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I don't have strong feelings about who the next manager should be, but I hope she's a motivator.

The link for the "Prospects 6-10" article seems to be broken,

I remember the young kid who, in his third major league game at the Metrodome, went back for a foul pop, tripped on the rubber warning track and messed up his knee, along with his debut season. I don't believe we've ever seen the best of Joe Maurer as an athlete, although what we have seen has been occasionally spectacular. Maurer is an easy case for the Hall of Fame, if we include the business side of the game. The home-town boy with the Kemps Dairy image and perfect career timing has done about as well as anyone could have imagined, from that point of view. It's too bad his body prevented him from matching that standard on the field. >> "..there have been glimmers of hope..." At this point, any glimmers we see now are likely to be from that distant light at the end of the tunnel. I don't know what I would like to see from Maurer in 2017, but I know what I would like to hear: I'd like Joe to acknowledge that his role on the team is changing.

To me, the worst Twins would have to be veterans or hyped youngsters that were absolute disappointments, rather than obscure up-for-a-while types. Certainly Nishioka and Brett Boone. I would add Phil Nevin. And Cry-Baby Tommy Herr took it to a whole new level. How about a twist on the topic? Best ever Twin with the worst ever single skill. Earl Battey was a great catcher and hitter, but holy cow was that man slow on the bases. Every guy who ever played pro ball was better than I was, in every respect -- except that I was faster than Earl Battey. You were faster than Earl Battey.

Mother told me not to go there.

Don't go off on a jeremiad.

That rookie hazing ban is going to sting, but someone still has to carry the Barbie treat bag, right?

Could someone put my order in for Rajai Davis? I like our young outfield, but a good hitter who could platoon with the lefties and not hurt us on defense would be super. And that magical veteran thing, as long as it's more Hunteresque than Rondellish. Say thanks and good luck to Robbie Grossman.

Thank-you, Platoon. ashburyjohn gave me some helpful comment editor tips, so I should be better next time. Did you know that the comment editor doesn't like it when you put two spaces between sentences? Because I can't break the habit, I'm just going to write one-sentence paragraphs.

I added a smiley - don't know what happened to it. ;-) Did it work this time?

Hey Goat. I'm sending you a list of the other sites I post on. It would be helpful if you could follow me around and explain my other jokes.

First time poster here. This has been an interesting thread. I have to confess, I lost interest in the baseball aspect of this about 900 messages ago, but we should all watch out for DaveW. He has discovered the power that can take an unscrupulous man all the way to the top.