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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm sure it's bigger than that. For one, Norton sucks. Second, this would be housed on a server and under no circumstances should anyone be accessing it and 'surfing the net' to get this type of spyware on it. That would be a fireable offense in any IT organization. I'm guessing this was more likely an insider leak. If someone simply hacked them, they had problems long before the virus/spyware protection on their system (such as default settings not being changed, really simple passwords, etc)... Lots more going on here.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, same as last year unfortunately... hot start, and then cools considerably. Hopefully it clicks.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm guessing Parm slides over there and they call up whatever guy fits their greatest need. Knowing Gardy, it will be a relief pitcher.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    Just about every intl FA has a floor of never making it out of rookie ball. That's the problem with projecting those guys. I like the signing. I'm all for high ceiling guys, and I don't care if they pay 2M or 20K to get it.
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    He's getting older every day, but then again, so are we. He's in his 30s now, so an occasional down season isn't unusual. I'm just hoping he can have a bit of a bounce next year.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    The return is going to be based in part on what another team is offering. If Hammer isn't in the future plans, then Ryan will be shopping him and he's going to take the best option available. If he doesn't get decent value, he won't make the trade. It won't be as if he's turning down Giolotto b/c Pittsburg won't give up more. I'd think of it more this way, Hammer should have a lot more demand than Liriano did when he was traded for a couple of C/C+ guys in Escobar and Hernandez. The return should top that, but I wouldn't get too worked up thinking that 2 C+/B- guys could somehow yield 1 B+ or A- guy. It doesn't work that way.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    Not very many contenders are going to trade a starter for Willingham. That's opening up a second weakness to fill a void. If he's traded, it will be for a prospect, or prospects.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd say relief pitching is pretty deep. Decent pen at the majors with two high ceiling guys destroying AAA and a few nice pieces a bit lower too. I could see them trading off one or two relievers at the deadline to make room for Tonkin and Achter. I'd argue that this would be pretty smart. Longer term, I think this team is going to have a pitching surplus to work with. Guys like Johnson might get a modest return. I could see Darnell fetching something nice too given that there's no room for him. With Gilmartin and Berrios coming up as well, I could see them selling some pitching.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    Given his age and control, I'd imagine Plouffe wouldn't come cheap. I'd be fine using Romero as a stop gap until Sano is ready, but I think Plouffe has a future with the team and I'm not sure it makes sense to deal. Willingham on the other hand...
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    Speaking of Wil Wheaton, what does everyone thing of his new Sci-Fi show?
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    Yeah, I started watching DS9 on netfix and haven't made it out of the first season. It was pretty bad. I remember liking Voyager when it was running, but I just skipped to the end and watched the final episodes to see how they got home. That was kind of interesting.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    Enterprise is up on Netfix right now. I hadn't seen hardly any of it, and I watched all of it in a few months. The characters were pretty good. There wasn't a single character where you'd just want to skip an episode if it was centered on them. The overall plot was excellent as well and built a very nice back story. Agree completely that this one was underrated, as I thought it was the best series yet. Quite surprised it didn't run longer.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    Me thinks its broken.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    Let's end the attempts to redefine what someone else's intent was. People misunderstand each other... it happens. There's no shame in the statement 'I misunderstood you'. It's really not worth the words that have been poured into it thus far.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    I should have stated it differently. My apologies. You didn't like the pick (as is your right). I was addressing the comments about people giving up on him. I'd note though that Burdi was considered by many to be first round talent. The Tigers were thinking about grabbing him with their pick. I don't think we reached, and if he hits that ceiling, I'm quite fine with getting a shut down 8th/9th guy in the second round.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    Only one of those quotes indicates giving up, and that author made it clear he wasn't a fan of the pick in the first place. But as for Burdi starting in CR, there were a number of posters who thought he should have been in A+ or AA to start and weren't happy about this assignment.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    We really need a captioning contest to go with this.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd let Parmelee play in the OF. Seems to me that you could accomplish his when someone comes off the DL.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    No one is writing him off. There was a lot of consternation about the fact that he wasn't started in A+ or AA. Sounds to me like he has his work cut out for him in Cedar Rapids right now.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't think anyone is arguing for this. No one would have expected May to be in the rotation this spring. His AA numbers didn't exactly scream that he was ready. They showed hope that he was turning the corner. Of course, at the same time, people were screaming for them to go out and get pitching help... so they did. You were pretty happy about that as I recall, as was I. May would be in the rotation right now had the Twins not gone after free agent pitching.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    I don't see where they are required to acknowledge that they are rebuilding... or not rebuilding. They aren't accountable to you and me, just as you aren't required to buy tickets or watch their product. I think their actions pretty much speak for themselves, as does the record over the last 3 seasons. You cannot buy your way out of 90+ loss seasons through free agency. The odds are heavily against them, and they are far more likely to end up with a ton of bad contracts then they are a division championship. In that scenario, the only thing the Twins can do is to start acquiring young talent via the draft and trading off tradable pieces for more young talent. The draft everyone gets to do, though their draft position obviously plays a role into the types of talents they get in the first couple of rounds. The trades have been even more obvious picking up much needed pitching help (Meyer, May, Worley, Gilmartin, Hernandez, Sulbaran, and Johnson) and potentially useful pieces (Escobar, Nunez) by trading off Span, Revere, Doumit, Morneau, and Liriano. Some of those guys have failed (Worley and Hernandez in particular) as is going to happen with young talent, but thus far the rest look to be useful pieces. Meyer, May, and to a lesser extent Escobar, look like they could be well above average components. I don't see how this is choosing a 'muddling' middle ground. They looked at the system and put a plan in place to repair it... Whether it works or not remains to be seen, but the results so far are promising.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    Well, for supposedly being one of the best arms in the Twins organization right now, his debut in Cedar Rapids could have gone a bit better. He walked each batter he faced, all of whom came around to score.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    I was thinking more along the lines of DFA.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    Perk getting it done.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    Me thinks Arcia may need some AAA action.
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