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  1. NYCTK
    You have identified correlation. You have not identified causation. Saying the welfare queen billionaires getting handouts is why people decided back to urban neighborhoods is just not the case. Downtown Minneapolis/North Loop would look much the same without Target Center/Field in terms of restaurants, population density, etc.
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    No, which is why I'm more than happy to have him either accept or reject a QO. That seems right in line with a one year $23 million contract. Does he bet on himself thinking a good year can help him get larger than 2/$22? Or does he take the guaranteed contract. And if that's the one big signing of the offseason, then the Twins payroll remains pathetic and everyone would have been right about Tom Pohlad being nothing but a used car salesman.
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    This is giving way too much credit to one aspect of a revitalized city. After the mid century white flight suburbanization of major American cities, we've seen steady reversal of the trend for 20+ years all around the country, not just in cities with major league baseball stadiums. The retrofitting of old warehouses into nice loft apartments is independent of the presence of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
  4. NYCTK
    You're looking for Town Ball, not professional baseball. You can start the boycott by refusing to ever discuss the Twins or MLB ever again.
  5. NYCTK
    I will never "trust" any player with a 30%+ strikeout rate, because the wild swings in production will be infuriating. But unlike Wallner, at least he can play defense. So worst case scenario, he's a competent 4th OF. I don't see him as a building block but happy to see him get playing time. I like the other two rookies though!
  6. NYCTK
    I'm a Mets fan. And therefore we agree that Yankees fans are the worst in the league. And there's no denying New Yorkers are abrasive. Proudly so. We deal with way more people than the average American on a daily basis, and we don't entertain nonsense. New Yorkers can be incredibly helpful and friendly if you know what you're doing. But rude and nasty if you're wasting our time.
  7. NYCTK
    Well, weirdly, I think the Brewers catching lab would somehow turn him into an above average defensive catcher. But that's cause they've got one of the best organizations top to bottom. I simply think Jeffers defensive woes are wildly overstated on this site. We can disagree on that. I think he's solidly mediocre, you think he's outright bad. I can understand why you'd just rather him not be on the team that being the case. I simply see zero risk in Jeffers accepting the qualifying offer. Like the Brewers when Woodruff accepted their offer last year, the Twins have money, he clearly improves the team over the alternative, and just letting him walk does nothing but make the team worse.
  8. NYCTK
    I fully agree. But it's not the obvious move because he's "expensive". Ryan Jeffers receiving a QO is the obvious move because he's easily the best option readily available and even if he rejects the offer it helps the Twins. The Brewers would offer him the QO! I can all but guarantee you that.
  9. NYCTK
    Rather than complain the sport isn't the same it was 50 years ago, maybe instead recognize what it is today. And also recognize I live in NYC and don't pay a thousand dollars every time I go to the ballpark like you apparently insanely believe. $40 per game on average. Including transportation. You really, really need to stop pretending as if baseball is an unattainable past time just because players are getting paid their fair share of the billionaire welfare queens massive revenue streams.
  10. NYCTK
    As fans, we should be hoping for the best, pushing the organization to their limits, not making excuses in advance on their behalf. There's no excuse for the Twins not to extend the QO other than them being cheap bastards. And we as fans shouldn't be supporting their decision to be cheap bastards. The simple fact is if the Twins want to be the best version of themselves in 2027 there is no argument against offering Jeffers a QO (unless he's already signed an extension which I'm not even sure I support).
  11. NYCTK
    It's not a $23 million gamble. You're only gambling the premium you're paying him on a one year deal. So closer to $5 million. I'm very, very willing to see the Pohlads throw away $5 million on a second tier player that improves my favorite baseball team. And I'm very confused how people here aren't. It's not your money. It's a $2 billion entity! I promise you Jeffers doesn't preclude the Twins from doing anything else. This decision does not cause payroll issues on account of the Twins having bottom third payroll commitments, but maybe more importantly, unlike decisions about Royce or Larnach or Ober or Kramer or even Joe Ryan, this decision creates no downstream roster issues. The Twins need 2 catchers on their 26 man roster and an additional one on their 40 man roster. Jeffers is blocking no one and, is clearly the best option internally. There's not a single hard decision created if he were to accept the QO. Everyone needs to remember this is the Twins and if that money doesn't go to Jeffers, it goes to the Pohlads.
  12. NYCTK
    I don't think a single person on this website is under this dumb theory you just made up to dismiss everyone else's opinions because you view them as inferior to your own. He's the best catcher available, the Twins have the low-risk ability to either retain him for one year or get some value with his departure, and almost everyone besides yourself thinks its a good idea.
  13. NYCTK
    you're just simply wrong. no ifs, ands or buts about it. you're just flat out wrong. if your boss , that does basically nothing, is making hundreds of millions off of your labor, you're damn right the players deserve the money they get
  14. NYCTK
    They could do both. Without the breaking bank. Easily. Assuming they trade Ryan, which they 100% should, their payroll is only about $75 million. Sure, add the Correa commitment, that's still bottom of the barrel payroll commitments. If they were committed to winning, they have about $75-$100 million to spend. Now, spending that all in a poor free agent offseason with the uncertainty of the CBA I'm not saying they SHOULD spend all that money this offseason, but they very easily COULD.
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    Sure, arguably so. I don't think that's accurate, but I can agree it's an overpay. But it'd be at a position that is otherwise a big hole. Saving the Pohlads money is not the job of the fans. Improving the team is a bigger concern than the Pohlads exact ROI on their payroll expenditures. It's a very, very easy decision to extend the QO. If he accepts it, great, you have a one year bridge to figure out if Lackey or Tait can step up or to get you to a better class of catchers. And if he rejects it, in largely increases the odds he comes back on a different short term deal with opt outs. If they don't spend that $25 million on Jeffers, where else is it going to go? We all know the answer to that question...
  16. NYCTK
    I really wish the fans would realize this. The impending lockout is ONLY because the Pohlads (and their fellow owners) don't think they're rich enough and need to reduce their payroll liabilities to make that happen. It's quite literally: The Pohlads vs The Twins Players ...and yet a majority of fans come away thinking the players are spoiled entitled brats that need to be grateful.
  17. NYCTK
    Tom Pohlad's promise is as worthless as the promises from any other parasitic billionaire. And fans here have to stop pretending he's any different than the long line of loser Pohlads that came before him.
  18. NYCTK
    Well, no one ever considers Jerry West in the discussion of all time greats anymore, so I guess they're fairly analogous. The argument is not that Killebrew wasn't great. It's that Joe Mauer is far too under appreciated by Twins fans. And that is further demonstrated with this list.
  19. NYCTK
    Mauer is Inner Circle. Despite the fact he was knocked down a few years ahead of his time, his impact at his peak was immense and somehow goes under-appreciated by Twins fans. Mauer's 7th all time in Catcher JAWS, matching Carew's placement for 2B. Whereas Killebrew is 24th for 1B and Puckett is 26th. Killer was a very good hitter but never really transcended his own market. And, unlike Joe Mauer, he never led the league in OPS.
  20. NYCTK
    If keeping conservatives out of the Hall of Fame were a goal, the hall would be about a quarter the size it currently is. Schilling is just a world class loser and piece of ****. Like Pete Rose before him, I'm happy to wait for the waste of human life to die before he gains his deserved spot in the hallowed halls.
  21. NYCTK
    All-MLB? Come on, le's start smaller. How many Twins would even be deserving of the All-AL Central team?
  22. NYCTK
    There's not a single player in MLB making $70 million a year. Not even a single player making $60 million a year. So you're not even sure what you're mad about. But you know who makes significantly more than that? The owners. But they deserve it, as we all know.
  23. NYCTK
    I can go sit behind home plate in one of the most expensive metro areas in the world for about $400 ($200 with bad weather) with white glove service and all you can eat and drink inclusive. It's a different product completely. If you actually compare apples to apples, tickets haven't grown much faster than inflation. Which you know because I pointed this out last time you starting complaining about ticket prices and how overpaid the players are.
  24. NYCTK
    There's a new rye loaf in Manhattan that's going for $60! But I just want to point out you're not forced to purchase it, nor are Yankee fans required to purchase $1,600 tickets for a family of 4. Nor are you required to purchase an entire season ticket package. You're allowed to buy $10 tickets, or $20, or $60, or $150. There are many great options available! I can promise you we don't need to punish the players because you're personally annoyed.
  25. NYCTK
    I think more so the players would want to wait for an extension because things may radically change in the CBA for the younger players, be it a lost year of control for teams, massive raises in pre-arb or arbitration years, or something unforeseen. Locking yourself into a long-term deal that could be instantly outdated as a rookie would be a pretty poor decision as an agent.
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