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  1. David HK
    Monkeys Brothers

    From the album: 2017

  2. David HK
    Yes.
  3. David HK
    Man, I was excited when they got him. He had looked great as Gossage's setup man, big kid with a big heater, and a lot of moxie. And those killer glasses! LOL Those early 80's teams were horrid, but you could see a good nucleus coming along. It was like ticking the boxes for a contender: we had a big stud at 1B, and power-hitting youngster at 3B, Castino was not yet crippled, a couple of corner stones in the OF, too with Gary Ward and the young kid Brunansky whacking the ball around. Bobby Castillo and the kid Viola seemed like a couple of rocks in the rotation, and when we signed RD, I ticked the box for a closer! The next thing I remember it was 1984, and the young Twins were in contention in September for the first time in years. And then destroying a chair in the restaurant where I worked, as we gathered in the bar after our shifts to watch the end of the Twins games-- on that night in Cleveland...
  4. David HK
    Oh, thanks a lot, Seth. Now I'm gonna be grumpy all day remembering that Bruno-for-Tom Herr trade. What a travesty that was.
  5. David HK
    I like this kid even more, knowing about the Dizzy cheeks.
  6. David HK
    Man, these recaps bring back a hundred old memories! Dean Chance, Perry and Kaat, Dave Boswell- the Twins were loaded with good pitchers in 69, as well as that early version of the Bomba Squad. Boswell was my fave pitcher that year, 'til Billy took him out behind the old Lindell AC that night in Detroit. He missed about 3 weeks, but still won 20 games, even after having his 6'3" a** handed to him by a pint-sized old man... What a year that was.
  7. David HK
    The 70s, as a Twins fan, was a lo-o-o-o-o-ong decade. There were bright spots, here and there, 76, 79, but for the most part, it was just as you said. Killer, Tony O, others got old, and Calvin let all the stars go for a pittance. But still, we never gave up!
  8. David HK
    Jeepers, how many of those highlights from other teams in that video were against the Twins?!? And how about those attractive White Sox / Carpet Mart softball uniforms? Remember the shorts?
  9. David HK
    Yeh, that was in the lean years, when it was a crapshoot for the AL to have to pick one guy from the Twins... I wonder if they actually used a dartboard?
  10. David HK
    I would add Allan Anderson to the list, too. His 1988 season, where he led the AL in ERA was awesome, and he backed it up in 89 too, with another solid year. But then, like Keyser Söze in Usual Suspects... Poof! He was gone...
  11. David HK

    Verbal

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    Verbal

    From the album: 2017

  12. David HK
    I love these, Seth. Great blasts from the past with names that still stick in the memory, even though I can't remember lunch... Heh... Steve Braun- he was just one of those "professional hitters." Always ready with the stick, and an awesome pinch hitter too. He was the 70s version of Randy Bush in the next decade. Never really a full-time role, but a most-time role, and a heck of a bat off the bench. And I, too, gotta go with Disco Dan in the OF.
  13. David HK
    Heh... TK always had a bit of a thing for Portugal. I always liked the guy, but he was a young Cali dude, and I'm sure he got under TK's skin just by being himself. I was sad to see him get traded away for the proverbial bag o' balls, and he went on to have some good years in the NL.
  14. David HK
    Ahh, Seth, you've done it again. Thanks for this awesome rundown. These are the names and faces from my Elementary School days, the heroes who populated my baseball card collection, and whose exploits I'd fall asleep to with the transistor under my pillow with those night games coming in from the coast. What I'd give right now to fall into a sound, innocent sleep, with the crackle of static and the day's closing grain prices in between the innings where images of my childhood idols danced in my head...
  15. David HK
    I concur. Doctor, do you concur?
  16. David HK
    Thanks for this, Matthew.
  17. David HK
    Who usually won?
  18. David HK
    I taped Ken Burns' Baseball series long ago. The turned my VHS copies into Dvd. It's not the greatest pixel-wise, but so much of that stuff is old photos and film anyway, I just pretend it's from the old days. About time to crank up Inning 1 again!
  19. David HK
    Heh... It reminded me of the Chiefs' fashion show from Slap Shot. https://www.google.com/search?q=slapshot+fashion+show&oq=slap+shoy+fashion+show&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l3.16653j0j7&client=ms-android-samsung-gj-rev1&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#
  20. David HK
    Sorry, there is not little to worry about. So maybe if you fall out of the range of the critical danger zones age or health-wise, you are still in contact with many other people in your daily life who aren't. This is where the greatest spread has been where I am in Hong Kong- family or business gatherings. It is far better to over-react at this critical time, than minimize the danger. It's colleagues, parents, grandparents, anyone in your social circle. You did qualify your response, but please, there is no one who has no reason to worry, and to not be protective and proactive.
  21. David HK
    Think I'm gonna call him "Laser Larnach." You know, kind of like Razor Ruddock.
  22. David HK
    Those Phils' announcers were duly impressed by his play. Man, they were a pleasure to listen to, as I caught some of the game on replay. Much more than the usual 'homers,' they really did gush about Lewis, but they also had interesting things to say about the relative unknowns on the Twinks as well as their own boys. Nice. The Cards guys earlier in the week were very good, too. But whoa, whoever was on the Braves feed last week- they sucked.
  23. David HK
    "...what I think was LaVelle..." Omg... Hm. Hard to argue with 30% off, tho...
  24. David HK
    I've been following this kid for the last couple years. Agree with Ace, he has the best baseball name since Willie Mays Hayes, and a heck of a good head on his shoulders, too. He sounds so optimistic and hard-working, and I have high hopes for him! Hey, has he been adopt-a-prospected yet?
  25. David HK
    This was really interesting. Didn't know all of that data before. Good stuff! Sometimes, though, it's not just an individual pitcher, but how he fits into a rotation that makes him (and the team) more effective over the long haul, and within a 3 or 4 game series- imagine your opponent facing the off-speed, spinny, side-winding Smeltzer one day, followed the next day by a flame-throwing righty like Brusdar Grat.... oh, never mind.
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