Comments on: Thursday (Great Debates) edition: Wha’ Happened?

By: disco

disco — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:05:43 +0000

can’t they start playing with slow pitch softball rules and put 4 in the outfield?

By: PM

PM — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:41:40 +0000

Any chance of moving Cuddyer back to 3B?

By: Mark H

Mark H — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:17:38 +0000

I can’t believe MR called Jason Kubel a better outfielder than Monroe… To illustrate Kubel’s outfield range, please place one (1) moderately sized infielder’s glove, already opened, in his outfield position.

Plus, NEVER trade a guy with as great a middle name as Keystone!

By: Sassbottom

Sassbottom — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:01:08 +0000

Who cares what happens, as long as Cuddysey does some cute magic tricks and stays a good clubhouse guy.

By: Stu

Stu — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:00:42 +0000

the estimable Alex Ochoa

That’s funny, right there.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:56:21 +0000

It’s nice to realize we actually have too many options in the outfield. The ’98 Twins regulars, including the decent Matt Lawton: Marty Cordova (.710 OPS), Otis Nixon (.705 OPS) and the estimable Alex Ochoa (.641 OPS). Even our worst current outfielder would have been one of our best a decade ago.

Here’s to the present.

/Chugs champagne under desk

By: fasolamatt

fasolamatt — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:54:52 +0000

Movie quotes discussion in progress here.

By: Stu

Stu — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:51:06 +0000

Here’s what we thought about the trade when it first came up.

By: jama

jama — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:42:57 +0000

Is Rand going to ditch out on Movie Quotes again this week?

I guess there is only so many Wes Anderson movies you can quote before you go through them all.

By: Clarence Swamptown

Clarence Swamptown — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:41:48 +0000

It seems to me that the Twins are getting lucky in that the trade value for Kubel, Span, and even Monroe is at its peak. A team that is desperate for home runs cannot trade Kubel. And as long as they are in the pennant hunt they need the right-handed power threat that Monroe provides. Cuddyer won’t be traded, the Twins don’t make a habit of trading their “team leaders”. Bill Smith won’t concede defeat on Young this quickly, so he won’t be traded either.

They don’t need both Span and Pridie. If they can get any value for Span, trade him ASAP while his value is high. Then hope Pridie can become the 4th outfielder of the future.