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  1. wsnydes
    I'd second justinguitar. he's really good. I spent a lot of time poking around that sight and found some great info. I like Rocksmith because you play actual songs. Songs that I like to listen to and want to learn to play. Even if I'm not any good, its still fun to play. I played sax in school, but hadn't touched an instrument in a dozen years when I picked up Rocksmith and a guitar. 5 years and 4 new guitars later, I'm an addict that doesn't get to scratch the itch nearly enough but really enjoys playing. I'd say I'm competent at guitar, but not gig worthy. I don't put enough time into it like I did when I started.
  2. wsnydes
    I'm always sucked in by Kershaw. Love watching him pitch.
  3. wsnydes
    I've found Rocksmith (xbox, ps, pc) to be enjoyable and at least a pretty good teacher. It certainly won't teach you everything and can allow you to form some bad habits, but it is fun. Unfortunately, I hardly have time for that let alone actual lessons. I wish that I had picked up a guitar in high school when I initially wanted to. Not when I was 30.
  4. wsnydes
    Practice guitar. That is something I should do far more often than I should. I'm either too busy or my brain is fried from work. Perhaps I should try practicing when my brain is fried to see if that helps anything. Anything being my brain or my ability.
  5. wsnydes
    These are very much a hit or miss thing for me. Depends on what I have going on and when the games are. I'm more of a grill and bartender type guy. I leave the baking to the far more competent. It's pretty common for me to throw on some music and "watch" the game muted. That usually entails reading a book or surfing the web, but the game is technically on.
  6. wsnydes
    Wasn't Ken Griffey, Jr the first #1 overall pick to be elected to the HoF?
  7. wsnydes
    If they don't think Polanco is ready to take over at this point, they've screwed him similarly to Arcia. He's out of options. There's one sure way to find out what Polanco can do in the majors though. Rosario didn't stick at 2B either.
  8. wsnydes
    He has a tendency to be sentimental with long term Twins. That's coupled with holding onto signees too long as well. Not a great combination.
  9. wsnydes
    So you'd DFA Mauer and let him leave for nothing?! I sat through those years in Section 102 at Target Field. Patiently, I might add. Just as I do this season. Was I happy about it then? No. Did I keep going to games? Yes. Why? I'm not sure anymore. That loyalty certainly isn't being repaid. I'm well aware of what a fan base does in losing seasons. Being a season ticket holder through four straight 90+ loss season tends to wear a guy out.
  10. wsnydes
    I think Morneau could have too. The shell of him former self still played in 134 games, swatted 19 HRs with 77 RBI and a .773 OPS. MVP numbers? No, but certainly marketable. He had a similar 2013. The Twins got Alex Presley for him when they did finally move him.
  11. wsnydes
    I really don't want to keep shuttling Buxton back and forth. He historically struggles a bit at each level before taking off. He had a good spurt after being brought back up, I'd like to see if he can start trending upwards again in the next couple of weeks. That also gives Rosario more time to rake in AAA, which I'd prefer. That time would also give you more time to look at Grossman, who appears to be cooling off. If in a couple of weeks he hasn't corrected, you send Buxton back down and bring Rosario up. I wouldn't mind seeing Kepler in CF a bit, but I'd have to see what Grossman is doing before settling on who plays where. That is a good question and I think the Twins are in a pretty good position there. They have options and they all involve youth.
  12. wsnydes
    I wouldn't even bring Santana back, they have other options to fit his role that would likely be better at it. Sano can DH until Plouffe is dealt. I'd deal Nunez and Dozier as well. I don't really think Park would benefit from being sent down, but wouldn't be up in arms if he did.
  13. wsnydes
    I don't disagree with any of what you said, but to say that there was nothing there simply isn't correct. Also, I said that the vets could have been unloaded, not that the Twins would load up on prospects. My initial point is that in order to rebuild, you have to start somewhere. This team still hasn't. 2012 was the second consecutive 90+ loss season. That was the time to unload anything that could be dealt even if its a bag of balls. If you have eat salary to do it, so be it. Get what you can with what you do have.
  14. wsnydes
    The lack of digital record makes that much more difficult. Though, in many ways, that's probably a good thing. I'm glad that I grew up in an age where every stupid thing I did didn't end up on the interwebs or that the interwebs was there for me to do stupid things on.
  15. wsnydes
    Included on the 2012 Twins roster that finished 5th in the ALC: Justin Morneau Josh Willingham Denard Span Ryan Doumit Francisco Liriano Brian Duensing Glen Perkins Matt Capps Admittedly, those aren't all great names. Some would have been sell low. Some were traded later including Ben Revere who was on the team, but I didn't include in this list. They certainly could have been unloaded to replenish a lagging farm system.
  16. wsnydes
    This. Even if they unloaded some of the younger minor league talent to acquire more younger talent to fill out a lagging farm system, that is still a rebuild. It may take longer, but it's at least a start.
  17. wsnydes
    That's my point, which seems to be your point from earlier. The rebuild needed to come 4 years earlier. They could have unloaded veterans to acquire younger talent. Instead, they continued to sign decline phase vets and augment them with average prospects from a barren farm system. That simply prolonged the middling of this squad and delayed the inevitable. If they would have simply blown things up earlier, we may not be at this point now. They've never actually started a rebuild. They're still not in the midst of a rebuild, TR is trying to contend. His moves and lack thereof show it. His in-season moves and roster management still show it. The managers distribution of playing time shows it. The words that come out of their mouths show it. None of the guys in charge understand where they sit. None of them appear committed to right the ship. Back to back 90+ loss seasons doesn't trigger a rebuild and five of six seasons 90+ losses doesn't, how am I as a paying fan supposed to believe that a 100+ loss season will be any different? The FO certainly doesn't give me any hope that such a thing is understood by them.
  18. wsnydes
    Considering they had in-house options, signing Park shouldn't have been in the picture if they didn't have the Plouffe situation worked out yet. That reeks of being nearsighted and ignoring the big picture. Also, they simply could have moved Sano to 3B rendering Plouffe a backup. They had options, they just didn't plan far enough ahead to make the correct ones.
  19. wsnydes
    I can't agree that last year upped expectations. They overachieved with what they had, added virtually nothing and played it off as "we're going to contend." It was a sell job that many around here saw right through. Last season was possibly the worst thing that could have happened. It made the FO complacent. This club should have been in full rebuild mode 4 years ago and wasn't.
  20. wsnydes
    I try to be more optimistic than that, but sometimes circumstances simply don't allow it.
  21. wsnydes
    It's time we assume poor decisions and be pleasantly surprised if one actually makes sense.
  22. wsnydes
    Much easier to be preaching patience if they hadn't been already doing that for the last few years. I was fine with that approach as long as there was a visible plan. That disintegrated last season and only got worse during the offseason. At this point, I think the fan base has every right to be irritated. They can ask for more patience, that's fine. Just don't expect us to spend our money on this mess until the patience we've already shown is rewarded.
  23. wsnydes
    This is my guess as well. I doubt he plays 1B much unless Park heads to Rochester though. I don't see how he'd get many ABs if Sano starts playing 1B too. I wouldn't necessarily mind it, but if Park is on the active roster he should be getting some ABs.
  24. wsnydes
    So, it should be a swivelhead?
  25. wsnydes
    I can't imagine that even this regime waits until Plouffe is a FA to play Sano at 3B.
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