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  1. Mr. Brooks
    Yeah, a guy like this might as well have unlimited options. Nobody is likely to claim him, and if they do, there are 100 more just like him.
  2. Mr. Brooks
    Good point. That does make it more likely.
  3. Mr. Brooks
    I'm not ashamed to get mine out and sharpened. Yes, winning a title in one given season is very hard. But, there are 32 teams, and we're going on 58 seasons with zero titles. Winning one in 58 years should not be difficult at all. In fact, mathematically, it's more difficult not to have won one yet.
  4. Mr. Brooks
    Very unlikely, since he's not on the 40 man roster.
  5. Mr. Brooks
    Yeah, I'm surprised it's 4. I heard one somewhere, perhaps that was the second wild card. A deep run without a title does nothing for me, except add one more heartbreak. We had a deep run last year, it sucked, IMO. I know you don't agree, we've been down this "title or bust" road before, but for me personally, I've been beat down so badly being a MN sports fan, that I can no longer feel anything from a regular season or playoff win. The miracle was cool for 15 seconds, then predictably ended miserably a week later.
  6. Mr. Brooks
    If the listing says "buyer MUST pay all assessments", and yet you make an offer refusing to pay the assessments, then you never had a chance. Darvish's listing said buyer MUST give a player opt out, one team was always going to give it to him, and the Twins refused.
  7. Mr. Brooks
    I'm pretty sure a wild card has only won the SB once though. It's a tough road, playing road games against good teams.
  8. Mr. Brooks
    He was never signing without a player opt out, period. Any offer that didn't include one was not a serious offer. The Twins were second only because the other teams that weren't willing to include the player opt out didn't bother to make an offer.
  9. Mr. Brooks
    Lowball is a relative term. Amounts of money mean very different to different people, in different circumstances. The offer to Darvish was never going to be accepted, without a player opt out. So while a staggering amount of money to us, it was a lowball relative to what it was going to take to sign him.
  10. Mr. Brooks
    And Luke Hughes would be HOF. Though he might be anyhow, the way things are going.
  11. Mr. Brooks
    Man, Cousins makes some awful decisions.
  12. Mr. Brooks
    Touching read. Thanks for posting this. I've always suspected that Chuck was a good dude, this seems to confirm it.
  13. Mr. Brooks
    Who is ignoring that? I already said I rarely criticize a specific pick. Misses happen all the time, I understand. You'll never find me questioning the Stewart pick, for example, even though I think he's likely a bust. A reliever at 6 has no defense, to me, none. And it never will. Thinking he could be converted to a starter was a desperation, hail mary, imo, and a fireable offense. Has that ever happened that high in the draft?
  14. Mr. Brooks
    It's not hindsight when many people wanted Benintendi over Jay on draft day. I recall most people were happy with the Gibson pick. I rarely criticize specific draft picks, but a college reliever at 6 overall was a head scratcher from the start.
  15. Mr. Brooks
    Any Fox news talking heads calling it a false flag threat yet?
  16. Mr. Brooks
    Me as well.
  17. Mr. Brooks
    That's not one extreme example. Smith's backup also broke his leg, Teddy Bridgwater was minutes away from emergency amputation, Carson Wentz currently has a broken back. Zumaya isn't remotely comparable to Smith. One guy could no longer play baseball, the other may struggle to walk again. No matter how much they coddle the QB, it's still a contact sport. I don't even consider which one is more dangerous to be a legitimate debate.
  18. Mr. Brooks
    All of those teams except Boston rest their luxury tax penalty last year, specifically so they could sign Machado or Harper without significantly penalty.
  19. Mr. Brooks
    Ask Alex Smith.
  20. Mr. Brooks
    I'm sure SD would take him off our hands, if we ship them a 2nd round pick.
  21. Mr. Brooks
    4.82 FIP is good? He was actually much better last year (3.84 FIP), even if he wasn't as lucky as he was in 2017.
  22. Mr. Brooks
    Minnesota is a great place to live. But most people can't comprehend that until they live here. Plus, these two are young guys. Minnesota can't compete with the lifestyle that they can find in an LA or NY or Chicago, etc. Any contract that we can offer them, one of those markets can easily match. And, other teams have good young players and prospects too. "We might be good someday" can't hold a candle to, "we won 90 games last year." I'll believe that interest is tepid when April comes and they're begging for a one year deal.
  23. Mr. Brooks
    I read it more that he was upset about being misled, and them lying about the reason (injury), than the lack of a call up itself (though I'm sure he wasn't pleased with that either). So, I'm not sure it's relevant to debate the merits of a call up or lack thereof.
  24. Mr. Brooks
    Why are Machado and Harper taking the Twins phone call? Those two guys, uniquely to almost every other free agent, are getting paid no matter what. They are going to a big market, proven contender, or both.
  25. Mr. Brooks
    I'd bet on Tulo to Oakland for the league minimum.
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