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I actually think this site is under moderated. If a dress code is established, and uniforms are distributed, I would probably change my mind.
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I am not so sure Heroin use has decreased very much in the last couple of decades. It might seem like it has because nobody well known has died from it in a while. If my memory serves me correctly, it was sort of glorified with the Alt music movement of the early-mid 1990's and a handful of musicians died in the 10 years that followed that movement. Incarcerating a heroin addict is not a good or long term solution. I think the only thing you can really do is have the help available for them if they want it or if they can be convinced it is the only way to live another day and find some kind of fulfillment out of life. Other than that, I guess they go the way of the Dodo? If innocent bystanders are being put in danger because of addiction... that is a different story and other lawful courses of action can probably be taken or applied. It is really too bad about Hoffman - he was one of the better actors of the last 20 years. I was stunned by the news. What a bummer and a shame.
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Well Glunn, my preference would be to have the U.S. Government seize his assets, donate them to the Bark's Lounge Foundation, where I will dedicate all of my time making sure that the money is allocated to the right causes. Bieber would then be put into your custody/ownership, where he would live in a highly secured dog kennel in your backyard. You could then charge people to view Justin Bieber in captivity and use that money to pay for his expenses and of course pocket the rest of it. I don't know, sounds like a win-win to me.
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Well - it appears the young fella was arrested in Miami early this morning for drag racing his Lamborghini and failed a field sobriety test. At this point, if the U.S. tries to deport him to Canada, it might cause an international crisis between the U.S. and Canada of the likes of which we have never seen before. Decisions... Decisions...
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I feel I must apologize for even putting this thread out there. Maybe I have been watching a bit too much television of late and flipping through the channels has lead me to being semi-informed about Justin Bieber's $20,000 egging a neighbors house fiasco. Solution: Revoke his green card (or whatever) and ban him from living in or traveling to the United States for 10 years. I am Belieber that if you take away Los Angeles and the other major ports of the American Music Industry, he will fade away, fairly quickly. The exposure he will get away from the American Media machine will pale in comparison and he will become a desert of human being/entertainment product. Now, certainly, I do not wish him upon my Canadian brethren, but that is where he hails from. Maybe the Canadian legislature can exile him to Labrador or Nunavut... that is their call. If he indeed decides to return to Canada instead of living abroad, maybe the Canadian actor Steve Smith will become his mentor and straighten him out. Nonetheless, Justin Bieber needs to be booted out of the United States of America.
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Radical feminists are so adorable when they're mad
Bark's Lounge replied to kydoty's topic in The Sports Bar
Yowza. I know mysogyny is still a problem we face as a society, but the written piece in question dictates the writer as a person who has probably experienced an extreme kind of abuse at the hands of a man... for this I feel very bad for the writer. Not all women and men are good people, and on the same point - more women and men are good people than bad. In the group of people I mingle with who are married or have a partnership, the women at least 50% of time make more money than the man. We actually care about and take care of each other and make the best out of it... equally. As we all know, everyone has a different upbringing and outcome and I have seen mysogynistic relationships take place and are still doing as such, but these aforementioned people are of the religious persuasion. Not to poo poo on religion, but at this point of time it still seems to foster this kind of behavior. Sometimes interpretations of the bible trump dignity to those who deserve it the most. Anyways, the writer of the article is an abuse victim and letting her flag fly. Being a person who has grown up in these kind of situations I feel confident in saying that this is truth. -
I respect your take on this - and I certainly do not see Kluwe as a martyr. Let's say that what Kluwe said is 100% true on 1-3-13. Would there have been a good time to make it public or should he have sat on it and left it alone? If Priefer is that kind of a **** slush - I would hope that someone would disclose that information. If it were me, I would, no matter the repercussions.
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Don't be too sure - with the way things have gone for the Vikings in recent history, Priefer will end up being our next head coach. I like Kluwe, he releases his opinions and beliefs into the wild without restraint. He fights for a cause that is easy for me to get behind. At the very least, there has to be some truth to the accusations he made today/yesterday. I never have had much faith in North American Professional Sports to be a spearhead in the beginning stages of social change... at least Chris Kluwe has infected the goliath known as the NFL a little bit. I could not speculate on whether Chris Kluwe's activism cost him millions of dollars or if it cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars... I probably lean towards the former. Either way, I feel strongly that Kluwe made the right decision in speaking his mind the last few years no matter the financial sacrifice, and I hope he will have the platform to continue to do as such. It's not my money lost, but it seems well worth it to me.
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Sure, the last two seasons have done nothing to inspire any confidence in Parmelee, but he will only be 26 in the upcoming season. I really see no reason to abandon ship on this young man as of yet, unless their is some cluster**** roster crunch. Hell, Michael Cuddyer was 25 before he made an okay contribution to the Twins. He was 27 in his breakout season. Parmelee is not some blue hair - he certainly deserves another chance to prove he can cut the mustard. If the Twins cut bait - I can envision seeing a post or more in the next few seasons, lambasting the Twins for giving up on Parmelee because he has become a 20HR, .280BA kind of player who plays a respectable RF and a solid 1B... for the Orioles.
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Can't say I blame him. If there is no place for him on an MLB roster - the NPB seems like a much more worthwhile destination financially with a chance to have a fulfilled career baseball wise.
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I am not sure why some TD posters think Plouffe is a viable option for playing the outfield. Almost 2 years ago, Ryan said that Plouffe tried, but is not an option for playing the outfield - his transition did not go so well. Plouffe is probably 3B or bust... maybe some DH duty, Preferably, I would like to see Willingham at DH, as I think Kubel is a better outfielder than Willingham. Neither is very good, but from the days of past watching Kubel play LF or RF - he is way more fluid. I do agree with Beauchamp, that playing Willingham in LF would increase his trade value to a certain degree, which is undefinable at this time. I hope that is what happens.
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If that were to happen - Joe would have to hit .390... right?
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I respect your opinion. This thread was created to simply visualize what TD poster's predictions are for the fun of it. My prediction was based on the offensive friendly environment that is Coors Field. I do not want to be argumentative over something that holds no real value to myself. I will take your Steamer Projections as your prediction. If your prediction is different than that - let's say 12HR's • .220BA • 12BB • 400 PA's - that is great. Let it ride.
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If Andre Gallaraga can hit .370 and win a Batting Title at the age of 32 after it appeared his career was washed up - I do not think it is outlandish to predict Morneau hitting 25 HR's while playing half of his games at Coors field in 2014.
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I am 100% in RiverBrian's corner on Deduno. If the season were to start tomorrow and Deduno is healthy - he is definitely not our #5 starter - he is somewhere between our #2 and #4 starting pitcher. Sure, Deduno is 30, but sometimes 30 is just the beginning, he certainly would not be the first baseball player to put things together at that age and carve himself out a impressive career. The 2013 WBC was Deduno's thunderous entrance to being a solid starting pitcher. His momentum is still building and I believe the best is yet to come.
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Now that Morneau's signing with the Rockies is official. I am curious to read what you folks think his offensive numbers will look like at the conclusion of the 2014 season. My take: 25ish HR's • .280ish BA • 60ish BB • 620 PA's My prediction with the HR's is based on the assumption that Morneau plays the whole season with Colorado and is not traded.
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Article: Twins and Pelfrey Agree to Deal
Bark's Lounge replied to Seth Stohs's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
The last week it was hard not to envision this becoming reality. I'm going to take a sunny-side up view point on Pelfrey's signing. 2014 Garza: After signing with the Diamondbacks Matt's mechanics become all screwed up and he posts a 6.83 ERA pitching in his home ballpark vs a 4.98 on the road. 2014 Arroyo: Just like Ponce de León's quest to find the fountain of youth ended 500 years ago - Bronson's quest ends in the 2014 season. After signing a 2 year, 20 million dollar contract with the Reds, he starts the season by having 2 quality outings, only to see the rest of his season go up in smoke as he pitches to the tune of a 6.25 ERA the rest of the way, giving up 28HR's in 118 IP. 2014 Pelfrey: Mike manages to pitch 208 innings for the season, posting a 3.79 ERA. Although he only strikes out 128 batters, he is celebrated as a very important piece to the Twins winning 78 games in 2014. -
Give me Garza at 4 yrs over Pelfrey at 2
Bark's Lounge replied to notoriousgod71's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
I definitely would choose Garza over Pelfrey. Signing him to a 4-5 year contract would be big risk, just as it would be a big risk to sign the other two remaining top free agent starters Santana and Jimenez to the same contract. Where Garza wins out over those 2 pitchers, is that their is no draft pick compensation attached to Garza. Even if it is only a 2nd round pick... it is a significant factor. Just like everyone else who participates on this site - if the Twins were able to acquire Tanaka - I would be ecstatic... hell, I'd probably urinate in my pants to be honest with you. It would be greater than great. In my opinion, if Tanaka is posted, most, if not all of the MLB Organizations will throw their 20 Million Dollar hat into the ring. I have some serious doubts that the Twins can outbid a lot of those teams and that the Twin Cities would be at the top of Tanaka's list of preferred destinations. No disrespect to Minneapolis and St. Paul (I love living here), but I would guess that the coastal US metropolises would be a target of his - where there are more creature comforts of his home land. -
Mariners: An Interesting Read on What's Been Going On
Bark's Lounge replied to JB_Iowa's topic in Other Baseball
Well, this partially explains the cause of Eric Wedge's stroke this past June. No job is worth that kind of stress and disfunction. Good for Wedge and Blengino for speaking out. My gut tells me that what they are saying is true - It would take a lot of time and effort to make that stuff up. If I were a Mariner fan, this news would definitely have a dampening effect on my good vibes from the Cano signing, but I would be thankful to Wedge, Blengino, and the other former employees that made the Seattle Mariner Upper Management's veil of incompetency more transparent. -
No matter anybody's feelings on Tom Glavine - he is definitely a HOFer. Whether he gets voted in next month or 2015 or 2016 - there is nothing anyone can do to stop it... it is a certainty. Circumstances and luck play a great deal into a lot of ballplayer careers. I am sure there are a handful of players with a boat load of talent who ended up with the wrong team, at the wrong time and/or were injured who would have made it to the HOF, but did not. I cannot see the justification in holding good fortune against a baseball player. Greg Maddux is in a league of his own, but I still view Glavine as a stronger candidate for the HOF than John Smoltz and I believe John Smoltz should be in the HOF. Counting stats are still important to most of the BBWAA and I also have a strong affinity for them. Metrics are changing the game, and I think it is a good thing, but not at the cost of destroying baseball tradition and the eye test. Sabremetrics and Old Time Baseball Tradition need to saddle up together, fornicate, and birth a new idealism that exudes the best of both of those worlds. To most in these neck of the woods, Kirby Puckett is a sacred, untouchable baseball deity. Let's say Puckett was up for election in 2014 for the first time, I do not believe he would be elected to the HOF... eventually he would, but not on the first go around. To me that's F***ed up - just like Glavine not being elected on the 1st ballot would be.
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I appreciate the different view points people have on the HOF elections. Some think it should be cut & dry - your either a HOFer or not - on the 1st ballot, some like to vote in the cinches and ruminate a couple of years before they vote in the second tire of definite HOFers, and some will stonewall the players they think cheated. I like the way it works now and I believe it to be effective. The modern voting process leaves a vast area open to personal interpretation and I strongly feel that is important and effective on voting in the worthwhile players. Some players may be wrongly excluded, but no system is perfect, but to me, that is the price that is paid. Bonds and Clemens are two examples of players who I believe would have made it to the HOF without PED's, but after the fact, they always came off as arrogant ***holes, and individuals who were so desperate to have their legacy protected, that they isolated a countrywide fan base with their deception and self-obsession. They both faced legal ramifications, but both came out of it fairly decently. Maybe the OJ Simpson trial is a poor comparison, but Simpson was found innocent of murder in his state trail for murder, but he was found guilty in his civil suit trial. The HOF voting is Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens civil suit trial, and if they eventually lose it, that is justice served.
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A "10" is probably unattainable, but if the Twins sign Kasmir and Navarro/Pierzynski to go along with Nolasco, this would be a pretty damn good off season that would have me giving a grade of 8.875. I am still in shock that the Twins actually signed Nolasco... Wow and Holy "Bleep".
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Wow! I am surprised to say the least. Besides the game threads, this is the most positive thread in the History of Twins Daily. I definitely could get use to this.
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Also... The only players I see as shoe-ins are Greg Maddux and the Big Hurt.
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This is not meant to chap anyone's hide, but if you did not see Frank Thomas play in his prime... I do not think you should have an opinion or leg to stand on his induction to the HoF. Seeing is believing... and I certainly believe, DH or not.
