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  1. Vanimal46
    I saw that.... I'm going to really miss his coverage of the Wild. Nearly impossible for the Star Tribune to replace him.
  2. Vanimal46
    Michael Russo announced via Twitter he's leaving the Star Tribune for another opportunity. He did not say in his statement whether or not he will continue being the beat writer for the Minnesota Wild. Regardless, this is a huge blow for the Star Tribune. Russo is one of the most respected beat reporters in the NHL, if not all of sports beat reporting. If he's no longer covering the Wild, he will be sorely missed.
  3. Vanimal46
    I've never heard of the Athletic prior to this afternoon. They landed a big hire in Rosenthal. It just wasn't right reading his thoughts on a Facebook blog post.
  4. Vanimal46
    Yep. He's done that before in the past just to get people riled up. I don't know why people are taking his word now just because he wrote "people inside the Twins' organization" in an opinion article.
  5. Vanimal46
    Pictured: Brock Beauchamp waiting for his uber to arrive post TD pub crawl. http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view5/4667351/homer-simpson-drunk-dance-o.gif
  6. Vanimal46
    Willihammer? Spycake?
  7. Vanimal46
    That's just it. This wasn't some pressing breaking news that needed to be published immediately. Like you said, every columnist has the choice whether to post the SCORCHING hot taek, or write substance to support the story. Souhan went with writing the hot take, and included columnist jargon like "people inside the Twins' clubhouse" to try and make his take more credible. Sano has been very open about his weight and training to multiple reporters and outlets. Probably more than most other athletes in Minnesota. Yet Souhan doesn't go directly to the source for a direct quote.... Hmmm..... Souhan, or the Star Tribune editor, decided to kick Sano when he was down by strategically posting this story after he was hurt. I don't respect his opinion when he does things like this.
  8. Vanimal46
    Let's take things one step at a time. A good goal for him next year would be to make the All-Star team.
  9. Vanimal46
    This has been described as a "once in a lifetime" storm down here. Fortunately the flooding in Austin is not nearly as bad as it is down in Houston. And Houston is supposed to get ANOTHER 15-20 inches of rain over the next day or two.
  10. Vanimal46
    Vielma is going to get passed over very quickly. He sounds too much like Pedro Florimon 2.0. I would hope Gordon starts next year in AAA as the every day SS. Lots of intriguing names in the lower levels too that will need to be promoted sooner than later.
  11. Vanimal46
    It may be time to shift Romero to the bullpen the rest of the season. He's been struggling quite a bit lately.
  12. Vanimal46
    If there's one thing football has done right, it's fantasy football. Millions of people play it, and you only have to pay attention to a couple days out of the week. I could never get into fantasy baseball, hockey, basketball, etc. because of the "daily" aspect of it. Always having to tinker your lineup, add/drop several players a year, and keep up with it for months at a time.
  13. Vanimal46
    That's what my NFL viewing has boiled down to as well. Doesn't help that I'm out of state, so watching a Vikings game is difficult, unless they're on national TV. Last year IIRC I watched maybe 3 Vikings games. The rest of the time it was either RedZone on in the background while doing other things, or the TV was off entirely.
  14. Vanimal46
    Ryan 2:46 What are your thoughts on Byron Buxton? Overall numbers don't look great due to the first month of the year but if you take that out he looks pretty good. Is he finally turning into the player many thought he'd be in the big leagues? Keith Law 2:47 I believe so. I said on Twitter that he's a star and I stand by it: He's the best defensive CF in baseball and he's showing enough progress at the plate that I'm very, very confident he's becoming the player I forecasted he'd be (and so did everyone else ... this isn't just me). Eric 3:16 You're Derek Falvey. Do you shut down Fernando Romero as he's already surpassed his career high in IP? Keith Law 3:16 Do we actually know what a safe innings jump is? The Verducci claim has been debunked. Now it's just an assumption without evidence, no?
  15. Vanimal46
    Klaw chat going on right now.... Seath 2:02 What do you make of Royce Lewis promotion to Low A? He seems to be doing well (SSS). I know lot of people in MN were upset they didn't go for Greene. Keith Law 2:03 Seems aggressive. If he's really that advanced a bat, then it's not a bad idea to get him a cup of coffee there since he'll play there next year ... but if he's not that advanced, then there's the risk he'll be overmatched. I did not think this spring that he was that advanced a bat. Brian 2:37 I know he is old for the FSL despite being drafted this year but Rooker is off to a great start. Do you think he can be a league average player? Keith Law 2:38 Yep, that's probably the best case scenario because he might be a DH and won't be an asset on the field. More likely an up-and-down guy, but everyday player is possible.
  16. Vanimal46
    Yeah that's for sure. And upon further review, Kluber was entering his Arb-2 season when he signed the extension. As far as the rest.... Jose Ramirez was a low-risk international signing that developed better than they probably imagined - signed the extension after his breakout pre-arb 2 season. Kipnis was a very late round draft pick that developed better than they probably imagined - signed his extension entering his pre-arb 3 season. Brantley was acquired via the CC Sabathia trade - signed his extension instead of discussing arbitration.
  17. Vanimal46
    Again, I feel this is worth repeating... I hope that Falvey channels what he's learned in Cleveland and has other players higher on the priority list for extensions. Cleveland didn't get to the point where they're at today by extending players on the wrong side of 30. They got to this point by buying out a couple of FA years with their young players. Now they have some absolute steals because they had faith in their core. Jose Ramirez, Corey Kluber, Jason Kipnis, Michael Brantley were all in pre-arb years when they signed their extensions.
  18. Vanimal46
    12:07 Hannah Hochevar: Seems like everyone’s in on the Buxton Byronaissance. Do you think he beats his ROS projections? 12:07 Dave Cameron: Everyone did this last year too. 12:08 Dave Cameron: Right now, he’s still more Billy Hamilton than anything else. I’ll remain reserved about his prospects for stardom until he sustains power or improves contact. 12:40 Joe Douglas: Regarding Buxton and Moncada: Eric made a similar comparison in his chat, basically saying that Buxton turning it around this year is similar to what he expects for Moncada (where concerns seem overblown because of a poor start). He cited Buxton being good since July. While I certainly think that expectations can be too high for prospect on debut, I don’t know that I would be looking at Buxton as a desired career path for Moncada, no? 12:41 Dave Cameron: Right. The lesson of Buxton shouldn’t be “just wait, we’ll be proven right eventually”, but that these tooled-up guys with swing and approach issues probably come with more risk than is usually acknowledged. 2:22 Hannah Hochevar: How much has zips changed on Buxton and how much do you think it should change? 2:23 Dan Szymborski: Come down on the offense, but up on his defense as he keeps pushing th at threshold higher
  19. Vanimal46
    I've gotta say Seth, after a couple of clunkers from you recently, you're back on FIRE! 7-0 baby!!
  20. Vanimal46
    He must have been watching a sinker ball pitcher on the mound that day.
  21. Vanimal46
    No way! Leyland is 11 years older than that young Buck.
  22. Vanimal46
    http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120410120520-miami-marlins-manager-guillen-ozzie-venezuela-story-top.jpg Finally, diehard. The true WILDCARD in the group of moderators. Comes off as real fiery at times, and other times downright insane.
  23. Vanimal46
    Ash: Wiley vet that doesn't like to stick around any one thread too long. VERY knowledgable about the game of baseball. NO ONE can beat his vision on the field.... And his posts*. *Because he likes to type notes in really tiny font.
  24. Vanimal46
    Also, snepp. Most likely to have a smile on his face exploring the Random Funny Stuff Depository thread. Also, most likely to wear a disguise in the dugout.
  25. Vanimal46
    Quality Starts since Memorial Day weekend: Gibson: 5 out of 15 starts Berrios: 7 out of 14 starts Santana: 8 out of 15 starts The stats look fine that you posted above. But, they look fine because Molitor pulls Gibson before he transforms into bad Gibby.
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