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  1. Vanimal46
    Great point... Just another way to stick it to the Astros by not giving them their 1st round pick.
  2. Vanimal46
    This saga continues.... The Cardinals must send the Astros $2 million along with their top 2 draft picks in 2017 as a penalty for hacking Houston's internal system. http://deadspin.com/cardinals-must-send-two-draft-picks-2-million-to-astr-1791787347
  3. Vanimal46
    I'm disappointed there are no pictures of Chief.... We all know he has a flip phone and no Twitter, so someone else had to do it for him In all seriousness, thank you to John and Aaron for recording the session so out of towners like me could listen to the show. LaTroy sounds like a guy I'd love to have a beer with if given the chance.
  4. Vanimal46
    Diana Moskovitz of Deadspin has been on top of this story over the last year or more. On Friday she wrote a well-researched, thorough article about the rape culture that was present at Baylor University under their former football coach Art Briles. WARNING: This article will be upsetting and potentially make you sick to your stomach. I don't see any benefit letting this university continue to operate and participate in athletics. Burn this place to the ground.
  5. Vanimal46
    It wouldn't surprise me if they defaulted to an all-veteran rotation to start the year - Santana, Gibson, Santiago, May, possibly Hughes...) Let's hope they have a quick trigger finger if they struggle. If at the end of the day they're a 70-ish win team, I'd like to see a revolving door and give most pitchers on the 40 man an opportunity to pitch in Minnesota.
  6. Vanimal46
    Good call. I forgot to put Murphy on the bench! I think he rides the pine as Garver plays every day in AAA. If Castro were to be injured, Garver plays every day in the majors.
  7. Vanimal46
    Hard pass. Enjoy your family, enjoy your kids (I assume he has them?) and most importantly, enjoy your health. Why continue to take the risk of another concussion that could derail your life as you know it?
  8. Vanimal46
    You're right I was talking about Berrios. My bad, didn't think he reached 1 year service time yet.
  9. Vanimal46
    C - Castro 1B - Mauer 2B - Dozier SS - Polanco 3B - Sano LF - Rosario CF - Buxton RF - Kepler DH - Park Bench: Escobar, FA OF to replace D Santana, waiver wire IF to replace Grossman Notable: Vargas starts in AAA - Park gets first crack at DH Rotation: - E Santana - Gibson - May - Berrios - Santiago Notable: If Hughes thrives in the bullpen they keep him there and Mejia becomes the next man up to get the call to Minnesota. Bullpen: - Hughes (long relief, 1st call to rotation for injury / poor pitching) - Haley (rule 5) - Kintzler - Duffey - Chargois - Rogers - Pressly - Open competition Notable: Tonkin experiment is over and he's removed from 40 man - Perkins doesn't make the full recovery and retires - Chargois or Duffey wins closer job out of spring training.
  10. Vanimal46
    Nope, certainly not. It's a good thing for any draft pick to make the majors, and I think we'll see Jay in a Twins uniform at some point. If he ends up just being a closer, that will be disappointing. Hopefully we'll read farm reports that he's making it to the 7th inning during his starts this season.
  11. Vanimal46
    You take that back about Bartolo... He's a national treasure and should be treated as such. He's built like a slow-pitch beer league softball 1B.
  12. Vanimal46
    He still retains his rookie status this year, so no blood lost. I wanted to see him last year regardless if he was "ready" or not. I want to see him this year as well. Preferably from day 1 in the rotation, and Hughes in the bullpen.
  13. Vanimal46
    Definitely a big year for Jay.... Would it be considered a failure if his career trajectory mirrored Glen Perkins? Failed starter and switch to closer for 5-6 years?
  14. Vanimal46
    Great news! Hope his back pain goes away pitching on a regular schedule.
  15. Vanimal46
    Concur. That's what it looked like from my POV last season. And it makes sense... Dude was crushing throughout the minor leagues, and kept crushing pitchers when he was called up in 2015. It's certainly possible that he thought this was easy and continued to rely on natural ability without working on other things. We should all hope he's learned from his down year and comes back strong this season.
  16. Vanimal46
    There have been plenty of game thread days where I've used up my 'like' quota.... You want a like? Here ya go....
  17. Vanimal46
    Good for Sano! He's looking great and dare I say, VERY athletic* Looks like last season was a big wake up call for him. I have confidence this will be a great season for him. *Drink!
  18. Vanimal46
    No doubt. Then again I'm always on board to draft a QB in the middle rounds every year until a franchise QB is found. Not a big fan of selecting a QB and handing him the keys for 3 years until they sink or swim.
  19. Vanimal46
    Bad news. Looks like Teddy is going to be out for all of 2017 as well recovering from his gruesome knee injury.
  20. Vanimal46
    Been there, done that. The logic is always sound..... "Just another $100 and I'll be able to make my money back!" ANNNNNND it's gone 20 minutes later.
  21. Vanimal46
    Flashback Friday to when Nadal and Federer met in a Grand Slam match for the first time in 2005. Who would have guessed 12 years later they would both still be at the top of their game.
  22. Vanimal46
    Shoes and clothing in general is scary to buy online for me... I seem to have a different shoe size depending on the brand. 11 for Nike, 11.5 for Reebok, 10.5 for Adidas, etc.... And don't get me started on slim fit jeans... ugh.
  23. Vanimal46
    This thread is inspired by wsnydes who posted that after hosting happy hour at his house, he bought a $90 Hootie and the Blowfish record.... I'm sure we've all made some less than stellar financial decisions while under the influence of a few alcoholic drinks... What's the worst late night purchase you've made on Amazon?
  24. Vanimal46
    No problem, we're all just spit-balling here. You and I seem to be close on the total comp number of $85-95 million for this hypothetical Buxton extension.
  25. Vanimal46
    Yeah $8 MM for the first year of arbitration is a bit aggressive. Hell, Machado and Harper were at $5 million for their first arbitration year before jumping up to $11 and $13 MM respectively this year.
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