Twins Off Season Commentary

[buckamania]

Yeah, he's a Gopher fan all the way. I don't follow hockey much but it's fun to watch at times. Really good in person.

Swear to Gawd, I must be the kiss of death this weekend for both the Gophers and now the Sioux. 3-1 Yale with 2:00 to go. Turn out the lights...the party's over.....

 

[powerchord86]

Swear to Gawd, I must be the kiss of death this weekend for both the Gophers and now the Sioux. 3-1 Yale with 2:00 to go. Turn out the lights...the party's over.....

Not to worry buck. Baseball is back.

 

[buckamania]

Not to worry buck. Baseball is back.

Yup! And I really live for this time of the year, especially the playoffs.

I'm going to the Marlins opener for sure and might even bomb up to the Rays opener by myself, if Lena's black-eye doesn't get better. It was her fault the Gophers lost. I explained that to the cops.

 

[MISKO]

happy easter all

 

[powerchord86]

Happy Easter.

Baseball is risen.

 

[buckamania]

Happy Easter.

Baseball is risen.

Good one!

 

[HammerDown]

I just read on MLB Trade Rumors that Carl Pavano is done this year but wants to attempt to come back next year after the snow shoveling injury?

Carl Pavano Out For The Season: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com

 

[powerchord86]

Bronson Arroyo In Talks With Twins: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com


Sounds interesting. Arroyo hasn't been exactly great in the NL so I wonder what kind of abuse he might take in the AL? The fact that Target Field plays well for pitchers could help him a bit though.

 

[buckamania]

Bronson Arroyo In Talks With Twins: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com


Sounds interesting. Arroyo hasn't been exactly great in the NL so I wonder what kind of abuse he might take in the AL? The fact that Target Field plays well for pitchers could help him a bit though.

I really think the Twins should be talking to a baseball-psychiatrist instead. They need their heads examined!

 

[powerchord86]

I really think the Twins should be talking to a baseball-psychiatrist instead. They need their heads examined!

buck, not everyone needs the same treatment that you do!

Just kidding buddy.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Twins Making Strong Push For Ricky Nolasco

The Twins are making a strong push for Ricky Nolasco, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Yesterday afternoon, it was reported that Nolasco had a pair of four-year offers, although as recently as last night, reports out of the Twin Cities indicated that Minnesota had yet to make an offer.
ESPN's Buster Olney wrote yesterday that the Twins are highly active on the market for pitching this offseason and plan to add at least two solid veteran starters. They've also been one of the most aggressive teams in pursuit of Bronson Arroyo to this point.
Nolasco, 31 in December, finished the season with a 3.70 ERA, 7.5 K/9, 2.1 BB/9 and a 43 percent ground-ball rate in 199 1/3 innings. He's not an ace, but he would be a boost to a Twins rotation that posted the worst ERA (5.26), K/9 (4.9) and innings total (871) in all of Major League Baseball last season. Nolasco comes with the added benefit of having been traded midseason, meaning he was ineligible to receive a qualifying offer and therefore won't cost a draft pick. His agent, Matt Sosnick, recently explained his strong relationship with the Twins and GM Terry Ryan to Parker Hageman of Twins Daily.

Would be a nice addition to the top of your rotation.

 

[powerchord86]

Twins Making Strong Push For Ricky Nolasco




Would be a nice addition to the top of your rotation.

He would be a decent arm to throw in with the current staff of misfits. Would probably be the most reliable at the moment, which is sad.

 

[Ronnie]

Sorry to hear that the Twins lost Clete Thomas to the Phillies. I'm not sure if the Twins can recover from that loss.

:rollseyes:

 

[powerchord86]

Sorry to hear that the Twins lost Clete Thomas to the Phillies. I'm not sure if the Twins can recover from that loss.

:rollseyes:

 

[buckamania]

buck, not everyone needs the same treatment that you do!

Just kidding buddy.

Why do I leave myself wide open like that??

(I actually just wanted you to know that I ain't DOA like the current Twins are.)

Talk to you later!!

 

[buckamania]

Twins Making Strong Push For Ricky Nolasco




Would be a nice addition to the top of your rotation.

I have to agree! Ricky is a work-horse who just needs run-support. Not sure if the Twins can provide this, but there's 4-months before they drop the round-puck, maybe some hitters will be found this year.

 

[packfancjh]

I would hope the Twins are making a push for better pitching cause they can't get any worse

 

[powerchord86]

I would hope the Twins are making a push for better pitching cause they can't get any worse

Year after year I think we can only go up from here with the pitching. When will we hit rock bottom? lol

 

[buckamania]

Year after year I think we can only go up from here with the pitching. When will we hit rock bottom? lol

PC - The Twins are at rock-bottom, when will they get back to the top? Interestingly, so are the White Sox and it wasn't too long ago that they won the World Series. I'll bet their fans are peeved worse than us!

I finally made it up to Mpls. to see a Twins game late last August. It was a very good time! The stadium is everything all you guys have said, maybe even a little more. As a kid, I remember the area that the stadium now sits on. It was really bad then. Lots of old, decaying, turn-of-the-century brick bldgs.,crummy bars full of old drunks, brick-paved streets, uneven and in total dis-repair. A real mess! Most of this is gone now but there are still enough landmarks to bring the memories back for me. Kind of creepy visualizing all that again. That area scared the He_l out of me as a kid.

Of course, I knew Downtown like the back of my hand, having grown up in Mpls. It still looks the same, save for a few new bars, etc. Downtown is still very nice and the night-life is petty vibrant, even the old topless joints I hung out at are still there, I didn't go in any of them, but the drinks are expensive all over town, I found that out real quick!! Oh well!

I'll probably go back next year. What the heck, life is what you make of it.

 

[powerchord86]

The Twins are kicking the tires on Gavin Floyd? Not a fan. Hope that doesn't happen.

I'd still rather see them land Capuano or Arroyo.