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  1. big dog
    I don't know, trying to find a lot of time to play a mediocre defensive first baseman who really struggles to hit RH pitching...doesn't seem like Mauer's the problem there. Does anyone really think he's the long-term answer at first base? I like him, a lot, as a bench bat and twice-a-week player, if we ever get the pitching that allows us to carry a bench bat. That's about it. I hope whomever we play regularly at first brings more to the table than that.
  2. big dog
    I think I'm with some of the other posters- Plouffe and a bunch of pitchers gone, I'd like a better catcher than Zuke if we can get one (but I'm not opposed to doing without), and I'd really like to see Danny Santana in a different uniform. We need to clear a lot of room for some young players with real potential. I don't think Beresford sticks on the roster, and if we have a Logan it better be a pitcher and not an outfielder.
  3. big dog
    I value people's thoughts on Stewart, and he certainly has a chance to do very well. But when I read his writeup and then immediately read Mejia's, I think hmmmm.... #9 sounds like a lot better bet than #10. I think the Nunez trade is going to look really good for the Twins in a year or two.
  4. big dog
    Thanks for the writeup. I thought I had missed something incredible about Palka until I realized that "He began the season in Chattanooga where he hit .270/.348/.547 (.894) with 24 doubles, four triples, 34 homers and 65 RBI in 79 games." actually cites his season-long statistics, not just his Chattanooga stats. Still, a really good year and I hope he gets a taste in 2017. You make me wonder if Wade could be fast-tracked to the majors.
  5. big dog
    I think moving back to the West Coast was what Nolasco needed, poor baby. Other than that, I agree with the article and think that Allen should be the first but not the last. This team needs new voices- a lot of them.
  6. big dog
    My first question for Mr. Falvey: what do you see in Paul Molitor that might convince you he can successfully manage this team?
  7. big dog
    I was thinking maybe the poster meant Max Murphy and just typed Kepler instead. Kepler never looked like Mickey Mantle. Murphy had the OPS of .958 in 2014, then it dropped to .650 for 93 games in 2015. I do think Murphy still has a shot, but that injury has pushed him a ways down the ladder. Here's hoping he comes back.
  8. big dog
    Thanks, Seth. I thought Kanzler had been released, but when I checked the MiLB pages I forgot to look at the year so I assumed it was all current. Oops. I was the charter member of the Free Max Murphy bandwagon. We broke an axle a while back. Still not sure if it can be fixed.
  9. big dog
    Love the list, like always. I was wondering what kind of shot these players have. I'd like to know from, say, 5 years ago- how many make the majors for more than a week? Obviously being in this group still makes you a real longshot. I looked for an old list and all I quickly found was 2014: let's see how that list looks two years later. How many of these players still have a chance? Where did they end this year? 50. Lewin Diaz- Elizabethton 49. Ryan Eades- Chattanooga 48. Tanner English- Rochester 47. Jonatan Hinojosa- Cedar Rapids 46. Max Murphy- Fort Myers 45. Dalton Hicks- Chattanooga 44. Jason Kanzler- Fort Myers 43. Rainis Silva- Cedar Rapids 42. Felix Jorge- Chattanooga 41. Brett Lee- released by Twins, signed by Brewers and released So 9 of the 10 are still in the organization, which surprises me (great job Seth) and some of them look to have a decent chance of making it. Let's hope this year's class does at least as well.
  10. big dog
    Can that please be Tommy's last appearance in a Twins uniform? Haven't we suffered enough with this season? Could we please have just a little hope, and closure? Thank you. Sincerely, big dog
  11. big dog
    It's also why statisticians say you can't prove anything, although you can show that a theory does or does not have empirical support given existing data and statistical methods.
  12. big dog
    And if we are going to spend high draft picks on pitchers, we'd better be able to develop them. If we get them from outside, fine, but then let's draft people we can use.
  13. big dog
    Yeah, I've been down on Light and Tonkin lately. Today didn't help me fight that one bit. I'd love to do better than those two. I don't think it would be all that hard, either.
  14. big dog
    Great soundtrack, too. Let's hope he's TNT Dynamite!
  15. big dog
    Thanks, very fun. I would have guessed 20 players before I got to Koskie.
  16. big dog
    Kirrrrrrrrbeeeeeeeeee PUCKett!
  17. big dog
    You are assuming Centeno would have made an out without advancing the runners, but even then the runner on second would have scored on Dozier's single if everything else happened the same way. The way Pelfrey was throwing, I like Centeno's chances of getting a hit there. It's the second inning, the pitcher's on the ropes. Let's hit him hard.
  18. big dog
    Santiago is pretty solid through four innings. Another double play! Why don't we sacrifice more??
  19. big dog
    It was payback for Mollie giving Ausmus a free out with that stupid sacrifice bunt in the second inning. What goes around comes around, I guess. Hey, whoever had Santiago in the "Best Starter" betting pool can come forward and collect their payouts.
  20. big dog
    Dozier single, 4-0 Twins. Great job of just putting the bat on the ball and not trying to kill it. Wait, Pelfrey's gone??? How can you do that to us, Ausmus? We were just getting comfortable!!! Aus-Mus Sucks! Aus-Mus Sucks! Aus-Mus Sucks!!!!!
  21. big dog
    And Molitor just did a sacrifice, after four consecutive base hits. I really, truly, just don't get this guy.
  22. big dog
    Yup, Big Pelf's got the mojo working. 2-0 Twins, two on, no outs.
  23. big dog
    Vargas double and Kepler single, 1-0 Twins. Two-base throwing error on Pelfrey, though it looked like Cabrera really should have caught or at least blocked that ball.
  24. big dog
    It's fair to say that both sides were somewhat surprised by different aspects of the interview process. I thought the Twins would be a little more broad-minded about bathroom usage, for example.
  25. big dog
    Let's hope Big Pelf still has some of that magic left. Final score, 9-5 Twins. Go Twins!
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