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http://twinsdaily.com/topic/30174-article-twins-select-trevor-larnach-in-the-first-round-of-the-2018-draft/?do=findComment&comment=755165

Lol, you posted that really fast.

Okay

Call it now ,,, who’s it gonna be?

It would have. Gone at 18.

How much ahead of the pick to these guys know they are being picked?

Yeah ... that's no fun for the rest of us!

I don't have to look back to know that. Thanks a lot, Seth ... for making us all look at ourselves!

Everyone has explained to you what Nick meant by leadership in the context of this article. Move on.

Because we're all still kids at heart?

I’d rather have Machado in the mix somewhere. Okay, I’ll stop. Okay, I’ll try to stop.

I would assume that both teams approve when they play the make up games? After today the White Sox play 20 in a row with no days off (unless I misread their schedule.) My guess is they wanted that day? And the Twins have just played 10 in a row without a day?

I said this in the RP of the Month thread, but is Van Steensel still considered a prospect? I get that he’s kind of remaking himself into a relief pitcher, but given his years in the minors and playing elsewhere, is he really a prospect anymore? That said, I’m glad he’s doing well and hope he continues. He’s a good story.

Because at 27yo I don’t think you can classify him as a prospect? He’s been signed and released by a couple of teams (the Twins being one), played elsewhere and is now back in the Twins org as a relief pitcher. Also, that link takes you to the org’s top 30 prospects and even if Van Steensel were considered a prospect, he wouldn’t be in the top 30.

Um, what? Joe Vavra? You mean Gene Glynn?

I think that describes everyone’s expectations and frustrations with the season thus far. I’m hoping this upward offensive trend continues.

Yeah. And if it were for more than one start they likely would have worked to line it up in a particular way. It’s kind of nice, though, wanting to see a couple of the pitchers rather than choosing the least awful.

You ARE old. Not in Chief years, but in normal years.

Machado! (Okay, that’s just my blind, impossible hope.)

Not that I want to squelch this discussion, but before it goes too far down the political, racist, sleep aid discussion, it might be best to jump it to one of the other threads. But yeah, concur with all that’s been said on the subject.

Don’t question it. Just go with it. I like cashews.

An example of speaking too soon ...

Chicken ribs are pretty good!

To clarify what 'no negativity' means in game threads, as it certainly doesn't mean be positive all the time, because, yuck ... I mean who wants to say, 'Yipppeeee!!!! Our pitcher gave up a grand slam! Yay! I'm so happy!' ... Watch the game, comment on the game, shake your head about whatever, get excited about whater, say ****! ****! ****! about whatever, say 'YESSSS!' about whatever, be critical about manager choices as they happen (and not as a retrospective for all time), be depressed if we lose, give kudos when good things happen, and eat chicken when we win ... but stay away from pre-determination of awfulness before it happens, or turning the game thread into an ongoing discussion about why so and so is still on the team and how awful they are, or the FO should've done this or that, or over-exagerating when something bad happens as EVERYTHING is bad. We have many discussion threads on many topics ... if you want to go on and on about a particular topic, topic threads are the place for it. Game threads are for real time, real action, at-the-moment discussion, good or bad, not an unloading of should've, would've, could've about the existance and state of the current Twins, and not to vomit all over the place. We ALL know where the Twins are at, we all SHARE the frustration. Game threads are not here to foster the misery, but rather have one place where we don’t dwell in it. And if you want to throw in stupid jokes along the way (Chief), or talk about Dick's ties (new member bashbury), or what you're grilling/grilled today (yes, we all know it's chicken but elaborate), or what you're baking while watching the game ... levity and side bars about nothing will either make the good better or the bad tolerable. That's what game threads are for.

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