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  1. bird
    Shields is getting the outside pitch against lefties.
  2. bird
    My first car was a 1957 Cadiilac hearse/ambulance. Creme colored to allow this flexibility. Bought it from a funeral home director in south Minneapolis, who had bought it from some small town that wanted that DanSan style flexibility from it. I think I paid about $800 for it, and immediately threw down some gorgeous shag carpet to hide the coffin rails. It's best features in descending order of importance, were the perfectly operating siren, the powerful dual side lamps with 360 degree turning capability, and most importantly, huge front to back windows. This was optimal for loading up the boys, and cruising through the drive-in at 46th and Hiawatha with the siren blaring and the side lamps postioned to give the patrons the best view of all those naked butts pressed up against the windwos. When my dad got me home from the police station after my arrest, as soon as my mom walked away he shook my hand, smiled, and said "clever". And those were the last words he ever spoke about the incident.
  3. bird
    That's a beaut. Mine was the '64 Corvair, purchsed for pennies on the dollar in 1967, about when Chief retired, because stuff melted. My brother and I pulled the engine and replaced the aluminum head and lots of other things one summer. Twice.
  4. bird
    You young whippersnappers have never suffered. Try the Pacer, the Pinto, and the Corvair with its aluminum block engine in the friggin' trunk.
  5. bird
    YEAH!!! Now I just have to decide who I want to get even with on this Easter Sunday and figure out how this game is going to help me do that.
  6. bird
    This sounds logical, except the 60 Minute piece makes me wonder about this man's priorities. He appears to be very humble. He lives in a spartan dormitory right now despite already making millions. He stays rather secluded socially and seems to be singularly focused on his baseball journey. Through an interpreter, he said he doesn't care about the money. He cares about being the best he can be, and that involves both his positional and pitching aspirations. I came away convinced that he's not going to back down from his ambition to play both ways and I somehow get a vibe that his decision will be primarily based on his trust that an organization will fulfill its promise to him to afford him an optimal opportunity to excel in MLB as a true two-way player.
  7. bird
    Despite the fact that not many of the actors have changed, this is a different team this year. In comparing the two teams, my perception is that there are several meaningful differences, and it's not too early to say they aren't fundamental in nature. Young players emerging, team defense, a stronger and deeper bullpen, a better hitting coach, an improved manager. BUT...the one area I'm skeptical about, where we may not be seeing a sustainable and fundamental upgrade in the works, is the rotation. I'm a big Tom Kelly disciple that a team goes as their rotation goes. Last year I was pessimistic about them advancing further along because I felt they had a hodgepodge of mediocrity and no ace. We got awful instead of mediocre, and no ace. A true #1-2 guy impacts a team psychologically as well as by increasing the team's chances dramatically every fifth game. This year, other than Gibson, we have true mediocrity. What a relief, right? And of course Ervin is acting the part of a #1-2 starter. For now. If this keeps up, the wild card is not out of the question. I'm not optimistic about this however. I expect to see a decline in performance from one or more, an injury to one or more, and I'm not as optimistic about getting mediocrity immediately from anyone in AAA, including Berrios. I see this team flirting with .500. I'll take it.
  8. bird
    Again, I just don't see this rampant rancor and bitterness I guess, on TD anyway. It's a handful of commenters perhaps that you're thinking about. And again, there's a marked difference between complaining about his falloff in production or his contract, which most of us are not complaining about, and the complaint being registered in a controlled manner about two things: his failure to adjust his hitting style in response to the new challenges, and his failure to adapt his approach with RISP.
  9. bird
    And this explains why the criticism has been mild. But the criticism is not unwarranted. It's an emptier OPB than us critics believe he's athletically capable of delivering. Most of us get that, absent a pitching change, a batter in a RISP situation often is dealing with a pitcher having control problems, so maybe his walk totals are less problematic. And most of us get that a pitching chang to a lefty happens, which makes his OBP more impressive. But still...when Kirby Puckett was up in RISP situations you felt static emanate from the damn TV. I go get a soda and scurry back for the 0-1 count.
  10. bird
    I also don't think it's fair to his critics to characterize their criticism as a crucifixion. When it comes to the issue of his overall lack of adjustments, and his refusal to adapt his approach situationally, I actually think the criticism has been mild on the part of fans and vapid nothingness when it comes to our mainstream media types. I'd agree, however, that perhaps the criticism can occasionally get out of hand regarding other perceived deficiencies, but that's limited to a small number of commenters from what I believe I've observed.
  11. bird
    As a guy who probably has gotten on the case of posters who are harsh or unfair in their criticisms more than anyone, I have to say that my perception is that by and large the commenters have been extremely reasoned, pessimists and optimists alike. To me, it feels like we're seeing fewer irrational reactions to events than at any time in my history on here.
  12. bird
    And sampleSizeOfOne won't even admit to doing THAT. Liar.
  13. bird
    Who hasn't?
  14. bird
    … perhaps the two things we were most concerned about after North Korea and Charlie Sheen. Um, Lindsay Lohan?
  15. bird
    Especially because he was crack-addled and poured rot-gut whiskey on his Wheaties that morning.
  16. bird

    82-74

    bird replied to DaveW's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk

    Good point. I don't care about the W-L record per se, as I assume they'll be short of the playoffs. I'm very much interested in seeing dominating performances in AA and AAA, especially from as many as a half-dozen pitchers out of the two dozen with real promise. Secondly, I hope our FO has designs on dangling surplus assets at the deadline when the possibility still exists that someone is greedy enough to overpay. I'd love to see both Santana and Dozier fetch a haul, for guys like Santiago and Grossman to be worth decent prospects, and for Belisle, Kintzler, and Breslow to attract lottery ticket offers. I'd hate to see any opportunities in this regard squandered because we're "still in the hunt." Even if we really are, I want Berrios and Shaggy and whomever else is dominating in AAA to be relied upon over Breslow and Santiago.
  17. bird
    I'm quite confident in the accuracy of your first sentence. But just for fun, will you do it anyway?
  18. bird
    I agree that this is an uninspiring roster because it lacks marquee names. But a couple of decent prospects can still emerge from this mix. It's not an untalented team by any means. Suggesting that Trey Vavra is somehow representative of the talent on this roster is just silly.
  19. bird
    Minny centric is not a thing in any way shape or form.
  20. bird
    I agree, a good result. Taking that walk was probably a good move based on the situation, which was nothing to hit in the strike zone. Right in Joe's comfort zone to do that, mind you. Maybe my perception doesn't match reality, but it feels like I watch him take strike one with runners on base just like he does in bases-empty situations. My perception, as I said, is that Mauer doesn't ever change his approach, regardless of the situation. All I'm saying is that we shouldn't expect Mauer to change his approach, to have a more aggressive mindset and look to drive in two runs. He'll be happy with the walk. It's who he is, and for that reason, he bats at the top or the bottom of my batting order. I believe there are other players who relish being in that situation. Whether they produce significantly better results in those situations or not, I love the energy that type of player give off.
  21. bird
    I don't think he'll have more than eleven singles cause he'll prolly just run to second after he hits it.
  22. bird
    If you want a player who adapts his approach to conform to the situation at hand, you do not want to see Joe Mauer strolling up to the plate.
  23. bird
    Trying to deflect attention away from its sexual harrassers.
  24. bird
    And remember how everyone was saying that Brant Alyea was going to be the next Byungho Park? That memory is clear as day for me.
  25. bird
    I'm a huge fan of things what lead to death. Just not a big fan of avoiding those things.
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