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Twins Alert on the Grid. 2 New Players on their line but I don't know if it was Varland or Kriske.

As for Bill Burns, while not one of the Black Sox he played a pivotable go between role with the team. His character was portrayed by Christopher Lloyd in Eight Men Out.

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Ope3 said:
Twins Alert on the Grid. 2 New Players on their line but I don't know if it was Varland or Kriske.

As for Bill Burns, while not one of the Black Sox he played a pivotable go between role with the team. His character was portrayed by Christopher Lloyd in Eight Men Out.

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Turns out Varland is the Newbie. Per post #887, I used Kriske on 9/16/25.
 

Breakin' The Plane said:
Found a little quirk today. On the football grid, I tried to use Ed "Too Tall" Jones as a Cowboy with a 10+ sack season (not really a deep pull, I know). Anyway, I started with just Ed Jones. Only name that came up was a guy that only played in 1975. Obviously not the right guy. So I try typing in Ed Too Tall Jones. Nope. Third try I discover that he's listed only as Too Tall Jones. So now that I've opened that can of worms, I'm wondering how many players in the database are listed primarily by their nicknames.
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Here's a good one, and note he's a 3X All Star:

Ripper Collins

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Ripper Collins (baseball) - Wikipedia

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The nickname "Ripper" developed during an on-field incident that occurred when Jimmy was a young player. A ball rocketed off his bat and struck a nail protruding from the outfield fence; it caused the cover to partially tear. When asked who hit the ball, the retrieving outfielder saw the ball hanging and said, "It was the ripper."
 

Ope3 said:
Here's a good one, and note he's a 3X All Star:

Ripper Collins

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Ripper Collins (baseball) - Wikipedia

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The nickname "Ripper" developed during an on-field incident that occurred when Jimmy was a young player. A ball rocketed off his bat and struck a nail protruding from the outfield fence; it caused the cover to partially tear. When asked who hit the ball, the retrieving outfielder saw the ball hanging and said, "It was the ripper."
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I'll see your Ripper, and raise you with Baby Doll Jacobson (he works for a slew of AL squads: Orioles, Athletics, Guardians, Tigers, and Red Sox):
From Wikipedia:
On opening day of the 1912 season, the band began playing the popular song, "Oh, You Beautiful Doll", as Jacobson came to the plate. Jacobson recalled, "Well I led off with a home run on the first pitch and a lady sitting behind the plate jumped up and shouted, 'You must be that beautiful doll they were talking about.' The name stuck with me and that was it."
 

The 1988 Topps podcast paid off today, as I was able to utilize Porfi Altamarino in the Phillies/Cubs square, knowledge only delivered to me by the recent segment on Keith Moreland, as Porfi was involved in a trade for/with (can't quite recall) Moreland.

Btw, it's a nice little podcast-once a week, they delve into one player from the '88 Topps set and dive deep into their career. I know more about Brian Dayett now than I knew I needed.
 



Breakin' The Plane said:
Sorry to hear Mike Greenwell passed away. It's notable for Grid purposes that he was a career .303 hitter who only played for the Red Sox.
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Damn sad news. Only 62, RIP.


For the GRID he's sneaky as he played C for 1 game, in addition to all 3 OF spots. Also had a 100 RBI season, has a Silver Slugger, a 7.5 WAR year and was an All Star. Pretty stellar.
 

He didn't do much for the Twins this year, but for Grid purposes I am very glad I was introduced to Jose Urena this year--with his five teams this year, he's up to 11 teams overall, including the Marlins and Rockies, which are always vexing. He was my sub 1% square for Marlins-Rangers yesterday. (other great quality, besides the Marlins, he's never spent enough time elsewhere, so his rarity score should be tidy).

Tagline for the 2025 Twins should read: "They didn't do much on the field, but they were a bonanza for Immaculate Grid!"

Here's who I am quite certain I've used this year who you might charitably call journeymen:
Darren McCaughen
Urena
Erasmo Ramirez
Thomas Hatch
Brooks Kriske
Justin Topa
Anthony Misiewicz
Joey Wentz
Genesis Cabrera
Danny Coulombe
Jonah Bride
Jhonny Pereda
Mickey Gasper
James Outman

I've still got Noah Davis, Alan Roden, Michael Tonkin, Scott Blewett, Kody Clemens, and a bunch of homegrown Twins in my pocket. What a bountiful year!
 
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From Eric Stephen’s BlueSky account:
MLB's final four has been set, aka the Henry Blanco gauntlet, named for the only player to play for the Dodgers, Brewers, Blue Jays, and Mariners
Henry Blanco (number 12, holding his arms up) on the Brewers


Henry Blanco on the Dodgers


Henry Blanco on the Blue Jays


Henry Blanco on the Mariners
 




Late Night Twins Alert. The 2 Buddys are actually part of the franchise's Top 24 in All Time WAR. Only Lewis registered as a New Player for me, while Myer I had used as an All Star.

Robby Thompson also an added Newbie, to my surprise.

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Ope3 said:
Late Night Twins Alert. The 2 Buddys are actually part of the franchise's Top 24 in All Time WAR. Only Lewis registered as a New Player for me, while Myer I had used as an All Star.

Robby Thompson also an added Newbie, to my surprise.

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It always humors me when we have the same players on the Grid together-I used Gaetti and Punto in the same slots as you. I was able to add Newbies in Alan Roden and Edouard Julien in the Twins column, along with a 1988 Topps podcast featured guy in Wallace Johnson (surprise, suprise, it was a really low score).

And in addition to Punto, I was able to slide Ben Revere (Phils) and Denard Span (Giants) into the centerfielder slots, with Span being a surprising newbie for me.
 
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