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  1. Squirrel
    Thank you.
  2. Squirrel
    Yeah, that’s kind of it. Marlins will end up be a feeder for the Yankees. I’d say that’s kind of a conflict of interest there.
  3. Squirrel
    My impossible dream is getting Machado. Would hate it if he ended up a Yankee. They can have Harper. Sigh.
  4. Squirrel
    Since it hasn't yet, makes me wonder two things ... how much worse is out there, and just how deep does it go, i.e. how deep into the party, not just in Trump's administration, further i.e. Ryan ... I do wonder how much he knows and I would guess it's not nothing.
  5. Squirrel
    Right. I think the Franken resignation was partially a political move in order for the Dems to be able to take the high ground. And, because Minnesota has a Democrat Governor they could 'afford' to have him resign knowing they wouldn't (at least immediately) lose the seat with his appointment. However ... who knows what skeletons will be unearthed. I think there will be accusations and finger pointing across the aisle yet to come. Hard to say.
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    Moderator warning: Okay, enough ... move the discussion back to the topic and move along. We are getting into stages of bickering and disrespect. This is NOT a winnable argument no matter how fervently you want to express your opinion or how fervently believe there was or wasn't any wrong-doing regarding Marte. Move along.
  7. Squirrel
    Please continue the discussion in the article thread here: http://twinsdaily.com/topic/28124-article-twins-acquire-two-prospects-for-international-bonus-money/
  8. Squirrel
    Yup http://twinsdaily.com/topic/28120-twins-acquire-players-from-mariners-and-angels-for-international-money/
  9. Squirrel
    Seth, do you think there could be another deal coming? I sort of feel like we’re paying for a player to go elsewhere. How highly regarded are thes acquired players? Where do they slot in our system?
  10. Squirrel
    Seth posted this news in the MiL forum: http://twinsdaily.com/topic/28120-twins-acquire-c-david-banuelos-for-international-money/
  11. Squirrel
    Times Persons of the Year, 2017, the silence breakers: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/06/business/media/silence-breakers-time-person-of-the-year.html 'In a joint interview after the choice was announced, Tarana Burke, who created the Me Too mantra years ago, and the actress Alyssa Milano, who helped promote it more recently, focused on what was still left to do. “I’ve been saying from the beginning that it’s not just a moment, it’s a movement,” Ms. Burke said. “I think now the work really begins. The hashtag is a declaration. But now we’re poised to really stand up and do the work.” Ms. Milano agreed, laying out her aspirations for the movement. “I want companies to take on a code of conduct, I want companies to hire more women, I want to teach our children better,” she said. “These are all things that we have to set in motion, and as women we have to support each other and stand together and say that’s it, we’re done, no more.”'
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    Don't assume I blame only men for this problem; this is a societal problem. I'm not even sure 'blame' is the right word to use. And don't get defensive and feel the need to point out 'not all men are like this.' I know that. And both men and women have been 'conditioned' for a long time what is and isn't acceptable behavior and both have participated in and perpetrated poor and sometimes illegal behavior, and maybe largely not even understanding the harm that is caused or even that it's wrong. But if there is to be change, the large onus of that falls to the ones in power and to the large majority of perpetrators, which are men. It's not really a very good example to point to an 'exception of the rule' as a means to address the whole. That, imho, is part of the 'excuse making' even if not your intent.
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    There is a LOT of excuse making and resistance for change in this area, so much so I don't think many, women included, understand how deep this runs and how acceptable it had become from the small to the large. So many people still give the 'Oh lighten up, you're being too sensitive' crap to too many things. And there are some who truly believe it's a 'man's right' to treat everyone this way ... and some of that is religion based and I've had my experiences with that, too. I get eye rolls from my (male) colleagues at work when I mention it makes me uncomfortable to walk into a conductor's room, at his invitation and he's half dressed, in his underwear. No woman conductor has ever assumed this is okay behavior. This is how it has been for far too long. And when major stuff goes down, the pressure to 'go along' is strong and women have had little recourse and no voice and blamed for the behavior of men. I won't be satisfied until the clean up goes all the way to the White House.
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    I think this is a very good perspective to have and one I share. I might have my own opinions of what actions I like/don't like in the short term, and that will always be the case whether or not the FO becomes successful. But for the long term, over all of will these guys be truly successful, that's not gonna happen over night and patience will be required. It seems as if they've spent a lot of time ... overhauling? ... the structure of how they want things to work from minor league development to analytics with getting people in place, hopefully now they can start pushing through a little harder so we see some real activity and results. This off-season has been so maddeningly slow for baseball over all because of Ohtani. Let's hope the upcoming winter meetings changes that.
  15. Squirrel
    I think he was referring to Hunter Greene.
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    And now my world is 'opening up' ... about time. James Levine is being investigated ... there have been rumors for as long as I can remember regarding him. There's a long list of conductors. Leonard Bernstein is going to top the list.
  17. Squirrel
    But if stranger things have happened, isn’t that giving perspective to lessen the surprise?
  18. Squirrel
    And temps in Minnesota in January are a factor why? Maybe temps in April and October would be, but not sure how January is relevant unless he intends to take up permanent residence wherever he signs.
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    It’s that to Hong Kong from SF but 10-11 to Tokyo. So what. Who knows exactly why Ohtani didn’t choose Minnesota but as some said he wasn’t going to no matter what was done. That’s too bad for us and I truly believe Ohtani missed a good opportunity. I was hoping it would be otherwise but then there it is and so it goes. Time to move on. I’ve been a lot of places and I’d certainly give Minnesota consideration. Minneapolis is one of my favorite cities, along with San Francisco, but I’ve lived there and if you’ve never been, I can see how it wouldn’t stand up in someone’s mind being in ‘the middle of nowhere’ compared to places on the west coast. Perception is very difficult to overcome on paper. Too bad he didn’t at least consider visiting before saying, ‘Thanks but no thanks.’ I blame no one but Ohtani for that choice. He asked every team to do their due diligence, wish he had done the same before saying no, but again, there it is and so it goes. I can see how LA might appeal, but yuck, I’d hate to live there, especially in summer (unless you consider Santa Barbara to be part of the LA sprawl, then I could.) But San Diego, San Fran or Seattle? Yeah, I could live there, especially San Fran. It is on the top of my list of cities, but that’s me. And again, who knows specifically why it is what it is and would doubt location alone was a factor. But maybe it ended up being more important than initially reported. Now let’s get to work Twins; don’t skip a beat and get things done.
  20. Squirrel
    Surprise us? If so, I hope in the bullpen and not as a starter.
  21. Squirrel
    With the new article out, post Ohtani speculation and the Twins no longer a choice, please direct comments there. But please keep to topic and stay away from the past and present FO comparisons. http://twinsdaily.com/topic/28105-article-twins-strikeout-on-ohtani/
  22. Squirrel
    I just redirected everything to here, as there is an Ohtani thread in the Other Forum, too, so for now, until we hear from the Twins, it remains here.
  23. Squirrel
    So we're not repeating ourselves in multiple places and forums, redirect Ohtani conversation to the Twins forum, please: http://twinsdaily.com/topic/28063-article-sho-time-could-the-twins-really-land-ohtani/
  24. Squirrel
    Well, and now Heyman is saying the Twins are out, too: https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/937463233023225856
  25. Squirrel
    Smaller market west coast team means ... Mariners? Padres? Or is that just Cashman justifying losing?
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