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The whimsical rantings of a displaced Twins fan. My writing combines my love for baseball and beer, sometimes with disastrous results.

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Episode 121: Eric Drinks a Whiskey Drink

You can download the new Talk to Contact (@TalkToContact) episode via iTunes or by clicking here, and if you want to add the show to your non-iTunes podcast player, this is the RSS Feed.   http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_ABORe9N6vI/VQLnxyJ-m1I/AAAAAAAALJg/U_bIhDoM8so/s1600/st.jpeg   Miguel Sano! Byron Buxton! Eddie Rosario! Baseball! LIVE BASEBALL! WELCOME BACK BASEBALL FANS! Baseball is back in Twins Territory with the return of Spring Training baseball on television and the sound of the crack of
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122: I hate the White Sox Episode

http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/19/ad/da/paulpleiss/1400x1400_10429027.jpg   This week’s episode features a guest interview with Tom Flynn (@mighty_flynn, http://mightyflynn.tumblr.com/). Tom joins us to talk about the whirlwind offseason that took place on the South Side of Chicago and walks us through all the changes to the White Sox roster and what we can expect from them in 2015. Before getting to the White Sox, however, Eric, Paul and Jay discuss the happenings and goings on down in Fort Mye
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Episode 121: Eric Drinks a Whiskey Drink

http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/19/ad/da/paulpleiss/1400x1400-382x382+58+60_10409070.jpeg   Miguel Sano! Byron Buxton! Eddie Rosario! Baseball! LIVE BASEBALL! WELCOME BACK BASEBALL FANS! Baseball is back in Twins Territory with the return of Spring Training baseball on television and the sound of the crack of the bat. We're back for our third full season of Twins baseball. This week we talk all about Spring Training, we review the roster, and of course, Beer, Baseball, and the News.   http://talk
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Episode 120: Better Call Paul

You can download the new Talk to Contact (@TalkToContact) episode via iTunes or by clicking here, and if you want to add the show to your non-iTunes podcast player, this is the RSS Feed.   http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L45Ao4eiZEw/VPB4BbIs-JI/AAAAAAAALGE/p2oCHg62n80/s1600/paul%2Bsaul.jpg   Paul is a cranky pants this week, I think he hates Spring Training. We dive into that assumption and figure out what the heck the Twins are doing for the next couple weeks. We're joined this week by Jeremy Ny
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Episode 120: Better Call Paul

All New Talk To Contact Podcast! Paul is a cranky pants this week, I think he hates Spring Training. We dive into that assumption and figure out what the heck the Twins are doing for the next couple weeks. We're joined this week by Jeremy Nygaard from TwinsDaily.com to talk more about prospects, pitching, and even a little fantasy baseball. Then, as always, beer, baseball, and the news.   Thanks for listening!
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Episode 119: The Do-Over Episode

You can download the new Talk to Contact (@TalkToContact) episode via iTunes or by clicking here, and if you want to add the show to your non-iTunes podcast player, this is the RSS Feed.   http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FaxsmGyPooU/VOdK863yS1I/AAAAAAAALAg/mvhg1kcVieQ/s1600/hiccup.jpg Jay and Eric take you on a long over due road trip around the last three weeks of Twins news, which includes a bunch of smart baseball folks thinking the Twins will lose 90 games again, a pretty miserable collection
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Episode 118: Twins National Anthem Audition

You can download the new Talk to Contact (@TalkToContact) episode via iTunes or by clicking here, and if you want to add the show to your non-iTunes podcast player, this is the RSS Feed.     http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P3bLoAsn7Pk/VOdJ5nQAKPI/AAAAAAAALAU/fkLkX0A4RAk/s1600/whatsupdawg.jpg This week we try out to sing the National Anthem at a Twins game, talk about how lame baseball nicknames are in 2015, and Paul tries to figure out what the Twins are doing with Eduardo Nunez. We go down on the p
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Episode 117 - TwinsFest Preview

You can download the new Talk to Contact (@TalkToContact) episode via iTunes or by clicking here, and if you want to add the show to your non-iTunes podcast player, this is the RSS Feed.       http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FKCEP5KqGn8/VOdJOQ1xutI/AAAAAAAALAM/7nXzzV5S5iE/s1600/twinsfestdawg.jpg     This week the guys talk about TwinsFest, the TwinsDaily.com Winter Meltdown, what it means that Trevor Plouffe is the highest paid third basemen in franchise history, and about one Twins minor league pit
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Episode 116: We're World Famous, and Other Lies

You can download the new Talk to Contact (@TalkToContact) episode via iTunes or by clicking here, and if you want to add the show to your non-iTunes podcast player, this is the RSS Feed.     http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y1Q2Ya2ZDIg/VOc_upiWH6I/AAAAAAAAK_8/Edy4jke4Wtc/s1600/shirtpodcast.jpg This week on the show our friend from North Dakota, Cody, is taking the week off to focus on the youth of the greater Fargo area. What a noble man he is. The rest of us forge ahead without him to discuss the ne
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Episode 115: No Rolf, No Problem: 2015 New Years Resolutions

You can download the new Talk to Contact (@TalkToContact) episode via iTunes or by clicking here, and if you want to add the show to your non-iTunes podcast player, this is the RSS Feed.   http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--afO4EjF3Rs/VOc-2JcmH2I/AAAAAAAAK_0/B1uXeQHGvRs/s1600/nye%2Bpodcast.jpg   After a week off celebrating 2014 and welcoming in 2015, the podcast crew was back together (minus a Rolf) to begin a new year of Talk to Contact radio gold. This week we make some New Year's resolutions on be
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Episode 119 - The Do-Over Episode

<img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/19/ad/da/paulpleiss/1400x1400_10366187.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />Jay and Eric take you on a long over due road trip around the last three weeks of Twins news, which includes a bunch of smart baseball folks thinking the Twins will lose 90 games again, a pretty miserable collection of teams in the American League Central, and what Spring Training is really all about.   Reviewing the roster this week we dive deeper on Glen Perkins, Eddie Ros
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Episode 118 - Twins National Anthem Audition

<img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/19/ad/da/paulpleiss/1400x1400-360x360+237+0_10305445.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />This week we try out to sing the National Anthem at a Twins game, talk about how lame baseball nicknames are in 2015, and Paul tries to figure out what the Twins are doing with Eduardo Nunez. We go down on the pond and talk about Cameron Booser (Jay nicknames him Boose, era of lame nicknames, indeed), and we go all around the league talking beer, baseball and t
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Episode 117 - TwinsFest Preview

<img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/19/ad/da/paulpleiss/1400x1400_10285155.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />This week the guys talk about TwinsFest, the TwinsDaily.com Winter Meltdown, what it means that Trevor Plouffe is the highest paid third basemen in franchise history, and about one Twins minor league pitcher subtweeting another. We also review the 40 man roster a bit more with JR Graham, Ervin Santana, and Brian Dozier. Plus beer, baseball, and the news!   <a href="htt
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We're world famous, and other lies. Episode 116

<img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/19/ad/da/paulpleiss/1400x1400_10265491.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />This week on the show our friend from North Dakota, Cody, is taking the week off to focus on the youth of the greater Fargo area. What a noble man he is. The rest of us forge ahead without him to discuss the news that needs discussing.   E. Rolf openly laments everything and anything that the Twins can, have, or will do to make 2015 a success, all the while remaining overly
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No Rolf, No Problem: 2015 New Years Resolutions

<img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/19/ad/da/paulpleiss/1400x1400-1796x1796+0+26_10245481.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />After a week off celebrating 2014 and welcoming in 2015, the podcast crew was back together (minus a Rolf) to begin a new year of Talk to Contact radio gold. This week we make some New Year's resolutions on behalf of the Twins, to include Joe Mauer, Aaron Hicks and prayers for something (ANYTHING!) resembling a starting pitcher not named Phil Hughes.   In thi
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Episode 114: Hang Out and Talk to Contact

You can download the new Talk to Contact (@TalkToContact) episode via iTunes or by clicking here, and if you want to add the show to your non-iTunes podcast player, this is the RSS Feed.     http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rZl6xXzEO6k/VJrNsvxH7yI/AAAAAAAAKds/tW7cZWGDkBk/s1600/phil-hughes.jpg   Phil Hughes renegotiated a contract adding three more years to his deal and keeping him in Minnesota through 2019. This was such a momentous occasion that we asked the Twins Hangouts fellas, Seth Stohs and Jer
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114: Hang out and Talk to Contact

You can download the new Talk to Contact (@TalkToContact) episode via iTunes or by clicking here, and if you want to add the show to your non-iTunes podcast player, this is the RSS Feed.   http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rZl6xXzEO6k/VJrNsvxH7yI/AAAAAAAAKds/tW7cZWGDkBk/s1600/phil-hughes.jpg   Phil Hughes renegotiated a contract adding three more years to his deal and keeping him in Minnesota through 2019. This was such a momentous occasion that we asked the Twins Hangouts fellas, Seth Stohs and Jeremy
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Episode 113: The Twins Turn Thirty

You can download the new Talk to Contact (@TalkToContact) episode via iTunes or by clicking here, and if you want to add the show to your non-iTunes podcast player, this is the RSS Feed.     http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iCf_DF11x9E/VJmIjI9v2iI/AAAAAAAAKbw/3Xz8RCtKWGM/s1600/twins%2B30.jpg We're old and not going to write an episode description. Deal with it. Regular beer, baseball, and the news. Cody and Eric and Paul and no Jay (because of his grooming habits).       Thanks for listening and en
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Episode 113: The Twins Turn Thirty

<img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/19/ad/da/paulpleiss/1400x1400_10197651.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />We're old and not going to write an episode description. Deal with it. Regular beer, baseball, and the news. Cody and Eric and Paul and no Jay (because of his grooming habits).   <a href="http://talk2contact.podomatic.com" class='bbc_url' rel='nofollow external'>Source</a>
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Episode 112: Eric Hates Ervin Santana, and Other Lies

You can download the new Talk to Contact (@TalkToContact) episode via iTunes or by clicking here, and if you want to add the show to your non-iTunes podcast player, this is the RSS Feed.       http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2DlY8fhFYnc/VIrB-oGbTsI/AAAAAAAAKW8/Mcz8TD-B5zc/s1600/smell%2Bbaseball.jpg     This week the gang talks about Ervin Santana, the Rule Five Draft, and what the Twins rotation will look like to start the year. The guys were joined by TwinsDaily's Jeremy Nygaard to talk about who J
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Episode 111: Torii Hunter Tirades and the Prospect Handbook

You can download the new Talk to Contact ( @TalkToContact) episode via iTunes or by clicking here, and if you want to add the show to your non-iTunes podcast player, this is the RSS Feed. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6ImnpDCfYB8/VIrC3hg8ksI/AAAAAAAAKXE/GWQC-fsqNiA/s1600/hunter.jpg This week's show features the full fearsome foursome. With all hands on deck the gentlemen discuss the Torii Hunter signing and try to figure out if the press conference to announce the move was newsworthy in and of
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Episode 110: Thanksgiving Hangover Episode

You can download the new Talk to Contact (@TalkToContact) episode via iTunes or by clicking here, and if you want to add the show to your non-iTunes podcast player, this is the RSS Feed.   http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SkzPI34KLGs/VIrDNSlgWYI/AAAAAAAAKXM/LHh9tqPtQhs/s1600/mauer%2Bturkey.jpg     This week we keep it short, under an hour, to discuss the new additions to the Twins coaching staff. It's just Jay (The master of underscores) and Paul this week, and they both started the podcast a couple
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Episode 109: Life Without the (Pleiss) Twins

You can download the new Talk to Contact ( @TalkToContact) episode via iTunes or by clicking here, and if you want to add the show to your non-iTunes podcast player, this is the RSS Feed. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RWHl4V2BLG4/VIrDskYu_EI/AAAAAAAAKXU/fnk_RtwvH4U/s1600/no%2Btwins.jpg   Jay and Cody chart a path through new territory as BOTH Eric and Paul sit out this week. Why? You must not have received the invite either.   While the Pleiss twins frolic around the Pacific northwest in a cel
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Episode 112: Eric Hates Ervin Santana, and Other Lies

You can download the new Talk to Contact (@TalkToContact) episode via iTunes or by clicking here, and if you want to add the show to your non-iTunes podcast player, this is the RSS Feed.     http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2DlY8fhFYnc/VIrB-oGbTsI/AAAAAAAAKW8/Mcz8TD-B5zc/s1600/smell%2Bbaseball.jpg     This week the gang talks about Ervin Santana, the Rule Five Draft, and what the Twins rotation will look like to start the year. The guys were joined by TwinsDaily's Jeremy Nygaard to talk about who JR Gr
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Torii Hunter Tirades and the Prospect Handbook

<img src="http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/19/ad/da/paulpleiss/1400x1400_10161152.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /><br />This week's show features the full fearsome foursome. With all hands on deck the gentlemen discuss the Torii Hunter signing and try to figure out if the press conference to announce the move was newsworthy in and of itself.   We also review the Twins decision to offer arbitration with all of their arbitration eligible players, and some other Twins news tidbits before we are
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