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  1. USAFChief
    I'm going to need to think about this for a while.
  2. USAFChief
    phew. commercial breaks always get me to thinking. I think blackboards and dry erase boards are two truly remarkable inventions.
  3. USAFChief
    When you can't get Nori Aoki out after you have him 0-2, you do not belong in a major league rotation.
  4. USAFChief
    uffda, Gibson. You can't walk the 8 hitter there. Just can't.
  5. USAFChief
    My youngest son has been playing guitar for most of his life. He finally got good enough so that he and a couple friends decided to start a band. It's pretty fun to listen to them, they're not bad. I'm not sure how to describe their style...new age, I guess. They call themselves "999 megabytes." They haven't been able to get a gig yet.
  6. USAFChief
    I've looked at this 10 times. I think RB should have left out that last "a".
  7. USAFChief
    I guess Mauer needs a day off.
  8. USAFChief
    Speaking of great intros, we still need game thread vols for July 19, 22, and 23. Do the right thing! PM Chief and Chitown.
  9. USAFChief
    They need that starter for next year, too. Why not get one now? Run differential means zero going forward, btw. They don't reset the W/l record at the AS break to "what it should have been."
  10. USAFChief
    He didn't just start pitching in 2017. Look at the previous four years. It's doubtful, but there's a non zero chance he helps the Twins. A much higher chance than "those guys" IMO. There's a reason he was given a $12m contract for this season.
  11. USAFChief
    Great job, Danchat!
  12. USAFChief
    I'll be disappointed if he's the starting SS next year. Iffy defense at best. Little power, so offense tied to a lot of singles, which is always a difficult path to navigate. What is it we hope for here, besides a placeholder?
  13. USAFChief
    With any luck, the next time they there'll be yet another.
  14. USAFChief
    Can't speak for other mods, but I have no preference. Do both.
  15. USAFChief
    http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/56d747676e97c623008bb0a1-480/bill-gates-windows.jpg Windows pays quite well, thankyouverymuch.
  16. USAFChief
    Seriously? He's had an ERA under 4, and a WHIP under 1.3, every year since 2011, except the first half of 2017. So yeah, to echo Mike, they think there's a realistic chance he could help the Twins on the field. Maybe he will, maybe he won't, but he's not around to mentor anybody.
  17. USAFChief
    I doubt Colon was signed as any kind of "mentor." He was signed because the Twins are desperate for starting pitching, and he was available cheap.
  18. USAFChief
    Dunno about comparisons, but 1984 delivered perhaps the greatest quote in sports history: "It's hard to throw with both hands wrapped around your neck." -G Gaetti http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE198409280.shtml
  19. USAFChief
    Ignoring the question of should the Twins make such a deal, the more interesting question to me is could they. It's somewhat questionable if they have the assets to match this deal. And that, folks, is a pretty huge and damning statement about Terry Ryan's most recent GM tenure. Probably even worse than the Twins W/L record. And the biggest problem, IMO, was their refusal to play the international free agent game the way other teams did.
  20. USAFChief
    I don't think you plan on May being any part of the Twins in 2018. You hope he forces himself into the picture somewhere during the season, maybe June, but don't count on anything. They really need to add two starters between now and opening day. Three if they trade Santana.
  21. USAFChief
    mod note: unfounded accusations of racism are out of bounds here. I've hidden a post and its responses. No further posts of this nature, please.
  22. USAFChief
    Easily the best Minnesota baseball writer in my lifetime.
  23. USAFChief
    Won't they just not offer arb?
  24. USAFChief
    Pretty much everyone should be on the table, in the right deal. Including Gordon. If you aren't willing to spend actual prospects, you are going to have a hard time acquiring talent. And the Twins desperately need pitching talent.
  25. USAFChief
    A couple things, Spin: I don't understand why "every season" doesn't include this season. Or the next four, for that matter. For your goal to be realistic, in addition to quality people throughout, I think you need to add an ownership that commits to it, which means they're going to have to value winning over profit.
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