Squirrel

What sorts of things are you looking to do? If you are a golfer, I can't help you with that other than I know there are courses around. But there are several parks/preserves in the area that are good to go to. In some cases you can rent bikes or kayaks and explore on your own, or take advantage of guided tours. Sanibel Island offers quite a bit to do including Segway tours, dolphin cruises, the Ding Darling Refuge, the Shell Museum, etc. And of course there's the Edison and Ford Winter Estates. And the most obvious ... baseball and beaches.

Ack! Now that my folks are year-rounders, I was looking forward to games there ... would they go up to City of Palms? (Would be the most likely, I would think.) As for ST, I'll be there 9-24 Mar. At least that is the plan today. Had a pet sitting snafu that might make me alter those plans. If I make it, it will make 14 in a row I've attended to some degree; and about ... 18-19(?) over all. Am looking forward to seeing the 'finished' stadium, at least finished from this phase.

I had a tough time ranking that list and wanted to make everything #1. While I wouldn't put it as #1, the ALCS celebration at the Dome in '87 was an awesome moment. As soon as we heard it announced my roommate and I dashed over there and were close to the front of the crowd that just kept coming. When they opened the doors we knew exactly where we wanted to be and made a dash and were right rows over the dugout. That crowd was amazing, the spirit of it, the camaraderie. Heh, and to think my roommate and I wondered if very many people would show up as we were dashing over there.

Again, it's a contextual thing. But whether or not you or I find it individually funny or sad really isn't the point. A lot of 'humour' I let slide, but sometimes a 'joke' needs to be removed not for the joke itself, but because of the responses it elicits, responses that quickly can derail a thread to a 'far off-topic land.'

In what context? Quite honestly as a stand-alone statement I read it more as tragic and sad. Are you asking 'Would this be deleted?' Again, in what context?

Or the NBA.

Here's another article. Interesting. http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/02/hoffman-and-the-terrible-heroin-deaths-in-the-shadows/283533/

There are no absolutes, which makes moderating difficult. All I can say for myself is that I try to keep a few things in mind ... context, intent, tone, poster history; it's certainly not a literal, word by word approach. Even with all that it's still difficult but we all try to remain fair and consistent even if it doesn't always seem so. Also, each of us is only human and sometimes we misread a situation, which is why our collective discussions are ongoing and endless. Mostly what we want for and from the community is respect, even if you abhor another poster's POV, so that we can have the best discussions possible.

heh ... not a very active game thread.

My thought was 'yeeesh ... no kidding!'

It seems to be okay this morning. If it happens again, I'll screen shoot it and email you. But what was happening wasn't allowing me to navigate the site at all ... it darkened out/dimmed the site and highlighted the ad so you couldn't do anything but select the ad. And refreshing the screen didn't help ... same thing would happen. However, as I said, seems fine this morning so I'll carry on.

Yep, ditto here, too, on my iPhone 4s, in case that matters, but doubt it.

Punta Gorda has an airport, too ... Allegiant Air flies into there. It's an airline that services smaller communities such as Duluth or Cedar Rapids or Rockford, IL. It's a smaller airport so is much less hassle. My sister flies in and out of there from Burlington, VT. Also, there IS a public transit system in Ft. Myers. It just isn't as convenient as I don't think it runs quite as often as it would in a large city. But there is a bus service and there is a stop on Plantation Rd not far from the stadium. Again, since I drive when I'm there, I really don't know how/when they operate, but it's not non-existent. Biking is also a good alternative if you aren't coming from too far and like to bike. There are off-street pathways everywhere. And traffic is VERY heavy in March. I'm not sure what you think 'not so bad' is ... and I'm comparing it to where I live most of the year ... Chicago. Also, the 'rumor' is (I heard this from friends who live in 'the Fort,') that Ft. Myers Beach is 'sold out' for the season. I wouldn't stay there anyway as getting in and out of there this time of year is next to impossible and not so convenient if you want to spend time at the ballpark ... or visit anywhere else in the area for that matter. As far as where to stay, hotels are fine, but look into renting a condo, especially if you are staying a week or more. They are plentiful and allow for more space and save from eating every meal out. Most condos are set up to sleep 6 so the cost can be shared if you want to go in with some friends.

The system seems to flag posts from time to time. There really isn't a rhyme or reason to it, so it's not a 'new person' thing that will go away over time. The moderators do check this out on a daily basis and manually 'approve' these posts. Sorry for the inconvenience. Perhaps someone more technically savvy could give you a better answer, but it doesn't have anything to do with being 'reported.' You'd get a note from one of us if that were the case.

Well, yes, okay ... it's not PC. But as a female, I consider the source, roll my eyes a little, and move on. But there is truth to it. I mean, as into the game as I am, I can't help but let my binoculars wander a bit and sigh a little over the lusciousness that is Brian Dozier. But it's not why I'm at the game. If it were a field of women, what would the male response be?

Moderator note: Some of you need to tone down the rhetoric. Every thread here does not need to break down into the Twins not spending according to how you think they should, nor do we need to question the 'balls' of our GM ... you can find better ways to express and argue your points than with disgruntled nothingness.

Too bad ... you got him ... Canada never revokes citizenship.

Sigh. Wish I could go.

Welcome! Glad you like the site ... I will look forward to reading your future posts!

Um ... but weren't Hrbek and Puckett already on the major league team BEFORE MacPhail became GM? Didn't Hrbek come up in ... what ... 81? 82? and Puckett in 84? MacPhail was with the Twins then, but he wasn't GM until 85. Correct me if I have this wrong ... I don't have time to double check.

Nice write up. I am getting so exciting for things to start!

I'd hardly call Hicks a scrub. And if you recall, the Twins really didn't have much choice to bring him north given how either everyone else played or the condition they were in physically. And given how well he did and that he was a highly ranked Twins prospect, they took a chance. I just don't put Hicks in with the rest of the group you named.

I do take my baseball rather seriously ...

Wasn't a batted ball ... but Bert threw a ball up to me as he came off the field after striking someone out for the 3rd out. Catcher threw the ball back to him and as he walked off the field (I was sitting in the 1st row behind the dugout) he threw the ball up to me. My boyfriend at the time lunged in front of me and intercepted the throw, but no way did he get away with that. I still have the ball. And I won't say what year that was in. My mom 'caught' a foul a couple of years ago at ST. The ball was coming our way and everyone around us jumped up to catch it. We all heard a 'thunk' but no one could find the ball. The 'thunk' was the ball hitting the back of the seat in front of us; and it deflected into my mom's lap where it stayed. She had a pretty nice bruise by later that day. But not bad for an 80-yr-old. She is very proud of that story to this day.

And this on Chris Rahl ... http://twinsdaily.com/showthread.php/9513-Twins-sign-minor-league-OF-Chris-Rahl