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  1. Highabove
    Phil's the smartest Guy in the room. If you don't believe me, just ask him.
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    Did we get the wrong Capps? Maybe Ryan got the two mixed up.
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    Ding!!
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    I just heard a great description of Deduno (Effectly wild)
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    Is it possible that the Man just can't pitch? Will there be a time that the Front Office comes to this conclusion?
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    Nick Blackburn Four year Scholarship?
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    Great work. You have seen the 6 levels of Minor League Baseball. Observing the caliber of play, which do you see as being the biggest jump up? High A to AA would be my guess.
  9. Highabove
    A lot of Power Hitters remain productive, well into their 30's. Harmon Killebrew hit 118 Homeruns from the time he was 33-35 years old. Players did not work out as much in those days. Jim Thome hit 111 Home runs between the ages of 35-37 Gary Gaetti hit a career high 35 Home runs at age 36.
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    [h=1]Darren Rovell CNBC We all know that it's easier to make the playoffs in a sport without a salary cap if your team spends more money. More money allows you to acquire valuable free agents and make more mistakes in your talent evaluation and still recover. [TABLE=align: left] http://media.cnbc.com/i/CNBC/Sections/News_And_Analysis/__Story_Inserts/graphics/__SPORTS/BASEBALL/mlb_baseballs_200.jpg Getty Images [/TABLE] But how much more of an advantage is a larger payroll in Major League Baseball? I looked at the final season payrolls from 2001-2010 and came up with these odds. Of the 78 teams who made the playoffs, 48 of them (61.5 percent) were among the top 10 highest spenders. Eighteen of them (23.1 percent) ranked in 11th to 20th in league payroll. And 12 playoff teams (15.4 percent) came out of the bottom third of payroll. So by going from a team in the bottom third, to a team in the middle third, you increase your chances of being in the playoffs by 50 percent. By going from the middle third to the top third, you increase your chances of making the postseason by 166 percent. This year, half the playoff teams (based on Opening Day payrolls) came from the top third of payrolls (Yankees and Tigers), while 1/4 of the playoff teams came from the middle (Cardinals and Brewers) and bottom of payrolls (Rays and Diamondbacks). As for actually winning it all? Out of the last 10 winners, 60 percent have come from the top third of payroll, while 40 percent came from the middle third. There haven't been any winners from the bottom third over the last decade. [/h]
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    I read somewhere that Jeff Gray was related to Sarah Palin. There is a resemblance. http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/mlb/players/full/29260.png&w=350&h=254
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    Phil Mackey belittles his readers and listeners on a regular basis Mackey will not take calls on his show and engage in respectful conversation with those who hold an opposing point of view. Instead, he chooses to take his shots and move on. (Bomb Thrower) Back on March 27th, Mackey tweeted, "I do question the intelligence of a lot of readers" I checked out on his arrogance long ago.
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    Phil Mackey makes some very good points which I agree with. Unfortunately, Mackey uses much of his effort to belittle and mock those who hold a different point of view. Phil rarely gives both sides of an issue, such as the Years, the Twins underpaid the Payroll. The Pohlad's have stated for years, that their payroll would reflect 50%of revenue In their last year at the Dome in 2009, the Twins pretax earnings were almost as large as they were at Target Field in 2010. Forbes Magazine reported that the Twins had 162 million dollars in revenue and realized pretax earnings of 25 million, the 9th highest inBaseball. This is at the Dome!! The opening day payroll was 65,299,267. The Twins were way below the 50%of Revenue that the Pohlad's sell us. This probably accounts for their large 2009 earnings. In their first year at Target Field, Forbes reported revenue of 213million with pretax earnings of 26.5 million. Starting day payroll was 97500 which again falls below 50% of revenue. Here is two years of payroll under payments, based on 50% of Revenue. We will only be reminded of the payroll over payment of 2011. Do not expect the Phil Mackey's of the World, to ever bring up the years that the Twins were under paying their self proclaimed payroll model. Most of the Fan do not expect the Twins to spend at Big Market levels, but continuing Payroll cuts will anger the Fan Base. Phil Mackey can take his shots. The Business Of Baseball - Forbes.com The Business Of Baseball, 2011 The Business Of Baseball
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    The Rays are a great organization and have done a fantastic job at almost every level. But remember that their success is recent. They had a decade of picking in the top five every season. During that same period, the Twins rarely drafted higher than 15th. I'm not discounting the Rays' success but the real test will be their player development on the guys they draft when they had to pick 20th or later in the draft every June. Since Price was taken with the first overall pick in 2007, Tampa Bay has not had a drafted player contribute to their major league team. Not entirely unexpected but still something to consider. The Twins had a shot at most of the Ray's starting Pitching. Matt Moore 8th round 2007 Jeremy Hellickson 4th round 2005 Alex Cobb 4th round 2006 James Shields 16TH round 2000
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    Against David Price, Span, and Doumit will have the night off, but we do have Butera catching Blackburn. I will convince myself, that I am going to the park to see the Rays and Joe Maddon.
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    One of the last high demand games this Season. Only weekend Series in August. There will not be many Bargains tonight. Keep an eye on Stub Hub. Check the Twins website.
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    Nice Reports. Keep up the good work.
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    Somewhere, there's a Team missing a Second Baseman. http://minnesota.twins.mlb.com/images/6/1/8/33479618/mascots_cut_499q34zl.jpg
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    Does a bad Mascot count?? http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_hd3qdc3nWUA/R84a3Wx56eI/AAAAAAAACbM/xm6mVMZt0pI/s400/Twinkie%20the%20Loon.jpg
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    Will there be a 3D version coming out next year?
  21. Highabove
    I going to watch the Move when it comes out on DVD.
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    "Nishioka 4 Twins 2" Bert Byleven August 8 2012
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    The Player Facility's in Beloit, are way below the standards for a MLB affiliate. In fact, the Independent American Association would not put a franchise in Pohlman Field. At this level, it's mostly about player Facility's. A large amount of the revenue, goes to the local Owner.
  24. Highabove
    I'm worried that Nishi's second hand smoke may affect our younger Players.
  25. Highabove
    You can watch almost every Twins game on Mlb TV for $20 Dollars a month. That also includes every MLB game outside of your Market.
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