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  1. USAFChief
    no you're not required. which seems to me to illustrate why the decision NOT to stand is wrong.
  2. USAFChief
    Have you read the words? And yes, it's wrong not to stand. It's not "a song." It's an idea. Meanwhile, the R's control both houses and the White House.
  3. USAFChief
    then make THAT case. "People should stand for the anthem. But they should do so out of respect and self discipline, not because of some right wing law. We oppose this legislation."
  4. USAFChief
    It's wrong not to stand for the national anthem. And it's counterproductive, to boot. I have no problem with peaceful protest, and I'm a registered Democrat. But The Kaepernick thing? Well, congratulations, people. You simultaneously dis'd the very people who have fought and died for your rights, and hurt your own cause in the process. Well played. Fox News appreciates the video.
  5. USAFChief
    They can start by not getting on the wrong side of so many unimportant, but LOUD issues. Example: Don't be the party that condones not standing for the national anthem. Laugh, but it's stupid, it's actually wrong, and it costs votes. And they continually just hand these small victories to the Republican Party.
  6. USAFChief
    because it's not only about WAR/dollar. This isn't a financial exercise, or some theoretical investment contest. It's about winning MLB games, and Darvish represents a realistic opportunity to greatly improve a staff of a team that is ready to take a step up. Do it.
  7. USAFChief
    One would think a newly minted lawyer would write better than this.
  8. USAFChief
    "Free beer tomorrow"
  9. USAFChief
    It would be inexplicable NOT to pour pretty much everything you have into this opportunity. Sign Darvish, trade for Archer. Add a RH hitting 4th OFer. See how serious KC is about dumping Herrera. Go for it.
  10. USAFChief
    Outside of a good AAA season in 2017, Garver's minor league career is pretty pedestrian. He's not going to be an offensive force in MLB, if you ask me.
  11. USAFChief
    https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/12/2018-19-mlb-free-agents.html the potential list: Madison Bumgarner (29) — $12MM club option Carlos Carrasco (32) — $9MM club option with a $663K buyout Patrick Corbin (29) Nathan Eovaldi (29) Doug Fister (35) — $4.5MM club option with a $500K buyout Gio Gonzalez (33) Miguel Gonzalez (35) Cole Hamels (35) — $20MM club/vesting option with a $6MM buyout Jason Hammel (36) — $12MM mutual option with a $2MM buyout J.A. Happ (36) Matt Harvey (30) Hisashi Iwakuma (35) Scott Kazmir (35) Clayton Kershaw (31) — can opt out of remaining two years, $65MM Dallas Keuchel (31) Jordan Lyles (28) — Club option TBD with a $250K buyout Brandon McCarthy (35) Matt Moore (30) — $10MM club option with a $750K buyout Charlie Morton (35) Wily Peralta (30) — $3MM club option with a $25K buyout Martin Perez (28) — $7.5MM club option with a $750K buyout Drew Pomeranz (30) David Price (33) — can opt out of remaining four years and $127MM Garrett Richards (31) Hyun-Jin Ryu (32) CC Sabathia (38) Chris Sale (30) — $15MM club option with a $1MM buyout Ervin Santana (36) — $14MM club/vesting option James Shields (37) — $16MM club option with a $2MM buyout Josh Tomlin (34) Adam Wainwright (37)
  12. USAFChief
    Who?
  13. USAFChief
    I have long been of the opinion a good RH hitting 4th OFer would be a huge help to the offense. Granite does nothing for me. I like Bautista's chances of a bounce back best, hitting primarily against LH pitching.
  14. USAFChief
    signing Darvish prevents none of those players from impacting the 2018 Twins, if they earn a shot. what it DOES do is lesson the chances of DEPENDING on them, and/or adds TO them. There's room on a staff of 12 or 13, with 20 or so making an appearance, for all the good pitching you can find.
  15. USAFChief
    Sandy Koufax disagrees.
  16. USAFChief
    We are all fans with no managerial credentials. Point being an appeal to authority argument is just that.
  17. USAFChief
    I couldn’t care less about “efficient.” About winning the “dollar spent per win” trophy. I want to watch them win 100 plus games, and win a WS. Sign the players that will help do that. If it means there is less theoretical money to spend 5 years from now, oh well. I fail to see how not having money to spend 5 years from now is worse than not spending today because it’s “inefficient.”
  18. USAFChief
    Performance incentives are not allowable under the CBA. Playing time incentives are ok, but not performance incentives.
  19. USAFChief
    The Twins will still have those guys if they sign Darvish, no?
  20. USAFChief
    I betcha every single Twins player, coach, and administrative person from the Owner to the assistant office manager would also agree that the team has not reached it's goal since 1991. I also don't believe you're qualified to guarantee the results of the next several seasons.
  21. USAFChief
    On a serious note, I've been saying since last fall that the biggest difference in Gibson was somwbodyntelling him to throw the 4 seam. I hope it's not a mirage, but it's good to read some first hand confirmation of what my eyes told me.
  22. USAFChief
    yeah, I agree, he's getting there. Very encouraging.
  23. USAFChief
    yes. ... wait...no. ... wait...maybe.
  24. USAFChief
    I say you're a dreamer.
  25. USAFChief
    No actually, that’s what ended my baseball career... Catching up to a college FB. And I am NOT converting all my recipes to metric.
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