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  1. mikelink45
    I hope the Story dream comes true and that he is able to duplicate his success without Coors field. But we had enough money to sign him without all these moves. I am just waiting to see this all come together in some masterful chess move that puts us over the top or not!
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    WAIT A MINUTE - we were sitting in suspense for 100 lockout days for this craziness? Let's just trade everyone for a 2B. We won't be any good, but the depth chart at 2B will be amazing. Bill James has Sonny Gray rated the 42nd SP and he is now our Ace and everyone is excited because we "only" gave up Petty. This is amazing. Bleacher report had Garver number 14 among catchers and Sanchez 22 - a step backwards there. I need some good news.
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    How does it feel to be outdated just as you hit save? Crazy times.
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    And we have to get over the idea that no one will sign here. Cruz, Donaldson, Simmons and a lot of lousy pitchers all came as FAs.
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    We could have signed a FA and kept Petty. Sorry I hope Grey is great, but not my favorite move.
  6. mikelink45
    Tradition is hard to define - I feel that way too, but for me it is retaining the 50s and 60s because those were the eras when I was young and really invested. But baseball has always changed. They lowered the mound after 1968 - the Bob Gibson Rule. The original pitching position was in a box where the pitcher could move around. In 1893 they raised the mount and put in the rubber. It was 60 1/2 feet from home plate. 1857 was the first rule on bases - they had to be 1 foot square.   Check out the link - a lot of issues went into the foul line and base placement. Rules have changed often in the history of baseball. No more spitters, Sacrifice fly was adopted - dropped and brought back. Ground rule doubles were home runs then they weren't. 1969 the strike zone was shrunk. The DH was added and then there are the unwritten rules, the changes in statistics and metrics, the PEDs, the allowance of Blacks to enter MLB. It is hard to get a handle on what Tradition really is and I still want it to go back to my era.
  7. mikelink45
    We had Tom Hall, called the blade - 150 pounds and said to be too small, but he started and relieved and was 25 - 21 in four years with the Twins. Over his career he was 52 - 33 with a 3.00 era and 32 saves. I would love it if Hendriquez could match the Blade, but for now it is all speculation and wait and see.
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    I will take a SB over a HR for excitement. Not sure how this will help. If they want to help the SB - make them safe when they get to the base and allow for a short lack of contact after they make it. Like 1B - the momentum take out is fun, but not necessary.
  9. mikelink45
    I am with you. Jeffers and Rortvedt have not proven themselves, Garver has and everything I read makes catcher the first or second most important position. I thought a catcher would be worth more than the man who is being moved off SS to 3B for the Rangers. I might be under estimating his value and I hope I am. It is not a bad trade, I just wonder about our catcher position and the value that Garver seemed to have.
  10. mikelink45
    See my report in the whirlwind forum. A lot has happened in two days.
  11. mikelink45
    See my whirlwind forum - updated tonight
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    See my whirlwind forum
  13. mikelink45
    I hope this is a wild ride like we have all anticipated. But I need to see action from the FO. If they did all that they could before the lockout I would hope that means that they will do more and quickly now that the lockout is over. Hard to see this roster with all the holes in it so now the FO can get the buzz started among fans and potential fans because other than those of us who are always excited for the new season, the general public has a lot of apathy. With the Wolves and the Wild being really interesting this year the lockout just took BB out of the general sports fans mind.
  14. mikelink45
    Finally the Twins Daily site can report on baseball. Get ST started.
  15. mikelink45
    That was depressing. How about looking at the second round. Maybe we did better there. Wimmers, Steward, Jay - no wonder our pitching staff was so bad.
  16. mikelink45
    A couple thoughts come to mind - How many of the current players were drafted or signed by the old regime? Second, I thought about this ten year journey and then about the other sports. Drafted first overall, would an NBA or NFL team work with a player for ten years to get their potential? It is such a different dynamic in baseball and perhaps a reason why a number of really good athletes gravitate to the sports where the jump to the pros happens so much quicker.
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    I still rely on the minor leagues. The additions to the playoffs just put more lousy teams in the extended season. The NFL was a good example - its first week of playoffs was dreadful. A waste of time, but lots of money for the league. To be one of the teams that comes in just to be shuffled out by round two is not an accomplishment. Lets build a team to go to the WS.
  18. mikelink45
    We did something similar when Hrbek, Puckett, Gaetti, Kelly and others came up and changed the Twins attitude and success.
  19. mikelink45
    Nice list and lots of recency. Sano could still meet his potential if he stopped watching statcast to admire distance and speed. He is one of those players who has more than enough power even if he cuts down on his stroke. Lewis is the one who needs some of the bad luck that has plagued him to end - which means the strike this year. What a terrible set of circumstances he has faced. Liriano was another who really provided what his ranking promised until fates stepped in. He won 112 games so his career was a bust, but he was changed after the operation. We have a long list of pitchers in MLB who have had great starts and were unable to maintain. Bob Grim won 20 as a Yankee rookie and then arm trouble plagued him and he was made a relief pitcher. Today they would have had a better diagnosis. Herb Score was in his second year and heading to the HOF until a line drive hit him in the face. Baseball is a cruel game.
  20. mikelink45
    Here is a radical idea - set the game at 2 hours 30 minutes. It ends with the last inning completed. Maybe we can get a complete game? They are not bothered by throwing away games so why worry about lost innings? Just had to let that idea out and it isn't even happy hour. So now that I have gone down this alleyway - maybe it is Harry Potters Diagon-ally - I would follow up on some early ideas. Pro sports teams pay for their own stadiums. Pro sports teams look at their salary structure and decide to reach out to the fan and reduce their cost of tickets letting us off the hook for paying outrageous salaries. Some where the union of frustrated fans has to be heard.
  21. mikelink45
    You are right - streaming, social media, news stories, personalities are all needed. I just look at my family - five grandkids, three couples, not one interested in baseball despite the fact that they know I love it. No curiosity. I finally sold my memorabilia and cards. I try to think of ways to interest them, but they all fall flat. No one wants to go to a game unless it is soccer (for two) or LaCrosse. Spring training does help because at least there are stories in the media. Right now we can look at the rise of the Twolves and the struggles of the Wild. Baseball news? The benefit of February/March news in baseball is that it is at that time that people have more time for social media, unless they are xc skiers like one grandson. If baseball waits until April or May we have winter sport playoffs coming up, fishing seasons, picnics and graduations. May and early June are difficult to compete with, but do offer some nice days at the park if you can get them there. How about special prices and treats for family reunions? Picnics in the OF following the games? I do not know the answer, but MLB better figure it out. It will not go away, but the golden goose that props up the bottom line right now could slip away.
  22. mikelink45
    Interesting to see these rankings and then know who really shined. Wasn't Buxton in the top 25? Morneau is the shining star in the group and this is reminder that prospect rankings are not necessarily a guarantee of success.
  23. mikelink45
    I like the first ones on the list but success of the last three I would shock me. I do like the idea of Martin and Canterino forcing their way on to the roster.
  24. mikelink45
    When you say Garver is "37% above the league average hitter." I see that as all players or is it at catcher? I do not see the need to put him at 1B right now until I see how the Sano and Kiriloff mix is. Of course thanks to baseball and Covid he is seeing less games without any maneuvering and I am including this year.
  25. mikelink45
    Not something that I am excited about. I guess it is not something I have cared about, so I have no objection. Now to get some big issues settled and move on.
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