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  1. Thegrin
    Ugly looking injury. Too bad that such a slick fielder, never was at the right place at the right time, doing the right things.
  2. Thegrin
    In the Chicago game he started by giving up seeing eye singles. He persevered and kept throwing his sinker. He ignored the bad luck and kept throwing his best pitches. After the 2nd inning I was extremely pleased. He ignored the luck and kept throwing. By the 7th inning he was convinced he is a major league pitcher with major league quality pitches. Perhaps Colon's "What, me worry." attitude has rubbed off on Gibby. I wouldn't be surprised if he pitches extremely well for the rest of the season.
  3. Thegrin
    Trade Dozier ? What would we get for him. Trading an established ML hitter for a pitcher is almost always a loosing proposition. (See Span & Revere trades.) Extend Dozier ? to a team friendly contract ? Definitely. Let him play out his current contract and take our chances ? By then Gordon will be pushing him and Polanco and he might be willing to sign a team friendly contract, if he can't get a good offer from another team. And we need to consider that Sano/Buxton/Rosario/Kepler will be demanding new contracts. Be glad you don't have to make these choices.
  4. Thegrin
    I wanna see Buxton, Rosario, Kepler & Granite share the OF/DH. I don't care if I ever see Robbie Grossman again. I wanna see Byongho Park. I'd like to see more of Kennys Vargas too (but I know I can't have anything). I wanna see Gibson and Mejia pitch well enough to deserve their starts, the rest of the way. I agree with all those that wanna see Garver. I want Sano to stay healthy. Is that too much to ask ?
  5. Thegrin
    Do you think, perhaps, that Joe was sitting around last winter and decided he was going to have to conscientiously hit the ball harder. Couldn't hurt.
  6. Thegrin
    Brothers from Moldova ? 2 players from the same town in the Netherlands ? Is this Berts fault ?
  7. Thegrin
    I'm glad Vogelsong is gone before I had to learn how to spell and pronounce his name.
  8. Thegrin
    I'd love to see the Wolves land a top quality point guard... but I think another tough big would have a better long term affect on the Wolves winning percentage.
  9. Thegrin
    I agree. Particularly after watching those pathetic bunt attempts.
  10. Thegrin
    I love this thread. Thanks to all who bring us these pictures and insights.
  11. Thegrin
    Be still, my beating heart!
  12. Thegrin
    I find myself smiling and thinking positively about 1 2 3 & 4. 5, however gives me pause. We saw nothing positive from Polanco at SS. For our pitchers sake, I hope Escobar is the starting SS and stays as the starting SS all year. Trade Polanco. demote Santana and pick up a journeyman utility infielder. For the pitchers sake, Please don'd play Polanco at SS.
  13. Thegrin
    I agree. Although they are part of the franchise legacy, they are not part of the Twins experience. Lets keep this to Twins players only.
  14. Thegrin
    I hate seeing this. Gardy will always have a place in my thoughts and prayers.
  15. Thegrin
    I found Twins Daily when the Star-Trib started linking to it. Now, I still read Twins Daily and rarely give the Star-Trib a look. Great work gang. I am looking forward to many more years of interesting comment on my favorite team. WIN TWINS!
  16. Thegrin
    I lived close enough to Chicago to watch a lot of those Go-Go White Sox. They were terrific fielders but their hitting wasn't bad. Fox had a career OBP of .348 and Aparicio's was a positive .311. The thing I remember most about Nellie Fox was that he would never step back from an inside pitch. If it was headed for his head he would dive forward. Yes, he took a lot of HBP in his heyday.
  17. Thegrin
    Don't you wish we had Span for the last 5 seasons ? What kind of difference would he have made ? ...but ...but... Alex Meyer looked soooooo good! Keep Dozier and trade Polanco for a pitching prospect.
  18. Thegrin
    This was a sad day for all Baseball fans and particularly for the Kansas City Royals. Although he only faced the Twins twice in '16 , he will be missed by everyone.
  19. Thegrin
    It has been proven that teams can go from worst to first. Why can't the Twins? An enormous number of things would have to go right. Mostly the pitching. But why can't Dozier be the cornerstone of the Twins hitting. He hits for power and he still has speed and he has more experience than the rest of the infielders. Keeping Dozier is a sign that the Twins have a chance to be a winning team in '17. And he's cheap
  20. Thegrin
    I am going to stop reading this thread. If the new management were to trade Dozier for 4 De Leon level pitchers the Twins would still probably get robbed. To trade Dozier, the Twins should get at least one Major League level shortstop and 2 De Leon level pitchers. All of you that wanted Ryan to go will later look at this Dozier to the Dodger trade and wish Ryan was back. IF the trade is made. I am hoping that this new braintrust will remember that the best trades are often the ones not made.
  21. Thegrin
    I expect Buxton, if he is not moved to the top of the order, to be a 20HR, 252B,80R, 80RBI .275 hitter. But if they move him to one of the top 3 spots, I think the pressure will bring those numbers down. He is a small town guy, and he simply isn't used to being in the big spotlight. At least for 2017. Rosario may have personality flaws which may hold him back from fulfilling his potential. Its sad, because when he is paying attention he is a wonderful player. Kepler will be a fine player. I doubt that 2017 will be a breakout year, but I expect his overall numbers will improve if he gets the additional at bats. Grossman was a surprise to us all. In 2017 I expect that both his BA and defense will improve while maintaining a similar OBP. He will stay in Left field and take at bats from the other 3 outfielders by moving Rosario around the OF. Santana. Worst player on the Twins for 2 straight years. Can he make it 3 ?
  22. Thegrin
    Never never never never never trade a Major league hitter for a pitcher. You will almost always lose the trade. If we don't get a Major League SS or catcher, we won't get value for Dozier and you will gripe about the trade for the next 20 years.
  23. Thegrin
    Whats missing ? Buxton Sano Berrios Kepler We are used to those names, instead of a bunch of "Ho Hums".
  24. Thegrin
    We need a Thread Assessment
  25. Thegrin
    ahh for the days of Baker, Liriano, Pavanno & Blackburn. The golden age of Twins pitching.
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