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  1. broken foot is what, 6-8 weeks for the bone to heal and get back to normal motion?
  2. ok, this is getting ridiculous, what a day!
  3. Some context, at least as I remember... Grew up in the region and follow the Twins from about when i first started, etc, etc,... So ...Back when Mauer was having that big season, there was a lot of clamoring among Twins fans that the management had repeatedly been following the "go cheap" route in the recent past, resulting in losing all the "good" players to the big market teams.I''m probably off here, but I believe it was Big Papi, Scott Erickson, Chuck Knoblach, etc there are probably others, and I'm not even sure those players were worth keeping when you consider the contracts, but anyway, the point is the locals really wanted the GM Bill Smith to sign Mauer to prevent the big bad Yankees from poaching him. Also around this time the Twins were sneaking into the playoffs and getting their teeth knocked out, usually by the Yanks, so that added to it all. It was presented like a foregone conclusion and speculated that the Yanks were going to get Mauer to sign the big money contract if the Twins didn't "pony up". As far as being 'roided up, I have no clue, but its clear that catching was tough on him. I believe he ended up on the DL with lower back pain that eventually resulted in some sort of "spinal fusion" procedure. Its pretty clear this is a reason to explain the loss of power and the move to first base. I would love someone to update the narrative on this part because I started to be occupied with other persuasions around this time ... So in a way, there was a bit of local pressure on the GM to do something to keep Mauer, especially since he grew up in the region and was a "home town boy". Summed up: I don't think he was on roids, I know there is a lot of disappointment in his performance, I have no idea if he will stick around once his contract ends... Fantasy wise: I pick him up as a fill in/streamer in my 16 teamer on occasion, its a bummer to see players like him have their value plummet precipitously from that point you mention up above when he hit 28 HRs and was looking like a promising C eligible player with high OBP/AVG and Power.
  4. Nice to see him starting to adjust and show some of his promise.
  5. Kela is a mental knucklehead too, the guy was left in AAA at the beginning of the season for being unprofessional. Kela deserves a shot at the closer job when he's healthy though.
  6. Claudio, bush, kela - who is getting the next save opportunity for Texas?
  7. 7 for his last 8, with a couple Wongs, I mean dongs.
  8. he was on the 60 minutes cbs news magazine show tonight, now everyone knows he is the next Babe Ruth!
  9. my early season hot horses have cooled off, for sure
  10. Sounds like Adam Dunn circa 2012: 41 HR, 96 RBI, AVG .202, K's 222
  11. Graphic on the broadcast tonight said 70% of his hits are extra base hits, Trout was 2nd in the league at like 56%.
  12. That Barnes dude is pulling an Altavilla
  13. 1. He gets injured. 2. He gets hot. Which will happen first?
  14. as good as permanent for the next few weeks it would seem with Beltre turning into an old man...
  16. the 50% off season subscription email just arrived, $56.49 for the rest of the season instead of full price of 112.99.