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  1. Vanimal46
    How does TR go through with making this move without asking Murphy about his commitment first?
  2. Vanimal46
    If what Berardino says is true, this is a panic move and a complete disconnect in communication between TR and Murphy. Surely this had to have been discussed between TR and Murphy before this plan went into effect, right? Or did TR act on this without speaking to Murphy first?
  3. Vanimal46
    I like how you're putting the pieces of this puzzle together RB. That makes a lot of sense to me... Worse benefits, making a fraction of what you're used to making, and struggling in a new organization would make almost everyone reconsider what they're doing. No matter if you're a professional baseball player, or a janitor cleaning up beer leftover from a skeleton..
  4. Vanimal46
    What's Ryan Sweeney and Carlos Quentin up to? I bet TR's about to find out.
  5. Vanimal46
    I wouldn't count on all of those players making their way to the majors so quickly. 1 (or multiple) pitchers will either falter at AAA, or traded. It's nice to think the Twins could have a full starting staff of home grown talent, but rarely does it play out that way. If this season turns out to be a dud, there should be no excuse to not dangle any and all veteran starters to make room for guys like Meyer and Berrios. I'll predict Nolasco and/or Milone is traded. Hopefully both. If this year really goes south, perhaps Ervin is traded to a contender too. My pipe dream is that 1 or more of these starters is packaged for an ace type pitcher. Not going to happen anytime soon, but it would be nice.
  6. Vanimal46
    Yep.. Just once, look outside of the organization for a new voice. This organization is not going to erupt in flames by having someone outside of the country club come in and analyze what's going on there.
  7. Vanimal46
    Not unless you need a pitcher. In which case, there's BOAT LOADS of pitchers to choose from! We've got starting pitchers, relief pitchers, closing pitchers, right handed pitchers, left handed pitchers, underhand pitchers, side arm pitchers, overhand pitchers, fireball pitchers, soft tossing pitchers. EVERYTHING pitchers! Come one! Come all! For PITCHERS.
  8. Vanimal46
    RIP Buxton... See you in a month or 2.
  9. Vanimal46
    Good memory. He was the #1 candidate for the potential extension series. You haven't changed your stance. I was one who agreed the extension looked good at the time... By the way, have you ever had the privilege of eating crow before? The taste is starting to grow on me!
  10. Vanimal46
    I believe he has an option left. As gunnarthor just mentioned he's gotten off to bad starts before and they gave him a long leash to figure it out. Plus, wouldn't he throw a fit if he were to get demoted? Considering he's due for arbitration this upcoming off-season.
  11. Vanimal46
    Agree completely and hoping you are right. Milone makes a ton of sense as the long reliever/spot starter, and I want to see Berrios ASAP in the MLB rotation.
  12. Vanimal46
    I don't think Berrios can save the season for the Twins... That's entirely dependent of this offense turning things around. I do think that Berrios can infuse excitement into the organization and keep casual fans interested in the team. I'm ready for him. Question is, are the Twins ready to move on from a veteran in order to make room for him?
  13. Vanimal46
    Nothing to lose right now on a 5-12 team. Sano's bat is coming around, and hopefully it comes alive even more playing a familiar position.
  14. Vanimal46
    Hence why I don't grow out a goatee.. My hair is as blonde as they come.
  15. Vanimal46
    That blonde goatee looks awful on Felix Hernandez
  16. Vanimal46
    Man, Twins baseball has been so fun to watch the last couple of days...
  17. Vanimal46
    It's being extended at home once the company picked up the tab. Just ordered pizza, and the Wild game doesn't start for another hour.. What to do.
  18. Vanimal46
    I'm not sure what I just walked into after an extended happy hour, but I don't like it.
  19. Vanimal46
    Ignoring the buzzkill... Anyways, I remember taking a family vacation to Washington DC. God it had to have been 8-10 years ago now back when Bush was in the office. There's certainly a lot to see in that city? District? I think the coolest place I saw was going to the top of the Washington Monument and overlooking the Lincoln Memorial. I couldn't imagine how it looked when Martin Luther King was giving his "I Have a Dream Speech" where it was filled to the brim with people.
  20. Vanimal46
    When did we start talking about turtles? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMNry4PE93Y
  21. Vanimal46
    That certainly had something to do with it. There were 3 mortal locks in this rotation before the season even started. The Twins have a fascination with having a LH pitcher in the rotation, so Milone was a 95% lock IMO once he accepted arbitration. I also believe (and have nothing of substance to back it up) that Nolasco was an 80% lock into the rotation based on the salary figure. If Duffey blew Nolasco out of the water in ST, then he would have won the job. But he didn't, and here we are. The good thing is Nolasco's first 3 outings are better than I ever dreamed he would do this year. So keep it up! He may go from a guy with zero trade value to a guy with some trade value.
  22. Vanimal46
    In my uneducated opinion, the Oil & Gas industry had a good 200 year run where they were the only fuel source... People in that industry made boat loads of money, but it needs to end. I have high hopes for brilliant minds like Elon Musk to change the world as we know it. Whether it's creating better ways of travel like the hyper loop from California to New York, or creating cars that run on solar energy. It needs to be a global effort however, and some countries are still behind on the times. I may be wrong, but I think China still constructs more coal plants than anyone else in the World. Somehow this world needs to cut down on pollution, and utilize natural resources more responsibly.
  23. Vanimal46
    I will gladly reuse beer bottles if someone wanted to refill them for free.
  24. Vanimal46
    Today is National Jelly Bean Day! I can't say that I have jelly beans all that often, but when I do, I go with Skittles jelly beans... Today is also National Girl Scout Leader's Day! Tis' the season for Girl Scouts hanging out in front of stores slinging boxes of cookies. Girl Scout Cookies. ranked: - Tagalongs (seriously, I could eat a box of those things in one day) - Thin Mints (throw them in the freezer and they're even better) - Samoas - Shortbread - Walking into oncoming traffic - Lemonades Today is also National Earth Day! So make sure you take the time to recycle, reuse, and plant a dang tree in your backyard!
  25. Vanimal46
    Yep. I would make Swihart the delusional pipe dream trade target over Lucroy.
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