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  1. Squirrel
    Thank you! That was useful and helpful information. I'm assuming once you've previously been issued a P1 visa, you don't have to go through the whole investigative process again, to prove existence, just the application part that takes about 4 weeks?
  2. Squirrel
    I remember reading stories about his learning Spanish, didn’t know it also involved a pact with Esco to make each other better.
  3. Squirrel
    I would be interested to hear it from your side ... you would have insights the rest of us are missing.
  4. Squirrel
    If anyone is watching/listening ... here are the lineups for today. TAMPA 1. Ji-Man Choi (L) 1B 2. Randy Arozarena ® LF 3. Francisco Mejia (S) C 4. Yandy Diaz ® 3B 5. Willy Adames ® SS 6. Manuel Margot ® CF 7. Vidal Brujan (S) 2B 8. Josh Lowe (L) DH 9. Ryan Boldt (L) RF TWINS 1. Max Kepler (L) RF 2. Byron Buxton ® CF 3. Jorge Polanco (S) 2B 4. Miguel Sano ® 1B 5. Ryan Jeffers ® C 6. Alex Kirilloff (L) DH 7. Brent Rooker ® LF 8. JT Riddle (L) SS 9. Tzu-Wei Lin (L) 3B
  5. Squirrel
    If a minor league signing only, okay. Otherwise, no.
  6. Squirrel
    And where not to finger point and blame
  7. Squirrel
    Now you are inserting Simmons into the conversation and a manner that is not pertinent to the topic. Stop it.
  8. Squirrel
    Once again ... this is NOT his fault. He doesn't apply for the visa, the employer does. There is nothing he can do to change the process or speed up the process, because the employer cannot file the necessary paperwork until the signing is official. And he was signed late ... that has a great effect on the timing of getting this done on time. It's obvious you really don't get it and continue to want to blame Simmons who is blameless. Just stop now.
  9. Squirrel
    Yeah ... I noticed several games didn't have the Gameday option. No worries ... I was listening ... until I wasn't
  10. Squirrel
    Are you suggesting the Twins bribe a customs/immigration official?
  11. Squirrel
    There is no gameday option ... only option is audio
  12. Squirrel
    There doesn't even seem to be gameday ...
  13. Squirrel
    I like this idea ... one thread for all of spring training. Title changed to reflect this, and thread pinned to the top. And anyone who wishes to participate in a ST game thread ... put the day's lineup in and begin ... wherever the last left off ... for all of March
  14. Squirrel
    It’s on no one except the process and the two countries. If Simmons had been signed in November, this wouldn’t be an issue, but Simmons’ signing wasn’t official until Jan. 31. As adjacent said, there is a whole thread on this in the Twins Talk forum with some good information. I’ve been through this process before ... the employer makes the application, not the player, and it takes time.
  15. Squirrel
    It was mentioned during the game today that games could be streamed for free ... not sure if they meant just ST or if that will be true during the regular season, too.
  16. Squirrel
    Their pitching is rusty ...
  17. Squirrel
    Moderator warning: This article is about competing into the future and NOT about how/why the Twins should have retained Rosario this year. Do not turn this another article about Rosario.
  18. Squirrel
    Okay ... now we’ve taken a right turn away from the topic. If you want to get into the details of taxes, that would be a good topic for another thread.
  19. Squirrel
    Because Sano was already on the team and Simmons wasn’t signed until Jan. 31. Applying for a work visa is a process and the Twins couldn’t start that with Simmons until his signing was official. Having worked in a foreign country, I know this process. My employer did all the filing. In Simmons’ case he was given a couple of weeks. It just doesn’t go faster because you need it done quickly. There is no one to blame here and you seem to be trying hard to knock Simmons for something that is not his fault. If you want to blame anyone, blame the process.
  20. Squirrel
    How about it's no one's fault? That this is just how it goes with getting paperwork in and having consuls approve it. In the case of the former, late signings have an impact on visa paperwork, and the latter is just out of everyone's control. Please reread some of the posts above and try to comprehend instead of instantly trying to blame anyone. Sometimes this is just how it works and every year, every team has something like this happen for a number of reasons that isn't a player being willfully unprofessional toward their work. The comparison to Sano ... there just isn't a comparison ... Sano has a contract with the Twins, he knew before last season ended where he was going to be come February. Simmons wasn't even signed until Jan. 31. Work visa paperwork needs to get processed, the team does that, then it goes through an approval process with the consul in whatever country. This is just business as usual and isn't anyone's fault.
  21. Squirrel
    Because it is the EMPLOYER who is responsible for the paperwork, not the player. Please reread this response.
  22. Squirrel
    Lol ... no comment
  23. Squirrel
    I was there last year before it all closed down, so at least I got that in there
  24. Squirrel
    Yeah, neither could I. First time in 21 yrs I won't be at ST C'est la vie. It is what it is.
  25. Squirrel
    This will be the first ST in 21 years I will not attend ... c'est la vie.
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