Vanimal46
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I have no expectations for #7 next season. I wish I could remember which thread I read this in, but the quote fits where we are with Joe. "Joe's not the future, and he's barely the present." There are other players that are more important to the success of the franchise. If he's better than the last 2 years, that's gravy in my eye. If he's the same, or worse, there needs to be a transition plan to make him a part-time player.
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I'd like to see more than one hot month from this team. Their month of May last year banked them 8-10 wins alone, and the other months other than May they were hovering around .500 or a losing record. If they have more than a month of good success, then I'd be willing to say 85+ wins. We'll see how it goes.
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I think it's a realistic possibility that Park has trouble adjusting to better pitching and may not be an impact bat right away. I hope I'm wrong with the assumption, but he is a huge question mark for the team heading into ST.
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If you're on the page where you can view all of the forums, there should be a black button on the right hand side of the screen saying Start a Topic.
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Happy birthday diehard!
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Another loss for the Dodgers... I suppose they could go after Fernandez. There's a few trade options they could explore: Cleveland's starting pitching, Tampa Bay. Or they could let the Julio Urias show begin next season.
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Awesome, thanks for all of the tips Mike and Dave! I'm flying back to Minnesota this weekend for the holidays, but I'm looking forward to giving this a try when I get back to Austin.
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Like It Or Not, May Is Bullpen Bound
Vanimal46 replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
So a management strategy of top revenue teams is to play younger, better players?? I think you may be reading into something that's not present in Dave's post. -
Like sorney said, I can be convinced that any one thing on the list can be a likely outcome, but there's a lot of hope involved in that thinking. The 3 biggest question marks I have are: - Byung-Ho Park - we may be putting the cart before the horse already penciling him in as the full-time DH who can contribute right away. But we'll find out quickly in ST and the first month or so into the season whether he can adjust to MLB pitching. - Bullpen - you're right that no one's weeping over losing Boyer, Thompson, and Duensing. However, the young arms we're all counting on may not come to the rescue until June/July. I'm not sure if the overall mix is better than last year if we're counting on the recent minor league signings to contribute until the prospects are ready. - Who's replacing Hunter's leadership? From a stats perspective, I'm sure the Twins can find a solution to replicate or even improve from Hunter's numbers last year. I don't know who's going to take over his role as the club house leader. Mauer's not that guy... Dozier?? A surprise candidate like Sano?
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The Sputnik beer was spot on last night, and the Chocolate Milk Stout was pretty good as well. On a scale of 1-10, Sputnik was a 9.5, and Chocolate Milk Stout 7.5. Also Craig, here's the direct quote from the bartender when I asked how much a keg is... "We would kill you first before selling an entire keg of Sputnik." Today is National Roast Suckling Pig Day! I'd be all over that if someone wanted to start roasting a pig over an open flame here..... Today is also National Underdog Day! Or in TD land, today is Friday.
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The girlfriend and I exchanged Xmas gifts early since we're not spending the holidays together, and she gave me a home brewing kit. I love beer, so I'm open to trying this out. Has anyone had success brewing their own beer at home before? If so, I would appreciate any advice you can give me. Or am I just going to get frustrated and wish I had a real beer to drink? The link is the kit I received.
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I will ask when I am there this evening. I'm pretty sure there would be a riot from Austinites if a keg traveled beyond Texas borders....
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Unfortunately they don't bottle Sputnik or the Chocolate Milk Stout. It's all fresh from the kegs. For $10 you get a new bar glass, and 3 pours of whatever you want. Otherwise they sell it to other bars in the area, and you can buy a 40 oz growler to take it home with you.
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In honor of yesterday's Anything Dipped in Chocolate Day, the brewery near my apartment has a new seasonal out called Choco Leche Chocolate Milk Stout. I will be trying this, along with their supremely popular seasonal Sputnik - a Russian Imperial Stout fused with coffee. http://austinbeerworks.com/
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A couple of things: "Plouffe arguably the 2nd best bat on the team, yet you want to jettison him." This is a problem don't you think? Plouffe's defense is above average, and is the reason his value is high on the team. His bat, however, is absolutely average. If he's the 2nd best bat on the team, we have much bigger problems. You're right, the abundance of strong, young arms are most likely not MLB-ready. IMO the majority of posters you'll read on this site are BEGGING to sign a proven bullpen arm for a multi-year deal. I assume you're talking about Sano/Buxton/Berrios and the likes that are going to get serious money in a couple of years. Well, a couple of years really is 5-6 years down the line. The Twins can certainly sign any one this off-season to a long term deal, and it will not effect their ability to pay those players when the time is right.
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Regression Candidates in 2016
Vanimal46 replied to Ted Schwerzler 's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Agreed. He flew up the system last season and looked pretty awesome in a SSS of 10 MLB starts. I can see him regressing if that curve ball of his isn't as sharp as last season. -
That's true. May the force be with you all of you Star Wars fanatics.. This statement is very controversial, but Star Wars does nothing for me... I dated a die hard Star Wars fan for a while, where she made me watch the last 3 movies of the series. Just wasn't a fan....
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I'm moving a little slow this morning after making some of Mike's home made margaritas last night.... This day is right up North's alley..... Today is National Maple Syrup Day! Or in Canada, today is Thursday. Today is also National Re-Gifting Day. Where you can try to re-gift something you received from your office secret santa. The best way to get around this, I've learned, is to put alcohol and pizza as the only gifts you'd like to receive from your Secret Santa. I've been thrilled to get a 6 pack of my favorite beer, and a pizza delivered to my desk so far.
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This upcoming season may be taking one step back before taking 2 steps forward.... I'm hoping more of the younger building blocks (Buxton, Berrios, Kepler) get their shot in the big leagues. But the way the roster is currently set up, I'm not sure if getting above 83 wins is feasible.
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Mike, I'm also making one of your home made margaritas tonight when I get home from work. If I start posting jibberish later on, you know it's the liquor talking.
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If anything, this is the suit you should be wearing as you eat yourself into a coma....
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Really? I never would have guessed that would be a good combo. I love any fruit dipped in chocolate, but have yet to try out raisins.
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Twins Announce New Safety Plans at Target Field
Vanimal46 replied to Seth Stohs's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
That's alright Hosken, I can handle snarky. I'll still count on you to be a regular caller when Minnesota Twins Whine Line is back for season #2 in April -
Twins Announce New Safety Plans at Target Field
Vanimal46 replied to Seth Stohs's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
No, it was merely a joke. I did however, find an article about Dangers at the Ballpark related to the messaging being put on Twins tickets now. It's a way for the Twins to protect themselves from personal injury lawsuits from injured fans, that they assume the risk of sitting in those seats. More netting is fine by me. I'm sure it will prevent hundreds of fan injuries.
