Rays (Littell) vs Twins (Paddack): 7/4/25, 3:10pm

[Doc Lenz]

Bader is best overall player in baseball history.

[Aggies7]

We are back baby 

[Patzky]

Wow! That felt great.

[thelanges5]

I’m gonna keep saying it. Pick up Bader’s mutual option for 2026. 

[S Bart]

3 minutes ago, Doc Lenz said:

Bader is best overall player in baseball history.

As a bald guy,,,the hair still makes me hate him...yeah...he has a good demeanor...much better player  than "Margot"

[RpR]

[Sjoski]

Nice to see some joy on the field for once. Twins Win.

[jkcarew]

4 minutes ago, ziggy said:

Now we walk it off.

Buck Truck time.

jk, are you still in VERGAS?

Not far away. Standing over a grill, 90 and humid, mosquitoes the size of large hummingbirds. Love the 4th!!

[RpR]

2 minutes ago, thelanges5 said:

I’m gonna keep saying it. Pick up Bader’s mutual option for 2026. 

Yeah but when Lewis gets back we won't need... OH , wait a minute....

[Patzky]

3 minutes ago, thelanges5 said:

I’m gonna keep saying it. Pick up Bader’s mutual option for 2026. 

Same here.. I felt the same way about Santana last year though

 

[Patzky]

1 minute ago, RpR said:

Yeah but when Lewis gets back we won't need... OH , wait a minute....

I'm ready to not see Wallner for awhile

[RpR]

1 minute ago, jkcarew said:

Not far away. Standing over a grill, 90 and humid, mosquitoes the size of large hummingbirds. Love the 4th!!

No such thing as a Bad 4th of July!!!

I could not afford to go get some fireworks illegal in Minn., but, next year there will be thunder and lightning.

[mrtwinsfan]

Baders option i agree pick it up now , and see what they can get for either Larnach or Walner ,  cant have 2 big lumbering lefties in the lineup together - that are at best AVERAGE players, 

[Patzky]

2 minutes ago, mrtwinsfan said:

Baders option i agree pick it up now , and see what they can get for either Larnach or Walner ,  cant have 2 big lumbering lefties in the lineup together - that are at best AVERAGE players, 

Poor defense too. Maybe we can get Kepler back lol.. 

[Vanimal46]

10 minutes ago, thelanges5 said:

I’m gonna keep saying it. Pick up Bader’s mutual option for 2026. 

We can pick it up, but mutual being the key term here. They rarely convert. I’m more than willing to extend Bader for 2-3 years and have OF defense locked up

[Patzky]

3 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

We can pick it up, but mutual being the key term here. They rarely convert. I’m more than willing to extend Bader for 2-3 years and have OF defense locked up

Buxton seems to genuinely love the guy. He should push both sides for this.

[S Bart]

Rocco says...not normally leave a reliever in the game.  It worked...start doing it....this rotating relievers is a bit much

[S Bart]

Should Lopez be lifting that Gatorade container 

[Vanimal46]

Just now, Patzky said:

Buxton seems to genuinely love the guy. He should push both sides for this.

Who wouldn’t? Bader is everything you could want in a clubhouse. Pure hustle guy, just enough power to be dangerous, and most importantly brings the vibes 

[Patzky]

1 minute ago, Vanimal46 said:

Who wouldn’t? Bader is everything you could want in a clubhouse. Pure hustle guy, just enough power to be dangerous, and most importantly brings the vibes 

We got soldiers but ain't got no soul. Vibe is important. Buxton, Pablo, Bader, Royce. Rocco is statuary.. don't need monre of that.

[S Bart]

11 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Who wouldn’t? Bader is everything you could want in a clubhouse. Pure hustle guy, just enough power to be dangerous, and most importantly brings the vibes 

Reminds me of Gladden

[OvertheHill]

Just now, S Bart said:

Reminds me of Gladden

I see it as far as energy but everyone seems to like him, unlike Gladden

[Ottomatic1990]

Bader...you shouldn't confront Bader! 😁😍

[sampleSizeOfOne]

What i miss?

 

Sorry, i got distracted by parades...

[S Bart]

5 hours ago, OvertheHill said:

I see it as far as energy but everyone seems to like him, unlike Gladden

I saw Gladden back in the day....first-hand many times...very willing to sign autographs for kids and friendly. Maybe different now as an announcer...but I witnessed a good fan friendly player,...there is a October 15, 2015 article on him in Twins Daily that summarizes him fairly well. 

[OvertheHill]

13 hours ago, S Bart said:

I saw Gladden back in the day....first-hand many times...very willing to sign autographs for kids and friendly. Maybe different now as an announcer...but I witnessed a good fan friendly player,...there is a October 15, 2015 article on him in Twins Daily that summarizes him fairly well. 

Full disclosure - I loved him as a player. Got everything out of his skill set, smart, instinctive player. I think he got under some people’s (mostly opponents) skin. I miss guys like that.