Congrats to the Twins

vtbub · 10-06-2002, 07:29 PM

Your success is well deserved, best of luck to you and Anaheim in the LCS.

atomheart · 10-06-2002, 07:54 PM

Yes, well done. Hey Bud! Contract This!

Long_Long_Name · 10-06-2002, 08:21 PM

I'd love to see Bud Light giving the the A.J. Cartwright Trophy to the Minnesota Twins.... that's a TV moment I wouldn't miss for the world!

CMH · 10-06-2002, 08:36 PM

anyone else here as excited as I was to see the Twins play in Game Three?

I turned on the game, b/c i missed the start time, and all i see is the Metrodome backdrop and i get goosebumps.

I remember when i was little and really didnt watch too much baseball. I knew the teams and some players, but i didnt care too much to watch the sport. Well, i remember my dad was watchin the world series between the Twins and Atlanta. I remember the Metrodome and a couple of big hits (everyone knows what i'm talkin about here)...well that was my real first moment in the World Series.

seeing the metrodome backdrop in the playoffs again just brought some great memories. i really want to see the Twins win it this year. That would just be great.

twins15 · 10-06-2002, 08:37 PM

Couldn't agree more.

WWBL Commissioner · 10-06-2002, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Long_Long_Name
I'd love to see Bud Light giving the the A.J. Cartwright Trophy to the Minnesota Twins.... that's a TV moment I wouldn't miss for the world!

I really don't think Selig would have to stones to go and do this. If the Twins win the series Bud will be in the locker room and the fans will never see him or he'll send someone else to do it for him

CommishJoe · 10-06-2002, 10:12 PM

Also, I love all those people knocking the Metrodome. Now, everyone is praising it

Funny how times change.

Congrads Twinkies!!

ATLANTABRAVES2002FAN · 10-06-2002, 10:17 PM

1991 was also my first World Series moment, I steal get goose bumps as well whenever I hear Metrodome or Jack Morris. Best of luck to the Twins.

Long_Long_Name · 10-06-2002, 10:20 PM

My 1st WS moment was Joe Carter. As a Canadian kid, it was the next best thing to the Expos. Of course, back then, the SkyDome was THE place to be.

JML · 10-06-2002, 11:40 PM

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Originally posted by CommishJoe
Also, I love all those people knocking the Metrodome. Now, everyone is praising it Funny how times change.

Congrads Twinkies!!

The only praise I've heard is from twins fans and the praise is for the advantage the twins have playing there. The place is an atrocity. Hopefully the continued success of the club will help get a new park deal through.

CommishJoe · 10-07-2002, 12:11 AM

Agreed. When going to watch a game there, it doesn't "feel" right.

JoeRockEHF · 10-07-2002, 01:17 AM

I keep hearing people say that the Twins should refuse the Trophy from Bud if they win the Series. Wouldn't that be a sight to be seen?

Long_Long_Name · 10-07-2002, 01:47 AM

It would be --- though I really don't see it happening.

Jason Moyer · 10-07-2002, 05:02 AM

It would be even cooler if the Twins won the world series and Pohlad sold them to an owner from DC who relocated them before the 2003 season started. Er, n/m my pipe dream.

Jason

drprestwood · 10-07-2002, 08:37 AM

Very nice, Jason.

Too bad that would never happen, and that you're obviously filled with self-loathing for wishing such a horrible thing. Why don't you take back the Rangers, instead.

Or go to an Orioles game.

Jason Moyer · 10-07-2002, 09:44 AM

I'm just annoyed that 100% of the focus of griping about the Twins being contracted is being put on Selig, when the reason they were earmarked for contraction was because Pohlad *volunteered* them for it.

Jason

Kezzek · 10-07-2002, 10:52 AM

You've got a good point. Selig *and* Pohland should share equal guilt.

Pohlad is doing a really good "grumpy old man" imitation the past couple days too. When asked after the game-clinching win in Oakland if he felt any regret about his past offer to contract his team, he got all grouchy and said he "didn't regret a thing". What an ass.

Jim Caple has a good article on ESPN.com that refers to the incident.

Good ol' penny-pinching, make-your-wealth-off-foreclosures-during-the-Great-Depression, grumpy-old-man Pohlad. The guy netted nearly $2 BILLION from selling his banks to Wells-Fargo the past couple years. Buy your own damned stadium, you freak.

10-06-2002, 07:29 PM	#1
vtbub Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Burlington, VT Posts: 143	Congrats to the Twins Your success is well deserved, best of luck to you and Anaheim in the LCS.

10-06-2002, 08:21 PM	#3
Long_Long_Name Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montréal Posts: 7,065	I'd love to see Bud Light giving the the A.J. Cartwright Trophy to the Minnesota Twins.... that's a TV moment I wouldn't miss for the world! __________________ Beta Baseball. Join it!

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twins15 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Area 51 Posts: 4,792	Couldn't agree more. __________________ "Ah man we're just hungry man" - Dovonte Edwards Bismarck Boy Scouts of the OTBL - league yes-man Ross Gload at baseball-reference.com Book Quotes and Book Lists

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CommishJoe Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 5,238	Also, I love all those people knocking the Metrodome. Now, everyone is praising it Funny how times change. Congrads Twinkies!! __________________ Joe Success isn’t owned. It’s leased. And rent is due every day.

10-06-2002, 10:17 PM	#8
ATLANTABRAVES2002FAN Minors (Double A) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Atlanta Posts: 119	1991 was also my first World Series moment, I steal get goose bumps as well whenever I hear Metrodome or Jack Morris. Best of luck to the Twins. __________________ "Go crazy folks, go crazy" -The late, great Jack Buck

10-06-2002, 07:54 PM	#2
atomheart Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 454	Yes, well done. Hey Bud! Contract This!

10-06-2002, 08:36 PM	#4
CMH Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 5,057	anyone else here as excited as I was to see the Twins play in Game Three? I turned on the game, b/c i missed the start time, and all i see is the Metrodome backdrop and i get goosebumps. I remember when i was little and really didnt watch too much baseball. I knew the teams and some players, but i didnt care too much to watch the sport. Well, i remember my dad was watchin the world series between the Twins and Atlanta. I remember the Metrodome and a couple of big hits (everyone knows what i'm talkin about here)...well that was my real first moment in the World Series. seeing the metrodome backdrop in the playoffs again just brought some great memories. i really want to see the Twins win it this year. That would just be great.

10-06-2002, 10:20 PM	#9
Long_Long_Name Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montréal Posts: 7,065	My 1st WS moment was Joe Carter. As a Canadian kid, it was the next best thing to the Expos. Of course, back then, the SkyDome was THE place to be. __________________ Beta Baseball. Join it!

10-07-2002, 12:11 AM	#11
CommishJoe Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 5,238	Agreed. When going to watch a game there, it doesn't "feel" right. __________________ Joe Success isn’t owned. It’s leased. And rent is due every day.

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JoeRockEHF All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Niles, MI Posts: 933	I keep hearing people say that the Twins should refuse the Trophy from Bud if they win the Series. Wouldn't that be a sight to be seen? __________________ PSN: JoeRockEHF

10-07-2002, 01:47 AM	#13
Long_Long_Name Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Montréal Posts: 7,065	It would be --- though I really don't see it happening. __________________ Beta Baseball. Join it!

10-07-2002, 05:02 AM	#14
Jason Moyer Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 5,106	It would be even cooler if the Twins won the world series and Pohlad sold them to an owner from DC who relocated them before the 2003 season started. Er, n/m my pipe dream. Jason __________________ "I pretty much popped everything cold turkey. We were doing steroids they wouldn't give to horses." -- Tom House "I was very fortunate to have a pitching coach by the name of Tom House...Tom, I really miss those days that we spent in the weight room and out on the field working together." -- Nolan Ryan's HoF Induction Speech

10-07-2002, 08:37 AM	#15
drprestwood All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,501	Very nice, Jason. Too bad that would never happen, and that you're obviously filled with self-loathing for wishing such a horrible thing. Why don't you take back the Rangers, instead. Or go to an Orioles game.

10-07-2002, 09:44 AM	#16
Jason Moyer Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 5,106	I'm just annoyed that 100% of the focus of griping about the Twins being contracted is being put on Selig, when the reason they were earmarked for contraction was because Pohlad volunteered them for it. Jason __________________ "I pretty much popped everything cold turkey. We were doing steroids they wouldn't give to horses." -- Tom House "I was very fortunate to have a pitching coach by the name of Tom House...Tom, I really miss those days that we spent in the weight room and out on the field working together." -- Nolan Ryan's HoF Induction Speech

10-07-2002, 10:52 AM	#17
Kezzek All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Keyboard - frantically typing in subtle insults to raise my self-esteem Posts: 973	You've got a good point. Selig and Pohland should share equal guilt. Pohlad is doing a really good "grumpy old man" imitation the past couple days too. When asked after the game-clinching win in Oakland if he felt any regret about his past offer to contract his team, he got all grouchy and said he "didn't regret a thing". What an ass. Jim Caple has a good article on ESPN.com that refers to the incident. Good ol' penny-pinching, make-your-wealth-off-foreclosures-during-the-Great-Depression, grumpy-old-man Pohlad. The guy netted nearly $2 BILLION from selling his banks to Wells-Fargo the past couple years. Buy your own damned stadium, you freak. __________________ - Kez, P.E.