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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    Cruz is not a libertarian. The fact that he had even suggested carpet bombing Syria should be all the proof you need. Gary Johnson is a Libertarian. Ron Paul is a Libertarian. Ted Cruz is another neocon pretending to be a Libertarian to hopefully steal a few votes.
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    I think that right there summarizes my beef with the Reps. Rand, much like his dad, is marginalized by a party that wants him there for his bloc/fund raising abilities but wants absolutely nothing to do with his message. Rand hasn't helped himself there. Endorsing Romney 3+ years ago cost him a lot of good will with the base that his dad built. But let's be clear. The Republican party claims to embrace Libertarian ideals, but when it comes to action, they show over and over again that they want nothing to do with it. I'm not nearly the Rand supporter than what I was his dad (though if I was forced to vote Rep, Rand would be my choice), but I know following his dad's campaign closely that the Republican party was clearly out to ensure that he never got the nomination, which is a tactic Republicans have been doing for years. It's also why there are so many upset and repressed factions (so to speak) within the Republican party, and it's why Trump is probably going to steal the show.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    Mike, we don't caucus in Indiana. That said, I have been involved in the parties at the local level, running for delegate a few years back and have shown up in the primaries to vote for Ron Paul. You're right that people need to show up, but it does no one any good if they show up and vote the lesser of two evils. They need to show up and show out the Reps and Dems.
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    These are all good minor league depth signings, albeit with some major league upside.
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    With maybe the exception of Buxton, this is what I want to roll with, regardless of spring numbers.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    At 38 years young, all I've seen is the lesser of two evils... and to be honest, at this point, that makes me fear for America more. As long as we keep voting for the lesser of 2 evils, we get evil people. That's why our election will likely be Trump vs. Clinton... yet voters will pick one or the other instead of telling both parties to shove it.
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    This. and given how the progression has been, I think it's pretty safe to say that some of these guys will at least make the show. It's looking promising. Given that RP seems to be the new money ball, perhaps the Twins were on top of this a bit earlier than we thought? Side note, I don't think this is a trust issue. Most of these guys are still in the lower minors. There's some AA success here. That's a far cry from 'we dont' trust you'.
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    I suspect they are talking. If trade is the way to go, I think I'd rather have Storen personally. He should be cheaper due to having 1 year left and being a bit discontented with his current situation. Not sure I like the idea of giving up a guy like Stewart or Gordon an RP.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    Seems I always hear complaints around here about how the Twins never do anything and wait until everyone else moves. We make 3 moves in the first week of the offseason and now it's a different set of second guessing. I really don't know what it will take to appease some. I'm not 100% sold on the Hicks/Murphy trade but it was probably the best bang for the buck and solves a problem for a fairly long time.
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    Is this Ish or Ick? I forget.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd hardly call voting 3rd party throwing your vote away. It isn't like that one vote is going to change the election, and if enough people did it, it might finally force the Reps and Dems to fix things, or it will marginalize them and someone else will take over. I'd call that largely win win.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm not either to be clear, other than the fact that Nunez isn't a good defender. I suspect though that this is why Beresford came back. He thinks he has a shot on the 40 man, especially given how Polanco and Santana were this year.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    Nolasco to AAA isn't an option. He can refuse the assignment.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    Side note, that OF defense looks bad. I'd definitely go sign a stop gap CF if I could.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    Like it or not, Gibson will be starting next year. I'm fine dumping Milone and Nolasco. Milone I think could fetch something of use... Nolasco, not so much.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    Chi, as a friend, and someone who typically falls on opposite spectrums as you, I think I can say that it would be appreciated if that worked two ways. Part of the problem I see in politics as a whole right now is that both Democrats and Republicans have tried (and succeeded) of fracturing this country into two distinct sides that quite frankly simply stereo type and talk over each other. Levi is right about his observations of Liberals. But to be honest it's just as true of Conservatives. I'm not sure at this point that rational people should be identifying with either. What those terms meant are long gone and what they are today is something that no one should be proud of.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    You know, what bothers me about this is that it was his actions that destabilized that region to what it is today. ISIS wouldn't exist had we not gone into Iraq guns a-blazin. So I'm not sure intellectual dignity is quite the words I'd use to describe it. This man played with a lot of lives (just as politicians have been doing now for many many years), not just the ones that are at stake today, but the hundreds of thousands if Iraqi's that died because of WMD, Iraq's involvement in 911, Iraqi freedom, and Sadam was a bad man.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    Trump or Hillary? I'd say both pretty much fit that bill.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    This is why I left the GOP. It's why a lot of voters have left them. They say they are about balanced budgets, but in reality they aren't. Just look at the voting record of the supposed GOP savior Paul Ryan, especially during GWB.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    You know, I' d like to believe you here. I really would. But sadly, I'm really starting to think he's going to win it. Drjim nailed it. Voters are pissed. Trump Voldemort exists because voters are tired of being screwed by both parties. They want an outsider. Like it or not, he gives them that. And as long as they continue to be complicit in steering rational people away from politics, that is what we are going to get.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm guessing you might need a special catchers mitt for that purpose, not to mention reflexes of the flash.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    I think I'd rather sign Bastardo and keep the specs personally. I like the Blevins idea too.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    Ryan made 3 moves a couple weeks back, so I don't get the consternation over inactivity. That said, I don't quite get the "find a 1 year bridge" idea either. A guy like Sipp or O'day for example will likely be effective for more than one year, and if we hit it big with Chargois, Meyer, Burdi, and Reed, you can still move one of those guys further back in the pen, which makes for one heck of a pen. But the reality is that some of those kids will probably struggle, so having someone around for a bit more than a year makes sense. I'm not against picking up a Storen, but with Jepsen gone next year, I'd much rather have someone effective who will stick around for a couple more seasons.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    I remember being a bit surprised when Sickles to Frasier over Stewart in his shadow league. Not sure I agreed with the selection given that he needed high end pitching too, but I do think this statement does recognize something that we don't see often. Drafting HS pitchers is very risky. Most don't make it. The ones that do tend to be better than their college counterparts. At 4 overall, the Twins assumed a lot of risk. That isn't a bad thing, there's upside there, but sometimes that's what you get when you want it. It's probably why they chose Jay this year over Allard. Similar upsides with a lot less risk.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    I think the question is whether or not the Nats would do it (and I have no idea what their pitching situation is). They have plenty of front end pitching and having lost Zimmerman, that might not be a bad person for the back of the rotation, plus I think his stuff plays better in the NL. On one hand, you have 2 more years of control with Milone vs. 1 with Storen. Upside is obviously lower, but Milone is hardly a slouch either.
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