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  1. strumdatjag
    Who would trade for Sano, unless it’s another struggling but promising player who may benefit from a “change of scenery”? This looks like a tear-down. Twins should start aiming for 2023 or even 2024. Trade veterans for prospects. This is frustrating.
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    I was not a fan of the Donaldson signing. However, I thought he would be better at this stage. I was mostly worried about the last two years of his contract.
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    Unless, there is a massive win streak (7 straight or 10 out of the next 12 for example), mathematically the Twins have dug too large of a hole. I’ll let someone else post the records the Twins would need to have to get to 85 wins. However, a huge streak or near-streak of winning now puts the team in a position of winning the division or a wild card by consistently winning the vast majority of series for the rest of the season. Not impossible, but it’s unlikely.
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    Am I presuming correctly - Kody Funderburk is not related to former Twin Mark Funderburk? Hope he can make it to the big league club just to be able to hear his name announced.
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    If the Twins lost the second game of the double-header, they would have been in violation of the Tom Kelly rule. He once said - You are going to win 1/3rd of your games and lose 1/3rd of your games - it’s what you do in that other third that determines your season (or something like that - I’m doing this from my addled memory).
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    The Trees are indeed the #1 curse for Target Field. Bring back the Trees. I’m surprised that nobody wanted to tout the “Bert Curse” for this year. I reject that because this year the curse(s) must be related to the pandemic: So here are my proposed curses: The Andrelton Simmons Bonehead Vaccine-Refusal Curse: Simmons publicly refused the Covid vaccine and then caught the virus Several other players became infected soon thereafter (although Twins tried to claim it wasn’t Simmons). Time cannot erase this curse. Trade Simmons and bring up Nick Gordon. The Curse of Rocco’s Post-Game Mask: Rocco, during his post-game news conferences, continues to wear that mask with apparently nobody else nearby. As long as he continues to wear it post-game, the Twins will play sub .450.
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    My first game at Target Field this year. Just plain fun. Terry Ryan was sitting a few rows ahead of us - general scouting for the Phillies (a trade??). Mira a shame the Twins attendance is still limited. It would have been psychedelic pandemonium (in the immortal words of Captain Lou Albano).
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    Blindfolds, or maybe hemlock. Yesterday’s Rogers to Donaldson debacle is just the latest painful moment
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    The masks at Target Field are being replaced by paper bags. I’ll still go to the ballpark - but much of the games I watch at home on TV are being watched on fast forward.
  10. strumdatjag
    Look at the LOB (including a bases loaded situation) and try to feel that good about this.
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    Free beer or helmet sundae. That may get more of the 12-18year old crowd to show up. The Twins need more younger fans. The Twins would have a flood of 18-20 year olds show up, if the Governor could issue a one-beer reprieve on the 21 year old drinking law to them - and Twins offer one free beer per vax to them.
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    Twins should be moving towards becoming a younger team. Barring a massive winning streak that puts them in contention, The Twins should look to trading Maeda, Cruz, and Donaldson. They should see what they can get for players they could lose after 2022 (Buxton, Berrios). They can look to make a change of scenery trade for players who are underproducing here (Sano, Kepler ...). and with the other club in the trade.
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    Doug Mientkiewicz would also be entertaining and maybe I'd finally learn how to spell his name.
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    Another idea: Move the Twins AAA affiliate to Fargo-Moorhead, which has a similar population in its metro area to Rochester. It's general geographic area has fewer people, but the local fans are Twins fans already and would probably have more interest in a Twins affiliate than those who live in Upstate New York. Moreover, a few of those fans of the Fargo affiliate would then be encouraged to see the players they followed at Target Field both on TV (better ratings) and on a few extra trips to the big league park. Maybe a few Twin Cities fans would go to Fargo to catch a game. The Team would play in the Pacific Coast League with teams from Des Moines, Omaha . . . Leave the low A team in Cedar Rapids.
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    Matt Wieters leads on the ballotsx and is injured which increases Suzuki's chances. Kurt is having a career year and is likely to be rewarded. Dozier plays a position with too many great players. Houston will have one all-star and it has to be 2nd Baseman Jose Altuve. Robinson Cano will be voted in. If an additional 2nd Baseman is added it could be Ian Kinsler or Dustin Pedroia (or they may overtake Cano).
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    I remember going to the Old Met in the 1960s as a kid with my friends (one friend's dad had seats for his business and we went once a year to a weekday day game). We'd always order a beer from the old African-American beer vendor who later always wore the "umbrella hat". We knew we wouldn't get served but his response was always the classic "Milk for you son!". Wally and his baseball Card may have been fun for later generations, but not as good as that!
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    Yeah, I'd rather have Schaub too. Ironic since he used to back up Vick.
  18. strumdatjag
    So, no QBs after the top three go fast. If it goes like that, the Vikings should be able to take a decent QB in the 2nd Round to be groomed behind next year's starter Free Agent Signee Michael Vick (just predicting!)
  19. strumdatjag
    Tale of Two Lineups - Early and Late Season: Early (April, May and June): LF Pressley 2B Dozier 1B Mauer DH Willingham and Kubel Platoon RF Arcia 3B Plouffe CF Hicks C Suzuki SS Florimon or Bartlett (if Drew or SS by trade, may bat higher in line-up) Later Season July and Beyond 1. LF Hicks 2. 1B Mauer 3. (September Call-up Buxton in CF Bumps everyone, starting with Sano one spot lower) 3 (4 in Sept) 3b Sano 4 (5 in Sept) DH Plouffe and Kubel Platoon (Willingham released or traded) 5 (6 in Sept) RF Arcia 6 (7 in Sept) 2B Dozier 7 (8 in Sept) C Pinto 8 (gone or reserve in Sept) CF Pressley 9. Florimon or Bartlett (or other SS obtained by trade maybe batting higher in lineup)
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    Looks like no QBs after Carr. Vikings Reaching Again?????
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    More entertaining too.
  22. strumdatjag
    If the Twins have to lose, it would be more interesting with Ozzie Guillen
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    The answer: Because sports are Soap Operas for guys. Many women don't understand why we follow sports just like most of us don't understand why any of them were glued to the news of William, Kate and the Royal Baby in the UK or why any of them would give a rip about any of the Kardashians, except to the extent it may distract Chris Humphries and derail his NBA career.
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    Ozzie Guillen is available to take over as Manager - He's always been very complimentary of the Twins. Just Kidding
  25. strumdatjag
    This season is shot. The Twins should be building for the future and specifically building a team to play in Target Field. Unfortunately, they do not have many players with trade value. Josh Willingham, however, does have trade value. He is a very good player but he doesn't have the speed to cover the real estate in Left Field. The Twins, need to build an outfield based on speed - Span in Right, Revere in Center, and another speedy guy in Left. Joe Benson and Aaron Hicks are not panning out; they need to trade for another outfield speedster. If the Twins like Pitch To Contact Pitchers (look for pitching to be a big priority in the next two drafts), they need to design their defense (2B, SS, and OF) with the speed to chase down the balls that are hit. Power Hitting needs to be supplied by First Base, Third Base and DH; preferably pull hitters (illustrated by the success of Willingham at the plate at TF). I think Dozier will provide a little power, too (10 hr a year). Mauer, hopefully, can spray doubles to the gap and provide another 10-15 dingers a year. Then we may haved something 3-4 years from now.
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