glunn

9 hours ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

I wouldn’t go so far as to call it a fluke. Lewis injured himself by failing to jump into the wall, and he likely failed because no one has asked him to jump into a wall before so he didn’t know how to do it.

With that said, Farmer has all of spring to get up to speed on playing OF, he won’t be thrust into it basically overnight. 

I would allocate some of the blame to inadequate wall padding.  

How about exploring a trade to get Chris Sale from the Red Sox?  https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/12/red-soxs-chris-sale-drawing-trade-interest.html

3 hours ago, QuinnSwanny said:

Well as a Twins fan it’s always hard to hold out hope they will sign big names or make big trades. However this time we offered him big money. Giants just came out with a ridiculous contract which will come back to haunt them… I do like how he held out however as that money we could have spent on him can now be used on a much needed position. Starting Pitching… Carlos Rodon to the Twins???

Welcome to TD.

2 hours ago, Riverbrian said:

2002

It ended a 9 year playoff drought for the Twins 

We lost to the Angels who had ended a 14 year playoff drought and the Angels went on to win the World Series. 

Adam Kennedy who hit 7 home runs in 474 AB's during the regular season hit 3 Home runs during the ALCS. @glunn

In 2002 the Angels were 15th in payroll at 62M... The Twins were 27th in payroll at 40M,

What does this have to do with the 2023 Padres payroll? ?

 

That *%&$ hit 3 home runs in the deciding game against the Twins.  One of the more sickening days in my life, sitting in the left field bleachers while the Twins got blown away.  Thanks for reminding me.  ?

Great article. Great responses.

19 minutes ago, Unwinder said:

I have now given up on this season. I was a holdout and I give up.

You held out for longer than me. I gave up last week.

The 2021 season was horrible, but there was some consolation to be had from getting relatively high draft picks this year.

This year there was genuine reason the feel that the Twins could win the division, but next year's draft picks will be middle of the pack.

I am personally forfeiting the rest of this season. Without Buxton, I see no chance of the Twins succeeding. 

Nice win.

1 hour ago, Riverbrian said:

I didn't bring my swim trunks with. 

They would have disintegrated once you hit the "water".

If you were to mix a million rotting fish with a million gallons of sewage then boil it for a year with a million pounds of sulfur then add a million pounds of toxic waste then that would smell a million times better than the Salton Sea.

7 hours ago, Riverbrian said:

If the Salton Sea smells real bad. I should have smelt it. ?

The problem with that is that once you are there it takes time to get away from the smell, and a lifetime to try to forget it.

9 hours ago, Riverbrian said:

Oh Yeah... I learned a lot while learning absolutely nothing at the same time. If I had it all to do it again... I'm still going to Tijuana... Just more prepared, eyes a little more open and not quite so fearless. 

Oddly, I have always had an appreciation for things going wrong because that is the stuff that you retain. Part of the reason, why I'm working hard putting these notes together is because I know that over time, the details of this trip will fade. In a couple of years, the memories that remain strong will be the situations that occurred in Tijuana.  

Imperfections are the good stuff in life. I never try to hide the stupid things that I've done, I tell my kids everything stupid I've ever done. When you sit around with your loved ones at Thanksgiving and you are laughing and talking about the old days, you never say "Remember that time when everything went perfect"... You talk about the time you drove the car through the garage door and everybody has a good time laughing with you. I don't embarrass easy. Tiny tragedies are just that... tiny. Tomorrow is a new day.  

Yes it was tense, Yes it was stupid but it's mine now and I'll gladly take ownership. It didn't ruin my day or trip one bit. It cost me a Zoo. ?    

At least you avoided the Salton Sea, which makes Tijuana seem like paradise in comparison.  And the drive to Dodger Stadium was faster than usual -- LA afternoon traffic is usually worse than what we experienced and like Rain Man I am a very good driver.  ?

It was great spending time with you --  a highlight of my summer.  I wish that you had spent the entire 18 days here.  Joey and Rosie miss you.

The traffic jam around Camp Pendleton is a common occurrence.   I like your idea for the extra lane, but the cost would be massive due to the terrain.  And traffic would be a nightmare during the construction.

3 hours ago, Riverbrian said:

Mixed in with those trees were large signs easily readable from the highway that were consistently yelling at Governor Newsom about water. 

Farmers use the vast majority of water in California and most of them seem to be climate change deniers.

It was almost certainly almonds.  There are tons of them along that section of the interstate.

8 hours ago, Heezy1323 said:

I'd be speaking out of turn if I said I am intimately familiar with the rehab of this surgery, but February puts us about 7 months from surgery. I think that's a very reasonable time frame for something like this. It's possible I'm wrong here, and there's more to it than I know, but I feel comfortable with that timeline. 

Thanks for your very educational posts.

Do you think that it could be helpful if he could find a batting glove that absorbs more of the energy when he makes hard contact?

Not my favorite trip to Dodger stadium, and some of the defensive plays were painful to watch.  As Rocco said, the Twins were outplayed in every facet of the game.

58 minutes ago, TwinsChupacabra said:

One of the worst first place teams ever.  

Probably won't be in first place much longer.

2 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

And here I thought your first post was a joke. Interesting!

I am a big fan of physics.  And I want Kirilloff to be a hall of famer.

Here is a link -- https://www.thestar.com/sports/2010/03/04/hightech_batting_gloves_get_thumbsup.html

"Essentially it will reduce the impact by over 60 per cent, so a 100 mile-an-hour fastball will be reduced to that of a 39 mile-an-hour fastball, which is the difference between being in a cast and being a little bit sore," he said.

I think that the Twins should look into a high tech batting glove that absorbs more of the impact when he hits the ball. 

I hope that Twins look at trading from areas of excess/strength, because it would be a shame to lose good players to Rule 5 later. 

Damn.

Looking at his facial expressions I would suggest a mound visit.