At over 11 billion miles away from Earth, Voyager 2 officially traversed the heliopause and has entered interstellar space.
27 thoughts on “December 11, 2018: Still Voyaging”
My great-nephew finished second in the bareback riding at the Junior National Finals Rodeo yesterday. His score was 83. We're all pretty proud of him, obviously.
That is not going to help the division's collective OBP.
ha!
Buxton and Hamilton in the same division should be fun!
If they were in the same outfield, you could just as well go with a five-man infield.
I'd say my interest in seeing a Twins-Royals game just went up a notch.
This might be my favorite Harold Baines trivia yet:
In his 22 seasons, professional hitter Harold Baines dug in against 15 (and counting, presumably) Hall of Fame-bound pitchers, yet he totaled more than 80 PA against just one of those hurlers. Against that pitcher, Baines hit .294/.380/.420 with 2 doubles, 2 triples, and 3 homers. Who was that pitcher?
He's 38 years old and this year his OPS+ was 6 points higher than his career average. You have to think there's still a lot of gas in that tank.
Exactly what I was thinking. This definitely wouldn't be a Logan Morrison situation.
I'm worried it'd be more of a Morales situation.
As long as Cruz signs before spring training, it will be nothing like Morales, who was only 31 that season he signed with the Twins and was the Royals' best hitter the next year when they won the World Series.
And once more I have to remind that he wouldnt be facing Twins pitching
Cruz vs MN over the past two seasons:
Year
PA
OBP
SLG
tOPS
2017
23
.391
.333
65
2018
16
.313
.429
76
He had significantly better seasons against the Twins the two seasons before these, but how many pitchers from those staffs are still around?
I’m not very enthusiastic about Cruz. He seems like a good enough bet to have a successful year at the plate next season, though I wouldn’t bet on a fourth straight year with a wRC+ at 147 or higher. I’m hesitant because Cruz would absorb playing time at a position the Twins should be rotating guys through to keep their legs fresh, keep their batting eyes sharp, and get some development time. This team doesn’t need an elite DH when other areas need shoring up.
His OPS+ and OPS also were off considerably in 2018 from his preceding three years in Seattle. He had his lowest oWAR (by a wide margin) since 2003. His Marcels projection forecasts further decline, albeit to something that would still be an upgrade for the Twins (261/341/498).
there's definitely a price at which I would be supportive.
My great-nephew finished second in the bareback riding at the Junior National Finals Rodeo yesterday. His score was 83. We're all pretty proud of him, obviously.
Congrats to the kin, sir.
Thank you.
Billy Hamilton is coming to the AL Central!
That is not going to help the division's collective OBP.
ha!
Buxton and Hamilton in the same division should be fun!
If they were in the same outfield, you could just as well go with a five-man infield.
I'd say my interest in seeing a Twins-Royals game just went up a notch.
This might be my favorite Harold Baines trivia yet:
In his 22 seasons, professional hitter Harold Baines dug in against 15 (and counting, presumably) Hall of Fame-bound pitchers, yet he totaled more than 80 PA against just one of those hurlers. Against that pitcher, Baines hit .294/.380/.420 with 2 doubles, 2 triples, and 3 homers. Who was that pitcher?
My first instinct was hilariously correct:
Pitchin' to the score, obviously.
The Payette, Idaho post office has been named for Harmon Killebrew.
Scary news for former Twins minor leaguer Loek Van Mil.
Wow. Hope he'll be okay.
Hmmm, that... Would be kind of fun.
He's 38 years old and this year his OPS+ was 6 points higher than his career average. You have to think there's still a lot of gas in that tank.
Exactly what I was thinking. This definitely wouldn't be a Logan Morrison situation.
I'm worried it'd be more of a Morales situation.
As long as Cruz signs before spring training, it will be nothing like Morales, who was only 31 that season he signed with the Twins and was the Royals' best hitter the next year when they won the World Series.
And once more I have to remind that he wouldnt be facing Twins pitching
Cruz vs MN over the past two seasons:
He had significantly better seasons against the Twins the two seasons before these, but how many pitchers from those staffs are still around?
sorry, that's standard boilerplate response
Coal. Several lumps of coal.
I’m not very enthusiastic about Cruz. He seems like a good enough bet to have a successful year at the plate next season, though I wouldn’t bet on a fourth straight year with a wRC+ at 147 or higher. I’m hesitant because Cruz would absorb playing time at a position the Twins should be rotating guys through to keep their legs fresh, keep their batting eyes sharp, and get some development time. This team doesn’t need an elite DH when other areas need shoring up.
His OPS+ and OPS also were off considerably in 2018 from his preceding three years in Seattle. He had his lowest oWAR (by a wide margin) since 2003. His Marcels projection forecasts further decline, albeit to something that would still be an upgrade for the Twins (261/341/498).
there's definitely a price at which I would be supportive.