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  1. Vanimal46
    Eddie Rosario AAA walk count: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XhVLcc36Nk
  2. Vanimal46
    Not to mention that they threw him to the heart of the Red Sox order in Pedroia, Bogaerts, and Big Papi. It's getting very old with how this team handles their prospects.
  3. Vanimal46
    IMO they need to shut down Hughes for the rest of the season. Hopefully all of his injuries get resolved and he can start off fresh next year. Dave's assessment is correct that Santana is now a back of the rotation starter - 4 or 5. Gibson I guess is a 2 or 3? Even though he's vastly under performing that rank. I continue to cross fingers that Nolasco finds his way off the team. This team desperately needs Berrios to figure things out and make an impact next season. I would also start stretching out May for his return to the rotation. The only SP in FA I have a remote interest in is LH Brett Anderson. He may be worth a 1 year prove it deal. Berrios May Gibson Hughes Santana
  4. Vanimal46
    Nobody's bringing up the fact that Chargois' first opponents he faced were Pedroia, Bogaerts, and David Ortiz? First MLB game, all of the emotions and jitters getting to this point from 2 major surgeries, and then they throw him right to the wolves saying "Good luck, kid."
  5. Vanimal46
    It should be Park. Shout out to goulik for posting his stats... Buzz, your girlfriend, WOOF. Since it's the 2016 Twins, it's probably going to be Kepler or Buxton. And D Santana will find his way back into a starting role.... Ugh.
  6. Vanimal46
    I don't mind this pick up, since as others have said, he has past success. What I can't stand is another example of the organization jerking around another prospect in Chargois. 1 freaking game for Chargois and he's already sent down?! Frustrating... Very frustrating.
  7. Vanimal46
    I grew up in the country so manual labor wasn't anything new. Bailing hay was by far the most grueling manual labor I've done... didn't have to work out much that summer!
  8. Vanimal46
    The justification of "he's not blocking anyone, why give him away?" I'm sure was used when describing Kurt Suzuki, Josh Willingham, and Phil Hughes too. There's rumblings all the time of keeping players too long until they're no longer valuable. Well, Nunez came out of no where this season to prove he's more valuable than we thought. There won't be a better time to get a return on a trade than this season.
  9. Vanimal46
    Yep. It was a good try by the author to point out that there were star level players selected below the Twins picks. In a true redraft those players wouldn't be close to being available where the Twins picked.
  10. Vanimal46
    It's been a few years, but I'm pretty sure I was doing this at 11... http://i.ytimg.com/vi/1LW__eE7-BA/hqdefault.jpg
  11. Vanimal46
    Go on?
  12. Vanimal46
    Side note - did the 11 year old kid write the blog post too? If he did that is god dang impressive writing abilities for the youngster.
  13. Vanimal46
    Shag-wa, Shaggy, Chargy, Pengwing, Pengling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GnLDJAgrws
  14. Vanimal46
    Polancoed... nice. Also applicable: Meyered Keplered Rogered
  15. Vanimal46
    In reference to "the importance of winning is so highlighted in our market" - that is absolutely hilarious. Asking for a playoff caliber team is the minimum requirement of ALL sports teams. This isn't the Yankees or Red Sox market where it's world series or bust... The Pohlad's would be eaten alive by any other sports market in the country.
  16. Vanimal46
    I agree that it sounds like the family needs to get out of this business Loosey. I'm not saying we need an owner like Jerry Jones who has his hand in every single part of the organization. It's just a shame that there doesn't appear to be an ounce of passion in this particular investment of theirs. His answers make it seem like he has to take over the family butcher shop on Main Street and it's a chore to keep it going. He's in the wrong business if there's no competitive fire to win and make more intelligent decisions than the other owners in the league.
  17. Vanimal46
    We have some goodies to end the week on. Today is National Black Cow Day! I've never heard this refreshment being called Black Cow, so let's clear this up. Today is National Root Beer Float Day! I LOVE root beer floats, and used to make them on a near daily basis as a teenager. It's a hot one in Austin today, and a root beer float would hit the spot! Today is also National Herbs & Spices Day! Tis' the season to grow fresh herbs and spices in a garden. I've recently purchased a planter box to have on my balcony in order to grow fresh herbs! Cross fingers that basil, cilantro, and garlic start to grow! Today is also National Iced Tea Day! Prior to moving to the south, I never considered drinking tea before. It's a summer tradition down here, and now iced tea is starting to grow on me. With a little bit of sweet please!
  18. Vanimal46
    Article: How Aggressive Should The Twins Be About Trading Eduardo Nunez? Answer: Very Aggressive.
  19. Vanimal46
    Hopefully it's been a few years for all of us without getting an overdraft notice. I learned my lesson years ago while I was in college about overdrafting... Summer of 2009, just finished my freshman year of college, and no company in my hometown were hiring kids for summer jobs. I've never been more broke in my life than that summer. Fortunately one of my neighbor's who owns a farm hired me on to help bail hay. It was hard work, not a lot of pay, but it gave me some walking around money!
  20. Vanimal46
    I don't think this is an outlandish idea... I mean, it may draw more applause than what's happening on the field at the time!
  21. Vanimal46
    I think I heard this in the Gleeman and the Geek podcast, and someone else may correct me if I'm wrong. I thought I heard that all of Park's HRs have come from off-speed pitches, and has a very bad average against fast balls. Could be that he's just not catching up to the heat and pitchers realize this.
  22. Vanimal46
    Morneau to the White Sox makes a ton of sense. I'll be rooting for him to do well. It's weird to compliment the Sox, but at least they're not just sitting on their hands doing nothing. We'll see if their aggressiveness pays off.
  23. Vanimal46
    It really shouldn't be that hard to balance the playing time between Park, Buxton, Arcia, Kepler, and Grossman more than what Molly's doing. Whether it's an Arcia/Park Platoon at DH, or rotating the 4 OFs so they all play 75-80% of the games. Just throwing it out there.
  24. Vanimal46
    Releasing Jepsen should be a realistic option for this team. John Bonnes brought up in the last Gleeman and the Geek podcast that he hasn't pitched a clean inning since the middle of April... Can't remember the exact date off the top of my head. Opponents have a whopping .981 OPS against him this year.. That's approaching 2015 Tim Stauffer bad. And I loathed seeing Tim Stauffer pitch.
  25. Vanimal46
    My ranking by preference to be sent out would be Kintzler, Boshers, Rogers. Kintzler I don't believe has a future on this team beyond this season. Boshers may stay on as AAA depth and injury call-up next season. I'm still not completely sold on Tonkin, but he can stay put for now. EDIT: Forgot about Dean too until spycake's post.
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