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[ThaBamaHamma]

Welcome, 'bama! Hope you've abandoned your Yankee ways ...

Thanks CTTF... the wife and I took in a Twins game in your Windy City around Labor Day a couple years ago. Wonder if you were there?

[Squirrel]

If I wasn't traveling I probably was! I tend to avoid the cold games in April, though!

[dl3mk3]

long time lurker...is there usually a significant delay when replying to articles?

[JB_Iowa]

long time lurker...is there usually a significant delay when replying to articles?

 

It varies. Monday mornings are often slow. While there is a fair amount of posting on some ongoing threads, it often takes a while for people to have an opportunity to read, digest and respond to new articles.

 

Take, for example, Brad Swanson's article posted this morning. Brad has a number of faithful followers but it often takes most of a day before people start responding even though he always has a lot of humor and interesting thoughts.

[glunn]

long time lurker...is there usually a significant delay when replying to articles?

 

Welcome lurker. It's good to have you on board.

[glunn]

New to the forum and someone told me to post here and tell a bit about myself. Well... from my user name, I guess you can tell I'm a big fan of Willingham and have become a Twins fan over the last 3 years he's been here. I'm from his hometown and know him and his family pretty good and know that he really likes playing for the Twins and has a lot of optimism this year for the team's capability. I'm a former Yankees fan growing up with Mantle as my hero. (yeah.. I know, I'm old ). With the way Doz.. Pluff.. Waldo.. Esco.. and Hammer are swinging right now and if Santana can get hot again, we have the potential to put some runs on the board. Need one more solid pitcher and a decent CF and I may not see Josh back home in Alabama at the end of Sept. That would be great! Go Twins!

 

Welcome. Good comments!

 

I have a son who is at the U of A law school. I am glad to have you be part of TD.

[diehardtwinsfan]

long time lurker...is there usually a significant delay when replying to articles?

Sometimes the system flags posts as spam as well and requires moderator approval. This is typically true with new users. We keep an eye out for them, but it can take a while.

[longtimefan]

I just signed up, a lifelong twins fan, I got to see a lot of big twins games over the years, at the Met, at the dome I loved (comfort) and our beautiful new stadium. Been following all the gripes about Hicks....sounds just like what Carlos Gomez went through, we gave up on him too early too, just like Papi, and some of the pitchers we shipped out after "giving up on them" and watching their great careers elsewhere. I think we have a serious management problem here!!!!

[twinsnorth49]

I just signed up, a lifelong twins fan, I got to see a lot of big twins games over the years, at the Met, at the dome I loved (comfort) and our beautiful new stadium. Been following all the gripes about Hicks....sounds just like what Carlos Gomez went through, we gave up on him too early too, just like Papi, and some of the pitchers we shipped out after "giving up on them" and watching their great careers elsewhere. I think we have a serious management problem here!!!!

 

Welcome to the site, hope to hear more from you. There are more than enough opportunities in the forums to discuss Hicks, that's for sure.

[JB_Iowa]

I just signed up, a lifelong twins fan, I got to see a lot of big twins games over the years, at the Met, at the dome I loved (comfort) and our beautiful new stadium. Been following all the gripes about Hicks....sounds just like what Carlos Gomez went through, we gave up on him too early too, just like Papi, and some of the pitchers we shipped out after "giving up on them" and watching their great careers elsewhere. I think we have a serious management problem here!!!!

 

Welcome to the board and hope to see you post more often!

 

I'm very tired of Twins management as well and really feel like they need an infusion of new blood (or perhaps a full blood transfusion).

 

But since life is fleeting, I'm also just trying to enjoy the team this summer. Taking it game by game and hoping that old management is just awaiting a return to respectability before a changing of the guard.

[longtimefan]

Please don't mistake what I said, I LOVE watching the twins, but things like, at times, thinking what a difference it would have made to have had the Big Papi on our team WOW. VERY poor management decision?? Look at some of the "plug in" players we have signed over the years, Hardy, Winfield etc. use them for q few months, let them go, they sign elsewhere and have YEARS of great productivity!!! I think my greatest thrill as a Twins fan (outside of the 2 series wins of course) was watching Harmon hit the home run off of Sandy Kofax in the '65 world series at the old met!! One of our greatest against possible the best pitcher of all time!! Go twins, great win last night, hope Deduno is on tonight, a sweep of detroit would really get the "rush" going!!

[SheboyganBrats]

Hello everybody! I've been a long time lurker here-- a regular reader of the forums for at least a couple years-- and I'm glad I finally registered. I've been very impressed with the high quality of the discussions, and I've been blown away by how knowledgeable the posters are. I hope I can make a few positive contributions.

Though I was raised in southeastern Wisconsin (thus the moniker) and began life as a Milwaukee Braves fan, I've lived in the Twin Cities since 1971, and I became a Twins fan shortly after I arrived. One of my earliest and fondest memories of the Twins was watching Rod Carew singlehandedly destroy the Milwaukee Brewers one warm, sunny summer afternoon at the Met. I don't know if I've ever seen as great a batting performance in person. My biggest disappointment was not going to games 6 and 7 of the 1991 World Series. A friend had tickets and asked me to go along, and I stayed home to watch on TV. What a fool!

I finally registered after following TD in the lead up to this year's MLB Draft. I read the various opinions about who the Twins should select and kept thinking "I should be in on this." By the way, if I were GM, I would have taken Jackson, but I'm hoping Gordon proves me wrong. I've really been excited about the Twins return to respectability this year after three years of wandering in the desert. I certainly wouldn't have predicted Phil Hughes would have the start he's had. And, I'm excited about all the top prospects the Twins have in their farm system. Go Twins!

[Brock Beauchamp]

Welcome aboard! Great to see new posters jump in and contribute. That's what makes this forum so great.

[TMitchell]

Hi,

I am a long-time reader and expect to be an occasional contributor. I loved the the old TwinsGeek, SethSpeaks, and Aaron Gleeman sites, along with Parker, Nelson and whoever else I'm forgetting. And Batgirl (may her site twinkle in heaven). I have been a Twins fan since the Washington club announced its move to Minnesota. Thanks to my Dad, i got to the Met to watch Pasqual beat the Yankees, and Oliva in his rookie season. I recall the twi-night double headers. Killebrew, all of them, later Rod Carew and his magnificent 1977 season (there was some magic in all of his seasons). Over all the years I think began to learn how to be a good fan. I smile when I read some of the posts here, by 20-somethings passionately attacking the FO, and crying "How long must I wait?" Cubs fans are some of the best fans on the planet. The answer they'll give would not be encouraging to those who feel entitled to deep playoff runs and WS championships year after year. The truth is, those are gifts to be cherished. In my view each season is rather a marvelous unfolding - the ups and downs, the unexpected performances, the great plays, the heartbreak and the redemption. Its all there. If a person can't find the little gems sprinkled all over, then maybe they are just a result junky. I recall the game in which the Twins turned two triple plays -- was that ever cool. They lost that game, but seriously, they turned two triple plays! Its fine I think for Vikings fans to jump on and off the bandwagon depending on wins and whatnot. But I find baseball infinitely more enjoyable if I stay on the wagon. I'm not a party-line guy concerning the FO and management, but I do recognize the sense of stability that winning franchises have.

 

Anywhoo, that's my intro song and dance.

[Seth Stohs]

Thanks for sharing!! Glad you wrote!! Always fun to learn more about our readers.

[Squirrel]

Anywhoo, that's my intro song and dance.

 

And what a great song and dance it was! Welcome, and please post as often as you like. A little dose of perspective is always good to add to the balance. Thank you!

[glunn]

Excellent first post, Mitchell. Welcome to TD and I hope to see more from you.

[chzdanish]

Long time lurker here, dating back to when I had to lurk at multiple blogs instead of just one now (though Gleeman is still making me work).

 

I registered because I'm going to be back in town this weekend and I'm thinking of stopping by the Home Run Happy hour so it's probably appropriate to at least register and comment on the site.

 

I've always enjoyed the writing here and look forward to keeping up with more of it.

[Squirrel]

Long time lurker here, dating back to when I had to lurk at multiple blogs instead of just one now (though Gleeman is still making me work).

 

I registered because I'm going to be back in town this weekend and I'm thinking of stopping by the Home Run Happy hour so it's probably appropriate to at least register and comment on the site.

 

I've always enjoyed the writing here and look forward to keeping up with more of it.

 

Welcome ... feel free to jump in and post any time. And I like your user name ... literally.

[SouthernMiss twins fan]

Hi, everybody just signed up here the other day and love it. I grew up a braves fan and I must say I've been extremely impressed by the knowledge and passion of the game twins fans have. Been following the twins since Doz was drafted a few years ago and now I'm a diehard . A lot of twins and Viking fans down here in south Ms. This site is awesome! Love all the minor league reports on here. I think the future is bright and our farm system is loaded. Really hope we can get hot after the break once Mauer is back and make a run at this thing. Anyways look forward to talking twins bball with everybody.

[glunn]

Long time lurker here, dating back to when I had to lurk at multiple blogs instead of just one now (though Gleeman is still making me work).

 

I registered because I'm going to be back in town this weekend and I'm thinking of stopping by the Home Run Happy hour so it's probably appropriate to at least register and comment on the site.

 

I've always enjoyed the writing here and look forward to keeping up with more of it.

 

Welcome, rookie. It's good to have you on board.

[glunn]

Hi, everybody just signed up here the other day and love it. I grew up a braves fan and I must say I've been extremely impressed by the knowledge and passion of the game twins fans have. Been following the twins since Doz was drafted a few years ago and now I'm a diehard . A lot of twins and Viking fans down here in south Ms. This site is awesome! Love all the minor league reports on here. I think the future is bright and our farm system is loaded. Really hope we can get hot after the break once Mauer is back and make a run at this thing. Anyways look forward to talking twins bball with everybody.

 

Welcome rookie. I grew up in Memphis and have fond memories of Mississippi.

[SouthernMiss twins fan]

Thanks glunn , it's a great place . I hope to get up to the twin cities and take in a game before the seasons up. We have a lot of minor league teams close by but unfortunately our twins don't play them ever. Would love to see our future in action too

[glunn]

Thanks glunn , it's a great place . I hope to get up to the twin cities and take in a game before the seasons up. We have a lot of minor league teams close by but unfortunately our twins don't play them ever. Would love to see our future in action too

 

I hope that you make it. Do you ever make it to Elizabethton?

[spanman2]

What a lifetime memory!!!!!

 

It was a wonderful evening in 1987, my best friend Mark and I had been wondering the streets of Minneapolis for hours, there were hundreds of folks seemingly in the same situation as ours. We saw signs, people dressed in costumes, yelling catchy and witty lines to everyone they passed. Mark and I talked of Hrbek launching another miracle homerun in the 9th. Seeing Bert close down the Royals at the dome on that magical Sunday. All tolled we had made over 40 games that season, what a fantastic night. We dodged cars, ticked off crossing guards, I suppose we could have walked 10 miles, the entire season was recounted. Beating the Tigers and talking our parents into letting us go to congratulate our heros at the Dome with fifty thousand of our closest friends... The game was about to start and it was time to call my Mom and have her come and pick us up, still no tickets. We were making our way to the Twins ticket office area to use the pay phone. " You boys need tickets?" a man dressed in a suit asked. No sooner had he asked, at least 10 people swarmed around him. He told all the other folks to get lost, and asked again "You boys need tickets right?" I mumbled something and he understood it to be a yes. He hands 2 tickets to us, section 114. Mark asks "how much"? The man looks puzzled, pauses and says it "dosen't matter" and disappears in the crowd.

 

That man, Bob Allison.

[glunn]

What a lifetime memory!!!!!

 

That was one of my favorite posts of all time.

[TwinsCD]

First-time poster...just discovered this blog today while being overly bored at work. I'm part of boards like this in other sports so I figured I'd belly flop into this one.

 

Quick background -- Pennsylvania native now living in Florida. I latched onto players before I latched onto teams growing up so I became a Twins fan because of Puckett and Hrbek a couple of years before the first World Series win. Attended a number of Twins games in Baltimore when I was in college and they seemed to always lose those. My first game in the Dome was the first home game of the A's series in 2002 and I almost cried when the Twins took the field and the place went deafening (I hope I wasn't the only one). I've been to Target for 4 games with my last one being the last Yankees game a couple weeks ago. I work in the media and I'm a high school baseball umpire so I think as a result of those 2 traits, I tend to be more of a realistic/objective fan than I was probably 10 years ago. I'm not much of a debate person but I'll engage anyone that wants to have an informed conversation. Look forward to trading thoughts with the rest of you frustrated Twins fans.

[diehardtwinsfan]

First-time poster...just discovered this blog today while being overly bored at work. I'm part of boards like this in other sports so I figured I'd belly flop into this one.

 

Quick background -- Pennsylvania native now living in Florida. I latched onto players before I latched onto teams growing up so I became a Twins fan because of Puckett and Hrbek a couple of years before the first World Series win. Attended a number of Twins games in Baltimore when I was in college and they seemed to always lose those. My first game in the Dome was the first home game of the A's series in 2002 and I almost cried when the Twins took the field and the place went deafening (I hope I wasn't the only one). I've been to Target for 4 games with my last one being the last Yankees game a couple weeks ago. I work in the media and I'm a high school baseball umpire so I think as a result of those 2 traits, I tend to be more of a realistic/objective fan than I was probably 10 years ago. I'm not much of a debate person but I'll engage anyone that wants to have an informed conversation. Look forward to trading thoughts with the rest of you frustrated Twins fans.

Welcome to the site and enjoy your time here. We look forward to your posts.

[Brananorama]

Hey, folks! I've read this fantastic site for a while now and decided to register so I can offer my perspective on some of the great conversations you guys have here. I generally watch games with the folks over at Twinkie Town, but this site offers some fantastic analysis and, most intriguingly, a lot of comprehensive minor league reports.

 

I grew up loathing everything to do with sports, and refused to take part in them or watch them on TV. They made no sense to me -- until in 2008 I was roped into watching a baseball game, one of the first games of the Twins' '08 campaign. And somehow, someway, I was absolutely hooked. I've been an avid fan for such a brief time (just my 7th season) but I now know the game inside and out and it's become my favorite pastime.

 

I'm looking forward to being a part of the community!

[John Bonnes]

Welcome to the community, brananorama. We're glad to have you.