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  1. gocgo
    If you look at Drew's numbers, he really isn't all that. There's a reason every MLB team has passed on him for the money that he is asking....he isn't worth it.
  2. gocgo
    Whuuuuu? Who is our CF? For that matter, who is our outfield? Who is our leadoff hitter? Cleanup? Never mind the staff ERA of 4.67 and that is with a decent bullpen. I love the optimism, but I think we are more than a couple of players from being a wildcard contender.
  3. gocgo
    Very good point. We are at the point in the season when the nicks start to add up to injury and other teams have had a chance to scout the hitters and the pitchers. This is the point last year where the downward spiral started and here we are facing a tough part of the schedule. It's also the point where those last couple of guys on the roster start to have an impact one way or another. Unfortunately, for the Twins, those last couple of guys on the roster are being called on to fill a bigger role than what they should. Really, the last couple of guys on the roster coming out of ST were Bartlett, Colabello, and Escobar. One is gone, and the other two are being plugged in as starters. While Bartlett was a monster mistake, he wasn't a costly mistake in terms of money. Pelfrey is proving to be a costly mistake in many ways.
  4. gocgo
    I think the key words are "Good teams". The Twins are not a good team right now. They should be in rebuilding mode, however, they seem to think they can contend and, therefore, bring up guys like Matty G. who they think can help them win now. The front office knows that the longer they appear to be in contention, the more tickets they sell. I think this move was made because of short term goals rather than keeping an eye on the long term. As Nick states, on a rebuilding team, you can use that 25th spot to stash a rule 5 guy for the future or use it to develop a prospect. On a good team, that 25th spot is often used for an aging junk ball pitcher who can eat some innings in games where a team is on the wrong end of a blowout. Terry Mulholland filled that role in the glory years. On this team, bringing up Guerrier makes very little sense if the focus is on the long term.
  5. gocgo
    Amen brother Nick! Testify! I'm trying to put myself in the shoes of Parmalee. Yes, he has been given chances and not exactly grabbed the bull by the horns. At the same time, gettting passed over on the roster for Bartlett had to sting. He's producing at AAA. The Twins desparately need outfielders and players that can hit and are lacking a left handed bat with Mauer out. If I'm Parm and they don't bring me up now, I have to face the facts that it isn't ever going to happen.
  6. gocgo
    I'll say this. I have been more entertained by Twins baseball this year than I think I was all of last year. They don't say die.
  7. gocgo
    I have seen the future of Twins baseball...and his name is Chris Hermann.
  8. gocgo
    Nice call. Now I'll try. Dozier is about due for a dinger.
  9. gocgo
    Really didn't need to get jobbed by the ump today.
  10. gocgo
    Pretty sure he's throwing a shutout.
  11. gocgo
    Hermann is wishing someone would get healthy so he can go to AAA and face pitchers he can hit.
  12. gocgo
    Things move a little slower in Cleveland...and he has to finalize his NFL draft picks. It's tough to focus when you're doing that. Johnny Football to....?
  13. gocgo
    Masterson may throw a no hitter today. He looks on.
  14. gocgo
    The thing that concerns me about Plouffe of late is the struggle with the outside corner appears a lot like last year. Pinto seems pretty aggressive on first pitch swings and I like to see that mixed in the lineup so that a pitcher can't get comfortable grooving the first pitch for a gimme strike. Cola seemed last night to be a bit less disciplined and was swinging at pitches out of the zone. I fear that the Twins are who we thought they were.
  15. gocgo
    I like Duduno if nothing else for the entertainment factor. He misses bats...but he may hit the mascot.
  16. gocgo
    I think we need to make a list of Gardyisms and their true meanings. For example: His stuff is electric = He has no idea where it's going and neither do I. The ball is coming out of his hand really well = It looks like a beach ball to the hitter. He's a good clubhouse guy = He buys me dinner after the games when I play him.
  17. gocgo
    Well, let's lace 'em up in 3 hours and go get them nasty Dodgers.
  18. gocgo
    This coming from the guy who's quote is: "I couldn't be a player because of bad eyesight, so I decided to be an umpire instead."
  19. gocgo
    Both.
  20. gocgo
    And he did.
  21. gocgo
    I am skeptical...but excited to be skeptical rather than just having that hopeless feeling. I think the real question is - how long can this team stay relevant? Mid-May? Into June? Dare I say the Allstar break? We all like to pick out the Twins weaknesses, but every team has them. Heck, Detroit would love to have Florimon playing SS....if only there offense would kick in. We would kill for Detroit's pitching...if we could keep our offense. Bottom line is that every team in the AL Central has flaws. You think Detroit wouldn't trade bullpens? Is there any reason to pitch to Cabrera this year? I don't see a Fielder like threat waiting in the wings.
  22. gocgo
    Jared...yeah...that guy...100 percent!
  23. gocgo
    Oh geez. Here we go...the Burton experience....I mean c'mon Jarod! We're behind you 100 percent.
  24. gocgo
    Hicks needed that....so did I.
  25. gocgo
    I'm not convinced that Mauer is going to get right. I think he is suffering from post concussion and his reaction times are not what they were.
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