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  1. Vanimal46
    We may be seeing the golden age of young hitters succeeding right away in the MLB. Dave Cameron wrote an article yesterday breaking down the numbers between WAR and playing time for these young hitters. One note that I found interesting: "Last year, teams gave 33% of all plate appearances to hitters in the 18-25 (age) bucket, a perfectly normal allocation of playing time for young hitters. However, those hitters accounted for 39% of the total WAR produced by position players last year, the highest percentage baseball has seen since 1974...."
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    It's pretty sad that it's come to that point with your wife, Ben. My cousins say the same thing and it's the most frustrating part of their jobs.. Some parents have the expectation now that teachers are supposed to teach their children everything, and they're off the hook for continuing the education at home. That, and entitled parents... Where they get emails from them saying "How on earth did my little Suzie get a C on her book report? You're not providing the support that my child needs... Etc."
  3. Vanimal46
    Seems like all of the organization's SS prospects are getting roughed up in the field... That's crazy offensive production from him last year. Hopefully he can turn things around.
  4. Vanimal46
    Yeah maybe he's not a product of marketing since he was highly touted even before the draft. I just don't know if the Twins did him any favors by pinning the hopes of an entire organization on him and Sano...
  5. Vanimal46
    Speaking of time, isn't it getting close to that time where Palka gets the call to AAA too? Seems like that team could use a spark offensively too...
  6. Vanimal46
    Kung Foo Panda's season is over. He will undergo shoulder surgery and miss the rest of the 2016 campaign. He finished the year 0-6 with 4 K's. He still has 3 years left on his albatross contract.
  7. Vanimal46
    We are fully loaded for National Holidays today... I'll pick out a couple. Today is National Chocolate Custard Day! I love custard, and the pictures are making me really hungry this morning... Today is also National Raspberry Popover Day! We had blueberry popover day in March, and IMO raspberry is an elite fruit over blueberry for desserts... Today is also National Paranormal Day! A day when we can talk about spooky ghosts!! Who has a ghost story to share? Finally, today is National Teacher Appreciation Day! I have several cousins who became elementary school teachers, and know they have good and really bad days.. A teacher that comes to mind that I really enjoyed was Mr. Krueger. He taught a lot of the business classes at my high school.. He was new to the teaching profession, and we were able to goof off a ton in those classes. However, taking those classes helped me realize what I wanted to do in college, and life, so I've got to thank him for that.
  8. Vanimal46
    Anybody else feel that Buxton was a product of Twins marketing? Don't get me wrong, he's a very "toolsy" player and can still work out (hopefully). However, back in 2012-2014 when this organization had virtually no hope to sell, even casual fans heard the pitch of "Just wait until Buxton and Sano make it to the big leagues! When that happens, nothing's going to stop us now!" I can't remember a prospect hyped that much since Joe Mauer... It also didn't help that he was the #1 or #2 rated prospect in the MLB for 3 years running. We've gotten prospect fatigue with Buxton, and are now frustrated by the fact that he's not ready to be a star on this team.
  9. Vanimal46
    Any predictions on the date that Chargois gets the call to AAA?
  10. Vanimal46
    Thanks for the tip! He's certainly someone I'd like the Twins to keep an eye on... Young, good chance of staying a C, good defense.
  11. Vanimal46
    Platoon, you should know we called Audra for 2 weeks straight to get her on this show. It was VERY close to being a done deal, until the salary negotiation process. She wanted more money than they pay for my studio!
  12. Vanimal46
    Spending the day in tears? You should probably look into a new company there, Dinger.
  13. Vanimal46
    Dinger! You are live my friend! What can I do for you?
  14. Vanimal46
    I have no idea if there are any C worthy of a 1st round pick. But this team desperately needs an influx of talent at C... I'm hoping for 2 C's drafted...
  15. Vanimal46
    AND Welcome Back! To Minnesota Twins Whine Line. It's been a while since I fired up the ol' radio show.. After the Intern went rogue and left me for dead in a cage, I went on a nationwide search to find the best Intern possible. After searching high and low - every Target, Wal Mart, and GameStop looking for anyone playing MLB The Show 16, we finally found our guy! Ladies and gentleman, please give a round of applause for the new Intern!! Say hello to everyone, Intern! Hi Alright! That's what I like to see, short and sweet. Let's get caught up on another developing story before we take some calls... Last time we checked, our dear Prince Miguel Sano was trapped in a castle far away, taken by none other than Bowser. Our SECRET AGENT team of Mario and Yoshii were able to find the EXACT castle where he was hiding, and battled to the DEATH to win back our Prince. The fight wasn't fair guys.... Bowser was able to shoot fire from his ship! It seemed like every time Mario had the upper hand, Bowser shot more fire at him. This was the picture that Mario sent from his secret agent phone... http://s2.dmcdn.net/EAaep/526x297-qag.jpg But finally, some GOOD NEWS... Our Dear Prince has been saved!! Just in time to turn around this 7-18 ball club! Let's take some calls in the order that they were received. You're on Minnesota Twins Whine Line, hello?
  16. Vanimal46
    First job... ah the good old days. It seems like most get into the service industry with food, hotels, etc.. I suppose my first job where people paid me was mowing yards in the neighborhood.. I love yard work and took a lot of pride making the neighborhood look great. The first job with a real W2 I was working in the produce department at one of my hometown's grocery stores. For a 15 year old $7.00 an hour was really good money! Most of the time it was pretty slow, so to pass the time we would go to the storage room and play baseball with rotten apples/pears/oranges.. The best job I've ever had to this date was working for the Parks and Rec department at my hometown during the summers.. I was given free reign to a Toro vehicle and would drive to each ballpark in the town to get it ready for the kiddo's ballgames.
  17. Vanimal46
    What's your favorite song to hit the post on RB?
  18. Vanimal46
    It really depends on where the team is in June/July... If this team is 10+ games out of a division or WC spot, then I'd hope that TR does what the Tigers did last year and start trading away some of the veterans on this team...
  19. Vanimal46
    Absolutely agree.. That could open up a whole can of worms with players on the back end of horrid contracts... Remember how far it went with the Yankees dragging A-Rod through the mud in order to get out of that contract?
  20. Vanimal46
    I feel the love for Santana as a bench/utility guy. I feel no love for Santana in a starting role....
  21. Vanimal46
    Reason #7482 why I love Jose Fernandez... He just seems like a fun personality and plays the game the right way... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3BJwcUE9_Y
  22. Vanimal46
    No kidding, it's ri-god dang-diculous these days... Can't wait to trade in my student loan payments for mortgage payments one day!! My future kiddo better get a full-ride scholarship somewhere. If that kiddo's anything like his old man, it won't be in sports.... or math.
  23. Vanimal46
    Hey, how about a pick me up for the weekend?! Today is National Shrimp Scampi Day! That's a go-to for me at restaurants, and I love making that at home for dinner... Very easy meal during the middle of the week! Today is also National Arbor Day! For those with backyards to maintain, plant a dang tree if you missed out on Earth Day! Today is also National Hairball Awareness Day! I know we have some cat lovers, and cat haters in the house.. For the lovers out there, make sure your fur baby gets those hairballs out of their system! Finally, Today is National Teach Children to Save Day! A penny saved is a penny earned as they say.. I was terrible at saving money when I was a kid. If I was given $5, you could bet that every dollar of that is spent on something.
  24. Vanimal46
    It's also National Blueberry Pie Day! A fringe HOF pie flavor... Nothing can beat apple pie IMO, but blueberry pie is delicious too!
  25. Vanimal46
    I'm t minus 15 minutes away from going to the BAR-e-os... So here's another bear video before I go to the phone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGF6bOi1NfA
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