<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel> <title> Comments on: Twins History Lesson: August 2-8 </title> <atom:link href="http://knuckleballsblog.com/2010/08/02/twins-history-lesson-august-2-8/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>http://knuckleballsblog.com/2010/08/02/twins-history-lesson-august-2-8/</link> <description>"like butterflies with hiccups"</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:12:59 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.15</generator> <item> <title> By: CapitalBabs </title> <link>http://knuckleballsblog.com/2010/08/02/twins-history-lesson-august-2-8/#comment-1314</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[CapitalBabs]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:14:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=2866#comment-1314</guid> <description><![CDATA[Amanda, your comment finally got me to get my butt in gear and there is now an additional page in our menu - if you ever have a question, feel free to email any time and we'll see if we can't address the issue for you sooner!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amanda, your comment finally got me to get my butt in gear and there is now an additional page in our menu – if you ever have a question, feel free to email any time and we’ll see if we can’t address the issue for you sooner!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: amanda </title> <link>http://knuckleballsblog.com/2010/08/02/twins-history-lesson-august-2-8/#comment-1290</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[amanda]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 03:07:58 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=2866#comment-1290</guid> <description><![CDATA[Thank you!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Jim Crikket </title> <link>http://knuckleballsblog.com/2010/08/02/twins-history-lesson-august-2-8/#comment-1261</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Crikket]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:36:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=2866#comment-1261</guid> <description><![CDATA[You're absolutely right about Palmeiro, who was born in Cuba, tdow. I did not know that factoid about Winfield. I guess considering he never took the field for Cleveland after the trade that season, due to the strike (though he was re-signed by the Tribe as a FA before the 1995 season), even lunch at Burger King would be overpaying. From the look of Winfield's 1995 line with Cleveland (.191/.285/.287, 2 HR, 4 RBI), he probably should have just hung up the spikes and gone to Cooperstown a year earlier.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You’re absolutely right about Palmeiro, who was born in Cuba, tdow.</p> <p>I did not know that factoid about Winfield. I guess considering he never took the field for Cleveland after the trade that season, due to the strike (though he was re-signed by the Tribe as a FA before the 1995 season), even lunch at Burger King would be overpaying. From the look of Winfield’s 1995 line with Cleveland (.191/.285/.287, 2 HR, 4 RBI), he probably should have just hung up the spikes and gone to Cooperstown a year earlier.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: talldrinkowater </title> <link>http://knuckleballsblog.com/2010/08/02/twins-history-lesson-august-2-8/#comment-1259</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[talldrinkowater]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:54:35 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=2866#comment-1259</guid> <description><![CDATA[That would be Rafael Palmeiro. Did you know that in the strike shortened 1994 season, Dave Winfield was traded to Cleveland for a "player to be named later". The Indians never ponied up the player, instead the executives of both teams went to dinner to resolve the issue with the Indians' ownership picking up the tab. I hope it was a 5 star restaurant!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That would be Rafael Palmeiro.</p> <p>Did you know that in the strike shortened 1994 season, Dave Winfield was traded to Cleveland for a “player to be named later”. The Indians never ponied up the player, instead the executives of both teams went to dinner to resolve the issue with the Indians’ ownership picking up the tab. I hope it was a 5 star restaurant!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Jim Crikket </title> <link>http://knuckleballsblog.com/2010/08/02/twins-history-lesson-august-2-8/#comment-1258</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Crikket]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:54:02 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=2866#comment-1258</guid> <description><![CDATA[Just an added note... I debated about whether or not to include the biographical fact about Carew being the first foreign born player to reach 3,000 hits because it's only true if you consider Roberto Clemente's place of birth, Puerto Rico, NOT to be "foreign". I know some of us have had that discussion before. Just to test whether anyone actually reads these comments, there's since been one more foreign born player to join Carew (and arguably Clemente) in the 3,000 hit club. Can you name him?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just an added note… I debated about whether or not to include the biographical fact about Carew being the first foreign born player to reach 3,000 hits because it’s only true if you consider Roberto Clemente’s place of birth, Puerto Rico, NOT to be “foreign”. I know some of us have had that discussion before.</p> <p>Just to test whether anyone actually reads these comments, there’s since been one more foreign born player to join Carew (and arguably Clemente) in the 3,000 hit club. Can you name him?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Jim Crikket </title> <link>http://knuckleballsblog.com/2010/08/02/twins-history-lesson-august-2-8/#comment-1257</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Crikket]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:20:15 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=2866#comment-1257</guid> <description><![CDATA[That would be Pedro Ramos, who beat Whitey Ford and threw a complete game shutout at the Yankees. Sorry I missed the question previously, amanda! Here's the link to the boxscore over at baseball-reference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA196104110.shtml]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That would be Pedro Ramos, who beat Whitey Ford and threw a complete game shutout at the Yankees. Sorry I missed the question previously, amanda! Here’s the link to the boxscore over at baseball-reference.com. <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA196104110.shtml" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA196104110.shtml</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: amanda </title> <link>http://knuckleballsblog.com/2010/08/02/twins-history-lesson-august-2-8/#comment-1256</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[amanda]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:36:41 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=2866#comment-1256</guid> <description><![CDATA[Hey! I posted this question in the comments section on another post and asked you on Twitter, but I'll try again here. Do you know who pitched the very first Twins game?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey! I posted this question in the comments section on another post and asked you on Twitter, but I’ll try again here. Do you know who pitched the very first Twins game?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>