Comments on: Twins History Lesson: October

By: talldrinkowater

talldrinkowater — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:17:11 +0000

JC – I have truly enjoyed reading your history of the Twins series. I hope it was as fun to compile and write as it was for me to read.

YF – I am looking forward to a compelling matchup between our two teams. And I also enjoy your perspective!

I am so bummed that I am going to have to TiVo tonight’s and Saturday’s games, tonight I have a Girl Scout leader meeting (ugh) and Saturday I will be up in the mountains and away from the TV. I will be able to check scores on my phone but it won’t be quite the same.

By: dewluca

dewluca — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 17:50:05 +0000

I have to say I found the following to be the most depressing statistic of them all:

October 7, 1925: Yes… 1925. The Washington Senators, behind pitcher Walter Johnson, beat the Pirates in Game 1 of the World Series in Pittsburgh. The franchise has not won a road World Series game since, losing 14 straight since this date.

Almost afraid to see what their home vs. road records are for the other rounds of the postseason . . . but hoping that TF will miraculously change all the numbers. Three cheers for magical thinking and superstition

By: CapitalBabs

CapitalBabs — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 18:14:52 +0000

I would be in favor of a dual matchups discussion – not everyone has a knowledgeable and trustworthy Yankee fan in their midst to do a real discussion. If YF would would be willing to put a little work into his position, I think it would be fun to assemble both sides.

By: Jim Crikket

Jim Crikket — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:20:28 +0000

Thanks for the kind words, YF, I’m glad you’ve enjoyed the History Lesson series.

It’s funny you should ask about discussing the match-ups, because that’s exactly what I’m sitting down to start drafting over lunch today. I don’t think it’s giving away my thoughts prematurely to simply say that I agree with you that this has the makings of a memorable series. I’ll be very disappointed if it turns out to be very one-sided (of course, my disappointment will be significantly lessened if it’s the Twins who dominate in a lopsided manner!).

I’ll also mention that Seth has already posted a pretty fair position-by-position comparison over at sethspeaks.net, so we’ll try to avoid a lot of duplication with his analysis.

By: YankeeFan

YankeeFan — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:43:20 +0000

Well, I have thoroughly enjoyed them, and look forward to squaring off once again in the playoffs. I think I would give the Yankees a slight edge in hitting (depth mostly) and the Twins a more favorable edge in pitching. I fully anticipate a 5 game series, with a memorable finish at Target Field… I know there are 2 more days until the games begin. Are you planning on discussing matchups then? If not, I would love to hear what the experts think.

Warm regards…