southsider2k5 Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=1661697 Twins get Nathan and a prospect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winninguglyin83 Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 wow I mean, WOW I'm glad to see AJ out of our division. He's has kicked our butt for three years. and he certainly seemed to know how to pitch our hitters and get under our skin. I know Mauer is supposed to be the next A) Johnny Bench; B) Carlton Fisk and C) Thurman Munson, but I'm glad the Twins did this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnB Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 Agreed, glad to see him go to the NL, he just always seemed to kill us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 Damn...Boof Bosner is a damn good prospect. Nathan is good too, but I'm a huge Boffner fan. I think the Giants do good cause AJ is damn good and the Twins got one stud arm. Nathan could make way from them losing at least one reliever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winninguglyin83 Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 meanwhile, are the Sox doing ANYTHING? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 im glad to see AJ gone. For one, he always seemed to play well against us. And two, i have never liked the guy. Twins didnt get much back either. I saw Bonser pitch once in AA this year, he looked good but his stuff didnt blow me away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 Well jeez, between Mientciewicz (sp?) and Pierzinsky (sp?), they must had to pay quite a bit extra for names on the jerseys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 Well jeez, between Mientciewicz (sp?) and Pierzinsky (sp?), they must had to pay quite a bit extra for names on the jerseys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighHeat45 Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 Hooray for us!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 I know Mauer is supposed to be the next A) Johnny Bench; B) Carlton Fisk and C) Thurman Munson, but I'm glad the Twins did this. I know this is off topic, but WHY does the capital letter B turn into that sunglasses smiley?? What the HELL does B have to do with sunglasses and/or the "coolness" associated with sunglasses??? Every time somebody wants to do an A/B/C comparison on something, it looks like this: A) it sucks B) it sucks, and C) it sucks Whussupwitdat??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighHeat45 Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonkeyKongerko Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 Wow, Bonser is top notch but AJ flat out dominates us as far as calling a game behind the plate goes. Glad to see him out of our division AND LEAGUE!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winninguglyin83 Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 A) Amen to AJ leavin TwinkieLand. B) Amen to AJ headin to the NL C) A-freakin-men to not seeing AJ at all this season. And I thought the B thing was only happening to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bighurt52235 Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 A) Amen to AJ leavin TwinkieLand. B) Amen to AJ headin to the NL C) A-freakin-men to not seeing AJ at all this season. And I thought the B thing was only happening to me I hope we see him..... In October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 Well I guess this confirms that Joe Mauer will be up with da big leagues next year. Hopefully da Sox can giv him a rookie poundin that he'll neva forget. . This moves clears payroll and now da Twinkies will prob be able to resign one of Guardado or Stewart, my guess it's Stewart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted November 15, 2003 Share Posted November 15, 2003 Well I guess this confirms that Joe Mauer will be up with da big leagues next year. Hopefully da Sox can giv him a rookie poundin that he'll neva forget. . This moves clears payroll and now da Twinkies will prob be able to resign one of Guardado or Stewart, my guess it's Stewart. No it doesn't. Ever heard of Matt LeCroy? Hit something like .300 15 50 or so this year? Not sure what the exact numbers are, but he had some damn good numbers in limited games. He's not a great defensive catcher by any means, and does not have a good arm behind the plate. He gets the job done though. And he's got 30-40 homer potential and could be a damn good hitter. Sign a backup for him that can actually play some defense and throw a few guys out(ala Mark Johnson), and you have yourself a decent catching duo. If that is the case, and I don't see why it WOULDN'T be(because Mauer was only like in high A ball or AA ball this year....way too early to bring him up IMO), the Sox should use that to their advantage. Just get all kinds of fast people that can get on base on a regular basis(sign Luis Castillo, however much it costs us, use Harris in CF, make the Konerko/Lee and Valentin trade for Perez and Izturis, have Olivo become more active on the bases), have two at the top and two at the bottom of the lineup, and have them, when they get on base against the Twins, run, run, and run somemore. With LeCroy's weak arm, we expose this, and manufacture all kinds of runs. If we are safe 75% or more at 2nd, we win. We get into their pitcher's head, he starts losing focus on the hitter, makes one mistake....2-run homer. If they go with Mauer(which again, could be and probably would be very dumb), this may not occur as easily. I believe Mauer has a little better arm then LeCroy. In essence, I'm saying that the Sox should get faster and should steal the s*** out of the bases this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted November 15, 2003 Share Posted November 15, 2003 No it doesn't. Ever heard of Matt LeCroy? Hit something like .300 15 50 or so this year? Not sure what the exact numbers are, but he had some damn good numbers in limited games. He's not a great defensive catcher by any means, and does not have a good arm behind the plate. He gets the job done though. And he's got 30-40 homer potential and could be a damn good hitter. Sign a backup for him that can actually play some defense and throw a few guys out(ala Mark Johnson), and you have yourself a decent catching duo. If that is the case, and I don't see why it WOULDN'T be(because Mauer was only like in high A ball or AA ball this year....way too early to bring him up IMO), the Sox should use that to their advantage. Just get all kinds of fast people that can get on base on a regular basis(sign Luis Castillo, however much it costs us, use Harris in CF, make the Konerko/Lee and Valentin trade for Perez and Izturis, have Olivo become more active on the bases), have two at the top and two at the bottom of the lineup, and have them, when they get on base against the Twins, run, run, and run somemore. With LeCroy's weak arm, we expose this, and manufacture all kinds of runs. If we are safe 75% or more at 2nd, we win. We get into their pitcher's head, he starts losing focus on the hitter, makes one mistake....2-run homer. If they go with Mauer(which again, could be and probably would be very dumb), this may not occur as easily. I believe Mauer has a little better arm then LeCroy. In essence, I'm saying that the Sox should get faster and should steal the s*** out of the bases this year. LeCroy will probably be the DH again next year, he's a liability at Catcher think Mike Piazza behind da plate but he's not that bad. LeCroy may start the season at Catcher, but I think definitely by the end of 2004 Mauer will be the catcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted November 15, 2003 Share Posted November 15, 2003 Mauer has an absolute cannon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted November 15, 2003 Share Posted November 15, 2003 I know this is off topic, but WHY does the capital letter B turn into that sunglasses smiley?? What the HELL does B have to do with sunglasses and/or the "coolness" associated with sunglasses??? Every time somebody wants to do an A/B/C comparison on something, it looks like this: A) it sucks B) it sucks, and C) it sucks Whussupwitdat??? What does a semi-colon have to do with a wink? It kinda sorta resembles it. Just like the B with a ) kinda resembles someone wearing shades. Therefore B plus ) = B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastime Posted November 15, 2003 Share Posted November 15, 2003 I don't get it. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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