tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post8209017352526114769..comments2023-11-05T06:49:09.637-06:00Comments on Twins Geek: Money, Denial and Facebook.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13907268840665045299noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-75191860976629551352007-08-11T23:47:00.000-05:002007-08-11T23:47:00.000-05:00Wow. You're 40? I think you're going to need to wr...Wow. You're 40? I think you're going to need to write the splints and make a ton of money doing it to land the groupies. Whereas guys like Sharkey and I in our physical prime (hey, knock off the laughter!) can just write the splints.Mr. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06054086617167297062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-18870015660072327902007-08-09T09:38:00.000-05:002007-08-09T09:38:00.000-05:00John, you hit it on the head again with this post....John, you hit it on the head again with this post. The Twins are about money, as is every other major league team, corporate entity, etc, and while that is hardly profound, it is worth repeating--a lot. I have come to the conclusion that the older one gets, at least in terms of baseball, the less interesting the entire scenario becomes. The same monied teams win, most of the time, over and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-33093965521323802922007-08-09T09:09:00.000-05:002007-08-09T09:09:00.000-05:00Don't know how close facebook is to MySpace, but I...Don't know how close facebook is to MySpace, but I've found that most of the bars/nightclubs I frequent all have myspace accounts and that's where they post their music schedules. If you have an account, you can sign up to get the "bulletins" from the various places as to "who's playing this weekend". So, I use it for that as a convenience, but otherwhise, not at all.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15266322786542227636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-87294850334798574282007-08-09T07:16:00.000-05:002007-08-09T07:16:00.000-05:00I use facebook as a way to keep up with college an...I use facebook as a way to keep up with college and highschool acquaintances. I don't use it for my actual friends because I keep up with them in a more intimate way, but it's fun to see how that one guy you hung out with for about 6 months in 10th grade is doing...or that heinous woman who broke your heart, and still has a ninja death-grip on it 7 years later...hypothetical, of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-12582274504196346982007-08-08T10:34:00.000-05:002007-08-08T10:34:00.000-05:00I like the idea of Jermaine Dye in a Twins uniform...I like the idea of Jermaine Dye in a Twins uniform. He's a class act and despite his struggles this year I think he's still got some gas left in the tank. I do worry that his diminished production could be the result of some physical ailment, but if we're going to take a chance on a free agent slugger next year, I wouldn't mind it being Dye. Considering his down year, he might be relatively Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-13207685286431286792007-08-08T08:32:00.000-05:002007-08-08T08:32:00.000-05:00But there is still no reason not to make a claim. ...But there is still no reason not to make a claim. If the Atheltics (or Piazza) turn you down, fine - at least they can't trade him to another contender. And you've got three days to work Piazza over and try and figure something out.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13907268840665045299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394137.post-24741665933078157732007-08-08T00:00:00.000-05:002007-08-08T00:00:00.000-05:00All reports are that Piazza and Beane had some agr...All reports are that Piazza and Beane had some agreement that Piazza wouldn't be traded somewhere he didn't want to go (ie anywhere besides "the coasts"). I wish TR had made a go at Piazza, but if Beane told him straight up that it was a waste of time and money, I can see why he didn't got for him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com