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  1. nicksaviking
    No because it's going to end with the last out of game 7 of the World Series when Hunter Greene of the Twins blows a heater by some poor Cub with such velocity that it splits the planet in two. Going out on top baby! Bummer we'll miss the parade though.
  2. nicksaviking
    So if the front office doesn't pick the guy we want we get to get upset now. If they do pick the guy we want but he busts we get to get upset later? Seems like the only way they get a pass is if they pick the guy we want and it's the right decision.
  3. nicksaviking
    Mauer's contract was negotiated by the guy 2 GMs ago, I can't see that causing our new guy to be gun shy. These aren't the same men. And his contract was negotiated at that time because the guy 3 GMs ago (also 1 GM ago) WAS gun shy. Mauer should have been locked up at minimum 1 year earlier than he did and plenty of forward thinking GM's would have done it much, much earlier say about where Sano is at in his career now. If there's any lesson to be learned, it's the longer you wait the more you pay. Or get nothing at all.
  4. nicksaviking
    There will be pitchforks if they pick the wrong guy, that's why I propose everyone here picks their preferred player and lists him in their signature. We will then have Brock lock that feature so it will be stamped on our posts until the end of time (or the end of the internet, whichever comes first). Then upon the draft and every day henceforth if our player was not selected by the Twins and he is better than the guy the Twins did select, we may denounce the team for their inferior draft acumen. Everyone who picked an inferior player must keep their trap shut about the draft.
  5. nicksaviking
    I was also interested until I checked Fangraphs and saw his average velocity was only 90 MPH. I don't care if he's AA/AAA fodder, just as long as he doesn't somehow leapfrog Melotakis. Heck, I'd rather see Randy Rosario and I'd rather see Jason Wheeler moved from the rotation and into the Twins pen first. Probably David Hurlbut too.
  6. nicksaviking
    I don't put a whole lot of stock into AA and AAA age averages since both levels are littered with older baseball lifers. Stewart is young for the league, but he's not young compared to guys who hope to be regular MLB contributors in the near future; he's probably about average in those terms. If the problem is his slider, I'd give him until the All Star break to see if he can fix it. If he can't I'm in favor of him dropping it and heading to the pen to see if his FB/change combo plays up. Maybe fly him to Rochester just so he can visit with Kyle Gibson who can tell him about how the sinker has sunk his career first.
  7. nicksaviking
    He's only 12 saves from passing Mike Trombley. I wonder if the team will consider letting him achieve that honor first before replacing him.
  8. nicksaviking
    The red uniforms? Ugh, I know.
  9. nicksaviking
    Seems pretty long term to me. This half inning is lasting foreeeeeeever.
  10. nicksaviking
    Bring in Chargois, he should be fresh.
  11. nicksaviking
    Yeah, advanced statistical analysis came around at the wrong time for a guy who proudly and meticulously crafted and stayed with the exact same swing since he was a teenager. I'm no physicist, but I'd guess the more constantly repeated the causation is the more predictable the reaction is.
  12. nicksaviking
    I agree, many do, but not all. And the ones that proactively make changes because they foresee a problem often irritate their employees who don't like change. At the same time, I'll bet those proactive companies perform better than the companies that drag their feet. In fact I'd bet feet dragging on modernization is a reason many companies go belly up in the first place.
  13. nicksaviking
    But if the hypothesis of this article is that his peripherals show this will not continue, wouldn't the fair thing for everyone (except Kintzler) be to not let the inevitable happen in the first place?
  14. nicksaviking
    Saves, goose eggs, Nobel Prizes; I think the other 29 teams will all decline to pick up the phone simply because of the 12% K rate.
  15. nicksaviking
    It would be nice if our team would see the writing on the wall and act prior to, not after it's too late. I would guess if asked Molitor would justify keeping him in there by talking about loyalty and doing what's fair to Brandon. Well there's 24 other players on the team who it isn't fair to if you lose games because you were being fair to a single guy.
  16. nicksaviking
    I always found the lightrail cheap. Mostly because I prefer to ride it without purchasing a ticket.
  17. nicksaviking
    I haven't been able to watch much baseball recently. Guess my minimal free time scheduled me a fun one tonight!
  18. nicksaviking
    I'm open to the idea of getting a discount at number 1 if it meant getting a top 10-15 guy with the next comp pick, but saving money to get a 3rd round talent in round 10 would give me no pause about taking the best player in the draft regardless of money. And I don't think the economics work anymore for getting a top 10-15 guy at #35, and I'd want it lined up and fairly concrete prior to going into the draft.
  19. nicksaviking
    Yeah, looks like he's going for the Ricky Vaughn look. Sounds like he's nailing the "Wild Thing" part down.
  20. nicksaviking
    I agree. At the same time I acknowledge that it's possible I could miss something decent. He should be at the point in his career where he could have a JohnTravolta (Pulp Fiction) or Bill Murray (Lost in Translation) revival. Probably won't happen though, I'm still waiting for Eddie Murphy to make a legit comeback. He's done some more dramatic stuff where the movies weren't very good but he actually was. If a good director gets him in another roll like that I'll give it a shot.
  21. nicksaviking
    Midnight? Good lord, did I drink myself through daylight savings again?
  22. nicksaviking
    Burn your bras in the sports bar! With all due respect.
  23. nicksaviking
    Yeah let's go with crazy. Because the alternative is a Van-less TD in about a quarter century. Not that most of you old fogies will be here to send him off.
  24. nicksaviking
    668-2. If it doesn't come up check your guide, it's right after the Wild game. Or download Fox Sports Go and stream it.
  25. nicksaviking
    I feel his frustration but Bert needs to know better, game threads are light hearted and full of frivolity.
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