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  1. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, pretty much this.... as long as crap like this goes on, race relations will never get better. Thrylos's post is foolish at best and downright inflamatory at worst, as I highly doubt that Bremmer was being "racist" in his use of words, yet he's indirectly being accused of being precisely that. It is one's intent that determines whether or not they are racist, not a choice of words that might or might not offend someone. There are a number of people on this site who will get in a tizzy when someone mischaracterizes their statements/opinions on any matter. Add something like racisim, which adds much additional emotion and often times unnecessary accusations, and you have a powder keg. What's worse is that often times (though from what I can tell not in this case) these accusations are levied in place of rational thought and discussion when one side finds themselves on the losing side of an argument. Fortunately, that hasn't happened here, but in politicis, it's often a nice fall back for those who do not articulate themselves well.
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    you have to find room at one point... He has options, so in theory you can leave him there for another year. My guess is that Terry Ryan is going to spend a good chunk of the offseason shopping one of Span, Revere, or Morneau. The first spot that opens will be Parmelees... If the trade is in the OF and Parmelee succeeds, Ryan will likely flip Morneau at the deadline, move Parmelee to 1st and call up whichever of Hicks/Arcia/Benson that is most deserving.
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    yeah, plouffe has earned his spot for the forseable future. The team needs lots of pitching and some middle infield help potentially.
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    how in the world has this made it to almost 3 pages?
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    he was 2 for 4 as well... average has crept up to .259 from the .240s... Also, Kenny Vargas already has 9 HRs.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    can you still call them kids?
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    John, you are correct. An option is only used when a guy is sent down. As for the super 2... If Hicks were to get called up in Sept, and make the team out of ST next year and never go back down, he will not be a super 2. Even the super 2s, by the way, still have 2+ full years in teh league. He becomes a super 2 if he gets called up in say May and never goes back down, which would make him arb elibible in 2016.
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    Denduno should make anyone a bit queasy. The guy has potential though, even if he is 28. He's got to locate that fastball. Personally, I'd keep him on the 40 man and option him to Rochester to start 2013, though I have no idea if he has options available and what not. If he gains a bit more control of that FB, he'd be the next RA Dickey.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    The grounds crew has to put something down to slow the surface... Something like those flower pots they put in front of large venues to prevent things from driving into the buildings. they are called bollards... http://www.bigbollards.com
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    Up until now, I didn't realize that you and VodkaDave were the same person. I thought there was a policy against that here.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    not really, the seasons end at teh same time. If they get called up, they will be there for September... it's quite likely that both will start next season in Rochester. But is Rochester the Twins AAA team next year? I'm not sure it matters... them getting called up is hardly a FU to Rochester... that's my point. Baring a trade, these guys will be playing in AAA next season no matter where it is.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    Garnett's time here is widely looked back on with disappointment. Best player in franchise history, and only once in 12 years here was he surrounded with enough talent to get past the first round of the playoffs. People blamed it on his huge salary and its impact on the rest of the roster, as they do now with Mauer, but at the end of the day it was McHale's failure to make good moves and identify good complementary pieces that held Garnett back. Mauer is headed down a similar path, but his story isn't done being written yet. This is an interesting comparison because one year Mauer was surrounded by both the Cy Young and the MVP winner (which is a rare occurrence) and with enough talent to have the second best record in the league (and one win away from the best) and still were a series and out. I think that the Twins have had way more talent than the Timberwolves did, but they never won in the post-season. I'd probably argue that the 2006 Twins had better talent that the Vikings team that got cheated by the Saints and the refs and did not make the super bowl recently... They just seem to not execute in the post-season (and the last couple seasons during the season as well...) Had there not been a tommy john surgery, Mauer would have had a rookie of the year playing with him as well.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm actually surprised Hendricks hasn't returned to give him another shot... I have to think they are specifically asking him to work on somthing and thus far haven't seen him consistently doing it. At least in Parmelee's case, there isn't room for him.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    I just moved from Fort Wayne about 8 months ago. They have a brand new stadium down town that was rated one of the best minor league parks in the nation. The city has no professional base either, so like Rochester, there are a lot of fans of the Pot Heads... I mean the Tin Capps... I wouldn't mind the Twins returning to Fort Wayne for an affiliation, though I wish they had done it when I lived there. I moved there for college in 96, a year or two after they went to Beloit.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    Just figuring the average home runs hit, it could be that the Twins are just very good/bad at hitting home runs, or their pitching staff if very good/bad at giving them up. Instead, one usually compares the total home runs that both the Twins and their opponents have hit at home vs the road. If you look at it that way, Target Field is once again depressing home runs. Twins and their opponents have hit 115 home runs in Target Field but 127 on the road and they've played almost exactly the same number of games home and away. It's poor analysis b/c TF plays up to dead pull righties such as Willingham and Plouffe. Neither were playing full time in 2010/2011. The home team now has two such players which is likely elevating the amount of HRs hit there.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    not really, the seasons end at teh same time. If they get called up, they will be there for September... it's quite likely that both will start next season in Rochester.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    If Nishi is starting, they will pay you.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    Detroit is going to figure this out the hard way in a few years.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    You are oversimplifiying this a bit. Even the Yankees with their 200M payroll don't have potential pitching replacements just stashed away for when their starters fail. Most teams have a few #5/AAAA guys in their AAA rotations that they can callup and be servicable for short periods of time. The problem with the Twins is that they have been relying on these types of individuals for far too long. I don't see Terry Ryan handing outa 5 year deal, but I do see him trying to get a 3 year deal for a pitcher somewhere. This will eliminate the top tier pitchers, but I suspect that there will be some tier 2 pitchers who might sign for such.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    I thought there was at least one more bonus baby... but I cannot remember either.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    if it's sustainable, I'll take it... Keep in mind that while his velo is nothing special (low 90s from what I understand) that is coming from a lefty, not a right hander. That does make a bit of a difference as well.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    I think they can do the best of both worlds on this one. I suspect Ryan is going to trade one of Morneau, Span, or Revere this offseason for some starting pitching help, though I wouldn't be surprised in the least if that's a higher upside AA type starter as opposed to a ML ready one now. The Reds seem to be a bit of a natural fit here as they could definitely use one of Span/Revere and have a surplus of pitching. The drop off to losing one of these guys should be minimal, and if Parmelee shows he isn't a fluke, we might even see a small upgrade in the lineup. In the free agent market, I suspect he's going to plow a good chunk of that 25M into a decent starters, but at the same point, he's going to have to sign a few one year prove it type deals to guys like Baker, potentially bedard (though I think he might get a multi-year deal), or other high upside pitchers... He may go takea flier on a MI player too...
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    This, to me, was the bigger issue, but Gardy wanted his speed guys (whatever that means, as he never sends them on the bases)... I'll go a step further to note that a .700 OPS out of Hardy was more likely the floor than the ceiling, and we knew that back then as the guy broke an .800 OPS in the second half once his wrist got better... all while playing with elite defense.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    Whether you like it or not, the team is going to need to take some baby steps to move forward. They have glaring weaknesses in their SP, but that isn't going to get fixed in one offseason. They need to figure out if Dozier can be a competent regular, and while he's shown some flashes of being a good player, there have been lumps too. I'm fine with being a competitor in 2013, especially since I would expect both Hendricks and Gibson to take some lumps next year. I don't think the Twins should be satisfied with that though.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    It is easy to make a statement like that now, in spring training of 2012 after Bartlett is an established regular, but in practice, when Bartlett played for this team, he was constantly in the dog house with Gardy, whether that was because he was made to spend more time in AAA to learn to be more vocal in the IF (while Juan Castro started for them) or getting benched after not being able to handle a grounder that no other SS in the league would have even been able to get to. Perhaps Gardy was overruled by teh front office, but there's little indication in his treatment of Bartlett while he was a Twin that this was the case.
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