diehardtwinsfan

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Turly is org filler. 27 and in AA. Not against pushing him up if something clicks, but I think it's going to be more than a couple starts for that to happen.

Just curious where you think he might go. That's another guy I'd love to see the Twins take, especially if he's not a first rounder.

If they are saving money to use and get another guy who would normally go higher, I'm fine with it... If they save money to save the Polhads some cash, not so much. There's nothing wrong with using slot savings to toss at a higher ceiling guy that they can force into a later round. It's a great way to strengthen the system. As for me, I think I'm pretty firmly in the McKay camp after reading Jeremy's writeup. If the difference between the two isn't all that much, I think the much higher floor is without question valuable, and if it comes with a cap savings, even better.

And…. Welcome back to the nightly game threads this is your host diehard... er... Vanimal reporting live from Corpus Christi Texas where I have hija… er… borrowed the whine line studios for your listening pleasure. We have a top shelf baseball game on the hopper tonight where the good guys will be backed by Hector the Hero facing the goliath that is Cole Hammels. sounds of papers being shuffled and drunken mumbling No, not Kohl Stewart… He plays for the Twins. I don’t think Texas would take a Cole for Kohl swap because their first names sound the same. Good idea though Mr. Intern. sounds of more shuffling and then quiet whispering No, that’s a Beta max player. I’m guessing Vanimal shoved that 8 track in it when he realized that it didn’t play VHS. I doubt he’s ever seen one of those. That’s not what I want. Oh BEEEEEEP.. Mic was still on… Sorry about that folks, the intern is drunker than usual today. Back to the game thread. We got some things to think about, let’s see what they are: 1. Kyle Gibson, Byron Buxton, Adalberto Mejia, and Phil Hughes. Who wrote this crap? These aren’t things to think about. These are things to pray about. But uh… wow, Van has some interesting HAWT TAEKS here. Joe Mauer is secretly sabotaging Buxton because he wants to remain the face of the Twins. Kyle Gibson is taking pitching advice from TC Bear. Wait… I thought Terry Ryan no longer worked for the Twins. Wow. 2. Texas – This game thread is live from Texas. So much to love about Texas. From Johnny Walker to Johnny Football, they seem to love their Johnnies, and who can forget Texas Tea and Texas Toast. sounds of muffled voices Hey BEEEEEEEEP I know Corpus Christi isn’t Arlington. It’s a spoof, one that’s supposed to be funny. You’re drunk… muffled voice no, she isn’t cute. It’s a city. more sounds and whispering not it.. closer though…. Hmm… negativity police… interesting guy. So Van has been keeping him locked up I see… but not what I’m looking for. Keep searching. 3. Texas Barbeque – For all you animal lovers in the audience, there isn’t much better than eating smoked meats in the South; and Texas is known for its barbeque. Whether you decide to check out or one of the 50 best joints in the world, which coincidentally are all in Texas, or you decide to head to Hard Eight after the game, you will not leave disappointed... and if you leave hungry, you’re clearly not an American. Oh, but watch it at Hard Eight. Rumor has it that they let Presidents of the United States cut in line. 4. History – well today in history we saw the nuclear explosion in Chernobyl, the Nazis tested the Luftwaffe, Regan went to China, John Wilkes Booth died, and Arnold Schwarzenegger married Maria Shriver… well if that doesn’t foreshadow the upcoming second Korean War, I don’t know what will. 5. The Alamo – muffled voice No… not the rental car company. It’s where some guy with a racoon hat made a stand against a bunch of illegal immigrants… or least that’s how I hear the story today. And that concludes our things to think about about. Muffled whispering 2015 moderatorga.. yeah, that’s it. Good job intern. more noises Someone’s coming. Keep the bottle, gotta run. sounds of footsteps and doors slamming

that's how I check to see if we won... game thread under 15 pages is almost certainly a loss... unless the game was on a Sat or Sun afternoon.

FIFY

So can we have Santana explain to the rest of our pitchers that the key to winning games is not giving up runs? It really is that easy. in theory

I'd suggest looking for women over the age of 25.

honestly, it doesn't matter what you do with women, you usually strike out... unless by chance you're a worthless scum bag that won't support her... then all you have to do is breath.

Hmm... I struck a lot (but at least I got walks)... so does that make me better than Buxton?

So you're saying there's a chance...

yeah, not any hits yesterday, but 2 walks was encouraging... another today with a hit... crossing fingers that he's turning a corner...

and he raised his average 20 points...

ok, now I'm pissed. they have the game at the bar down stairs (which closes shortly) but everyone wants to watch the Rockets... But in my room, we apparently don't get that channel.

Unfortunately, I think war is inevitable here. There's a reason why people didn't like a guy like Trump with the keys to the nuclear trigger, and the same is true with a guy like Trump and a conventional US military. He won't stand for them. Quite frankly, I don't think Kim what's his name is much different in that regard. China is the part I don't get here. They can stop this, and quickly. They aren't. They could invade tomorrow and no one would care. I know they want that buffer of North Korea between them and South Korea, so just go in and replace him with a calmer puppet.

he's got options... if this is true, I would use them yesterday. He'll start listening when he's on long bus rides and not collecting a major league paycheck.

start picking guys outside the Twins.

Let's try to get off of the track of putting together a definition of a subjective term... /mod note

There's always demand for pitching at the deadline, and if Santana continues to pitch well, he's going to be one of the top names if not the most coveted option, so I don't think too many sellers is the issue at hand at least for Ervin. I do agree though that you don't move him for someone projected to be a 3. I think Brock's request is fairly reasonable unless something happens that destroys his value.

This. We tend to forget just how depth teams needs for SP. I was ready to cut Santiago loose this offseason and couldn't have been more wrong. Between May's injury and the Mejia/Gibson implosion, this team needs starters. I don't think Hughes is that far behind either. How soon can we get Duffey and Berrios in the rotation, b/c I have to think that will happen.

I believe the correct words are "stick a fork in him".

Nice Mauer!

I'll take an RBI single.

Dozier!