1998-06-30 Minneapolis
2003-06-16 St. Paul
2006-06-26 St. Paul
2007-08-05 Chicago
2009-08-23 Chicago
2009-08-28 San Francisco
2010-05-01 NOLA (Jazz Fest)
2011-07-02 EV Minneapolis
2011-09-03 PJ20
2011-09-04 PJ20
2011-09-17 Winnipeg
2012-06-26 Amsterdam
2012-06-27 Amsterdam
2013-07-19 Wrigley
2013-11-21 San Diego
2013-11-23 Los Angeles
2013-11-24 Los Angeles
2014-07-08 Leeds, UK
2014-07-11 Milton Keynes, UK
2014-10-09 Lincoln
2014-10-19 St. Paul
2014-10-20 Milwaukee
2016-08-20 Wrigley 1
2016-08-22 Wrigley 2 2018-06-18 London 1 2018-08-18 Wrigley 1 2018-08-20 Wrigley 2 2022-09-16 Nashville 2023-08-31 St. Paul 2023-09-02 St. Paul 2023-09-05 Chicago 1 2024-08-31 Wrigley 2 2024-09-15 Fenway 1 2024-09-27 Ohana 1 2024-09-29 Ohana 2
twins at 90+ losses four years in a row. this team should have been at least marginally better than the last couple.
Depending on what you mean by marginally I will have to disagree...pitching talent isn't there yet and the team is still VERY young. I'm optimistic though after seeing Arcia and Vargas hit for some power. Now we just need May to come around and try to solidify the bullpen and we could be a wild card contender in a year or two.
That being said, the bullpen lost them many games where they had the lead this year after performing pretty well in the first half of the season. I think they just got plum tuckered out.
To keep this on topic, I can't wait for the showwwwww!!!!!
twins at 90+ losses four years in a row. this team should have been at least marginally better than the last couple.
Depending on what you mean by marginally I will have to disagree...pitching talent isn't there yet and the team is still VERY young. I'm optimistic though after seeing Arcia and Vargas hit for some power. Now we just need May to come around and try to solidify the bullpen and we could be a wild card contender in a year or two.
That being said, the bullpen lost them many games where they had the lead this year after performing pretty well in the first half of the season. I think they just got plum tuckered out.
To keep this on topic, I can't wait for the showwwwww!!!!!
Pitching pitching pitching.
This team is moving in the right direction, albeit slowly...in some areas. Danny Santana and Brian Dozier will be serviceable if not effective. Phil Hughes is solid. There are some prospects who can play. Jordan Schafer may be a solid bench guy. Arcia can't field but looks like he can hit. Vargas has a huge ceiling (although his splits are becoming an obvious problem).
But pitching will determine everything, and the organization cannot continue to miss on free agents (both who they sign and who they make an FA). It is so frustrating to watch them overpay Ricky Nolasco, and then let Vance Worley walk to Pittsburgh and go 8-4. It is so frustrating to see them commit to Glen Perkins when it's clear he's an average closer at best, healthy or not. It is so frustrating to see their bullpen give games away.
This team has to address its dearth of pitching on both ends, while also doing a much better job of identifying who to build around and who to let go. It's well documented how many players the Twins have missed on (either trading away, not signing, or releasing) in recent years (a problem that was not just limited to Bill Smith's reign of terror).
Put in writing, it's gross:
-Cuddyer (batting title in 2013) -Morneau (contending for batting title in 2014) -Liriano (ace in 2013) -Wilson Ramos (given away for Matt Capps) -Johan Santana for Carlos Gomez, Phillip Humber et al; Carlos Gomez for JJ Hardy, Humber released (throws a perfect game shortly thereafter); Gomez a star for Milwaukee; Hardy traded after part of a season for Jim Hoey and another guy, neither of which with Twins anymore (Hardy a star for Baltimore) -Ben Revere for Vance Worley and Trevor May; Worley solid now for Pittsburgh, Revere for Philly; May is a work in progress at best
There are more, but I can't recall them off the top of my head. The bottom line is the Twins front office has missed - badly - on too many players (enough to fill a 2013 all-star squad in fact). This has gone on for far too long.
Many people want to point to Mauer's lack of production in recent years as a problem, but the reality is, whether he's underproduced or not, the Twins had no choice but to sign him. As they were moving into a new stadium, coming off his All-Star year, it would've been a PR nightmare not to sign him. Mauer and his agent knew that. To complain now about is really just complaining about something that wasn't or isn't going to change. The fact is Mauer's a better complimentary player than he is a leader. He did well in 2009 because the Twins did well. Hunter had a great year, Morneau wasn't concussed yet, Cuddyer was coming into his own etc. The Twins need to find a way to build around - yes, still around - Joe Mauer while there are years left on his humongous contract. If they don't, then that huge investment will be wasted.
My summary: there's work to do but reason for hope. When that hope will blossom is the $184 million dollar question.
Vant-rant over.
1998-06-30 Minneapolis
2003-06-16 St. Paul
2006-06-26 St. Paul
2007-08-05 Chicago
2009-08-23 Chicago
2009-08-28 San Francisco
2010-05-01 NOLA (Jazz Fest)
2011-07-02 EV Minneapolis
2011-09-03 PJ20
2011-09-04 PJ20
2011-09-17 Winnipeg
2012-06-26 Amsterdam
2012-06-27 Amsterdam
2013-07-19 Wrigley
2013-11-21 San Diego
2013-11-23 Los Angeles
2013-11-24 Los Angeles
2014-07-08 Leeds, UK
2014-07-11 Milton Keynes, UK
2014-10-09 Lincoln
2014-10-19 St. Paul
2014-10-20 Milwaukee
2016-08-20 Wrigley 1
2016-08-22 Wrigley 2 2018-06-18 London 1 2018-08-18 Wrigley 1 2018-08-20 Wrigley 2 2022-09-16 Nashville 2023-08-31 St. Paul 2023-09-02 St. Paul 2023-09-05 Chicago 1 2024-08-31 Wrigley 2 2024-09-15 Fenway 1 2024-09-27 Ohana 1 2024-09-29 Ohana 2
I'm a gambling man, and I'd wager with the string of injuries, suspenions and releases, the Vikings will end up with a top 5 pick. Which is probably the best thing. Play for the new stadium while building around the young QB and watch the other QBs in the division age out.
New information on the preparty to be announced soon as well
So.. whats the new info?
I'm guessing I will have the exact details after my conference call tonight. Stay tuned :-)
Is anyone available to get together Sunday late afternoon/evening for a little preparty discussion? I am out of town next weekend and then all the tour activities start....I would REALLY like to get together in the next week or so....and schedules are getting full for everyone. I'm feeling a little anxious about everything
Chicago - 6/29/98
Indianapolis - 8/18/00
Champaign - 4/23/03
St. Paul - 6/26/06 (w/Petty)
St. Paul - 6/27/06 (w/Petty)
Chicago - 8/23/09
Minneapolis - 7/2/11 (Ed)
Alpine Valley (PJ20) - 9/3/11
Alpine Valley (PJ20) - 9/4/11
Wrigley - 7/19/13
Pittsburgh - 10/11/13
Buffalo - 10/12/13
Moline - 10/17/14
St. Paul - 10/19/14
Milwaukee - 10/20/14
Wrigley - 8/20/16
Wrigley - 8/22/16 Wrigley - 8/18/18 Wrigley - 8/20/18 St. Louis - 9/18/22 St. Paul 1 - 8/31/23 St. Paul 2 - 9/2/23 Chicago 1 - 9/5/23 Chicago 2 - 9/7/23 Wrigley - 8/29/24 Wrigley - 8/31/24
By my count, it will have been 3,037 days since the last time PJ played something resembling a concert in MN (going back to the second Petty Jam show in 2006).
I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell.
-Christopher Walken
you're=you are
your=showing ownership
The truth has a well known liberal bias.
-Stephen Colbert
I wonder if Gardy will get another contract extension after this fantastic year. Hahaha.
He's earned it with the team's consistency don't you think?
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1998-06-30 Mpls | 2006-07-06 Las Vegas | 2010-05-03 Kansas City | 2011-07-01 St. Louis EV | 2011-07-02 Mpls EV | 2011-09-03 PJ20 2011-09-04 PJ20 | 2011-09-17 Winnipeg | 2012-09-30 Missoula | 2012-11-18 Tulsa EV | 2013-07-19 Chicago | 2013-11-15 Dallas 2013-11-16 OKC | 2014-10-09 Lincoln | 2014-10-17 Moline | 2014-10-19 St. Paul | 2014-10-20 Milwaukee | 2016-08-20 Chicago 2016-08-22 Chicago | 2018-08-18 Chicago | 2018-08-20 Chicago | 2022-05-09 Phoenix | 2022-05-20 Las Vegas | 2022-09-18 St. Louis 2022-09-20 OKC | 2023-08-31 St. Paul | 2023-09-02 St. Paul | 2024-05-16 Las Vegas | 2024-05-18 Las Vegas | 2024-08-31 Chicago
Well, the news I was going to share will have to wait a few more days. Hopefully come up with a meet plan sometime soon...
Chicago - 6/29/98
Indianapolis - 8/18/00
Champaign - 4/23/03
St. Paul - 6/26/06 (w/Petty)
St. Paul - 6/27/06 (w/Petty)
Chicago - 8/23/09
Minneapolis - 7/2/11 (Ed)
Alpine Valley (PJ20) - 9/3/11
Alpine Valley (PJ20) - 9/4/11
Wrigley - 7/19/13
Pittsburgh - 10/11/13
Buffalo - 10/12/13
Moline - 10/17/14
St. Paul - 10/19/14
Milwaukee - 10/20/14
Wrigley - 8/20/16
Wrigley - 8/22/16 Wrigley - 8/18/18 Wrigley - 8/20/18 St. Louis - 9/18/22 St. Paul 1 - 8/31/23 St. Paul 2 - 9/2/23 Chicago 1 - 9/5/23 Chicago 2 - 9/7/23 Wrigley - 8/29/24 Wrigley - 8/31/24
Chicago - 6/29/98
Indianapolis - 8/18/00
Champaign - 4/23/03
St. Paul - 6/26/06 (w/Petty)
St. Paul - 6/27/06 (w/Petty)
Chicago - 8/23/09
Minneapolis - 7/2/11 (Ed)
Alpine Valley (PJ20) - 9/3/11
Alpine Valley (PJ20) - 9/4/11
Wrigley - 7/19/13
Pittsburgh - 10/11/13
Buffalo - 10/12/13
Moline - 10/17/14
St. Paul - 10/19/14
Milwaukee - 10/20/14
Wrigley - 8/20/16
Wrigley - 8/22/16 Wrigley - 8/18/18 Wrigley - 8/20/18 St. Louis - 9/18/22 St. Paul 1 - 8/31/23 St. Paul 2 - 9/2/23 Chicago 1 - 9/5/23 Chicago 2 - 9/7/23 Wrigley - 8/29/24 Wrigley - 8/31/24
two more weeks until LINCOLN! (for those of us going).
=D>
1998-06-30 Mpls | 2006-07-06 Las Vegas | 2010-05-03 Kansas City | 2011-07-01 St. Louis EV | 2011-07-02 Mpls EV | 2011-09-03 PJ20 2011-09-04 PJ20 | 2011-09-17 Winnipeg | 2012-09-30 Missoula | 2012-11-18 Tulsa EV | 2013-07-19 Chicago | 2013-11-15 Dallas 2013-11-16 OKC | 2014-10-09 Lincoln | 2014-10-17 Moline | 2014-10-19 St. Paul | 2014-10-20 Milwaukee | 2016-08-20 Chicago 2016-08-22 Chicago | 2018-08-18 Chicago | 2018-08-20 Chicago | 2022-05-09 Phoenix | 2022-05-20 Las Vegas | 2022-09-18 St. Louis 2022-09-20 OKC | 2023-08-31 St. Paul | 2023-09-02 St. Paul | 2024-05-16 Las Vegas | 2024-05-18 Las Vegas | 2024-08-31 Chicago
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The tape deck wasn't much, but that cassette kicked ass!
2003-06-16 St. Paul
2006-06-26 St. Paul
2007-08-05 Chicago
2009-08-23 Chicago
2009-08-28 San Francisco
2010-05-01 NOLA (Jazz Fest)
2011-07-02 EV Minneapolis
2011-09-03 PJ20
2011-09-04 PJ20
2011-09-17 Winnipeg
2012-06-26 Amsterdam
2012-06-27 Amsterdam
2013-07-19 Wrigley
2013-11-21 San Diego
2013-11-23 Los Angeles
2013-11-24 Los Angeles
2014-07-08 Leeds, UK
2014-07-11 Milton Keynes, UK
2014-10-09 Lincoln
2014-10-19 St. Paul
2014-10-20 Milwaukee
2016-08-20 Wrigley 1
2016-08-22 Wrigley 2
2018-06-18 London 1
2018-08-18 Wrigley 1
2018-08-20 Wrigley 2
2022-09-16 Nashville
2023-08-31 St. Paul
2023-09-02 St. Paul
2023-09-05 Chicago 1
2024-08-31 Wrigley 2
2024-09-15 Fenway 1
2024-09-27 Ohana 1
2024-09-29 Ohana 2
That being said, the bullpen lost them many games where they had the lead this year after performing pretty well in the first half of the season. I think they just got plum tuckered out.
To keep this on topic, I can't wait for the showwwwww!!!!!
This team is moving in the right direction, albeit slowly...in some areas. Danny Santana and Brian Dozier will be serviceable if not effective. Phil Hughes is solid. There are some prospects who can play. Jordan Schafer may be a solid bench guy. Arcia can't field but looks like he can hit. Vargas has a huge ceiling (although his splits are becoming an obvious problem).
But pitching will determine everything, and the organization cannot continue to miss on free agents (both who they sign and who they make an FA). It is so frustrating to watch them overpay Ricky Nolasco, and then let Vance Worley walk to Pittsburgh and go 8-4. It is so frustrating to see them commit to Glen Perkins when it's clear he's an average closer at best, healthy or not. It is so frustrating to see their bullpen give games away.
This team has to address its dearth of pitching on both ends, while also doing a much better job of identifying who to build around and who to let go. It's well documented how many players the Twins have missed on (either trading away, not signing, or releasing) in recent years (a problem that was not just limited to Bill Smith's reign of terror).
Put in writing, it's gross:
-Cuddyer (batting title in 2013)
-Morneau (contending for batting title in 2014)
-Liriano (ace in 2013)
-Wilson Ramos (given away for Matt Capps)
-Johan Santana for Carlos Gomez, Phillip Humber et al; Carlos Gomez for JJ Hardy, Humber released (throws a perfect game shortly thereafter); Gomez a star for Milwaukee; Hardy traded after part of a season for Jim Hoey and another guy, neither of which with Twins anymore (Hardy a star for Baltimore)
-Ben Revere for Vance Worley and Trevor May; Worley solid now for Pittsburgh, Revere for Philly; May is a work in progress at best
There are more, but I can't recall them off the top of my head. The bottom line is the Twins front office has missed - badly - on too many players (enough to fill a 2013 all-star squad in fact). This has gone on for far too long.
Many people want to point to Mauer's lack of production in recent years as a problem, but the reality is, whether he's underproduced or not, the Twins had no choice but to sign him. As they were moving into a new stadium, coming off his All-Star year, it would've been a PR nightmare not to sign him. Mauer and his agent knew that. To complain now about is really just complaining about something that wasn't or isn't going to change. The fact is Mauer's a better complimentary player than he is a leader. He did well in 2009 because the Twins did well. Hunter had a great year, Morneau wasn't concussed yet, Cuddyer was coming into his own etc. The Twins need to find a way to build around - yes, still around - Joe Mauer while there are years left on his humongous contract. If they don't, then that huge investment will be wasted.
My summary: there's work to do but reason for hope. When that hope will blossom is the $184 million dollar question.
Vant-rant over.
2003-06-16 St. Paul
2006-06-26 St. Paul
2007-08-05 Chicago
2009-08-23 Chicago
2009-08-28 San Francisco
2010-05-01 NOLA (Jazz Fest)
2011-07-02 EV Minneapolis
2011-09-03 PJ20
2011-09-04 PJ20
2011-09-17 Winnipeg
2012-06-26 Amsterdam
2012-06-27 Amsterdam
2013-07-19 Wrigley
2013-11-21 San Diego
2013-11-23 Los Angeles
2013-11-24 Los Angeles
2014-07-08 Leeds, UK
2014-07-11 Milton Keynes, UK
2014-10-09 Lincoln
2014-10-19 St. Paul
2014-10-20 Milwaukee
2016-08-20 Wrigley 1
2016-08-22 Wrigley 2
2018-06-18 London 1
2018-08-18 Wrigley 1
2018-08-20 Wrigley 2
2022-09-16 Nashville
2023-08-31 St. Paul
2023-09-02 St. Paul
2023-09-05 Chicago 1
2024-08-31 Wrigley 2
2024-09-15 Fenway 1
2024-09-27 Ohana 1
2024-09-29 Ohana 2
Is anyone available to get together Sunday late afternoon/evening for a little preparty discussion? I am out of town next weekend and then all the tour activities start....I would REALLY like to get together in the next week or so....and schedules are getting full for everyone. I'm feeling a little anxious about everything
Indianapolis - 8/18/00
Champaign - 4/23/03
St. Paul - 6/26/06 (w/Petty)
St. Paul - 6/27/06 (w/Petty)
Chicago - 8/23/09
Minneapolis - 7/2/11 (Ed)
Alpine Valley (PJ20) - 9/3/11
Alpine Valley (PJ20) - 9/4/11
Wrigley - 7/19/13
Pittsburgh - 10/11/13
Buffalo - 10/12/13
Moline - 10/17/14
St. Paul - 10/19/14
Milwaukee - 10/20/14
Wrigley - 8/20/16
Wrigley - 8/22/16
Wrigley - 8/18/18
Wrigley - 8/20/18
St. Louis - 9/18/22
St. Paul 1 - 8/31/23
St. Paul 2 - 9/2/23
Chicago 1 - 9/5/23
Chicago 2 - 9/7/23
Wrigley - 8/29/24
Wrigley - 8/31/24
-Christopher Walken
you're=you are
your=showing ownership
The truth has a well known liberal bias.
-Stephen Colbert
-Christopher Walken
you're=you are
your=showing ownership
The truth has a well known liberal bias.
-Stephen Colbert
2011-09-04 PJ20 | 2011-09-17 Winnipeg | 2012-09-30 Missoula | 2012-11-18 Tulsa EV | 2013-07-19 Chicago | 2013-11-15 Dallas
2013-11-16 OKC | 2014-10-09 Lincoln | 2014-10-17 Moline | 2014-10-19 St. Paul | 2014-10-20 Milwaukee | 2016-08-20 Chicago
2016-08-22 Chicago | 2018-08-18 Chicago | 2018-08-20 Chicago | 2022-05-09 Phoenix | 2022-05-20 Las Vegas | 2022-09-18 St. Louis
2022-09-20 OKC | 2023-08-31 St. Paul | 2023-09-02 St. Paul | 2024-05-16 Las Vegas | 2024-05-18 Las Vegas | 2024-08-31 Chicago
Indianapolis - 8/18/00
Champaign - 4/23/03
St. Paul - 6/26/06 (w/Petty)
St. Paul - 6/27/06 (w/Petty)
Chicago - 8/23/09
Minneapolis - 7/2/11 (Ed)
Alpine Valley (PJ20) - 9/3/11
Alpine Valley (PJ20) - 9/4/11
Wrigley - 7/19/13
Pittsburgh - 10/11/13
Buffalo - 10/12/13
Moline - 10/17/14
St. Paul - 10/19/14
Milwaukee - 10/20/14
Wrigley - 8/20/16
Wrigley - 8/22/16
Wrigley - 8/18/18
Wrigley - 8/20/18
St. Louis - 9/18/22
St. Paul 1 - 8/31/23
St. Paul 2 - 9/2/23
Chicago 1 - 9/5/23
Chicago 2 - 9/7/23
Wrigley - 8/29/24
Wrigley - 8/31/24
I'm free most nights.
Indianapolis - 8/18/00
Champaign - 4/23/03
St. Paul - 6/26/06 (w/Petty)
St. Paul - 6/27/06 (w/Petty)
Chicago - 8/23/09
Minneapolis - 7/2/11 (Ed)
Alpine Valley (PJ20) - 9/3/11
Alpine Valley (PJ20) - 9/4/11
Wrigley - 7/19/13
Pittsburgh - 10/11/13
Buffalo - 10/12/13
Moline - 10/17/14
St. Paul - 10/19/14
Milwaukee - 10/20/14
Wrigley - 8/20/16
Wrigley - 8/22/16
Wrigley - 8/18/18
Wrigley - 8/20/18
St. Louis - 9/18/22
St. Paul 1 - 8/31/23
St. Paul 2 - 9/2/23
Chicago 1 - 9/5/23
Chicago 2 - 9/7/23
Wrigley - 8/29/24
Wrigley - 8/31/24
=D>
2011-09-04 PJ20 | 2011-09-17 Winnipeg | 2012-09-30 Missoula | 2012-11-18 Tulsa EV | 2013-07-19 Chicago | 2013-11-15 Dallas
2013-11-16 OKC | 2014-10-09 Lincoln | 2014-10-17 Moline | 2014-10-19 St. Paul | 2014-10-20 Milwaukee | 2016-08-20 Chicago
2016-08-22 Chicago | 2018-08-18 Chicago | 2018-08-20 Chicago | 2022-05-09 Phoenix | 2022-05-20 Las Vegas | 2022-09-18 St. Louis
2022-09-20 OKC | 2023-08-31 St. Paul | 2023-09-02 St. Paul | 2024-05-16 Las Vegas | 2024-05-18 Las Vegas | 2024-08-31 Chicago
Commmmmmin!!!!!!
I don't need much convincing....it'll be a game day decision.
I'll be in Kansas City for work that week, it's only a 3 hour drive each way....
-Christopher Walken
you're=you are
your=showing ownership
The truth has a well known liberal bias.
-Stephen Colbert