Comments on: In Case You Weren’t Sure

By: DizzleChizzle

DizzleChizzle — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:15:23 +0000

A quote from John McGrath’s article today pretty much sums up how much better this outfield is.

What I didn’t know is how Chavez would challenge pop-ups presumed to be lost-cause fouls. In the opener, Chavez ran about a half-mile to make a play in front of the Twins’ bullpen. He was denied – he landed on his back – but if the same foul ball is hit in 2008, Raul Ibañez never even shows up on the TV screen.

Hopefully

By: jamesllegade

jamesllegade — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:34:19 +0000

I nominate “the Big FraGu” as Franklin Guitierez’ nickname.

Any takers?

By: Breadbaker

Breadbaker — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:10:20 +0000

So I’m randomly watching a rerun of an old “Iron Chef” on FLN and I look up and see the “ceremonial cutting of the first daikon” for the New Year by Yokohama Bay Star’s star reliever . . . Kazuhiro Sasaki. He liked spicy food.

By: BoiseMoose

BoiseMoose — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:15:24 +0000

I’m loving the “new look” M’s. Not only is it nice to have some speed and defense to help the win/loss category, but its just a whole heck of a lot more exciting of a product to watch.

By: myohmy41

myohmy41 — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:02:35 +0000

Gutz made of the best catches I have ever seen, but it has overshadowed the ridiculous play by Cedeno. Yes, I know it was Mike Redmond running, but still. Going from basically a full stop to a full sprint and throwing a dart to first off balance is pretty impressive.

By: Breadbaker

Breadbaker — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:59:17 +0000

From Putz to Gutz: the Jack Zduriencik Story.

By: Steve T

Steve T — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:34:52 +0000

According to his FB page, which appears to be run by a fanatical female fan, his proper nickname is not “Gutz” but “El Guti”.

By: z4ec

z4ec — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:22:35 +0000

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By: joser

joser — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:11:02 +0000

How come nobody is even mentioning Balentien?

Because the topic of this thread is defense, and he hasn’t done anything especially notable in that regard?

By: dcmarinerfan

dcmarinerfan — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:59:32 +0000

For those of you who want a video of the Gut catch, you can find it here.