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  1. USAFChief
    The curve to Moncada wasn't a good pitch, but stuff happens. Those two straight 0-2 fastballs (first fouled off) are just idiotic. Why would Giminez call them, and why would Rogers throw them?
  2. USAFChief
    Hey..didn't you used to be Taylor Rogers?
  3. USAFChief
    I'm ok with that. EDIT: I'm not ok with two straight 0-2 fastballs. What in the actual ****?
  4. USAFChief
    Not to worry, the pen's got this.
  5. USAFChief
    http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/5a/5af2507cf36d9aced43322d32b93127164be0855930ef1ed22b63489332e1929.jpg #vanimal
  6. USAFChief
    So what's our collective opinion about the sac bunt call?
  7. USAFChief
    That 3 pitch sac bunt attempt K was like manna from heaven.
  8. USAFChief
    Relax, Dick. It's a foul ball.
  9. USAFChief
    Dangit.
  10. USAFChief
    Gracias. Free run.
  11. USAFChief
    *******
  12. USAFChief
    Babe Polanco.
  13. USAFChief
    Catch the ball, Eduardo.
  14. USAFChief
    http://satireworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/11a112.jpg Buxton doing "Tequila"
  15. USAFChief
    Last 365 days: 485 PAs, .251/.317/.435 That's a .753 OPS (18 points higher than Joe Mauer over the same time frame), and trending up. Progress.
  16. USAFChief
    The method might or might not be vastly different, but I think a couple things stand out to me: - roster churn: They seem to me much quicker to move on from moves that haven't produced, and seem more than willing to play the AAA/MLB shuttle game that other teams use. That's in direct contrast to TRs roster moves. - quick DL decisions: this is somewhat off topic, but they are way quicker to make quick DL decisions, rather than let a guy go "day-to-day" for a week while the team plays shorthanded. Part of that is probably the easier decision a 10 day DL represents over a 14 day DL, but I think the primary difference is just resolve and the recognition that playing shorthanded isn't productive.
  17. USAFChief
    http://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20140605__140605_JerryBurns.jpg Nicksaviking, however, is less than impressed.
  18. USAFChief
    http://www.insidesocal.com/dodgers/files/2014/01/Tommy-Lasorda-thumbs-up.jpgS Stringer Bell approves of this game thread.
  19. USAFChief
    Carl Pohlad bought the Twins for $44M. Forbes 2017 estimate of the value of the Twins: $1.03B https://www.forbes.com/pictures/58cc474f31358e1a35ad373d/22-minnesota-twins/#2846f43f71a9 They rank as the 22nd most valuable franchise (for reference, Detroit is 18th at $1.2B, AZ 20th at $1.15B). Take from that what you will, but to me it indicates the Twins aren't losing money, and franchise appreciation is the real goal of ownership.
  20. USAFChief
    I need to know...is Sherwalter older than Leyland?
  21. USAFChief
    http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/001/836/005/hi-res-149853261_crop_north.jpg?1344696308&w=630&h=420 Don't forget Glunn. Glunn is always positive and upbeat as he counsels his mod crew to make good decisions. Also...Happy Birthday, Your Eminence.
  22. USAFChief
    Not to worry, Molitor will throw one together.
  23. USAFChief
    Concur, but I wouldn't be upset by a 2 month run of competency.
  24. USAFChief
    "Where they sign or if they are available does not change the financial realities of all the elite players becoming FAs in the same year." If they absorb the available dollars, they won't be there for the Twins to sign. So then what...wait for 2020? I also don't understand recommending waiting till 2019 in one post, and then in the same post, spend the next paragraph reminding us that the Twins can't go big. Followed by examples of similar teams going big. Followed by why those examples really shouldn't count.
  25. USAFChief
    Good news.
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