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  1. mikelink45
    I am curious why we hear so much about Tait and not Diaw. Diaw seems to be doing really well.
  2. mikelink45
    The fact is we are already stretched in at catcher if Jackson can't bet and somehow we have a 14 million dollar contract for carotini who is batting with a 50 OPS to pair with hom. That is stretching the catcher position as thin as can be and the fact is we don't have anybody ready to come in next year when Jeffers leaves on free agency.
  3. mikelink45
    Arcia earned the promotion but Culpepper will be up before the end of the year I believe. But it raises a question for me. I see other clubs bring up young players who have some struggles but seem to overcome and progress. But we seem to have the promote and flame out - Lewis and Wallner, promote and injuries - Lewis and Kiriloff, looking like a star and then struggle - Keaschall. Lee is the opposite - he started low with lots of criticism and seems to be growing as a player. Please explain - we have so many with such good potential but we have not had as much success as I would like to see from prospects. If they prepare Culpepper right I will be delighted.
  4. mikelink45
    Imagine if Buxton had laid down a bunt!
  5. mikelink45
    Too early for me to get excited but we need some catchers soon.
  6. mikelink45
    fascinating - I would have preferred Culpepper coming up, but glad to see Lewis going down with Wallner. Topa was a real disappointment, but there are a few more RP that can go as well. Arci did earn the promotion.
  7. mikelink45
    Jeffers injury will give us a chance to see next years catcher tandem of Caratini and Jackson I would think. Hope they pass the audition.
  8. mikelink45
    No - Boras still knows the value of a catcher and the Twins probably are not going to offer a Mauer contract.
  9. mikelink45
    I am more concerned with Catcher and Caratini than 1B where it seems you can move almost anyone. I remember Santana getting off to a terrible start too and then heating up with the weather. I suspect Bell might do that to, but he is DH and Clemens has one the 1B lottery right now.
  10. mikelink45
    Didn't Ryan and Prielipp get Ober's memo - if you are going to win with this team it has to be a shutout.
  11. mikelink45
    We have plenty of underwhelming players - keep making changes until we have the best available on the roster.
  12. mikelink45
    All the comments cover as much as you need for such a poor game, so I want to pose a different question - has ABS hurt SWR? If he is not injured, I do not understand what is going on except that ABS has shrunk the strike zone for a pitcher who works around the edges. Last year I did not understand what happened to Ober and I am really pleased with his work this year. He has figured out his pitches and the zone - what can be done to bring SWR back? Other other side Lewis and Wallner certainly have not adjusted to the small zone - losing his position to Grey says all that is needed for Royce - when does someone take Wallner's position?
  13. mikelink45
    I love it and as an old guy I still prefer the baseball of the last half of the last century. It was so good to see a Warren Spahn go a full game or more, to watch Nolan Ryan throwing his fastball for nine instead of 5. Relief pitchers in that era were nice - Hoyt Wilhelm, Don MacMahon, etc, but the rest of the BP was just what it is now - guys not good enough for the rotation who could be fillers if needed, but were not counted on for 40% of innings during the year. Thank you Ober for an old-fashioned ball game.
  14. mikelink45
    This is getting silly. I am not bashing him. But look at his baseball Reference page. I hope he does well. But his era is 4.91 in AAA and 3.50 in AA - he may have talent but he is not at a level that I want from a top 20 prospect yet.
  15. mikelink45
    I am not analyzing a trade - I just don't see the talent
  16. mikelink45
    How great to go back in time and see actual pitching. Does anyone remember Stu Miller - slow and slower?
  17. mikelink45
    As much as all of us hoped he would reach back to the initial success the time is passing and the results are dismal. Not sure a few days off is sufficient. If someone comes along who can produce the team has to move on.
  18. mikelink45
    I do not see it. Maybe we don't have that many good prospects.
  19. mikelink45
    I was good until Amick came up - I do not anticipate him pushing for a Twins starting job.
  20. mikelink45
    It is true he should be 3 in my old way of seeing things. Now they are changing and not always right. Tom Kelly used to talk about number nine being the second lead off man.
  21. mikelink45
    Sorry - I knew Matt Blair - Viking and his name came out of my memories. I will edit it.
  22. mikelink45
    All I can say is that when a team has such a bad bullpen TD has to really reach for a good story. Nice try.
  23. mikelink45
    With our current MLB 1B I would say let's see what he can do.
  24. mikelink45
    I will always remember Mark Belanger on Earl Weaver's Orioles - he could vacuum up every ball, but could not hit. Weaver did have the Robinsons, Boog Powell and others to hit, but he recognized the extreme importance of a great fielder at SS and paired with Davey Johnson his keystone was solid and Paul Blair could field like Buxton.
  25. mikelink45
    So true - but Banks had three other HOF teammates - Billy Williams, Ferguson Jenkins and Ron Santo. In the pre-expansion period competition was really strong and even good teams had difficulty winning.
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