Vanimal46

It's never a WRONG time to start spelunking...

How does not having a dog make you FEEL? Take a seat in the Whine Line HAWT therapist seat...

If VH1 still existed we would figure out that answer in... Behind the Music - Post Milone

Did you have an image in mind what he looked like before youtubing his songs?

Your feelings are correct! This may be biased but he's the sweetest little boy I know!

I like how you said feels... It hit me right in the FEELS! What else would you like to get off your chest today?

We're also debuting a new bit today! My dog's feelings about the Twins' chance of winning today:

ANNND Welcome Weirdos! To another episode of Minnesota Twins Whine Line: Get it Off Your Chest! Edition. I'm your host for the next 2 days, Vanimal. Along with my trusty sidekick, the Intern. It's been a frustrating season so far, and it's BAD for your health to keep it to yourself! Today we decided to transform our studio into a therapist office... That way we can get it off our chest! Before we dive into the REAL and weird, let's do the baseball stuff. It's going to be a BRISK day in Minneapolis. 61 degrees and cloudy at first pitch. REAL FEEL of 58 degrees. Winds out of the NNE at 12 MPH. - Minnesota Twins (18-22): P - Fernando Romero ( R) - 23 year old hot shot! 79 overall on MLB the Show! Milwaukee Brewers (27-18): P - Freddy Peralta ( R) - 21 year old hot shot! 13 K in 5.2 IP in his MLB debut... If you've followed Minnesota Twins Whine Line over the years, you'll know that we embrace the WEIRD... Today will be no different! The intern has been stress eating over the last 6 weeks because he's been holding in his frustrations about the team. Let's CHANGE that today, and get things off our chest! Byron Buxton isn't that good: Before you try to strangle me through the computer, hear me out! I want nothing more than for him to figure it out at the plate... But a ton of my frustration stems from him continuing to struggle at the plate. He's been touted as having star potential, and we've been waiting..... and waiting.... Other players his age have BLOSSOMED into stars.... How long do we need to wait? Jason Castro's injury is a blessing in disguise: Prior to his season ending injury, Mr. Castro had a better chance of getting on base if he walked up to the batter's box without a bat in his hand. Now we get a chance to see if Garver can handle the job, or if we're all fooling ourselves. What better time than now to figure out if the team needs to upgrade the position going forward? I like Post Malone: It takes a while for me to warm up to new music and new artists... However, Post Malone is my kind of weirdo! If you don't know Post Malone, ask your kids... Or your friend's kids... His new album is great! Psychological Effect with Colors: I had a sales training this week learning how to "whiteboard" solutions to potential clients... Blue and green are POSITIVE colors! Red and yellow are NEGATIVE.... Which makes me think, is that why people are generally mad about eating at McDonald's? Intern, is there anything you want to get off your chest? Intern: Yes, actually I do... One time you got me so worked up about a Twins topic that I spent the rest of the night crying... I'm not going to tell you when that happened. I just want you to sit on that. Van: WHAT??! NOOO!! Tell me! Intern: Never. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to play MLB the Show. Now it's YOUR turn to sit on the therapist chair... What's something you want to get off your chest? Let's get a win Twins!

Classic misdirection approach. You're catching on to RB's antics!

And he still has some magic left in that arm... Should have kept him instead of signing Lynn

Go Mavericks! I'm a fellow alumni of the school.

The prospects aren't going to help move the needle much anyway if Sano and Buxton don't become stars. This contending cycle is entirely built on their success. The next contending cycle in the 2020 decade is built on Lewis and others in A ball right now. TLDR: if Buxton or Sano don't develop into stars we're all wasting our time.

Why would the Dodgers trade Grandal? And what am I missing about Littell where he's an attractive trade piece?

That's probably the offer I would agree to give up. I'm just not that urgent to do it without seeing how Garver does first. Unless Garver is the culprit costing the team wins let's see what he can do over his next 200 PAs and assess the situation in late June.

I've read and seen enough of Lynn now. Never wanted him in the first place since he was a primarily fastball only pitcher. Batters wait to tee up on a misplaced fastball, and know his off speed pitches won't land for a strike.

I endorse this just so Gonsalves can get his feet wet. Ideally once Erv returns he takes the last rotation spot, Lynn long man and Hughes cut. I can't imagine Gonsalves would do much worse than Lynn.

Not sure if serious. This trade would cause riots in the streets.

Agreed. It may be worth giving up Gordon + others for Realmuto. I'm not ready to do that until Garver shows he's clearly not a starting caliber player. Realmuto is a top 5 C in baseball. That's valuable no doubt. After the top 5 there's not much difference between #6 and #26 on the list.

That perception is not true. They got real value back in the Yelich and Ozuna trades. Stanton was a salary dump but they could have received much more if they were willing to pony up a penny on their end of the Stanton contract. It's not like they're giving away players for free.

Swihart from Boston would be a good backup C. It's time to see if Garver can handle the job full-time. Realmuto is going to be expensive....

Kevin Brown missing the rest of the season after punching a wall in the clubhouse.

No. I thought Erv's suspension was unpaid.

Definitely a shoo-in prior to today. I still think he gets in depending on his response or 'apology' after the news today.

Huge blow to Seattle.

MLB.com update https://www.mlb.com/news/miguel-sano-not-ready-for-return-from-dl/c-276735516 Agreed. Sano is much needed in the lineup.