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Just 15 more years on Bonilla's Mets contract. I would make that guy show up to spring training every year, just to make him run sprints, shag flyballs, pitch some BP....

Good stuff Nick! As a diehard Minnesotan and Twins fan I loved Perk not only because he was great but because he was one of us. Because of that I felt like he got who we were, although there is one thing he will never understand. That is the fact that we loved him no matter what and because he sat in in that dugout we were represented and represented with class. Thanks Glen!

I bet I will be up at 2am because we are so close to winning the playoff series!

I just like the fact that the BeeGees didn't immediately throw a supercharger on the brand new sports they were given and risk blowing the engine and voiding the warranty. First of all I never felt this team was quite ready, but yes in hindsight it would be great to have another dependable arm in the bullpen. Also, I have no idea what was happening behind the scenes in trying to acquire additional pieces for a possible run, so it hard for me too judge the BeeGees with a broad brush. I feel they made an honest evaluation of the situation. You can't wish for numbers guys and then get mad at them when they make statistical decisions. Like Sun Tsu said: “If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.”

So it is not "shave big bunnies"?

I was hoping to see Stephen A. Smith on this list, one of the main reason I hate ESPN. That and the insider content. At least Skip Bayless is long gone to Fox.

This is what he was hitting just 5 days ago: .231/.412/.308 Sure he was getting some walks, and I don't think anyone ever questioned his eye at the plate. I think the .231 BA is what was the frustrating part of Hicks. Anyway he seems like a nice guy and I hope the best for him, but his stats are basically blown up because of 2 of the last 3 games.

MVP: Castro POY: Gibson Reliever: Shaggy Rookie: Mejia Changed my guesses 5 times...definitely overthought them at this point. I just hope all the races have at least a few deserving canidates.

Herr Kepler's development into at least a borderline all-star is one of my 3 keys to the Twins having success sooner rather than later. The others being Rosario and Berrios. So I am obviously bullish on the guy because I am fan of his and the Twins. SO....570 AB 286/343/492 28 2B/19 HR/3 3B. Solid defense and a great attitude. Bringe den Donner junger Mann!!! I will wear his jersey in Germany this summer and see if I can drum up some new fans. 20 years from now maybe Twins daily will have to spin off Twins Taglich.

Solid info! Now I am very hungry.

I really just hope for a K rate below 30% and the rest will take care of its self.

Because of this factor alone this team will have to win 75 games to be considered a ship heading in the right direction, anything just under that will be deceiving..IMO. And because the Twins will be playing in what might be a significantly weaker division, adding some minor player improvement, and couple of lucky breaks, 80 wins should not be considered overly optimistic for a team heading in the right direction. My number is 75 because of these factors. Anything less is failure in my eyes.

I am from Pequot Lakes and have been a twins fan since basically the start of the Dome. So my favorite memories are both world series, Game 162, Puck, Herbie, Bruno, Gaetti, Santana 1.0, Radke, M&M, Rookie Liriano, and Thome to name a few. Since I have spent most of my life away from Minnesota due to the USAF and various other jobs, it has bee a struggle "keeping up". "Keeping up" has involved watching games at all hours, devouring box scores, Seth Speaks, Gleeman, Bat girl, and now Twins daily...um daily. I do not post much but I read 99% of the content to include the comments. I am a power stalker I guess! TD is so well run and there are so many great contributors to include commenters, that I can honestly say you all have made me smarter, but less productive. I currently Live in Germany and miss Minnesota a great deal and cannot wait to get back and attend my first game in Target field. I am also a huge Kepler fan because of his German heritage and bought my German father-in-Law a Kepler Jersey even though he know nothing about Baseball. He absolutely loves it! So I am trying to grow the fan base internationally. When TD spawns its .de site he will be the first subscriber...lol. So I thank you all and will now return to stalking and the rest of you keep up the awesomeness.

I was going to wait until page 100 to post but I have no patience. In fact I have already opened or found out all of my presents this year! I just wanted to say that I am really happy this was not a quick trigger trade. The new management team has to build a reputation for future negotiations and some of those will be without as much leverage as they have in this trade. This is a fantastic way to build a rep as "tough negotiators". Come strong or go away!

Horrible news, so young and apparently he had a very positive impact on those who knew him. RIP.