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  1. Boom Boom
    That this is even a topic speaks volumes about what fans have come to expect from this organization... is there any team that loves their warm fuzzies as much as the Twins? Could we get Cuddyer back too?
  2. Boom Boom
    In my mind there is a difference between a horrible person and a jackass. It is Torii's right to believe what he wants. If he does so publically, I have the right to dislike him for it. I'm not accusing Torii Hunter of being a scumbag and I would never encourage others to mail dead animals to him. However, I also did not participate in standing ovations for him. And then there's Mark Kotsay. Smooth move, Torii.
  3. Boom Boom
    It's a good thing that the decision to bring him back or not was taken out of the Twins' hands. I'd never say he was a favorite of mine, but he was a very good player for a long time.
  4. Boom Boom
    Fun fact- Cy Young was 8'6".
  5. Boom Boom
    http://sabr.org/research/does-pitcher-s-height-matter Not claiming that this is the end-all of the argument, but what research has been done regarding pitchers' height and effectiveness/durability is thoroughly inconclusive. That is to say, there is no statistical evidence that taller pitchers are generally better pitchers.
  6. Boom Boom
    I would guess it was more about service time than height. If Berrios pitched exactly the same and was seven feet tall, he still wouldn't have been up.
  7. Boom Boom
    I've also heard that taller pitchers are less injury-prone because there's less strain on their arm. I don't buy that one either.
  8. Boom Boom
    Is there really a correlation between pitcher height and effectiveness? I ask because it always seems to come up when projecting Berrios. I get that JO is like four feet tall in heels, but Johan wasn't real tall. And for every Randy Johnson there's a bunch of Mike Pelfreys.
  9. Boom Boom
    Hughes drastically outperformed expectations in 2014. That shouldn't have become the new expectation going forward. He always gave up lots of home runs. That was the book on him. No, Hughes is not an ace, and he'll never be 2014 good again. That's why the contract extension was an unnecessary mistake. I'm not saying he should be arrested for that. Hughes belongs in a major league rotation, but by no means is he a #1.
  10. Boom Boom
    The contract is a problem if the Twins insist on running Mauer out there at first base while there might be better options. It's not outlandish to look at Mauer's production and expect more. "We're paying him too much to not play him" just sounds like the old cheapskate Twins rhetoric. If there was a MLB minimum first baseman to be had who could best Mauer's meager offensive output, it's in the team"s best interest to move Joe aside.
  11. Boom Boom
    I was one of those saying that Jepsen wasn't enough. As it turns out, the other move(s) the Twins should have made was for more bullpen help. Y'know, beyond one guy.
  12. Boom Boom
    Lindor is only 21? He can't be ready. Why are the Indians burning his service time?
  13. Boom Boom
    Yup...look for a pitch you can elevate, or hit it behind the runner. The manager could help by starting the runners early.
  14. Boom Boom
    Prospects are like souffles in the oven... you open up that oven door too soon and they fall apart. You've just got to be patient... when Santa TR says it's Christmas morning,then we can have our shiny new toy.
  15. Boom Boom
    No way... if you call up Berrios now he'll walk everybody. Then his confidence will be shot and he'll turn into a headcase like Hicks and be ruined forever. For-ever.
  16. Boom Boom
    Too many walks... doesn't mix up his pitches enough... he struggles to catch up when he's promoted... we want to make sure that when he's called up it's for good... Aaron Hicks...he's been getting by on trickery that might fool AAA hitters, but major leaguers would eat him alive. Nothing to do with service time though.
  17. Boom Boom
    He's not ready. Maybe a few weeks into the 2016 season. But right now, he's not ready.
  18. Boom Boom
    Is that Grady Sizemore? I thought for sure he was forced to retire after bilateral leg amputation.
  19. Boom Boom
    That, and three-run dingers aren't the Twins Way.
  20. Boom Boom
    When you visit the concession stands at the Trop, you can get beets and bread for free, but it takes forever to get through the line.
  21. Boom Boom
    IMO the rule 5 approach is, more than anything,TR trying really hard to get a player for nothing. The ultimate low-cost approach. IMO, you have to weigh that against the possibility of the current situation playing out. The bullpen is an unmitigated disaster, and Graham has been hidden and protected all season, in effect wasting a roster spot that could be used to make some improvement.
  22. Boom Boom
    The money is spent already. TR should do what he can to improve the baseball team. Not that I necessarily agree with Hughes as a reliever next season. I'm referring more to the Mauer contract. If there's a first base option in the system that can outhit him, the bad contract shouldn't keep Mauer on the field instead.
  23. Boom Boom
    You missed one other blame candidate-Glen Perkins.
  24. Boom Boom
    I don't see the difference between what's incorrectly termed "pimping" a home run and doing the silly jump up and down bit after a walk-off... or outfielders doing that leaping butt-bump thing that they do. Nothing the Jays did while rounding the bases struck me as all that disrespectful. They're having fun, and why wouldn't they, considering how weak the Twins pitching was in that series. The Twins should be more upset about how badly they pitched.
  25. Boom Boom
    I disagree. You can make a good, reasonable argument that giving away prospects for a chance at this year's wild card would be a mistake, but then why bother trading even fringy prospects for Jepsen? Sure he's under team control for another year, but you could easily pick up two or three Kevin Jepsens in the offseason without giving up anything. In addition, the Twins had some veterans they could have dealt since they decided to punt on 2015. I don't think anyone is foolish enough to believe Kevin Jepsen is the missing piece, so why not sell?
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