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The Most Iconic Pictures in Twins History
Blyleven2011 replied to Matthew Lenz's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Loved that season , Rod carew and pepe Cesar tovar stole bases quite often , still remember when the two of them stole 5 bases in 1 inning , both stealing home in that same inning ... They had magic legs ...- 25 replies
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I would agree that they haven't really graduated any of their players , Lewis , larnach and lee have more to prove , if Lewis can stay healthy and has better stamina , if larnach can continue to hit the off speed stuff and Lee needs more seasoning probably in AAA , Miranda is still kinda struggling maybe due to injuries , the only one that has graduated in my opinion and know what to expect is jeffers , he shows flashes at the plate and defense might be average , the other need more time to know exactly what type of player they may be ... I might go as far to say this current regime has better pitching in the minors league system , but they still have to prove it in a harder mlb season ... Happy new year ...
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You have every right to disagree , but don't interpret the wrong way ... I never said Ryan drafted better than falvey , I did mention falvey has improved our minor league system but I do believe Ryan worked his tail off with the budgets he was given , he did make a couple of good deadline trades and draft choices , Stewart and the second baseman Cabrera , I think in 2003 ... Draft choices under Ryan , buxton , Polanco , Kepler, , Mauer , morneau , hunter and a bunch more that had played 6 years and went elsewhere ... You can't always hit on the draft choices , falvey missed on 2 in arow , I liked how Ryan operated and his ability to communicate with the fans , he was and still is a respected professional ...
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Thanks Seth for the end of the year twins daily roundup on articles ... Could you please add the number of viewers for each ??? Doing a survey ... Thanks and happy new year ...
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I see this latest regime as no different than terry ryans tenure ( i do think ryan was a better evaluator of talent , he worked his tail off as a gm / scout ) yeah he made mistakes too but he didn't have the payroll either ,,, This current regime has improved the minor league system , I'll give them that , except this current regime has been given higher payrolls to work with and has failed to adequately field a consistent team to win ( they have only constructed a team to win a division title , they don't think of assembling a team for a playoff run , ) , I don't like the penny pinching payroll as it is going backwards , but think outside the box if you were owner ... Satire ... Owner ; Mr falvey , I've given you more than enough money , more than any of your previous successors and you have failed to deliver any kind of contender on a consistent basis , I am cutting payroll 30 million dollars because you can't seem to put together a better team with my money ... Falvey says I've done my best and I guess I'm not the smartest person in the room , but the blame is on Levine that constructed all the risky bad trades and I brought them to you and you signed off on them .... Well I don't think it has happened this way because falvey would have been fired in my opinion , now he got promoted with a different title , but he Is still making all the calls ... I hate the way they throw stupid money at bad players and think they will help the team , 11 million for Gallo , just for example ... Happy new year once again ...
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Im sorry and no disrespect but Why do you support a team that only constructs a team to win the division ... I wish we were the Yankees , cause they will come to play and they will crush us good again this year , just like last year ... And as you mentioned , Chicago and Detroit will and have in the past led in central division payroll ... I will continue to follow the twins every game but I will not support them with my money .. Satire ; the front office may be out of the office , the pohlads are always out to lunch ... not Satire , when Ohtani signed the deal with Dodgers, I stated that the pohlads could not keep up with the Jones and pay these high contract prices and MIGHT have to sell , and also WILL NOT pay these kind of rising contracts ... Then this past fall the pohlads came out by saying they are exploring a sale of the team , now what does that mean ??? ( exploring ) their going the long way around the barn by telling us the team could possibly be sold if the right money is presented , not that they will sell .. Have a nice day and HAPPY NEW YEAR ...
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The bare minimum payroll , that's the twins way , plus HOPE ... Yes , buxton , Correa and Pablo get the big bucks but the rest of the players end up with chicken feed , we need more than 3 quality players for this team to consistently win from aprìl to October ( consistent is the key word ) ... They're not selling tickets to me at twins fest , spring training or target field until there is excitement for this team to be a contender , it's just not worth my investment , I love the history of the twins franchise and good to great players , but the last decade has been a difficult pill to swallow watching us dumpster diving and making some bad trades just to put fans in the stands ...
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30 years of good memories at HHH metrodome , can't really pick any memory better than game 7 of world series ... Baseball always has exciting moments , this off season is not one of them ...
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Edgar Martinez , Eddie Murray , Harold Baines , Fred Mcgriff ( crime dog ) and Frank big hurt Thomas, the list goes on and on ....
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Ricky was worth the price of admission and he killed the twins with his game .... But he's not the only one that crushed the twins , I could name a long list , but I'm sure as a fan you know the list ...
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And I wouldn't be surprised if they signed theilbar to a minor league contract with an invite , and a opt out for theilbar if he has made the 40 man roster by may 15th ...
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The joke started 8 years ago ...
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When it comes to falvey , " cant you hear me knocking " , stones 1971 I think ....
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I'd go with 1973 tune " heartbreaker "
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Yes it is sad , but I've been chuckling at most of the responses more than any post this year ... They only have 1 more 40 man roster spot to add , after that if they acquire someone , someone will be dfa'd off the 40 man , start making your list ...
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Just exactly what I was expecting , a lump of coal that was dug out from the ground 29 years ago ... It's another head scratcher when we don't have a surplus of lefthanders for the bullpen ...
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You forgot mickey mouse ... Haha
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We need catching in our system , but a 29 year old , hope it works out ... We need a left hander on the 26 man roster and we trade a lefthanded Moran ... We just might try and sign theilbar on a minor league contract , because we only have funderburk and headrick on 40 man roster ... Not what we wanted and yes falvey isn't paying attention to our wish list , never will , he continuesto do the opposite of what the fans want , payroll restraints or not .....
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I know your speaking about players , but a major league manager needs to improve too ...
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We need defense , hitting , pitching and good health ... Not to worried about the pitching as much as the hitting , I sure hope the new hitting coach can do something about the players approach with 2 strikes , get the players to hit the pitch the other way , spraying the ball around to all fields will go along way to a successful season ...
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Kepler has left the twins organization for a 1 year contract with the Phillies ... I see teams only giving him 1 year contracts as he bounces around from team to team year after year for the next 5 season ... They may like his defense but his streaky hitting they probably won't tolerate him for any big payday ... I wish him well , his defense was pretty darn good but has slipped the past couple of years , maybe injuries contributed to that ...
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Prielipp has a chance definitely as a relief pitcher in 2025 , but what about canterino , the report is he is healthy for spring training ... Two great prospects that haven't stayed healthy , it only makes sense that they are used in the bullpen to at least start their careers in MLB ...
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What's Left at First Base in Free Agency?
Blyleven2011 replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
At the beginning of the offseason we the fans were told that the FO was going to be creative ... After the winter meetings the fans were told we will have to wait and see ... Sitting on their a$$es neither one is getting done , if the team wants to drop contracts , I personally think it should be done ASAP in the off season , so there is the rest of the offseason time to fill the holes ... Maybe we will get a Christmas present in our stocking but it's doubtful , I'm expecting the same as past years , a lump of COAL ...- 81 replies
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Someone needs to earn the position , they can all be optioned if they don't come ready to play in spring training , I know you don't like keirsey Jr but if he out performs the others , he makes the team ...
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Julien has to earn his way back from AAA , Lee has to have a decent spring training to make the opening day lineup , his swing was slow , he definitely was not 100% coming back from injuries , so if he's totally healthy , it's possible he makes the club out of spring training ... Lewis , sure hope the injuries subside and we can see what a full season of play would look like ...
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