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  1. Vanimal46
    Palmeiro falling off was a result of the old, curmudgeon HOF voters who are no longer on the voting committee. This year with the new staff of voters, PED era players are getting their fair shot. I'm 100% on board to elect Bonds, Clemens, and others from that era.
  2. Vanimal46
    Some of our best material is in the game threads! So what if we veer off into discussing school lunches, or things that are green.... Enjoy the journey!
  3. Vanimal46
    Agreed. Asiata should be cut and McKinnon should get no more than 15 touches a game. Nothing would make me happier than never seeing an Asiata stuffing on 3rd and 1 again. RB is high on my priority list as well.. Without AP, they'll need a new feature back to handle 25+ touches a game.
  4. Vanimal46
    Yep, I 'member.... He was one of the original Twins killers. 22-6 career record against them (!) with a 3.09 ERA in 230 IP. In fact, his record against the Twins is the best in his career, with the exception of a couple SSS where he only started against an NL team 1-4 times.
  5. Vanimal46
    Agreed. I've got to imagine it's multi-layered in the decision to fire him. The fact that he tweeted out his love and support for the 10 players/entire team played a factor. As Ben said, there's a good argument to get rid of him specifically for the on-field coaching too. And finally, the recruiting. His incoming class looks bad, really bad. Quite frankly you need to have some charm and charisma in order to recruit kids to come to the school. Based off of Claeys' interviews, he doesn't appear to have any of that. Good coach, bad recruiter.
  6. Vanimal46
    Nothing that I've read so far mentions that Coyle made this decision because of the sexual assault case. I think you could make a case that performance had something to do with the firing as well....
  7. Vanimal46
    Over 2,400 comments on the Star Tribune article I linked yesterday.... Shocked that so many people are outraged at the decision to fire Claeys.
  8. Vanimal46
    Pro-tip: Put Thin Mints in the freezer.... You will not be disappointed.
  9. Vanimal46
    I'm happy they got rid of some of the old, curmudgeon HOF voters and are reconsidering players from the late 90's/early 00's.
  10. Vanimal46
    I hope to live long enough to see the demise of the NCAA.
  11. Vanimal46
    Until the NCAA seizes to exist I suppose. Which I hope is sooner rather than later.
  12. Vanimal46
    Yep, no doubt. But every university wants a chip, chair, and a chance at the BIG corporate money from these bowl games.
  13. Vanimal46
    I don't think Les Miles would come near this program TBH unless they give him a godfather offer of $7+ million... P.J. Fleck would be the first call to make. Tuned in and out of their game yesterday, and he looks like a motivating coach to play for. Charlie Strong maybe? Perhaps the lights were too bright to handle down here at UT. Even an outside the box hire like NDSU's head coach.
  14. Vanimal46
    Wow, so long Tracy Claeys. Promptly fired this afternoon. The three names mentioned in the Star Tribune article I linked: "Speculation is sure to start immediately on who will replace Claeys, with Western Michigan coach P.J. Fleck, former LSU coach Les Miles and Boise State coach Bryan Harsin (a Coyle hire when he worked at Boise State) among the names expected to get tossed around."
  15. Vanimal46
    If I were in Dozier's shoes, I'd gamble on myself and explore FA in 2018. That way you could theoretically get that 5 year deal and not have to worry about finding another job at 35 years old. I really do think that some team will drastically overpay for him when they lose out on Harper and Machado.
  16. Vanimal46
    They're inside your mind and know what you want before you know you want it! You guys get the fun ads... I've got a big Sling TV ad on the right hand side of the screen, and an Uber Eats Austin ad on the top banner.
  17. Vanimal46
    I'm sure my future kids will look at me with a puzzled look when I describe AOL Instant Messenger to them... Similar to my look when diehard mentioned ICQ. Those poor souls will never know how cool it was to write your away message on AIM... From BaseballBro34: "brb, mom needs the computer."
  18. Vanimal46
    I don't think markos believes Dozier would sign a deal like that... It was more of a hypothetical question.
  19. Vanimal46
    Me too... Back then I didn't know anything about WAR or other defensive metrics. Just looked at BA, HRs, RBI, etc. I was pumped because I thought they finally found a power hitting DH! It's too bad he fell off a cliff as soon as he signed with the Twins.
  20. Vanimal46
    Those ad companies are getting really smart.... I hear they know what people search on google all the time. Sounds like they nailed it down for you!
  21. Vanimal46
    Concur. I don't see any scenario in which Dozier gets an extension with the Twins.... That's why it's imperative to find a good deal between now and next off-season. Preferably ASAP.
  22. Vanimal46
    This is from the Fangraphs prospect chat today relating towards Yadier Alvarez: Sonny 12:34 What is a realistic timeline for Yadi Alvarez in LA? Is 2017 too early? Eric A Longenhagen 12:34 2017 probably way too fast, more like 2019 or 2020.
  23. Vanimal46
    From today's prospects chat: Jimmy the Twins fan 12:16 Whats the chances we see Burdi or Chargois closing games for the Twins at some point this season? Who has the better shot? Eric A Longenhagen 12:17 I'd say they're decent. Burdi has better stuff but probably less a chance to do it because he's had health issues. I know Chargois has too, but Burdi's are just more recent/current.
  24. Vanimal46
    There's the big names like Leonard Fournette from LSU and Christian McCaffery from Stanford.... I saw D'Onta Foreman of Texas play a couple games this year. He could bring back the Fat Back trend that vanished once Jerome Bettis retired.
  25. Vanimal46
    My initial plan looks very similar to Mike's and Levi's: Cut: - Peterson, Floyd, Fusco, Wright, Sherels Re-sign: - Thielen 4/$14, Patterson 2 years FA: - Overpay Reiff to play RT - Re-sign Kalil to another 1 year prove it deal or a multi-year, low guarantee contract - Sign an OG or 3 - Sign a CB to replace Munnerlyn in the slot - Sign a LB to replace Greenway Draft: - Find a feature RB - Draft as many OT and OGs as humanly possible
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