Vanimal46

If you run out of things to talk about, you can always turn on the game to break the silence! Or, if you and the father in law need common ground, you can rip on Taylor Motter together!

If you haven't clicked on the New foods link for the State Fair it's highly recommended. I would eat the hell out of Irish Tater Kegs, Firecracker shrimp stuffed avacado, sweedish meatball smorgas, and triple chocolate strawberry shortcake!!

We survived 2016's Total System Failure... this isn't so bad compared to that!

ANNND Welcome back! To Minnesota Twins Whine Line: Breakup Edition! I am your host, and disappointed boyfriend, Vanimal. The Twins are doing their best to make us not care about their performance the rest of the year. Especially after optioning Romero to AAA, leaving the rotting corpse of Belisle on roster. Maybe it's them, not US! Before we dive into our feelings, let's talk about a game that will happen. It will still happen whether you watch them or not! Intermittent cloud cover in Minneapolis today! 77 degrees at first pitch and warming up during the day. REAL FEEL of 81 degrees. Blustery winds from the ESE at 10 MPH. Minnesota Twins (33-40): P - Jose Berrios ( R) - one of the few reasons to keep watching this team! Texas Rangers (34-44): P - Bartolo Colon ( R) - He's a national treasure Let's get our feelings out today... I thought we had something together, Falvine. You spent money fixing the rotation! The rotation isn't that bad! But everything except the Ed's has gone to hell in a hand basket. The Twins are like Jack at the end in Titanic... There's room for you on that board in the ocean, but I'm not going to save you... Maybe this is just a summer fling. And I've got a life in England you don't know about. http://sabrinasite.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/zee-titanic.jpg When going through a breakup, the best things to do is find a new hobby. Today I'm taking my dog to a training session instead of watching the game. Funny how my dog's hearing has become selective after giving him some independence... I don't recommend this approach, but some eat their feelings through a breakup. Which reminds me that the State Fair is coming up! With NEW FOOD for you to try. Don't worry, even though the Twins let you down, know that Minnesota Twins Whine Line will keep chugging along. We will never let you down! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50GQjUZ4P3M

The Romero news sucks.

What has he done in the minors to warrant a call up?

Falvine already spoke to this and said he's sticking around? I'm quickly running out of patience with this regime if that's the case.

Berrios would be a good choice for your next jersey purchase!

My dog's feelings about the Twins'chance of winning today: Disinterested

Motter at SS today. Oh boy.

ANNND Welcome! To Minnesota Twins Whine Line: Daycare Edition! I am your host and CEO of Minnesota Twins Daycare, Vanimal. Home of the best VETERAN to Rookie ratio in the industry! You're making the right decision coming to visit us with your precious little rookie... We'll get to frequently asked questions about our daycare in a second. First, let's talk about a game that's happening today. It's going to be a BEAUTIFUL day in Minneapolis! Partly cloudy skies, 79 degrees at first pitch. REAL FEEL of 84 degrees. Winds from the SSW at 5 MPH... And back to the intern with sports! Minnesota Twins (33-38): P - Jake Odorizzi (R ) - 78 overall on MLB the Show! Texas Rangers (32-44): P - Yovani Gallardo ( R) - Making his first MLB start since being DFA'd by the Reds on April 10th At Minnesota Twins Daycare, we believe rookies are the FUTURE... And what better way to train your little rookie for the real world than having them learn from VETERANS?! Currently we have a 24:1 Veteran to rookie ratio... NOBODY else in the industry can say that! What other questions do you have for me? What will my rookie be doing during the day? Well, that depends! Our only rookie right now pitches once every 5 games. But most rookies get ample time in the shade, and sit on a wooden bench! At some point in the day they will be fed, take a nap, and jog around the field. More often than not, during an actual game your rookie will be given an iPad to stream Netflix and ABSORB the veterans' knowledge. What safety measures are you taking with my rookie? We will ensure that they don't fail for too long! The last thing we want to do with your special rookie is ruin their confidence... For example, we had a rookie in April that pitched 0.2 innings and he didn't do well! At that point we had a decision to make... Replace the rookie with another rookie? No... Instead, we doubled down on our veteran to rookie ratio! Now we can say it's the BEST in the industry! What will they learn throughout the day? Great question! We hope our veterans will teach your rookie the fundamentals of baseball! Everything from baserunning, throwing the ball in a general direction, hitting a baseball, and other odds and ends things... Lord knows we could use more players who can hit a baseball! We heard rookies last season had a great time with Matt Belisle. Is he back on staff? ABSOLUTELY! It's true that Matt Belisle was a KEY veteran leader to help last year's graduating rookie class... He's back and better than ever! This all sounds great. We think our adorable rookie will get the attention he needs here. What's the price? For 65 easy payments of $5,000 you can join the exclusive wait list to be a rookie at Minnesota Twins Daycare! Don't wait, act today! Call 1-800-MNT-CARE now! Let's get a win Twins!

Motter playing nearly every day... Love it!!1!

Hu?

FTFY

I don't agree but respect your opinion. Like death and taxes there are always different players to sign and trade for. It's not often the best player at their respective position is available... It would be one of many opportunities missed over time.

Old friend Danny Santana is back on the 25 man roster for Atlanta.

I don't know anything about his fielding ability, but when healthy the dude can mash the ball.

Rental prices have been suppressed the last couple of years. Are they better off getting some C level prospects for these players? Or better off keeping them and trying to win as many games as possible? I lean towards the latter because the farm is littered with C level prospects.

They feel like a different team every day... In fairness, I see how terrible Cleveland's bullpen is with their subpar lineup and ask why we want to hand them the division title right now.

On this date in 2015 the Mets had a 10% chance to win the division. I don't know what they did differently in July to increase their odds to 20% considering they still hovered around .500. The Twins pitching is good. The best we've seen in years frankly. They're set up for success too if they find a significant upgrade at the few positions they're able to. Realmuto is obviously the best C option available right now. And would be noticably better than Garver/Castro/Wilson. If they find another BP rental arm, a RH OF replacement for LaMarre, and a power bat to replace Morrison I think we'll be good for the stretch run.

NY Mets in 2015 hovered around .500 through the end of July. Remained within a couple games of division leader WAS. Traded for Yoenis Cespedes, the team got hot in August/September, and rode that momentum to the WS.

Definitely. But it makes the discussion fun. We won't know until it's too late if this is the peak trade value for a prospect like Lewis, or if it's only the beginning. There's countless examples of trades where prospects are traded at their peak (Giolito when he was ~#5 prospect in all of baseball for Adam Eaton - now he's a disaster for CWS) and where prospects are traded too early before their peak (Syndergaard for R.A. Dickey) I don't see the Twins giving up on much of the core in the next couple of years so let's find a significant difference maker to supplement the core.

Because I think they can compete this year for a division title. Cleveland isn't a great team.

Neither do I. That was my response to labcrazy who said this is a young team that's 2-3 years away from competing. I think the core is here right now, and there's limited options to upgrade on the field. Catcher is certainly one of the positions where they can upgrade.

If this team can't compete for a couple of years they might as well trade them now. Because at that point Buxton, Sano, Rosario, Kepler, and Berrios are approaching free agency.