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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    Grand Rapids isn't that far from Chicago... The real problem is planning all of your westward trips around Chicago traffic... Oh, and I feel sorry for Brian already... having to spend most of his times surrounded by Tigers fans... ick... or is that ish?
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    My hope is that this is temporary. That said, Seth, have the Twins said whether or not this a temp move or a perm move?
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    Apparently, Mauer got tired of reading on Twins Daily how he didn't get enough RBIs.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm sorry, but I don't think this is about gut feel or saving a pitcher. It's about going with the hot hand. That's especially true with relievers, and Graham had the hot hand. No reason to leave him out when he was filthy and getting the job done. Let him have those innings. That's one thing that really bothered me about Gardy. He'd bring in some guy and that guy would chew threw an inning throwing 10 pitches and being unhittable and he was out the next inning. Then when the extra inning game happened, there were suddenly no pitchers... See 2004 ALCS. Go with the hot hand. Let that guy go more than an inning. I'm quite fine with that.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    Is Oliveros on the 40 man, b/c I really have to wonder why it is he's not up with the big club...
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    If that's style, then I'm glad I have none.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    Slowey had eye popping AAA numbers and seemed to be turning a corner in MLB until he took a liner off of his wrist. He was never the same after that, including when he went back to AAA FWIW.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    I suppose it could be worse. Imagine having to listen to Hawk Harleson for 162 games. I'm pretty sure my IQ would go into the negative.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    Just admit it, you really don't care.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    I think the problem is that the Twins have a few too many DH types in Arcia, Sano, Vargas, etc. and guys like Mauer already holding down a corner position. Sano really does need to stick at 3rd, just as Arcia needs to get a lot better at defense in RF/LF.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    Hi Mat, Nice article. keep posting. Definitely interested in life in the minors if you ever have a chance to do a piece on it.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    Truth of the matter is this: A contender is going to trade a key piece for Plouffe. Plouffe will bring home a prospect, and it may be an AA/AAA type guy, but he's going to bring home something we have to finish developing. I'm fine with that. I think you evaluate a trade towards the end of this season. If Sano's May becomes his June-August, then I think Sano gets his cup of coffee this September and likely will be handed the job in 2016. That makes sense. Yes, the Twins absorb some risk there, but I would assume they are picking up something nice (or possibly shedding something difficult such as Nolasco) in the process.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    Welcome Twinsfans from sunny Vicksburg, MS. Nice write up BK. Looking forward to going home tomorrow. Looking forward to the second win the series tonight.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    Stop trying to understand stupidity. That road will take you nowhere nice.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    what's going to really suck about it is the U of M fans (not Minnesota) and Michigan State fans.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    Don't worry, you'll meet enough ignorant fans up that way to keep you cheering for a lousy Wolves team. They will turn you off to the Pistons without much work.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, I said Liriano would pitch a good game today, so I should be off the hook for any of my predictions.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    Only thing I'm willing to bet on about the NBA lottery is that it's fixed.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    and got a K for the next out. Nolasco is an NL pitcher.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    Sorry, Nolasco struck out the first batter in the 2nd.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    wow.... nice to join a game thread with a 7-0 lead in the 2nd... This will probably be Nolasco's one gem of the season now.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    The moral of the story is that Hu really isn't a surprise here. The biggest knock I had on him was his age based on that of his competition in Cedar Rapids, but from the sounds of it, that wasn't a big deal. I really think given how he's dismantled the FSL that he should be moved to AA. I think it would be good for him, especially given (granted SSS) that he more than held his own in Rochester today.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    I'll say this, we were spoiled from Mauer. I think people forget just how big the drop off is for catching. I was really hoping Garver would be the guy to become the next big catcher, but he's been pretty bad in FTM this year. Not a fan of Stuart Turner, and Pinto, while he can hit, seems to be a liability behind the plate. I guess I'm a Swim fan now... I think this is one area that could really help the Twins if they could hit the lotto.... a good hitting good defensive catcher. Not many that have the ability make it.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    why is it I have a feeling Liriano is going to have a nice night...
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    I think it can. I think patience more than anything else means laying off pitches that you cannot hit (typically out of the zone). You start taking too many strikes though, and put yourself in 2 strike situations where you have to swing at a borderline pitch.. yeah, that's not good.
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