Marwin we got him!

[Sidewinder2k2]

Everyone gave up on Tori. Everyone gave up on Cuddy. Everyone gave up on on Dozier. Everyone gave up on Hicks. Ortiz. All became damn fine ball players. Some guys just take longer. And with our collection of old school no smile managers making big hitters take 2 strikes and go the other way you can see why. That shit's over.

I hope.

I never gave up on any of those players except for Hicks (And how was I to know that he'd actually start, you know, trying). In fact, I got into an hour long debate with my college roommates saying that we made a mistake by getting rid of Ortiz.

And I'm not giving up on these two either. But they are both going to have to correct some serious flaws.

No one can be blamed for giving up on Hicks.

Not if you ask Aaron Gleeman. He knew all along and Terry Ryan was an idiot for giving up on him.

[salamander]

I never gave up on any of those players except for Hicks (And how was I to know that he'd actually start, you know, trying). In fact, I got into an hour long debate with my college roommates saying that we made a mistake by getting rid of Ortiz.

And I'm not giving up on these two either. But they are both going to have to correct some serious flaws.

No one can be blamed for giving up on Hicks.

Not if you ask Aaron Gleeman. He knew all along and Terry Ryan was an idiot for giving up on him.

I kind of want to go back and see what he said at the time now.

[Thrillkill]

Everyone gave up on Tori. Everyone gave up on Cuddy. Everyone gave up on on Dozier. Everyone gave up on Hicks. Ortiz. All became damn fine ball players. Some guys just take longer. And with our collection of old school no smile managers making big hitters take 2 strikes and go the other way you can see why. That shit's over.

I hope.

I never gave up on any of those players except for Hicks (And how was I to know that he'd actually start, you know, trying). In fact, I got into an hour long debate with my college roommates saying that we made a mistake by getting rid of Ortiz.

And I'm not giving up on these two either. But they are both going to have to correct some serious flaws.

No one can be blamed for giving up on Hicks.

Hicks wasn't terrible. He was at worst a good 4th outfielder and a fantastic defensive outfielder. The sad fact is they moved him 100% because of Buxton who is not a far superior defender and a complete flop as to offense. Let's hope he turns into Hicks while we still have him.

[bubu dubu.]

I never gave up on any of those players except for Hicks (And how was I to know that he'd actually start, you know, trying). In fact, I got into an hour long debate with my college roommates saying that we made a mistake by getting rid of Ortiz.

And I'm not giving up on these two either. But they are both going to have to correct some serious flaws.

No one can be blamed for giving up on Hicks.

Hicks wasn't terrible. He was at worst a good 4th outfielder and a fantastic defensive outfielder. The sad fact is they moved him 100% because of Buxton who is not a far superior defender and a complete flop as to offense. Let's hope he turns into Hicks while we still have him.

And before that, they moved Span because of Hicks. Span was nothing special, but he was fine. And Hicks was nothing special, but he was fine. They just go with the younger/cheaper option far too much.

I really didnt mind the Hicks trade. It did seem to be selling low, but I'm a firm believer that OF is the easiest position to fill in the MLB, while catcher is one of the hardest (maybe the hardest?), so I can see the logic in it. Murphy might actually even turn into a good catcher yet. Falvine moved him though, lets just hope this isnt another bite in the butt, as JRM showed some signs of turning it around in Arizona last year.

[D_H]

LMAO

Another hoping you catch lightning in a bottle this franchise is a joke.

[RubeTube]

LMAO

Another hoping you catch lightning in a bottle this franchise is a joke.

This. We even have some predicting 90+ wins.

Reminds me of last year when everyone got all pumped up over Lance Lynn and LoMo.

[D_H]

LMAO

Another hoping you catch lightning in a bottle this franchise is a joke.

This. We even have some predicting 90+ wins.

Reminds me of last year when everyone got all pumped up over Lance Lynn and LoMo.

Lol

The homers buy into ownership pocket protection.

Go get Bryce Harper and get back with me.

[Sidewinder2k2]

LMAO

Another hoping you catch lightning in a bottle this franchise is a joke.

This. We even have some predicting 90+ wins.

Reminds me of last year when everyone got all pumped up over Lance Lynn and LoMo.

Lol

The homers buy into ownership pocket protection.

Go get Bryce Harper and get back with me.

And how are we supposed to do that short of offering him a 400 million dollar contract that he won't come close to earning?

This team needs pitching, not more position players.

[ForCaleb]

7 straight hits. Flirting with a team record.

[bubu dubu.]

7 straight hits. Flirting with a team record.

What was/is the record?

[boxter432]

7 straight hits. Flirting with a team record.

He had 4 hits, then an out, and then 3. Dick was wrong as usual (and FSN tweeted about it for some reason, despite being the channel that aired the groundout after the 4 hits...)

[ForCaleb]

7 straight hits. Flirting with a team record.

He had 4 hits, then an out, and then 3. Dick was wrong as usual (and FSN tweeted about it for some reason, despite being the channel that aired the groundout after the 4 hits...)

Thanks for clarifying.

[minnemike]

Hot bat. Love the early takes that they should have signed Harper instead. Lol!

[HeHateMe]

I was thinking about Marwin last week when some questioned whether he was worth the money because they technically had starters at every position. Look how many games he's played...

[full force five]

Or the comparison to Nick Punto. LOL.

[Vendetta11]

LMAO

Another hoping you catch lightning in a bottle this franchise is a joke.

This. We even have some predicting 90+ wins.

Reminds me of last year when everyone got all pumped up over Lance Lynn and LoMo.

Sorry RT - but I have to pick on ya regarding the 90 win line. lol

Of course, I wasn't expecting 90 wins myself, but damn, the Twins offense has been pretty hot all year, and obviously well on their way to a 90 plus win season. And safe to say, Marwin has been a damn fine player for the club after the ice cold start.

[The Replacements]

LMAO

Another hoping you catch lightning in a bottle this franchise is a joke.

This. We even have some predicting 90+ wins.

Reminds me of last year when everyone got all pumped up over Lance Lynn and LoMo.

Another great take..........

[FLYING_FINN'SSIDEKICK]

Hot bat. Love the early takes that they should have signed Harper instead. Lol!

Its always interesting to see people's takes before the season starts and see how they change their tune thru out the season!!

[Jack Hoff]

LMAO

Another hoping you catch lightning in a bottle this franchise is a joke.

This. We even have some predicting 90+ wins.

Reminds me of last year when everyone got all pumped up over Lance Lynn and LoMo.

Another great take..........

Those 2 could fuck up a wet dream

[Jimtown guy]

This. We even have some predicting 90+ wins.

Reminds me of last year when everyone got all pumped up over Lance Lynn and LoMo.

Lol

The homers buy into ownership pocket protection.

Go get Bryce Harper and get back with me.

And how are we supposed to do that short of offering him a 400 million dollar contract that he won't come close to earning?

This team needs pitching, not more position players.

Bryce Harper? Twins were in the hunt