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  1. James
    I've booed players in the past. I booed AJ because he all the crap he talked about Minnesota after he left. I booed Ryan Braun because he ruined a guys testing career when Braun was clearly using PEDs and got busted for it later in his career. That never sat well with me. So it takes a special character and special offenses for me to boo a player. I wouldn't have booed Donaldson. I wouldn't be too mad about others booing him though after that comment to Tim Anderson.
  2. James
    I wish I could like this comment more than once.
  3. James
    Just when we think the Twins can catch a break.
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  5. James
    Woohoo! Buxton makes a score point!
  6. James
    I'm in the camp of anything can happen, but I'm not expecting a world series title. I am hoping for some great playoff experience for this young core that seems to be developing.
  7. James
    I'm happy that I was at Target Field to witness both #6 and #1. They were both great moments. For Dozier's, I was in the section that he hit it to. It was so electric.
  8. James
    The baseball gods usually demand sacrifices of some sort. Let's hope Paddack's UCL was a big enough sacrifice for 110 games of Buxton. Maybe that's why Falvine traded for Paddack in the first place? Specifically to be the sacrifice to the baseballs gods. If so, they are sneakier than we give them credit for.
  9. James
    I grew up with John Gordon, so he's very nostalgic for me. I love Provus though. I think he does a great job and the Twins are lucky to have him. Gladden isn't bad, but not great. He could use some schooling on the modern stats, but I like having a former major leaguer in the booth to add some context to things, even if the context can be a little bit dated.
  10. James
    Technically, they traded for Johan. You could argue that Johan was the Marlins' best Rule V pick ever, and the Jared Camp + Cash for Rule V pick Johan Santana was one of the best trades Terry Ryan ever made.
  11. James
    Suzuki intrigues me. I think he's got a solid chance to be a good to very good MLB player. It would be a play if the FO decided to trade Kepler for pitching. Unless they wanted to try Kepler out in LF... kind of a crazy idea. I don't think they necessarily need to add an outfielder, but I don't see the season going super well if they roll with Larnach (who I actually think will end up being pretty good), Rooker, or Martin to start the season. I'm sure my predictions will be super off though. They generally are.
  12. James
    I'm thinking you can watch Major league about 75 times in that span of time.
  13. James
    I don't think he'll get into the HOF. I'd put money on him making it to year two of the HOF ballot though. He'll get at least 5% of the vote.
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  15. James
    Yeah. He did. That's why I don't get all the trade hate. Lots of people around here want to FO to "be more like the Rays" and build up a strong farm with good teams. But the Rays trade players when they're at peak value to keep the farm strong. That's exactly what Falvine did with Berrios. The trade hurt emotionally, but this is exactly what good FO's do with a guy that has made it clear he's not signing an extension. (Note: I'm not passing the Twins' FO is good or bad, just that I feel they made the right move in this particular case).
  16. James
    I read somewhere (I can try to find a link to the quote) that Johnson didn't think Chase Petty was going to fall to them and that they were ecstatic when he did. So, that sort of thing can change a team's draft plan. After that, you pick the best players you can and the positions they play will sort themselves out.
  17. James
    I was at that game too. That was such an amazing ending to that game. Definitely up there in terms of most fun I've had at a game. You can actually see me in the video with my arms raised up in the left field bleachers as my (now) wife watched some kid trip over the bleachers. Dozier had a great career and he was always fun to watch. I wish him luck in all his future endeavors.
  18. James
    The first thing I thought about when I saw the headline was "Wait... they're not doing Zubazpalooza this year?" Fret not for your Zubaz. The Minnesota Twins got you covered.
  19. James
    All I have to say is... Cheap Pohlads. They should have given him 93M (101M) with the option.
  20. James
    Only a slight nit to pick. In 2009, when Sano, Polanco, and Kepler all signed, the money wasn't constrained. Teams were allowed to spend as much as they liked then. The bonus pool didn't start until 2012. So, the only constraint was really how much risk teams were willing to take on in the form of cash for signing rights for 16 year old players. But, I understand and agree with your argument. Also, I like the article. These are the fun articles to read during the offseason.
  21. James
    Yes.
  22. James
    Great job with the minor league reports, crew! Always some of my favorite articles.
  23. James
    As long as this isn't the only move they make, I'm fine with it. Give up a guy that you'd probably end up parting with anyway for help now, and it sound like they will also get a PTBNL. It's hard to be too unhappy with this.
  24. James
    Unless you already gave him a healthy bribe to say something to the contrary. All I know is that I'm enjoying this ride. I know there's no way they can keep up this HR pace, but this is now two months of great baseball from this Twins team. One month, maybe that's a fluke, but two months, that's the beginning of a trend. Even if the HR's drop, I'm putting my money on this Twins team still finding ways to win ball games for a while.
  25. James
    I was going to say Matt Capps. I feel dirty typing that.
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