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  1. Vanimal46
    http://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/1009906/nflsadbrownsfan.gif
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    Extremely disappointing and frustrating to say the least.... It's hard to justify people renewing season tickets, MLB.tv subscriptions, etc. when it's essentially the same roster heading into 2017. Good luck to the season ticket sales people getting people on board this year... http://ak-hdl.buzzfed.com/static/2015-08/12/19/enhanced/webdr10/anigif_enhanced-2400-1439421440-3.gif
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    He's a dad now, so what would dads do? I'm going with clean eating and elliptical.... Gotta keep the joints fresh!
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    I also do not believe the Dodgers' offer to the Rays is the same they offered to the Twins. We'll never know who they offered for Dozier, but the prospects involved including De Leon had to be top 10 org prospects. Pick your flavor for speculation (Alvarez, Calhoun, Stewart, etc.) one more should have been included for him. At the end of the day they just disagreed.... The Dodgers took the consolation prize. I don't see why they needed to offer the same deal to Tampa Bay, Tampa Bay*... Either way, the lack of activity this offseason is frustrating to say the least. *Copyright Denny Green
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    I have not! Is that a watchable M Night movie?
  6. Vanimal46
    Well, now I know not to invest any time into this. Netflix is trying to pimp this out on my "Recommended for You" "Trending" and "Top Picks for Vanimal" lists....
  7. Vanimal46
    Every M Night Shyamalan movie except the Sixth Sense. "Lord of War" The intro was showing how weapons/bullets were being manufactured...... then Nicolas Cage showed up on the screen. SCORCHING HOT TAKE alert: "The Godfather" had a great intro, and is one of the most overrated movies on planet Earth.
  8. Vanimal46
    A new study from Northwestern University was released to study the effects of body clock adjustments on human performance. They analyzed 20 years of MLB baseball data to see if jet lag could be a legitimate cause for poor performance on the baseball field. Results of the new study generally showed that traveling eastward was more disruptive than going west, a known feature of jet lag. A surprise, though, was that home teams seemed to suffer its effects more than visiting teams did. Some of the findings can be found here: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/caught-napping-mlb-hitting-pitching-sapped-jet-lag-article-1.2953785 What do you think? Just a coincidence? Or legitimate?
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    It's like they took pitching lessons from this guy or something....
  10. Vanimal46
    Pictured: An inside scoop at the latest Dozier trade negotiations between Falvey and LA....
  11. Vanimal46
    Pictured: Checking in on what Justin Morneau and Jesse Crain are up to these days...
  12. Vanimal46
    I'm also a big believer in Sano still. Fangraphs' projections of Sano this year are encouraging.... between 28-34 HRs, 800+ OPS, and 3-4 WAR would be great.
  13. Vanimal46
    gunnarthor broke down the recent drafts very well. 2012 class was great, 2013 has a couple of good players, 2014 was the reliever draft - ugh. Dr. Jim also hit it on the head with the Twins' biggest issue, that being not trading off assets for prospects.... Given the way the Twins operate, where their primary focus is drafting to improve the system, they need to have a 2012 draft every other year to maintain a top 10 system. I hope the new regime takes advantage of trading assets when they're out of contention and exploring other avenues to keep the minor leagues strong.
  14. Vanimal46
    Depends on the time of year, really... Around 4th of July, Apple pie or go home. During Thanksgiving, pumpkin or pecan pie.
  15. Vanimal46
    Greg Holland is potentially a sexy signing, depending on his recovery from TJ surgery. Guy was a shut down reliever for KC for a few years. As I said on page 1 of this thread, he's high on the priority list to sign. And again, a SS and 4th OF would go a long ways in balancing out this roster. As well as removing D Santana / Grossman from the roster.
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    http://media0.giphy.com/media/PS7d4tm1Hq6Sk/giphy.gif
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    The way it's shaping up right now, the left side of the infield is going to be very scary for our pitchers... Only Rosario could be considered average defensively on the left side of the field. I'm envisioning a lot of bunt singles and bobbled grounders.
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    Very sad news...
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    From my perspective as a recruiter, oil and gas has done nothing but layoff massive amounts of employees over the last 3 years. Houston in particular is hurting hard from the decline in the industry, where if I got a dollar from oil and gas employees calling to find a new job I wouldn't have to work. The industry is so volatile that it could increase again, but I hope they look at alternatives. Two issues I've seen with oil and gas candidates I've worked with: 1. the industry compensates them so well that it takes a dose of reality informing them they're not going to get the same kind of pay. 2. The perception of oil and gas candidates from other manufacturing industries is if oil and gas does increase, they'll bail to their old jobs. Also, on a particular project, they're so diversified that they don't get the opportunity to work on it from start to finish. Most only work on a particular area of the project, and other industries want someone more well rounded who's done more than just a couple of things.
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    Maybe. The degreed Engineers shouldn't have an issue finding other employment. The others doing the manual work such as laying pipe or working at offshore rigs most likely only have a HS diploma or an Associate's Degree. That's a tougher sell to get companies interested in them.
  21. Vanimal46
    Protestors throwing chunks of concrete, rocks, bricks, and bottle at police officers. Sad, really...
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    The OF defense should be better with more Buxton and less Grossman/D Santana out there. The IF defense IMO is worse than last year. Plouffe, flaws and all was an average 3B. Sano will most certainly have his ups and downs during his 1st full season at 3B. Polanco and Nunez is a wash. Both are known more for their bat than their glove.
  23. Vanimal46
    That quote was essentially it. The rest was filler about him being injured the last 2 years but still a top T FA.
  24. Vanimal46
    Vlad's bat was amazing. Whether the pitch was 3 feet over his head, or bounce before it reached home plate, somehow he made solid contact. IIRC he had a rocket arm in RF too.
  25. Vanimal46
    I don't get it.. There's no way they're going into the season with Kintzler as the closer again, right?
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