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  1. h2oface
    That will be in the equation, regardless of signing two starters that already are fantastic pitchers at the MLB level. You can never have too much pitching. Especially good pitching. Injuries are going to happen. The opportunities for those with options will be there, and if they can perform, they can push their way into the rotation, and make others into tradable assets. That would be optimum. One will surely be in the rotation to start the season because of Pineda's suspension. I haven't forgotten, at all.
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    Commendable optimism. The statement that sticks out for me is...."the Twins rookies as a whole pitched a slightly better than average rate in 2019." I really don't get that excited about average. Rookie or veteran. I get the overall picture as positive, and it could be worse, and all............ but it could be a lot better, too. They don't get me excited at this point. In fact, I feel that to bank on Smeltzer, Stashak, and Dobnak as anything other than depth (and a couple good stories) would be misguided.
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    The value of the franchise has nothing to do with competing. For the many years they weren't competing, the value was still skyrocketing. It doesn't hurt, but the franchise has/had no value? Seriously? As far as a "hobby", or a "hobby business" needing to be profitable - we all, I hope, have that passion that we spend on to enjoy life. I hope that is the point of it for all, really, because we all deserve it. Rich or not, it is a percentage of our income and wealth. I hope the Pohlads can have some fun, even a lot of fun, and use what they can't die with.
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    So let me get this straight. So far, treading water, and have just dropped Gibson from the rotation. Have I missed anything? It's like extending Pineda for two years with a 2 million/year raise. I wonder how most would have felt about this extension right after he was suspended ? (Which is essentially what has happened except for the time delay) Odo gets a one year extension with a raise of several million. So, so far, same rotation with the AAAA fillers at the rear except Gibson is gone. But money to spend, and room for starter(s). And $trasburg (and Rendon) and Bumgarner are available for $ and a draft pick (of which, what is it, 80% or something, is it, fail?), and Keuchel for $ only. Watching the days go by....... same as it ever was, same as it ever was. Nothing to really see here, yet. After changes upon changes we are more or less the same. Time to improve the team, me thinks, instead of treading water.
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    I wonder how the diet is going......?
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    I would sign him to a contract with multiple incentives, and give him the opportunity to make good money, and bet on himself.
  7. h2oface
    I wish they would keep the frigging tarp off the field unless the weather looks questionable. No need for these damn tarps to be on the field at all most games. As for the netting...... amazing we all survived this long. If your face is in a screen instead of the game, you might deserve a wake up anyway.
  8. h2oface
    Madbum will be ours! And in October, we all will be happy he is.
  9. h2oface
    Better than Clams!
  10. h2oface
    Forget Chapman. $ign Rendon.
  11. h2oface
    Rendon. Unless Chapman comes as a steal, regarding who we trade them for. Just pony up and set a franchise record, and buy Rendon. $ only. The best deal there is. Especially for a billionaire owner. Bet the bank, not the farm.
  12. h2oface
    Moose goes to Cincy. No reason not to sign Rendon. Or Donaldson. But go for the gold. Rendon is so steady. This front office just might surprise us. Probably not. But maybe. I still can't condition myself to something like this can never happen, regardless of the history. I think they won't sign top tier pitchers. But second tier, yes. Their MO is to get good pitchers and hope to make them better. May as well get the best offense, with good D. Trade for Chapman? I think that will be a higher price than just $. I like the non-tender of Cron and Hildenberger. I think Harper should be non-tendered, too. Let the "stories" grow somewhere else, and bring a championship to Minnesota.
  13. h2oface
    Yup. The deep play might have been on blown coverage by the safety..... I guess we don't really know. I don't disagree, I just also notice the good stuff, too, and not just for Cousins.
  14. h2oface
    No, not me. I understand. But the most important thing is....... "down 4, with about 2 minutes left, regardless of whatever else has happened, the game is in his hands. totally. And he misfires on 2 consecutive chip passes on 3rd and 4th down." And I say "not a big time QB" because of his career, not just this game. This game is just another example. It was another chance to make it happen..... and he couldn't.
  15. h2oface
    He did create that last fumble.......
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    Maybe, but not if he made those same 2 passes to Thielen. Those were horrible passes.
  17. h2oface
    Cousins isn't bad. He is very good. He racks up the stats year after year. Smart or stupid, he has the stats. He just isn't a bigtime QB. Stats don't matter. Winning the big games matters, regardless of the stats. Joe Montana's stats pale to many that have played. So do Terry Bradshaw's. But they won the big games. It is a team game for sure, and winning is the thing that matters, not the stats.
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    I hate stats with no intelligence. Do you know how Viking fans and West Virginians are alike? I probably shouldn't say, I guess.
  19. h2oface
    Because down 4, with about 2 minutes left, regardless of whatever else has happened, the game is in his hands. totally. And he misfires on 2 consecutive chip passes on 3rd and 4th down. That's why. 0-8 on Monday. No matter the team. No matter the opponent. There's another indication of not a bigtime QB for ya.
  20. h2oface
    At least it wasn't too many men on the field.
  21. h2oface
    totally interference. why didn't zimmer challenge?
  22. h2oface
    Cousins is just not a bigtime QB, no matter how much you pay him. One of the reasons I want Bumgarner so much, is no matter his season....... he is a bigtime pitcher. Gets it done in the big games. Cousins..... 3rd and 4th and 3 with the game on the line...... and he totally choked. He has one more glorius chance, albeit a very short chance.
  23. h2oface
    Trouble is..... Rooker has a history of taking a couple months at the start of seasons to start hitting. At all levels so far. And when he has been moved up to the next level in the middle of a season. I am not convinced at all that his bat is MLB ready. Plus, those Ks.
  24. h2oface
    Wheeler looks like the biggest risk of the FA pitchers to me. Not an ace, AND it seems lucky that he made it through a year where he could actually be on the field the majority of the year. I hope they pass, and get Bumgarner instead. Wheeler is destined for disappointment, and injuries, I think.
  25. h2oface
    If a 30 year old man that has made millions (and has potential to increase his future earnings and performance) cannot get it together to lose weight on his own (or even hire his own dietitian/trainer) in the off season, then there is a problem. Actors do it all the time, both gain and lose. It is all about desire, discipline, and commitment. It may not be easy, but it is surely very possible, and done all the time.
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