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  1. USAFChief
    The Padres would have control of Syndergaard for 2 more seasons. Get an arm like that while you can.
  2. USAFChief
    Parker cleared waivers, according to The Athletic.
  3. USAFChief
    I was disappointed to see the Twins playing the infield in, a sharp ground ball hit to Sano, who makes a nice diving stop...and then doesn't know what to do with the ball. The reason you were playing in, good sir, was to cut off the run at the plate. The decision was already made to forgo the DP. Plenty of time in this case, too, until he started to throw to second. That's the kind of mental error that bugs me. Physical errors happen, and can certainly be aggravating, but it's impossible to play without occasional errors. But...when you are specifically playing in, in the hopes of getting a ground ball and cutting off the run, and you get one, and still don't get the out...
  4. USAFChief
    "the Twins, who continue to be aggressive" HUH??
  5. USAFChief
    Multiple sources reporting Diekman to the A's.
  6. USAFChief
    Switching a pitcher to another position for a hitter or two isnt new, as noted above. Used to be fairly common. Whitey Herzog used to do it a couple three times per season. The DH made it more complicated.
  7. USAFChief
    I bet if you asked Mejia if he'd rather go through the DFA process multiple times, and get claimed each time, or go through the process once and not get claimed, he'd opt for the multiple claims, where he's on a 40 man each time. And it also benefits MLB because it potentially levels out the talent.
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    Weird play, agreed. I guess my only point was, it was, IMO sorta right on the border line of what should be, and shouldn't be, obstruction. I could see either side of the argument, and the ump has to call it in real time. And a tremendous, heads up base running play, by the way. What did he have to lose?
  9. USAFChief
    Can only speak for myself but I absolutely love 'em.
  10. USAFChief
    Think of the TD threads we missed!!
  11. USAFChief
    I wonder...after 2 innings last night, is Poppen fresh? ... I'll see myself out.
  12. USAFChief
    At the very least, he knows that next year, if he's in Rochester, his salary will be something in the $80,000 range, if I remember correctly. Once you have a day of MLB service time, your minor league pay rate changes dramatically. That's not a MLB salary, obviously, but probably several times what he's making in Rochester this year.
  13. USAFChief
    #26 is what we would have gotten, no doubt in my mind.
  14. USAFChief
    Yeah, I'm reasonably certain by the time trade talks started the Twins already knew Santana's demands, he had the leverage. The Twins probably never even contacted the Dodgers. But man, we had some dreams, didn't we?? Still believe they'da been better off keeping him, putting another 230 innings on his arm, and taking the picks.
  15. USAFChief
    Syndergaard is OURS!!!
  16. USAFChief
    Red Sox names: In addition to Lester and Ellsbury, Twins fans were salivating over Clay Buchholz and Justin Masterson. I'm pretty sure I remember reading the Twins were holding out for Ellsbury, which nixed the deal. Yankee names: Melky Cabrera, Joba Chamberlain, Phil Hughes!, Austin Jackson, and Ian Kennedy! The best were the Twins fans proposals for a Dodger trade. We were gonna get James Loney, Clayton Kershaw, and either Matt Kemp or Andre Ethier. Good times.
  17. USAFChief
    *obstruction call This is probably neither here nor there, but as a "ute" i was taught, when caught in a rundown, "run into someone if you get half a chance. You might get the call." It was close, but I think there's a reasonable argument to be made the call was technically correct. It's on Schoop to get out of the way, by rule. I thought the bigger mistake was to relax when the throw came into second, and assume the play was over. If he plays the play out, takes a quick step towards the baserunner--who had given up--he tags him and the play is over. EDIT: Also, these highlight packages are teh awesome!
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    Concur, except the two I'd hate most to part with are Kirilloff and Larnach. But I'd do it in a heartbeat in the right deal.
  20. USAFChief
    Moral victory flags fly forever!
  21. USAFChief
    I like the Twins chances too, especially if they get some pitching help. I'm just saying if they do, it won't be because of the schedule.
  22. USAFChief
    You're not. I'm saying "schedule" isn't a great reason to assume the Twins will win the division.
  23. USAFChief
    Well, like I said, I'm not sure who you recall, but acquiring and demoting someone else doesn't change the fact Smelzer is unusable until at least Sunday. I would rather have another arm available.
  24. USAFChief
    I don't think the Orioles, Royals, Tigers or Blue Jays lied down and died. I think they lack talent. But you still have to beat them. Cleveland isn't the same team they were in April-May. Nor apparently are the Twins, for that matter. The Twins won't dominate anybody, including Chicago, KC, and Detroit, if they keep playing like they've played over the past month or so. Cleveland isn't going to keep playing .800 baseball, but they only need to play 3 games above .500 from here on out to pass the Twins if the Twins are a .500 team. And there are 9 games left head to head, I believe.
  25. USAFChief
    8th inning with a lead-guy to DFA'd in 12 hrs.
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