Twins: For Sale

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  1. Kent Pavelka

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  2. mtsucalico85

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  3. Kent Pavelka

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  4. steamengine

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    Congrats fellas
     
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    Only 2 days short of making it to legal drinking age between a series win in the playoffs.
     
  6. Rabid

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    The passage of time is one thing, the extraordinary number of consecutive losses is another.

    This documentary went in to excruciating detail about the streak.


    It’s quite long but you can hop around it and get the gist.
     
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  7. Rabid

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  8. Rabid

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    The Royce Lewis experience in 2 tweets.




    Put bubble wrap around Buxton.
     
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  9. AbeFroman

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    This makes sense, I had optimism.
     
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  10. Kent Pavelka

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    I want to die
     
  11. mtsucalico85

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    Throw in Brooks Lee being out for 3-4 weeks due to a back injury for good measure.
     
  12. Kent Pavelka

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    I was cheesed in the offseason with the FO's lack of any effort twatsoever to replace Sonny in the rotation, but I had been getting typical excitement going into Opening Day. Most of that was due to Lewis. Buck and Correa feeling healthy, too.

    Anyway good to see Pablo still dealing and Correa having a dynamic game. But dang it Royce Lewis deserves a healthy season as to Twins fans. Have a feeling he was poised to explode in terms of league stardom too.

    Hopefully it's just a couple weeks or something but it smells like something that will nag him.
     
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  13. Rabid

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    Royce is out for at least a month with a quad strain.
     
  14. Rabid

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    Ump show.
     
  15. fuckthestateoftx

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    Think I’m gonna go watch the Rangers series on Memorial weekend since I live in Chicago now and it’s cheap as fuck to fly there

    Any recommendations on an area to stay? Never been and I’m going solo TIA :beerchug:
     
  16. Rabid

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    North Loop or downtown area generally. It depends on your price point. Closer to Target Field than US Bank stadium as the better areas to go out are First Ave by the stadium (warehouse district), North Loop (adjacent to warehouse but runs along Wash Ave north of Hennepin) or Nicollet (although that is more commercial district). Just make sure you don’t get past 10th Ave N on Washington as it goes downhill quickly.

    There is a Minneapolis thread: https://www.the-mainboard.com/index...self-in-the-waters-of-lake-minnetonka.182194/
     
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  17. fuckthestateoftx

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    Appreciate it. I searched it but the function is broken half the time so I remembered you guys had a thread. I’ll check it out too :beerchug:
     
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    Its all good. It’s an appropriate question even with a thread. Your question is specific to an area/event. The Twins play as central as you can get so I figured I’d highlight the thread for recs to bars, restaurants, etc in your next stage of planning things to do.
     
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  19. Rabid

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    Savages
     
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  20. Kent Pavelka

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    Best part of this shit season so far
     
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    Twins fans
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    9 games and counting
     
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  22. Kent Pavelka

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    I haven't watched Twins on TV since 2022 (since Bally left YTTV), but a lot of fans are pissed off today.

    Being a sports fan kinda sucks sometimes. Like this nine-game streak is awesome but the slashing of payroll and the really dumb choice to re-up with Diamond Sports are both money grabs that concretely adversely affect the product and fan experience. But we keep coming back because we instinctually want to have a team to like.

    Same with college sports and all the shit that goes on behind the scenes. U of Neb has made some really bad decisions and makes it hard to support. But, ya know. The Corn.
     
  23. Rabid

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    TIL Paul Molitor has a son that is a junior in HS.
     
  24. Rabid

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    It’s amazing it took an 11 game winning streak to move in to 3rd place on May 3.
     
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  25. Kent Pavelka

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    Goddamn it I hate the Yankees
     
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  26. mtsucalico85

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    We more than tripled our run output for the season against the Yankees tonight, we are nasty.
     
  27. Rabid

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    Wow. The White Sox have lost 18 games in a row. They’re like the Twins in October.
     
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    could you guys stop it
     
  30. Kent Pavelka

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    You're in twins territory now mother father. To heck with George Brett, the real number five up here is Michael Cuddyer EVER HEARD OF HIM!?!?!
     
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  31. mtsucalico85

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    Fifth starter will be an adventure the rest of the way. Would like to see Zebby get a chance, and he probably will at some point.
     
  32. Kent Pavelka

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  33. mtsucalico85

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    Crazy climb for Zebby. Started the year in High A ball.

     
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  34. Kent Pavelka

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    What a series against Texas on the road.

    Ownership hamstrung the fo, and yet the roster has looked deep and resilient.

    It’s been a unique and fun season.
     
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  35. mtsucalico85

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    Well this Twins team quickly became one of the least enjoyable Twins teams I can remember.
     
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  36. Vinegar Strokes

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    Rocco has to be getting fired right?
     
  37. Lyrtch

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    Going to the game tomorrow. Giving away tickets season.
     
  38. mtsucalico85

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    Not sure if Falvey/Levine will pull the trigger, but the majority of the fanbase is out on him.

    I've been more tolerant of Rocco than others, but he's made a lot of baffling decisions down the stretch. Not sure which was my favorite - pinch hitting Margot in extra innings against a RH pitcher and watching him strike out looking to go 0-30 as a pinch hitter is up there.

    Or it might have been pulling Zebby after giving up a hit in the 5th inning (only the second hit of the game) because you need to set up that lefty-lefty matchup, so you put a guy in Cole Irvin that Baltimore just waived and the Twins claimed off the scrap heap in, only for him to issue a 4-pitch walk to that lefty and immediately give up a bomb to the next better.

    That said, I'm not sure how much of this is on Rocco or is on the front office, as they are pretty heavily involved with game day planning. Even if you get rid of Rocco and bring in someone else, I'm not sure that changes.
     
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  39. Kent Pavelka

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    Im fine with Rocco for the most part. In game doesn’t always make sense but my ire is focused on the Pohlads. Ownership hamstrung the whole org frankly when you combine cutting salary with the bungled tv bullshit and they deserve a jaded and apathetic fanbase at this point.

    Look at the way the Wilfs go all out for the team. Sure they make more money than god and the nfl is a totally different animal but it’s quite a contrast.

    Bud and I been planning to go Thursday for a long time. Hoping it would be a good buzz but will rather be the death knell of this shit season.
     
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  40. Kent Pavelka

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    I’m still a big Falvey/Lavine guy though
     
  41. Rabid

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  42. Kent Pavelka

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    HOLY SHIT FUCK YEAH
     
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  43. Kent Pavelka

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    If an ownership group comes in and is aggressive with payroll/free agency I think it'll pay huge dividends. This town wants to love the Twins, but this year was the most legit frustration across the fanbase that I can remember.
     
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    Good fucking riddance.
     
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  45. fsu1510

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    Great news. New ownership can hopefully get the fan base after the PR disaster this yr. New ownership committed to winning would be awesome.
     
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  46. mtsucalico85

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    Fantastic start to the season. Just high-level ball.
     
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  47. fsu1510

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    Gonna be a fun season. Team will be on discount sale by the all star break
     
  48. Kent Pavelka

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    Trade Buck and Correa
     
  49. Rabid

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    We were down by a TD by the time realized the game was on.
     
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    evergreen post
     
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