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  1. IdahoPilgrim
    Sure glad we changed our hitting coach over the off-season.
  2. IdahoPilgrim
    OK, can we call the "Albers experiment" over now? Let's call up...uh...let's see...oh my...
  3. IdahoPilgrim
    Of course, post like this lead one to the conclusion that perhaps your "moderator problems" are partially self-inflicted.
  4. IdahoPilgrim
    Tolerance. Respect diversity.
  5. IdahoPilgrim
    Never think we don't appreciate your sacrifice.
  6. IdahoPilgrim
    Why do you think people are always posting pictures of scantily-clad women in game threads? It's a coping mechanism.
  7. IdahoPilgrim
    Per transactions page on Twins website.
  8. IdahoPilgrim
    1st or 2nd rnd pick? I'd take that.
  9. IdahoPilgrim
    Can't happen. 5-year veteran. Both Blackburn and Nishioka could be forced to go down. Doumit can't. You can release him (and pay his salary) but you can't send him to Rochester unless he agrees to it.
  10. IdahoPilgrim
    Sounds like negotiating through the press - they're trying to get Morneau for virtually nothing, and are hoping that by leaking the word that the Twins demands are "high" they can get Ryan to lower his asking price to near what they want. They're the ones chasing the playoffs for the first time in a gazillion years. If they want Morneau for a final push, let's make them give us something for it - Single-A is fine, as long as it is a legitimate prospect.
  11. IdahoPilgrim
    If nothing else, this thread has revealed who has replaced Butera as the "official whipping boy" of TwinsDaily: Ryan Doumit! Come on down!
  12. IdahoPilgrim
    Did you win?
  13. IdahoPilgrim
    Pretty stable start for Correia - nothing flashy, but so far effective.
  14. IdahoPilgrim
    Notice they still don't mention what, if anything, Pittsburgh is willing to give up. It does say that apparently Minnesota will eat some salary. But when Pittsburgh says they will do it if "the price is right" that means to me they want Morneau basically for nothing.
  15. IdahoPilgrim
    Nice snag!
  16. IdahoPilgrim
    Terry Ryan? Maybe? Then again, maybe not even him.
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  18. IdahoPilgrim
    In your view, is there a position that does justify the $23M/yr contract? In my view the answer is No, so I've stopped worrying about what position best fits Mauer's contract. I think we should play him where he can do the most good and just accept the money is a sunk cost that can't be changed. My own sense is, if you do have a power-hitting 1B, then Mauer can alternate being catching and DHing. If you don't have a power-hitting 1B, then Mauer should play first to reduce injury risk.
  19. IdahoPilgrim
    I think that's understood for all levels, but the added lure of playoff baseball is an additional incentive. Plus, you want your prospects getting a taste of what a run at a championship is like - hopefully gives 'em a taste and whets the appetite for more.
  20. IdahoPilgrim
    And yet that's seems to be exactly the case.
  21. IdahoPilgrim
    Your argument seems to be: 1) Butera commanded a decent prospect in a trade. 2) Morneau is a better value than Butera, especially if the Twins pay most of his remaining salary. 3) Therefore, Morneau should also return a decent prospect as good or better than the one received for Butera. Problem is, logically, 3 does not automatically follow from 1 & 2. There are other factors not included (which teams we are dealing with and their GMs philosophies, what positions they play, etc) which make any connection between the Butera deal and a possible Morneau trade tenuous at best. I know it's frustrating to believe that Morneau doesn't have the value we like him to have, but that seems to be the case. I wanted to get more money for my mother's home when I sold it last year, but the market is what the market is.
  22. IdahoPilgrim
    Do you have something concrete that indicates this, or is this just a supposition or conjecture? For myself, I have no problem believing the move was made for family reasons. For some people that is an important consideration. I myself changed positions and took a lower paying one for the sake of being nearer family.
  23. IdahoPilgrim
    No, they're not eliminated yet, but expect it imminently. They play @ Trenton for 4 games - lose any one and they're officially out. Their elimination number is 2, and Trenton currently holds the last playoff spot.
  24. IdahoPilgrim
    Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright;The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;But there is no joy in Mudville — mighty Casey has struck out.
  25. IdahoPilgrim
    I've never been to a dog's birthday party. Do you have to bring one gift or seven?
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