Thegrin

HELLS YES

NONONONONONO!!! Not Berrios too !!!

Hicks is soon gone and will be quickly forgotten. Parmalee could be a big stick for us. As a Lefty he hits lefty pitchers well.

Willingham will be gone. I'd like to see Parmalee and Colabello get Willingham's at bats. Get something decent for Suzuki. They have been giving Pinto a lot of at bats as a DH. What does that mean ? Does Pinto have the ability to be a league average defensive catcher ? Is Nunez or Fuld really an answer to any question ? If Florimon had hit .235 would he still be the Twins SS ? Would Escobar have gotten a chance ? Keep playing Santana in CF, please, but keep his SS glove handy. Run Arcia out there every game. Don't forget, that Pino Darnell & Johnson could also be effective relievers. and for all us Twins Fans, keep praying for the full & speedy recovery of Hughes, Nolasco and Gibson.

I am not pleased. The right sidebar used to be easy to use. If you wanted to read an article, you clicked it. Now there are multiple posts for the same article. You must click the bottom (small) "full topic" if you want to start from the beginning. Was this change necessary and/or helpful ? Not for those of us who are still challenged by our mouse. PS. Where are those threads that come from Trade Rumors ? Where is the link to "Pucket's Pond"?

Mark this down. Hicks will be gone by ST 2015. He's is unreliable and only a personality transplant will save him.

I don't agree with your contention that these experienced AAA are blocking our prospects. Our prospects have not yet proven themselves ready for AAA. A AAA City deserves a watchable team. The good people of Rochester aren't particularly interested in the Minnesota Twins. They do, however like to watch a competitive team. Sometimes these players spend several seasons with their team and that helps the fans take a rooting interest in the players and the team. Also, having a few veteran AAA players helps teach the young players how to prepare, how to cope and how to behave. Sometimes hearing something from a teammate can have more affect than hearing the same thing from a coach. This year there have been several comments about how helpful Pino was to the education of Meyer and May. Lastly, these experienced AAA players may be useful to the Twins. Who can tell what events may happen in the future. The Twins may need one of those players.

Chuck Knoblauch is one of the greatest players in Twins History. It is unfortunate that he isapparently an alcoholic with dangerous personality defects. Should he ever overcome his issues, I would hope that the Twins would forgive his personal disabilities and extend the honors that Knoblauch earned on the field of play.

In the new updated site... please include a link to contact the sight administrators so we don't have to use a thread for this. Or make a sticky link in the forum. Someplace where it is quick and easy to report a problem.

Nononononononononono!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Trading Glen Perkins is not going to significantly affect attendence or the team's bottom line. End of story." - chopper0080 Having Perkins pitching for the Twins means that Twins fans have a reasonable expectation that the Twins will win the game when Perkins pitches in the 9th with a lead. Perk is one of us, just like Joe Mauer. Never underestimate positive thoughts when it comes to fan attendance numbers and Twins merchandise. The more positive vibes the Twins put out there the higher the overall attendance and TV ratings the Twins will have. We need Perkins in our bullpen when it the Twins salesmen are selling season tickets. Trade any other pitcher, but don't trade Perkins.

Thank God this is an Astros mess and not a Twins mess.

I couldn't disagree more. Whether this is a 90 loss or 90 win season, fans love the idea that if the Twins have a chance to win a game, Perkins can come in and close it. This puts hope in our hearts and butts in the seats. Trading Perkins would send a terrible message to Twins fans everywhere.

I couldn't disagree more. Whether this is a 90 loss or 90 win season, fans love the idea that if the Twins have a chance to win a game, Perkins can come in and close it. This puts hope in our hearts and butts in the seats. Trading Perkins would send a terrible message to Twins fans everywhere.

29 games, 98 at bats = small sample size.

0-3 vs TB. Cleveland has been playing well. Kris Johnson & Jose Pino pitch on Monday & Tuesday and how will they do? We could easily be 0-6 or 1-5 after Wednesdays games. That would put us firmly in the sellers category? Unfortunately what would we get for Willingham, Correia, Suzuki or Morales ? Or Parmalee and/or Colabello for that matter. If we can't get a player that can help our future Twins roster, then we shouldn't be selling just because we are going to have another losing record.

I wonder how it is possible to rate an arm like Burdi's. If he knows how to make the defensive plays a pitcher must make and he knows how to hold on base runners, what is the reason to have him pitch anywhere except with the Twins? Assuming he can cover first base on a bunt or infield hit and knows enough to back up home plate, lets find out about his mental makeup with the big club. With 2 + pitches he should be learning at the big league level. 95+ mph pitches should not be wasted on minor league hitters.

Nope. We should leave Gardy in charge until he decides he wants to leave. Just like TK. We should thank our lucky stars that the Twins have been blessed by 2 such fine managers.

I am unapologetically a Gardy/Andy supporter. I have been reading baseball articles and baseball books for over 60 years. After a while the things that are not said become more important than what is said. 2 recent examples are: #1- Rob Anthony's comments about different players. They were out of tune with what a General Manager (much less an asst. GM) should be saying about his own players. I look to see Anthony gone from the organization in the near future. #2- All stories about Aaron Hicks indicate that he is not emotionally mature enough to play in the Majors. He seems to lack the focus, the drive and the passion to be a Major Leaguer. The stories don't outright say it, but the Twins have run out of patience with Hicks and he will not be long for the Twins organization. Lets hope that Hicks can do what Glen Perkins did, and grow up. Which brings us back to Gardy and Andy. They have been manager/pitching coach for a long time. Rarely do you read of player complaints about them. (I discount Worley's comments because of his many interviews while he was a Twin, where his thoughts were mostly either clueless or detached from reality.) Mostly, the professional press writes stories praising Gardy/Andy for their professionalism and how much players enjoy playing for them. I've lived in other cities with Big League teams and usually there is plenty of griping, sniping, backbiting and dissension surrounding a team when it is loosing. There usually are plenty of players ready to gripe, yet there is little of this about the Twins. (Of course I am discounting the anti-Gardy/Andy voices here on TD and in the comments sections of the Trib & PPress.) This lack of criticism by the players and continuing praise from opponents, agents (see comments about Morales wanting an extension) and Baseball people in general lead me to believe that Gardy & Andy are the right people to be guiding the Twins in these difficult times. Most of all, I realized tonight while the Twins were losing to TB 6-2 in the 8th inning, I continued watching because the Twins "MIGHT" have a rally. They have had so many late inning rallies, that the Twins are worth watching until the last out. This is the most important sign that the Twins are in the right hands. The Twins are not giving up. They fight for every pitch and don't count themselves out until the game ends. They are young and they don't usually hit well with runners in scoring position, but they do their best. That's all Tom Kelly asked of his players, and it seems to be working well for Gardy also. Before the season writers complained about the lackluster attitude in the Twins dugout during Spring Training. There were complaints about "no life" and players lack of attitude. That can hardly be said now. Now pictures of the Twins dugout are full of happy cheerleading players with Hi-fives all around. Players certainly seem to like playing for Gardy and Andy and that is the best reason to keep them around as long as they want to stay. One final note. Except for 4 game series with Oakland, Detroit, Baltimore and the Angels, the rest of the season is filled with winnable series. The Twins have played most of their tough games. They have faced most of the tough pitchers. They could easily finish in playoff contention, just by winning most of their series for the rest of the season. (See schedule http://twinsdaily.com/content.php/2838-Ticket-King-2014-Schedule) The Twins can win these games and history tells us the Twins will do well within their division, unless they are hit by unexpected injuries and collapses by key players. Despite injuries to Arcia, Willingham, Pelfrey, Nolasco, Mauer, Plouffe, Hicks, Fuld, Nunez, Santana and the disappointments of Bartlett, Kubel, Colabello. Parmalee and Pinto. The Twins have carried on. If misfortunes continue and pitchers get injured, can you honestly say that is Gardy & Andy's fault ? If Willingham and Morales regain form, and if Fuld and Suzuki and Escobar hold to their current form. If Arcia finds his stroke and Colabello and/or Parmalee prove to be power substitutes. and if Plouffe and Dozier hit for a better average during the 2nd half of the season, will you not give Gardy some credit for the improvements ? Or will you point to the schedule and say, "Well, of course they improved. Look at the schedule."

Because he is pitching better. The Twins are better off with a player who is pitching well now, than a player that may (or may not) pitch better in the future.

Glen Perkins

Flopping and Blindsiding are the Soccer equivalent to letting umpires call balls and strikes. Both trivialize the integrity of the game and the players.

Kevin Correia pitching = men on base, tension, few strike outs, many foul balls. No matter the result, few KC games are pleasant to watch.

You make my case for me. Meyer has NOT been dominating the inferior talent. Pino has. Meyer has been hurt. Pino is the here and now and is not in any way blocking Meyer and May. Meyer and May have not pitched a full season of AAA and they have far to go before they dominate.

This post confirms what I have felt about Gibson all season. Gibson is his own worst enemy. He has a very good sinker and a good fastball, but he looses focus when his control is not the best. He thinks about his results instead of "trusting his stuff". This causes him to continue having control problems. He has to learn to focus on what he is going to throw and where he is going to throw it instead of thinking about what he just threw and where he threw it. The game in Seattle was a very positive sign. He did not have his best stuff, but still he kept pitching himself out of trouble. Maybe he has learned some things. If he has, we can look forward to a very good second half from Gibson.