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  1. Squirrel
    With 'little influence' or 'a little influence' ... just clarifying in case it was a typo. Btw ... I like your user name.
  2. Squirrel
    Not only one down, but a big one down. I got my wish ... that even if he doesn't sign with the Twins I had hoped that at least it wasn't the Yankees. I hope not the Dogers, Cubs and Red Sox as well ... but this is good and I'll take it, if true.
  3. Squirrel
    Yeah, okay, but I was responding to the post saying who wouldn’t want to be in LA with movie stars and swimming pools and great sushi bars. While I get the intent was to add ‘and also the Dodgers’ I was focusing in on the other things being superficial, but if that’s what it boils down to, it’s what it is.
  4. Squirrel
    Moderator note: At some point ‘Agree to disagree’ is a good option rather than going down a path that turns to bickering.
  5. Squirrel
    Well, but it’s LA. Yuck. Why not the Angels then? Those just seem like superficial reasons to me which wasn’t what initial reports seemed to make us think he was looking for.
  6. Squirrel
    This list kind of makes me sick. Other than the Mariners, it’s the high money teams, not in their signing money, but their long-term money. So much for making us think it was about anything else, or at least hoping it was.
  7. Squirrel
    Here is an article (column) that I think pretty much nails it for me in a lot of ways. I'd put up a few quotes as a preview but there are too many to choose from. http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-friday-al-franken-women-dont-belong-1117-story.html
  8. Squirrel
    They'll suck SS and Medicare dry.
  9. Squirrel
    Innocent people. I'll change that.
  10. Squirrel
    When a friend of mine lamented, 'Not Garrison Keillor, too???' on FB, I responded ... 'I'm not surprised by anyone at this point in life. Not one iota. The only thing that 'surprises' me is that it has taken this long to come about.' I hope that in this process innocent people, both men and women, are not part of the fallout and that opportunists don't muck up the waters by making baseless claims in attempts to jump on the train of necessity of what is happening now. But it has been a long time coming in just about every sector of life. There have always been whispers and innuendos. Even my alma mater is starting to, finally, listen to its students and former students and in what seemed like an overnight decision, stripped a building of its name, named after a former professor, and are taking steps to rename other parts and programs to remove other names of the past from positions of honor. Professors that I once took classes from. I didn't experience the pain others did, but there were always 'whispers' of 'things.' Always. Keillor wasn't a surprise to me, either. I'm in a related field and again, whispers. Pay homage to the patriarch and you'll be fine. But you won't. Play the game and be a good little girl and you'll be fine. But you won't. Don't speak up and just go along and you'll be fine. But you won't. While I haven't experienced the depth of what others have, thankfully, there have been times when there has been no good path to take. I was one of the very few lucky ones who managed to miss most of the landmines. So, if I seem 'overly sensitive,' maybe I'm not.
  11. Squirrel
    Me, too ... I'm never going to be able to retire ... this is just the set up to gut SS and Medicare. I haven't been counting on SS for a while, so that may be fine ... but without Medicare ... no way.
  12. Squirrel
    The problem wasn't responding to you in either public or private ... it was me not finding the right words.
  13. Squirrel
    Yes, thank you. This is where it starts. I tried to respond to pseudo last night and it just didn’t come out how I wanted. But this is just right. Thanks for articulating it in a way I couldn’t.
  14. Squirrel
    In pop culture? Seriously? Why limit it to just that?
  15. Squirrel
    Before this turns into a Gibson discussion thread I would like to remind everyone this thread is for posting Fangraphs and other national articles as it pertains to the Twins. If you want a more in depth discussion please start a dedicated thread.
  16. Squirrel
    There was never a way to rationalize or defend Trump, yet his supporters still will. And I'm sure his supporters liked this.
  17. Squirrel
    It all depends on the stage he wants to play on ... that's what I'm assuming the letters are for ... he'll figure out what he wants from that. But if the long term money is it ... then there we are.
  18. Squirrel
    What did Keith Law think?
  19. Squirrel
    Heh ... I wouldn't call the couple of players they've had a long history as that article implied. It looks no longer than several other teams.
  20. Squirrel
    If he doesn't come here, I really hope he doesn't go to the Yankees. I thought that write-up was odd ... because of the Yankees' long history with Japanese players? I guess I wasn't aware of that. But mostly they said 'Because the Yankees will pay him the most.'
  21. Squirrel
    I really don't get the same vibe you do about 'entitlement.' What specifically gives you that impression? And I disagree about the letters ... strongly ... I don't think it screams small or big market. What is screams to me is ... I want all the information you can give me about your organization and your facilities and your philosophy and your development and your coaches ... I want every, single detail in order to make the best decision for myself. And that the instructions specifically said not to include any monetary information whatsoever. While that's still a long way from thinking Minnesota might or might not have a shot at him, I don't find that one bit 'entitled.' Now, he might be ... I really don't know. I've not read one single thing about about him that would point me to that conclusion. If you have read something, please share it. The more information we all have makes for more interesting discussion. As for where he might want to land, I really don't know. That's why this is all so intriguing and why it's difficult for me to keep my even keel going. If he were all about the money, wouldn't it have been smarter to wait a couple years and enter as a free agent and may the highest bidder win? So I'm wondering ... how important is the money to him? It would seem it's not the first priority which is another reason why what everything else a specific team has to offer is. And why I wouldn't rule out Seattle just because they have less pool money. But I don't know. Maybe he'll take the most he can get at this time. I just don't know. And it makes me crazy! That's my take.
  22. Squirrel
    Although ... he could choose Minnesota to get his feet wet in the MLB ... a more 'friendly' market and definitely less 'stressful' market ... I know, I know ... I just keep letting hope get in the way ...
  23. Squirrel
    “Why do you build me up (build me up) buttercup, baby Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around” I’ve been trying to keep an even keel with all this Ohtani business, but every report, article, interview and tweet is making me crazy! Dare I begin to hope that just maybe ... ? Many have given good arguments as to why Minnesota would be a very good landing spot for Ohtani, reasons I don’t disagree with, reasons that I think are stronger than other teams, but I just can’t quite get myself there. While I wouldn’t want to live anywhere else ... okay, I do live somewhere else, but I’ll be coming home when I retire because it’s home ... I just don’t see a young man from Japan wanting to come to Minnesota. That’s the dreaded sinking feeling that grounds my hopes.
  24. Squirrel
    Was this the tweet? https://twitter.com/MLBNetworkRadio/status/934826119383134209
  25. Squirrel
    I actually think this is a really smart thing on Ohtani's part. He's making it clear 'It's not about the money.' Well, it really can't be about the money for a few years anyway, so this is interesting. I'd be interested to read all of the letters. And I hope the Twins have a really good Japanese translator.
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