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  1. purplesoldier4u
    Most would argue that the loss of less than $9 million in television revenue idicates they still had plenty to spend.
  2. purplesoldier4u
    Why even watch this team ... even if you can? They just are not good enough to beat good teams, and the management's failure to make the team better has created a great deal of apathy amongst the fan base. What a sad, sad mess this team has become.
  3. purplesoldier4u
    Long, loopy swings do not bode well for him.
  4. purplesoldier4u
    The difference is the team is on the hook for much less money with Margot than with Gallo.
  5. purplesoldier4u
    Or Walker Jenkins?
  6. purplesoldier4u
    My buddy, Rob, owns a mid-size tech firm and he has had such an unpleasant interaction with DSP that he canceled his corporate suite. Also, if anybody recalls how the guides were treated when the All Star games was here, they would have nore insight into DSP too. He treated those people like crap and most of them were longtime fans, tickets holders and seniors. The other stuff, I have no idea about, but as a former STH, he always seemed like a self-serving and condescending prick to me.
  7. purplesoldier4u
    One name: Dave St. Peter
  8. purplesoldier4u
    I know it's just a game, but I've been watching this team as a kid. In fact, the only reason I have kept Xfinity is because of Bally's, and I have always had to top tier of channels. That said, yesterday, I canceled my cable altogether and dropped my internet from 1200mbps to 150mbps because I will not longer be streaming much. I don't blame the Twins, I don't blame Comcast/Xfinity, and I don't even blame Bally's - it's just a combination of not wanting to deal with the headache of watching games and spending so much time indoor ... maybe. Anyhow, I'm still a Twins fan, but their entire approach to the 2024 season left a little to be desired and I'm getting the sinking suspicion that they may not be as fan-friendly as they want us to think they are. In the end, I'm saving about $175 per month and may spend more time enjoying a beautiful Minnesota summer. Sigh.
  9. purplesoldier4u
    I don't think many of us complained about the spending in 2023, but they could have improved the team and the trade deadline and didn't. In a season where it was anybody's guess who would win it all, I wish they had made a push. This team will win 90 games this year and that may be enough to get 2+ million fans in the stands and they should be exciting, at the very least.
  10. purplesoldier4u
    Not dogging the site, Seth, but I may have read it on ESPN or a Brewers site. I don't think the Twins own RSN income affects them as much as the collective downturn in many teams' RSN dollars. That said, I believe the CBA is a year behind, i.e. this season's numbers would be reflective of 2022, but who know.
  11. purplesoldier4u
    Same crap as the players, right? Fact is, a few of us know something about something and the rest is wild speculation. If you despise it so much, you are free to leave.
  12. purplesoldier4u
    The Twins are really playing that "woe is me" card!
  13. purplesoldier4u
    I wonder if either is aware of the most recent CBA wherein "Article XXIV - The Revenue Sharing Plan" was implemented in 2022? https://www.mlbplayers.com/_files/ugd/4d23dc_d6dfc2344d2042de973e37de62484da5.pdf
  14. purplesoldier4u
    I read somewhere, they will receive $46.58m, in 2024, from BSN. It was from a TD type of site so consider the source.
  15. purplesoldier4u
    Funny, the only people who really thought Balazovic had any steam were the people on this site.
  16. purplesoldier4u
    Bubba Thompson?
  17. purplesoldier4u
    Dave St. Peter and his business acumen is responsible for that. When the RSN deals were being haded out like candy to children on Halloween, the Twins were relegated to lower-tier dollars. $55 million was more than they led us to believe it was, much like the Royals' deal, but it should have been in the area of the Padres.
  18. purplesoldier4u
    Hahahaha! Those passionate Twins fans sure are simpletons, right? I mean, the team did so well at the trade deadline and, with the easiest schedule in the league, is running away in a horrible division. Also, it's not like they are running with leading the league in their hitters striking out and still continue to roll out a strike-out prone hitter a handful of times per week.
  19. purplesoldier4u
    The 0-2 comment seems spot on and when you live in the strike zone, you die in the strike zone ... unless you're Greg Maddux.
  20. purplesoldier4u
    ... still!
  21. purplesoldier4u
    The Twins could not afford to throw these past two games away, but, as usual, they did. Is anybody else concerned that Ryan is so inconsistent?
  22. purplesoldier4u
    I remember a prominent, even eminent, TD "member" pontificating that the Twins should not try to trade for Adrián Beltré becasue he was "about done." The comment was made prior to the 2006 season.
  23. purplesoldier4u
    Indeed. As dumb as it is to be critical of any draft, it is comically stupid to rate the success of any draft. Fact is, maybe two or three players, from each team, will make an MLB roster from this specific draft ... some teams will have more and some will have less. Then again, years ago a website commenter asked what if Buxton and Sano didn't live up to their collective hype machines and that person was widely told that it is unlikely they'll not be MLB superstars "because all the experts say so."😀
  24. purplesoldier4u
    These are some very basic stats; but in 82 games (each), the Twins have scored 9 more runs and have walked 43 more times than the Marlins. Yes, the Twins have stuck out 173 more times, and the Twins have hit 27 more HR's and 92 less total hits. As far as (again, very basic) pitching numbers go, the Twins are better, though not appreciatively better, than the Marlins. From what it looks like, the teams should be fairly comparable, but Miami is perceived to be much better, and they are 8 games better, but that should not be the case. Would one hitter, albeit an exceptionally good one, flip the script that significantly? To be honest, there are only a few really good teams, a few really bad teams, and the Twins are in the mediocre group ... with 20 other teams. I expected 85 wins and hoped for 95+ and so far, they should be somewhere between those two numbers, I hope.
  25. purplesoldier4u
    Fun!
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