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The Big 50: Minnesota Twins: The Men and Moments that Made the Minnesota Twins
The Big 50: Minnesota Twins is an amazing, full-color look at the 50 men and moments that have made the Twins the Twins. Experienced sportswriter Aaron Gleeman recounts the living history of the Twins, counting down from No. 50 to No. 1. The Big 50: Minnesota Twins brilliantly brings to life the Twins' remarkable story, from Harmon Killebrew and Kirby Puckett to the roller coaster that was the 1991 World Series to the rise of Joe Mauer and up to new stars like Miguel Sano.
- GenresBaseball
270 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 15, 2018
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June 1, 2018
I discovered a lot of classic Twins/Senators players I was unfamiliar with before and Gleeman does a a good job at breaking down each player's career without burning you out. Each player has attics 3-4 pages devoted to them and Gleeman backs up his rankings with tons of stats.
I do have a couple qualms and that is only about half of the list has a photograph, and it would have been a nice little gesture to each person on the list to have a picture of them. That pic would have been perfect on the page listing the ranking with player's name. I would have also liked a quick box there of when they played with the Twins with a key stat or two. One last qualm is that Gleeman is renowned for his trademark analogies on his radio program/podcast and sprinkling in a few of those throughout would have spiced up the writing a bit.
Still a solid book and refresher on the best Twins moments and players. Should be in any Twins fans library.
I do have a couple qualms and that is only about half of the list has a photograph, and it would have been a nice little gesture to each person on the list to have a picture of them. That pic would have been perfect on the page listing the ranking with player's name. I would have also liked a quick box there of when they played with the Twins with a key stat or two. One last qualm is that Gleeman is renowned for his trademark analogies on his radio program/podcast and sprinkling in a few of those throughout would have spiced up the writing a bit.
Still a solid book and refresher on the best Twins moments and players. Should be in any Twins fans library.
May 28, 2018
A Quick Review of Twins History
I was able to reminisce about memorable players from about the late 80s on and learn about Twins players from the era before that. Along the way the I was able to learn more about how players are evaluated. The author did a good job of objectively comparing players from different eras. Reading about 1991 World Series games 6 and 7 still got the adrenaline going. Overall it was a fun, easy book to read and I’d recommend it for Twins fans of any age.
I was able to reminisce about memorable players from about the late 80s on and learn about Twins players from the era before that. Along the way the I was able to learn more about how players are evaluated. The author did a good job of objectively comparing players from different eras. Reading about 1991 World Series games 6 and 7 still got the adrenaline going. Overall it was a fun, easy book to read and I’d recommend it for Twins fans of any age.
August 10, 2018
Gleeman has a lot of insight on the game of baseball as a whole and the Twins organization in particular. He makes a strong case for his rankings, and did a good job incorporating modern statistics and analysis in his evaluation of players from previous generations. But most of all it was a fun read for Twins fans.
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