I read the posts to Joe C.’s latest blog tonight, and I thought  there was a pretty spirited discussion rolling about how the Twins are putting together their roster down here in Fort Myers, Fla.

One thing I hope the posters here try to avoid is bashing each other and resorting to name-calling. It takes away from the hearty baseball talk that should drive this blog. While I’ve buried my head in my hands at times when debates deteriorate into frat house banter, I still believe were a couple of notches above the nonsense that ruins blogs of other Twin Cities pro teams.

We are blessed with some people who bring a lot to our baseball debates. Jama, Cmathewson, romer, Seth Speaks and mike wants wins are some of the people who come to mind (I know I’m leaving a bunch out).

Things were nearly perfect today until LNP4Life, at 3:08, called Robert a moron. Those two went back and forth but the rest of you steered around that car wreck rather adeptly.

And look, while Craig has driven us nuts at times - forcing me to ban him for awhile - he’s made adjustments like Scott Baker did after being sent down a couple times.

My point is that we’re better than others and we should show it day in and day out. The 162-game season provides us many opportunities to show readers how a good baseball blog rolls.

Now I want to address this Carlos Gomez-Manny Ramirez comparison that was made tonight..

There’s no way Gomez is the clubhouse headache that Man-Ram is. Man-Ram is a sensitive, spoiled brat who is fortunate to be in a Boston clubhouse with players who know when to ignore his behavior and when to bring problems to his attention.

Gomez is ultra-confident and wants to be great. But the diamond is still being polished. He’s tried to show off his arm and has overshot cutoff men while doing so. He twice slid into third base when Scott Ullger told him he had time to come to the bag standing up. But he was willing to listen to hitting coaches last week about his hitting approach.

Gomez can be corrected. Manny is a lost cause - which says a lot about someone who is a brilliant hitter when he wants to play. There must be a better comparison out there.

Anyway, I’ll be at the park Thursday night. Jim Souhan is back down and is ready to offer his observations. Get ready for the final week of camp because it’s going to get crazy…

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