Comments on: Let’s take a minute to review some of our expectations

By: Al

Al — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:32:10 +0000

Here is my 2 cents: I am sick of the Minnesota Twins being a training/development grounds for players to become great and then letting them go to other teams once they’ve developed. What it comes down to is money - the unfortunate ‘Bottom Line’. If the Pohlads would loosen up the grip on some of their Benjamins and maybe spend some money then Minnesota might have a fighting chance at winning a World Series. So far it seems the Twins have simply been a training/development grounds for players to become great and then when it takes a little more money to keep them, the ‘higher ups’ dont show up for the bidding and end up letting these great players leave for other teams - all b/c the Twins organization wont spend the money to keep or acquire great players . . . look at Santana, Hunter, etc. Until more money gets spent - things wont change for the Twins. And there is nothing against the guys on the team now - they play hard and do well, but the ‘higher ups’ arent putting (or keeping) great players on the team - but instead they opt for the lower price tag and go for the new, younger guys . . . and the cycle starts again . . . new, younger guys develop into great players with the Twins, their price tag goes up, and the Twins let them go. As an existing veteran player on the team, that would get very frusterating - how are you supposed to win a World Series with that?

By: Ask Kleiner

Ask Kleiner — Wed, 14 May 2008 07:01:55 +0000

Is there a record for the number of comments posted by the same person under the same blog entry? Do you tap out singles all day after such an enlightening post from Mr. Sinker or do you think it over and package the bluster in a few big cuts? So many ways to dot the ‘i’.

By: T

Tue, 13 May 2008 22:46:51 +0000

“Of course, you need to be realistic about your chances of getting there, but dealing your “ace” pitcher when you are leading the division is not the right move.”

I’d be more willing to trade Livan if he performs as he has but the Twins lose their current footing.

I don’t want it to happen.

By: T

Tue, 13 May 2008 22:40:59 +0000

“The only thing that says ace in Livan’s performance is his record.”

Not the fact that he held Detroit to one run (over 6 or 7), Boston to three (over 6), and went the distance against Chicago, giving up only a solo homer in the 9th?

By: JimCrikket

JimCrikket — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:22:37 +0000

romer, the difference in my mind between Lamb this year and LNP last year is that years with respectable offensive production from Lamb have been more commonplace while Punto’s productive year in 2006 was more the exception than the rule.

It’s for that reason that I’m willing to cut Lamb a bit of slack and not rush to send him packing. Over three of the past four years, he’s hit for a respectable average (.288, .289 and .307) and he’s hit 11-14 HR without ever getting 400 AB in that period.

He seems to be making better contact and has raised his average to .230ish… so I still think there’s some hope.

By: romer

romer — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:02:11 +0000

It was conservatively and reasonably expected that Cuddy/Young/Lamb would hit 50-60 HR’s this year. So far, they’ve got 1.

And I like Howard’s calm analysis overall, EXCEPT….

His rejection of the the “send ‘em back to Houston” movement. Because Lamb really has let the team down offensively. Not acceptable, any more than Punto was acceptable at 3B last year.