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Greatest Minnesota Twins Second Baseman Round Two

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Jul 21, 2015; Anaheim, CA, USA; Rod Carew attends the MLB game between the Minnesota Twins and the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 21, 2015; Anaheim, CA, USA; Rod Carew attends the MLB game between the Minnesota Twins and the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
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Puckett’s Pond faces off two notable Minnesota Twins players and you decide which one was greater

Jul 25, 2015; Cooperstown, NY, USA; Hall of Famer Rod Carew signs autographs for fans at National Baseball Hall of Fame. Mandatory Credit: Gregory J. Fisher-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 25, 2015; Cooperstown, NY, USA; Hall of Famer Rod Carew signs autographs for fans at National Baseball Hall of Fame. Mandatory Credit: Gregory J. Fisher-USA TODAY Sports /

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Puckett’s Pond is enlisting your help in deciding who the greatest Minnesota Twins in history are at each position. Eventually we’ll square off each position against the others and wind up with the greatest Minnesota Twin, as selected by you. The first position we’ll be selecting is catcher. We’ll only be counting literal Minnesota Twins and not the pre-1961 Washington franchises. Players also will need 700 PAs as a Twin to qualify. We ask you to consider the player based solely on his time as a Twin and at the position specified.

First round matchups for the Greatest Minnesota Twins second baseman according to you are all wrapped up. We’ve matched up Lombardozzi against Teufel, Castillo vs Wilfong, Knoblauch vs Dozier and Carew against Allen in round one. It’s time for round two.

(We considered just skipping to the final round since we have little doubt about who will win these round two matchups but we thought it best to not make assumptions and stick with the format)

Steve Lombardozzi defeated Tim Teufel and took 66% of the vote. Chuck Knoblauch took down Brian Dozier with a 62% share of the vote. Knoblauch and Lombardozzi will face each other in round two.

(Matchup #2 is on the next slide.)

Matchup #1: Lombardozzi vs Knoblauch

If you need a refresher on either player’s accomplishments see the rundowns we gave in round one (Steve’s and Chuck’s). Both players helped the Twins win a World Series: Knoblauch as a rookie in 1991 and Lombardozzi in 1987.

Who was the greater Twins second baseman? Have your say:

Next: Matchup Two: Who can beat Carew?

Rob Wilfong defeated Luis Castillo with 62% of the vote in round one. Rod Carew, unsurprisingly, walloped Bernie Allen taking 96% of votes. Wilfong now has the unenviable task of facing Carew.

Matchup #2: Carew vs Wilfong

For a reminder of either player’s accomplishments, have a look at their respective first round profiles. See Rod’s here and Rob’s here. Carew is obviously a Twins legend and a Hall of Famer. Wilfong is… well, not. He did make it to round two though. Beating Luis Castillo is nothing hang one’s head about. Wilfong’s one advantage over Carew is that he didn’t spend significant time at another position as a Twin. Neither player was able to win a World Series with the Twins. Carew did reach the playoffs with Minnesota whereas Wilfong did not.

Who was the greater Twins second baseman? Have your say:

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Feel free to leave your reasoning on either matchup in the comments. Check back here for the final round and to see who moves on.

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