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  1. Otto von Ballpark
    Wow, that's some cool data! It would be really interesting to see how the Twins compared across the league, but I'm not sure if such thorough data like this is out there for other teams...
  2. Otto von Ballpark
    Interestingly, the 1984 collapse was Ron Davis' age-28 season, and the 2001 collapse was LaTroy Hawkins' age-28 season. Obviously they rebounded a bit differently...
  3. Otto von Ballpark
    This write-up really needs a closer look at 1984. A rare season where the Twins were in contention, and in key consecutive games on Sep. 27-28 at Cleveland, Davis blew the save in the 8th inning and lost the game in the 9th both times, mathematically eliminating the Twins from the pennant race (leaving them 3 GB with only 2 more to play). Davis was hardly the only weak link on that club, and certainly not in the legendary Sep. 28 loss, but he took the official loss in both of those games and definitely was the poster boy for the Twins collapse that year.
  4. Otto von Ballpark
    Frankie Rodriguez was definitely overrated as a prospect and had a dismal career, but in retrospect, his 1996 wasn't too bad -- he was basically an average back-of-the-rotation starter that year over nearly 200 innings (topping 200 innings if you could a stint in the bullpen), given the elevated offensive environment of the time. Walbeck deserves this because he was near Butera-level with the bat in the majors, despite a better minor league track record, yet was handed a starting job in the majors for several seasons.
  5. Otto von Ballpark
    I don't think anyone is saying these players are bad compared to the population as a whole, or even the entire universe of pro baseball. But among players who were on the Twins major league roster, some players had the worst performance (or the worst performance-to-expectations ratio). These are those players.
  6. Otto von Ballpark
    You could probably do a whole series based on just the 1995-1996 Twins teams. Matt Walbeck would probably be a good choice. On the 2000 Butch Huskey team, I've always had a soft spot for Sean Bergman -- saw him beat the Yankees in New York that year. Off the top of my head, Steve Carlton's Twins-only performance would certainly qualify him for such a list, and it might be interesting to learn more about his time with the team (having occurred just before my serious fandom).
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