Twins 34-34 on 6/18

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:54 am

If the unthinkable were to happen and some ecoli infected egg nog were to be served at the Twins' Front Office Christmas party this year, I think we have a nice collection of posters who would fill key front office positions.

Carl Pohlad, Owner/Chief Executive Board Member = Packerboy, he seems to have some miles on his odometer and could be deemed to be the wise old man of this group

William Pohlad, Executive board member = ChrisK, runs with the big man, wields power from behind closed doors, has the ear of the big man on issues/policy

James Pohlad, Executive board member = Neutron, runs with the big man, wields power from behind closed doors, has the ear of the big man on issues/policy

Terry Ryan, Vice President/General Manager = Goldy, has good grasp of the money and business aspect of of the game

Mike Radcliffe, Director of Scouting = Blue Breeze, expert on players outside of the Twins organization

Nancy O'Brien, Director of Advertising and Sales = Empire, continues to mold his marketing skills by trying to sell Carlos Lee as the Twins next LF

EREmpireStrikesBack · Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:28 pm

GREAT IDEA!

Let's go crazy this offseason and get Soriano, Bonds, Lee, Zito, Schmidt and trade for ARod. Granted we would have to get rid of Castillo so that Soriano could return to 2nd base, we would be the best team in MLB no doubt. Pohlad is a billionaire, he could absorb a $125 million payroll for a year or two especially with the new ballpark opening up in a few years. I'm gonna start a petition and I will boycott all games unless we get all of these players.

Btw, thanks IS for the plug as Nancy. I appreciate it.

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 1:30 pm

Quite the brain trust.

We could run it into the ground in no time.

But there is one key spot to fill.

Yup,

Ron Gardehire, Manager = Irishman's Shanty.
Thats right folks, IS has the coachng experience and knowledge of the game required. In addition his uncanny ability to predict what is going to happen will no doubt be an asset when deciding on game strategy. He is my manager for as long as I live........er , well better make it a 4 year deal.

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:39 pm

Excellent choice for Manager packerboy, we could have no other.

Can't wait for ER's "Woopie Cushion Night".

Congratulations "Dad"! I can't wait for you to foreclose on some poor farmers when they've had a bad crop. Gotta learn the ropes ya know. At least I know recruiting will go sky high!

ps Not that I'm waiting for you to kick or anything, but how long are you going to live?

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:17 pm

97millon, 98 million, 99......a hundred.

Just counting it again.

How long? Seemingly forever.

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:22 am

Wow, I would have settled for Director of Ticket Sales (Scott O'Connell). I presume one of his many duties is to estimate the attendanc for each game. Being as though those figures are usually way off, it seems like a job I could do quite well.

In my free time, I've been out hanging around the ledge since Crain walked in the 5th run the other day. Though I have no intentions of jumping, I've been loitering around as it is a great place to people watch. A swarm of fans wearing odd, oversized, green and gold foam cowboy hats came out to join me last night and the consensus is that Chavez, for some unexplainable reason, can not make an important defensive play going to his left this week. In addition, they feel life isn't fair because the bottom of the Tiger's order has had several key hits so far in the series. I said, "So Scutaro is your go to guy?" Many of them had no reply.

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:31 am

By the way, I bumped into Arod out there. Though I didn't get to talk to him personally, his publicist did give me a prepared statement that said he has no problem with Bartlett remaining the SS.

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:49 am

Yah, the As dont look like the same team that swept the Twins.

I think the Tigers bats have something to do with that but the As are not playing well.

But as we know, things can change in a hurry.

So get off of that ledge. Its freezin out there....and crowded.

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:31 pm

Is the Speaker of the House out on the ledge Shanty?

Bush's approval rating has dropped into the 30's...

While Congressman Foley has dipped into the teens...

(Leno)

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:56 pm

If I spotted old DenDen was out on the ledge, I would have been going back inside real fast. That ledge may be able to support A's nation, but it isn't engineered to support the Speaker. I'm no underwear model, but he's a big man.

Neutron 14 · Post by **Neutron 14** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:00 pm

You'd think with all that power he'd be able to rustle up a neck somewhere...

ChrisK · Post by **ChrisK** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:08 pm

Thanks for the promotion Shanty, as long as I can get in free to watch the games I'll be happy. I'm surprised the old man is still alive after the scare Empire gave him by suggesting he pry open that wallet of his and spend some money on the team.

The A's seem to have caught the virus that effected the Twins last week, the one that caused their hand-eye coordination to suddenly slip to the A level or lower. They were really relaxed against the Twins, they seem to be pressing now. I figured the Tigers would have a letdown after beating the Yankees and they haven't missed a beat. Apparently choking the division title away on the last day had no effect on them.

EREmpireStrikesBack · Post by **EREmpireStrikesBack** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:17 pm

ChrisK wrote:Apparently choking the division title away on the last day had no effect on them.

Or the complete opposite.

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:27 pm

Good point ER.

It may have been a wake up call for them. Some times being embarrased and not wanting it to happen again can be an excellent motivator.

I have seen it with teams I have coached. They look like ship one day and come back the next day or even on the same day in a tournament and pretso chango.

Again, thats baseball.

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:02 pm

ChrisK, if the new old man is anything like the old old man, you'll become an old, old, old man before you get in free because the new old man may use the old old man's old policy of garnishing wages for games you attend, thus growing into an old, old, old man will be necessary to outlive a new old man that hopes to become an even older new old man.

I hope this clarifies the new old ticket policy.

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:05 pm

The last 2 days have been Oct 12 and 13 2006. The high temp was about 37 on the 12th and about 40 on the 13th.

Wind chills have been in the high 20s

It is right on the middle of the ALCS.

Better get a roof on it.

ChrisK · Post by **ChrisK** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:33 pm

Shouldn't that be a 'boofing roof', packerboy? At least they have the good sense to try to move today's playoff game to the day. Packerboy does have a point, snow and baseball really don't mix very well. Snow and football on the other hand fit very nicely but the Vikes want a roof on their new stadium...

Thanks for the 'clarification' Shanty. I think I aged ten years just reading the thing.

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:45 pm

I dont understand the need for a roof on the footbal stadium.

I went to alot of games at the old Met. It was never that cold. I remembr a number of playoff games with weather in the high 20s ,low 30s.

But baseball, with the season starting 2 weeks earlier now and going into Nov, gotta have a roof.

Make that a Boofin roof.

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 5:47 pm

10/13/2006

Minnesota Twins Baseball Club
Minneapolis, MN USA

Dear PB, ChrisK, Neutron, & surviving members of the Exec. Board,

This season the Arizona Football Cardinals moved into a unique new stadium. The new venue is a domed stadium that uses a natural grass playing surface. Engineers have designed this surface to be kept outside and is only rolled inside the dome for games.

I think your new proposed stadium could employ the same concept in a little different way. I believe you could construct an open air stadium and adjacent to it, you erect a roof big enough to house the entire structure. Therefore, when the weather is bad in the spring and fall, you could roll the stadium underneath the protective roof.

Sincerely,

Michelangelo

EREmpireStrikesBack · Post by **EREmpireStrikesBack** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 1:49 pm

Will the big roof be built in Anoka County?

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:52 am

I dont know ER, Ive heard that up in that area there is a lot of traffic.

What about Ken Machca being fired?

He will be a top 3 vote getter for manager of the year and get fired.

Not since Billy Martin do I remember a more unexpected and curious firing of a baseball manager.

The Playoffs have really hit a weather snag this year. Its too late weather wise to play baseball unless you are in California or Florida.

It would be great if we could be playing outside here right now wouldnt it?

EREmpireStrikesBack · Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:35 pm

Games will be held at 9pm, no traffic then.

Why did Macha get fired? Him and Girardi show the new MLB, it doesn't completely matter how well the team does, instead how well you get along with the front office.

Irishmans Shanty · Post by **Irishmans Shanty** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 2:26 pm

The A's field manager has to realize that upper management isn't going to allow him to make any real decisions. It is similar to Mordy Seinfeld's plan to rule Del Boca Vista with Kramer through a Puppet Regime.

If you recall the end of last year, Macha was gone and week later he was back in. The conversation between Beane and Macha went like this. "Kenny, you will play who we want, where we want, when we want, how we want. You can pick up the lineup card in my office before the game and be sure to sit by the phone in the dugout.....take it or leave it." Macha thought about it, and came crawling back a week later.

You might think, why would Beane want Macha back? Macha was already a trained dog. Why would upper management want to break in another puppet unless they had to?

Something tells me that Macha finally had enough and he wanted out. World Series title or not, this was Macha's last year with the A's.

Look for the A's to hire Dusty. What a perfect match. This is Dusty's dream job, he doesn't have to do anything. Sit back and collect a check.

packerboy · Post by **packerboy** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 3:15 pm

If they do hire Dusty, then your take on the situation would be hard to dispute.

However, I think Beane is smart enough so he doesnt have a field manager who is a total puppet. Even George figured out that doesnt work.

But it will be interesting to see who they hire.

Blue Breeze · Post by **Blue Breeze** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 3:28 pm

Billy Beane is a genious in many ways, but often times his tactics are puzzling and destructive. It appears that you guys are on, that his coaches are puppets. Macha laid back and took it, and that's why a couple years ago he allowed Art Howe to pursue the Mets job. Howe was probably fed up with it and both sides decided to move on. Macha was perfect, although perhaps he got tired of it too. If Macha was intent on returning, perhaps Beane is changing his ways. For the creative and clever personnel moves he makes, perhaps he has realized that he needs a manager to manager in-game to take the team to the top. If he hires Dusty Baker, all thoughts of change go out the window.