Comments on: Twins Fail To Land A Big One On International Signing Day

By: Skippy tastes better than Jiff

Skippy tastes better than Jiff — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:43:04 +0000

Basically, only Matsuzaka’s AGENT held the BoSox hostage. There were plenty of other Japanese plauyers to go around at much more reasonable prices. For example, how about Iwamura, who I begged the Twins to try to land. His contract is certainly nothing outlandish by today’s standards, and you get durable, hardworking player who won’t be whining every five minutes. Instead the Twins don’t even try to play the game or do so half-heartedly as Len III has mentioned.

By: John

John — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:50:21 +0000

David Estum, July 5th, 2008 at 11:00 am says:

“…You have no idea how lucky you are to have the Vikes, Twins, Wild and Wolfes [sic].”

Nevermind how fortunate we all should feel for having healthy children, a good education/job, food on the table, a roof over our heads, and a car that gets more than 30 mpg… WE HAVE THE TIMBERWOLVES!!! I can just see all those parents in Omaha with children in Iraq who curse their luck every day for not having Keven McHale run a professional sports franchise in their city.

Every blog someone has to come on and start bitching about the lack of “positivity” on here and how we’re not patting PROFESSIONAL athletes making millions of dollars on their backs often enough for “trying” and “battling their tails off.” These are the same people who think parents who spank their children ought to be locked up for life, and lobbied to change the high school hockey tournament into a format where every school in the state gets a trophy.

These are PROFESSIONAL athletes and PROFESSIONAL franchises who run to us to build them their stadiums and compensate payroll via ticket-price hikes and yet we’re all supposed to just settle for mediocrity, have no expectations, and just feel blessed that we have sports teams in the area that give us the honor of watching them, huh?

People who need the reassurance of “positivity” on a constant basis are people also who have self-esteem issues and really need to get some sort of psychological counseling.

By: John

John — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:18:24 +0000

If these kids are so enthralled by Yankee and Bo-Sox “mystique” then what is Cabrera doing signing with Florida and Inoa with the A’s? It’s gotten to the point now that when a Latin player actually signs with the Twins you just figure that he can’t be much of a prospect or he would have signed with another team.

Of course, if the Twins are in fact really disappointed in yet another great Latin prospect “slipping through their fingers,” they could make it up to themselves by adding in whatever money they were offering to any proposals they’ve already made to unsigned draftees BJ Hermsen and Joe Loftus.

By: David G.

David G. — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:37:27 +0000

the lineups

gomez cf

casilla 2b

mauer c

morneau 1b

monroe dh

young lf

harris 3rd

punto ss

span rf

By: lEE jENSEN

lEE jENSEN — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:47:36 +0000

my little finger still works!

By: Me Too

Me Too — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:38:22 +0000

Hey IEE, I see from you name your cap’s lock isn’t broke. Please don’t scream at me, I get enough of that at home from the better half.