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  1. D. Hocking
    Why would you EVER leave this site?
  2. D. Hocking
    Is there a typo at the end of the first sentence? Otherwise, this not the kind of post that is proper for this board (then again, it is the game thread).
  3. D. Hocking
    They are a lot like Michigan waterparks.
  4. D. Hocking
    I think batting and pitching coaches tend to get blamed too often for their player's woes and/or lack of talent, and this is such a lazy question, but do you think any of this falls on Bruno and/or other coaching staff?
  5. D. Hocking
    Does mentioning how he should restructure his contract threaten one's sobriety (while possibly alluding to his lack of emotion and his not caring)?
  6. D. Hocking
    That is exactly what I was thinking when I saw that post. My sister recently was remembering when she was in gym -- the school swim suits had different colors for the different sizes, so all the plus size girls had to wear the fat color. Can't imagine that happening now either. I remember being bummed I was scrawny enough I had to wear the slim size -- if only I had that problem now.
  7. D. Hocking
    Yes - I am pretty sure it was the episode Gilligan did something that prevented them from escaping the island and Skipper hit him with his hat. I believe Bob Denver won an emmy for this episode.
  8. D. Hocking
    This season?
  9. D. Hocking
    I was going to make a crack that this would be Terry's press conference next December about who the returning veteran(s) would be for 2016 and to expect them for Twinsfest, but then I decided it would be just too sad and not right for Punto to return without Gardy being here.
  10. D. Hocking
    I think more off days might not be bad for both him being fresh and getting other bats in the rotation. Sometimes I think they try to put him in everyday partially as a response to criticism that he does not play enough. I think they need to move past that (they are going to get criticism regarding Mauer no matter what they do). Not to be blindly optimistic, but while I don't think he will ever be the star of the team again, I still think he can be a solid part of the roster.
  11. D. Hocking
    As expected.
  12. D. Hocking
    Is this a young Glen Perkins working an Oktoberfest fundraiser for his little league team? Most likely the start of his micro-brewing.
  13. D. Hocking
    Remember back to when there would be a CBU and sometimes the Twins score would change. Those were good times.
  14. D. Hocking
    Would you call him decent though?
  15. D. Hocking
    I know coaches are often an easy scapegoat and unfairly blamed for a team's struggles, but with this non-existent hitting across the board I am starting to wonder if there are some coaching issues or if they could be adjusting things in a different way. Or it could be our players just not have it...
  16. D. Hocking
    I think he has to be considered a finalist for the Cy Young award, because our offense would eviscerate anyone of a lesser quality. I suppose there is some minimal chance they are having an off day offensively, but that does not seem likely.
  17. D. Hocking
    I know - I am so far behind the times, even my crabby old man rants or ramblings have outdated references.
  18. D. Hocking
    ND is known for its high Polynesian population. I believe it is the highest outside of Winnipeg. As a kid - Hawaii 5-0 was past my bedtime. I used to thing the wave was so cool, I would sneak out of my bedroom to catch a glimpse of it going into commercial breaks. Back in the olden days kids did not need an i-phone or game boy to be entertained.
  19. D. Hocking
    Since there might not be another opportunity to find a semi-relevant place for these power Ranger pictures... A month ago I would have been confident the Twins could have morphed out and defeated any alien baseball monster. Now I am not so sure. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SOctQLmpP2c/VHPQXO41scI/AAAAAAAA1Vw/3gzlgkleiqI/s1600/baseball1985.jpg http://static4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110713200537/powerrangers/images/5/53/Return_of_Baseball_Mask.jpg
  20. D. Hocking
    People remember the Lakers moving to LA and the North Stars moving to Dallas, but for some reason forget about when the Hibbing Iron Rangers moved to Texas. Bob Dylan's grandfather was on the team, and the town's pain from losing the team fueled a lot of Bob's early songwriting. If we lose today, it will obviously be because RB was not sincere in having positive thoughts. The baseball gods can sense when someone is just giving lip service. http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.ancestry.com/fayralph1.gif
  21. D. Hocking
    I at first thought that said dictator of North DAKOTA. I have never been there, but I had always heard that ND was a different place, and wondered it there was a no-man's land at the border like the picture below that made it hard to enter and harder to escape (the pic actually looks a little like ND). If Pope Francis was our next general manager -- he would basically be locked in for life. He might have some good ideas - he likes to shake things up. [i can think of nothing to say about the Twins right now - every time I try to give them any significant thought I feel my soul get a little more crushed (or I get a little irritated - one of the two.)] http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/130319233059-north-korea-dmz-9-horizontal-large-gallery.jpg
  22. D. Hocking
    Yes - am not sure everyone interpreted this thread in the spirit it was intended....
  23. D. Hocking
    Sure you say that now - but next week you will miss a number of games shopping for curtains for the new home, and we all know how that goes. Seems like it might have been a good game for work to prevent me from following it.
  24. D. Hocking
    The just need to stay away from the guy at the end: http://orig08.deviantart.net/5a68/f/2010/245/6/9/evil_fork_by_digital_master254-d2xuv3b.jpg
  25. D. Hocking
    We used to play it in pep band. I am not sure if many high schools would play a song about a high school centerfold now days.
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