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Not to be toooooo snarky, but striking out Dozier and Park is on quite a few pitchers resumes already.

If there are two toolsy HS OF it wont make a difference, we will still get our man.

What grapes...........

I had a '92 wing, it was like driving a Greyhound Bus. Dumped it in a parking lot in Asheville. A couple pulled up in a pickup, jumped out and on the finest NC twang absolutely insisted they would take us to the hospital. It took some talking to convince her we were not mortally injured, but laud love some help picking that pig up! That thing was the damndest bike I ever owned.

I had a '92 wing, it was like driving a Greyhound Bus. Dumped it in a parking lot in Asheville. A couple pulled up in a pickup, jumped out and on the finest NC twang absolutely insisted they would take us to the hospital. It took some talking to convince her we were not mortally injured, but laud love some help picking that pig up! That thing was the damndest bike I ever owned.

If we are going to start interjecting science into GT, then I am going to switch to sites where science, and intelligence are ignored completely, if not treated with outright disdain. My first stop would likely be any political website, I think most would meet that criteria nicely!

I have been trying to consider, with pragmatism, over the last several days exactly what we have to look forward to and exactly what can be done to improve the Twins situation in the future. Basically, is there a way forward? I have also been trying to factor in any FO or field management changes. And since nothing in Twins history should give anyone the idea that there will be changes made, I have opted to go with no significant changes. While there might be a sacrificial lamb thrown to the peasants, it's not going to be a game changer. One other assumption I made is that, there won't be any significant change in operational philosophy. Leopards seldom change there spots for stripes. Nor am I espousing any wishful thinking here. That leaves us with the players. And as in any missive like this, assumptions based on history and averages. And that's where it starts to get scary. On offense, let's work on the assumption that something will be done. I still think Plouffe will be dealt. Ryan, while not prone to monumental moves, is not a fool, and it has to be apparent by now that the current roster construction is not passable. It's also obvious that Buxton and Kepler will make it work, slowly, but they will. And Rosario is far from a lost cause. And I don't think anyone can consider Sano an OF anymore. Lastly, I just do not see how he can go about re-constructing this team without this move. It's like the key in an arch. I also base this on my doubts that he will give up on Park, Mauer can't be moved, and moving Dozier does not address the OF. And sadly, I think that's about it for the offense. Grossman has become an OF version of Nick Punto, and Nunez is Ryans validation that he can indeed make players into what they are not. History shows us that SSS are not ignored in TwinsWorld, they are celebrated. The pitching situation is even worse. Guys like a Pat Dean come up, and throw strikes, manage the game for 5 innings, and leave within a run or two. But they are yet another iteration of the soft tossing control pitcher that propagates TwinsWorld. Duffy is a step up, but not ace material, Berrios has a chance, and then who?? There is a dearth of ready SP in the organization, that extends into the minors. As for up here, I don't think we need to get into the Big Three, albeit Santana has a modicum of talent, and could be serviceable. The bullpen was supposed to be rescued by a plethora of young hard throwers. That really hasn't happened. Tonkin is here, Chargois was rumored to be here, but quite possibly broke Meyers record for fastest trip back to NY state. They spent three days bringing in a reliever who they now claim cannot throw back to back days? Plus, Ryan said yesterday they can't keep Burdi healthy, so who knows his situation. Abad should normally be dealt whilst on an upswing, but someone has to be able to get someone out, consistently. Not that it matters because sell high is not a term in the teams lexicon. And I don't think Perkins ever returns to days of yesteryear. And while Tonkin definitely has warts, in a lost season why isn't he given a long term audition for the closing role. He is the only one with any experience in that role, and has the tools. Exactly what could go wrong that hasn't. I realize this is a relatively general, and non optimistic view of the future. But I don't see the alternative. While I have no doubt that Sano, Buxton and Kepler will become productive, and I still think Rosario will be back, it will be late '17 and into '18 before their primary effect is felt. And while they will make an excellent core, there are no outstanding solutions upcoming behind the plate and in the middle infield. Vielma seems to be a great glove, but this FO has always went bat first glove second, even in the middle. And given the reluctance to try and orchestrate any team altering trades, and the insistence on NL retread starters, I cannot see a suitable rotation in the future, let alone a league recognized ace. I have been listening and watching and following this team since its inception. I cannot ever remember such a mess. Our main plan seems to be scour the waiver wire for, I lost track of how many, cast offs. That is not how you build a roster that will take you to the playoffs. But it is a roster that is built when you rely on over valuing your assets, and relying on offense to rescue what is a poor defense, and an awful pitching staff. It's a fools errand, and has been since Abner Doubleday decided ninety feet was a good distance to run at full speed. There are few teams in baseball that can truly say their offense, defense, pitching and management are flawed. Sadly, this is one of them! .

A doctor .friend of mine had a sporty Bently. He brought it too a wedding in Hutchinson, and we took it out on a county road. I quit at 125, not because I was afraid, you couldn't even feel the speed. I started thinking of the ticket. Months later he got nailed on 494 over 130 and they impounded the car and suspended his license. Ugh!l

Bags of frozen peas are good?

True story. One late September Sunday morning at 10 am stopped on the bikes at Dels Bar in downtown LaCrosse. What attracted us might have been the guy that drove his Sporster in the front door as we drove by. Nothing ventured nothing gained. Ran into a bunch of Iowegians who were partying at Oct Fest, which was news to us, since it wasn't Oct. when I confronted a young woman about this discrepancy, and the fact that the Vaunted Germans in New Ulm did Oct Fest in October, she first informed me that Oct Fest is to prepare and celebrate the COMING of Oct, and that MN Germans were some of the more ignorant Germans around. I pondered that awhile, and decided it was much too early in the day to argue the subjective intelligence of Iowa v MN Germans, especially since I was distracted by a couple of the more comely Iowans trying on free Dels t-shirts in the middle of the bar. Oddly the free T-shirt offer was only extended to them? But since no one else seemed upset by it, I let well enough alone!

Grossman may be sliding back to earth.Or this is a short down-spell like Mauer had. >>>>>. When Mauer regresses in this day and age it's to .280, when Grossmann regresses its to .230. . I do agree it would not surprise me to see Arcia go. For his sake I hope he does, it's just not working out here. Obviously he is to blame, but I do think the management has some responsibility. Why? Because there is no one who actually knows what they are looking for. There is no consistent strategy or plan discernible. I have never seen such a fly by the seat of your pants operation before. They make the Timberwolves of past years look organized!

You can send Kepler or Buxton down, and play the "he needs more time in the minors" card! Or you can send Park down and play the "I had no idea he couldnt hit" card! Decisions, decisions, decisions!

You forgot, 'Plouffe is our cleanup hitter' and 'Nunez is our best player'!

I hope the Vanimal is not like my insurance agent, here for the good times, but when things turn to sh*t, you can't find him anywhere! Whoops, that's right, there haven't been any good times!

So Anthony Lapanta goes home to visit mom for the Memorial Day weekend. She says "Anthony, tell me about this new job you have"? "Well mom, I do post game Twins analysis, I explain to the viewers what just happened!" "Mama Mia! Your poor father would be so disappointed! You promised him you would make him proud! Not peddle BS like some used car salesman!" Who else knows about this?" Sheepishly, "People who watch the Twins and the post game show" "Ave Maria, so at least no one else will know!"

My question is why did you shoot IDPA? He didn't even play today!

Watching the Twins is like watching Super Dave Osborne years ago. His suntan seemed like a great idea at the time, but you knew disaster was inevitable!

8 more walks, and a Grossman blast! And this one is all ours! Edit. Sorry, forgot about Plouffie.

Maybe if you had gone with the sauerkraut and dumplings!

You can't quit, we fired you!

You could switch bad and ugly without too much dispute! . One of, if not the best Westerns of all time! A classic!

A sign of the times: Dick/Bert says Molitor has to bring in his closer! And until the gate opened, I had no damn idea who he was talking about! Good grief. I keep looking for Lucy and Snoopy in the field.

And while this game is meaningless, that ground ball to left should have been fielded. Sheesh

In the last two games, we must have blown at least 4 DP chances!

Too bad North is not here, he speaks fluent Canadian French!