mngopherguy

I could also turn it around and say if all that matters is wins and losses, just eliminate college football and have a minor leagues. It all matters. I want to win the right way. We should take pride in this. I don't want to be Auburn, Miami, Penn St. win at all costs. .

That he absolutely provides. I'd absolutely rather him be on the powerplay than any other Wild defensemen.

Have you seen him in front of his own net? He makes some lazy passes for sure. And I don't remember saying he was problem #1 either.

In fact, when was the last time you saw a butcher at first base? Hmm ... I'd say Austin.

And I couldn't disagree more with what you just said. I'm not making excuses, I'm saying there's something to what's going on off the field. This is not the NFL. I also take exception to the ivy league/Big Ten comment. My oldest son is a 18 year old junior college baseball player who should be held accountable as much as any freshman athlete at the U.

Lazy sloppy play in his own zone. He has improved. but I doubt any other NHL teams think half of him. Vegas is still laughing about the deal they got not to take him.

I agree with Mike that they should have the money to do so. It's a risky move though as we all know how relievers fluctuate year to year and so many pieces they need to acquire. Of course if we had owners who actually cared about winning more than the bottom line, we wouldn't have to pick and choose.

It's a guess, I would be very surprised if they are not #1 or close especially at D1. It's part of what they sign up for. The last line is how Iowa gets on TV all the time and people talk about the great tradition they have of waving at the kids in their hospital after the first quarter of games. It's nice and all, don't get me wrong. Part of the Gophers program is giving back, they don't just get on TV waving at a building, they are there spending their free time with kids. And they don't ask for TV time or recognition for it.

They played to win the game, they played their @sses off. They are the youngest team in college with 53 freshmen. They are missing their top 2 running backs, their top two corners, their top nose tackle, their top safety. They were down 23-14 with 2 minutes left at the #3 team in the country. So don't give them an ounce of credit, I don't care. I've been around the program since 88, I know whats going on.

I don't even care to call it a moral victory etc. It just baffles me that we are not allowed to be happy seeing improvement and recognizing that the future may be a little brighter.

I suggest everyone who doesn't like his "schtick" pay attention to what the team actually does. That they actually go to class, that they made a couple bowl games because of their gpa, that they are probably the #1 team in the country as far as giving back to the community and spending time with kids and patients at hospitals, Fleck will ultimately be judged on wins and losses, but non of this matters, I think people should just watch the NFL. Iowa gets a lot of mileage off of a wave. Minnesota's team actually is in the building and not looking for cheap recognition for it.

Campbell is obviously doing a great job, but the Big 12 is not that great. For every Campbell mentioned, I could mention Lovie Smith, Chris Ash,Scott Frost ect. They didn't get stomped by Iowa either. They got beat, they didn't get stomped. Indiana just got stomped by Iowa. Maryland? You mean the team that beat Texas a now top ten team? Maryland is a talented football team. Maryland, the first college road trip for 53 kids? Next week is at Nebraska. A chance for a win, but Nebraska should have two wins they pissed down their legs. They are still talented too. Go gimme win, but hopefully they will find a way.

Probably a good buy low candidate. Recent trades between the teams doesn't hurt either. I would like Happ just because I miss having a junk baller around.

I can't definitively say you need to move Polanco or not without knowing the alternatives. I do think that he is better off at second base in general.

Going to be a LONG winter. Rebuilding needs to happen, not sure how that can be done with the stupid contracts Fletch passed out. How a team can be small and slow is odd to me. Still pretty soft on the walls and especially in their zone. No puck possession what so ever. Offensively no one in front of the net enough, although that's tough when you never have possession in the zone. I'm rebuilding around Zucker, Dubby, Greenway and Seeler waiting on some of the other young guys in the minors. I try getting Haula back for Dumba lol. What would you do?

Where did I say any of that? You can't give them any credit for how they played because they lost?

As did EVERY other college coach! How do you recruit kids without being positive? He also said that even though see saw improvements it may not lead to more wins. That it's a process. They have more skilled players, but they are the youngest team in college football. If 53 18 year old's go into Columbus and battle them all day long without their top two RB's, top two CB's, top DT, top safety, seems like a real odd day to be holding people to higher expectations. And to think on Twins Daily a professional team gets a pass for missing a pitcher, SS, and 3B most of the year. Bizarre to me. I've said from day one, 6-6 would be a great record for this team this year and probably next. When all these guys are juniors and seniors and we add depth, then and only then will we really have a shot at making a run at bigger things. Hopefully it will be a sustained run with chances to have big seasons.

How can someone like a post more than once? The post above is spot on! The media in this town loves to rip the Gophers because it's been easy, but refuses to give them any credit on a day like today. No balance what so ever. Oh and Shane Mack was one of my favorite 5 Twins, so another like from me for that!

I give you credit for having Chip Hale on there, but no Junior or Joe Ortiz?

Baby Jesus was a reference from a hack at KFAN who when he got here from Texas decided to make a career out of being the anti Sid. Nothing more, nothing less.

I was at the game tonight and officially give up the resistance, all hail Astudillo!

Because Gordon is struggled big time at AAA? Giving jobs to guys who don't deserve it is going to cause problems in the clubhouse.

Payroll will probably be about 110 million. The Twins will sign relief pitchers and a bat to replace Morrison. Everything else will be from within, so I don't expect a lot in 2019.

What I'm saying is I don't care if my catcher leads off, my center fielder bats clean up, and my first baseman bats ninth. Their defensive position does not need to pigeon hole what kind of player they are offensively. In other words, I don't care what Mauer's OPS is compared to other first baseman. I'm interested in what his OPS is versus other lead off hitters.

When putting together a line up, I could careless what defensive position the guys are playing. All that matters is they fit into the line up.