Monkeypaws

Toronto fans are incredible, in all senses of the word. Love the noise and ambiance, hate the litter. It's like watching footie. Loud, proud and totally spontaneous. Most fun I've had watching a game in a while, compounded by the day off and my dislike of the Rangers.

I like Chicago, and like the Cubs best of all the teams there. Good young ballclub they have there.

I thought TR sucked at trades, or so I've often read on this forum. Why lose Plouffe if all we get is a middling relief pitcher? Am I right?

Let's try and get Cuddy back too

It can change - I lived in Boston 93-94. I remember a tshirt at the airport, "Boston Red Sox, 1918 World Series Champs." Funny at the time, but 3 championships later, yeah. White Sox, annoying as hell, won their WS too. Remove incomprtence from the formula, and the Cubs seem poised for success at every level.

I'm starting to dislike Arrieta: I'd never heard of the guy, then tuned in about inning 6 for the no-hitter, discovered his history(poor Oriole fans), and he has been on an insane roll ever since. However, he is the spit and image of a former douchebag college roommate. Incredible dominance though. Cubs caught fire in a bottle this time. This guy could do for them what Bumgarner did for the Giants.

Kevin Correia could dominate with a strike zone as big as the one the ump is giving Arrieta - he's ringing up guys on pitches 2 inches off the plate.

Interesting fact about Keuchel. Hits allowed the last 3 seasons: 184, 187, 185. A model of consistency? Not exactly. Innings pitched the last 3 seasons: 153, 200, 232. Fun with numbers.

Should be an interesting ballot - Arrieta seemed a no brainer until I looked at Grienke's numbers: then Kershaw's: all are deserving. It will be close. Scherzer is a "victim of coicustance."

That is a great list: I do remember them all now though - just wow.

Fantastic: Ruben Sierra? Missed that. Harden is another good one.

Every so often I am reminded of a player who made a great career elsewhere that spent a spell in the Twins uni, much as Harmon Killebrew did with the Royal (grrrr). Here is my short list, I'm sure there others: Steve Carlton Jim Thome(recent, I remember, but really?) Joe Crede Jose Offerman Bill Singer

I would sign him, but let him know I was unleashing the hounds on him - Arcia, Buxton, Kepler, Hicks, Rosario, even Walker: these guys are hungry and want to play. "Mr. Hunter, we welcome back your person into the team, but beware, you might want steel reinforced underwear, because they'll be chomping at ya. Competition is never a bad thing. BTW, if you look at Jeter's 39-40 seasons, and Hunter's, Torii mops up the floor with the captain, or Ripken. The one guy off the top of my head who performed better at 40 was Ibanez. And Thome offensively - Torii still plays the field. He really is a phenomenon.

HATE! ANGER! ETC! Why bother? Just do what I do and kick a door or a wall, stub your toe...then you really got something to gripe about....

Loved Yost's salute/thumbs-up across the diamond there. Class act.

You are correct sir - just did the math. Symptomatic failure....

We are in agreement - I just was saying, this guy probably thinks he has more to offer than a part-time role. He wasn't great out there, but he was no joke either. One last edit - I've always loved the way the Twins would bring Oliva, Carew, Killebrew to spring training or other team affairs. It's important to maintain the organization's DNA to have exemplar Twins still involved. Torii would be a welcome addition to this tradition.

Dick and Bert are making it sound like it's the Twins or nothing, and that he's undecided on whether to continue. Not quite what I had understood the situation to be...

I expect some sort of vortex to form with Butera at the plate and Fryer behind it....

You know you are middle aged when: You watch the Royals, and aren't shocked to see them good, remembering Brett, McRae, Saberhagen, etc. Really, that was 20 years ago??? Amazing.

Mudcat, can you blame a guy for wanting to play? Given his season, he probably believes he can has as good or better a season next year, and for a 40 year old, he did pretty well. I think he'd be a nice bench player, 3-4 games a week, leadership and intagibles. Ironically, his numbers would probably be as good if he accepted such a role. Coming back to the Twins this season was the perfect situation, given the state of our 2014 outfield. Torii probably sees the writing on the wall: Hicks, Rosario, Buxton, Arcia, Kepler. Not exactly Schaeffer, Mastrioni, Wilingham. He'll probably find someone willing to promise him a starters role. Just hope it isn't TR.

Really, IMO we already made the playoffs. ESPN mentioned the Twins tonight, and in a good way. Winning it all, or at least the WS, is all that could be better.

Yanks clinch a WC berth - let's get 'em! Reminds me of WAAAYYY back in the day, the North Stars had never won in Boston Garden, and suddenly they pulled off a best of 3 series in the Gahden after 20 some years of futility. The Wild have never lost in Boston, or maybe once. Time to turn the tables.

•a winning record •10+ wins •ERA under 4 •near 200 IP Who or when was thew last starter drafted and developed by the Twins to pull that off for the Twins? Radke pulled it off in 2004. Last time?

I gotta say, I L O V E the way Molitor uses his bench - won the game tonight.