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  1. Vanimal46
    This was the last roller coasters I've been on at Six Flags Fiesta TX in San Antonio... *Warning, this video may make you dizzy* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyqGUoTnuZs
  2. Vanimal46
    How quickly we forget about the Neil Cotts MEGA trade in August... 2 franchise changing trades last season I can understand that argument, and like I said before, TR could have done plenty more before the very last minute to improve the team. Again, if there was zero activity last year at the trade deadline, TD would have imploded with rage for not going for a playoff spot, and probably would have burned Target Field to the ground.
  3. Vanimal46
    I'm not one that screams on roller coasters either, and use that exact justification that if a 12 year old kid can go on this ride safely, so can I. I do remember 6-7 years ago going on the Renegade roller coaster at Valley Fair. We packed in the front car to see the big drop first... Unfortunately, the cars stalled 3/4 of the way up the chains... The height didn't bother me that much, it was more thinking we actually have to somehow get off this ride and walk down the incline.. Luckily there was a maintenance guy that walked up and got the ride back in working order..
  4. Vanimal46
    I'd like to see him put some more meat on those bones if he's only 155 pounds.. As a side note, how do you pronounce his name?
  5. Vanimal46
    What were the Twins supposed to do last year except make trades for relief help? TR banked on one or multiple young RP's to be ready last year. He did it again this year, and we're still waiting for any young RP to make their way up. We were still rebuilding last year, that I agree with. But there would be a ton more bickering and calling for TR's head than there is now if he did not give the illusion that they were going for a playoff spot. There was plenty more that TR & company could have done to take advantage of a lucky May. Hu is certainly underrated alright. If we took a poll of most casual Twins fans, they wouldn't have a clue who Hu is, other than reading the occasional Hu? joke on TD... The Rays probably took advantage of the Twins... who knows. IMO there's bigger blunders to tally up for TR than this trade.
  6. Vanimal46
    Yes, those were very frustrating times in June-August last season... When we were all begging to get anyone with a pulse to come in and save the bullpen. I will also fault him for saying the bullpen was the "top priority" this off-season and basically punting the position minus a couple of minor league signings. I still don't care whether or not Hu is in this organization. He's a lottery ticket that's working out well in a SSS. The Twins hit the lottery last year by getting the 28 best innings in Jepsen's career.
  7. Vanimal46
    That's underselling Jepsen a bit. He pitched 28 innings that were way above any expectations last season that kept the team in contention. Clearly it hasn't worked out this year. I would have traded an A ball pitcher for even a rental player when a team's close to the playoffs 100% of the time. They got another year of control on top of that.
  8. Vanimal46
    Perhaps they will have a higher upside than Berrios. It boils down to preference, really. I saw before you wouldn't mind giving up Berrios for a C with All-Star potential. For me, I value Berrios more because he's arrived and shown he's MLB-ready. All of those other guys are still 2-3 years away with plenty of time to get hurt, or not meet expectations. That'd be my reasoning for leaning towards trading them instead of Berrios.
  9. Vanimal46
    Lucroy's another name to have on our radar. Keep this in mind though, he's got a club option next year for $5.25 million, then he'll be a free agent in 2018.. By that time he'll be 30-31. I'm not sure how much gas he'll have left in the tank to be a full-time C, and most likely he'll be pretty expensive to keep going forward.
  10. Vanimal46
    Lots of good comments and I agree with most who've posted so far. IMO we haven't seen the "Twins Way" in 10+ years since the "Piranhas" year.. Something has been lost in translation along the way. There used to be a huge emphasis on fundamentals and team defense. I'm not quite sure what's happened over the last decade or so where it's fallen off the map.
  11. Vanimal46
    Swihart is a guy I'd like the Twins to target. C has been a black hole in the organization for way too long. If the asking price is Berrios I'd back off of it. Almost any other prospect (Jay, Gonsalves, Stewart, Gordon) I'd be open to trade. There's not a lot of hope on the FA C market coming up, so if they truly want to fix the situation, it's going to have to be through a trade.
  12. Vanimal46
    Unfortunately I'll be missing this game tonight. Going to a crawfish boil along with getting my fill of vodka and beer! Then the after party shenanigans... As Gardy once said, "We'll be back tomorrow night, I can promise you that."
  13. Vanimal46
    On this particular day, it's best to not look. Imagine the Zach Jones thread on steroids.
  14. Vanimal46
    At this point I agree. It's not going to be as exciting to watch the Twins while they're down there. But there's not much of a choice until they figure out their issues at the plate.
  15. Vanimal46
    Brilliant! If the worst case scenario happens tonight, at least there's a blank slate for a photo shop contest!
  16. Vanimal46
    I wasn't a fan of letting Kepler rot on the bench either. But he's in the same boat as Buxton with very little AAA experience. I'd like for Kepler to start hitting better than .205 in AAA before I hand him the keys in the MLB.
  17. Vanimal46
    Sad Bear.
  18. Vanimal46
    Or sippin' a Bud Light
  19. Vanimal46
    In regards to the barrels of ink comment, that's just how it is in the beginning of the season for every single team. Every columnist in the USA is going to try and put a positive spin on it because that's the beauty of it. Every team starts 0-0, nothing's going to stop us now, insert your favorite cliche here. I don't think it's any secret that the Twin Cities lacks columnists, beat writers, etc. who would put together a hard hitting piece about the Twins' ownership/upper management. You'll never see that from Lavelle E Neal, Jim Souhan, Phil Miller, Reusse... Unless I'm mistaken, Chip Scoggins has no affiliation with the Twins. The others have their cushy chair and pre-game grub in the press box every game. They're not going to risk losing that privilege or their access to the team.
  20. Vanimal46
    Lots of tension in the other threads.. I suggest we take a deep breath, let the dominoes fall where they may, and be like this bear today.
  21. Vanimal46
    Fien and Milone aren't off the team yet.
  22. Vanimal46
    This team is going to look completely different by June 6th.. Mastro is just a warm body IMO. And they're finally looking to balance out the 40 man. Should be interesting to see who claims the spots.
  23. Vanimal46
    Since the normal host is a couple of vodka sprites deep, I'd love for you to be the interim host of the day, Always! What do you say?
  24. Vanimal46
    Thank you for the call diehard. On most days I'd love to jump right in with SCORCHING Hot Twins takes, but today's not that day. You see, the host of this show has something in common with Bert Blylevin. We love birthdays! Since it's ol' Vanimal's birthday today, I just don't have it in me to go DEEP on the diamond. Harry Doyle said it best on Major League... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPOJOg7jmh0 I'm taking myself out of the lineup today with Twins takes... Take over for me Monty. I'm, in the bag.....
  25. Vanimal46
    The beauty of music is a song can take you back to a specific point in your life that you remember fondly.. For example, this tune here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoaBjHYsDAg I remember being 8 or 9 years old hearing this song. I was in the car with my dad on the way to one of my hockey games. To make the car ride more enjoyable, my dad started playing the drums on the steering wheel. I joined in with my tuned-up air guitar. It was a great moment to "jam out" with my dad. What songs bring up great memories in your life?
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