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  1. big dog
    I believe that Jim Eisenreich went from Wis Rapids (A) in 1981 to Opening Day leadoff hitter and centerfielder for the Twins in 1982. He had an OPS of .803 until he was shut down because of his medical condition. Of course, playing for the Twins in 1982 was not really being in the major leagues, but at least he faced MLB pitchers.
  2. big dog
    Buxton 1-4 last night w/ an RBI and hit by a pitch. Also had an error. I don't really care how he does (as long as he doesn't get hurt), it won't change my opinion and it's great for him to get the experience. Kepler 1-3 with a double, an RBI and a walk. Meyer started, went 5 innings with 4 runs (3 earned) on 6 hits, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts. 77 pitches in 5 innings. 5 batters HBP in the game. Wildness or interesting back story?
  3. big dog
    Corrigan was only with the Angels for two years. He spent the previous four years working for the Pirates. Minnesota Twinsights: Top scout Larry Corrigan reportedly returning to Twins » Twins Now
  4. big dog
    Thanks, I had quit checking MiLB.com so I missed the Buxton HR. Very glad to hear it.
  5. big dog
    What can you tell us about Mazzilli? I remember them drafting him but I don't remember any details. Or we can forget this because it isn't related to the AFL, either way. I would like to see Buxton get back on the field ASAP.
  6. big dog
    Not "rushing to the defense of the Twins' FO", and thank you for pushing that hornet's nest back into the debate- this thread had been blissfully free of it until now. I agreed with most of your points, just suggesting that the one particular data point did not deserve the snark you provided. Nor did my response. And yes, I do think the Cardinals do a much better job in this area than the Twins. I also like the outstanding job they do of getting free agents. OK? Just trying to be fair here.
  7. big dog
    Sure, that's entirely possible. Might the Twins have picked him instead of Gibson if they had been given the opportunity? Also possible. I think the various arguments here make sense, and St Louis has done some admirable things, but I'm not sure I'd trash the Twins FO for picking Gibson instead of Miller when Miller was already gone. Roids? "I'm not here to talk about the past." Hee hee.
  8. big dog
    Reusse's like the guy who predicted 15 of the last 4 stock market crashes. Him being right once in a while is just proof of the law of large numbers.
  9. big dog
    Arcia.
  10. big dog
    Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man. Best thread of the week.
  11. big dog
    I'm pinning a lot of hope on Tanaka- not necessarily winning the rights, but making a really large offer, more than a token. If some team goes completely nuts and puts up $80 million or something just for the signing rights, fine. But we need to be in the game, and hopefully win it. I just don't see the chances of us getting a big free agent, even by offering the money. I'm looking at this solely from the player's perspective. Suppose you're Ellsbury. You're in the playoffs right now. You just spent last year in a terrible situation. You were on good teams before that. You are going to get a huge amount of money. Would you be willing to take even more money and risk going back to Boston-under-Valentine losing situation? I would take my really big contract offer from a team with a good chance to win, over my ridiculously big contract offer to potentially lose 90 games, every time. Especially if that losing team had a stud centerfielder in the minors. If a player is all about the money, that's fine- as long as you want a player that only cares about the money.
  12. big dog
    I don't know, man. The dudes went bowling, and one guy pulled a gun. Another had a heart attack. Wait, are we bowling now?
  13. big dog
    "Usually"? I assume you are being sarcastic.
  14. big dog
    1981 for me. Absolutely nightmarish. We had Herbie for a few games, and not much else. A bunch of guys who played hard, had low ceilings or were on the down side of the career, etc. 1998 was pretty ugly as well, no question about it. I thought this season was incredibly depressing, but not anywhere in the class of those two. 1981 was also a strike year, and it came as kind of a relief. They were better in the second half (but not good).
  15. big dog
    Great post, AJ. Good luck with the rehab and recovery. I'd go with some kind of croc-like footwear for a while, but you probably already thought of that. Do the doctors give you exercises or do you get those from the trainers? Is there some kind of hand-off from one to the other at some point? Thanks for all the insight!
  16. big dog
    Is that Gabrielle Landescog? What kind of fantasy draft is this?
  17. big dog
    And if they spend $63 million next year, then they aren't even trying for 4th place.
  18. big dog
    Totally agree. If you take #3, #4, #5 from that pool, fine. If you don't have two starters better than that, why bother. You're shooting for 4th place at that point.
  19. big dog
    The whole thing was pretty embarrassing. Gomez is an egotistical moron, and the Braves completely overreacted. I was surprised by the Gomez suspension, but he did his best to create a bad situation by yelling all the way around the bases. I hope those arguing for more suspensions aren't the same people who complained when Sano was held out of several games for his home run stroll. You want professionalism, teach it in the minor leagues.
  20. big dog
    Very true. In retrospect those "minor" elbow scopes were much more dramatic than a lot of us thought they were going to be. At least I hope Worley's troubles were related to surgery so that he can bounce back next year.
  21. big dog
    And even when Worley wasn't in AAA, he should have been. His and Diamond's struggles were the two big problems that turned this situation from bad to disastrous, and made Ryan's reliance on bounce-back hopes for Pelfrey and Harden and whomever an even bigger problem.
  22. big dog
    This season is deader than the Twins Way.
  23. big dog
    I think it is important to separate two very different things. 1) Ryan promised the fans a big upgrade in pitching. It didn't happen. 2) Corriea did at least a good a job as anyone could have expected. One person didn't do his job, one person did his job or better. Blame should only go to one of those parties. Credit should go to the other.
  24. big dog
    I would like to congratulate Mr. Correia for a better year than many (all?) of us expected. This year would have been far more dreadful without his 31 starts.
  25. big dog
    I think he pretty capably demonstrated tonight that a long fuse is no longer an issue.
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