Jordan Independent - trades - Comments

I think I'd rather have

Tom Schardin — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:33:15 -0500

I think I'd rather have Young in the No. 3 slot as well.

I could probably roll with

Mathias Baden — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:44:34 -0500

I could probably roll with that lineup, except the part about Michael Cuddyer batting third. He proved himself competent, but Delmon Young is way better. I'm afraid that if Young bats No. 5, he won't have the protection he needs behind him. A Mauer-Young-Morneau-Cuddy combo would be formidable. Surely, we'll see that from time to time this year, too.

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

It's nice to see Slowey

Tom Schardin — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:33:06 -0500

It's nice to see Slowey pitching well - 10 innings and 1 earned run in his last 2 games.

And yesterday's starting lineup may what we will see in the opener.

Gomez - CF
Mauser - C
Cuddy - RF
Morneau - 1B
Young - LF
Monroe/Kublel - DH (depending on a lefty or righty)
Lamb - 3B
Harris - 2B
Everett - SS

P - Hernandez (Would have been Baker if he didn't get hurt).

It's nice to see our young

Tom Schardin — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:17:07 -0500

It's nice to see our young center fielders - Gomez and Span - showing some promise in spring training.

The Twinks should win 86

Mathias Baden — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:44:29 -0500

The Twinks should win 86 games. I don't think they'll be as bad as most of the analysts say. But they might not finish as high as second. I'll try to be realistic -- this is going to be a fun team to watch, but don't take off work for the month of October.

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

I think the best they can

Brandon — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:14:48 -0600

I think the best they can hope for this year is third, with a shot at second or first within the next few years.

Twins will take 2nd in AL

Tom Schardin — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:29:15 -0600

Twins will take 2nd in AL behind Detriot but not win the wildcard. 86 wins for the Twins this summer!

The geniuses at MSNBC.com

cesartovar — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:24:58 -0600

The geniuses at MSNBC.com predicted a 5th place finish for the Twins in the Central, behind the Royals. Unbelieveable!!

Agree with you 100%! He

dhelke — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 09:15:52 -0600

Agree with you 100%! He does not represent the work ethic that fans should expect out of professional players.

Iverson vs. Carmelo, you

Mathias Baden — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:25:12 -0600

Iverson vs. Carmelo, you mean? Don't you think they'll fistfight for scoring ops? Anyway, because of the last fistfight, you won't see the two of them together for a while. But a month from now, look out.

You know, I really hate trades like that, where a team sheds a humungous salary or a bad attitude (or both) for basically nothing. The Chicago White Sox, for example, have been the recipients of a number of trades that went their way for no good reason.

Teams like my almost-beloved Wolves never catch any breaks. Geez, if they wanted an Andre Miller (old) or a Joe Smith (they must not know how mediocre he is), we could have given him any of our old or mediocre players. Or all of them, which is probably why we blew this trade for A.I.

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

It's done. ESPN is reporting

bhall09 — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 14:48:59 -0600

It's done.

ESPN is reporting that Iverson is going to the Nuggets for Joe Smith (I am sure all the Wolves fans who wanted Iverson love to hear that), Andre Miller and two first-round pick in 2007.

I would have liked to see AI go to the Wolves, but a great deal for the Nuggets. They hardly had to give up anything. That is very nice for them.

Not to mention, the fact that I come from Denver, I really like this deal. AI and Melo on the same team. OUCH. Good luck scoring if you are anyone else on the team.

I agree, even though

Mathias Baden — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:00:40 -0600

I agree, even though Blount's been better lately. Smith was a heckuva second-round pick, eh?

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

Get A.I. at almost any cost.

bhall09 — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:47:40 -0600

Get A.I. at almost any cost. Absolutely not to Camby.

Get rid of Hudson, Mike James, Mark Blount, Mark Madsen at any cost. Blow it up. Those guys cost way too much for what they bring to the table.

It wouldn't quite be starting over if you kept KG and Ricky Davis and Randy Foye. Craig Smith needs to play more. Foye needs to play more and I would even say (GULP) Marko needs to play more. Too bad we can't restructure his deal, because he would make a pretty darn good sixth-man right now.

As far as I am concerned, if it isn't KG, Foye, Davis, Smith, or maybe Jaric, they can all be traded.

Go get AI.

Marcus Camby of the Denver

Mathias Baden — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:35:55 -0600

Marcus Camby of the Denver Nuggets is the latest rumor. The Wolves are said to be interested. I have no factual basis for saying so, but reports on trades are always secretive and sketchy.

I vote yes for either of them. With the salary cap issues, I'm guessing that someone fairly expensive, like Troy Hudson or Marko Jaric, would be deployed from our ranks.

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