BigSqwert Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 4, 2010 -> 02:21 PM) Those help, no doubt. But the whole team has to make changes. 50% of their games will now be a different sort of game. I just think the chances of them thriving in that transition are low, even with some positive changes. Yeah they still have Morneau and Mauer so argument fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 QUOTE (knightni @ Feb 4, 2010 -> 04:47 PM) "They're always after me Lucky Charms!" Who's the Unicorn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Feb 5, 2010 -> 03:18 AM) Who's the Unicorn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 4, 2010 -> 11:08 PM) Yeah they still have Morneau and Mauer so argument fail. LOL, OK. They have two very good hitters, therefore the entire team will be immune to the transition? Whose argument is a "fail"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 5, 2010 -> 09:52 AM) LOL, OK. They have two very good hitters, therefore the entire team will be immune to the transition? Whose argument is a "fail"? (Raises hand)...um, sir, I believe I disagree with your definition of the number "2". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 For some reason I do not think their pitching is all that great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 5, 2010 -> 08:54 AM) (Raises hand)...um, sir, I believe I disagree with your definition of the number "2". Still missing the point. I wasn't saying that have ONLY two good hitters - I was pointing out how ridiculous it is to compare apples to oranges. I was saying, moving out of a very unusual stadium like the roller dome, to a regular outside field in the upper midwest, is a major transition that will effect everyone on the team. A team, which as a whole, was tooled around that old stadium. The response I got was, but look at Mauer and Morneau! Well, what about them? Are they immune to changes? And is every person on the team a Mauer or a Morneau? Of course not. The change in stadium will undoubtedly effect their play. That is what I am saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Feb 5, 2010 -> 10:09 AM) For some reason I do not think their pitching is all that great. Thats cause its not that great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 5, 2010 -> 11:24 AM) Well, what about them? Are they immune to changes? And is every person on the team a Mauer or a Morneau? Of course not. The change in stadium will undoubtedly effect their play. That is what I am saying. And my response to that is...Mauer and Morneau are not their only 2 good hitters. Kubel and Cuddyer still put up OPS numbers of >.800 on the road. Span still was a .300 hitter on the road last year. Minnesota was the #5 offense in the AL at home last year, and the # 6 offense in the AL on the road last year. Minnesota pitchers had a 4.49 ERA at the dome last season and a 4.51 ERA on the road last season (their pitchers went on the road better than most pitchers in the league actually, their ERA was #4 in the AL on the road and #12 in the AL at home). It's entirely possible that moving out of the dome could make them better, not worse, depending on how the park plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 5, 2010 -> 11:36 AM) And my response to that is...Mauer and Morneau are not their only 2 good hitters. Kubel and Cuddyer still put up OPS numbers of >.800 on the road. Span still was a .300 hitter on the road last year. Minnesota was the #5 offense in the AL at home last year, and the # 6 offense in the AL on the road last year. Minnesota pitchers had a 4.49 ERA at the dome last season and a 4.51 ERA on the road last season (their pitchers went on the road better than most pitchers in the league actually, their ERA was #4 in the AL on the road and #12 in the AL at home). It's entirely possible that moving out of the dome could make them better, not worse, depending on how the park plays. Did I not JUST SAY they weren't the only two good hitters? Christ, I give up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPN366 Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 (edited) Everybody missed my observation that Mauer has herpes. QUOTE (JPN366 @ Feb 2, 2010 -> 08:20 PM) Did anyone see that wicked googly on his upper lip in the interview he did on Hot Stove? Does Herpes get a 10 year extension? Edited February 6, 2010 by JPN366 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Mariners officially ink Bedard. 1 year deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 QUOTE (JPN366 @ Feb 6, 2010 -> 02:07 PM) Everybody missed my observation that Mauer has herpes. Lots of people have cold sores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Barry Bonds is not welcome at Roscoe's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderBolt Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 (edited) QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Feb 5, 2010 -> 11:09 AM) For some reason I do not think their pitching is all that great. It wasn't great last year either. They still won the division. Edited February 8, 2010 by Thunderbolt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Feb 7, 2010 -> 05:47 PM) it wasn't great least year either. They still won the division. And their pitching was worse at the Metrodome than on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 7, 2010 -> 06:52 PM) And their pitching was worse at the Metrodome than on the road. It's usually not like that though. Before last year, the Twins were substantially better at pitching in the dome than on the road. Here's the ERA difference from 2002-2008. 2008: +.89 ERA 2007: +.70 ERA 2006: +1.14 ERA 2005: +.21 ERA 2004: +.31 ERA 2003: -.19 ERA 2002: +.76 ERA With the exception of 2003, the Twins have always fared better at home in terms of pitching. It's gotten even more drastic over the past four seasons. The current Twins pitching staff has been around since 2008, so it's fair to look at these past two season and realize that they're pretty much half a run better at home than they are on the road. I don't think it's unfair to say that their pitching should be worse next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPN366 Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Feb 7, 2010 -> 01:49 PM) Lots of people have cold sores. Touch a nerve? It's Joe Mauer, shouldn't we revel in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Seeing this ESPN INsider headline; Indians might be considering former Sox, Dye. Don't have access, but we might be setting ourselves up to see a lot of Thome and Dye, just with the wrong jerseys on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderBolt Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Feb 9, 2010 -> 12:26 AM) Seeing this ESPN INsider headline; Indians might be considering former Sox, Dye. Don't have access, but we might be setting ourselves up to see a lot of Thome and Dye, just with the wrong jerseys on. It's cool we have Omar Visquel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Feb 9, 2010 -> 10:30 AM) It's cool we have Omar Visquel. So are you intentionally misspelling his name out of disrespect or are you just oblivious to the correct spelling of the surname of the hall of fame SS who's likely been in the league since you started watching baseball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderBolt Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 (edited) QUOTE (Kalapse @ Feb 9, 2010 -> 12:48 PM) So are you intentionally misspelling his name out of disrespect or are you just oblivious to the correct spelling of the surname of the hall of fame SS who's likely been in the league since you started watching baseball? It was a mistake. I had no intention of offending anyone, and I could do a lot worse of an insult on someone then to misspell his name. Although, substituting a V for an S is a pretty damning accusation. I hate every hall of famer including Babe Tuth and Ricky Mantle. Edited February 9, 2010 by Thunderbolt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Feb 9, 2010 -> 01:25 PM) It was a mistake. I had no intention of offending anyone, and I could do a lot worse of an insult on someone then to misspell his name. Although, substituting a V for an S is a pretty damning accusation. I hate every hall of famer including Babe Tuth and Ricky Mantle. It's the internet, petty is commonplace. It goes back to Javy Vazquez, those who disliked him felt misspelling his name was a fine way to belittle him, spelling his name "Vasquez" was a fine way of showing how inconsequential he was and just how little they thought of him. Since you've done it in a few threads I just assumed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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