Comments on: Liriano less of a concern for Twins than their sputtering offense http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/04/25/liriano-less-of-a-concern-for-twins-than-their-sputtering-offense/ Your source for Major League Baseball Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:46:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Citizen http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/04/25/liriano-less-of-a-concern-for-twins-than-their-sputtering-offense/#comment-21777 Citizen Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:44:33 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/04/25/liriano-less-of-a-concern-for-twins-than-their-sputtering-offense/#comment-21777 To those of you who are a little dense, Joe Nathan is NOT expendable. What good would be trading him for a guy who might produce one or two extra runs in a game to have that obliterated in the 9th inning by the replacement for your star close (Gagne anybody?) To those of you who are a little dense, Joe Nathan is NOT expendable. What good would be trading him for a guy who might produce one or two extra runs in a game to have that obliterated in the 9th inning by the replacement for your star close (Gagne anybody?)

]]> By: Mark http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/04/25/liriano-less-of-a-concern-for-twins-than-their-sputtering-offense/#comment-21776 Mark Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:46:41 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/04/25/liriano-less-of-a-concern-for-twins-than-their-sputtering-offense/#comment-21776 Hey, has anyone asked Sid Hartman about what he thinks about the twins punchless offense? Or, how they can improve but not spend to much money doing so..... Hey, has anyone asked Sid Hartman about what he thinks about the twins punchless offense? Or, how they can improve but not spend to much money doing so…..

]]> By: johnjsmith http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/04/25/liriano-less-of-a-concern-for-twins-than-their-sputtering-offense/#comment-21775 johnjsmith Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:35:42 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/04/25/liriano-less-of-a-concern-for-twins-than-their-sputtering-offense/#comment-21775 The problem is simple-the Twins and their upper management somehow think you can contend for a World Series and keep bringing in retreads and players way past their prime ala Rondell White, Craig Monroe,Batista,Jeff Cirillo, -we are in the process of a new stadium being built and we heard for years that with the new stadium would come better players etc santana, hunter, castillo all gone, why?? Gotta keep the payroll down and keep playing small ball. Detroit picks up Cabrera, White sox picked up Jim thome, us we pick up players that ending up costing us less money ,but give us nothing in terms of offensive punch, get used to this Twins fans, we will never win another world series until we keep our good players and quit with the rebuilding mode and really push for a world championship. The problem is simple-the Twins and their upper management somehow think you can contend for a World Series and keep bringing in retreads and players way past their prime ala Rondell White, Craig Monroe,Batista,Jeff Cirillo, -we are in the process of a new stadium being built and we heard for years that with the new stadium would come better players etc santana, hunter, castillo all gone, why?? Gotta keep the payroll down and keep playing small ball. Detroit picks up Cabrera, White sox picked up Jim thome, us we pick up players that ending up costing us less money ,but give us nothing in terms of offensive punch, get used to this Twins fans, we will never win another world series until we keep our good players and quit with the rebuilding mode and really push for a world championship.

]]> By: M. http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/04/25/liriano-less-of-a-concern-for-twins-than-their-sputtering-offense/#comment-21774 M. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:55:09 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/04/25/liriano-less-of-a-concern-for-twins-than-their-sputtering-offense/#comment-21774 Well, Man Ram isn't in his prime, although even in his post prime he's probably one of the top 15 hitters in the majors. But the reason I didn't mention him is because the Red Sox possess exercisable options this year and next at $20MM per, I think, and I don't see how they don't exercise it. And Twins fans, as much as anyone, should know not to make too much of teeing off of Sodney Ponson. Well, Man Ram isn’t in his prime, although even in his post prime he’s probably one of the top 15 hitters in the majors. But the reason I didn’t mention him is because the Red Sox possess exercisable options this year and next at $20MM per, I think, and I don’t see how they don’t exercise it.

And Twins fans, as much as anyone, should know not to make too much of teeing off of Sodney Ponson.

]]> By: JimCrikket http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/04/25/liriano-less-of-a-concern-for-twins-than-their-sputtering-offense/#comment-21773 JimCrikket Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:22:11 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/04/25/liriano-less-of-a-concern-for-twins-than-their-sputtering-offense/#comment-21773 First Gomez being overmatched before he rips a leadoff HR and now the "sputtering" offense spends a day on the merry-go-round with 16 hits and 12 runs! Keep up the good work, Joe! You seem to be doing a better job of turning the Twins around than all of their coaches put together! First Gomez being overmatched before he rips a leadoff HR and now the “sputtering” offense spends a day on the merry-go-round with 16 hits and 12 runs!

Keep up the good work, Joe! You seem to be doing a better job of turning the Twins around than all of their coaches put together!

]]> By: sane http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/04/25/liriano-less-of-a-concern-for-twins-than-their-sputtering-offense/#comment-21770 sane Sat, 26 Apr 2008 04:12:16 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/04/25/liriano-less-of-a-concern-for-twins-than-their-sputtering-offense/#comment-21770 Hughes is Australian so its naht bloody likely! Hughes is Australian so its naht bloody likely!

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