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Very close without going over! You'd be a winner on Price is Right! For Pressley, I'll say $1.......

That's 2 for 2! Any advice on Lottery Numbers for tonight?

Great interview, Seth! It's always interesting to get a perspective from a player that is still trying to get to the "top of the mountain" and still has such a positive outlook and attitude. Can't help but root for guys like that.....

Did Richard re-sign with SD? Or is he still out there?

Hi there Twins Daily family, I am a 5th grade Language Arts teacher in a Catholic school and I just recently turned 40. I was born in Evanston Illinois, and have lived in Chicago my entire life. In fact, I have never been to the Twin cities. So, of course, this begs the question, "How the heck did I become a Twins fan?" I actually grew up a SF Giants fan due to an uncle that lives there who greatly influenced my sports team choices as a kid. Enter 1987. Hometown boy Kirby Puckett and the Twins win a thrilling World Series (over the Cardinals, who eliminated the Giants BTW). I was energized by this series and was drawn into the Twins. Shortly afterward, I was placed on the Twins in Little League, and I thus associated myself with the World Champions. My first favorite Twins memories was when my all time favorite baseball player Dave Winfield reached 3000 hits in his hometown. I saved the newspaper clippings from that event. My second favorite Twins memory is sadly a loss, but I attended a Twins/White Sox game in August of 1992 in which the final score was 19-11. The runs kept coming, and for a 16 year old kid, it was just a fun game to watch, in spite of the final score. I never felt out of it all the way up to the end. My most recent favorite Twins memory involves Twins Daily. Many of us will remember that blissful day in the late spring of 2015 when the Twins were briefly tied for 1st, and the post game TD thread lit up with exuberance. I had so much fun reading everyone's reactions and making my own contributions was a joy (the students were given silent reading for a while....) Puckett is an obvious early favorite, and i've already mentioned my admiration for Dave Winfield, but I also liked Tim Launder because he was a catcher and wore #15 just like me. I was a big Brad Radke fan, and Hunter was really fun to watch. I liked Mauer a bunch, and frankly still hold out hope...... I am very excited for Buxton's future as well as Sano, especially after watching the film made about him on NetFlix. I found Gleeman and the Geek late in 2013, and have been a listener ever since. Thus, I checked out TD on John's recommendations and am on the site at least 2-3 times a day. I value this site for its insight, the camaraderie, and the feeling I get that it's like a big extended family. Thank you for this site and thanks to everyone that contributes in any way. Happy 2017!

This last week has been a weird, somewhat difficult one for me. This thread was absolutely what I needed. It is awesome, as is Twins Daily. Thanks all!

I can watch that inside the park HR all day. He doesn't even look like he's trying. I'm looking forward to what's possible from him this season......thanks for posting this!

Really appreciate this article. I'm hoping the new regime will encourage Molitor to play Mauer more realistically. I am still a Mauer fan and would like the end of his career to be a positive for both him and the team.....

Twins Daily is the best site for Twins fans, thanks to the moderators. Thanks all!

It is I who thank you for managing the site, providing superior content every day, and connecting all of us Twins fans together far and wide (even those of us in enemy territory!). Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the Twins Daily family!

Wow, still can't believe the Jack Morris classic was 25 years ago. That entire series was wild..... I must be up front, I'm a Twins fan living in Chicago so I don't follow the other Minnesota teams very much. I'd agree 100% with Towns as #1. That's a mega-star in the making. I'd put Buxton as #2, and I grant that it was a small sample size, but I base that on the September he had. The 103 losses hurt, but watching him put together that month made me feel a little bit better. As much as I like his on field ability/potential, I like his attitude just as much. Seems very focused and well prioritized for someone so young. I even comitted to buying a Buxton shirsey, so I guess Gleeman would call me a Buxton bobo........

It's a baseball game, not church! All I care about is the number of times the Twins get to celebrate after a game.....

In this scenario Mauer would leave for a couple years, them come back for a "victory lap season" ala Torii Hunter? This is something the Twins would 100% do

In this scenario Mauer would leave for a couple years, them come back for a "victory lap season" ala Torii Hunter? This is something the Twins would 100% do

Especially if the Twins are fortunate enough to move Santana, I would be a strong proponent of stretching May out for a starting role. It's probably time to ride out this season with young players and give them a chance to work through those growing pains in a lost season.....

Do you think the front office is hesitant to send Park down because it would be an admittance of failure of their only off season signing? Otherwise, he probably should have been sent down already. Besides 1b/DH types didn't strike me as an offseason need anyway.

If the idea is to restructure the front office, I would think Ryan and St. Peter both go. In order to usher in a "New Era" I think new people should be at the head of that restructuring.

If the end result was Buxton and Kepler in AAA, maybe they should have kept Carlos Quentin?

As I live in Chicago, the free game of the day is most helpful and appreciated! Students will be working in small reading groups in any moment......

Not that I'm insinuating that I am comparing the 2, but Ryne Sandberg usually stunk in April...... Reaching for any optimistic straw that I can find lying around......

Unfortunately this is the structure of MLB contracts. Look at what Madison Bumgarner is making and imagine what he will be paid when his current deal expires. Will he be worth what he will be making in the last 3 years of that deal? Maybe, but probably not. He will be paid based on what he's done in the years leading up to the next contract. The Twins could not let Mauer leave and thus gave him a deal that ensured he would likely retire a Twin.

I'll say under. I don't like that pitching staff at all.

I'd have to also say under. Considering the other teams in the division, I don't see how they finish above .500. I'll say 77-85

Thank you!

I watched the MLB Network Rod Carew special yesterday. Very moving and inspiring. If you haven't checked it out yet, i highly recommend finding out when the network intends to replay it. Watching the special, and also reading how Twins players wore "Heart of 29" shirts this weekend made me wonder how to get one of those. Does anyone know how to acquire said shirt? Any assistance or ideas are much appreciated!