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Tag Archives: Tom Kelly
Manager ejections by the numbers
Back in December 2010 I did a post about Twins player ejections and determined that the Twins all time leader in player ejections was Torii Hunter with five. I mentioned in that article that I would look at manager ejections in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Rigney, Billy Gardner, Billy Martin, Bucky Harris, Cal Ermer, Chris Guccione, Cookie Lavagetto, Frank Quilici, Gene Mauch, Gerry Davis, Hunter Wendelstedt III, Jim Leyland, Joe Torre, John Goryl, Phillip Wellman, Ray Miller, Ron Gardenhire, Sam Mele, Tom Kelly, Torii Hunter, Washington Senators
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Twins pitchers with great ERA’s
The Twins finished with a 66-96 record in 2012 and the teams starting pitching was blamed for the teams poor play. The teams starting pitching had a league worst 5.40 ERA and the starters posted a 39-75 record. As a … Continue reading
How Twins have fared against other AL opponents
The Washington Senators played in Washington D.C. from 1901 through 1960. During those 60 years the team played 9,188 games and had 4,223 wins, 4,864 losses and 101 ties to show for their efforts. Excluding the tie games the Senators had … Continue reading
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Tagged Angels, Baltimore Orioles, Blue Jays, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City A's, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Red Sox, Ron Gardenhire, Seattle Mariners, Seattle Pilots, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Tom Kelly, Washington Senators
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Twins fill coaching vacancies
Twins General Manager Terry Ryan announced today that he had filled the three open coaching staff positions by naming Tom Brunansky as the hitting coach, Bobby Cueller as the bullpen coach and Terry Steinbach as the bench coach and catching instructor. Brunansky who had a 14 … Continue reading
Congratulations to Tom Kelly
Jay Thomas Kelly will have his number 10 retired on Saturday and we here at Twins Trivia would like to add our congratulations for a well deserved honor. Kelly was originally drafted by the Seattle Pilots in round 8 of … Continue reading
This Day in Twins History – September 5
9/5/1978 – The Twins Danny Ford costs his team a run during a 4-3 loss to the White Sox at Met Stadium. Trailing 4-0 in the seventh, Ford is on third with the bases loaded when Bombo Rivera singles, Ford … Continue reading
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Tagged Bombo Rivera, Braves, Danny Ford, Frank Quilici, Greg Myers, Jon Rauch, Jose Guillermo Morales, Kent Hrbek, Matt Capps, Matt Tolbert, Met Stadium, Michael Young, NIck Blackburn, Orlando Hudson, Ron Gardenhire, Ron Washington, Steve Hacker, Tom Kelly, White Sox
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Spending some time with Dave McCarty
Dave McCarty was born in Houston, Texas on November 23, 1969. Dave grew up playing the three major sports and attended Sharpstown High School in Houston. Like most Texas athletes, McCarty grew up thinking he would attend the University of Texas … Continue reading
Checking on the minor league side
When I arrived at Hammond Stadium today there was not a lot going on the big league side with a lot of the Twins preparing to play Tampa at Port Charlotte today. A little BP for a couple of players, several … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Pettersen, Anthony Swarzak, Paul Molitor, Tom Kelly
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Another beautiful day at the ballpark
A new day, a new month and another trip to the ballpark and another great day in Southwest Florida. I parked my car on Kelly avenue today and walked over to the nearest field and I saw Gardy conducting a drill … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Bates, Ben Revere, Bobby Valentine, Brian Dinkelman, Brian Dozier, Jeff Manship, Jesse Carlson, Joe Benson, Joel Zumaya, Jose Iglesias, JR Towles, Liam Hendriks, Max Kepler-Rozycki, NIck Blackburn, Rene Tosoni, Ron Gardenhire, Ryan Lavarnway, Scott Baker, Steve Liddle, Terry Ryan, Tom Kelly, Toru Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Nishioka
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Checking on the Twins progress
It is a warm and sunny day here in Fort Myers with the temperatures in the mid 80′s and as I check out the Minnesota weather forecast I find it says that the area could get a foot or more … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Parmelee, Joe Mauer, Luke Hughes, Matt Capps, Rick Stelmaszek, Ron Gardenhire, Tom Kelly, Tommy John surgery, zumaya
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Checking on those pitchers and catchers
Today was my first opportunity to observe all those pitchers and catchers since they started official workouts yesterday and I will tell you, there are a lot of guys out there fighting for a few open slots. Lots of pitchers … Continue reading
Tsuyoshi Nishioka – where are you?
Leading into the 2011 season the Twins big news was the signing of Japanese star shortstop Tsuyoshi Nishioka. The man was going to solidify the infield and lead the Twins to the promised land of getting past round one of the playoffs. … Continue reading
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Tagged Jamey Carroll, Nick Swisher, Ron Gardenhire, Tom Kelly, Tsuyoshi Nishioka, Yankees
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This Day in Twins History – January 4, 2002
In spite of the Minnesota Twins franchise uncertain future due to possible contraction, Ron Gardenhire is named as the Minnesota Twins 12th manager. Gardenhire, 44, replaces the Twins winningest manager, Tom Kelly who had resigned earlier saying that it was time for … Continue reading
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Tagged contraction, Dominic Iasparro, Kenosha Twins, Mets, Ron Gardenhire, Tom Kelly
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Some old newspaper clips about the Twins
The Minnesota Twins have had their ups and downs over the years and I ran across a variety of press clippings that pertained to the home-town nine and I thought that I would share them with you. Some are sad, some … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, Andy MacPhail, Arne Carlson, Astros, Bob Pohlad, Bud Selig, Calvin Griffith, Carl Pohlad, Clark Griffith, contraction, Cubs, Denny Hocking, Don Beaver, Donald Watkins, Florida, Florida Citrus Bowl, Frank Euefemia, George Brophy, Howard Fox, Jim Frey, Jim Pohlad, Judge Harry Seymour Crump, Metrodome, Minnesota Legislature, Montreal, Montreal Expos, North Carolina, Orioles, Orlando, Orlando Sentinel, Peter Gammons, Ray Miller, Ron Davis, Ron Simon, Royals, Thelma Griffith Haynes, Tinker Field, Tom Kelly
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February 25, 2011 – Another day and another trip to the ballpark today to watch the Twins as they prepare for their spring training opener just two days away. On a beautiful albeit a windy late February day the fans were … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexi Casilla, Ryo Shinkawa, Tom Kelly, Tsuyoshi Nishioka
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Fast and furious or slow and steady?
January 17, 2011 - After just one season of calling Target Field home, the Twins brain trust has determined that they have a need for speed. The Twins are coming off of a season where they stole just 68 bases. The … Continue reading
Manager longevity
November 28, 2010 - I thought it would be interesting to see where the Twins managers stood in terms of games managed and to also take a look at the last fifty years in the American League to see how many … Continue reading
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Tagged A's, Angels, Blue Jays, Cookie Lavagetto, Indians, Mariners, Mike Hargrove, Orioles, Ozzie Guillen, Rangers, Ray Miller, Rays, Red Sox, Ron Gardenhire, Royals, Sparky Anderson, Tigers, Tom Kelly, White Sox, Yankees
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Thanksgiving recollections
November 25, 2010 - For me, baseball started back in 1957 when I followed the Milwaukee Braves beat the New York Yankees in the World Series. My brother Stan (now deceased and probably talking baseball and watching some former greats strapping … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Martin, Bobby Cox, Dick Williams, Earl Weaver, Halsey Hall, Herb Carneal, Lou Piniella, Milwaukee Braves, Ron Gardenhire, Tom Kelly, Topps, Yankees
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Would Tom Kelly take Orioles job?
June 4, 2010 - I have to wonder, what would happen if Andy MacPhail the Orioles president of baseball operations would offer the Orioles manager job to Tom Kelly. The history obviously goes back a long ways and MacPhail gave TK … Continue reading
Spring Training Report
February 24, 2010 - I went out to the ballpark on Monday morning to catch the first official work-out and had a good time. There were a number of people there but not a huge crowd by any means. It was … Continue reading
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Tagged Deolis Guerra, Michael Cuddyer, Ron Gardenhire, Tom Kelly
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Twins managers playing careers
December 30, 2009 - The Minnesota Twins have had 12 managers since the team moved here from Washington after the 1960 season. I thought that it would be interesting to see how many games each of them had played at the … Continue reading
They Said It
July 4, 2009 - Here are some fun and interesting quotes pertaining to the Minnesota Twins/Washington Senators that I found in The Sports Illustrated archives. Frank Kostro, Minnesota Twins utility man: “So far I’ve played right, left and first base and … Continue reading
Just another day of practice
March 18, 2009 - I was out watching the Twins practice on Tuesday and to be honest there was not a lot of the regulars around, most of them had gone on down the road to City of Palms Park to … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Hicks, Danny Valencia, Dustin Martin, Matt Tolbert, Tom Kelly
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