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  1. twinssouth
    The only concern I see with Meyer is health. If that shoulder can hold up, in my opinion he's an Ace. I also saw him pitch, his stuff is nasty, hitters have a hard time squaring up.
  2. twinssouth
    Watching 7 th game of WS and reading TD, life is Grand! This Cubs thing is happening way to fast. If this is true, do I smell a hint of tampering. Side note, Royals just chased Hudson, GO ROYALS. Maddon and his Agent knew the Twins had an opening but yet didn't call, instead calling 4 or 5 other teams. Seems to me to be a big slap in the face to the Twins. I think the Twins felt this was a slap to the face also and would explain why TR didnt call him I'm beginning to think its time to move on. 2 to 2 3rd, new ball game
  3. twinssouth
    OK, that explains it, thanks. Oh, the beer looked great. I was getting thirsty watching it
  4. twinssouth
    Great job guys, video was terrific but had a hard time hearing Dave. How come no Maddon question? Would of loved to hear that answer.
  5. twinssouth
    What an opportunity that the Twins have. They stand as good a chance as any team in getting Maddon. He will bring a winning atmosphere to the clubhouse that they sorely need and total respect through out the organization. It appears he sees this as his last opportunity to go out a winner. As someone mentioned earlier, the Rays farm system is now ranked 20 to 23 in MLB. My guess is he wants to go to an organization committed to building a Championship team. Its ironic in that Gardenhire was viewed as a winner when the Twins had all that talent and consistently winning the Division. The talent dries up, the Twins have 4 years of 90 plus losses and Gardenhire gets canned. Maddon may have seen something similar had he stayed with the Rays. The Twins have a bright future that they can sell Maddon on. Offering a 5 year contract doesn't seem unreasonable. They should be able to hammer out the money. Plus, the big thing to me is over last couple of years, Maddon can start grooming his successor. Then we can start talking Dougie baseball.
  6. twinssouth
    In 2 weeks we'll see how Buxton does in the AFL. If he can shake the rust off, have a strong Fall, then go for it. His defense is already MLB ready, far superior to Hicks. After all, Hrbeck went from high A to the Majors and did ok. I think Sano needs more time. Seems he has a half season in AA and ave. was in the 240's, with a lot of HR's, did show improvement in his defense. If you take the aggressive approach, then Meyer has to be starting the season with the Twins. In my opinion, he's more ready then Buxton or Sano and better than most free agents not named Lester, Scherzer, Shields. 2015 starters; Hughes Meyers Gibson FA May, Nolasco and Millone fight it out for last spot.
  7. twinssouth
    Not putting a lot of weight on Fangraphs. I prefer our own evaluations, Sickels and of course, The Seth.
  8. twinssouth
    Yea, I was at a Rays game last year when he lost the ball playing LF, almost hit him in the head coming down. Then, next inning, took 3 giant rips, missed the ball a good foot, tried breaking the bat over his knee but couldn't. He is entertaining. Twins have got to get the outfield straightened out next year. They need to sign or make a trade for a strong, well rounded LF. I don't see anybody in the Minors ready yet, including Rosario. As for Center, I don't know. Do you keep Santana or get a FA? Just don't see Buxton ready for couple years, hope I'm wrong.
  9. twinssouth
    My 3 candidates were Meint., Molitor and Martinez. I'm going with Meint. Watching him work with players in Spring Training, critiquing, pushing them, positive feedback and the way he relates with them, just seems to me the right choice. I didn't see anywhere that he was a loose cannon, instead he had a good presence. Sure he had talent to work with but he created a winning culture, getting the most out of each player to win a Championship, something no other Manager in system has done. He stresses fundamentals and aggressive on the base paths, that's Dougie baseball. I think he's the right guy for the youngsters coming up and he sure would create some excitement in Twins land.
  10. twinssouth
    Wow Seth, that's quite the 10 ten ranking. What a difference a year makes when Rosario was I believe 5 and Meyer was 3rd. You must be quite high on Rogers to have him at 9 and having Thorpe at 11 and I fully trust your opinion on that one. The only difference I have is Meyer at 5. There's no getting around that Berrios is special when a 20 year had the impressive year he had at such high levels, ending at AAA. But, when you consider potential alone, Meyer has it. When he's on, it's Ace material. It's not often, when a 6'9" young man, firing 98 mph bullits into the 6th inning, with excellent strike out secondary stuff, comes around. He had to accomplish 2 things this year; improve command and get thru a full season which he did, albeit by a wing and a prayer. My 2 cents has Meyer 3, Berrios 4 and Stewart 5. In total, awesome job Seth.
  11. twinssouth
    Great job Seth. Lots of talent. Glad to see Duffey get his dues. Not sure if Rosario deserves that high of ranking. I can easily see Thorpe in top 10, 18 years old in LowA, doing well, bad arm or not, he's got a bright future.
  12. twinssouth
    Ok, I read Souhan's article on making a case for Molitor and I'm adding his name and expanding from 2 to 3 my final choices. At Spring Training, you really see the1 on 1 Molitor has with players and you see the excitement Mient has doing drills. What struck me about him was he' s quick to praise the players when they do well. Mient seems like a positive guy. Now that the discussion has begun; since I can't stand typing Dougie M's last name, I am officially changing it to Mient, you know kinda like gold mints. And, an executive decision has been made, twinssouth is officially withdrawing from the candidate list. Ever since baseball has banned my play, "the flying torpedo home plate buster upper " I can no longer with good conscious, take the job.
  13. twinssouth
    Twins will continue to get younger, with more talent. Mientkiewicz (man I hate spelling that name) and Martinez of Tampa Bay are my choices. Either one would work for me.
  14. twinssouth
    Problem with Olberman is Olberman. He's into himself.
  15. twinssouth
    I agree with everyone. You have to start somewhere and that's the Manager, as they are graded on results
  16. twinssouth
    This had to happen, best of luck to Gardy for a long, successful run but it was time. I will miss his quotes and I'm sure the umps won't miss him but it sounds like he wants to continue managing. Wouldn't surprise me if he gets hooked up with another team. I just don't see where the Twins had a choice. Now they can go forward and create some excitement.
  17. twinssouth
    When you see the excitement what Zimmer brought to the Vikings, you have to wonder how much longer the Twins stay relevant. Frazier was a nice guy, considered a player's coach, yet, he wasn't able to consistently produce. I see the same happening with Gardy and the Twins. If the Twins are to turn the corner and start building a winning atmosphere, they really have no choice but to let Gardy go. For me, it's time for a change. I've been holding off for a while, thinking Gardy can right the ship and start winning. But not now. Going forward with the new, young talent, they need a Manager to instill a winning culture. No more of this "we battled our tails off" or as Plouffe said a week or so back, when they lost, something to the effect that this game was a moral victory. These type of clichés don't win Championships. We need a new direction and a NEW Manager.
  18. twinssouth
    trade him for a bag of balls, that's all he's worth right now
  19. twinssouth
    Therein lies the problem. Ryan can't seem to construct a ml lineup with any sense of continuity. He seems to be too closely aligned with Gardy. This year is the best example yet of bringing in these washed up veterans it's like he's still working in the Metrodome. What in the world did he think he was going to accomplish with Kubel, Pelfrey, Barlett, Florimon. He never has impressed me on building a Championship team. Ryan can build a good Farm System but he's not A McPhail. McPhail put the pieces in places to win World Series Championships. I feel the Twins need a new General Manager to take the team to the next level. Let that man pick the Manager and coaches.
  20. twinssouth
    He is one class act. He gets total respect from me. What he said yesterday about turning down the chance to make his $500,000 bonus by pitching 1 more inning and his reasoning, was total class.
  21. twinssouth
    What is this, Christmas in September. Great news for me. Only a couple hours from Atlanta. I'm pumped. Now I'll be able to see both Rochester when they come down to play Gwinnet (Atlanta area) and the AA Lookouts. Hopefully Doug M goes up with those guys. What a team they will have with Sano, Buxton, Berrios and the 2014 High A champs.
  22. twinssouth
    I agree Seth, Garver was the hands down winner for hitter of the year. He was so consistent. As to defense, both Turner and Garver were the best catchers in college ball in 2013. Twins were smart drafting those two. They also were impressed with Turner, extending him an invite to the MLB side of Spring Training. I saw both in Spring Training and give the defense nod to Turner but felt Garver isn't too far behind.
  23. twinssouth
    Some of you guys have taken this to a whole new level. Calling for Mientkiewicz resignation or to be fired is absolutely ridiculous He was caught up in the game , heat of the moment and both, I repeat, both Managers lost it. After the incident, he apologized, was embarrassed and if I'm not mistaken, even offered to resign. It was last year, his first year Managing, a rookie Manager makes mistakes. He learned by it and became a better person. It's his passion for winning that created two post seasons of playoff baseball, the last resulting in a Championship in his first two years of Managing a team. That is impressive by any standards. I feel that it was childish behavior and from what I read, he learned greatly from it. But, to create an analogy of behavior in an office setting to this is absolutely crazy.
  24. twinssouth
    Seth, what do we now, the Minors are done. Is there a Twins affiliate in Korea or some place we can follow. I need to find a withdrawal pill
  25. twinssouth
    Congrats to the Miracles and coaching staff and, they had to win all home playoff games at Jet Blue rather than Hammond. That's even more amazing. This is a talented bunch. I say bring them all up now, including Doug and lets see some Dougie ball.
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