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So now a player can Transfer for Winter Session, take part in Spring Football and Portal again and be eligible for the Opener in the Fall. Whack.

Summer Session also counts as a "quarter", at least it did when I was at the U circa 1990, even though most didn't attend.

Somebody watched PTI tonight.😉 I got to see Schmidt twice in person. The HHH Dome exhibition when the Phillies came to town in 1982 was the first. He was also in the lineup when I went to Shea to see the Phils/Mets in 1982.

I remember This Week in Baseball used him skipping out of the batter's box as part of their credit montage for a while. Here's the call by another HoFer, Harry Kalas. Classy of the Pirates fans to give Schmidt a standing ovation. Have to go to the very end to see Schmidt's reaction when he...

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The reduction in Local TV Revenues is going to likely go beyond this year and the impacts are unknown. Signing quality Free Agents who are likely to demand multiple years would also impact the franchise budget in the future. There is additional uncertainty likely with National TV Revenue as...

Twins are generally middle of the pack in terms of overall payroll and relative to market size, I'm fine with that. I don't expect the Ownership to operate at continual deficits. 2023 they had a record Team Payroll. Circumstances dictated they take a step back from that. They were not alone...

Mentally, I have thought that 1994 Labor Dispute effectively killed the Expos hope of staying in that city long term. It sure would have been fun to see one the greatest hitters ever (Gwynn) make a run at Ted Williams territory by shooting for .400.

The 1994 Twins played a season. There was no Championship appearance. Fact. None of the other 27 Major League Baseball Teams advanced to a World Series either. So be it. Let Bud Selig wear it.

Eventually the Twins were eliminated when Bud Selig announced the 1994 World Series was not going to be played. Season played. No championship appearance. Personally, I am good with it either way. 122 Seasons. 121 Championships. Both are pretty epic fails. I don't take issue with including...

It has been discussed often. The 1994 Twins Season is counted by Gopher Hole Admin, because they did play a regular season and it did not result in a Championship appearance, regardless of the fact that there was not a World Series even contested. The Number of Seasons will always exceed the...

The best PR would have been to not say a word about player payroll, either way. Could have just gone with "Hey, nobody out there we felt was worth what the player/agent were asking for."

The bigger blunder was the PR hit by being transparent about it and announcing it.

There are no big spenders in the AL Central as currently constructed, the Division in which the Twins are assigned.

For the Pirates, after I erred by choosing Jason Bay, I thought of Lee Mazzeli, who was actually a #1 choice by the Mets. His .07 rarity was a kick in gut. Because of the earlier mistake, I didn't get to plug in Honus Wagner in the 200 Hit Season category. Dave Winfield worked for the Guards.

I agree to disagree. If buying a WS Championship was all there was to it, then the Yankees would be racking up trophies. Haven't even won an AL Pennant since 2009. For all the spending the Dodgers have done, all they is 1 Title and it was in the shortened 2020 COVID season. Both the Royals and...

I disagree with the next to no hope angle for the Twins, I think it's rather comparable to the Wild & Vikings. Perhaps in a week or two and might even be on par with the T-Wolves. In MLB if you qualify for the Playoffs, by definition there is a shot to win it all as the Diamondbacks almost did...

Still they are the best in the Twin Cities based on their track record of success. Pretty low bar compared to the current owners of the Wild, T-Wolves and Vikings.

If you are still alive, best wishes with the Pirates 1st Round pick. Perhaps you have an idea of an obvious choice, but I whiffed. I did think of a couple later on (who were not drafted by the Bucs). My guy Dan Smith former All-Missota out of Apple Valley qualified in yet another category.

The best is a mix of both speed and power, IMO. The game drifted a bit too much like slo-pitch softball waiting for the bombs, but seems to be coming back with the recent rule changes.