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  1. USAFChief
    THE SKY IS FALLINGGGGGGGGGGG!1!!1111!!1!
  2. USAFChief
    For one thing, I imagine Minneapolis guaranteed a certain amount of available hotel rooms for that week in order to get the Final Four.
  3. USAFChief
    link?
  4. USAFChief
    Concur 100 percent. Morneau was the better player between he and Mauer.
  5. USAFChief
    I don't think you can blame the Twins. How would they know about this till he reported to camp? This is on Sano. First for it happening (I strongly doubt we actually know what happened) and for not getting the proper medical attention when it did. If what we're told is anything close to accurate, proper medical attention would have cleared this up well before now. And if what we're told isn't close to accurate, the need for proper medical attention was even greater. Either way, that's all on Sano.
  6. USAFChief
    While I'm also not a fan of bunting, even for hits, there are times when I do think it would be a good idea for LH hitters, facing extreme shifts with 3rd base abandoned by the defense, to bunt for a hit. Kepler and Rosario, for example, should be able to bunt for a hit with nobody on base quite easily. You don't need much skill, just bunt it hard towards the left side. There's nobody there to field it. RH hitters (such as Sano) don't have the same opportunities to bunt against shifts.
  7. USAFChief
    Oh goody.
  8. USAFChief
    If he "pops 35 HRs, 100 RBIs consistency" then he's worth 3 times his current contract.
  9. USAFChief
    Huh. Least surprising news of the spring.
  10. USAFChief
    Tell that to the defensive metrics fans.
  11. USAFChief
    Nnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!
  12. USAFChief
    Hicks would be the Twins best outfielder. Easily. I think they could find room. As for the post above, citing the Hicks trade thread, it was a simple refutation of an assertion, made multiple times by the same poster, that any Hicks trade negativity is simply hindsight. That claim is false, and the poster in question knows it.
  13. USAFChief
    another example for my "Fangraphs is nonsense" file.
  14. USAFChief
    ...Wearing Gilt-Edged Royal Finery... The Kasota Gold rears its ugly head yet again.
  15. USAFChief
    Anaphylaxis is among the reactions possible for milk allergies in children.
  16. USAFChief
    That's capitalism for ya.
  17. USAFChief
    The most common food allergy is to milk. Should we ban ice cream? 6th most common is to wheat...should be ban hot dog buns too? I'm sympathetic to those with food allergies, but unfortunately it should be up to those suffering the allergies (or their parents) to deal with the issue, not the rest of us. Since this is a private industry, they can make their own business decisions, I have no problem with that. But climb down from your high horse a bit here. It's not my responsibility to cater to your special needs, nor yours to mine.
  18. USAFChief
    “Miguel is actually doing well,” Baldelli said. “His small wound is healed up, it’s getting to the point where we’re getting ready to revisit an appointment with the specialist just to get clearance to get him out there on the field. He’s been at the field, he’s been taking part in light activity until we get this clearance. It should be here in the next day or two and we should be able to progress. He’s ready to go, we’re really looking forward to seeing him actually take the field and I don’t think we’re far away from that.” While the stitches have been removed at this point and the cut is healing, it sounds like it'll be awhile yet before Sano hits the field. Betsy Helfand of the Pioneer Press reported Thursday that Sano is expected to remain in the boot for another week. The team seems concerned about the potential of the wound reopening. These two paragraphs seem to be in direct opposition to each other, at least to me. I still don't think we're being told the truth regarding Sano. A "laceration" suffered in January would have been healed by the start of spring training, for sure by now. And the story seems to morph a bit every time we hear it. Hopefully it all fades into memory, and he's on the field soon, with enough time to be ready for opening day. But I grow more a little more doubtful every day, and I am absolutely convinced there's more to this story then we've been told.
  19. USAFChief
    Nancy Pelosi is quite possibly the most skilled *politician in Washington today, and has been for quite some time. *Whether or not that's admirable is up for debate. But I'm glad she's a Democrat.
  20. USAFChief
    Ash has it correct...Spring Tng "Gameday" isn't to be trusted on pitch counts. I watched the Philly game and can verify he did not put the first pitch in play in either AB of his first two ABs. I was...resting my eyes after those two ABs so can't verify anything after that. As to Buxton leading off, I don't think he'll ever have a high OBP, but IMO he's as good there as anywhere. There's no question when he does get on base he puts pressure on the defense, and he's the best they have at running the bases. No matter where he hits in the lineup, though, I'll be happy if he hits in the lineup.
  21. USAFChief
    Source?
  22. USAFChief
    Stop with this. This is now the second thread where you've made this claim, and ignored all the evidence to the contrary. The Hicks trade thread: http://twinsdaily.co...l=+hicks +trade Plenty of negative takes on the Hicks trade, at the time of the trade. The Hicks trade was a terrible, awful example of the kind of talent drain an organization cannot let happen. A first round pick, with five tool talent, traded for a scrub because the scrub hit a HR against the Twins. Anyone should have been able to see that was a terrible idea, least of all the Twins GM.
  23. USAFChief
    You're absolutely right...its just you.
  24. USAFChief
    Howie: It wasn't at the time. No big tears were shed on the board when the trade was made. Hicks then had a typical terrible year his first year with the Yanks. The following year hindsight clicked in. http://twinsdaily.com/topic/20708-article-twins-trade-aaron-hicks-to-yankees-for-catcher/?hl=%2Bhicks+%2Btrade Here's the actual trade announcement thread. Lots of takes both in favor and against.
  25. USAFChief
    Good for Hicks. There is little risk here for the Yankees. He's not getting big money, and his skills tend to last well into the mid 30s...some power, a good eye, good defense/arm. Among the very worst Twins trades in their history. Awful, and so unnecessary. There was zero chance Murphy would provide as much value as Hicks. Zero.
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