Comments on: Top 40 Minnesota Twins: #31 Butch Wynegar

By: tborg

tborg — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:43:41 +0000

Yeah. I guess my memory has him saying “love” instead of “really like”. Ah, the days of Calvin in commercials. I also fondly recall one where he tells Craig “Mongo” Kusik to “quit hitting so many balls out of park. They’re expensive!”

By: ganderson

ganderson — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:38:39 +0000

Tborg references (I think) the commercial with Harold- ( I quote from memory:

Announcer: ” Butch loves the game so much he says he’d play for free”

Cut to Calvin: “I really like that kid!”

By: bonus wagner

bonus wagner — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:28:33 +0000

Nobody grounded out to the first baseman more in baseball history.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 06:32:48 +0000

I would argue that through age 27 (Mauer’s current age), the greatest catcher ratings are as follows:
Bench, Mauer, Pudge, Simmons, Piazza, Berra, Carter, Torre, Cochrane, Dickey, Freehan, Parrish, McCann (only 26!), Darrel Porter, Buck Ewing, Munson, Kendall, McCarver, Wynegar.
Wynegar and Kendall actually had similar starts, but while Kendall might not have maintained the same offensive numbers over the course of his career, at least he’s been a full-time catcher for 15 seasons, an underrated and incredible accomplishment. Wynegar never got close to that. Let’s hope Joe is still getting 500+ PAs a year at age 36, whether at catcher or some other position…

By: tborg

tborg — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:59:21 +0000

“Love that kid!”

By: Dave T

Dave T — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:26:23 +0000

I would flip-flop Wynegar and Worthington. Al was one of the best relief pitchers I ever saw, and the author of one of my favorite quotes: “Hitters are STUPID”. This guy missed bats with his brain and his location, not his (nonexistent) fastball. Butch was a two-year wonder.