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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    Don't know much about schmoozing players, but I did hear that there's a chiropractor in the area that gives free sessions to TD members if you're nice enough
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    Seriously? I've been getting them constantly. I know I live close to Chicago, but on a Twins site?
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    I guess I struggle with the idea that AAAers cannot hit a 95 MPH straight pitch, especially since many of them have ML experience. Hopefully Tonkin can do something to prove his value, he's been hanging around for a while and it would be nice to see him lock down and excel at a role in the pen.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    Well, that was 14 years ago, and things have changed since then I'm sure (including my tastes)... But yeah, I'll be around this weekend.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    Good advice. My flight lands in Tampa at 9:30, but between getting a car, my luggage, and stopping at TSA precheck, I doubt I'm at Hammond by 11:30. Good advice for Sunday though.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    Just a silly question, but does it make more sense to buy at the gate or buy online? I'll be at Friday (baring flight issues) and Sunday's games. Who's going to be around?
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    He's on my watch list this year. If he's for real, he should do quite well in A ball this season and move up to high A as you suggest. Problem is that we've had a few guys like this who do really well out of rookie ball and look rather pedestrian once they full season ball.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    Crap. I did something wrong.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    If Escobar has another really good season, that extension is going to get expensive. I'm not against something longer term as I really don't see much for SS options in the high minors. If their really sold on someone, then there's a nice trade chip in there somewhere. But Escobar was one of the best SS in baseball last year... think about that for a second.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    true, but you can now brute force it. That password is what, a 4 digit pin? That's 10k combinations. Sure it's going to take someone some time, but you aren't talking about something that would be too difficult to do. To me, that's certainly a price that can be paid for screwing up in the first place.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    Very well said. It's one thing to have the ability to report certain types of transactions to the government, but this is something else altogether. The government is in this issue due to incompetence (at least assuming Brock's other posts are correct). If that key were made, point 2 WOULD happen. No question about it. And then none of your devices are secure. Full disclosure, I work in Tech. This is not an area I'm unfamiliar with. I still think there are solutions to this problem that don't require building a back door.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    So the government investigators were incompetent... makes sense. They should have approached Apple prior to resetting it. That's a no-brainer... So to ask a question, is there no cloning technology for phones? Even encrypted you could keep an image of the phone OS and just keep trying it offline until you brute force it.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd pass on both. I want to see Buxton accomplish something at the ML level before handing him a 6 year deal.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm not sold on Polanco yet, and I don't think Dozier is going to fall off the face of the earth. Polanco has options, and I'd like to see if he's figured it out in AAA before I hand him an MLB job.. Just my two cents there. Now if you get an offer you cannot refuse for Brian, by all means trade him, but understand that this is very likely a setback in 2016 and possibly longer if Polanco flops.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    I tip my cap to them if they've moved out of that model, though I still question the idea that they don't have access to it, especially if this person was backing his stuff up to the iCloud. But I do agree wholeheartedly that they shouldn't be compelled to write a back a back door into their phone. That's bad for business, and to your point, trust is really hard to win back. To Pseudo's point though, if there's a subpoena, they should be providing whatever they do have... now if they don't have it, I'm in agreement that the FBI is SOL at that point... Apple should give them whatever they have and that's pretty much the point... but yeah, I don't like that precedent. At the end of the day, there will be a back door in every device and the government will have the key, and it won't take a subpoena to get it. The government has a history with those types of activities... and like you said, trust is really hard to win back. I don't trust them one bit to not abuse that right because they've shown time and time again that they will.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    I'll be honest in that I suspect there's much more to this picture than what meets the eye here. Something isn't being said by one or both sides. It doesn't make sense. Apple devices are notoriously insecure and as it stands, Apple is already collecting data from that device. That data is packaged and sold to the highest bidder to be used for marketing purposes and what not. I'm pretty sure Apple already has the data, and if they don't, I really struggle with the idea that the combined power of the NSA cannot hack a frickin iPhone. I don't buy it. Beyond that, there' something else to be said about writing a back door into the device. I don't buy the idea that one doesn't already exist, but if by chance it doesn't, compelling someone to write what would be the holy grail of hacking an iPhone is downright stupid... not to mention that given our government's known proclivity to break the laws the currently exist (see Snowden, Edward), I'm not in the mood to give them even more access to personal data... just my 2 cents.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    He's done this two seasons in a row now. At one point, we have to wonder if the changes were real. I remember AJ praising him quite a bit when he left the Sox saying he just needed consistent PT... Like it or not, when he's gotten it in MN, he's been one of the better SS in the league. Hopefully we found a gem and the second Liriano trade was close to the first. It's even sweeter knowing the Sox were the victims.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    Midseason form? Too soon?
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    Biggest problem with diabetes is his diet and I suppose taking his meds. He cannot consume the carbs that the rest of us do on a normal basis. That may cause issues with his stamina, particularly as that's main source your body uses for endurance. It's certainly doable, but definitely an issue to deal with. I went on a similar diet last summer and watched my ability to run distance evaporate rather quick, and I'm pretty far from a professional athlete in terms of what would be a healthy caloric intake.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    I really didn't have a strong opinion for 2016. Kind of wanted Allard, but he really fell and it wasn't hard to fault the Twins there unless they had plans on doing a few tough signs in the later rounds... But that said, let's be clear that Jay was going to be converted to a starter no matter where he was drafted (at least so said all the reports) and that he was high enough regarded that most put him as an option around the Twins pick. The real problem is that this class was a bit weaker up at the top. That really isn't the Twins fault. It's only really an issue if their 2015 fails while everyone else's does well.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    In no particular order, I'll be watching Park, Arcia, Buxton, Murphey, and the Milone/May race.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    Just my 2 cents, but to say the two aren't the same is accurate. To say that there aren't lessons learned from Nishi that could apply here is dangerous ground. I whole heartedly agree that the Twins have a healthy amount of risk here, and for the money committed, this is a worthwhile gamble, but there's risk.. the biggest being whether or not the KBO can regularly be a feed for MLB. There's one example (Kang) in recent history. That one went well, and Park was a better player in the KBO than Kang was, but that doesn't assure us that Park will succeed. I hope he does. It certainly will be an interesting log jam if Arcia comes out swinging too. Arcia, Sano, and Rosario can really only occupy two spots in the OF (assuming Buxton or Sweeney get CF). That's a lot of time off for someone or possibly AAA/DFA for someone. Trading Plouffe makes that a bit easier, though I don't really see it happening unless all of these guys are destroying the baseball in ST.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    I vote Pat Dean.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    With a K/9 over 9? I think you're underselling May a bit. I'd put money on May being a better starter than Meyer at this point. Radke was a good pitcher and in a different era, but you really undersell May on this one.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    Sickles mentioned it as well.
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