Bark's Lounge

For some reason this brings me more joy than it should. Did you take this video footage last weekend at the Dog Birthday Party you attended?

I understand the Dumb Blonde part of it, but why was she hallucinating? I am concerned.

I don't get it. Did she take a few hits of acid?

I'll let you know once the "2013 Twins" motion picture is over.

Nice write-up John. I have come to believe that it is all about the money with the Twins. You have convinced me more-so. I wish it wasn't so, but if the Twins do not do something to defuse this suspicion this off season - I will walk away, becoming an exclusive St. Louis Cardinals fan.

Okay, It may be going a bit far to compare Terry Ryan to Ed Wood. I must say, at least Ed Wood has eccentricities and a personality that makes him more interesting. Terry Ryan is not as bad as a GM as Ed Wood is a movie director, but I think M. Night Shyamalan is a very good comparable. M. Night Shyamalan’s movies from from 1999 to 2004 were great to acceptable – everything that he did afterward was a miserable train wreckage. From 2006-2013 he has served as a director/producer and his product went down the dog **** tunnel. Terry Ryan had very good success from 2001 to 2006, and that can be directly put on his plate. Post 2006 Terry has overseen a 2007 failure, after which he resigned, and as a high end consultant (producer), he has been deeply involved in the successes of the 2008-2010 seasons, including the playoff mishaps. All of the teams he has overseen, strike 2002 have been post season failures. 2012-2013 has been his Lil’ dogey to wrangle and it could not have gone any worse than it has. I will remember M. Night Shyamalan for the following: Sixth Sense Unbreakable Signs The Village I will remember Terry Ryan for the following: 2002 2003 2004 2006 M. Night Shyamalan had some extraordinary movies – “Unbreakable” being his World Series victory. Terry Ryan has had some extraordinary seasons he has overseen – but he never delivered us the ultimate victory. As a fan I often think back to 2006 and what could have been. It bums me out to this day Post 2006, neither Shyamalan or Ryan have delivered anything of serious worth. As a movie director and screenwriter, maybe M. Night can reclaim some of his old glory. It will take some work, but he is in his early 40’s. Time is on his side. As a General Manager of a Major League baseball team, Terry Ryan is running out of time, he is 60ish, and seemingly clinging to an obsolete value of baseball – Old School Scouting and Low Budget Rosters. Metric analysis and accepting that money needs to be spent are his only visible saviors. Time is running out. Is there an “Unbreakable” in Terry Ryan’s Future? Is Ryan even competent to do this anymore in the ever changing business of Major League baseball? Have the Pohlad Brothers, Inc. castrated Mr. Ryan from doing his duties in a modern way? Is it the thrill of the hunt for Ryan to work in these primitive ways? Your guess is as good as mine, but I am a baseball fan Tried and True. I have a baseball team down the river that clearly seems to do it the right way. My allegiance can be swayed and I figure after a plethora of failed attempts, anybody can be swayed. The time is now to get this right. The Twins need their “Unbreakable”.

Yeah, I should probably have it checked out. I just don't want it to be removed.

Screw it, not worth it. Post deleted.

Home, home on the range. Where the dear and the antelope play.......................

Stupid Australian players (Merno). At least we still have Canadian Great Andrew Albers.

Chief, I agree with you 110%. It is a day of melancholy and regret. My hope for this franchise is crippled to say the least.

That's not true... we are way too busy passing the dirty sock around.

I think that automatically makes you better.

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No offense to Roy Smalley. I have always thought that he should keep his mouth shut and let his hair do the talking.

It is pronounced like you are coughing up and spitting out a big loogy.

h.a.w.k.

By far the highlight of this season.

It's always one of those games.

I was not one who adhered to the concept of fate - until I found this photo. http://www.sportsviews.com/media/files_image/4/user115520/590302d9bc6.jpg

Clete Thomas has been shuffled between the minors and majors since 2008. He has had enough time in the majors to be fairly and rightfully judged. At the age of 29 Colabello is an exception to the prospect rule. Collabello went undrafted and played independent league baseball from 2005-2011 and played very well. He was fortunate that the Twins took notice and signed him to a minor league contract. He has done nothing but impress at a high level offensively in the high minors the last 2 years and the amount of time he has played in the bigs this year is not nearly enough to judge him appropriately. He has shown some flashes of excellence and some flashes of being awful. I am not saying he will make the grade, but the jury is still out on Chris Colabello. He needs more playing time to accurately assess his future. Late Bloomers do happen from time to time.

Morneau's trade pretty much puts an end to having a 20HR hitter on this years team. In this day and age of baseball I find this to be embarrassing and a Big Kahuna Bummer. Chicks dig the long ball and so does Bark's Lounge. Go Dozier... Muscle up Lil' Buddy!

Congratulations Morneau... Give em' Hell in the NL!

Plouffe's time has expired starting the end of this season. I fully expect that Escobar will be our opening day 3B. Hopefully Sano can break into this role post June 2014 - you might as well keep him under control as long as possible. Unless TR blows my ****ing mind and makes some high octane free agent signings - next season is toast anyways. We'll see what happens, but my spirits are pretty low on that becoming reality.