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  1. CDog
    When it was said in the game thread today (as mentioned in the OP), I had my usual reaction. Hated the thought of it. But there was a difference in that feeling in that it wasn't as intense as in the past. Saw this thread and knew the topic and wanted to disagree as much as I could. Just couldn't really find anything there that isn't at least understandable. At the same time, I agree with some of the responses that a lot lot lot of what's gone wrong the last year and a half isn't on Gardenhire. How much is and isn't his fault is often guesswork. But I also am starting to wonder or even think that even if it's not a matter of blame--even if it's not his fault--that it's not something that would bother me as much as in the past if he were let go. And I can even think of a situation where it might be the right choice even if it's definitely not his fault. In any case, it's going to bum me out if/when it happens. I will add that I do disagree that it should happen during the season. No reason for it, and just not right in my opinion. And as much as I hate to respond to nonsense, I'm still me and feel compelled to mention that the 2nd half of this season hasn't really happened yet. The 2nd half of last year was awful, (but so was the first), and the 2nd half of the 2010 the Twins went 50-31. 50-31!!! And the year before that they went 46-36 and closed the gap to win a division. If you have to make stuff up to support your point, it's likely your point isn't all that strong.
  2. CDog
    Of the three "guest analysts," I agree that TK has the poorest enunciation. And it may just be a volume issue, as he speaks fairly softly, I think. I don't think I've ever had a problem understanding the words the other two are saying. As long as it's been mentioned here, too, I've said it elsewhere, but I think Smalley is fantastic in the booth.
  3. CDog
    As I was first reading that, I thought you meant there could be a rule that applies only and specifically to Parmalee. That amused me for some reason. I needed something Twins related to amuse me today. So yay!
  4. CDog
    Told you so! Something ain't right out there in left field!!!
  5. CDog
    My mom loves the joke about the masochist and the sadist getting together. The masochist says, "Whip me." The sadist says, "No."
  6. CDog
    The second half of last season and the first few weeks of this year were like that. It seemed like every single inning on both offense and defense were an adventure and a struggle. That almost every play seemed like it was nearly impossible to execute cleanly. And it had more or less gotten better for a couple months+ and has come back with a vengeance recently. Ugh.
  7. CDog
    You stay smart AND classy and all will be well.
  8. CDog
    Between last night and today, I'm wondering if there's some sort of force in left field. Maybe some weird magnetism wreaking havoc with anyone out there's muscles and brains and blood flow.
  9. CDog
    Thank the heavens the inning ended and ended that train of thought from Bremer. Or train wreck of thought. Wow, that was uncomfortable for me. And I don't know that I've ever really had too much to say about him before.
  10. CDog
    The mark of any good fan.
  11. CDog
    Agree. And for sure for sure for sure can't end up a double.
  12. CDog
    I thought Coomer's description that it "exploded when it hit the dirt" was very...well, descriptive.
  13. CDog
    Did Dozier get shot on that play?!?!
  14. CDog
    Don't they only have one qualified pitcher at all?
  15. CDog
    Careful you don't pull a muscle. Stretch out well before reaching that far.
  16. CDog
    In the pregame, Gardenhire said they were going to give Plouffe tomorrow and if he couldn't swing, he was going to the DL.
  17. CDog
    Once again...say it's absurd, add snotty little comment...but it's from actual data. So there's that.
  18. CDog
    The issue with Perkins was whether or not he could be assigned to the minors as opposed to DL'ed as a major leaguer. I don't remember there ever being an issue with management claiming he wasn't hurt or wasn't tough enough. Was there? I DO recall him doing a similar thing where he didn't disclose an injury until well after the fact. Also don't ever recall anyone questioning Hardy's injuries. Source? Don't remember much of the Neshek situation. I thought the "controversy" over his finger/hand issue was as much from his end as management's. Again, don't remember that much. Was there ever a question that he was hurt when he was getting TJ surgery?
  19. CDog
    And you can keep making up things that I said all you want, but it doesn't make them true. You can keep bringing up situations that I haven't touched here, but that makes them your inventions and that's all. And you can call people names all you like, but that doesn't help the discussion or make them so. I would counter that THAT is rather trollish. Quite frankly. The best you can do to come up with a mention of Baker's toughness or grit or whatever is a third hand claim of a whisper from between the lines. I haven't seen any quote where it actually happened, and you (nor anyone else) has provided an instance where it did. "I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm fine" responded to with "Well then why are you throwing 10 mph slower than in the past?" That's what happened. Everything else is you and others trying to create drama and add things that weren't said. Whether or not that was right or fair or anything else is your opinion and I've not made any claim about whether that opinion is reasonable or not. It's an opinion, so have at it. As for your Pavano comparison, he was throwing 3 or 4 mph slower than his normal, not 10. So there's a difference, in that might be something he could pitch through. Also, there are those that have been on this very site claiming the Twins DID throw him under the bus (depsite there being no evidence of that, either).
  20. CDog
    I'm going to Miami and taking in a Marlins game late in the season. Even before their season had taken a turn south, tickets on StubHub were plentiful and cheap (the ones I bought were about half what it would have cost to buy through the team site, including all fees). So yeah...the ballpark didn't even seem to be having a HUGE effect even without a bad team to worry about for possibly a few years. Not great news for them, I wouldn't think. And of course, that's a one-game sample, so maybe not a great representation of their situation...
  21. CDog
    It's a quibble between the "qualifying offer" and you having said "arbitration." Which seems like it was just a mis-use of the wording.
  22. CDog
    So they're the same with the exception of a few better players and more money to spend? Isn't that a longer way of saying they're not the same?
  23. CDog
    Thank you for the instructions. Those quotes were read already--in this thread, when they first came out in spring training, and again when DPJ made the same bogus claims a few weeks ago. Although I can't say I have the same ability to fabricate what may or may not be in the "iceberg" that you just decided is there. There simply isn't anything there that you're claiming is there. Baker said over and over again that he was fine. First it was "just tendonitis" that he said he went through every spring. Then he came back and threw with the velocity of a high school pitcher a few times and said each time that he was fine and that he wasn't remotely concerned. Eventually Gardenhire and Ryan said if he's fine, he needed to show it. The quote you mention above says nothing about his effort or toughness. It's about his pace. Not sure how you link those unless you're just looking for something to create drama. One could even reasonably make the case they were annoyed by his willingness to keep going out there without admitting how hurt he was. And it's an absolute lie that I question every assertion that everyone makes. I don't get how people can only have negative opinions, but opinions are just that. Actual facts have never been questioned by me. I DO have a tendency to get annoyed and point it out when people invent garbage. I'm not the only one, nor should I be.
  24. CDog
    And time and again after Baker threw 8-10 mph below his norm, he said he was fine--once saying "I'm not remotely concerned about velocity" (or very, very close to that...I'm not going to go back and find it AGAIN since it's already quoted on this site and on several if not all sources covering the Twins in Spring Training), and another time saying essentially that he would/could throw harder in actual game situations (as opposed to spring training games, not even bullpens) when he needed to and eventually the response from the organization was "if you're fine, then show it." I'm slow to play the "if" game, but I feel fairly confident that had the Twins NOT said that or its equivalent that the same folks would be talking from the other side of their mouth about how the Twins babied and coddled another player and let him call the shots. Some people thrive on complaining.
  25. CDog
    There's a quite long post from me in another thread with quote after quote after quote from the time in question that pretty completely cover it.
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