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  1. wabene
    My two cents is to ditch any security or protection software. All it does is slow down your computer. Run completely unprotected, allow cookies, only go to reputable sites and dump your cookies often. That's worked for me since I briefly tried McCaffey back in '98, lol. There is nothing to fear.
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    Miranda has been working his ass off and will get his shot at 3rd. We don't know how good he will be yet.
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    Board of Dreams...... Ahhhhhhhhh nice
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    Good article and I agree with everything except Cele being the big loser in the Taylor trade. This is the best thing that could happen to him. He needs missed developmental time. The best medicine for his mental errors is a minor league paycheck.
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    Berrios pitched more innings per start under Rocco than he did during the same season under the Jay's manager. The Jays were fighting for a playoff spot and didn't ride Jose as hard as Rocco did early in a season. This narrative surrounding Rocco is not only incredibly stale it is incorrect. From what I've seen if Rocco has the horses, he will ride them. Archer and Bundy? C'mon now. There is another narrative that Sonny Gray wants out. This is based on what? Gray was mad when pulled from a game, as any competitive pitcher should be, and said he wanted to go deeper in games. What happened? The next game Rocco left him in and he got shelled. Gray said, "I need to be better". Somehow that translates into Gray wants out. Personally I don't get it. Maybe the PR department needs to "catch" Rocco on camera swilling a Bud Lite in the dugout lol.
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    Let's consider the curve ball as well. I read, probably on this site, that he has a good one but just doesn't use it much. Top pitchers need a3rd pitch, eh? I'd like to hear more about that pitch. We've all heard about his poor second half. If it is due to an injury not just fatigue that could be good for his future presuming he's healed up.
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    Kelly and Gardy were two geeks who couldn't play ball. Couldn't even make the bigs as banjo hitting utility men "who played the right way". Rocco was the captain of the football team, prom king, superstar center fielder and 6th pick overall in the MLB draft. He could play ball and did rising quickly and finishing 3rd in rookie of the year. He also lead the American League in outfield assists, a great fielder too. He got unlucky with a rare medical condition, but his love for the game kept him in it as he again rose quickly to become the youngest manager in the league his first year. Kelly and Gardy had some good runs. Kelly caught lightning in a bottle. We also endured some very lean years with these two. I like Rocco and think when we look back on him it will be with the same reverence as Kelly and Gardy. All the negative voices of the present will fade to the background as these voices always do when their predictions of doom don't materialize. Quietly fade into the background amidst the celebrations, lying in wait for the next slip up to pounce and warn others of the new impending doom. 🤣
  8. wabene
    Well, growing up in the western Minneapolis suburbs via an early childhood in the western Chicago suburbs, we rode down 94 countless times. Yes Tomah was considered the halfway point, but a mear eleven miles down the road? Target Bluff German Haus I'm guessing Mr Prielipp got that slider spin from the sauerbraten.
  9. wabene
    Celestino needs to spend beaucoup time in the minors for his only chance of regaining any luster. Ober if healthy is a starter, a good one. Winder hasn't shown the durability or ability and may end up in the pen. Kirilloff if healthy is a complete hitter and potential prime 1st baseman. Not bad in left either. Larnach if healthy has power to all fields, is good in the outfield, could be a nice #5 hitter corner outfielder. They gotta step up, this is their big chance.
  10. wabene
    Excellent comment VP and exactly what keeps me coming back to TD in spite of the bushwhacking necessary to behold such meadows of insight. 🙂
  11. wabene
    Louie seems to be dinged up by the end of every season.
  12. wabene
    I'll miss Luis no doubt. Super charismatic. He has his flaws and the Twins sold high. As a long time Twins fan I have never seen pitching depth like this. I'm excited for an owner who actually likes baseball, Joe, but the big questions here are health and do many of these players have great years?
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    Do we really know for certain that the Mets didn't seek additional medical opinions? I guess Cohen could have been scrambling after a rash decision
  14. wabene
    I agree I would like to extend either Mahle or Gray. With Mahle the shoulder is a concern. You may want to wait to offer him a deal, but then again a deal now fits this FO's MO with them looking for that discount.
  15. wabene
    It appears the Twins are now playing at our even above their market now. I'll bet Joe had a little talk with DSP about his comments early in the off-season. Is this the dawning off a new, above average age, lol?
  16. wabene
    stai implorando il bacio della morte? Lol
  17. wabene
    Now that he is further removed from his digestive issues he may bulk up and take another step. There are many things to like about G Cinco. Super well liked and no shrinking violet, he has a great attitude and I like his chances for further development.
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    What The Frick! Another lefty?
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    There goes the neighborhood?
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    Jim did not seem interested in baseball, but Joe seems to be. I would think this is a positive for the Twins. He said he will be around the team much more than his uncle. Maybe Roger Hedrick can lend him his shorts and whistle, lol.
  22. wabene
    Somehow coming to the conclusion that Baldelli is responsible for Correa playing less than the leaders at his position is mind boggling. Baldelli, huh? Gleeman came up with a stat (which I just verified on Baseball Reference) that after Carlos returned from his second injury stint he played something like 96 out of 102 games. A 152 game pace. I looked at it another way. He had 2 stints on the IL missing 21 games. In the 141 games where he wasn't injured he played 132. That is also a 152 game pace. I hope next year there is a least some reduction in people blaming Baldelli for everything they don't like and every outcome that isn't favorable. How about some reasoned discussion instead!
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    Except that would mean they are out of it again. I hope they are rolling, but I think if they are in it next year they might have to stand pat at the deadline because the farm has already been raided.
  24. wabene
    The narrative that the Twins made a mistake putting Lewis in the (dangerous?) position of center field does not hold water for me. He's is a ballplayer. His whole life. He is, apparently, prone to knee injuries. That play where he got hurt was pretty routine. The stresses on his knee as he landed after bouncing off the wall could've happened at short, at third, on the bases or walking in Texas after an ice storm. This is one instance where fans are working overtime to assess the Twins leadership with blame.
  25. wabene
    When he was first called up Palacios played short and did look good. It was when he played second that he messed up. He hasn't played there much.
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