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  1. Platoon
    .....With that start in the minds of Duffey and the Twins organization, this upcoming start is his last chance to prove himself in the majors. His stats in Triple-A have been impressive throughout the season, but those stats need to transfer into the MLB. >>>>>>>. Ok, so I got a little carried away with my sarcasm. As you did with your prediction of pending doom! My comment was mostly driven by my frustration with the constant labeling of players as successful or as failures after a few games. And it seems this year it's exacerbated with the number of younger players. It's a tough game, it takes years to master. But, alas we live in the "instant gratification" age of unenlightnenment!
  2. Platoon
    Wow! His last chance? Ever? To make the majors? At 24? WOW! If every pitcher in MLB who blew his first two starts never got another chance, there would be about 12 pitchers currently in the majors.
  3. Platoon
    Scored a rouge? Or in rouge?
  4. Platoon
    First off, I don't recall mentioning Santana or Vargas in my comment. That said, I am not sure if your data represented minor league or MLB numbers or both. Either way, Sano does draw walks, and does strike out a lot. I don't need advance metrics to tell me that he is not the free swinger that Oswaldo is. As Nelson pointed out in his article, Arcia had 34 HR's in his part time seasons, third most for anyone under 24. That's not chump change. His numbers when he got injured were decent, and unlike everyone else when his medical issues cleared, he just got left in Rochester. Something is amiss there, as his hot streak numbers nor his cold streak numbers seem Immaterial to his return. Back to Sano. I love him. I went to Beloit just to see him play. My comments were meant to address that the fawning may be slightly premature. I am not sure he has even been to all the parks in the AL Central yet?
  5. Platoon
    Arcia was arguably as good a hitter in the minors, and is back there. And Dozier is finding out that if you only hit one pitch out of the park, it leaves an awful lot of plate to cover. I do agree Sano will be awfully good. But I think the annointment might be premature. Plus, since that epic day in July, I think the Twins are about 15-20.
  6. Platoon
    The good news about the Santana meltdown is TR will finally learn that he has to quit giving long term contracts to 30+ year old pitchers! ROFLMAO
  7. Platoon
    That's not only an update, it's a day to day occurrence!
  8. Platoon
    Texas was the epitome of the Wild Wild West, yet some our best gunslingers, murders and train robbers came from the great Midwest! Jesse James, Wild Bill, Billy da Kid, and Cole Younger and his brothers. After Northfield some of the Younger brothers not only did not get any younger, they didn't get any older! I don't even think the Earp boys and Doc Holliday were Texans! Name me one decent criminal that came from Texas?
  9. Platoon
    I have been all over Texas, and frankly have no idea why Davey Crockett put up such a big fight for it?
  10. Platoon
    I remember Staying on So Padre Island and the woman at the motel told me how lucky I was to be there when I was. I asked why? She said cuz next week all the college kids were there, music, noise, drunk guys, girls taking off their shirts! I asked if my room could be extended a week!
  11. Platoon
    We might need another meeting!
  12. Platoon
    Dick just told us there was a players only meeting today! And there was the Molitor meeting, and the expletive fueled Hunter rant. Maybe they should take batting practice instead of all those meeting? Ok, that was snarky, and I apologize profusely!
  13. Platoon
    He has an editor? So the stuff he writes isn't all his fault?
  14. Platoon
    They used to allow passing on the yellow, it was accepted that the oncoming and the passed car would move over on some of their wider two lanes. Sadly they don't tell u that at the border. At first it was quite disconcerting. I think they outlawed that now.
  15. Platoon
    John, in your second paragraph, during your attempt at amateur psychology, you point out that some people want the team to give up, so they in essence no longer invest themselves in a losing cause? Or is it possible that many of these same people see it differently. Either those who see this as another in a long line of decisions that almost invariably go towards a veteran presence over raw talent. Or, those of us who never thought Hunter should have been signed by this team, this year, and saw his signing as a sop to the casual fan base. The "Hey Torii's back" group! Frankly I am in both of the aforementioned camps!
  16. Platoon
    If the Texas Rangers were named for the Texas Rangers, should they not be the Texas Rangers Jr.? If I get stopped for speeding in Texas, (which btw is almost impossible to do) how will I know which Ranger I am talking to?
  17. Platoon
    "Thank God for Mike Pelfrey" I never thought I would see those 5 words consecutively in TD, or for that matter anywhere !
  18. Platoon
    This is exactly why I was, have been, and will be against Hunters signing last year, and this coming year. First it made an uncomfortable and all ready defensive RF move to LF this spring, and now he is not only blocking Buxton, he will end up costing either Rosario, Arcia, Hicks, or more likely Kepler a ML job next year. It's decisions like this that have turned the term "Twins Way" into such a derisive term.
  19. Platoon
    We are so loaded with talent, we have won exactly how many series since the AS break? We can't find playing time for the top prospect? The only part of that paragraph I agreed with is the part about Terry Ryan composing his resume. So if they are putting him in AAA for a couple weeks, what changes in a couple weeks? Sept call ups won't make anymore room for him. Torii Hunter should not be blocking a player of Buxtons pedigree. And Robinson should not be taking innings away either. Not on this team, in this situation. All I can say, is that if Buxton cannot move a declining 40 yr old out of the way, either he is not as good as advertised, or the people making the decisions aren't.
  20. Platoon
    I agree with Jimmer. We are now basing our developmental decisions for next year on a 40 yr old OF vs an important cog in any chance of future team success? And for the record, what exactly does a top of the order hitter look like? Frankly we currently do not have one. And if someone can think of anyone on this team that would fill any batting order of a contending teams 1, 3, 4, or likely 5 spot please list them. Doziers power in the 2 hole might play, but he's is the only one.
  21. Platoon
    I am fairly sure Molitor was always the manager in waiting, I think Gardy thought so. So the following is likely a figment of my vivd imagination, OR NOT. . But is it possible that one of the reasons that Dougy Baseball did not get the job was because he would not take this roster lying down? And TR did not want to deal with that kind of insolence? The nation has not had a good conspiracy theory in a couple weeks, I think this one could catch on!
  22. Platoon
    If we are ordering, I'll take a HR please!
  23. Platoon
    Just for giggles I looked up SO % for ABW2 and Sano. Sano sitting at 42% in MN, ABW at 41% this year, and career 31%. All numbers rounded up. I realize it's not apples to apples, but it did kind of surprise me.
  24. Platoon
    We always have funeral hot dish. And no, you don't want to know what's all in it.
  25. Platoon
    It was my impression that was Toriis job?
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