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I agree with you about

Mathias Baden — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:37:33 -0500

I agree with you about covering the Twins and their presentations, et cetera. Complaining rarely gets results anyway. Those who are widely regarded as some of the most talented photo journalism professionals in the state might not be using their talents best while they are shooting pomp and circumstance.

Too, at the Strib, those ceremonial-type photos rarely see the light of day. As a photographer, you might want to shoot something that runs in the paper or on the Web. Otherwise, it feels like a waste of time. So the challenge to the photographer is to catch, at the very least, an interesting look on someone's face.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

Gomez will have 50-plus

Tom Schardin — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 08:41:51 -0500

Gomez will have 50-plus steals this season.

I am looking forward to

Ray Sandey — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:49:52 -0500

I am looking forward to seeing what Carlos can do baserunning.

And Mathias...if your JOB was going to Twins games and taking pictures...I think you could handle the boring presentaions. How could you complain when your job is to go to Twins games every day.

Hunter was a treat to watch

Tom Schardin — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:00:57 -0500

Hunter was a treat to watch in CF, but it's all about Carlos Gomez now.

He's the man. He's the present.

Torii who?

Athletes of the good ol'

Mathias Baden — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:26:56 -0600

Athletes of the good ol' days, though, stayed with their teams because they couldn't leave. It wasn't allowed. So I wouldn't be one to glorify the so-called loyalty of many past players.

Like you, I am concerned about an all-too-free free agency. I wish there was more loyalty. That's why I'll boo Torii on his return to Minnesota.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

See, that’s where you’re

Brandon — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:18:31 -0600

See, that’s where you’re wrong: you can and should blame Hunter for taking the money and running. Whatever happened to loyalty? What about dedication to a team? What about the fact that Hunter said all along that he was hoping to stay a Twin? Well, if he really wanted to, he’d still be a Twin.

If the franchise made no effort to resign Hunter or indicated to him that he was not in their long-term plans, that would be a different story. But the Twins were offering a contract – they just weren’t able to flash the kind of dollar signs other teams could.

Big-name athletes make a ridiculous sum of money – more money than I’ll ever make, that’s for sure. I could live for years off the money Hunter would make in interest from the contract the Twins were offering.

Athletes can definitely afford to take a pay cut if they really wanted to stay with a team or if they really had loyalty to a franchise. Those who take the money in free agency are just being greedy and really have no respect for their team or the fans.

We can't blame Torii for

Mathias Baden — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:24:46 -0600

We can't blame Torii for taking the big payday or a long-term deal. But we can boo him in the Dome on Opening Day.

(Mathias Baden is the editor of the Jordan Independent. He can be reached at editor@jordannews.com.)

The economics of baseball

Tom Schardin — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:48:47 -0600

The economics of baseball certainly make it hard on the loyal baseball fan kn the small market.

I really had hoped Hunter would stay with the Twins. He went for the big bucks. Can you really blame him for getting paid?

The business side of the game can be cruel.