OT: How about those Twins?

ChiefBenderForever · #1 10-07-2009, 08:59 PM

Mauer wants to win and doesn't think the Twins will add what is needed to go all the way. He also doesn't want his contract to be an excuse for adding nothing. I think the pressure and bright lights of NYC appeal to him and wouldn't be surprised to see him in pinstripes soon. He can't go anywhere here without being mobbed and is ready to step up to the bigtime.

tbob · #2 10-07-2009, 09:05 PM

The "big time"? Would that be playing for a team that hasn't won a single world championship this decade?
Maurer will stay a Twin, the Pohlads would have a fan revolt on their hands that would make the French Revolution look like an alley fight.

ChiefBenderForever · #3 10-07-2009, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tbob

The "big time"? Would that be playing for a team that hasn't won a single world championship this decade?
Maurer will stay a Twin, the Pohlads would have a fan revolt on their hands that would make the French Revolution look like an alley fight.

The same fans who went ballastic when we took a local quarterback instead of Mark Prior? They got the new stadium so revenue covered for a couple years so if he wants to go it's over,and we will all cheer for him when he gets his ring just like KG with the Celtics. Posada is getting old and who better to replace him.

nolemmings · #4 10-07-2009, 09:42 PM

do not look for Joe Mauer to be catching for years on end. IMO, he will start taking ground balls at 3B by 2011---in Minneapolis.

calvindog · #5 10-07-2009, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyHarmonica

Posada is getting old and who better to replace him.

Posada is very old but I agree, no way is Mauer a catcher after a couple more years. Look what he did offensively behind the plate this year; imagine what he could have done if playing at first or third base.

ChiefBenderForever · #6 10-07-2009, 10:00 PM

I don't understand why he has been catching the past few years with the swing he has and bad knees. I hope he stays but won't be surprised if he leaves.

tbob · #7 10-08-2009, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyHarmonica

The same fans who went ballastic when we took a local quarterback instead of Mark Prior? They got the new stadium so revenue covered for a couple years so if he wants to go it's over,and we will all cheer for him when he gets his ring just like KG with the Celtics. Posada is getting old and who better to replace him.

Johnny, you could count the number of fans I know on one hand who wanted Prior over Maurer. Maurer cam out after high school as the best player in the draft and thank goodness the Twins grabbed him.

ChiefBenderForever · #8 10-08-2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by tbob

Johnny, you could count the number of fans I know on one hand who wanted Prior over Maurer. Maurer cam out after high school as the best player in the draft and thank goodness the Twins grabbed him.

I was so upset about the loss I didn't even know what I was saying. There is a lot of talk about Mauer leaving but hopefully doesn't happen. Win Twins!

Rob D. · #9 10-10-2009, 10:59 AM

No matter how this series turns out, at least the Twins have received the respect they deserve.

oldjudge · #10 10-11-2009, 09:51 PM

The Twins are a scrappy team and, as a Yankee fan, I would like to congratulate them for a great season. Without a bad call and some bad luck it might have been a different series.

calvindog · #11 10-07-2009, 09:05 PM

Bob, in fairness to Liriano he had a horrible injury and surgery. It was painful to see him out there tonight getting batted around when you consider how great (albeit for a flash in time) he was.

nolemmings · #12 10-07-2009, 09:23 PM

Liriano's problems are mostly from the neck up. He has poor control, pitching for a team that gave up the fewest BBs again this year. The sermon is preached over and over--no walks, make them beat you with their bats--but is lost on him.

Liriano was the obvious first call to the bullpen tonight, given the short start and the pen's long workload last night. He actually pitched just badly, not poorly or abysmally as I half expected. The tator was hit to the deepest part of the park, but might have stayed in on a less windy night, in which case Span catches it, like he catches pretty much anything near him.

I'm sure Gardy also thought (well, dreamed is probably a better word) that Liriano might look sharp, and on the National stage no less, such that some team might actually delude itself into expressing trade interest this Winter. He's a number 5 starter at best now, and his days with the Twins are likely numbered.

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