SofaKings
Footballguy
You seen what?I thought he was as well. Then I seen the other angle he was out.Why didn't he tag up right?
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***Official 2009 Minnesota Twins Thread*** (1 Viewer)
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Tigran Petrosian
Footballguy
What channel is carrying this?
Frostillicus
Footballguy
Wooderson
Fight The Power
Let's not think about that yet. We will enjoy the few hours we have.
Im a Yankee fan. Im not chalking this up as a victory. The Twins are red hot.Let's not think about that yet. We will enjoy the few hours we have.
Tigran Petrosian
Footballguy
$201,449,289 vs. $65,299,267 
Wooderson
Fight The Power
That is one of the many reasons it's fun to be a Twins fan.$201,449,289 vs. $65,299,267
the moops
Footballguy
It's fun to have a cheap ### owner?The Pohlads suck.That is one of the many reasons it's fun to be a Twins fan.$201,449,289 vs. $65,299,267
Wooderson
Fight The Power
Well of course that's not fun. But it's fun to beat teams with higher payrolls. I blame MLB as much as the Pohlads for the lake of spending money.It's fun to have a cheap ### owner?The Pohlads suck.That is one of the many reasons it's fun to be a Twins fan.$201,449,289 vs. $65,299,267
Gopher State
Footballguy
The Twins became the first team to overcome a three-game deficit with four to play. This will be a good triva question.
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Go A.L. Central 
FunkyPlutos
Footballguy
Why do the Yankees get to pick when they want to play game 1? This should be MLB making the decision, not the home team. Not sure how much difference it will make anyway, but MLB should be making this decision.
Wooderson
Fight The Power
Great year for the Twins. This year was a great example of why it's fun to be a Rwins fan. The team played hard and never gave up. Made a great run at the end to win the Central.
As with most years I hope the Twins can get a another bat to help out. But I don't expect any bi name free agents heading this way. Just not how the Twins role. Which is fine as the have had good success with the way the run things.
Thanks for the memories HHH Metrodome. Can not wait for outdoor baseball next year.
As with most years I hope the Twins can get a another bat to help out. But I don't expect any bi name free agents heading this way. Just not how the Twins role. Which is fine as the have had good success with the way the run things.
Thanks for the memories HHH Metrodome. Can not wait for outdoor baseball next year.
BoulderBob
Footballguy
As much as opposing teams despised the place, and I don't think any field gave a team as much of an advantage as the HHH dome, it's always sad to see a place with such memories die.
Bud Kilmer
Footballguy
What was your favorite Carlos Gomez moment?
whoknew
Footballguy
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Twins overspend on veteran, again
November 7, 2009 2:16 PM
There's something to be said for stability, I suppose ...
The Minnesota Twins have picked up outfielder Michael Cuddyer's $10.5 million option for 2011.
--snip--
The option is part of a contract Cuddyer signed in 2008. He will make $8.5 million in 2010 and be paid $33.5 million over the life of the four-year deal. If the Twins had declined the option, they would have owed Cuddyer a $1 million buyout.
For a franchise that routinely cries poor, $10.5 million is a decent chunk of change.
Particularly for a player like Michael Cuddyer.
Cuddyer is a good hitter but a subpar outfielder, resulting in a player who is, at his best, worth less than $10 million. Granted, considering the $1 million buyout, the Twins essentially have committed to spending $9.5 million on Cuddyer in 2011. And $9.5 million isn't much more than what he was worth this year, and in 2007 (2008 was a disaster).
Of course the problem is that Cuddyer has entered his decline phase. He'll turn 31 next spring and (more to the point) 32 in 2011. He might be just as good in 2011 as he was in 2009 ... but we know that he probably won't be. We know that instead of being a (roughly) $9 million player, as he was this year, he's more likely to be an $8 million player or a $7 million player.
No, the difference between Cuddyer's salary and his value is not a great deal of money. But the Twins have a history of overspending on decent players while complaining about the high price of truly great players. Remember, it was just a year ago that they couldn't afford Johan Santana but quite happily blew $9 million on Craig Monroe and Livan Hernandez. And if they're not able to keep Justin Morneau and Joe Mauer in the long term, their money mismanagement is simply going to drop them from contention.
Twins overspend on veteran, again
November 7, 2009 2:16 PM
There's something to be said for stability, I suppose ...
The Minnesota Twins have picked up outfielder Michael Cuddyer's $10.5 million option for 2011.
--snip--
The option is part of a contract Cuddyer signed in 2008. He will make $8.5 million in 2010 and be paid $33.5 million over the life of the four-year deal. If the Twins had declined the option, they would have owed Cuddyer a $1 million buyout.
For a franchise that routinely cries poor, $10.5 million is a decent chunk of change.
Particularly for a player like Michael Cuddyer.
Cuddyer is a good hitter but a subpar outfielder, resulting in a player who is, at his best, worth less than $10 million. Granted, considering the $1 million buyout, the Twins essentially have committed to spending $9.5 million on Cuddyer in 2011. And $9.5 million isn't much more than what he was worth this year, and in 2007 (2008 was a disaster).
Of course the problem is that Cuddyer has entered his decline phase. He'll turn 31 next spring and (more to the point) 32 in 2011. He might be just as good in 2011 as he was in 2009 ... but we know that he probably won't be. We know that instead of being a (roughly) $9 million player, as he was this year, he's more likely to be an $8 million player or a $7 million player.
No, the difference between Cuddyer's salary and his value is not a great deal of money. But the Twins have a history of overspending on decent players while complaining about the high price of truly great players. Remember, it was just a year ago that they couldn't afford Johan Santana but quite happily blew $9 million on Craig Monroe and Livan Hernandez. And if they're not able to keep Justin Morneau and Joe Mauer in the long term, their money mismanagement is simply going to drop them from contention.
Frostillicus
Footballguy
Amen.
