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  1. Dave Borton
    I was in the service for 4 very long years and to this day, will not wait in line for anything. Well, maybe TSA...
  2. Dave Borton
    I watch a lot of college ball when we snowbird in Arizona during winters. I don't believe I ever have seen that physical batting strength that Jenkins has in watching all the sophomore/junior ballplayers in college ball.
  3. Dave Borton
    Had 5 Davids in my 2nd grade class. Get up and change the channel? Can remember when we got our first TV! Didn't have to go to my Uncle's any longer to watch TV or run home after school to watch World Series at my friend's house after school. Picture rolling horizontally...and then vertically... Gunsmoke and Amos and Andy on the radio and then on TV.... Yep.
  4. Dave Borton
    Take the tubes out of the TV, go to the drug store, and use that machine to test the tubes.
  5. Dave Borton
    DFA'd, thank goodness. https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/twins-jose-urena-dfad-by-minnesota/
  6. Dave Borton
    Sound bites are nothing more than excerpts without context. Writers love to extract for clicks. While I have fallen off the Royce Lewis wagon, the kid is more than two quotes. Still believe in his basic persona of positivity and would want him in my club house.
  7. Dave Borton
    Good article in the Athletic today. Behind paywall. √ Nothing gets done until A's and Rays are properly put to bed in new stadiums. √ 162 game schedule is toast. It's a math game, but 156 is probable. √ 2 3-game series per week (players health would improve -- my opinion). Players paid for IL time approaching $1BB/year! √ Owners will need to make up for lost revenue. Ticket prices ↑ or player salaries ↓. √ Expand playoffs? (God forbid). √ CBA expires at end of '26. Hold on re: these issues mudding up those negotiations. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6566172/2025/08/21/mlb-expansion-realignment-162-game-schedule/
  8. Dave Borton
    Baldelli will be the scapegoat at the end of the year. Falvey will never be the fall guy. Minority owners will squeeze for some accountability and "poor-pirate-beard" will be it,
  9. Dave Borton
    Yeah, marketing starts calling kids' clubs about two weeks in advance and out they come
  10. Dave Borton
    I know that, that's why I asked visual.
  11. Dave Borton
    Those who have it on TV, what will "butts in the seats" count be?
  12. Dave Borton
    As it starting 33-yr old Urena who has never done squat in any of his years.
  13. Dave Borton
    For those who wore fatigues, let me translate. SOS.
  14. Dave Borton
    I am talking the game in general. If the owners are demanding a salary cap and lock out, then a negotiation chip is a reduced schedule. A beginning position in negotiations, that's all.
  15. Dave Borton
    If? Players should agree to a salary cap and demand a more civilized 154 games per year.
  16. Dave Borton
    Taylor Rogers on in the 4th for the Cubs. Just served up a gopher ball. Former Twins Day at Wrigley.
  17. Dave Borton
    Option #4. Follow other ball. Yesterday I listened to the radio broadcast of Reds/Brewers. Best broadcast (thanks to Tommy Thrall/Jeff Brantley - take note Atteberry/Gladin) and game I have heard all year. Back and forth as Brewers streaked for 15th in a row. Reds prevailed. Listened to the Dodgers/Padres series all weekend. Listen to the Yanks for Susie (great access to back stories and insights) and seek Yanks to get thumped. Listen to Giants and Jon Miller doing a stellar job on play-by-play, Tom Hamilton edging in as a delightful homer and Dan Dickerson calling the best play by play of any broadcaster. Toss in Berrios game from Toronto (good radio booth) and my life is very full for $25/yr on MLB.com. Lots of options out there, especially those of you with MLB.TV. Play ball! And keep posting on TD, folks.
  18. Dave Borton
    I too wanted to see Hunter Greene but once drafted, I got aboard the Lewis train. I got off when it slowed again this month. Love the spirit but the frame can't manage the game. https://www.mlb.com/player/hunter-greene-668881
  19. Dave Borton
    MLB.com this afternoon. https://www.mlb.com/tv/g777459/vca703a77-1fa0-4c46-baa6-9445bc3ac1ad?affiliateId=MINISB#game=777459,tfs=20250619_000500,game_state=live
  20. Dave Borton
    Smart topic and well researched. MLB.com took a look at power rankings this a.m. Twins ranked #26 with these comments about Lewis: "So when do we maybe have to start being a little bit more realistic about Royce Lewis? Over his last 103 games, all the way back to August 2024, here are his numbers: .213/.266/.315, with a 62 wRC+. That makes him, um, one of the worst hitters in the sport during that time..." I am no ortho doc, but have to believe that underlying issues stem from two ACLs and the imperfect healing that results from ortho surgery. Been there, got the 'gimps.'
  21. Dave Borton
    Excellent article, Cody. Appreciate.
  22. Dave Borton
    Classic Line to which we all can relate...
  23. Dave Borton
    The worst part continues; Joe Pohlad is in charge. He has never worked outside the Pohlad umbrella. That he could maneuver both the business and baseball ends for the Twins is the ultimate long bet.
  24. Dave Borton
    While greatly disappointed at the news, I don't hate the Twins. I just go, "Meh..." For the past 12 years, I averaged 10 games a year. This year? 0. They play such unimaginative ball. There is no zeal, no desire to put fans into seats by providing an entertaining style of ball. I believe part of that is complacent leadership and personality driven. So what's the option? I listen to a ton of games. I scour MLB for pitching matchups, who is streaking, a game which is critical to the division lead, who is announcing. I listen to a ton of Reds, Giants, Dodgers, Guardians, and Tigers. I have town ball, where I see at times more desire than I do from millionaires playing ball. I am not asking for bloated payrolls. I am not asking for division titles. I am asking for a product which will command my attention. I don't think that is expecting too much.
  25. Dave Borton
    "Minnesota has preferred to give its leadership groups extended time to execute their vision..." This leadership group has had 9 years and they have not executed a vision other than mediocrity. I am afraid today's news is all bad news. Two hedge funds toss in their $MM, Pohlad drains the organization of cash , Falvey remains a fair-haired boy, and Twins tumble around 3rd or 4th place for 9 more years. They have lost me.
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