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02-25-2013, 06:04 PM
Thread: The Return of Thome?
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Put me in the camp that would love to see Thome...
Put me in the camp that would love to see Thome return. His spot on the 25 man probably belongs to Butera right now, and I think it's safe to say most of us would be fine with Drew in Rochester.
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02-15-2013, 04:31 PM
Thread: K Laws top 20 impact prospects
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K Laws top 20 impact prospects
Anybody with Espn Insider want to see if any Twins made the list? I'd think Hicks and Gibson would be shoe ins, with Arcia as a dark horse,
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02-08-2013, 11:18 AM
Thread: Saunders
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The Mets are arguing they "earned" a protected...
The Mets are arguing they "earned" a protected pick by having a bottom 10 record. The Pirates' 9th pick was compensation for not signing Appel.
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10-29-2012, 12:39 AM
Thread: PMac: Buehrle an option
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If the Twins want to compete this year (it's...
If the Twins want to compete this year (it's debatable whether or not that's the right course) it makes sense to overpay for dependable pitching. Buhrele gives you essentially what Scott Diamond...
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10-28-2012, 11:28 PM
Thread: PMac: Buehrle an option
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He's a 2010 Carl Pavano which is extremely...
He's a 2010 Carl Pavano which is extremely valuable considering who has started games the past two seasons. If they ate $20-25 million and it cost something like Hendrix and Keplar why not?
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08-02-2012, 11:08 PM
Thread: Good News on Gibson
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I said it last season, and it still applies this...
I said it last season, and it still applies this offseason. The perfect FA signing for this team is Edwin Jackson on a 4 yr/42-48M dollar deal. Young enough, inning eating horse who has been a...
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07-18-2012, 11:57 PM
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Why would Liriano sign any extension for a losing...
Why would Liriano sign any extension for a losing team when he's 2 months from FA? Unless the Twins drastically overpay (think Oliver Perez and his 3/36 to resign with the Mets) there is no chance...
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07-18-2012, 11:43 AM
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Bringing the lady to see it tonight. Originally...
Bringing the lady to see it tonight. Originally I was planning on finding tickets to the Twins game, but I was there for Liriano's masterpiece on Friday, and I'm pretty sure he can't top that so...
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06-24-2012, 12:00 PM
Thread: Interleague Road Trip
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Back in the Twin Cities. We ended up skipping...
Back in the Twin Cities. We ended up skipping the Snappers and Kernals game last night. The 10 hour drive, plus 4-5 hours of baseball pregame and during game activity, followed by the 3-4 hour...
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06-21-2012, 05:27 PM
Thread: Interleague Road Trip
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Night off in Cleveland. Should be interesting to...
Night off in Cleveland. Should be interesting to see how this town reacts if LeBron wins a championship tonight. PNC is great, really a beautiful facility that every baseball fan should see in there...
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06-17-2012, 08:29 PM
Thread: Interleague Road Trip
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Cool roadie jtrinaldi, I love the minor league...
Cool roadie jtrinaldi, I love the minor league vibe.
Today was a very easy, fun day. Left London around 8:30 and parked a few blocks from Skydome around 10:45. It was cool to see a Metrodome era... -
06-16-2012, 10:49 PM
Thread: Interleague Road Trip
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Cheerio all from London Ontario! As predicted...
Cheerio all from London Ontario!
As predicted the early start time of today's Tigers game reeked havoc with the morning schedule. Instead of being able to sleep off the morning hangover we were... -
06-16-2012, 12:40 AM
Thread: Interleague Road Trip
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Day one in the books. Snappers win 6-3. ...
Day one in the books. Snappers win 6-3. Post-game fireworks way more impressive than the actual Twins, but mortar fireworks are legal here so I guess that makes sense. It was 90s night at the...
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06-15-2012, 11:53 AM
Thread: Interleague Road Trip
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Interleague Road Trip
Is anybody else taking the trip to see the Twins in Pit and Cin this week? In about 45 min I'll be departing Minneapolis heading to Beloit for tonights game. Saturday in Detroit to see the Rockies....
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04-03-2012, 10:39 PM
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ChuckkJay you're right about the atmosphere...
ChuckkJay you're right about the atmosphere during the playoff games. I was there for game one, and up until the Granderson triple that was the best baseball atmosphere I've been a part of. After...
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04-02-2012, 10:49 PM
Thread: Bold Twins Predictions for 2012
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-Twins surprise the doubters and are in...
-Twins surprise the doubters and are in contention throughout the season
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03-29-2012, 01:08 PM
Thread: Ichiro HOF?
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Ichiro is a sure fire hall of famer and that's if...
Ichiro is a sure fire hall of famer and that's if he retired today. I remember an interview he gave a few years ago where he said he wanted to play deep into his 40s and if he lost his ability to...
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03-29-2012, 01:01 PM
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I'd love to see Guzzie back but it's not a smart...
I'd love to see Guzzie back but it's not a smart baseball decision. Ryan Theriot doesn't do much for me either, don't see him as a significant upgrade over Hughes. The middle infield plan should be...
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03-28-2012, 02:44 PM
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I think the Cards are a sub .500 team this year. ...
I think the Cards are a sub .500 team this year. That lineup is painfully old and brittle, and Carpenter is already having issues. They probably made the right decision by not signing Pujols to a...
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03-28-2012, 02:28 PM
Thread: Baltimore and Washington DC
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Sounds like I need to get back to DC and show of...
Sounds like I need to get back to DC and show of my Tony Fiore palmball during that tour.
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03-28-2012, 11:33 AM
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AL East: Rays, Yanks (WC2), Jays, Sox, O's AL...
AL East: Rays, Yanks (WC2), Jays, Sox, O's
AL Central: Tigers, Twins, Royals, Indians, Sox
AL West: Angels, Rangers (WC1), A's, M's
NL East: Phillies, Marlins (WC1), Nats (WC2), Braves, Mets
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03-27-2012, 11:39 AM
Thread: Baltimore and Washington DC
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Nationals Park is really cool, but a little...
Nationals Park is really cool, but a little bland. I went during the inaugural season and while shiny and fun, it lacked a bit of charm. Probably doesn't help that they completely ignore their...
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03-26-2012, 11:54 AM
Thread: Game 163 in 2009
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Cabrera's shot in the 8th would've been the...
Cabrera's shot in the 8th would've been the answer if not for Ordonez's gut wrenching homer to tie it half an inning later. Ryan Raburn losing the ball in the lights giving Cuddy the triple to lead...
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03-21-2012, 10:19 AM
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McCullers was the last on my list and I agree...
McCullers was the last on my list and I agree he's not likely. It was between him and Zimmer for my final slot, and I went with McCullers because the Twins love "bloodline" guys and his dad is a...
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03-21-2012, 10:09 AM
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Mark Appel (P), Deven Marrero (SS), Carlos Correa...
Mark Appel (P), Deven Marrero (SS), Carlos Correa (SS), Mike Zuzino (C), Kevin Gausman (P), Lance McCullers (P)
I doubt the Twins are willing to take the risk on Giolito, so he doesn't make my...




Twins To Go With Samuel Deduno, Kyle Gibson To...
The Minnesota Twins PR director, Dustin Morse, tweeted out on Tuesday that manager Ron Gardenhire said that the team will go with Samuel Deduno on Friday in Detroit rather than the prospect Kyle...
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