USAFChief

My objections to this article: 1. I certainly agree baserunning has been bad recently for our Twins. Incredibly awful last year. And the lack of stolen bases is just a part of it. Runners lost, bases not gained, often zero situational awareness. Where I think the article breaks down is, what's the plan to improve? Hope isn't a strategy. I'd start with the manager. You get the fundamentals you allow. Baldelli needs to realize he's the primary source of both the problem and solution...add some old-school to his skill set. Make fundamentals a priority rather than an afterthought. Demand players play the game correctly or find ones who will. 2. Agree infield defense is likely an issue. Not sure what to do about it. 3. "Hope for better luck" isn't a strategy. The single best way to get better "luck" late in games would be to assemble a "luckier" bullpen. And by "luckier" I mean more talented. "Lucky" like Duran.

According to reports, the Twins offered 10/$285 and backed away from that. Does this mean the Twins DID NOT offer 10/$285?

Garlick "wasn't allowed to hit against righties" because he can't hit righties.

My intriguing idea: take that cash, make a huge pile, douse it with gasoline, light it, and watch it burn. Neither Nick's idea or mine will help the Twins win, but mine would actually be intriguing.

Celestino looks like a career replacement player to me. Modest defense, not enough bat. He'll never hold down a starting big league job, but he'll hang around with a job in AAA for a half decade and get occasional 5th OFer service time.

Huh??

RIP

Then don't. Problem solved.

I like Provus too. A lot.

Garlick's career OPS+ is 98. 130 against LHP, but less than 200 total PAs. I say the chances he's a 130 OPS+ hitter against lefties going forward is slimmer than my chances of dating a super model. As to the OP, Pollock makes sense. He can cover CF in Buxton's absence too. Personally, I'd be shocked if Gallo plays any CF, I doubt Kepler is still here, and Celestino is a waste of space.

With the flat wooden "spoon"

I don't know where to place either on the continuum.

"Hi, everybody!" There is nothing like a ball game on the radio. Years ago, when I was stationed overseas and there wasn't a thing called the internet, and AFRTS was quite different, my mother-in-law--bless her heart-- used to record a couple three radio Twins games on cassettes and mail them to me. That was the only option. I'd listen to that game 2 or 3 times a week until the next one came, then save the old one with the others, to be pulled from hibernation and put back in the rotation when I needed a change. The voice of Herb put me back somewhere in Minnesota every time. Herb Carneal. The best

Avian flu > Wacha > Archer > Bundy

Yes?

__offer USAFChief use of a suite wth catering for ten (10) 2023 series of USAFChief's choice___

Guessing he'd have trouble with the physical. I mean, he's pushing 40.

I had to ask, didn't I?

1. Correa, 2. Donaldson, 3. Ervin Santana ...who am I missing?

Two points: 1. further proof the Rogers trade was a poor decision. Really poor. Really, really, really poor. 2. Christian Vasquez's 3/$30 is the THIRD LARGEST FA CONTRACT IN FRANCHISE HISTORY. Holy cow.

The Twins had no intention of signing Carlos Correa to a long term contract. None.

No. Abso-blanking-lutely no.

Whether or not the Twins are one player away isn't the point. At least for me.

Concur. Strongly.

If you use up your payroll flexibility you won't have payroll flexibility so you can't use up your payroll flexibility.