay?
I don't remember that, but it does sound right.
I am surprised Washington hasn't returned to managing, considering how successful his Rangers teams were. I'm wondering how resistant he is to using the more advanced sabermetrics.
The piece I read suggested that Washington, while a gifted infield coach, has a very traditional perspective on in-game tactics & roster strategy. Rightly or not, clubs may also be wary of the personal issues he's struggled with over the last decade or so.
Ruben Amaro, Jr. went from GM to First Base Coach
Welcome to the new wgom.org.
just like the old wgom.org. Smells funky. Or is that New Car smell?
Bizarro-world ... how'd you make all the images invert like that?
I know ways.
Is this real? I can't see anything funny in Firefox.
Are you stealing your neighbor's wireless?
No: the signal's not strong enough.
I checked IE: it puts the sidebar at the bottom but other than that, no funny stuff.
It doesn't look any different on iOS. (I don't use mobile browsing, so it should appear the same way it does in Safari for macOS/OS X). It might be loading a tad slower, though.
If cached, it should be faster. If not cached then it definitely does take longer.
A lot of things on the backend changed and I haven't tuned any of it yet. I checked why some parts were slow and I think they will be easy fixes. If not, I still have other ideas. Basically, the list of 12 posts on the front page is complex.