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	<title>Comments on: Thanks for Stopping By</title>
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		<title>By: Andrew</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89404</link>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We went to Rushmore/Crazy Horse on a long weekend once with my grandma from PA.  We got on 90 at Blue Earth and then all the way over to the Black Hills.  I had a nice time, though Crazy Horse did seem like a gyp.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We went to Rushmore/Crazy Horse on a long weekend once with my grandma from PA.  We got on 90 at Blue Earth and then all the way over to the Black Hills.  I had a nice time, though Crazy Horse did seem like a gyp.</p>
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		<title>By: SBG</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89402</link>
		<dc:creator>SBG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Exactly on the Crazy Horse thing.  The old man had a vision -- the kids are milking it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Exactly on the Crazy Horse thing.  The old man had a vision -- the kids are milking it.</p>
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		<title>By: brianS</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89400</link>
		<dc:creator>brianS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You got the Corn Palace goin&#039; for you, Jeff A. Which is nice. 

Crystal Cave, Rushmore, ... there is a very nice brewpub in Hill City (Mount Rushmore Brewing). 

the Crazy Horse monument, on the other hand, was very disappointing. I remember going there in the early 1970s when it was pretty primitive, thinking it was cool. Now it is a massive tourist-trap.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You got the Corn Palace goin' for you, Jeff A. Which is nice. </p>
<p>Crystal Cave, Rushmore, ... there is a very nice brewpub in Hill City (Mount Rushmore Brewing). </p>
<p>the Crazy Horse monument, on the other hand, was very disappointing. I remember going there in the early 1970s when it was pretty primitive, thinking it was cool. Now it is a massive tourist-trap.</p>
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		<title>By: SBG</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89385</link>
		<dc:creator>SBG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What&#039;s a toll fare?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What's a toll fare?</p>
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		<title>By: Jeff A</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89383</link>
		<dc:creator>Jeff A</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You&#039;ve got the idea, zooomx.  That&#039;s what we want people to think.  Like I said, we want to be a well-kept secret.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You've got the idea, zooomx.  That's what we want people to think.  Like I said, we want to be a well-kept secret.</p>
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		<title>By: zooomx</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89382</link>
		<dc:creator>zooomx</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I lived in SoDAk for 3 years.  Purgatory, pure and simple.  

Actually, it was similar to Minnesota, except way more single moms, teenage pregnancy, teenage smoking, Governors running stop signs, and way less hills, trees, curves in the road and lakes.  Other than that, very similar.  He He!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I lived in SoDAk for 3 years.  Purgatory, pure and simple.  </p>
<p>Actually, it was similar to Minnesota, except way more single moms, teenage pregnancy, teenage smoking, Governors running stop signs, and way less hills, trees, curves in the road and lakes.  Other than that, very similar.  He He!</p>
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		<title>By: New Guy</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89381</link>
		<dc:creator>New Guy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wait, those rectangles west of Minnesota have &lt;em&gt;names&lt;/em&gt;? I always assumed those were just placeholders for something that the mapmakers were gonna fill in later!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wait, those rectangles west of Minnesota have <em>names</em>? I always assumed those were just placeholders for something that the mapmakers were gonna fill in later!</p>
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		<title>By: Jeff A</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89380</link>
		<dc:creator>Jeff A</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Keep telling people that.  We like being a well-kept secret.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Keep telling people that.  We like being a well-kept secret.</p>
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		<title>By: brianS</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89378</link>
		<dc:creator>brianS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>right. SoDak. &quot;51st in everything&quot;. Compliment.

Look, if you are paying cash for houses with the loose change you keep in your cupholders for toll fare, I&#039;m thinking you&#039;re not on the &lt;i&gt;cutting edge&lt;/i&gt;

:-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>right. SoDak. "51st in everything". Compliment.</p>
<p>Look, if you are paying cash for houses with the loose change you keep in your cupholders for toll fare, I'm thinking you're not on the <i>cutting edge</i></p>
<p><img src='http://stickandballguy.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/tango-smileys-extended/tango24/smile.png' alt='Smile' title='Smile' class='tse-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>By: SBG</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89365</link>
		<dc:creator>SBG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We are this close to a Dakota flame war....  teetering....  hold on.... balance....

Oof.  Crisis averted.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are this close to a Dakota flame war....  teetering....  hold on.... balance....</p>
<p>Oof.  Crisis averted.</p>
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		<title>By: Jeff A</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89363</link>
		<dc:creator>Jeff A</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>He paid you a compliment, SBG.  You should be grateful.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He paid you a compliment, SBG.  You should be grateful.</p>
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		<title>By: SBG</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89362</link>
		<dc:creator>SBG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Can you read a freaking map?

&lt;img src=&quot;http://stickandballguy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/banjo.png&quot;/&gt;

North is up!  I lived in North Dakota!!!!  And no, there was no FM radio back then. :) 

But, I know what &lt;em&gt;Freebird&lt;/em&gt; is and I wasn&#039;t actually requesting any Skynard -- was just playing along with the stoner rambling.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Can you read a freaking map?</p>
<p><img src="http://stickandballguy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/banjo.png"/></p>
<p>North is up!  I lived in North Dakota!!!!  And no, there was no FM radio back then. <img src='http://stickandballguy.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/tango-smileys-extended/tango24/smile.png' alt='Smile' title='Smile' class='tse-smiley' /> </p>
<p>But, I know what <em>Freebird</em> is and I wasn't actually requesting any Skynard -- was just playing along with the stoner rambling.</p>
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		<title>By: brianS</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89358</link>
		<dc:creator>brianS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>did you spend the 1970s in a cave, SBG? Or didn&#039;t they have FM radio in SoDak?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>did you spend the 1970s in a cave, SBG? Or didn't they have FM radio in SoDak?</p>
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		<title>By: zooomx</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89355</link>
		<dc:creator>zooomx</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I just come here for the coffee.   Just when the pain seeps in after reading Ubelmann&#039;s &quot;over my head&quot; stats, the caffeine from the Worlds Greatest Cup of Java kicks in and takes the pain away.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just come here for the coffee.   Just when the pain seeps in after reading Ubelmann's "over my head" stats, the caffeine from the Worlds Greatest Cup of Java kicks in and takes the pain away.</p>
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		<title>By: SBG</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89322</link>
		<dc:creator>SBG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I was just playin&#039; along with the conversation.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was just playin' along with the conversation.</p>
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		<title>By: frightwig</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89302</link>
		<dc:creator>frightwig</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89302</guid>
		<description>&quot;The World&#039;s Greatest Online Magazine&quot; slogan originated as an ironic inside joke, but I think it truly has become the most entertaining and engaging group sports blog that I&#039;ve come across. Everybody brings something to the table, whether in the features or the comment threads, that you don&#039;t find elsewhere.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"The World's Greatest Online Magazine" slogan originated as an ironic inside joke, but I think it truly has become the most entertaining and engaging group sports blog that I've come across. Everybody brings something to the table, whether in the features or the comment threads, that you don't find elsewhere.</p>
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		<title>By: Andrew</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89299</link>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 04:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m partial to &quot;Simple Man&quot; myself.

Oh, right.

FREEEEEBIIIRRRDDDD!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I'm partial to "Simple Man" myself.</p>
<p>Oh, right.</p>
<p>FREEEEEBIIIRRRDDDD!</p>
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		<title>By: brianS</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89296</link>
		<dc:creator>brianS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 04:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What song is it you want to hear?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What song is it you want to hear?</p>
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		<title>By: SBG</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89282</link>
		<dc:creator>SBG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:07:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>More Skynard, man!</description>
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		<title>By: davidwatts</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89276</link>
		<dc:creator>davidwatts</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am a newcomer here (a little over a month I think), but your slogan &#039;Worlds Greatest Online Magazine&#039; does not lie and keeps me coming back</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am a newcomer here (a little over a month I think), but your slogan 'Worlds Greatest Online Magazine' does not lie and keeps me coming back</p>
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		<title>By: AMR</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89247</link>
		<dc:creator>AMR</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That&#039;s nothin&#039;  I heard of this guy over in the other county, well his brother in SoDak invented a car engine that could drive like 500 miles on a gallon of gas, but some gas company came and bought the prototype and all the blueprints, and now he&#039;s like set for life, but he can&#039;t tell no one about it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That's nothin'  I heard of this guy over in the other county, well his brother in SoDak invented a car engine that could drive like 500 miles on a gallon of gas, but some gas company came and bought the prototype and all the blueprints, and now he's like set for life, but he can't tell no one about it.</p>
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		<title>By: Andrew</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89077</link>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You know, the government has this car that runs on water.</description>
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		<title>By: brianS</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89076</link>
		<dc:creator>brianS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 22:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>stop bogartin&#039; the roach, maaaaaaaaan.</description>
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		<title>By: Andrew</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89075</link>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 22:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, that came out wrong.  I didn&#039;t mean to imply the Nation is a bunch of potheads.</description>
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		<title>By: Andrew</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89066</link>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You obviously know how to cater to the half-baked crowd.</description>
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		<title>By: SBG</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89065</link>
		<dc:creator>SBG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How are you gonna top the MP?  That was a brilliant idea.</description>
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		<title>By: SBG</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89064</link>
		<dc:creator>SBG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>But what if it&#039;s all half-baked crap?  This is the relevant question!  :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>But what if it's all half-baked crap?  This is the relevant question!  <img src='http://stickandballguy.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/tango-smileys-extended/tango24/smile.png' alt='Smile' title='Smile' class='tse-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>By: AMR</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89062</link>
		<dc:creator>AMR</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I agree with Doctor &quot;KG&quot; Zoidberg!</description>
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		<title>By: Andrew</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89061</link>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:14:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If you put out a good product, you get repeat customers.</description>
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		<title>By: SBG</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89057</link>
		<dc:creator>SBG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That&#039;s right, you&#039;ve been around here longer than just about everybody else.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That's right, you've been around here longer than just about everybody else.</p>
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		<title>By: SBG</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89052</link>
		<dc:creator>SBG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Considering that two of the top 10 VORPers came from this position with a bunch of pitchers in the top ten too, it&#039;s arguable that the Twins have had better luck at 2B than most other positions.

Plus we had Todd Walker.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Considering that two of the top 10 VORPers came from this position with a bunch of pitchers in the top ten too, it's arguable that the Twins have had better luck at 2B than most other positions.</p>
<p>Plus we had Todd Walker.</p>
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		<title>By: brianS</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89049</link>
		<dc:creator>brianS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;Second base has been a black-hole for most of the Twinâ€™s history. After Carew, Knobby, and Slappy, the bottom pretty much falls out.&lt;/i&gt;

Tim Teufel actually had a very nice career (11 seasons, 3562 PA, 254/336/404, 104 OPS+; his best year was 1984, when he accumulated 8.1 WARP3 for the Twins and finished 4th in voting for AL ROY).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Second base has been a black-hole for most of the Twinâ€™s history. After Carew, Knobby, and Slappy, the bottom pretty much falls out.</i></p>
<p>Tim Teufel actually had a very nice career (11 seasons, 3562 PA, 254/336/404, 104 OPS+; his best year was 1984, when he accumulated 8.1 WARP3 for the Twins and finished 4th in voting for AL ROY).</p>
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		<title>By: Andrew</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89042</link>
		<dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks for the WGOM SBG.  I&#039;ve been coming here for a long time (Check this out.  &lt;a href=&quot;http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2004/07/19/nfl-manifesto/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;October 21, 2004&lt;/a&gt;)  I really appreciate the opportunity to be part of the Nation.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the WGOM SBG.  I've been coming here for a long time (Check this out.  <a href="http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2004/07/19/nfl-manifesto/" rel="nofollow">October 21, 2004</a>)  I really appreciate the opportunity to be part of the Nation.</p>
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		<title>By: Jeff A</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89028</link>
		<dc:creator>Jeff A</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rick Sofield?  Willie Norwood?</description>
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		<title>By: Jeff A</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89027</link>
		<dc:creator>Jeff A</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I deny that Rich Becker ever had a good year, and don&#039;t go trying to confuse me with your &quot;facts&quot; or &quot;statistics&quot;!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I deny that Rich Becker ever had a good year, and don't go trying to confuse me with your "facts" or "statistics"!</p>
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		<title>By: Nate Tubbs Rules</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89026</link>
		<dc:creator>Nate Tubbs Rules</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Latham was -10.4 in 1998, but I don&#039;t think that&#039;s enough to make the bottom 10.  Becker had good years in 96 and 97.  Being that he was a Centerfielder, I would guess he almost cracked the top100 as opposed to the bottom 10.

I&#039;ll stick with my orginal guess except SBG&#039;s right, Newman has to be involved.  Bruckbauer obviously isn&#039;t there (just read that article) and probably no Felton either.  I&#039;ll throw in Jackie Hernandez instead.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Latham was -10.4 in 1998, but I don't think that's enough to make the bottom 10.  Becker had good years in 96 and 97.  Being that he was a Centerfielder, I would guess he almost cracked the top100 as opposed to the bottom 10.</p>
<p>I'll stick with my orginal guess except SBG's right, Newman has to be involved.  Bruckbauer obviously isn't there (just read that article) and probably no Felton either.  I'll throw in Jackie Hernandez instead.</p>
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		<title>By: E-6</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89021</link>
		<dc:creator>E-6</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Second base has been a black-hole for most of the Twin&#039;s history. After Carew, Knobby, and Slappy, the bottom pretty much falls out.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Second base has been a black-hole for most of the Twin's history. After Carew, Knobby, and Slappy, the bottom pretty much falls out.</p>
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		<title>By: Jeff A</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89019</link>
		<dc:creator>Jeff A</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Becker?</description>
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		<title>By: Jeff A</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89018</link>
		<dc:creator>Jeff A</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Latham?  He may not have played enough, though.</description>
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		<title>By: SBG</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89016</link>
		<dc:creator>SBG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This sounds like a single post, but a good idea.  McCarty is definitely on the list.  I would imagine that Al Newman might make an appearance, too.  Depending on the characters that show up I could expand it to multiple posts.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This sounds like a single post, but a good idea.  McCarty is definitely on the list.  I would imagine that Al Newman might make an appearance, too.  Depending on the characters that show up I could expand it to multiple posts.</p>
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		<title>By: GreekHouse</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89013</link>
		<dc:creator>GreekHouse</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks SBG,

I&#039;ve really been glad for the opportunity to write here.  A big problem for me when I had my own blog was that every once in a while I&#039;d come up with a good idea for something to write about and would write about 10 pages on it.  Then, I would not have any good ideas for a month but would feel forced to write to keep my handful of loyal readers (SBG being one of them) insterested.  Most of the time this writing was total crap.  

The format here is perfect for me because I don&#039;t feel limited in any way and I don&#039;t feel compelled to post when I don&#039;t have anything intersting to say.  It&#039;s been a pleasure to write for a much larger audience and to have great discussions about the stuff I write (as well as the stuff other write or about nothing in particular).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks SBG,</p>
<p>I've really been glad for the opportunity to write here.  A big problem for me when I had my own blog was that every once in a while I'd come up with a good idea for something to write about and would write about 10 pages on it.  Then, I would not have any good ideas for a month but would feel forced to write to keep my handful of loyal readers (SBG being one of them) insterested.  Most of the time this writing was total crap.  </p>
<p>The format here is perfect for me because I don't feel limited in any way and I don't feel compelled to post when I don't have anything intersting to say.  It's been a pleasure to write for a much larger audience and to have great discussions about the stuff I write (as well as the stuff other write or about nothing in particular).</p>
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		<title>By: Nate Tubbs Rules</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-89012</link>
		<dc:creator>Nate Tubbs Rules</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Herr put up better offensive numbers in his one year than loads of other 2nd baseman have in a twins uni (Lombo, Newman, Backman, Wilfong, Rivas, Randall, Canizaro, Martin, Kindall, etc.  His problem was he was a jerk and nowhere near as good as the guy we traded for him.  Looking back, you really have to question that move by Mcphail even more in that we got exactly what we should have expected.  Besides his fluky 1985 year, Herr was a mediocre offensive 2nd baseman

OPS+ Herr
1984 95
1985 124
1986 88
1987 80
1988 91 (89 as a twin)

Stahoviak was pretty bad in 1997, but his decent 1996 probably helps cover that up and he didn&#039;t get too many at bats besides that.  OPS+ of 91 as a Twin which isn&#039;t good (especially for a 1st basman, but not Punto or RonDL like)

Borgman was fairly mediocre, but Walbeck and Zimmerman were much worse.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Herr put up better offensive numbers in his one year than loads of other 2nd baseman have in a twins uni (Lombo, Newman, Backman, Wilfong, Rivas, Randall, Canizaro, Martin, Kindall, etc.  His problem was he was a jerk and nowhere near as good as the guy we traded for him.  Looking back, you really have to question that move by Mcphail even more in that we got exactly what we should have expected.  Besides his fluky 1985 year, Herr was a mediocre offensive 2nd baseman</p>
<p>OPS+ Herr<br />
1984 95<br />
1985 124<br />
1986 88<br />
1987 80<br />
1988 91 (89 as a twin)</p>
<p>Stahoviak was pretty bad in 1997, but his decent 1996 probably helps cover that up and he didn't get too many at bats besides that.  OPS+ of 91 as a Twin which isn't good (especially for a 1st basman, but not Punto or RonDL like)</p>
<p>Borgman was fairly mediocre, but Walbeck and Zimmerman were much worse.</p>
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		<title>By: brianS</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-88985</link>
		<dc:creator>brianS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Borgmann.</description>
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		<title>By: brianS</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-88983</link>
		<dc:creator>brianS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ditto. Thanks for putting up with me. The Nation is a virtual home-away-from-home.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ditto. Thanks for putting up with me. The Nation is a virtual home-away-from-home.</p>
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		<title>By: Jeff A</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-88982</link>
		<dc:creator>Jeff A</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Stahoviak.</description>
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		<title>By: Moss</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-88981</link>
		<dc:creator>Moss</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oops, you already had that. Sorry...</description>
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		<title>By: Moss</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-88980</link>
		<dc:creator>Moss</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rondelle?</description>
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		<title>By: Jeff A</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-88977</link>
		<dc:creator>Jeff A</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks to SBG and everyone for making this place so much fun.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks to SBG and everyone for making this place so much fun.</p>
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		<title>By: E-6</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-88976</link>
		<dc:creator>E-6</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Herr</description>
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		<title>By: E-6</title>
		<link>http://stickandballguy.com/blog/2007/08/23/thanks-for-stopping-by/#comment-88975</link>
		<dc:creator>E-6</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There are some awfully interesting folks that make up The Nation. Smart, funny, insightful, and quite often silly. It speaks highly of you, Stick. Glad I got my green card.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are some awfully interesting folks that make up The Nation. Smart, funny, insightful, and quite often silly. It speaks highly of you, Stick. Glad I got my green card.</p>
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