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    I hate being right about this. I absolutely hate it, but it's just the way it is. I hate Rob Gardenhire with a passion.
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    Look at the Twins record against the Yankees over the last 4 seasons (.266 winning %). They never beat them. It's always the same story, game after game,series after series. Somehow the Twins and Gardenhire always always find a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
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    But they never beat the Yankees... never. If Sox fans want to get anything out of this series, place a large wager on the Yankees.
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    Personal attacks on posters are against the rules Doji. Cut it out.
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    Without Morneau, the Twins have no chance of winning a single game. The games will be close and exciting. The Twins may even take a lead into the final three inning of each game, but Gardenhire and the Twins bullpen will find a way to give away each game. Don't even bother watching if you are a Sox fan. It will be like watching an old movie and hoping for the ending to change.
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    What about an OF of Beltran, Crawford and Drew with McRibs as the 4th OF? The fragile cry baby can play the 4th OF spot for 1 season until he he is fully healed.
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    It's more like Schilling's case, when they told him to rehab and forego surgery, but he eventually needed the surgery. In Schilling's case it ended his career. In Beltran's case it cost him a big part of the following season.
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    With 9 HRs in 170 ABs, he could hit his way to a starting spot next season.
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    Knees end careers. Ribs don't. The knee is a joint. The ribs are not.
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    Met doctors botched his case. He went on his own to a doctor during the 2009 season who told him that he needed microfracture surgery. Met doctors said no, and said he only needed rest. By the end of the season the Met doctors admitted that he needed the surgery. That is why is rehab went into the 2010 season. I would take him for Dice K. I'd take a bag of ball for Dice K.
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    I can hardly wait until the Red Sox bury this treasure. If they can get Beltran in return, I'd be ecstatic. Beltran has lost mobility, and should probably play LF and not CF, but he is far from a broken down war horse. The second half of this season has been spent trying to get his stroke back while playing on a terrible team. He is an exceptional hitter, and a switch hitter.
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    My bad. $8 million is a reasonable figure. He might go for 2 years/$16 million. That's a reasonable figure.
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    Abreu's fielding is is not worth more than a 50% increase in pay. His ability to play the field might be worth 30 OPS points, but that still wouldn't knock Ortiz price much below the $9 million per year that Abreu has been getting for 3 years.
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    Vlad is a comparable offensive player. Masui is not. As you point out, Vlad was coming off the worst season of his career. Now, that he has rebounded to a 30/100 guy, he will probably command considerably more than 5.5 million.
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    What is 30 HRs and 100 RBI worth on the open market. That is what Ortiz has averaged over the past 2 seasons despite a terrible first half in 2009. Are there any guys that pencil in those numbers that make only $8 million? Is Fielder worth twice that amount next season?
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    It is interesting to note that while I have disagreed with the FO on several occasions, I have almost always attributed my disagreement to the fact that I as a fan have interests that do conflict with those on the business side of the decisions. I have never thought they were dumb. This is a different sort of criticism, but I give you credit for putting it on the line. You think keeping Papelbon and Ortiz for $25 million would be dumb. I disagree with you, but it is a valid opinion, and only time will tell who is right. Too many people who echo the same sort of opinion about Papelbon and Ortiz are afraid to openly disagree with the FO, so they assume that the FO will only keep these guys if they get a discount or there is some other rationalization. I am curious how many others would not keep Papelbon and Ortiz in 2011 for a total of $24 million? I am curious if it would still be dumb to you and others if the price tag would be $22 million or $20 million. At what price would you keep these guys?
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    I made the appropriate corrections.
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