John Bonnes

Just to be clear Scott, I wasn't deleting it because it WAS spam. I deleted it because I was racing around the site deleting other spambot entries and at first glance I thought that's what it was. I realized it was a mistake, but I couldn't get it back.

The shame of it is that he had only thrown 112 pitches through 8 innings, so he probalby could have gone one more. But the Twins only led 1-0, so Nathan came in for the save. FWIW, Nathan got to more Ks.

People don't talk much about this any more, but it was brilliant. I have to think the Pohlads funded a good chunk of that as a threat to the Griffiths. I also have to add that I still think people underestimate just how bad the Metrodome was for baseball and just how apparent it was immediately that the Metrodome was terrible for baseball. The Twins actually had a contending team in 1984, though it surprised the fan base that they did.

Parmelee hit a triple? Was anyone hurt?

I'll say this....Morneau and Mauer both make some sense for the Red Sox. - I'd love to see what Mauer could do in that ballpark. It could completely change the perception about him. - And now that the Sox have managed to trade both Gonzalez and Youk, they're going to have some needs at first base (and a damn thin free agent market to tap). At the very least I can see the Sox calling the Twins about Morneau.

Here is a recap by Phil Mackey. I don't know if you can download it.... http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Notebook_Pohlad_would_welcome_Ryan_as_permanent_GM_Gardenhire_safe082612 Topics include Terry Ryan's job security, Ron Gardenhire's job security, payroll and the 2014 All-Star Game. I suppose it's news that it is solely Ryan's call on Gardenhire. I never got the sense that Smith had that kind of authority.

Per a tweet by Dave Aeikins of St. Cloud Times..

http://m.startribune.com/?id=167498615 Seems like a good Monday morning talker....

I wrote this 10 years ago. Today the Chatty Chatty Princess started her year as a sophmore and The Boy enters the seventh grade. Good luck guys. Love, Dad. --------------------------------------------- He didn't feel the gush that everyone said he would feel the first time he held her in his arms. He frowned. "I've never been especially good about feeling emotions." There was excitement to be sure. And a feeling of amazement. But mostly the infant seemed like an infinite puzzle to be pieced together. They had a job to do. She needed to eat. Sleep. Learn she was a part of a family. She would cry from the moment he came home from work, and he would walk around the house with her, showing her the curtains, the flowers, the Kirby Pucket face-on-a-stick; anything to distract her from her exhaustion or hunger for five minutes and then five minutes more. "She was happy before you came home, honest." ------------- Shortly after the colic passed, they watched her roll onto her back. Six eyes grew wide and looked at each other. She immediately began working on rolling the other way. And then crawling. And walking. And talking. Definitely talking. And with each victory, came more self-assuredness. Now they had a new job to do. Limits needed to be set and erased. Challenges needed to made and met. Illusions needed to be poked. Usually, the toughest part of the job was knowing when to hold a hand and when to turn away. When to watch out for her without watching her. It was one of these times that he realized he felt the gush. He hadn't loved her at the hospital. He had fallen in love with her at home. And that was infinitely better. ---------- Yesterday, his wife held her hand until she delivered her to her first kindergarten class - and then she turned away, and walked home. He hadn't gone. He had gone to work, like he did everyday. It was no big deal. It certainly wasn't for his daughter. Just new friends to play with. A new adult to charm. New toys, and art projects and songs to sing. Not so very different than another activity hour at the community rec center. But as he drove to work, he realized he knew better. It was not so long ago. He remembers his kindergarten and Mrs. Manfred. First grade and Miss Oeschlager. His hurry to clear the next hurdle, face the next challenge, race to adulthood. He sees it in her. She can't grow up fast enough. The blessed quandary about when to hold a hand or turn away will be less frequent now. And he wasn't there this morning because it WAS a big deal. So on I-94, he found himself struggling to wipe underneath his glasses, as too few memories triggered too many emotions for his eyes to hold. There was sadness. And pride. And the gush. But mostly there was life's intense taste when one is lucky enough to get a full dose. And he sighed. "I've never been especially good about feeling emotions."

I wrote this 10 years ago. Today the Chatty Chatty Princess started her year as a sophmore and The Boy enters the seventh grade. Good luck guys. Love, Dad. --------------------------------------------- He didn't feel the gush that everyone said he would feel the first time he held her in his arms. He frowned. "I've never been especially good about feeling emotions." There was excitement to be sure. And a feeling of amazement. But mostly the infant seemed like an infinite puzzle to be pieced together. They had a job to do. She needed to eat. Sleep. Learn she was a part of a family. She would cry from the moment he came home from work, and he would walk around the house with her, showing her the curtains, the flowers, the Kirby Pucket face-on-a-stick; anything to distract her from her exhaustion or hunger for five minutes and then five minutes more. "She was happy before you came home, honest." ------------- Shortly after the colic passed, they watched her roll onto her back. Six eyes grew wide and looked at each other. She immediately began working on rolling the other way. And then crawling. And walking. And talking. Definitely talking. And with each victory, came more self-assuredness. Now they had a new job to do. Limits needed to be set and erased. Challenges needed to made and met. Illusions needed to be poked. Usually, the toughest part of the job was knowing when to hold a hand and when to turn away. When to watch out for her without watching her. It was one of these times that he realized he felt the gush. He hadn't loved her at the hospital. He had fallen in love with her at home. And that was infinitely better. ---------- Yesterday, his wife held her hand until she delivered her to her first kindergarten class - and then she turned away, and walked home. He hadn't gone. He had gone to work, like he did everyday. It was no big deal. It certainly wasn't for his daughter. Just new friends to play with. A new adult to charm. New toys, and art projects and songs to sing. Not so very different than another activity hour at the community rec center. But as he drove to work, he realized he knew better. It was not so long ago. He remembers his kindergarten and Mrs. Manfred. First grade and Miss Oeschlager. His hurry to clear the next hurdle, face the next challenge, race to adulthood. He sees it in her. She can't grow up fast enough. The blessed quandary about when to hold a hand or turn away will be less frequent now. And he wasn't there this morning because it WAS a big deal. So on I-94, he found himself struggling to wipe underneath his glasses, as too few memories triggered too many emotions for his eyes to hold. There was sadness. And pride. And the gush. But mostly there was life's intense taste when one is lucky enough to get a full dose. And he sighed. "I've never been especially good about feeling emotions."

You can view the page at http://twinsdaily.com/content.php?967-Gleeman-and-the-Geek-Ep-56-Morneau-in-Dodger-Blue-Live-From-The-State-Fair

Aaron and John's last KFAN broadcast is live from the Minnesota State Fair. First they talk about the Twins slide, September callups and a report out of LA that the Dodgers pursued Justin Morneau this week. Then they are joined by Lindsay Guentzel who talks about the highlights and lowlights of living in the MLB Fan Cave, what it's like trying to build a career in media and why Aaron shouldn't lead with his hair on those first dates. Here are: the podcasts the rss feed if you want to subscribe and the podcast on iTunes.

Aaron and John's last KFAN broadcast is live from the Minnesota State Fair. First they talk about the Twins slide, September callups and a report out of LA that the Dodgers pursued Justin Morneau this week. Then they are joined by Lindsay Guentzel who talks about the highlights and lowlights of living in the MLB Fan Cave, what it's like trying to build a career in media and why Aaron shouldn't lead with his hair on those first dates. Here are: the podcasts the rss feed if you want to subscribe and the podcast on iTunes.

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That would be interesting... Because it would be the one choice that I think might make me consider not being a Twins fan anymore. Yeah, god knows you wouldn't want the 3rd winningest manager of all time, a guy whose teams have finished 350+ games over .500 and has won three World Series as you favorite team's manager. But just to throw out another name, how about Ken Macha? Four very good years coaching the A's and a couple of decent years overseeing the Brewers.

Tony LaRussa

If someone wants to research this, I'd love to see it.... What are Gardy's teams' records in August and September when they're chasing a playoff spot versus when they are totally out of it. From my memory, they have almost been historically good with the former and historically bad with the latter. Personally, I have mixed feelings about that..... If I was going to a time to be really good, that's what I would choose. And it was a result of extra motivation or drive or whatever, then I want that in a manager when the team is good and I could care less about it when a team is bad. But I'll admit - it's hard to watch this team right now. Meh. You know what? After thinking about it, I'm keeping him. The problem with last year was a nearly historic level of injuries. The problem this year is a rotation that has several #7 starters. As I watched Duensing get punched out today, I didn't blame Gardy. I blamed Duensing just like Im blaming a lot of these starters. It's not like they need any other motivation - they have a golden opportunity to establish a major league career. They just aren't that good. And Gardy can't make them that good. It's unreasonable to expect him too.

I wish I had some idea what that means. It almost certainly means one of three things.... 1) The Dodgers claimed him but someone else did with a better record. 2) The Dodgers claimed him and had rights but couldn't work out a trade. 3) No team claimed him and they couldn't work out a trade. If its #1, fine; there is at least one other team interested in Morneau at $14M next year. If it's #2, it means the Twins didn't take advantage of a chance to unload $14M of salary next year. I don't know if that's wise, but it's probably good news that they didn't feel like they HAD to do so. If it's #3, then the fan base (and maybe the front office) needs a reality check. If no team is willing to claim him in the middle of a pennant race without any compensation, then what are the chances of actually getting a pitching prospect? I don't know which it was. I hope we learn more about this.

Disagree. Having Butera around to take some starts lessens the risk of Mauer or Doumit suffering a late-season injury behind the plate. I don't really see why the Twins need five outfielders at this point. I wasn't clear. I would rather have a bench bat than a 3rd catcher NEXT YEAR, which means I want to see if Carson can be that bench bat. That's why I'd like to keep him up. As for this year, I think Mauer and Doumit catching 50% of the games is plenty of rest. Cutting it down to 40% each with 20% going to Butera doesn't seem to be much of a difference to me.

Beg to differ. I'd rather see Carson get some play at the OF with Doumit at C and Willy DH and see Mr Butera's scholarship terminated. Let's see if Carson can be part of the solution for 2013. We all know what Butera cannot do and having a 3rd catcher in this team is a luxury. I agree. I'd rather have a bench bat than a 3rd catcher.

I'm not opposed to the idea, but don't see a great candidate on the roster. I don't want Butera playing shortstop, not even for an inning. And I don't want to see Florimon catch.

One of the best nicknames I've seen in awhile. Hilarious. Credit Howard Sinker with that one.

Yep, Boras is included too. Obviosly, we'll need to be even-handed. If the point was that Boras screwed up big time with Mark Appel, that's legitimate. If the post is "Boras is a greedy SOB" that might be deleted and maybe earn a warning.

Just so we're clear, this policy does NOT mean that we can't be critical of Ryan or of moves he makes or doesn't make. It just can't be a personal attack.