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  1. USAFChief
    No, of course not. I don't blame Pohlad. I blame Mauer. Dude didn't drive in a single run in the entire Series. You could look it up.
  2. USAFChief
    They don't need to acquire the best reliever in baseball. Just a good one or two. Do the descriptors you omitted – "prime-aged relievers, ideally with an untapped strength, under multiple years of control" – seem that unattainable in a sea of ready sellers? These Twins have shown an ability to help some pitchers discover new levels, no? There's going to be a "sea of ready sellers" for prime age relievers under multiple years of control? Your plan is for multiple teams to make as bad a trade as the Twins did with Pressly? Let's hope you're right.
  3. USAFChief
    "Getting the last few outs with a lead is easy, anyone can do it. Tell 'em, Rocko." "It's incredibly difficult."
  4. USAFChief
    They'll get more than that for Giles. He'll be the number one reliever target.
  5. USAFChief
    WINNAH!
  6. USAFChief
    "whoa, whoa, slow your roll, there, cowboy."
  7. USAFChief
    There should be no shortage of such opportunities in the coming weeks, and the Twins have no shortage of prospects do deal with. There should be no shortage of Ryan Pressly's available in the coming weeks? Dude.
  8. USAFChief
    Dunno about you'se guys, but I wouldn't have been opposed to a couple insurance runs there.
  9. USAFChief
    DIdn't Buxton play CF in the 8th? Edit: ninja'd. But agree on Rogers!
  10. USAFChief
    Rodney was OK? Ken GIles will come cheaper? He'll be the number one reliever trade target. And sorry, guys that might have been August waiver guys...is just trading out our marginal relievers for their marginal relievers. You just confirmed exactly what I said.
  11. USAFChief
    What good does trading out our marginal relievers for their marginal relievers do?
  12. USAFChief
    I also remember 87 and 91, to be fair.
  13. USAFChief
    How is that related to the 2019 Twins? I
  14. USAFChief
    One year they traded Pyan Ressly the summer before, and once they didn't pounce on an opportunity that appeared too good to be true.
  15. USAFChief
    Heh, fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on point of view, I'm a Twins fan until the day I die, and there's little or nothing I can do about that. I reserve the right, however, to ***** about them, it's one of the things I enjoy. Another is never forgetting, or forgiving, mistakes. They don't get a pass from me for releasing David Ortiz, for example, just because the rest of the free world has moved on. Win a half dozen WS's in an 8 yr span, and I'll potentially reconsider. Maybe.
  16. USAFChief
    The point is, "being disappointed if X doesn't happen" is such a cop out. When X doesn't happen, just move the goal posts. "They need to do something is offseason. No, wait, they need to sign Kimbrel. No, wait, they need to trade prospects for these mythical relievers by July 1st. No..." In any case, pretty sure Brock DID want Kimbrel, but once the Twins chicken out, suddenly it's OK. And if you didn't want Kimbrel, fine, but in that case you should be upset with the Twins, no? They clearly DID want him, and apparently offered him a 2 yr contract. So they clearly DID think he was both needed and worthy.
  17. USAFChief
    I'd imagine the current thought process is, he needs to show he can get AAA hitters out before you ask him to get MLB hitters out. He's given up runs in five of his last ten outings. Multiple runs in three of those five.
  18. USAFChief
    Any chance of extending Buxton and/or Berrios probably evaporated on opening day. And if $16M in 2021 is the difference, we're in serious trouble anyway.
  19. USAFChief
    Miss the point much?
  20. USAFChief
    I'm guessing you'll also be disappointed if they don't address the bullpen by last off-season, too, amiright?
  21. USAFChief
    "Penny wise and pound foolish" is the phrase that comes to my mind.
  22. USAFChief
    You mean the Cubs who have won 95, 92, 103, and 97 games over the past four seasons? Who won a World Series? Those Cubs?
  23. USAFChief
    I better not see one single person whining about the prospect cost of getting a couple relievers, none of which are likely to be as good as Kimbrel.
  24. USAFChief
    So...you DO care about the money.
  25. USAFChief
    I'd be willing to believe they wouldn't go 3 years. Which is ... same old, same old. Not willing to play in the current MLB environment. This team isn't really committed to winning. And I put more blame on ownership than management, but that's irrelevant. The combination of need, and unusual circumstance meeting at least part of that need, for nothing but money, was almost too perfect to believe. Incredible really. And they passed. BTW, your argument has morphed. First you imply Kimbrel isn't any better than Duffey, then change to a monetary argument. Is it your position the Twins would offer Duffey 2/$25? If not, maybe your Kimbrel/Duffey point doesn't hold up to much scrutiny.
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