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2-0!

Indians with the 1-0 early lead

With the blood of his penis...

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Sep 3, 2012 -> 02:58 AM) So, I'm building muscle and losing a small bit of weight at a pretty good rate due to quidditch practice starting back up, eating healthier, and working out a bit. But f*** me I'm still barely losing weight. Part of the problem is I can't go on long runs as they're high impact on my knees. Anyone know if swimming is a good cardio workout? Swimming is one of the best workouts you can do of any kind.

It does not appear as if they believe they can beat Detroit.

Staying at the fabulous Mirage tonight for s***s and giggles. Maybe I will put a wager on Detroit to officially put the hex on...

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 07:18 PM) My wife could have typed this word for word. My question would then be what was your wife doing hacking into Jenks' account...or perhaps worse, what was she doing at Jenks' house!?!

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 07:55 PM) Please tell me he's not bringing in Myers!

Ok, so why the f*** is Robin doing this?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 02:18 PM) His power completely disappeared. That is a large part of that contract. His power was only present for one season, and not in the ballpark they were moving to.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 02:30 PM) And it's moot. Guess what? NO ONE CLAIMED THAT AWFUL CONTRACT BECAUSE IT'S SO AWFUL THE TWINS WOULD HAVE LET HIM GO. Joe Mauer has cleared revocable waivers. Which means that he can be dealt to any team between now and 12 a.m. ET on Friday. Mauer is owed around $138 million over the next six years and carries a no-trade clause, so a move is highly doubtful to happen. I don't think anyone stated that he would be claimed. If he was claimed, the Twins could say "Hah, he's yours!" and walk away. Now, teams can still trade for him but are not on the hook if the Twins refuse to eat some salary. What I have been saying in many different ways is he is much more valuable to the Twins than any other organization, and thus, there are plenty of other factors besides his on-field production that govern whether or not the Twins would let him walk.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 01:51 PM) None of this effects my point that the Twins would do the happy dance if someone claimed Joe Mauer. It does insomuch as it lends one to believe there are plenty of reasons other than his on-field performance that add value to their Organization.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 02:34 PM) They didn't purchase an asset at it's absolute peak value. They extended the asset. They invested in a draft pick, developed him, paid him the going rate, and watched him blossom into the best hitter in baseball. They then paid to keep him instead of trading him for a truckload of prospects or watching him walk in free agency. He then declined rapidly. What is the meaningful distinction?

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 02:32 PM) Oh yeah, I agree. They signed that contract assuming he wouldn't be playing catcher for the life of it, but with the stats he put up, who cared? Now that he's just a walks machine that plays catcher a couple times a week, the contract is awful. He was always a walks-machine leading up to the 2009 season. In his 4 full seasons prior to that, he hit a homer basically every 51 at-bats. He had in incredible 2009 season, no doubt about it. But if you're going to sign the guy to a 8-year $184 million contract based on one outlier season, you shouldn't be shocked that it turns out to be an "awful" contract.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 02:24 PM) At age 26 Joe Mauer put up a 1.031 OPS with a .444 OBP and 28 homers. The Twins, like many other folks, saw that as his coming out party and locked him up for a long-term deal that at $23 million per would keep him out of the Yankees' hands and carry him through his prime. He responded the next season by hitting 19 fewer bombs and getting on base way less. He then suffered through a 2011 where he missed half the season and his OPS sat .300 points below the insane MVP season. This year he's bounced back a bit, but still has no power. No one really saw that coming; I'm pretty sure most saw that age 26 season and thought they were looking at an all-time great. Injury and a ballpark move sapped his value. If claimed, the Twins would absolutely let him go. So you design a pitchers ballpark that takes away his power, and you sign him at the absolute peak of his performance. Brilliant. It was absolutely retarded. You don't purchase an asset at it's absolute peak value.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 02:13 PM) Everyone, including me, thought that was a good deal when they signed him to it. They had money to spend and he was coming off an incredible season. Even if he took something of a step back, it would have been tolerable. I thought it was absolutely retarded, and I remember plenty of people being right there with me. One other thing, let's not pretend as if he is an awful player right now. According to fangraphs (yes, take this with a grain of salt), he has been worth $16.6 million thus far this year.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 02:04 PM) $138 million for a player showing decline vs $43 for a player who doesn't need a fastball. Again, apples to oranges. Also, the average fan is smarter than you give it credit for... and the "don't care fan" isn't making a decision to go to a Twins game because Joe Mauer sells shampoo. Well why on earth did they sign him to this deal in the first place then? It isn't like most people didn't see this coming... One would think part of their decision to give him this contract is for the exact reasons you are claiming are of no consequence now. I agree with you that I think it would be wise to let him walk. I just don't think it is as easy of a decision as you seem to think it is.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 01:59 PM) They would laugh and drive him to the airport. I don't think so...I think it would be a very difficult decision for them to make. The average fan doesn't believe or care about financial ramifications. They just want to see their favorite players stay in uniform. Those fans buy lots of tickets. Look at you, for instance, you just posted you don't care how financially irresponsible it is to bring back Mark, you'd do it in a heartbeat.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 01:57 PM) Thank God you don't run the team. You'd claim him, and then he'd be on our roster needing to play 1b or DH every other day to save his knees, and we'd be screwed. If Mauer got claimed, he'd be let go. There is no doubt about that. Oh, I think there is some reason for doubt. I don't disagree with your logic, but I really think Mauer brings a lot more to that franchise than just his on field production.

He didn't get beat around. He had trouble locating. He walked two s*** hitters and gave up the double to Markakis, and then gave up a homer to Lou Ford that wasn't all that bad of a pitch. Just had a bad inning because he couldn't locate.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 12:26 PM) Guys, its an opinion. People used to love Summerall and Madden and I thought they were annoying and gimmicky. Not everyone is going to love Hawk BAM!

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 08:37 AM) Just a quick note on Hawk's possibly failing vision.......there has been some evidence this year that he's watching the monitors, not the field. Perhaps out of necessity? As others have noted, very routine flyballs are getting the HR treatment. His undying hope is now mixing with perhaps some failing physical attributes. Man, now I wish I had been nicer earlier in the thread. A lot of announcers will do this. They watch the monitors so they can judge the location and type of pitch thrown, then pick up the ball live after it has been hit.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Aug 28, 2012 -> 10:04 PM) Am I the only one who is sure that ball Young hit was a HR ? I thought it was a homer as well.

QUOTE (Caesar @ Aug 28, 2012 -> 10:41 PM) My heart cant take this s*** Nice win, Caesar!

QUOTE (Cali @ Aug 28, 2012 -> 10:43 PM) Today's result irrelevant. Thank you Royals. And that ball was completely foul. The angle KC had showed it going behind the pole clearly. I disagree....I really think I saw the ball cross in front of the pole on the left field angle and disappear behind the pole with the angle down the line...but it was tough to see. Probably helped out that they called it foul on the field.