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[BigRedLedbetter]

Holy shit Edwin. The atmosphere in Toronto is just insane these days, and today brought it to a new level.

You guys might win the World Series.

[PHATJ]

Mabe we can sweet talk PHATJ into running a Twins team? We need lament's handsomeness, chud's negotiation skills and the muscle of skitch to talk him into it.

I have no idea how to play or even what all the rules are, but if you choose the best season from a player from each position my team would look something like this:

C Joe Mauer 2009
1B Rod Carew 1977 (close second: Justin Morneau 2006)
2B Chuck Knoblauch 1996
3B Harmon Killebrew 1969
SS Zoilo Versalles 1965
LF Bob Alison 1964 (close second: Josh Willingham 2012)
CF Kirby Puckett 1988
RF Tony Oliva 1964
DH Jim Thome 2010

[@SkitchP]

With no draft, im 100% on board with including phatj

[BigRedLedbetter]

Mabe we can sweet talk PHATJ into running a Twins team? We need lament's handsomeness, chud's negotiation skills and the muscle of skitch to talk him into it.

I have no idea how to play or even what all the rules are, but if you choose the best season from a player from each position my team would look something like this:

C Joe Mauer 2009
1B Rod Carew 1977 (close second: Justin Morneau 2006)
2B Chuck Knoblauch 1996
3B Harmon Killebrew 1969
SS Zoilo Versalles 1965
LF Bob Alison 1964 (close second: Josh Willingham 2012)
CF Kirby Puckett 1988
RF Tony Oliva 1964
DH Jim Thome 2010

Pretty damn good team. Throw in Walter Johnson, Johan, Viola, Camilo Pascual that is a damn good team.

[PHATJ]

Mabe we can sweet talk PHATJ into running a Twins team? We need lament's handsomeness, chud's negotiation skills and the muscle of skitch to talk him into it.

I have no idea how to play or even what all the rules are, but if you choose the best season from a player from each position my team would look something like this:

C Joe Mauer 2009
1B Rod Carew 1977 (close second: Justin Morneau 2006)
2B Chuck Knoblauch 1996
3B Harmon Killebrew 1969
SS Zoilo Versalles 1965
LF Bob Alison 1964 (close second: Josh Willingham 2012)
CF Kirby Puckett 1988
RF Tony Oliva 1964
DH Jim Thome 2010

Pretty damn good team. Throw in Walter Johnson, Johan, Viola, Camilo Pascual that is a damn good team.

If you look at those seasons there are several MVP awards and most of those years have 1.000+ OPS. I hadn't even thought about pitching. Also, there are guys from the Senators that I didn't include that had even better seasons. I didn't include them because I don't really consider them Twins.

[PHATJ]

With no draft, im 100% on board with including phatj

Watch out, the Twins are bad ass.

[BigRedLedbetter]

Mabe we can sweet talk PHATJ into running a Twins team? We need lament's handsomeness, chud's negotiation skills and the muscle of skitch to talk him into it.

I have no idea how to play or even what all the rules are, but if you choose the best season from a player from each position my team would look something like this:

C Joe Mauer 2009
1B Rod Carew 1977 (close second: Justin Morneau 2006)
2B Chuck Knoblauch 1996
3B Harmon Killebrew 1969
SS Zoilo Versalles 1965
LF Bob Alison 1964 (close second: Josh Willingham 2012)
CF Kirby Puckett 1988
RF Tony Oliva 1964
DH Jim Thome 2010

Pretty damn good team. Throw in Walter Johnson, Johan, Viola, Camilo Pascual that is a damn good team.

If you look at those seasons there are several MVP awards and most of those years have 1.000+ OPS. I hadn't even thought about pitching. Also, there are guys from the Senators that I didn't include that had even better seasons. I didn't include them because I don't really consider them Twins.

Kirby got screwed out of the MVP in 1992.

[PHATJ]

Mabe we can sweet talk PHATJ into running a Twins team? We need lament's handsomeness, chud's negotiation skills and the muscle of skitch to talk him into it.

I have no idea how to play or even what all the rules are, but if you choose the best season from a player from each position my team would look something like this:

C Joe Mauer 2009
1B Rod Carew 1977 (close second: Justin Morneau 2006)
2B Chuck Knoblauch 1996
3B Harmon Killebrew 1969
SS Zoilo Versalles 1965
LF Bob Alison 1964 (close second: Josh Willingham 2012)
CF Kirby Puckett 1988
RF Tony Oliva 1964
DH Jim Thome 2010

Pretty damn good team. Throw in Walter Johnson, Johan, Viola, Camilo Pascual that is a damn good team.

If you look at those seasons there are several MVP awards and most of those years have 1.000+ OPS. I hadn't even thought about pitching. Also, there are guys from the Senators that I didn't include that had even better seasons. I didn't include them because I don't really consider them Twins.

Kirby got screwed out of the MVP in 1992.

Yeah, agreed. For pitchers, Francisco Liriano's 2006 was amazing.

[BigRedLedbetter]

Mabe we can sweet talk PHATJ into running a Twins team? We need lament's handsomeness, chud's negotiation skills and the muscle of skitch to talk him into it.

I have no idea how to play or even what all the rules are, but if you choose the best season from a player from each position my team would look something like this:

C Joe Mauer 2009
1B Rod Carew 1977 (close second: Justin Morneau 2006)
2B Chuck Knoblauch 1996
3B Harmon Killebrew 1969
SS Zoilo Versalles 1965
LF Bob Alison 1964 (close second: Josh Willingham 2012)
CF Kirby Puckett 1988
RF Tony Oliva 1964
DH Jim Thome 2010

Pretty damn good team. Throw in Walter Johnson, Johan, Viola, Camilo Pascual that is a damn good team.

If you look at those seasons there are several MVP awards and most of those years have 1.000+ OPS. I hadn't even thought about pitching. Also, there are guys from the Senators that I didn't include that had even better seasons. I didn't include them because I don't really consider them Twins.

Kirby got screwed out of the MVP in 1992.

Yeah, agreed. For pitchers, Francisco Liriano's 2006 was amazing.

Indeed. He is a big reason the Pirates are where they are this year.

[PHATJ]

Mabe we can sweet talk PHATJ into running a Twins team? We need lament's handsomeness, chud's negotiation skills and the muscle of skitch to talk him into it.

I have no idea how to play or even what all the rules are, but if you choose the best season from a player from each position my team would look something like this:

C Joe Mauer 2009
1B Rod Carew 1977 (close second: Justin Morneau 2006)
2B Chuck Knoblauch 1996
3B Harmon Killebrew 1969
SS Zoilo Versalles 1965
LF Bob Alison 1964 (close second: Josh Willingham 2012)
CF Kirby Puckett 1988
RF Tony Oliva 1964
DH Jim Thome 2010

Pretty damn good team. Throw in Walter Johnson, Johan, Viola, Camilo Pascual that is a damn good team.

If you look at those seasons there are several MVP awards and most of those years have 1.000+ OPS. I hadn't even thought about pitching. Also, there are guys from the Senators that I didn't include that had even better seasons. I didn't include them because I don't really consider them Twins.

Kirby got screwed out of the MVP in 1992.

Yeah, agreed. For pitchers, Francisco Liriano's 2006 was amazing.

Indeed. He is a big reason the Pirates are where they are this year.

BTW, Bert Blyleven hasn't even been mentioned yet. Or Scott Erickson's great 1991. Or Jack Morris. Or Brad Radke. Or...... Or......

[philpritchard]

I loved Brad Radke. I always had him on my team in Hardball 5.

[PHATJ]

Mabe we can sweet talk PHATJ into running a Twins team? We need lament's handsomeness, chud's negotiation skills and the muscle of skitch to talk him into it.

I have no idea how to play or even what all the rules are, but if you choose the best season from a player from each position my team would look something like this:

C Joe Mauer 2009
1B Rod Carew 1977 (close second: Justin Morneau 2006)
2B Chuck Knoblauch 1996
3B Harmon Killebrew 1969
SS Zoilo Versalles 1965
LF Bob Alison 1964 (close second: Josh Willingham 2012)
CF Kirby Puckett 1988
RF Tony Oliva 1964
DH Jim Thome 2010

Pretty damn good team. Throw in Walter Johnson, Johan, Viola, Camilo Pascual that is a damn good team.

If you look at those seasons there are several MVP awards and most of those years have 1.000+ OPS. I hadn't even thought about pitching. Also, there are guys from the Senators that I didn't include that had even better seasons. I didn't include them because I don't really consider them Twins.

Kirby got screwed out of the MVP in 1992.

Yeah, agreed. For pitchers, Francisco Liriano's 2006 was amazing.

Indeed. He is a big reason the Pirates are where they are this year.

BTW, Bert Blyleven hasn't even been mentioned yet. Or Scott Erickson's great 1991. Or Jack Morris. Or Brad Radke. Or...... Or......

Or Mudcat Grant, or Jim Kaat, or Jim Perry, or.....

[PHATJ]

I loved Brad Radke. I always had him on my team in Hardball 5.

I liked him too, but he loved giving up first inning home runs.

[philpritchard]

I loved Brad Radke. I always had him on my team in Hardball 5.

I liked him too, but he loved giving up first inning home runs.

I just remember the wicked changeup.

[PHATJ]

I loved Brad Radke. I always had him on my team in Hardball 5.

I liked him too, but he loved giving up first inning home runs.

I just remember the wicked changeup.

His penchant for giving up homers was so notorious that one 90's Sega video game claimed its action was “Real as Radke” and featured Radke watching homeruns sail out of the park.

1997 was Radke’s breakout year, when he went 20-10 (winning nearly 30% of the Twins’ 68 wins), with a 3.87 ERA and a career-high 174 Ks in 240 innings. He also started a MLB-high 35 games. He finished in the top 25 in MVP voting and was third in the AL Cy Young voting behind Roger Clemens and Randy Johnson. He also won 12 consecutive games in 12 consecutive starts, only the third player since 1950 to accomplish the task.

[BigRedLedbetter]

Mabe we can sweet talk PHATJ into running a Twins team? We need lament's handsomeness, chud's negotiation skills and the muscle of skitch to talk him into it.

I have no idea how to play or even what all the rules are, but if you choose the best season from a player from each position my team would look something like this:

C Joe Mauer 2009
1B Rod Carew 1977 (close second: Justin Morneau 2006)
2B Chuck Knoblauch 1996
3B Harmon Killebrew 1969
SS Zoilo Versalles 1965
LF Bob Alison 1964 (close second: Josh Willingham 2012)
CF Kirby Puckett 1988
RF Tony Oliva 1964
DH Jim Thome 2010

Pretty damn good team. Throw in Walter Johnson, Johan, Viola, Camilo Pascual that is a damn good team.

If you look at those seasons there are several MVP awards and most of those years have 1.000+ OPS. I hadn't even thought about pitching. Also, there are guys from the Senators that I didn't include that had even better seasons. I didn't include them because I don't really consider them Twins.

Kirby got screwed out of the MVP in 1992.

Yeah, agreed. For pitchers, Francisco Liriano's 2006 was amazing.

Indeed. He is a big reason the Pirates are where they are this year.

BTW, Bert Blyleven hasn't even been mentioned yet. Or Scott Erickson's great 1991. Or Jack Morris. Or Brad Radke. Or...... Or......

[BigRedLedbetter]

I loved Brad Radke. I always had him on my team in Hardball 5.

I liked him too, but he loved giving up first inning home runs.

I just remember the wicked changeup.

His penchant for giving up homers was so notorious that one 90's Sega video game claimed its action was “Real as Radke” and featured Radke watching homeruns sail out of the park.

1997 was Radke’s breakout year, when he went 20-10 (winning nearly 30% of the Twins’ 68 wins), with a 3.87 ERA and a career-high 174 Ks in 240 innings. He also started a MLB-high 35 games. He finished in the top 25 in MVP voting and was third in the AL Cy Young voting behind Roger Clemens and Randy Johnson. He also won 12 consecutive games in 12 consecutive starts, only the third player since 1950 to accomplish the task.

Radke was always really underrated to me. Had some damn good years under the radar.

Yes I remember those video game commercials haha.

[BigRedLedbetter]

Cueto vs Verlander in KC on Tuesday. Trying to talk my buddy into playing hookie with me and going.

[verb_to_trust]

Arrieta has a no no going...

[spike]

Arrieta has a no no going...

my cubs fan brother in law usually sends me cubs related text updates during games, but radio silence tonight. i guarantee he thinks he'll jinx it.