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  1. James
    OK. I had a whole message written but it failed to post. so, I'll summarize. I think the argument of "The Pohlads treat the Twins like a business" is fundamentally flawed. This is the main reason: MLB teams are, in fact, businesses. Why would the owners treat them as anything other than that. But, that doesn't mean that the Pohlads don't want to win. In fact, if the argument if you are convinced that they only care about money, they should, in fact, want to ensure that they have a winning team every year. Why, because winning teams draw more fans to the ballpark (except for possibly in Tampa). If all they cared about was the money, they would ensure they put a team on the field that filled every seat of Target Field. If you truly believe that the Pohlads run their business any differently than every other owner, please show me evidence of how. Because this argument contradicts itself.
  2. James
    I'm sorry to see him go, and I thank him for what he has done with the organization. But I also agree that it is time to go a new direction. This wasn't a decision about next year, but rather for the future of the club beyond 2015. I wish Gardy the best of luck in any future endeavors.
  3. James
    I have been buying season tickets with a group for the last 5 years. I'm pretty sure that this year has been the last. Of the group, all but two of us have decided that they don't want to buy in again. So, it seems like time as a season ticket holder has come to an end. It has been tougher and tougher to find people to go with me to games. For the past two years, I haven't been able to find anyone that has been willing to pay full price for the seats (which are very similar to the seats that Nick described). I have been trading the seats for a few beers each game. That's pretty much the only way that I've been able to get people to go to the games with me (and I usually have 4 tickets to games). I will probably still attend 10-15 games per year, but I can't see those tickets coming from splitting season tickets. This article is very accurate, the Twins are in trouble. I have a hard time seeing companies like Budweiser and Delta pulling their sponsorship. It is the smaller companies that need to ensure that their marketing dollars are used in the most effective manner that will be leaving as their exposure will be dwindling. As for options to fix the issue, that is a more complicated issue. It's likely that there is no one solution. It is going to take a few things to turn this ship around.
  4. James
    I pretty much only buy hats with the TC logo on them. The "M" logo has seems kind of dated to me. It looks very 80's. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I feel like the TC logo doesn't quite have that dated feeling, even though it is older. Just my opinion. Besides, people from St. Paul won't wear the "M". Can't alienate the fan base.
  5. James
    Great article. I'm hoping both Thorpe and Burdi keep it up. They are both very exciting prospects.
  6. James
    To be fair, MLB Trade Rumors said "All sign point to him starting on Saturday" not an actual confirmation that he would be. But yes, I read this too, so it's not incredibly surprising. Still good news though.
  7. James
    Awesome news! He's definitely earned it. Here's hoping this is just the start of a long and productive career with the Twins.
  8. James
    I 100% agree with you. I also want to see Meyer up with the Twins. I want to see that soon. I was just commenting about who had a better month of July. There's definitely a case to be made for putting Meyer in the top 5 for July. But I understand this list and the reasoning behind where everyone was placed too. Walks... concerning, but I think Meyer can fix that while up with the big league club.
  9. James
    I like Walker a lot. He strikes out far too often though, and he hardly takes a walk. He'll probably start in AA next year. It doesn't make a ton of sense for him to go up to AA just to have his season be done in a little over 3 weeks. If stays in A+, he will get some more playoff experience. That's valuable too.
  10. James
    I think Meyer had a great July. That is pretty clear by his numbers... except for the walks. When I saw the walks, I understood why he was a honorable mention rather than the top 5 (remember, this is just for the month, not overall prospect rating). All the guys on the honorable mentions list had really months. That's very encouraging. It's great that 4 out of 5 have an ERA under 2.00 (I know ERA isn't a great stat), but it's even more encouraging that all of them had a WHIP under 1.0. I'm excited to see how these guys progress.
  11. James
    I think that I'd give him a B+ as well. I like the Milone/Fuld trade. The Suzuki extension is fine. It's never going to really be any sort of burden for the team. I thought they missed an opportunity to trade Duensing. There were teams out there that were looking for left handed relievers, but it's not a big enough issue to knock TR too much. He's a guy that could still go in August. Willingham didn't seem to have a lot of suitors, but if some team like the Yankees finds that they still need some outfield power, an August trade is still pretty likely. Overall, good trade deadline for the team. Good, not great.
  12. James
    I have a feeling that Pelfrey isn't making the rotation next year. I could see him landing as a bullpen guy.
  13. James
    True, but there was so much going on today that I could see the talking heads ignoring it until after the big name trades were official. That's all. You're right though. I'm leaning towards no other trades were made by the Twins today.
  14. James
    No Twins trade would generate enough buzz to get through all the buzz of every other trade that just happened in the past two hours today. I wouldn't be surprised if something happened and hasn't been announced yet. I also wouldn't be surprised if the Twins didn't move anyone else besides Fuld.
  15. James
    I was just thinking that there may be a few more trades that get announced after the deadline passed. Anything involving a Twins player is going to take a backseat to this Price deal.
  16. James
    Kevin Kaduk: Wow, this is crazy. Austin Jackson getting pulled with a 2-2 count with one out in the seventh. That is weird.
  17. James
    Sounds like Austin Jackson to Seattle and Smyly somewhere. Tampa gets Nick Franklin.
  18. James
    Billy on the phone with JR: "I need Duensing right now. Anything you want, just take it."
  19. James
    Super Crazy day.
  20. James
    Makes sense. Tampa doesn't have enough prospects to land Duensing by themselves.
  21. James
    It sounds like there may be a three team trade between the Mariners, Tigers and Rays for Price. Crazy day!
  22. James
    Not only in on Price, but appear to be the front runners.
  23. James
    This whole trade deadline has really destroyed my productivity at work today. I should have taken a vacation day.
  24. James
    I'd have to imagine there have been a few calls about Duensing. I think Bastardo is still out there too, but there aren't a ton of LHR out there.
  25. James
    I suppose 3/18 isn't actually bad. I would probably give him that too. At that salary, he could be a trade candidate at the end of that deal as well, and the pay is low enough that you could justify him being a backup at that point.
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