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  1. theBOMisthebomb
    Strip the Astros of their 2017 World Series title. Today. Do it now.
  2. theBOMisthebomb
    The saddest part of the story is that he was already asleep on New Year's Eve.
  3. theBOMisthebomb
    What am I missing here? "Cruz was also a late bloomer in terms of MLB players and that will hurt his career numbers because of his lack of longevity." Cruz has 401 HRs, which means only 56 other players have more HRs. If he hits 40 HRs in 2020 then he jumps to 43rd place in the all time HR list. How is this a lack of longevity? He's 40 years old and still producing, isn't that the definition of longevity? I guess I agree with the banned substance argument since I don't think Barry Bonds should ever be in the HOF.
  4. theBOMisthebomb
    "production, age, upside, pedigree, health, length of team control, favorability of contract, positional scarcity (within the system, and generally)" and Rogers drops from #10 in 2019 to #12?!? I fail to see how that's possible using the criteria you set forth.
  5. theBOMisthebomb
    The eye test says that Rosario is not that terrible in the field. Despite the fact that I was at the game last season where he hot dogged against the Mets and dropped an easy fly ball with two outs leading to a position player needing the finish the inning. I checked what Fangraphs has to say about Eddie's defense in 2019 and they have his UZR at -5.6 (below average is -5 and poor is -10). Eddie's UZR/150 is -6.7.
  6. theBOMisthebomb
    This list gives me faith in the strength and depth of the Twins organization. It's time to focus on the potential of this club and put the disappointing offseason up to this point in the rear view mirror. The Vikings won yesterday and spring training is in sight if you squint.
  7. theBOMisthebomb
    It will end on Sunday like it always ends for our Vikings. Here's hoping it's a run of the mill loss instead of a heartbreak or choke.
  8. theBOMisthebomb
    Whatever. If you want to be a mindless lemming, so be it. Why insult others with a different vantage point?
  9. theBOMisthebomb
    Realistic, not negative. I think getting rocked and swept again by the Yankees in the ALDS and the lack of impact pitching acquired has put a damper on some enthusiasm for 2020. Have you watched the last 29 years of men's major league professional sports teams in this town? I think people have a right to be guarded and cautious.
  10. theBOMisthebomb
    You are slinging the positivity with some real passion, which I can appreciate and respect. I don't see how the narrative has changed much since the (overall disappointing) Gardy playoff teams. Cute club, able to show some spunk and win the AL Central, then get their doors blown off by the Yankees (or hopefully a different club) in the first round of the playoffs. Until they can prove otherwise this is what the Twins are. What's that saying about putting a dress on a farm animal?
  11. theBOMisthebomb
    One nice season gets you Left Arm of the decade? This is surely a commentary on the sad shape of this franchise for the vast majority of the decade.
  12. theBOMisthebomb
    I propose plan Z: the Twins physically send an intern to the closest Powerball retailer and buy 30 million actual lottery tickets. The cash out for Saturday's drawing is $134.3 MM, providing our Twins with the needed financial flexibility to trade for an impact starter.
  13. theBOMisthebomb
    It's time to hibernate and put the trust out there that Falvine will properly fill out the roster. Lists such as this one are sending my 2020 positivity into a tailspin and there is no need for that in the dead of winter.
  14. theBOMisthebomb
    Why is it necessarily a disadvantage to start the season on the road? It seems like a wash to me. Early season baseball is typically miserable weather-wise at Target Field so I am in favor of delaying the Twins home opener as long as possible.
  15. theBOMisthebomb
    These theoretical trades would be the proverbial 'other shoe to drop' that Twins fans are clamoring for this offseason. I, for one, am in see it to believe it mode so as to avoid massive disappointment. My question is when do the Twins stop building for the future and make a risky/aggressive/illogical/throw caution to the wind move for 2020?
  16. theBOMisthebomb
    Give me a title no matter what the cost. If only it was guaranteed, unfortunately, real life doesn't work like that. Winning the Central or getting a wild card, then getting rocked in the playoffs immediately is not a satisfying season. I want another magical World Series victory ride, I don't care if they slip into oblivion for 5-10 years after that, give me the title. If they are terrible after hanging a championship banner, I don't care. I would still go to the games at Target Field and enjoy the atmosphere.
  17. theBOMisthebomb
    Well, anything less than a Super Bowl championship is a failure. Thankfully the Cousins deal was only 3 years so they can start to phase him out in 2020. Although in typical Vikings fashion they have nobody set up as a replacement for Cousins. Let's hope that Cousins can dip deep over the next two months, find a gear he has never used before, and sees some playoff success. All signs point to another disappointing (and expected) wild card round loss for our Purple.
  18. theBOMisthebomb
    The Schoop signing seemed to work just as Falvine must have wanted it to. Schoop came in, was dependable for a season, and the Twins found their guy for 2020 and beyond in Arraez.
  19. theBOMisthebomb
    That's the same thought that's been rattling around in my brain since the end of the World Series. The Twins have the budget and the need and the motive to acquire as much (starting) pitching as possible. There's nothing wrong with an abundance of options.
  20. theBOMisthebomb
    If there isn't another World Series championship banner flying in Target Field by the end of the extension in 2024, that will be a major disappointment.
  21. theBOMisthebomb
    As a crafty consumer there are deals to be had at Target Field (at least up through 2019). I scooped up buy one/get one tickets and then $5 tickets on flash sales, all with no fees. I take light rail (essentially for free) as my metro card through employer is 24/7 access so no parking costs. Also, the early season ballpark access deals have been unbelievable. If memory serves, a recent deal was $99 for 33 games. The deals are there, although I am convinced that after the Bomba Squad's success of 2019 that the deals will be much less frequent.
  22. theBOMisthebomb
    Both. I leatned long ago that successful people go for 'both' and less successful people don't. The Twins have the funds.
  23. theBOMisthebomb
    Sure, it could make sense. Smeltzer is a 'gamer' and deserves a shot at an MLB job in 2020.
  24. theBOMisthebomb
    Garver was a pleasant surprise. He put up video game numbers and deserved it. Cruz just cruised to the award all season long.
  25. theBOMisthebomb
    The NFL is trying to monitor discretionary calls such as pass interference. You could have 10 NFL reps all watch the same disputed PI call and get a 50/50 split the majority of the time. The strike zone should (theoretically) be a target that is immovable with each batter and not open to interpretation. It's either a strike based on the agreed upon zone or it isn't. I would be happy with balls/strikes being robot enforced and do away with the other replay in MLB and just play the game.
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