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  1. LaBombo
    Obi wan Sano-bi using the force to reach second safely. "You don't need to hold the big man to a single". http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/018/682/obi-wan.jpg White Sox outfielder: "You can go about your double. Move along" http://67.media.tumblr.com/4704c338af54e9aa4721f2c89d3767b4/tumblr_mqxy6op7Xj1rth2h5o1_400.gif
  2. LaBombo
    Meanwhile, halfway around the world, Vargas causes more Japanese interest in Major League Baseball than any player since Ichiro... http://cdn.history.com/sites/2/2015/06/hith-alaska-earthquake-E.jpeg
  3. LaBombo
    Poor old Jimmer Ray...
  4. LaBombo
    Jim Carrey and Kurt Suzuki: separated at birth?
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    Little-known fact: Hawk owns a smart car that's powered by his own sense of self-satisfaction.
  7. LaBombo
    Glad you liked it. For the uninitiated, try Shonen Knife's bouncy cover of The Carpenters' "On Top of the World". It's a little bit like an American punk garage band hijacking a Manilla karaoke bar.
  8. LaBombo
    'Flying Jelly Attack' by Shonen Knife...
  9. LaBombo
    Yeah. We've survived Sano in right, Dantana at the plate, and Jepsen as closer. Polanco throwing a few rainbows to first isn't going to kill us. The Twins need to know what they have in him and in other not-yet-established players, and so will a new GM.
  10. LaBombo
    That may be partly because there was concern about Antony's willingness and ability to get a good return on expendable veterans. There's enough precedent that one could envision Antony proudly touting a newly acquired pitching prospect's AAA win/loss record. In that context the Mejeia trade is a home run.
  11. LaBombo
    This has probably been mentioned, but one of Mejeia's pluses is that his floor is projected to be reasonably decent for a guy without a high ceiling. With prospects in general and those of rebuilding teams in particular, it's easier (and more fun) to think in terms of ceiling, but with the Twins being unable to count on Hughes or Nolasco in the rotation next year and with ceiling guys like Berrios and Gonsalves in the pipeline, a floor guy like Mejeia could serve an important purpose by keeping the Twins from once again overpaying a back of the rotation free agent.
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    Good to know, but sort of what I expected. It would be fun to see Adalberto have a go at the Twins rotation, but compared to the disappointment of seeing Nunez fizzle out in a year and net nothing in return, waiting until next season to see Mejia is just waiting until Christmas morning to open presents, as opposed to getting a lump of coal in your stocking.
  13. LaBombo
    That's more or less my feeling, but if all he does is go six most of the time, keep the ERA around 4.50, and, like you said, give them the flexibility to get younger and cheaper, then job well done, Acting Captain.
  14. LaBombo
    The BProp report also places his changeup as his third pitch, rating it good but with room for improvement in deceptiveness with arm motion and in arm slot consistency. I'm not sure what Allen's track record is with fine tuning changeups, but it seems to me that the Twins in general have had quite a bit of success in developing and/or fixing the changeup in young pitchers as much or more than any other pitch.
  15. LaBombo
    No. You've still failed to make a point, or even really post anything coherent. Antony didn't know an xFIP from an Orange Whip in 2010, and had nothing but a USAToday counting stat factoid to explain the Twins' valuation of Dozier when discussing his contract extension last season. Feel free to post contrary references, but otherwise I have less than zero interest in your opinion of him, let alone your sarcasm. And then you called McPhail's five year run with a small market team that included a world championship and 90 win season a FAILURE that equates to Ryan's FIVE (since you're counting McPhail's incomplete '94) 90+loss seasons in six years, which is beyond laughable, so we're done here.
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    Meaner than saying that the trade makes Antony the new front runner for the real GM job?
  17. LaBombo
    Yup. People have pretty wide variation in what they expect from a #4 starter, but the Twins mostly just need consistent 6+ inning starts to keep the bullpen from getting ridden so hard.
  18. LaBombo
    20 says there's an attempt at least approximating 'Able-dirto'.
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    BProp pegged him as a likely #4 starter, despite his stock dropping after an injury and suspension in 2015.
  20. LaBombo
    First, at no point did I say that hiring outside is "a sure answer", so you're just dead wrong there. Second, you've again failed utterly to explain how two unsuccessful outside hires prove anything, or even why you brought them up. Third, you still haven't even acknowledged that you don't have a SINGLE example of an assistant GM from a failed front office who's succeeded as GM of his team or even been promoted to that team's GM position for that matter. Fourth, what's your source to dispute the multiple interviews with Antony in which he displays a clear lack of knowledge of relevant, widely accepted baseball metrics? Other than that, though, spot on reply.
  21. LaBombo
    Well, even if it didn't work, it would be fun to watch...
  22. LaBombo
    Dick's talent for understatement is as fresh as it was Opening Day. "It stings a bit to lose two at home to the last place Braves".
  23. LaBombo
    Down two, two down, and our .254 OBP guy at the plate: http://cdn.meme.am/instances/500x/38375292.jpg
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    Your post gets my vote to wear the game thread POTN championship belty. http://cache3.asset-cache.net/gc/118647399-juan-diaz-is-officially-declared-the-winner-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=oToYvXs3XPbg5%2BsLNpXWIR%2BvVx7kriiNN55dYVrQUY057DyPHNOxPOwJbM6DeguBELpIr%2Fb9mW59Z2szqpPeSQ%3D%3D
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    Mr. Carp unavailable for comment... making another house call because a boy fed his fish too much. http://www.neptunecityschool.org/cms/lib03/NJ01000385/Centricity/Domain/90/seuss_fish.jpg
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