Secrets of the City

Never happen…unless the Hennepin County Board can figure out a way to stick it to us, again.

Carl only likes to spend the money that the Taxpayers give him.

The Twins could sure use some testosterone (and other enhancements) after their limp playoff performance, though.

Because he’s a prick and clubhouse poison, that’s why.

Barry would come pretty cheep since no one else wants him.

he can hit, but i think it would send the wrong message to the rest of the club.

the twins are a good group of guys that earned their playing time by moving up through the system. bonds is a douche

He would be such a distraction with the home run record and steroid scandal. I second what Matt posted that he is a clubhouse cancer&just ask Jeff Kent and Andy Van Slyke who he fought with. Plus does anyone think all of a sudden Barry is going to become a team player. Since his days in college its always been about him&Barry has always been about putting Barry first.

That’s just NYT speculation. I doubt the Twins are interested.

Whenever I read something in the NY Times, I ask myself, “What if that were true?!”

Yeah, but wouldn’t he be more fun than Rondell White? And, wouldn’t he just piss off the White Sox? That’s worth something.

Whenever I read something Maza writes, I ask myself, “What if that were intelligent?”

The Twins are an example of what is right with baseball. Bonds is an example of all that is wrong with baseball. Would they cancel each other out like a positron hitting an electron?

You guys just hate Barry Bonds because he’s black…if it were Mark McGuire you’d all be going crazy over the idea.

-Raindog66

In that case, I say I’ve changed my mind. The Twins should try to get Bonds and damn the cost.

I’m scared to death of being called a racist.

Jeff Kent isn’t exactly a johnny-befriend-all either.

raindog makes stupid again. I don’t hate Barry Bonds, I think he’s an insufferable egotist with the same sense of entitlement that Pres Bush has (my daddy was great, therefore I deserve to be treated with deference). If he ever showed the least little bit of humility, he wouldn’t be so disliked. I don’t like Mark McGuire, either, he’s a cheat. How about raindog’s obvious racism, assuming everybody who dislikes BB is white.

kevin – note that raindog didn’t actually write that. It was sarcasm on g rote’s part.

I for one would at least entertain the idea. I think with Bonds before or after Morneau with mauer/hunter/cuddyer around the two of them you are actually looking at a middle part of a line up to be very afraid of all the time – not just when one or two is hot.

I screwed up again, and I apologize.

Part of me loves the story of the Twins– the bunch of rag-tag boys who came up through the minor leagues and scrap together awesome seasons.

Part of me doesn’t care. And would love to see us go out and get a big slugger like Bonds.

The Vikings strategy of being a team of model citizens didn’t work in either respect. They still get busted, and still lose. So maybe the Twins need to try a bad boy. Who wins.

The Twins ought to look for some pitching first.

Technically Bonds has never “won” right? He doesn’t have a ring, I think. But add him and one good starting pitcher and he has a good a chance as any in his career. If the team doesn’t implode.

The Twins need Bonds like the T-Wolves need Sprewell back.

I think the T-Wolves might need Sprewell back.

The Giants have turned their back on Bonds and are openly chasing other power hitting Free Agens. Baseball GMs are running away from Bonds’ agent, because:
1) He’s a cancer in the clubhouse
2) His body could break down any day
3) He could be indicted any day
4) Should he get there, the very moment he breaks Hank Aaron’s record, he’ll walk off the field never to be heard from again.

I would bet on him never playing again, except for the fact that for every Carl Pohlad, there’s some idiot owner willing to pay ARod 1/4 Billion Dollars.

Why don’t the Twins sign Daniel Craig instead?

Kevin is obviously a racist and a steroid user for the rage and hate speak he has shown on this thread.

They should rename this site “MNHATESpeak for MNSHEmales.”

-g rote

I think the T-Wolves might need Sprewell back.

Sadly you are correct, Jderusha!

The Wolves are kaput!

Can I help it if I find raindog funny? She just lets it all hang out.

I would hope the Twins realize that their squeaky clean image is good for ticket sales. Bonds is damaged goods because of his vitamin S use. Beyond that we don’t do the talent buying thing. We’re more about bringing up talent from the farm system. Maybe I’m being naive here, but I’d be shocked if this happened.

After the sex boat thing, I’m pretty much not interested in any kind of scandal with local sports teams. Beyond that, I like small ball. Nothing like a bunt single to move a runner to third (and then scoring the runner on a base hit) — more exciting than a solo homer if you ask me.

I would hope the Twins realize that their squeaky clean image is good for ticket sales

Wrong. Winning is what drives ticket sales, regardless of image. The Twins could cure world hunger, but they still won’t get 10,000 a game if they are out of the race in August & September.

Also, you bunt a guy to 3rd only so that he can score on a sac fly or ground out, not on a single.

“If you play for 1 run, that’s all you’ll ever get” –Earl Weaver

The only time you bunt a guy to third is if there are no outs and he’s the winning run in the bottom of the last inning. And you have a guy who can bunt reliably.

However, as anyone knows, chicks did the long ball.

Home runs are vulgar.

So are aluminum bats and pinch hitters.

Domes & artificial turf…now those are vulgar.

What does that make a DH? (Which Bonds would have to be…)

The Twins are a minor league team in a sub minor league stadium.

With front running fans who know nothing.

Word.

I’ll take being a Twins fan over being a Vikings/football fan any day of the week.

Football’s a Man’s Sport, right Bud.

Baseball’s for liberals.

NYT has gotta fill space, and the writer has got to turn in a story every day to justify his salary. And that’s all there is to this story. Note that NOBODY on the Twins was said to be interested.

I know, I’ll write a story that GW Bush is going to send Jenna and Babs to live on the moon.

Speculation, right? Yes, speculation all around.

“Baseball begins in the spring, the season of new life. Football begins in the fall, when everything’s dying.” – George Carlin

enough said

Ah, George Carlin…….such a smart man. Twins would be damn fools if they went after Bonds, it’s kinda like wishing J.R. Rider was back with the Wolves….NOT!