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  1. terrydactyls
    Based on trades made this weekend, the prospect cost might be a lot less than normal.
  2. terrydactyls
    Rumors of additional money from MLB and a new TV deal being eminent "should" allow the front office to go after both a starter and a reliever. And after seeing the returns for needed players (teams' prospects in the 20's), there is no possible explanation for the Twins not being aggressive - except maybe gross incompetence.
  3. terrydactyls
    This is what I love about the age of advanced metrics. You can pick out any three-letter acronym (some with a plus or minus sign for extra proof of validity) that gets results you need to "prove" your point of view or "disprove" someone else's. Or you can just create a new one if you have the time. And no one can say you're wrong because you have "statistics" to prove your theory. Below is what the University of Cambridge had to say about statistics (and it's satire, but true). Statistics • ‘Statistics is the art of never having to say you’re wrong.’ ‘ . . . mysterious, sometimes bizarre, manipulations performed upon the collected data of an experiment in order to obscure the fact that the results have no generalizable meaning for humanity. Commonly, computers are used, lending an additional aura of unreality to the proceedings.'
  4. terrydactyls
    I have no idea what a bench coach does but I would sure like to see the Twins offer Cruz that title. He would probably add ten wins to the team just because of his presence.
  5. terrydactyls
    Puk cost the D-Backs their #14 and #30 prospects. The Twins' #14 and #30 prospects are Danny De Andrade and Dylan Quisted. I could have lived with that.
  6. terrydactyls
    Please pass along to the front office that I approve this transaction and they may proceed with the finalization.
  7. terrydactyls
    Your write up reminds me of Paul Molitor. Short, compact swing with good bat to ball skills. That Molitor kid worked out pretty well.
  8. terrydactyls
    I've found a way to make watching Vasquez playing almost pain free. Whenever he is in the starting lineup, I take a couple oxycodone pills that are left over from knee replacement surgery a few months ago (recovering from that was less painful than watching Vasquez playing).
  9. terrydactyls
    Thanks for the picture of some unknown player wearing a #11 jesey. Maybe a few readers can recognize every player in the Twins' farm system, but not too many. I've asked that names be included for several years and several people have asked for names this year. These appeals seem to have fallen on deaf ears.
  10. terrydactyls
    Great game but tough to watch on the East Coast. The game finished at around 1:30AM. Two observations. 1. It appears that the Twins' players are no longer part of the "hide your baseball socks" trend (which I've never liked) and have gone to the other extreme of "how much sock will MLB allow". Especially Santana. His pants look more like baggy Bermuda shorts. 2. Santana is much faster than I thought he would be. He hustled out an infield hit and ran all the way to the bleachers in the right field foul territory trying to get a foul ball.
  11. terrydactyls
    The only change for me would be adding Bailey Ober to the honorable mention list for top pitcher.
  12. terrydactyls
    Rocco didn't make a half-ass attempt on that ball. That was all Vasquez.
  13. terrydactyls
    I love the tennis analogy. I was "that guy" years ago. I played once with a co-worker who had played tennis for his high school. I served underhanded because it was the only way I could make sure it landed in the little box in which serves are required to land. I also "bunted" back more balls than I swung at. Between points, he kept yelling at me to hit the ball harder. But I didn't for two reasons: 1) I didn't have the skills to hit the ball any harder and 2) because I was winning. We never played again.
  14. terrydactyls
    Could the secrecy be a prelude to a mid-season trade?
  15. terrydactyls
    Both of the Twins games with the Diamondbacks were blacked out in my area. I'm in Maine!! Does MLB think I'm going to hop on a plane and fly to Phoenix? The blackout rules are beyond my comprehension.
  16. terrydactyls
    Quit using facts in an attempt to derail someone's "I hate Rocco" rant. Reality has no place in today's world.
  17. terrydactyls
    Listing Jenkins among those "going off" because he hit one HR is misleading. He hit .217 for the week. Last year, that would have gotten him mentioned in the "not performing" write up.
  18. terrydactyls
    Don't forget Kiersey, Jr. He can cover LF, take over CF when Buxton needs a rest (or gets injured), and Castro can return to being the super utility guy.
  19. terrydactyls
    I've always wondered what WPA meant. I thought it was a reference to the Great Depression Works Progress Administration. The explanation also confirms for me that it's a pretty silly statistic.
  20. terrydactyls
    I am so high on Sabato that I think he should be part of every trade package the Twins put together when searching for trade deadline help. Now, for posters like RpR, this is an example of a tongue-in-cheek comment. It is not a definitive statement about Sabato's abilities or his potential value in a trade. Just a little humor on a dreary, rainy Sunday in Maine.
  21. terrydactyls
    Nope. That's just Yogi Berra math.
  22. terrydactyls
    I have nothing negative to say about Wills. He was a phenomenal base stealer. All I said was Mays should have been MVP. And I really don't think the original comment was "trash talk". The commenter just had a different opinion of Wills than you.
  23. terrydactyls
    So what? Make him MVP because he had his best year, but wasn't the best in the league? Ridiculous!
  24. terrydactyls
    I think that the front office was confused by having two players named Diego Castllo in the system and they decided to DFA one of them. I hope they knew which one was the pitcher.
  25. terrydactyls
    I see no need to add anyone to the bullpen (especially a rental). IF the Twins get into the playoffs and they decide on Ober, Lopez, and Ryan as the starters, they can add Varland, Woods Richardson, and Paddock to the bullpen. That's a better (and cheaper) alternative.
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