Why is everyone on ESPN blowing the Twins
 

Looking at the experts predictions on ESPN for the upcoming baseball season and four of the first five "experts" (including both Gammons and Stark) picked the Twins to win the World Series. Am I missing something here? Did they trade for a bunch of players overnight that I didn't know about?

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Because they love taking no-risk plays in order to try and look smart. Twins aren't a team that anyone can blame you for picking, but if you pick them over the Sox, Angels or Yankees in the AL and you're right, then you'll look intelligent to the non-intelligent audience.

BTW, I haven't checked ESPN in a while, did Neyer predict anyone?

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Because blowing the A's got old?

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Looking at the experts predictions on ESPN for the upcoming baseball season and four of the first five "experts" (including both Gammons and Stark) picked the Twins to win the World Series. Am I missing something here? Did they trade for a bunch of players overnight that I didn't know about?

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We've got THE best starting pitcher in baseball, the guy nobody wants to face.

We're probably in the top 3 defensively.

We've got a lot of good solid bats.

We don't need to buy our talent like the friggin' Yankees, and we didn't get rid of half our players like Boston. Once the Yankees rotation finds its way to the DL, the Twinkies should still be in the thick of things. Not to mention, we didn't LOSE anybody from last year's team, which was mere hits away from defeating the Yankees in the Divisional series.

SPs: Santana, Radke, Mays
Setup: Rincon
Closer: Nathan
Bats: Mauer, Torii, Jones, Stewart, Cuddyer...

We're a solid team, and its just because we're NOT the Yankees that the haters say we don't have a chance.

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I'd much rather be blown by twins.

http://mediapickle.com/content/pics/...wins_botd2.jpg

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Because blowing the A's got old?

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Pretty impossible without Hudson and Mulder

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Not to mention, we didn't LOSE anybody from last year's team, which was a competent manager away from defeating the Yankees in the Divisional series.

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Not to mention, we didn't LOSE anybody from last year's team, which was a competent manager away from defeating the Yankees in the Divisional series.

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I know you're right, but look at the overall job Gardy's done since taking over for TK. I just can't bring myself to diss him... [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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Because blowing the A's got old?

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Pretty impossible without Hudson and Mulder

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But they've got Billy Beane! He's the greatest mind of our time!

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They have won their division for a few years now, so they're an easy choice in some ways. I think the fact of the matter is, they've had some close calls, and if they can make it to the ALCS, they have as good of a chance to win the whole thing as anyone.

Like Edge said, they have a good young hitting core, and I really like the fact that Bartlett is going to start, and Cuddyer will finally get some PT. I think their weakness is the back of their rotation, but they won't need to win 90 games to win their division. Once they get into the playoffs, Santana and Radke could be enough.

I certainly would not be surprised to see them make the WS.