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Everything posted by twinsnorth49

  1. twinsnorth49
    Under Gardenhire the Twins almost never have a viable ROY candidate. Coincidence? I don't think so. Moreover, the idea that a rookie! and a starting pitcher!! might be given that opportunity is almost impossible to conceive. Scott Diamond anybody?
  2. twinsnorth49
    Because none of them happen to be pitchers.
  3. twinsnorth49
    Option will need to be better than that, 6-10 million likely or why would he bother? If he comes back and has a successful year it's well worth it to have the control for the 2nd year.
  4. twinsnorth49
    Somebody better tell that to Oakland, Baltimore, Washington, Atlanta, Cincinnati, all of whom have lower payrolls than the Twins. All that damn fiscal responsibility got them was playoff spots.
  5. twinsnorth49
    I assume you won't be tuning in then?
  6. twinsnorth49
    Just try to ignore the d**k heads or you'll never survive here, besides his Mom probably grounded him and took away his PS3. To answer your question, I think yes, on a 1 year, incentive heavy deal with an option.
  7. twinsnorth49
    Just because Hendriks felt good about how he pitched (which he deserved to), doesn't mean he was happy his team lost. Just because you act like a sour puss and walk around with a pissy look on your face does not mean you're any more a team player and has nothing to do with how good a player you are. That's the same kind of thinking everyone uses to say Joe Mauer isn't a leader, because he's not stalking up and down the dugout shouting his head off or throwing bats or whatever it is "winners" do. Tim Keown pretty much proved what a bunch of bunk that is. Hendriks still has lots to work on, but again, he's 23, has a solid minor league track record and has shown signs of being able to execute and string together some solid innings. Once he starts to figure what he can get away with and what he can't to big league hitters I think he'll be alright.
  8. twinsnorth49
    I'm at this game and Wednesday's with my boss (an avid Jays fan), for the love of god the Twins need to win this series. Looking forward to seeing Scott D pitch an alternate home game.
  9. twinsnorth49
    I think Hendriks has steadily shown he the mettle and stuff to be effective for the Twins, 1,2,3,4,5....who cares, he'll win some games next year and keep them in a bunch of others. The Seattle and the Detroit games combined with his performance in Rochester plus the fact he's 23 is enough. I saw many examples of him starting to get it, last night was probably the best, even above the Seattle game considering the lineup and the fact Detroit actually had something to play for.
  10. twinsnorth49
    Please tell me you're referring to Mason and not Brewster!!
  11. twinsnorth49
    He's gone, let's all do ourselves a favour and try to pretend it never happened, I know I am.
  12. twinsnorth49
    Where do you come up with that?
  13. twinsnorth49
    Amen brother and everybody here knows it but most still need a scapegoat.
  14. twinsnorth49
    Hindsight makes a genius out of everybody.
  15. twinsnorth49
    This pretty much nails it, he's the baseball equivalent to Wayne Gretzky, hate him with a passion but admire the hell out of him.
  16. twinsnorth49
    Well, if Deduno can just keep the ball inside the fence we have a shot at winning the series, the Yanks have done little else so far.
  17. twinsnorth49
    Kinda good they didn't wave the white flag after the first 3 pitches.
  18. twinsnorth49
    Vintage Mauer tonight, bonus points for it being against the Yankees. Great win.
  19. twinsnorth49
    non US residents are evil and here to steal all our moneys. These days that's a little like stealing a kid's piggy bank. I'll settle for buying up cheap housing.
  20. twinsnorth49
    The Nook in St. Paul, oh so good!!! By the other place that does a Juicy Lucy I assume you mean 5-8 club?
  21. twinsnorth49
    Dang Joe Mauer is a good baseball player!! That's all I got, I'm out.
  22. twinsnorth49
    Thou shall not hate.......................................anybody except the White Sox and the Yankees.
  23. twinsnorth49
    A 6'5 230lb professional baseball player with back spasms? Stop the presses! What's next Niklas Backstrom with a sore groin? Adrian Peterson with a Charley Horse! Athletes these days, pffft!
  24. twinsnorth49
    Two parts to this: 1) Missing bats--Hendriks doesn't have the kind of stuff challenge hitters and get strikeouts. It shows when he is hitting his spots, but getting long counts with lots of foul balls. 2) Lack of movement and deception. The fastball looks really straight to me and when Hendriks changed speeds or threw a breaking ball, it didn't appear to fool hitters. As written above, I also thought he threw a lot of good pitches at the knees and didn't get much help from the ump. I don't know what the solution is, although I have seen guys succeed with less in their tool kit than Hendriks has. I've seen Hendriks in person twice so far, against Seattle and most recently the Indians. Against Seattle his fastball had decent movement away, he was coming inside as well effectively and his change up was very deceptive and progressed as the game went on, he managed to SO 6. The Indians game was a different story, his command was not there from the start but I believe the poor strike zone low and on the inside part of the plate somewhat affected him, he left far too many pitches up and one has to wonder whether the lack of calls down low for him was a factor. I believe he has the stuff to succeed but his confidence seems shaky up here, he was too passive against Cleveland and needs to challenge more and trust his stuff. Working ahead always helps too, something he very much needs to get consistent on.
  25. twinsnorth49
    How many times I got to tell you bro? High 5, not high 2....you're so white!
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