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  1. SweetOne69
    I don't think anyone truly hates Mauer, I think that they are just disappointed that with his size and strength that he wasn't a perennial 20+HR hitter for his career.
  2. SweetOne69
    While this is true, I believe Giminez will be added and called up this weekend.
  3. SweetOne69
    I predict that I least 1 Twins' player will need to switch dugouts during the Boston series.
  4. SweetOne69
    Reed only pitched 1 inning so he is definitely available for an inning today. With the day off tomorrow he could even be available for 2 innings today.
  5. SweetOne69
    I mentioned this in another thread, it isn't just the bunt that upset the Twins' players. The bunt was the 2nd of 2 contradictory actions that Baltimore committed in the 9th inning. In the top of the 9th, LaMarre got a 2 out hit. Baltimore elected to not hold the runner on implying that they are going to just play Defense and you better not steal with a 7-0 lead. Then in the bottom of the inning they bunt against the shift. What upset the players was that we were expected to NOT take advantage of their defensive positioning by not stealing 2nd base and they immediately took advantage of our defensive positioning by bunting to beat the shift in the same inning.
  6. SweetOne69
    Dozier clarified (and what most are missing) that the reason they were upset with the bunt was what happened in the top of the 9th inning. LaMarre got a 2 out hit in the top of the 9th. They elected to not hold the runner on signalling that they had conceded and we were not to steal 2nd since we were up 7-0. Then they go and bunt for a hit against the shift. It is the 2 contradictory actions that Baltimore employed in the 9th inning that upset the players. It wasn't the bunt itself.
  7. SweetOne69
    I know they are chanting "Let's go O's", but the whole series I thought they were chanting "Let's go Home"
  8. SweetOne69
    I get the Twins Broadcast just fine with Game Day Audio.
  9. SweetOne69
    One thing to note, if your OTT subscriber doesn't carry FSN+ you won't be able to stream it on FSGo even if it recognizes your subscriber. I verified this with PSVue, but assume it is the same with the other OTT Services as well.
  10. SweetOne69
    This is not exactly true, as an arbitration eligible player his contract doesn't become guaranteed until Opening Day. There are 2 dates available during spring training where they can release an arbitration eligible player and only pay a portion of his salary (I believe if you release by the 1st date it is 45 days pay and the 2nd date is 90 days).
  11. SweetOne69
    I believe the answer is $0. He is signed to a Major league contract so he will make that no matter what.
  12. SweetOne69
    Twins still have to remove 2 players from the 25 man roster. Granite is probably 1.
  13. SweetOne69
    Maybe it has something to do with the "B12 cocktail" that the trainer's supply in the Dominican, and not the race of the player. As I recall, it is not just Dominicans being busted. Non-Dominican who have played in the DR winter league have also been busted.
  14. SweetOne69
    The fact that Vargas was Dead, the answer is yes. You only DAD a player when you need an immediate spot on the 40 man roster.
  15. SweetOne69
    There are 2 sides to every contract. The team agrees to pay a player's salary and the player agrees to play to the best of his ability. Fielder is unable to do so. Also, Fielder knows that he is exploiting a loophole in the system by refusing to file his retirement papers with the league. Eventhough he hasn't played since 2016, he won't be eligible for HOF consideration until 2025 (5 years after he officially retires in 2020).
  16. SweetOne69
    He should not get paid because he is actually in breach of contract since he is unable to perform his duties.
  17. SweetOne69
    What really annoys me about the baseball pay system is the Prince Fielder situation. He is physically unable to play Baseball and is not on any roster and Detroit and Texas must continue to pay him $24M/year for 3 more years. Fielder will make $106M after his last game played. It's one thing to pay an injured player when there is the option of him returning to the game, but the be forced to pay a player for 4.5 years when he will never play again is wrong. There should be some out in this type of situation.
  18. SweetOne69
    I'm not sure what the statute of limitations are,but I'm positive it is from the date of the "crime" not the accusation.
  19. SweetOne69
    While Santana's injury will keep him out until mid to late April, the nature of the injury will prevent him from throwing until then as well. Since he is missing all of Spring Training, he will way behind in his season prep. After he can throw, he will workout with the team for a couple of weeks and then go on a full 21 day rehab stint. I'd be surprised to see Santana pitching for the Twins before June.
  20. SweetOne69
    "I doubt players will want to give up their per game income." The players per game income would actually increase if the number of games decreased. Their salaries are determined by the year not by the number of games in the season.
  21. SweetOne69
    I agree with the Talent being diluted, especially in pitching. Think about it, at least 48% of every team is made up of pitching. Currently there are at least 360 pitchers on the MLB rosters if the add 2 more teams that would increase to 384. The talent pool from which to get players isn't growing and currently almost every team in league is looking for pitching. Unless they come out with a hard salary cap and true revenue sharing (which is impossible due to most of the broadcasting rights is local and not national unlike the NFL), you would end up with the high revenue teams being dominant since they can buy all of the top pitchers and the rest being in the middle of the pack.
  22. SweetOne69
    First, the WBC is only a 1 month gig every 3 years. Second, why would Blyleven want to give up his cushy 100 games/year gig for the stressfull rigors of pitching coach.
  23. SweetOne69
    He had the bullpen warming up and if the Yankees would've kept on hitting Molitor would've made the switch, but Santana retire the next 2 batters after giving up the 3 run homer. Severino wasn't pulled until after the single and double following Rosario's 2 run dinger. 1 more hit and it would've been a 5 run lead with 1 out. Giardi had to pull Severino at that point.
  24. SweetOne69
    There is no legally owned civilian firearm that can fire hundreds or rounds per minute. My above statement is mostly true. I realize it is possible for a civilian to legally own a full auto firearm, but it would require a good sum of money and a lot of hoops to jump through. If guns are outlawed, only criminals will have guns.
  25. SweetOne69
    While that may be true, 15 of those 25 came when he was leading off an inning so it wouldn't matter where he was batting in the order.
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