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  1. big dog
    A smart GM always tries to trade with the Royals.
  2. big dog
    Calling Balfour an ex-Twin is a fun story, given the Orioles' history there, but it was nine years and four other organizations ago. The lesson of ex-Twin, ex-Red Sox Valencia apparently is "never release a player until you've called Dayton Moore". I wish I could short the Royals- that's gotta be a profit opportunity until he finally leaves. The Twins got a player for him, the Red Sox got a little cash. The Orioles got a real player. I really had high hopes for Casilla a few years ago and wondered if the O's would get something from him. That seemed like a good pickup to me, given the trivial cost. I wonder if he'll get another chance with someone.
  3. big dog
    I thought Parmelee was a nice surprise- sure, Revere would have jogged to balls that Parmelee dove for, but CP was better than serviceable out there. The D is only good enough if he's a real hitter, of course. Thanks for the clips, RB. I have three impressions after watching them all. 1) Parmelee made some very nice catches. 2) Twins pitchers sure did give up some rockets. 3) I don't really care to know more about Bo Jackson and his energy requirements.
  4. big dog
    My take is that Doumit's only value is his hitting. We effectively just traded Doumit for Kubel, and got Gilmartin thrown in without having to use a roster spot for him. We also apparently needed a backup catcher anyway, so keeping Doumit wouldn't have solved that problem. I like the move.
  5. big dog
    Just blame the interns who work late and surf on other people's computers. No worries.
  6. big dog
    JJ was a guy who gave us hope, a guy who got better in the uniform (as compared to all those guys back then we were told had potential, but never showed it), and a guy who was trying hard all the time. A leadoff HR is a great way to start a game, too.
  7. big dog
    Thanks for these rankings- very thoughtful and very interesting.
  8. big dog
    Who did you prefer to them- Smilin' Carl or Calvin?
  9. big dog
    I agree with both above commenters- the Twins have too many pitchers who nibble outside and don't keep the batter honest. Move their eyes, move their feet a little. Hopefully his approach rubs off on more of our starters. Good article!
  10. big dog
    Mmmm...poutine....wait, what were we talking about?
  11. big dog
    Agreed, and one of the things I like best about him is that he gets so excited when his teammates make a good play or a reliever bails him out. I think he's a guy who makes the people around him better. Sure, I'd love to have someone obviously better than him, but the tie goes to Deduno for me.
  12. big dog
    Most people don't consider most people to be a legitimate reference source.
  13. big dog
    Berardino is killing it, in the sense of being on top of things. Regardless of the interpretation, it's great to get the reports.
  14. big dog
    RB, I like it. I've got a total jones for Tanaka. If someone posts/pays $120 million, fine, I won't cry, but we need to be in the game. That's our one shot for a big upgrade, unless we trade some top-10 prospects, which I don't want to do.
  15. big dog
    Perhaps we should give Mr Johnson a nickname to compensate for the loss of Duke. "Huge" is too obvious/graphic. What else has anyone got?
  16. big dog
    Thanks, that's interesting- quite a substantial penalty in his case. It's amazing how players don't think about how they have to have these supplements, etc approved. I heard a report from one camp, I believe the Twins but don't remember for sure, that said they do everything they can to tell people that every single thing they take has to be approved by trainers, then they still find players taking stuff their cousin recommends, etc. It must really be frustrating for the organizations.
  17. big dog
    Wow, I didn't realize he had over 300 ABs with the Twins last year. Best of luck with the Phillies- maybe he'll get another chance.
  18. big dog
    I hope that Pinto does well and Fryer doesn't get out of AAA. I don't think having some spring training backups is a bad thing. I also remember lots of people spending the year talking about all the roster spots that could be easily created (Hermsen, etc), so I don't understand all the drama about this one. I strongly disagree with the sentiment expressed above, that someone hopes the Twins lose a player in the Rule V as punishment for having Fryer on the roster. That goes strongly against my personal approach to being a fan. That said, I'm not sure my personal approach to being a fan could tolerate having AJ on the team, so I guess we each have to set our own limits based on our own preferences.
  19. big dog
    Pseudomoderator note: please watch the tone of your comments. This is getting perilously close to resembling the Game Thread. Severe warnings, up to and including double-secret probation, will be handed out unless everyone immediately returns to discussions of advanced statistics and reading the tea leaves in Terry Ryan's chai cup.
  20. big dog
    Shane, don't bottle it up- share your feelings. We're here to help.
  21. big dog
    A lot of people were complaining (with reason) last year because Hicks and Bensen got demoted/released, Mastro got hurt, and there was no centerfielder. If Escobar goes down, what's the plan? I see no problem with this signing- maybe he has something left and puts pressure on Escobar to perform, maybe someone gets hurt- I'm not quite ready to assume that we have too many players around.
  22. big dog
    I don't understand what you mean. They gave Carroll away.
  23. big dog
    Thanks, this was really interesting.
  24. big dog
    Which one, Junior or Ramon?
  25. big dog
    Any guy who both golfs and plays putt-putt is all right by me. Good on ya!
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