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  1. nicksaviking
    I don't think they've regularly played Saturday games until after the NCAA regular season is over though. Not for quite some time anyway.
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    From what I heard, they always had a deal with the NCAA that they'd leave Saturday alone until the NCAA regular season was over. And what I further heard was that when they go to 18 games the extra one will push the opening week earlier into the season instead of the season later, meaning they'll be out of the NCAA window. When that happens, they'll have opening weekend start on Thursday, end on Monday and they can probably schedule enough games in that time frame to not have any overlapping games. And what my gut tells me, is that basically 48 hours of straight NFL (16 games x 3 hours) is going to be too much and might start turning some fans off. At the very least, a lot of pissed off wives.
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    Yeah, typed that up in the 4th. Wish they would have lost. Glad they still look broken.
  4. nicksaviking
    I think the offense chokes and struggles in the first half with the team getting behind early. But Flores has both a Willis and a Love game plan. Vikings 17 GB 9
  5. nicksaviking
    Did the Padres sit Arraez hoping it would help him secure the batting title? Seems like the kind of thing people will remember. See what happens tomorrow I guess.
  6. nicksaviking
    I loathe the suburban stadiums where there are only strip mall restaurants and nothing else to do. But I completely agree with your first post. This team continually markets to the outstate markets, which largely contain older fans that travel less and less. They do this despite the stadium sitting in the sitting in the trendiest and most populated square mile im the whole dang state. So a few more of your fans have neck tattoos and drink craft beer; sell them on your product.
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    Yeah, if the financial bottom line is as important as the Pohlad's indicate, they need a president who is skilled at negotiating TV deals, some Wall Street hot shot and/or a marketing wizard. Not a guy with only three sentences on his Wikipedia page who has zero work experience outside of the Twins organization.
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    I'm definitely not giving Falvey a pass, because as you said, prospects for players was an option if money for players was not. However, that quote is so incoherent and rambling, that either English is his second language or he was squirming trying not to say what he really wanted to say.
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    I think the financial outlook changed three times since last winter, which likely would have jerked the front office around. Ownership knew it was going to be bad early, and they had one bottom line in mind right up until Dave St Peter erroneously told everyone that there would be no TV blackouts. It changed, and likely better for the bottom line, a week later when someone decided black outs and the Bally deal would be OK after all. But by that time, even if there was more money to spend, there were no good free agents left to buy. Then it changed again once Bally couldn't air games hurting TV focused in-stadium advertising and eventually the attendance decline caused largely by the fact that the Twins were off TV so out of mind of the fans.
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    But only for us. They obviously don't do the same thing though or they'd be paid the same and have the same job title. Without the transparency, I'd guess the responsibility is pretty much what their job titles actually are. Year by year, Falvey decides what he wants to see from the team (one year, fewer strikeouts and higher OBP, another year, more HR and more position flexibility, whatever) and Levine identifies the free agents and trade targets. Wide organizational collaboration and discussion after that for sure. With that presumption, I keep Falvey (mostly in fear of the team swinging in the exact opposite direction and going with another old-school, throw-your-computers-away type like Terry Ryan) and replace Levine who I think repeatedly is making dreadful decisions on no-upside free agents and poor calls on the demotions/promotions. But really, of St. Peter, Falvey, Levine and Baldelli, Falvey is the only one I'd consider retaining. But if he too is not retained, that's fine too.
  11. nicksaviking
    Not max effort repeatedly during a competitive stretch of games.
  12. nicksaviking
    And we've seen every one of them play 10x better. The ones that remain need a wake up call.
  13. nicksaviking
    Well Morneau was on that 2009 team which was basically just as of a scenario.
  14. nicksaviking
    Gladden and Provus arguing whether it's 1-19 or 2-19 with runners in scoring position. That's truly how I want to remember this season!
  15. nicksaviking
    I doubt that's even a record for the club this month.
  16. nicksaviking
    If only they hadn't already pulled Farmer for Lee. Way better choice to pitch.
  17. nicksaviking
    I agree. It's more fair if the Twins get to do that just like their opponent.
  18. nicksaviking
    You need to re-read the posting policies about filthy language sir.
  19. nicksaviking
    Heck no, we got a banana fork!
  20. nicksaviking
    We don't really have a town square though. Maybe hang them by their heels from the Spoon Bridge?
  21. nicksaviking
    I'm surprised that hasn't happened a dozen times already actually.
  22. nicksaviking
    Prove it.
  23. nicksaviking
    Are you aware this team employs a General Manager who makes decisions on who is acquired, promoted and demoted? As General Managers have done for the last 100 years? You really think Rocco Baldelli called up Cole Irnin's agent and said, "Hey, we want your guy and we're going to send down Alcala to accommodate that!"
  24. nicksaviking
    Ugh, Gladden says it's good baserunning holding Martin up, and I really don't want to take his word for it.
  25. nicksaviking
    Why? This is just a petty snipe, I know you know that Baldelli isn't in charge of roster moves.
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