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  1. IdahoPilgrim
    I thought smoking wasn't allowed at Target Field.
  2. IdahoPilgrim
    You must be a U.S. diplomat.
  3. IdahoPilgrim
    We're cool. Don't sweat it.
  4. IdahoPilgrim
    He's done great today. But in general I don't trust him anymore. Reminds me of Capps - I cringe a little when he comes in.
  5. IdahoPilgrim
    Considering that my mother is dead, that wouldn't be a bad deal.
  6. IdahoPilgrim
    *ugh* At this point I'm ready to trade Willingham for a bag of Cheetos.
  7. IdahoPilgrim
    Hey, the guy is getting better all the time. Pretty soon he'll be melting down in the 4th, then in the 3rd, etc.
  8. IdahoPilgrim
    Huh? Is that like barely missing by a mile?
  9. IdahoPilgrim
    So if you strike out another pitcher, do you still get credit for it in the box score? Looks like Diamond is on track for 5 solid innings followed by a meltdown in the 6th.
  10. IdahoPilgrim
    Boy, this is a tough one, and after reading through the posts I still find myself a bit torn. It's always hard to hold the past and the future together. Second only to Mauer he has been the most productive and most beloved member of the franchise for years, up until the point of his injury problems. That counts for something, both with the fans and in the clubhouse. That said, he will never be the player he once was. I suspected that would be the case last year when he started slowly, and now I think it has been proven true. Is there a market? I don't know - but if you can actually get somebody who may be worth something down the road I think you have to take it. By that, I mean somebody who may actually contribute - not minor league spare parts. If, as I suspect, that is not realistic, then I agree you let him finish out the year, you start sitting him more and have him DHing to make room for more playing time for Parmelee, and then at the end of the year you let him decide if he wants to come back for a greatly reduced contract or test the FA waters. I don't know if he can be a teacher, but if so I would offer him a coaching position as well. He would by no means be the first player whose career was cut short by injury and found a new way to contribute, mentoring younger players.
  11. IdahoPilgrim
    For me, yes. You try to win every game - whether you are challenging for the title or whether you are trying to finish 10 games under .500 instead of 11. I know some will say I am being short-sighted and will hammer me for not taking the long view, but's that's the way I feel. Reason #1: You never want to build a ethos where losing is acceptable or tolerated. I remember talking to a minor league club owner a number of years ago, and he was relating something he was told by the Cardinals - they always want to build a winning mentality into their players, whether it is at the majors or in Single-A. I agree with that. Reason #2: When people buy tickets to a game, they are paying for the players to put their best effort out there on the field; they are paying for the team to try to win. If the team is not trying to win, for whatever reason, you've broken faith with the people for whom the game exists in the first place. No amount of promised future glory justifies that, in my opinion. So while I understand the reason for the question, my answer is yes - winning is always worth it.
  12. IdahoPilgrim
    Yeah, not sure if I would have chosen as mascot something that is hunted and shot, but to each their own. It's better than their original nickname - the Russets.
  13. IdahoPilgrim
    I think that goes with the territory for being a Twins fan the past couple of years - take whatever positive signs you can get. I too would like to see him blossom, but I would be happy if he just turned out to be a decent bench player - somebody above AAAA level who can fill the gap created by injuries. Clubs that hope to make a playoff run someday need those players too.
  14. IdahoPilgrim
    Yeah, it can. And yes, signing somebody cheaply to save bonus money for other picks only applies to the first 10 rounds. Kansas City did that this year - their first pick (8th overall) was Hunter Dozier, who was projected to go somewhere in the 2nd round. He signed for significantly under slot, and they are using that money to sign other picks who might have chosen otherwise not to sign. He was assigned to a rookie league team near where I live, so they had a story talking about why he was picked when he was.
  15. IdahoPilgrim
    Yeah, I think they got what they needed from Pelfrey - time. My guess is neither side saw this as a long-term relationship. We were bridging a gap to Gibson/Meyer/May being ready, and Pelfrey saw this as an opportunity to build credentials for another FA run this offseason. All in all, I think this worked out better for us than for him. Both sides wished it had been better, though.
  16. IdahoPilgrim
    Do you see much of a market for Willingham right now? I ask because not only is he under-performing last year, but he is under-performing the rest of his MLB career as well, and he is on the wrong side of the bell curve age-wise. I do like his skill in blocking pitches with his body.
  17. IdahoPilgrim
    As I recall, they have until July 12th to sign, don't they? If I was a drafted player, knowing that this was the only time I had to "cash in" until I reached MLB arbitration, I'd want to get as much bonus as I could realistically get. Waiting until near the end of the signing period could cause it to raise up a little bit, particularly if they've saved money elsewhere.
  18. IdahoPilgrim
    Think what it would be if Morneau was in his old form.
  19. IdahoPilgrim
    Now I have something I can add to my bucket list - I'd like to visit all 30 stadiums as well. Haven't visited that many, but my personal non-Minnesota favorite is Fenway. My best baseball memory is an afternoon doubleheader in Boston against the Twins while I was at school there. Perfect weather, and the Twins won both. And I'm going to give a sentimental nod to old Met Stadium in Bloomington. Yes, I know it doesn't compare to anything we have today, here or elsewhere, but it's where I grew up watching Twins baseball. As they say, you never forget your first love...
  20. IdahoPilgrim
    My question, and this is not meant to be snarky in any way, is how much more playing time do we need to give Parmelee to know what we have? He's had 500+ major league plate appearances now. He seems to be an average to slightly below-average major league hitter. If we do need to give Parmelee more playing time, I'd like to see more of that at 1B and not just RF. If we're thinking of him as a possible replacement for Morneau, then that's where we should be test driving him. I understand the complications that raises with Justin and the desire to preserve his value as a trade chip, but with just over a month left before the trade deadline, how much can the needle be moved now anyway?
  21. IdahoPilgrim
    He means Virgil Vasquez. Esmerling Vasquez was released.
  22. IdahoPilgrim
    Two starts for Kyle this week. On Thursday he went 2-for-3. He also threw out a runner at second (another stole successfully). On Saturday Kyle went 1-for-2 and reached also after being hit by a pitch. The game itself was a back-and-forth affair, and Kyle was pulled in the 9th for a pinch hitter. One has to wonder if that was in part a reaction to a passed ball Kyle had in the 8th, allowing a run to score, moving the Rockcats to a 3-run deficit. His numbers show the improvement since his promotion to Double-AA: .370/.455/.370. Overall for the year: .364/.443/.455
  23. IdahoPilgrim
    Really? With all the stuff to talk about right now, you want to go back and resurrect a thread from over a month ago, just so you can have the last word?
  24. IdahoPilgrim
    This is fine if it truly leads to balanced, healthy debate. But when the balance between optimistic and pessimistic posts gets too out of whack, debate is stifled, not encouraged. That's my perception of what has developed here recently.
  25. IdahoPilgrim
    I've been wondering if it is possible/advisable to turn off the "reply with quote" feature. I've notice that when a forum thread derails, it is often because a few people are replying back and forth to each other. It gets personal and sometimes passions get the better of us. Without that feature, people could still post their thoughts, and there would still be some negativity and critiquing (some justified, some not) but there might be less "egging each other on." Just a thought, and maybe the software doesn't allow that.
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