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Ope3 said:
Twins alert on the Grid.

Bomba 1B - 0.7%
'91 RF - 0.2%
'88 ERA Leader - 0.4%
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I went with:
--catcher with a palindromic last name (.2%)
--Cy Young award winner w/a HOF brother (.2%)
--"ace" from the '82 Twins with a superior 'stache (.03%)
 

Ope3 said:
My quest for a perfect May is done.

Hard to fathom that Kirk Gibson never played in the Mid-Summer Classic as a Detroit Tiger. Seriously?!? Actually he never appeared in an All Star game, period. Wow.
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I don't feel as bad for the Gibson/Tiger-All Star gaffe, as today I was tripped up by having no clue on a Diamondback with 30 SBs.
 
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Ope3 said:
I don't feel as bad for the Gibson/Tiger-All Star gaffe, as today I was tripped up by having no clue on a Diamondback with 30 SBs.
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I thought Tony Womack was a brilliant answer for that one but apparently so did everyone else out there lol.
 

Gophers1992 said:
I thought Tony Womack was a brilliant answer for that one but apparently so did everyone else out there lol.
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Of the 7 D-Backs that qualified, Womack and Goldschmidt were the only players I had even heard of, but there was no chance I was going to associate them as achieving such success on the basepaths.
 


Ope3 said:
I don't feel as bad for the Gibson/Tiger-All Star gaffe, as today I was tripped up by having no clue on a Diamondback with 30 SBs.
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May's been pretty rough for me overall, but none more so than today--I took a stab with both Uptons', if BJ actually had played with the D-Backs, I'd have been fine, but given my scarce knowledge of that franchise, I dug a hole immediately.

Regarding Gibson/All Star games, here's an old article (10 years out) of the best players to never have made an All-Star team. Some names that really surprise me here, none more so than Eric Chavez.
 

coolhandgopher said:
May's been pretty rough for me overall, but none more so than today--I took a stab with both Uptons', if BJ actually had played with the D-Backs, I'd have been fine, but given my scarce knowledge of that franchise, I dug a hole immediately.

Regarding Gibson/All Star games, here's an old article (10 years out) of the best players to never have made an All-Star team. Some names that really surprise me here, none more so than Eric Chavez.
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From the article:

Gibson told MLB.com in 2011 that he was twice invited as a reserve to the All-Star Game, in 1985 and 1988 (the year he won the NL MVP Award), but turned down the selections.

I feel as though I should get back credit for my Grid/Gibson choice. :cool:

Several other surprising names on that list, especially Tim Salmon. I have gotten burned before on John Tudor.
 

Rarity Score Hunter's Delight today on the Grid. I hit 5%, only cube above 1% for me was Orlando Cepeda at 2%.
 

Ope3 said:
Rarity Score Hunter's Delight today on the Grid. I hit 5%, only cube above 1% for me was Orlando Cepeda at 2%.
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I got too cute hunting for a low score and ended up with 8/9. I was able to conjure up some fun names in the process though: Juan Beniquez, Willie Montanez, Joaquin Andujar, John Denny, Dick Ruthven, Jim Kern from the great era of the 70s/80s.
 



coolhandgopher said:
I got too cute hunting for a low score and ended up with 8/9. I was able to conjure up some fun names in the process though: Juan Beniquez, Willie Montanez, Joaquin Andujar, John Denny, Dick Ruthven, Jim Kern from the great era of the 70s/80s.
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Bummer on not hitting the perfecto, but great names. My list included:

Rusty Staub
Frank Tanana
Bert Blyleven
Darren Daulton
Bob Walk
Willie Hernandez
Ted Simmons
Cy Young
Orlando Cepeda
 

coolhandgopher said:
May's been pretty rough for me overall, but none more so than today--I took a stab with both Uptons', if BJ actually had played with the D-Backs, I'd have been fine, but given my scarce knowledge of that franchise, I dug a hole immediately.

Regarding Gibson/All Star games, here's an old article (10 years out) of the best players to never have made an All-Star team. Some names that really surprise me here, none more so than Eric Chavez.
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June 1 and I almost got too cute on the 3B line. I used Johnny Bench on +40 WAR and Gary Carter for 300 HRs and was trying to think of an obscure .300 Career BA.

I came to my senses and just plugged in George Brett. Survive and advance.
 

Twins alert on the Grid:

- Late 70s - 80 Starting Pitcher towards the end of the alphabet. (0.3%)
- 60s stalwart. (3%)
- 1987 #1. Surprised afterwards to see he wound up appearing in 9 MLB seasons over 11 yrs for 7 franchises. (0.5%)
 




Ope3 said:
Twins alert on the Grid:

- Late 70s - 80 Starting Pitcher towards the end of the alphabet. (0.3%)
- 60s stalwart. (3%)
- 1987 #1. Surprised afterwards to see he wound up appearing in 9 MLB seasons over 11 yrs for 7 franchises. (0.5%)
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I'm a little late on the response, but I went with the following Twins:
* stalwart backstop for the Orioles through the late '70s/'80s whose career started with the Twins and I believe ended with the Dodgers (.4%)
* third catcher on '91 world champs (behind Harper and Ortiz) who began career with Twins before bouncing around as a journeyman (.3%)
* pitcher who was the #4 overall in '82 who I figured would be the Twins ace through the '80s; instead, he was shuttled off a few years later (with Ken Schrom) to the Indians for Roy Smith. (.003%)
 

coolhandgopher said:
I'm a little late on the response, but I went with the following Twins:
* stalwart backstop for the Orioles through the late '70s/'80s whose career started with the Twins and I believe ended with the Dodgers (.4%)
* third catcher on '91 world champs (behind Harper and Ortiz) who began career with Twins before bouncing around as a journeyman (.3%)
* pitcher who was the #4 overall in '82 who I figured would be the Twins ace through the '80s; instead, he was shuttled off a few years later (with Ken Schrom) to the Indians for Roy Smith. (.003%)
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If your 1st one is Dempsey, he actually wound up back with the Os after a couple of stops. I only know that from previous lookups while playing the Grid.
 

Twins Alert on the Grid with White Sox - Phillies - .300 BA (Season)

- Failed Aussie Starter / Dominant Closer (1%)
- 1991 Set Up Man (2%)
- 1982 All Star (2%)

I stalled for a while on Angles/Phillies, would have got called for a Pitch Clock violation. Eventually Bob Boone came to mind.
 

Ope3 said:
Twins Alert on the Grid with White Sox - Phillies - .300 BA (Season)

- Failed Aussie Starter / Dominant Closer (1%)
- 1991 Set Up Man (2%)
- 1982 All Star (2%)

I stalled for a while on Angles/Phillies, would have got called for a Pitch Clock violation. Eventually Bob Boone came to mind.
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I went all ‘70s today:
Third sacker whose promising start with Twins was cut off by injury (2%)

Outfielder who left via free agency to the Brew Crew (2%)

Outfielder whose life came to a tragic end after leaving the Twins via free agency (3%)
 



Not a Twins Alert per se, but there's a cube you can plug in the only guy to manage them to a World Series for 0.02%.

I'm surprised the number is that high.
 

Today's grid I had to take a couple of guesses, on Brewers & Padres 200Ks, and both worked out: Teddy Higuera & Blake Snell. So a moral victory, even though my quest for a perfect June has been toast for a while.

I goofed on Rays catcher a while back. I thought that was our Rocco's position. No Dice. Also thought that Ozzie Guillen played SS or the Marlins. Wrong again. Only managed them, never played.
 

Twin Alert on the Grid:

- Initial OF. (2%)
- Mauch used him lots. (1%)
- Bomba DH. (3%)
 

I used two parts of the John Smiley trade today: Smiley at 3% for Reds/Pirates, and Midre Cummings at .3% for Twins/Pirates. Don't think Denny Neagle fit anywhere...
 

WilliamsArenaGuy said:
I used two parts of the John Smiley trade today: Smiley at 3% for Reds/Pirates, and Midre Cummings at .3% for Twins/Pirates. Don't think Denny Neagle fit anywhere...
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Neagle did have a cup of coffee with the Twins in '91, so he would fit in a couple of spots. Whenever the Rockies pop up, he's a good player to remember.
 

Ope3 said:
Neagle did have a cup of coffee with the Twins in '91, so he would fit in a couple of spots. Whenever the Rockies pop up, he's a good player to remember.
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I could have used him instead of Midre Cummings, but I don't think he fit anywhere else TODAY.
 


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