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  1. tarheeltwinsfan
    If Berrios were reluctant to sign with the Twins due to the cold weather, then he probably would not have signed with Toronto, where the weather ain't exactly warm in April and October either. Therefore is probably is not due to the weather. If this assumption is true, then he must want to win and sees that as being more likely to happen with Toronto, or he had a beef with the FO, or he felt he would get better coaching in Toronto, or he wanted more money than the Twins were willing to offer. I doubt we will ever know the truth here. And that is frustrating for me. So I am just going to accept that Berrios, one of my all time favorite pitchers for the Twins is gone to the land where all good Twins players eventually go.
  2. tarheeltwinsfan
    I'll take Berrios and his contract, whatever it may prove to be, because 1) he is one of us; 2) He has shown a very real ability to work hard and to avoid injuries, which is critical for a contending team to have in several SP's. 3) In Berrios we have a pitcher who has pitched 180 plus innings the last several years AND was not just eating innings, because ....he pitches very well. " There's something happening here; What it is, ain't exactly clear."
  3. tarheeltwinsfan
    I love Cruz. However take the money which the Twins would have to pay to Cruz and add it to the previous offer to Buck...who, just like Cruz, is also a fan favorite and a leader in the clubhouse.
  4. tarheeltwinsfan
    SIGN BUCK !
  5. tarheeltwinsfan
    I agree Tom. I am so frustrated that I am considering not going to Spring Training and not renewing mlb/tv. and simply going on strike against the Twins. My frustration is that from the time the Twins signed Buck/Berrios/Rosario/Hendricks, etc.,, we have been watching their every move in the minors and majors, pulling for them, cheering for them, reading about them, speaking to them in Spring Training, whatever we fans do...only to have them be released or traded or whatever. This is not working for me and I've pulled for this same "Senators-Twins" franchise for 67 years. TD and MLB.com and the ability to afford to go to spring training each March and to afford trips to Minneapolis have caused me to become more emotionally invested in being a fan of the Twins than ever before. And I am very frustrated right now. Why am I wasting my time typing this right now. I truly do not know. However I do know this is not healthy. I believe it is time for some space. between the Twins and me. Right now I have had it. That 7 year Berrios extension with our competition, the Blue Jays, has been the straw that has broken my back.
  6. tarheeltwinsfan
    Van, Those are my thoughts exactly. Since I live in North Carolina, I know that my not cheering for the Twins and not watching them on tv and not going to Ft. Myers for a week each March, will have no effect on the Twins in their big picture, but life is too short to live with chronic disappointments which can be eliminated with no harm to anyone, by simply ignoring the events and articles and Florida vacations which bring on doomed expectations every year for 6 months.
  7. tarheeltwinsfan
    Hell yes. In a New York minute.
  8. tarheeltwinsfan
    When Berrios signed a reasonable extension with Toronto this week, it reminded me of my college years when our society was starting to question our involvement in Vietnam. There was a popular 1967 Vietnam War protest song, "For What it's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield, which goes: "Something's happenin' here, What it is ain't exactly clear." I used to be a big Falvine supporter.. But for me,, losing Berrios in this manner, and not having Buxton signed, has put a huge damper on my enthusiasm for the Twins current FO and ownership. this week. I am questioning whether I want to invest my time and emotional energy supporting a team that will not pay it's players when they become really good and experienced, and then we have to watch them succeed for other teams. This team building model is not one that I like. There must be a better way.
  9. tarheeltwinsfan
    Nick, I agree 100 % with your article. Thanks for writing it and for expressing what a lot of us Twins fans are thinking: "What the Hell?" Maybe the FO and/or owners don't care what we rabid Twins fans are saying here, but they should pay attention. I contend this website is frequented by incredibly bright, thoughtful, loyal Twins fans. I really do not remember a subject matter that has been as strongly agreed upon on this site as the absolute necessity to sign Buck to a long term deal. Ans so I say in no damn uncertain terms: FO, do not mess this up by negotiating too much. I have seen this happen in negotiations involving my law practice many times. Feelings get hurt and lines get drawn in the sand and next thing you know, the whole thing unravels. This impasse is not just about money. Find a way to address the pride puffing up on both sides. Think outside the box and see what Buck really wants, and find a way to give it to him.
  10. tarheeltwinsfan
    Could adding St Paul as a Triple A farm team have been part of this grand plan? It certainly fits this interesting pitching plan to a tee. > ?
  11. tarheeltwinsfan
    So the Tigers have signed E. Rodriguez ! Here we go again. One by one the top free agents starting pitchers begin to slip through the Twins' fingers. As Yogi Berra said: " It's like de ja vu all over again".
  12. tarheeltwinsfan
    Did the Twins keep any of Elizabethton's coaching staff? I think the manager simply retired when the Elizabethton team was zapped. There were other minor league teams, which were eliminated, which created a lot of of jobless minor league coaches and managers from the purged teams..
  13. tarheeltwinsfan
    # 1 SIGN BUCK.
  14. tarheeltwinsfan
    I was one of the ones who was thrilled when the Twins signed Simmons. His fielding was as advertised. I could live with his 2021 offensive lack of production, but I still do not want Simmons to be re-signed. A red flag was when he quit during the season in 2020, I may be censored for bringing this up, he reportedly refused to be vaccinated against Covid, and put on social media some mess about an "alternate treatment", then he tested positive for Covid.. I may be wrong about this, and the censors may delete this, and if so, so be it. I will still be a loyal TD reader and contributor.
  15. tarheeltwinsfan
    How would the combination of Garver and Jeffers rank? In other words, if Garver had qualified, how would he rank. If JD had qualified at 3B, how would he rank? If Buck had qualified, how would he rank? #1 I hope.
  16. tarheeltwinsfan
    It looked like he was wearing an Astro orange sport coat to the game between the Astros and the Braves. , but then I had cataract surgery today, and my eye is still dilated.
  17. tarheeltwinsfan
    Whatever he wants. SIGN BUCK.
  18. tarheeltwinsfan
    Oh Noooo. Bad vibes here. I need to go to my happy place. I will not consider this possibility. I refuse to consider this possibility. It will not happen. I think I can, I think I can. I think I can. SIGN BUCK.
  19. tarheeltwinsfan
    Now that's funny.
  20. tarheeltwinsfan
    Maybe the manager was not the problem in the San Diego clubhouse. Just saying.
  21. tarheeltwinsfan
    SIGN BUCK !
  22. tarheeltwinsfan
    If the Twins will sign Seager and Scherzer, I'll buy season tickets...and I live in North Carolina.
  23. tarheeltwinsfan
    The question was should the Twins trade Sano and/or Donaldson for salary relief? The Answer is : (drum roll please) "They would, if they could, but they can't".
  24. tarheeltwinsfan
    The Twins have a good DH already. Arraez would be a good cheap fit for DH. The man is a professional hitter. Would you rather have Arraez or Sano at bat in the 10th inning in a tie game, with a runner standing at 2B. Now compare the 2022 salary of Sano and the salary of Arraez. Case closed.
  25. tarheeltwinsfan
    The Twins FO dug itself a deep hole with Donaldson's contract I said this before Donaldson was signed, that Donaldson's old skinny legs would not hold up because he came to the majors as a catcher, and had had leg (calf) problems for years, plus he was old for a catcher. Who signs an old catcher to a high dollar, multi-year contract ? Nobody.. OK I understand that Donaldson was/is an "ex-catcher", but the results of minor league years of wear and tear on his legs are showing. But did the FO read my posts and take my advice. NO ! You may say, "Well Tarheel, hindsight is 20/20"...but I never would have signed Donaldson and I said so before the Twins signed him, so that's not hindsight. That's foresight.
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