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In case you missed it on Twinkie Town
- We haven’t done much since Tawny caught you up on Monday. Read her post, its better than mine.
- And then read Matt’s bad-team tourney, because Matt manages to make terrible teams be interesting. That was kind of this site’s bread-and-butter during the late Gardy era.
Elsewhere, in Twins Territory
- Pat Borzi asks “the Pig Question” in the best summary of what’s going on with the Twins and Saints that you could send to your casual-baseball fan friends who are confused.
- If you prefer prestigious national publications, the Wall Street Journal also addresses the same topic.
- Rocco Baldelli wants Nelson Cruz to come back. Maybe he just doesn’t want to be the oldest dude in the dugout?
- Kelsie Heneghan provides a great “state of the farm” for MiLB.com
- Jeff Passan is hearing from executives that the Twins are lurking around in the free agent market. There is also an Odorizzi update here.
- Ted Schwerzler suggests that those rumblings mean one of three big-name players
Other baseball links
- Jose Canseco needs a friend
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— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) December 16, 2020
- Scott Boras is still doing his thing, making up weird analogies for his players. I wonder what he would have compared Canseco to?
Boras on Jackie Bradley Jr.: "JBJ is like PBJ -- he's sweet and smooth and he spreads it all over and covers it well."
— Tyler Kepner (@TylerKepner) December 15, 2020
Boras, extending the vehicular metaphor to cover José Altuve’s struggles in the 60-game season: “Don’t evaluate when you’re on the frontage road. Once we’re back on the freeway, we’re gonna see the cars operate as they normally do.”
— Stephanie Apstein (@stephapstein) December 15, 2020
- There is a chance that baseball gets delayed in 2021. The union wants to play. Manfred and the owners do not. Nightengale warning here, so get your large grains of salt ready.
- Not baseball, but there will be a Nickelodeon version of a NFL playoff game. Complete with slime and googly-eyes. And Spongebob.
Discuss:
What would a “Kid-targeted” MLB broadcast look like? Would you watch it? Do you think that would be enough to get kids interested in the sport? Should we give Rob Manfred any more ideas? Would the Twins totally do a tie-in with the Mall of America?
Alternative: What were your favorite old-school Nickelodeon shows? Or any current ones you like?