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  1. mikelink45
    This had to be a difficult summary to write. There really isn't a lot of positive around this team at this point. As another of your writers questioned our loyalty to the twins, we are left with a question of who the twins really are. This winter is going to be a very important one if the twins team wants to bring back positive relationship with the community and fans. With all the other teams that we have to choose from the twins are quickly going to move from the attention of all, but the craziest of us baseball fans.
  2. mikelink45
    Does this really matter? He's a good player, not a superstar. And he was gone for a prolonged period of time during which the team started to crumble. So he made a hundred games. I'm glad
  3. mikelink45
    I like a lot of the things that you write, but I take exception to this. Fans are fickle in many ways, no matter what. The sport and the twins have a long history starting with Calvin Griffith in which we have had a bad interaction between the team leaders and the general population. Some of it comes from stadium issues, some dates back to when Calvin drove rod Carew and others out. Some of it relates to when the Pohlads were ready to have the team eliminated from the league. Is it downsizing. Then they continue downsizing with their own team even when we feel like we're on the cusp of something really good. So yes, I follow the twins through all their ups and downs. But like many of us in the country I am a radio fan and I know some would be TV fans if they could get the TV channel. Our area is filled with every major sport you can ask for and we are in every league in every season. But we're also a state that loves to be outdoors on the water and the forest and the parks. And an afternoon in the ballpark isn't always as attractive as you might expect. I think you can also see a real change in youth sports. When I was young, lacrosse was something we read about in the history books and now our grandchildren all play it. Soccer was a European sport and now it is everywhere. Basketball is inexpensive and can be played one-on-one. There are just a lot of good options. For me I will always follow the twins, but my loyalty might be questioned since I'm not really anxious to make the drive to the cities to see the games and then drive home. And it's not inexpensive to stay in the twin cities overnight. I actually do appreciate your raising this question and I'm not sure I did an adequate job of giving you my perspective.
  4. mikelink45
    In sports like baseball where turnover is not only a choice of the team but something demanded by players. There is no reason to apologize for those who wanted to trade Kepler and move on. Nor is there any reason that those same fans can't appreciate that he did have loyalty and stay on as long as he did. I wish him well. I've been watching other former twins prospects and players do well in the leagues and maybe Kepler will find a new level with a new place.
  5. mikelink45
    Right now we are staying with a family that's about as local as you can get. But don't worry, we have been eating all over Europe this trip and others before. But thanks for caring.
  6. mikelink45
    I won't feel bad about spending another 10 days in Italy. Looks like there's no reason to hurry back for the baseball season. Showed you to post a picture
  7. mikelink45
    Ask Oakland how plans like those discussed work out.
  8. mikelink45
    But what would the medical staff do?
  9. mikelink45
    I'm not holding my breath for the playoffs. Just enjoying each game. And this was a game in which the Marlins demonstrated. What a really bad team can be. It was a good lesson and the fact that Fielding is the third component in a good team. Beyond batting and pitching.
  10. mikelink45
    I think their actions are speaking quite loudly
  11. mikelink45
    I'm fascinated that no one said the customer is always right. I think that was always a Maxim for good business.
  12. mikelink45
    https://photos.app.goo.gl/976rcnWLU5DcwBiF8 I don't know if this will work. I am in Milan Italy and I saw this. I don't know how else to get it off or my phone and share it with everybody. But at least for a moment I had a positive baseball experience.
  13. mikelink45
    Not a good day for this speculation. There is still a chance so we have to keep followings. It really doesn't matter who we play. It would just be nice to play someone, but at this point finishing the season isn't something that is making us consider what comes next in the playoffs. The first game against the Marlins was really disappointing and seeing both Ober and Lopez fail is really a shot in the gut. I don't see a lot of positive in the comments how about finishing in the playoffs as much as I do about changes that everybody would like to see for next year and beyond.
  14. mikelink45
    I am fine with it. It just seems like trying to hard to explain that some things just aren't working.
  15. mikelink45
    I consider essays like this to be fillers on days when there's no game to play or minor leagues to write about. It really doesn't mean anything. We all look at Rocco and shake our heads in different ways.
  16. mikelink45
    The economics of this team say that they would trade him if he could agree. It's all about saving money. Otherwise, he starts when he can. And despite the naysayers I think Keirsey should be up next year and backing them up instead of the over 30. Margot.
  17. mikelink45
    I am in Madrid and the weather is beautiful and still I find myself following these games. I just had a good cup of Americano and I still can't get over this collapse.
  18. mikelink45
    Go back to the article when he came. Just like Richard's. We shouldn't have seen this coming. But, we are always filled with hope. I will never support only your starter. Well they're still dealing.
  19. mikelink45
    Are you still anguishing over last year's comments about not spending any money? Are you still bothered by our trade to get Trevor Richards? Does having our ace blow up in Boston bother you? Does every victory seem like the time we're going to turn it around? Does every loss feel like the end of the world? Are you still wondering why Cleveland is winning games where their hits don't add up to the exit velocity of one of our best outs? Are you still rooting for Rocco as he tries to unlock the greatest pinch hitter of all time despite the fact that he's 0 for 30? Did you really think our two highest paid players would actually be on the field most games? I could go on, but what's the use. Our famous owner and his bench coach I have now decided to help you out and make another million or two in fan friendly counseling services which will soon be broadcast over your favorite twins cable network- maybe.
  20. mikelink45
    The Ace falls can the kids come to the rescue? Everytime the Twins win the posts are filled with promise. We lose and funeral dirges resound. Pohlad is going to make another million with his fan counseling clinics opening soon.
  21. mikelink45
    I think the twins would have done well to have their own center field prospect instead of Margot this year. Of course we would have missed the o for 30 pitch hit so inspiring.
  22. mikelink45
    The comments have warned me out. I'm afraid the only thing to say is that we are the twins we are doing what the twins do. I have read about our front office, our manager, and our owner since 1961. Different names same stories.
  23. mikelink45
    One more evening and everyone in the bullpen could have been in the game together. Glad we won, but that's not good.
  24. mikelink45
    And Cleveland continues to dink and dunk and we write about how poorly hit their balls are and yet they are singles and they drive in runs and they get on base. You can have your advanced metrics and all the hard hit balls you want. Just get on base.
  25. mikelink45
    I read this hoping for a laugh and now I'm sadder than I was to begin with.
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