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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    I would think they could make up additional material if the season is successful. As it is JJ and DD have both been very successful for Netflix, so I'd imagine they can continue them for the time being. As long as people watch them, they'll make them. I'd pretty disappointed personally if they took several successful stories and simply combined them into the defenders and left it at that.
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    yeah, I have to say that I like his attitude. I particularly like how he's free to admit his struggles/failure early on, how he remedies it, and then says that it as only 'salvageable by his standards' He doesn't strike me as someone who will be content to be just average. Good luck to him. I think he's probably the best catching prospect in the system right now.
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    When the Aaron Hicks decision was made, people pointed out the danger in how Hicks could be another Carlos Gomez (who had finally in 2012 put together his first decent season with a .768 OPS). The response was quite similar to this. I don't think it's wise to simply ignore history in player development simply because a guy was rated a bit higher as a prospect (lest you forget, both Gomez and Hicks were top 100 prospects at some point). The Twins need to do what is best for Buxton in the long term, and I might add what is best for them in the long term. If that means that Buxton should be in MLB, I'm perfectly fine with it. If it means he needs more seasoning in AAA, I'm fine with that too. I personally lean towards the latter simply because he wasn't very good last year as it was clear he needed more time. If that means spending time in AAA working on hitting AAA curve balls, which are better than AA curve balls but not quite as good as MLB curve balls, fine. It will make him better at hitting a breaking pitch. But please, let us not underestimate just how steep that learning curve can be simply b/c you have a kid that was higher rated on all the experts ranking lists. There's no harm in having a 22 year old kid spend some additional time in the minors so that he's more ready when he hits the majors.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    When you seem to think you an only vote for one of two people and your choices are Obama and Romney, I think a lot of people would vote Obama (oh wait, they did). If I had that gun pointed to my head, I might have, but since I didn't, I voted for Gary Johnson.
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    I'd flip Garver and Turner. Garver isn't a bad defender either and his bat is much more likely to stick at the major league level. Turner is likely more a Drew Butera type guy with great defense, but that's it.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    I believe they are releasing another Marvel series next year with Rosie Dawson playing her role again for what it's worth.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't like it any more than you do, but right now, if it was Trump vs. Hillary, I'd put money on Trump winning. For what it's worth, I'd be voting independent.
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    for what it's worth, I don't think pulling that ad improved things. Looking forward to your redesign. I'll be happy to help beta-test it for you.
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    Given his history and contract, Mauer has a pretty long leash in MN. I do agree though that if he is playing like he has the last two years, I hope that he starts finding himself getting rested more (especially if other players are doing well enough to deserve more PT). That might be part of the solution anyways. It's quite possible that he simply needs some time off from time to time. I'd like to believe this is concussion related, but after two years, it does not look good.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    Yes, it is. And I'm holding out hope here that things change, but given how quickly Ryan has moved the last couple seasons following what little was done after that, I have a sneaking suspicion that other than perhaps another RP signing, Ryan is done. I really hope not. I think the team would be better served by trading Milone for either prospects or a reliever, signing a reliever if the trade was for prospects, and moving May to the rotation. Milone has been a decent pitcher, but he's a 4/5 guy. We need more upside in the rotation. I'm somewhat confident in Hughes and Santana, and I have hope that Gibson can be at least average, but beyond that, not as much.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm going to toss a moderator note in here (and I'm saying this as a contributor here as well, and I know other mods are involved too). This thread is getting a bit heated. Politics can do that. I get that. I know we tend to give a bit more leeway in the sports bar when it comes to things like this, but I'm not seeing how general name calling of various candidates, generalized comments that can appear to be racial stereotyping, etc. is going to encourage any sort of civil discussion (not to mention that it tends to discourage supporters of these people from even bothering to contribute). In the name of civility, let's try to tone down the rhetoric and simply stick to the issues at hand. Thanks.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    I hope you're right about your first paragraph Nick, (though I'm fairly certain Clinton won't run away with anything, but that's a separate discussion). I thought Trump would be interesting b/c of the trainwreck that would most likely ensue, but somehow he's managed to dodge it quite well. Poll after poll is saying he could beat Hillary, and I just don't see any Republican capable of mounting some sort surge that could unseat him. Carson is likely the closest, and now that he's been somewhat exposed as a liar that novelty is wearing off. The closest thing that Republicans have to a true breath of fresh air is Rand Paul (and I'm not even a huge fan here, I really liked his dad), but the party brass has gone out of their way to marginalize the Libertarian movement within the Republican party for a good 10 years now. I don't see that changing. As for your second paragraph, Trump running independent is likely the only way Clinton gets in, much like Ross Perot did to get an ensure her husband's victories in 1992 and 1996, but if he's carrying the party nomination, I really don't see her stopping him. Quite frankly, given Obama's poor job and Hillary's history, I don't see the Dems having much of a chance at all in 2016 baring something like a 3rd party run that splits the votes.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    RP has constantly used a CIA term known as 'blowback' as evidence as to why our interventionist policy in the middle east isn't working. Quite frankly, ISIS is exactly what he was referring to with that statement. We destabilized the region and the unintended consequences was precisely that. RP would most definitely do something about it, but it would be a Libertarian solution, certainly not more of the same.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, I think if they had traded Milone for some relief help (or flipped him for prospects and signed a reliever) and put May in the rotation, we'd be in a lot better shape. I think most of the moves made have a long term perspective, but are probably a net 0 to slightly positive for a team that overachieved a bit last year. I think 80-85 as it's constructed now is most likely, especially with an improved central.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, like it or not, there's a reason Trump is running under the Republican party. He has the 'outsider' label, and he's generally a neo-con, just under a different name. That's how the parties succeed with a disenfranchised voter base. Just keep re-branding the same as something else and hope they never get it. Problem is that it works. I thought Trump would be interesting b/c of the trainwreck that I suspected would eventually happen. Now I'm afraid we are going to see 4 years of trainwreck. I don't see Hillary beating him, and something happens where a guy like Rand Paul gets some serious love, I don't see anyone beating trump. Cruz, Rubio, and Carson are more of the same. No one wants another Bush. It is time for some fundamental change with politics in America, but that's only happening when the Reps and Dems get shoved aside.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    Don't have a date yet, but plan on seeing it. I wanted to take my birthday (today) off and do a marathon with the final showing being Episode 7, but work, and my wife's 40th birthday trip last weekend kind of got in the way there. Plan on catching it at some point as I have plenty of time off in the next few weeks.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    100% with you here too. I'd note that in 2014 his BB numbers dropped significantly in AAA. If yoga helped, great, but I think he was already figuring things out. I really wish someone would give TR an offer he couldn't refuse for Milone.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    I choose to not like it. It's the wrong call. May could have a Wagner Ceiling as a reliever. While that's awesome, I think he could be a very good starter too, and 200 innings of good to excellent pitching is better than 70 innings of elite pitching.... so I don't like it. The team would be better served trading Milone and his 3 remaining arb years, signing an elite reliever on a 3 or 4 year deal, and letting May start. Cost wise, it's not that much more expensive. It isn't even that much more risky.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    I like this signing. Can he play a passable CF?
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    Wasn't the Catholic church just told they had to support contraception in their health plans? I agree that by and large for the most part no one would be forced to perform gay marriages, but like it or not, that is a REAL fear that many people in the church voiced. If it is as you say and there's nothing to worry about, then put it down in law. That will quell the fears of a lot of people. Yeah, you'll still have that vocal minority screaming from the rooftops, but they loose a lot of power when everyone else just doesn't care anymore.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    Don't confuse the vocal 5% on both sides with everyone else. Most people don't care. They just don't want to be forced to go one way or the other.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    Let's clarify the definitions. Carpet bombing ISIS means carpet bombing Syria. There's little difference. Plenty of Syrians get killed via carpet bombing ISIS' b/c carpet bombing ISIS could give a rats you know what about WHO actually pays the price for said action. The Ven diagrams of the two don't overlap much, but the results obliterate both sides and give power to ISIS. And Neocons... well, let's just say that they don't believe in free market capitalism. Free market capitalism would have put the people who caused 2008 in jail, yet no one to this day has been prosecuted. And don't blame Obama here, b/c we know that those people bribed plenty of people in the Bush admit too. Free market Capitalism is a joke b/c neither party actually abides by it.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    I completely agree. I think the churches' fear this (the mandating part)... and sadly rightfully so. It is not set in law, and there are plenty that would take advantage of it. There's an easy solution here. Allow gay marriage while allowing churches to not perform those marriages. 95% of this debate would go away.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    Ron Paul would say get out of the Middle East. Ted Cruz wants to carpet bomb them. How can you be a supporter of RP and TC? I don't see it. Those are pretty much diametrically opposed.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    We tend to try and send PMs, but that isn't always the case. Usually if no warning/PM is attached it's b/c you and/or others quote a post that we removed and so we decided to simply hide yours to eliminate the offending post and end that chain of discussion. It's often an issue of lots of posts being removed and as such the PMs don't always go out. Also, when posts are reported, we often hide them initially if we want to discuss it. Usually it's b/c we hid a few and did not have time to handle the PM. Hope that helps. We all have jobs and other things goin on that often limit our own interaction with the site.
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