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  1. gunnarthor
    Santana was the better pitcher but Halladay had the better career. Doc threw 700 more innings for his team. He was durable. Santana broke down. No one denies that Santana had a HOF peak. Everyone just thinks he should have pitched more. And realistically, the BBWAA has absolutely held the line at starting pitchers. Doc is arguably the worst starting pitcher the BBWAA have voted in in over 30 years. Look at the list of starting pitchers that have been elected by them over that time and it's an insane group of the best of the best - Palmer, Jenkins, Perry, Seaver, Calrton, Niekro, Sutton, Ryan, Blyleven, Maddux, Glavine, Pedro, Big Unit and now Moose and Doc. Doc is probably the low man in both IP and WAR of those names but did win two Cy Youngs. The BBWAA has ignored a hell of a lot of great pitchers - Appier, Brown, Cone, Saberhagen, etc. I'm not sure the answer is to complain when they start loosening their restrictions by letting Doc in (which is still a heck of a bar to meet).
  2. gunnarthor
    He is in the hall. He just doesn't have a plaque. Huge difference. The museum tells the story of baseball and it tells that story with exhibits that include Bonds and Rose and Shoeless Joe. It includes the bash brothers. They just aren't honored in the plaque room. I think this years class was pretty good but Rivera getting 100% was stupid.
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    If the Twins had good owners, we'd be on Machado. No doubt. He's such a perfect fit here it hurts. But we don't have good owners so it really comes down to "could." Yeah, we could be if we had good owners. We don't have good owners so until they actually do something like this, we should expect them not too.
  4. gunnarthor
    Thanks for posting. BP has really tanked the last few years so this is the list I care about the least but it's nice to see some love for Graterol.
  5. gunnarthor
    Agree on this. Reusse honestly loves baseball and it shows.
  6. gunnarthor
    Have you seen his home/away splits?
  7. gunnarthor
    Eh. Vikings signed Cousins over a NY team. The reason the Twins aren't signing the biggest free agents isn't b/c we're in MN, it's b/c the Pohlads won't make the highest bids. If the Pohlads offer an 8/300 deal and he signs elsewhere, great. But that isn't what the problem is. The Pohlads simply won't make the offer.
  8. gunnarthor
    If I had to vote for one it would be Bonds as he's the best and steroid use doesn't offend the game as much as the gambling and game throwing done by shoeless joe and Rose. But all of those players are actually in the HOF. They just don't have plaques. I would hope that if Bonds or Clemens or McGwire do eventually get in, the plaques mention the players role in the PED era.
  9. gunnarthor
    Eh. Mauer's was the face of EA Sports two years running and one of the top endorsement guys in baseball despite playing here. But that's not really our concern, ownership should just step up and sign him and let his agent worry about endorsements.
  10. gunnarthor
    He's perfect in every way for this team. I'm boggled that the FO didn't push ownership to go at him. If we could get him on an 8 year deal, we should.
  11. gunnarthor
    I don't want to trade low on Buxton but Gray is a nice target. I'd probably see if Kepler would fit their team and move him, knowing that Kiriloff will be ready soon and assume Cave and Wade can hold down the corner until then.
  12. gunnarthor
    Then they are morons. I love Machado's on-field antics and wish more of our players had his fire. Don't like the pitch, see if their third baseman can catch a bat. Love it. But there's no reason to think the Twins are worried about his character when they've never shown the ability to go after a top free agent despite the freaking stars aligning perfectly for them here. They'll never ever ever get this kind of opportunity and they aren't taking it.
  13. gunnarthor
    God, if the Twins don't get involved at that price the fans should just revolt and not show up at all.
  14. gunnarthor
    I don't particularly like this move but I liked Curtiss and didn't think Molly gave him any real chance to prove himself in the majors.
  15. gunnarthor
    It's only b/c our ownership has been able to make the fanbase accept that those sort of additions aren't possible for the low payroll scrappy Twins. We have the payroll to do so. We just won't. And that blame is completely on the Pohlads. They are horrible owners.
  16. gunnarthor
    Turns out, Chicago's offer might not even be as good as reported. Instead of 8/250 it sounds like it's 7 years and something in the 175-210 range. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/01/market-notes-machado-white-sox-mystery-team-kipnis-marwin.html But we can't afford him b/c our owners suck.
  17. gunnarthor
    Man, the Twins could add Machado and still have a payroll lower than last year.
  18. gunnarthor
    In any event, the team has the resources to sign the best free agent. That player fits the teams need perfectly. That player is young enough to be part of this current core and young enough to be a part of the team when the Lewis/Kiriloff wave emerges. There is no reason for the fan base to accept that the Twins aren't even negotiating with him. The Twins have huge payroll flexibility. We have no one under contract after next year. The Twins should have been looking at both him and Harper and instead we're getting players DFA'd from other teams.
  19. gunnarthor
    It's been 16 years since I looked at this stuff in my law school class but I think most players live in Florida for the tax write offs regardless of where the team is. Derek Jeter got in a mini scandel over this years ago. http://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=3231419
  20. gunnarthor
    Jeez, if the White Sox get him on an 8/250 deal, I'll scream. http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25755553/manny-machado-8-year-offer-via-chicago-white-sox That's a future HOFer locked in for his age 26-33 seasons. Twins should and could top that. They won't b/c ownership sucks.
  21. gunnarthor
    Looking at some of the offenses out there and it might be that we need to just start having more DB hybrids than linebackers and defenses playing more dime coverages. Whatever you say about Zimmer, the guy can coach and find DBs. I still don't think the Vikes are that far away. They need an O-line and I think they need some help on the D-line, too, but they are close.
  22. gunnarthor
    Not sure. Some of the GOP Senators will crack but not enough of them or GOP in the House to override a veto. I think Trump won't end the shutdown without some way of claiming victory. Sen. Graham seemed to try and create some version of that scenario yesterday and got shot down by the White House. So I would guess that this goes on for several months.
  23. gunnarthor
    Jay did a nice job summarizing what we should care about and remember for Joe. I really wish he had remained behind the plate like Pudge did but he's still a HOFer.
  24. gunnarthor
    This argument has gone on for decades. As a kid, I hated baseball. Just hated it. Now I hate basketball and hockey and can only tolerate football. The reality is as people grow older they get new interests and lose others. Baseball has survived and will continue to survive as fans and the game both adapt.
  25. gunnarthor
    True, but Pohlads ....
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