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  1. JB_Iowa
    Game just flying by .... let's slow it down a bit in this 1/2 inning, Twins.
  2. JB_Iowa
    Well, it's still a toss up between warlike and carnival-like in my mind.
  3. JB_Iowa
    How do you have parents who pick the name Carney. And then pair it with Ray. At least per Bref, Carney Ray Lansford .... especially when born in the 50's but then he was a Cali boy.
  4. JB_Iowa
    five (5)
  5. JB_Iowa
    Not good news: Mike Berardino ‏@MikeBerardino 6m Pelfrey threw innings of 1-run ball tonight for @rocredwings. 5 hits, 1 walk, 3 Ks. 81 pitches. 5 innings I'm sure he needs much more rehab.
  6. JB_Iowa
    I've had my problems with Ryan (mostly because I think it is time for a changing of the guard -- well, really a changing of the platoon) but I have been impressed by recent comments from players about his conversations with them when they are sent down and by their respect for the way he treats them. I wonder if they would say the same thing about Rob Antony?
  7. JB_Iowa
    YES, YES, YES, YES, YES!! I could go for an old fashioned duel with multiple participants. Draw straws for who goes first and the winner just keeps taking on the next one until its down to one. Wonder if the party would go for that???? Would make for great TV.
  8. JB_Iowa
    Nothing like a tall 1st baseman.
  9. JB_Iowa
    Mike Berardino ‏@MikeBerardino 2m Colleges of last 4 pitchers to face #mntwins, going back to Thursday: Princeton (Young), UNC (Miller), Duke (Capuano), Yale (Breslow). Fortunately, it didn't help their pitching all that much.
  10. JB_Iowa
    Not much. Republican Senate primary race getting very nasty -- 5 candidates. And one of the front runners is a woman with guns all over one ad (she's pro, of course). Then one of the male front runners runs another ad with guns all over the place attacking her. All gives me the willies.
  11. JB_Iowa
    Well that didn't work.
  12. JB_Iowa
    Score early .... Score often (Oh, and I've been relieved of about 1/2 of the political BS -- Nebraska had its primary on Tuesday. Now if we can get Iowa's over on June 3, we may have a month or so of relative peace!)
  13. JB_Iowa
    Mike Berardino ‏@MikeBerardino 11m Sam Fuld admits having a "setback" Wednesday. Nausea, sensitivity to light and sound along with headache.
  14. JB_Iowa
    You know, it's a real challenge to do as much thinking as Brian does for us here at TD. Must not leave much thinking about anything else.
  15. JB_Iowa
    I found Trevor Plouffe's comments to be a little enlightening -- and I hope that Hicks can learn to trust the process and that it then produces results: After Thursday’s victory, Hicks cited veteran left fielder Josh Willingham and Plouffe as two players on the Twins that had helped him refine his approach and build better habits. Asked if he had helped Hicks figure out how to glean more from watching video of opposing pitchers, Plouffe nodded. “Oh, yeah,” Plouffe said. “He knows what he’s doing. It’s just a matter of being consistent with it, trusting the process instead of looking at the results. Because the results are going to fluctuate, no matter how good you are.” Plouffe nodded across the room to where franchise first baseman Joe Mauer lockers. “You look at Joe early in the season,” Plouffe said. “His numbers weren’t there, but he trusted his process . Obviously he’s a guy that knows his process works. Now he’s back hitting .300.” The trouble with a second-year player such as Hicks is he doesn’t have that track record to fall back on, to carry him through the sustained downturns. “That’s something you have to deal with your whole career — trying to trust your process,” Plouffe said. “This is a tough game. Everyone knows (Hicks) has all the tools. It’s just putting those to work.” http://blogs.twincities.com/twins/2014/05/16/twinsights-trevor-plouffe-hopes-aaron-hicks-takes-big-moment-and-runs-with-it/
  16. JB_Iowa
    I'd suggest that we all just enjoy the ride .... And hope that when they are 139 games into the season, there is still some interesting scenery.
  17. JB_Iowa
    Way too early to tell on the offensive side -- his 76 PA's this year provide results approximately 1/3 better than his career before this year. May be maturity. May regress to the mean. I'm hopeful but cautious .... but he has definitely earned the right to show us more.
  18. JB_Iowa
    LaVelle E. Neal III ‏@LaVelleNeal 9m By the way, Twins now have 4,223 all-time wins, matching the Senators total from 1901-1960.
  19. JB_Iowa
    I always hope for the best -- I just don't count on it. And I hope the Twins continue to provide pleasant surprises this season.
  20. JB_Iowa
    Howard Sinker ‏@afansview 29m If I'm Aaron Hicks, I say in postgame interview: "I think the frontoffice knows what it wants to do, but I don't think it always has a plan.
  21. JB_Iowa
    I hope that the "wake up call" for Chris Parmelee sticks but let's not forget that he has only played in 6 games thus far. There is a lot of adjusting and confidence boosting that may still need to be done. I don't know what type of "wake up call" that Aaron Hicks needs. I do know that I don't ever want Rob Antony to be GM of the Twins.
  22. JB_Iowa
    Gruyere is one of my favorite cheeses .... Guerrier is not one of my favorite pitchers.
  23. JB_Iowa
    Because nobody thinks the Twins should issue IBBs. Edit: See thread on Twins Daily.
  24. JB_Iowa
    Well, to scare y'all even further. I read some tweet that Pelfrey is due to start in ROC in the next day or two. And, surprise, surprise, has already thrown a BP without problem. Those imaginary groin injuries heal quickly.
  25. JB_Iowa
    Mike Berardino ‏@MikeBerardino 2h Gardy on Hicks: "He’s a laid- back dude. We have to get a little bit of that laid-back dude out and get him to study the game more." Mike Berardino ‏@MikeBerardino 20m Rob Antony said there are days when Aaron Hicks comes to the park without knowing who that night's opposing starter is. Wow. #MNTwins Mike Berardino ‏@MikeBerardino 18m I will say last month when I asked Hicks a day before he'd have to face R.A. Dickey, he answered before I could finish the question. He knew
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