Comments on: Ahhh, Minnesota

By: mln

mln — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:11:20 +0000

Who needs gas masks? A handkerchief will do, as these anarchists demonstrate:

By: John D.

John D. — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:50:59 +0000

Re: # 28 – [How other teams operate.]

No fuss, just get rid of the dead weight and consider it a sunk cost.

It may not be that way at all. LAMB will probably clear waivers, and may accept a minor-league assignment; and be called back up next week.

By: Breadbaker

Breadbaker — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:48:26 +0000

The difference between the M’s and grown-up teams. To make room for Eddie, the Twins designated Mike Lamb, who has a year and a buyout remaining on his contract, for assignment. No fuss, just get rid of the dead weight and consider it a sunk cost.

By: Mike Snow

Mike Snow — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:29:39 +0000

So far as I can tell, there has never been a pitcher in the majors with the initials TBA.

By: Mothy

Mothy — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:24:14 +0000

I’m real excited to see TBA pitch. He’ll be better than Batista anyway.

By: G-Bo

G-Bo — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:29:35 +0000

Hey Derek, was that article you linked to written by the same Jeff Shaw that used to write for this blog? If so, its good to know he’s back in country and writing about his usual interesting topics. Is there any chance he’d write another Evil Rick Rizzs post? I miss that evil bastard!

By: galaxieboi

galaxieboi — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:28:18 +0000

There was during WTO, though I never found out what “measure of expediency” they were appealing to when they adopted it.

Meh, cops mostly yelled things at you until it got ugly real ugly there.

What facinates me about the Twins is that they seem to use a slightly different model for success than the A’s. Whereas the A’s stress the OBP approach, the Twins for quite some time appeared to go with more ‘tools’ guys. I may be TOTALLY wrong. Both have been able to maintain winning teams over most of a decade with small-ish budgets but with different schools of thought. Any ideas here?

By: Breadbaker

Breadbaker — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:24:20 +0000

I don’t consider Eddie’s departure to have been anything but an appropriate move. We had another, cheaper, more effective closer and it was time for Eddie to move on. That is exactly the sort of move management needs to make from time to time. Loved him when he was here, glad he was gone, wish him well everytime except when he faces us.

By: avideo

avideo — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:00:09 +0000

Face it folks – the M’s are just truly pathetic on so many levels. As a half season ticket holder it will be back to a 16 game plan next year – if that. I won’t mention how hard it’s been to sell unwanted tickets this year. At leats a dozen or more were simply given away to charity. Even tickets to see the Yankees aren’t selling right now.
Do I hear a slide in ticket prices coming on for 2009?

By: joser

joser — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:38:50 +0000

I got up feeling so down
I got off being sold out
I’ve kept the movie rolling
But the story’s getting old now
I just looked in the mirror
Things aren’t looking so good
I’m looking California
And feeling Minnesota