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  1. Vanimal46
    I don't think that's a bad thing at all... Historically, the team experiences bad luck handing MLB jobs to prospects on a silver platter. Let Gonsalves, Romero, Gordon, etc. earn their way to a promotion. It's still a little too early to count on them making an impact in the MLB right away.
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    I was lost in the math portion of the article.... But it is still interesting nonetheless!
  3. Vanimal46
    Thank you for all of your hard work Seth! Now I have withdrawals from our daily Minor League Reports during the season....
  4. Vanimal46
    Maybe we need to rename this thread to Sexual Harassment in Pop Culture or something. Matt Lauer is the next person to get fired for sexual harassment... Variety has an exclusive that details what he did to poor women that worked for NBC. I never cared much for Lauer in the first place. But man, what he did was ****ing creepy.
  5. Vanimal46
    Ryan Suter may have filled us in accidentally about the attitude of the team... “We thought it was going to be easy,” Suter said. “I’m assuming we thought they were just going to back down, and they woke up and came at us.” This quote was after the 7-2 blowout loss. Why would you ever think a hockey game on the road would be easy? It's mind.boggling. If you heard the quote on the radio, it's even more baffling the way he said it.
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    We've really dropped the ball here without a SCIENCE! thread. Let's share interesting science articles that we find... Today, an 11 year old named Gitanjali Rao was awarded "America's top young scientist" for designing a compact device that detects lead in drinking water. Very cool! Russian cosmonauts also claim that they discovered extra terrestrial bacteria on the hull of ISS! How neat would that be if we found concrete proof of life on other planets?!
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    This day was bound to happen... Didn't think the window would close so early. Chuck was giving away 1st round picks like it was Halloween candy, and now here we are. They may have to fire Chuck to go full rebuild.
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    The Wild hopefully hit rock bottom yesterday after losing 7-2 to the Jets. The excuses are running out for this team. They're fairly healthy (minus Parise) and their core has remained in tact for the last 4 years. For some reason this year is different. Once the team is trailing in a game, there's no fight in them to make the game competitive. Is it time to go full rebuild? They have 1 albatross contract (Parise) and 1 near albatross contract (Suter) on the books already. Both are still signed for the next 5 seasons. Many of their young core members over the last 4 years received contact extensions. Question is, are they really worth the price tag? What would you do if you were running the Wild? Wait to see what happens? Or start the rebuilding process now?
  9. Vanimal46
    Your wish is the U's command. Croft will be granted his release from the program. He also says he was unfairly suspended by Fleck earlier this season. He will not be missed.
  10. Vanimal46
    I would suggest watching the 60 Minutes interview with Ohtani back in April. Any preconceptions you have about him and entitlement would be eliminated. He's a very humble person that lives in a modest dorm in Japan, so I'm not sure why you feel he has a huge sense of entitlement? What teams has he asked to write him love letters? You mean when his agent asked how a team would use him? That's kind of important to him, since he is coming over early and missing out on nearly $100 million to be a 2-way player.... Honestly I think you're way off base on Ohtani.
  11. Vanimal46
    What a jumbled mess this team is right now.
  12. Vanimal46
    Signing with the Twins Purchase MLB The Show Should be a good time
  13. Vanimal46
    Miggy Cabrera and David Price are nearly impossible to trade. Unless Detroit and Boston eat tens of millions of dollars. Schwarber absolutely needs to go to an AL team so he can DH full-time. I would imagine Atlanta needs to be blown away by an Inciarte offer since he's just starting a team friendly contract. I wouldn't touch Matt Harvey with a 25 foot pole until he shows his old stuff on the mound. McCutchen will most likely be the hottest rental bat for sale in July 2018.
  14. Vanimal46
    Yeah I agree Park's signing had very little to do with Sano moving to RF. It had everything to do with Plouffe staying in the organization and TR valuing his defense over Sano's. At the time there wasn't any question Plouffe was a better fielder than Sano.
  15. Vanimal46
    Coaches live or die by their systems, I get that. How is his system so difficult that it takes 2-3 years to implement? And why couldn't he call more complicated plays in this "system" other than a draw play for 0 yards?
  16. Vanimal46
    Not Twins-related... Dave Cameron posted "2018 Free Agent Bargains" saying these would be the 5 names he would look at if he ran a contending team.
  17. Vanimal46
    I would give up a significant amount to acquire either Cole, Stroman, or Archer. With those targets, I would start the bidding at Gordon + Gonsalves then add other players as necessary. Out of the relievers, I'd try to buy low on Betances. There's no room for him in the Yankees bullpen, and it's clear they don't want to give him high leverage innings after last season.
  18. Vanimal46
    Looking back, I'm guessing Fleck wished he wouldn't have taken back Croft. Clearly there were issues all year long with him. Even if Green looked terrible in practice, it's not like Croft looked any better during a game. The offense led by him became an immovable object. There's no room for players like Croft on a rebuilding team.
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    This program doesn't have a choice but to give him 3 more years. Hopefully we just watched them hit rock bottom. The offense is miles away from being competitive until they find a QB.
  20. Vanimal46
    Yep, that drive had an annoying sequence of events. Bad call on the WRs catch, bad defensive pass interference call, bad face mask call, and a bad TD call.
  21. Vanimal46
    I'm sure it's going to taste great! I had a very light dinner last night in preparation for this day. Can't wait!! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
  22. Vanimal46
    Yeah, it certainly reads that way. If that's the case, it was a hell of a run for this series.
  23. Vanimal46
    Are there rumblings in the organization about Diaz's weight/conditioning/diet? Or is that only reserved for Sano? 250 lbs already at 21.... He's going to be a big boy.
  24. Vanimal46
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    Good ones. I forget that some years Reusse goes with a national name, and not just the local sports names.
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