Twinkie Town Q&A With Rob Antony

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Bleed Cubbie Blue: Front Page Posts found this 5/14/2008 on www.twinkietown.com [flag]
On Tuesday morning I was fortunate enough to speak with a second front-office Twins executive in as many weeks.  I spoke on the phone for about 30 minutes with Assistant General Manager Rob Antony, and once again it was an experience I thoroughly enjoyed.  Hopefully you'll get as much out of it as I did.  Enjoy! Jesse:  What's a typical day for you during the ... [link]

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Open Thread: Cubs vs. Padres, Wednesday 5/14, 7:05 CT
Published 5/14/2008 by Al at Bleed Cubbie Blue: Front Page Posts
... We have been having a lot of discussions here recently about acquisitions, trades, etc. and how they are made, and what sorts of discussions go on in front offices. SBN's Twins blogger Jesse Lund has some answers for us in this interview he recently did with Twins assistant GM Rob Antony. Most of it has to do with Twins players, but you can also get some insight into the thought processes that go on in MLB front offices. ...


Published 5/19/2008 by Aaron (noreply@blogger.com) at AaronGleeman.com
... to think that the Twins' perpetual lack of plate discipline is an organizational problem rather than strictly a manager or hitting coach problem, and assistant general manager Rob Antony provided even more evidence of that during a recent interview at Twinkie Town. After saying that the Twins target athletic guys who work hard and have "all the makeup traits" over "the 'Moneyball' guy who has a high on-base and takes a lot of walks," Antony added: ...

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