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  1. USAFChief
    According to MLBtraderumors, Wieters did indeed get a QO, so will require draft pick compensation from the team that signs him.
  2. USAFChief
    Reinforcement of my admiration of the Coen brothers. They don't do crap.
  3. USAFChief
    There is no way diehard has even one molecule of commie in him. Now, fascist on the other hand...
  4. USAFChief
    I'd rather have Cuddyer than Robinson as the extra outfielder.
  5. USAFChief
    This came to my mind.
  6. USAFChief
    I would. I don't want to see where we end up with R's in charge of both houses and the Oval Office, and a Ted Cruz nomination virtually eliminates that possibility.
  7. USAFChief
    Polanco has a career .750 minor league OPS. .719 in almost 600 AA PAs. He just reached AAA and didnt hit a lick. He may or may not develop the ability to hit at an acceptable level, but it's extremely doubtful he can do that now. I have zero interest in turning second base over to Polanco in 2016. That seems to me like a really bad idea.
  8. USAFChief
    If by perfectly capable you mean "career .615 OPS" then yeah, perfectly capable.
  9. USAFChief
    When did over 30 become the point at which all baseball players cease to be productive?
  10. USAFChief
    It seems to me the cost of one Twins starter, as part of a package, to acquire a catcher that may or may not help at some point in the future, far exceeds the cost of money and a draft pick. Anyway, Barnes might not even end up at catcher, and Sanchez doesn't hit.
  11. USAFChief
    I am opposed to continually sorting through dumpsters as the primary source for bullpen arms. Similarly, I don't see the benefits of doing the same to fill a position, particularly one as important as catcher. A one year flyer on someone unlikely to help win games isn't a solution to anything.
  12. USAFChief
    Wieters seems like the best answer out there among a bunch of not so great options. My second choice would be Lucroy. What I expect from the Twins is one of the cheap FA options which won't do much to shore up the position short term and nothing to shore up the position long term.
  13. USAFChief
    In the immortal words of Huey Lewis: Across the street, a neon sign All you can eat for a dollar ninety nine Our soul stew is the baddest in the land But one dollar's worth was all I could stand.
  14. USAFChief
    I too am not surprised Gardy hasn't gotten an offer.
  15. USAFChief
    done!
  16. USAFChief
    If it's 85, I'll take the over.
  17. USAFChief
    Congrats to the Royals. Now go %**(## yourselves.
  18. USAFChief
    I'm Not sure what Wright screwed up there. Cut off the grounder, froze Hosmer, and pegged a perfect throw to Duda.
  19. USAFChief
    I remember the quote..."Too much eye shadow. This is Minnesota ferpetesakes.."
  20. USAFChief
    I don't think Murphy's error is anywhere near Buckner's in terms of impact. The Red Sox would've closed out the series. The ball hit to Murphy was in a series at 2 games to 1. Further, it wasn't a DP ball, there would've been runners on 2nd and 3rd with 2 out, and Moose-taco's base hit puts the Royals up 4-3 anyway. I think the math is bad on the impact of this error.
  21. USAFChief
    I wouldn't give up Gibson, but I would be thrilled with one yr of Texiera at DH. There's a decent chance he'd be the Twins best hitter next year. Adding a legit middle of the order bat is a real need for this team, and right now I don't know who that is. And for the record, if the Twins do trade Plouffe, there is no "logjam" at 1b/DH. There's Mauer and a couple suspects/psossibilities/potentially's.
  22. USAFChief
    Concur. IMO people can have legitimate religious reasons to believe SSM is sinful. That doesn't make those people hateful. But I can't rationalize the unconstitutionality of allowing some adults to enter into a legal contract but not others, based solely on gender. That's the issue, and that's where Hunter is wrong.
  23. USAFChief
    I said "Casilla-types". And it was in response to a post claiming Santana has "the same kind of upside." Anyway, for the record, when Casilla played, it was mostly as a starter, not as a backup. The Twins took way too long to decide he wasn't ever going to be an effective major leaguer, and I hope they don't continue to make that kind of mistake. I don't have a problem giving him a shot as a spare part. He'll, I didn't have a problem starting him at SS last spring. But if that fails, don't let inertia, loyalty, or something else drag the problem out for a few years.
  24. USAFChief
    Before we get too far down this road, anybody know Bonds' stance on SSM?
  25. USAFChief
    Sometimes it seems to me people have shifting standards. When the Twins make the postseason, that's proof Ryan knows what he's doing. The playoffs are a crapshoot and can't be held against him. When Toronto makes the ALCS, AA fell flat on his ace and died.
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