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  1. D. Hocking
    It is great to see so many people contributing. If Sano had gone down in June, I think his absence would have been more heavily felt. (Last year is starting to feel like it was a dream).
  2. D. Hocking
    Stating the obvious - but we are approaching mid-September and the Twins are still relevant. That is just nice to say.
  3. D. Hocking
    I suppose she liked dating an older man. [it is nice to see how many different people on this team have come through at different times. It is not just one or two people carrying the team.]
  4. D. Hocking
    This probably does not belong on this thread since it is nothing of substance, but this amused me: Phil Miller‏ @MillerStrib 25m25 minutes ago Joe Mauer sounded enthused over Drew Butera StarWars bobblehead day Sunday. "I can put it with my Trevor Plouffe & Brian Dozier" SW b-heads.
  5. D. Hocking
    Does the dummy participate in TwinsDaily?
  6. D. Hocking
    I would say last year was probably the beginning of the improvement. I think the last six months obscured that when he tanked. I never understood why they did not DL him instead of having him try to play through an injury, esp. since the season was already lost. I was glad when they DLed him earlier this year and just gave him time to heal. True and kind of funny, since in every other aspect from what I have heard he is not exactly a controversial or polarizing guy as a person.
  7. D. Hocking
    Evil and a coward because he is going to do his best to push the blame on this to Congress. He holds himself accountable for nothing. Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump 25m25 minutes ago Congress, get ready to do your job - DACA!
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    I remember when I used to catch him on the radio, his you could really tell who he disliked by the tone of his voice. Often he would have a legitimate criticism, but for certain people there seemed to be an extra personal animus that did not exactly seem professional. I think Mauer and Perkins might fall in there, but the prime example was Kevin Slowey. I remember some really mean girl comments back in the day (some of them might have been early tweets). I know Slowey was not exactly low maintenance, but Souhan seemed to really go after him at a personal level. This next statement is pure speculation on my part and has no substantive weight. I have always wondered how accurate Souhan's assessments were when he talks about thinks like his sources say Slowey is a blight on humanity (he did not actually say that - but I think it was close). He would make it sound like that was the common consensus, but it is a big organization that is bound to have a number of opinions. I wondered if he sometimes chooses to talk to the people who he knows will give him the opinion that he wants, or most of the people, esp. players, don't really want to share too much with him, so he might not always get a well rounded view of what people think.
  9. D. Hocking
    Because of what he is paid he should be able to play and fight through a brain injury.
  10. D. Hocking
    The last name Butera.
  11. D. Hocking
    Well if anyone would know this ....
  12. D. Hocking
    You forgot to carry the one.
  13. D. Hocking
    I am guessing Mauer probably had a few undiagnosed concussions as a catcher, but I agree they are unpredictable, and one can do it.
  14. D. Hocking
    With Mauer having his best post-concussion season (it does make you wonder how much the concussion cost him), you have to wonder if he could maybe go help the Vikings offense. I bet he can still throw a mean pass that goes beyond 5 yards.
  15. D. Hocking
    Morneau has not officially retired yet has he? I suspect that is not too far off in the future - and it would not surprise me if the same was true for Perkins. It must be a little strange for Mauer to see most of the people he started out with are no longer active players. He himself having maybe 1 to 3 years left. Time does fly -- 2006 does not seem like it should be 11 years ago.
  16. D. Hocking
    Drew Butera.
  17. D. Hocking
    I knew those cigarettes were going to be a gateway into other things.
  18. D. Hocking
    He did have some good training. http://www.hardballtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Don-Drysdale-Greg-Brady-Flickr-2.jpg
  19. D. Hocking
    How is Eve doing?
  20. D. Hocking
    Did Lea kiss Luke at one point? I am assuming that was before the twin connection was revealed, although with that family that would be the least of their problems when it comes to dysfunctional family relationships.
  21. D. Hocking
    I wasn't a fan of expanding the play-offs for baseball, because I did not want it to be like some other sports where almost everyone makes the play-offs (although I guess that really has not been a problem for the Wolves). That said, the second wild card spot does make it interesting for quite a few more teams and their fans in September, it does not extend the play-off season by too much, and the teams that actually win their divisions are rewarded with a better chance to remain in the play-off hunt longer.
  22. D. Hocking
    If I remember correctly we did not win our 17th win for the entire year last year until sometime in August. This year has been more fun.
  23. D. Hocking
    This is kind of a nice pic.
  24. D. Hocking
    Not everyone can be Joe Mauer.
  25. D. Hocking
    And possibly October.
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