Riverbrian

Sano will slump at some point while others take his place by un-slumping.

The Twins are not "by far the youngest". The youngest roster belongs to the Padres Also... Please respect other posters. Around these forums... we find it "obstinately obtuse" to refer to comments by others as "obstinately obtuse". Other than that... A sincere welcome to TD. There are some good folks around here.

I really wish the front office would have been more aggressive signing bullpen guys in the off season. It only cost money to sign free agents. If they have to address the bullpen at the deadline... It'll cost assets. I really wish the front office would have been more bullpen aggressive

I'm not posting this to support any point because it really doesn't support any point. I was just curious where the Twins ranked when it came to trade acquisitions currently in the minor leagues. So... I counted them and I'm posting it in case anybody else wanted to see it. Minor League Trade Acquisitions Rays 23 Brewers 22 Braves 21 Yankees 20 DBacks 15 Phillies 14 A's 13 Reds 13 Orioles 11 Padres 11 Angels 9 Astros 9 Mariners 9 White Sox 9 Cubs 8 Nationals 8 Pirates 8 Dodgers 7 Marlins 7 Rockies 6 Royals 6 Tigers 5 Twins 5 Blue Jay 4 Rangers 3 Cardinals 2 Indians 2 Red Sox 2 Giants 1 Mets 1 Amateur - International Free Agent Acquisitions Phillies 27 Rangers 25 Astros 24 Cubs 22 Nationals 22 Indians 21 Dodgers 20 Mets 20 Royals 19 Padres 18 Red Sox 17 Reds 17 Tigers 17 Twins 17 Yankees 17 DBacks 16 Pirates 16 Rays 16 Rockies 16 Blue Jays 15 Braves 15 Cardinals 15 A's 11 Mariners 11 Angels 10 Giants 10 Orioles 9 White Sox 7 Marlins 5 Brewers 3

6 of the top 7 farm systems were heavily built by trades. Braves, Yankees, Padres, White Sox, Rockies and Brewers have acquired top end prospects that currently sit at or near the top of their respective systems. Currently in the Minors... The Twins have only 5 players total acquired via trade. Mejia, Palka, Murphy, Busenitz and the new guy Chapman. It's like they are ignoring an avenue of acquisition that other struggling teams don't ignore. You probably won't see a lot of trade acquisitions in the minors with the Dodgers or Red Sox but those two teams are in a trade youth for MLB Talent position. 5 players acquired is an awfully low number for a team that has lost as many games as we have. Is it because our tradeable vets have little trade value? Is it a refusal to part with those vets? Is it a mis-assessment that we are at the same competitive level of the Dodgers or Red Sox. Is it all of that or none of that or somewhere in between. 5 is a low number... that's my opinion and it seems like the failure to acquire high end minor league talent via trade is a bigger factor than the mistaken drafting of Jay or Stewart.

I'm excited to watch him throw tomorrow. I'm hoping that he looks like we all want him to look. I'd like some excitement over his performance.

I look at it this way. She's one of us and therefore I feel pride in her accomplishments. She's not like that Ron Coomer fella who was one of us and then left us for the Cubs.

She's on NHL/MLB Network now. I see her every weekend on quick pitch. Good for her... making nice strides in her career.

SANO He makes it look easy

Yes But I have my own internet.

In 1919 the population of Fergus Falls was around 7,000. Back in those times towns would grow significantly when the railroad came to town. During the 1920 census shortly after the Otter Tail Valley Railroad was established through Fergus Falls. The Population exploded to 1.8 Million as a result of the railroad. A census taker named Bob came to town on a train and he got stuck in a loop executing the door to door census and he counted the same ten households over 60 thousand times. There were 60,014 people named Vern Wright in Fergus Falls according to the Fergus Falls census figures. By the time the 1930's census was completed... Almost all of the superfluous fictional people had left and the town population plummeted to 9,000.

The Twins open up a 3-game series against the Indians. Here we are… mid-May… tied for 1st place with the Indians. This series is a head to head battle for the AL Central lead. How is this possible? We are working with a 4-man rotation (closer to a 3-man, actually) and a bullpen that has been lit up like Foster Brooks, and last night Polanco was our clean-up hitter. This might be one of those seasons where the Twins contend and the Twins Daily faithful hate the moves made to keep them contending. This might be one of those seasons of satisfactory results from unsatisfactory methods. Maybe the means won’t justify the ends. Maybe it will be like winning a race across town and using the sewer as a shortcut. If you win a race that way… nobody will want to hug you afterwards. Here are some things to think about: The Twins open up a 3-game series against the Indians. Here we are… mid-May… tied for 1st place with the Indians. This series is a head to head battle for the AL Central lead. How is this possible? We are working with a 4-man rotation (closer to a 3-man, actually) and a bullpen that has been lit up like Foster Brooks, and last night Polanco was our clean-up hitter. This might be one of those seasons where the Twins contend and the Twins Daily faithful hate the moves made to keep them contending. This might be one of those seasons of satisfactory results from unsatisfactory methods. Maybe the means won’t justify the ends. Maybe it will be like winning a race across town and using the sewer as a shortcut. If you win a race that way… nobody will want to hug you afterwards. Here are some things to think about: 1. Cleveland – Cleveland tries to claim to be the birthplace of Rock and Roll but we all know that Pat Boone was the originator and he was born in Jacksonville, Florida. Cleveland had Aaron Boone and currently has Boone Logan so now Cleveland is building the Boone Hall of Fame with a big Daniel Boone statue in front of the main doors. Cleveland has built itself up on the backs of others throughout its history. It’s a little known fact that Cleveland originally became a major city because of Minnesota. As a major shipping port on the Great Lakes, Cleveland was the destination for Iron Ore out of the Iron Range and this started the growth spurt. Cleveland was the 5th largest city in America in the 1920’s… behind New York City, Chicago, Fergus Falls and Philadelphia. When it comes to Iron Ore… apparently it takes more people to receive Iron Ore than it does to ship it. While Cleveland grew to major city status on the back of the Iron Ore trade, it should be pointed out that Hibbing does not have a professional sports team. Yes… Cleveland has stolen almost everything from everyone else but they have produced a couple of things that we all enjoy… Smuckers Jelly and Progressive Insurance. Cleveland may lack a certain flow but Cleveland… ironically… brought us Flo. 2. Our Twins – Minnesota is currently 10th in the American League in Runs Scored and 12th in the American League in ERA. If you look at those numbers… of course we are in 1st place… where else would we be? 3. The Indians – All everyone talked about was that Cleveland rotation going into 2017. Who could match that rotation? Boston adds Sale, Price and Porcello and people say it’s almost as good as the Indians. Fast forward to mid-May and the Indians starters have combined for a 4.85 ERA and that is last in the American League… but of course they are in 1st place… where else would they be? 4. Today’s Joe M Conversation Maddon: Would you call these skies partly sunny or partly cloudy? Montana: Good question… Where does partly cloudy end and partly sunny begin? McCarthy: I wonder if it’s in the dictionary… does anybody have one? Maddon: I do… I keep one in my back pocket at all times Mauer: What’s a dictionary? Montana: You don’t know what a dictionary is? Mauer: I never went to college McCarthy: It’s a… well… how do I explain this? It’s a book… it has every word in it. Mauer: Every word? McCarthy: It’s tough to explain. Maddon: Guys, I have one right here. Montana: Grab your phone… look it Up. Maddon: Guys Mauer: I’m not getting any reception Montana: Yeah me neither Maddon: Guys, what are you doing? Montana: Hold your phone in the air… see if that helps. Mauer: It’s not helping. McCarthy: Maybe there is a dictionary pamphlet somewhere or something? Maddon: I'M LOOKING UNDER D 5.Quicksand – You don’t hear about quicksand anymore. In the 60’s and 70’s we had people dramatically sinking in quicksand in lots of movies and TV shows. These days nobody seems to sink in quicksand anymore. I wouldn’t even know where to find quicksand. The closest thing I have to quicksand is the bean bag chair in the basement and I have one hell of a time getting out of that so I get the concept. ____________________ Lineups: TWINS Brian Dozier 2B Joe Mauer 1B Miguel Sano 3B Max Kepler RF Kennys Vargas DH Eddie Rosario LF Jorge Polanco SS Jason Castro C Byron Buxton CF Ervin Santana P INDIANS Carlos Santana 1B Francisco Lindor SS Michael Brantley LF Edwin Encarnacion DH Jason Kipnis 2B Jose Ramirez 3B Lonnie Chisenhall CF Yan Gomes C Brandon Guyer RF Josh Tomlin P Weather: meh ... mid-50s, cloudy, 10mph breeze from the NNE. View full article

Applebee's had this sign up I must have waited for 25 minutes before an employee came by to wash my hands.

I haven't

With this bullpen... It would be #39

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Yep... that's what I had at Applebee's. The Rheumatism Street Pasta

Now I understand We ate at Applebee's tonight... that's what I thought it was

I wonder if Belisle knows that he doesn't have to wear a glove made in the 1920's.

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Oh Yeah Wait til you see this Belisle guy!!!

I've seen Cotton a couple of times. In my opinion using the eye test... his change up is nasty. It's one of the best I've seen. That thing drops off a table and to the right. It looks like a sinking screwball. He gave up a few runs when I watched him for the first time but I remember thinking to myself... Remember this guy because he is going to be an Ace.