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  1. Richie the Rally Goat
    http://blogs.twincities.com/twins/ Gardy's quote in the linked article says everything I wanted it to regarding Schafer, Hicks, and Santana. Kinda shocking really... Being open about finding fill ins and what they're looking for in each player.
  2. Richie the Rally Goat
    I don't have a problem with trading Fuld for a decent 4th/5th type starter and then backfilling him with the same kind of waiver wire pick up. It's fine, the team had a need and they filled it. However I agree with Chief, for a team that's supposed to have this fantastic farm system, how is it that there isn't somebody in house who could be ready? I understand that injuries have taken their toll, and Hicks needs some TLC in AAA before he is ready, but it doesn't inspire confidence that the Farm system is as good as it's reputed to be. I'd rather see this type of move than rushing a prospect to ride the big league pine, but I'd rather see some exciting prospects rather than cast offs. I'd rather see Santana at SS and a guy like Rosario or Buxton or Hicks in CF. Unfortunately Buxton/Rosario/Hicks isn't ready, so we see Santana make the best of it, and Jordan Schafer ride the pine.
  3. Richie the Rally Goat
    This. It took MLB pitchers all of three weeks to figure out Colabello, and yet Santana continues to succeed. What's amazing to me is during the tv broadcast Smalley (I believe) pointed out that Santana does his hitting motion with very little leg kick and almost entirely upper body, and yet he produces power. Fascinating.... Maybe his unusual approach makes him harder to target. I don't really care, he's fun to watch, and has continued (SSS) success. I wouldn't count him out as a future starter. He has been one of few Twins who has been fun to watch every game.
  4. Richie the Rally Goat
    it's good, but man! Edith Piaff, is just gut wrenching
  5. Richie the Rally Goat
    6th song The Book of Love - The Magnetic Fields
  6. Richie the Rally Goat
    Blackbird - The BeatlesTo Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan Superstition - Stevie Wonder Skinny Love - Bon Iver Dead Flowers - The Rolling Stones
  7. Richie the Rally Goat
    While I am in the camp that it's time for a change, I do take issue with a few things. 1) Gardy is not the GM. He may have sway with who comes and goes, he's not the decision maker. Former Twins All Stars might actually make a case for him to stay. As a coach and manager you pass knowledge and training on to players that accumulates over time. 2) Gardy's post season success indicates lack of depth of quality of top end pitching. Good hitting can only get you so far and there was a very steep decline in quality after Johan Santana to Brad Radke. Sure Radke was a work horse and one of the better pitchers in team history, but he was a marathoner, not a sprinter. Getting to the post season is a marathon, but winning it all is a sprint. To win the World Series you can't ride the Rick Reed express to glory. 3) I need more evidence of some secret agenda to deprive Twins Fans of World Series glory. I do firmly agree that a culture change is a necessity, and the manager is a big part of it. I'm not certain it's as easy plugging in a fresh face. Gardenhire has maintained an elite position and managed this team through an incredible run of success, albeit never as high as I thought it could have gone. Replacing Gardenhire means reducing that skill purposefully. It's just like going with the rookie short stop, there will be a steep learning curve.
  8. Richie the Rally Goat
    Thanks for sharing this. Very timely
  9. Richie the Rally Goat
    especially Coolio!
  10. Richie the Rally Goat
    Kennys Vargas is to the day, one decade younger than me.
  11. Richie the Rally Goat
    that seems like options to me. I like Nunez and Escobar as bench players. Escobar is obviously better fielder, but both play several positions adequately in back up roles and hit well in a variety of fielding positions and pinch hitting situations. Both good options off the bench with some speed and ability to make contact.
  12. Richie the Rally Goat
    that explains why I was always lost
  13. Richie the Rally Goat
    I'd be ok if TR could trade Willingham and Duensing to the Mariners for that Felix Hernandez.
  14. Richie the Rally Goat
    true, also the part inside the L green line and blue line. Neither of which a "side"
  15. Richie the Rally Goat
    That hurts the trade value
  16. Richie the Rally Goat
    don't forget The Loop... Which isn't really a "side" so much as a geographical area
  17. Richie the Rally Goat
    if our favorite team wins, the blues will be .500
  18. Richie the Rally Goat
    2 teams have a winning record KC and Detroit. But yeah, pathetic
  19. Richie the Rally Goat
    That helps the trade value
  20. Richie the Rally Goat
    I would put Danny Santana on your players to watch list, and a reason to watch the Twins. As a rookie he's been the team's best hitter with an .807 ops. Out of necessity He has been playing CF, but I think most everyone involved wants him to end up at his natural position SS. What's exciting is he plays with passion, he's really fast, and came back from injury in a very ugly slump, but Gardy let him play through it, and he has recovered nicely. Gardy has described Santana as providing a spark, and you can see it when he plays.
  21. Richie the Rally Goat
    Did it work?
  22. Richie the Rally Goat
    Run Danny! Run!
  23. Richie the Rally Goat
    according to Bernardino Ozzie plans to be back with the team tomorrow
  24. Richie the Rally Goat
    expectations of Nolasco were confusion of contract comparing to skills. Nolasco got paid going rate for an average starter, and he pitched marginally poorer than average before he came up lame. There is still time for Nolasco to prove his worth as an average #3 starter. Buxton/Sano = unlucky roll of the dice. Everything else this year points to how poor and shallow this team is.
  25. Richie the Rally Goat
    if Seth is your idea of hope and positivity, what's a negative opinion?
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