On par with my 2013 wire-to-wire dominance. Props. I'll have to settle for 3rd this year, though I'll have to hang on tight to ensure it. I'll take it considering I made mid-season trades that were mostly "give up" moves for 2015 in order to improve the keeper situation for 2016, and then subsequently rocketed up the rankings to get into the money anyway.Barring the biggest collapse I will have ever seen, we are 7 days away from completing the most dominating effort in fantasy baseball of all time. Dolla bills, ya'll.
I think I was out of it so quickly that year, I don't remember the dominance.On par with my 2013 wire-to-wire dominance. Props. I'll have to settle for 3rd this year, though I'll have to hang on tight to ensure it. I'll take it considering I made mid-season trades that were mostly "give up" moves for 2015 in order to improve the keeper situation for 2016, and then subsequently rocketed up the rankings to get into the money anyway.
Exactly.Who is Jerry Callow?
And we are at the same place you go when the Twins are losing.
Astros had M's and then Arizona. If they can't win those series to hold down the division than they don't deserve it.The Rangers motto that Bannister pushed this season is #nevereverquit. It really has been amazing how the team has bought into that and now after losing 3 straight at a crucial time I have to remind myself of that. I did expect a tough series in Houston with the pitchers they had going. Just need to get this series win against Detroit. We finish with the Angels and we haven't played well against them all year. I guess what I'm getting at is that this race is probably coming down to the last day (which is my birthday so come on and give me that division title).
Unfortunately for Buxton, he'll never see that Gold Glove as long as Kevin Kiermeier is roaming CF.That's pretty much the way I'm looking at the Twins' season. They've shown a resiliency this season that I didn't expect. Coming in to the year, I was hoping they'd be able to finish around .500, and start getting the young guys some experience. They've far exceeded those expectations for me. Rookies Miguel Sano and Eddie Rosario are looking like future studs, and Buxton has started to swing the bat better as of late. He's shown gold glove defense since his call up, but has struggled at the plate.
If we can find another pitcher this offseason, I think we can contend for the division next year. The experience of being in a playoff chase this year was an unexpected bonus, and will only help no matter how it turns out.
BTW, any of you guys interested in trading for a slap hitting first baseman that makes WAAAY too much money?
Awards like that are nice for fans to talk about, but don't mean a whole lot. As long as he keeps playing the defense he is, I'm ok with Kiermeier winning them year after year. Then when it's contract time, him and his gold gloves will be over priced and headed to the Yankees. Buxton can stay right in Minnesota.Unfortunately for Buxton, he'll never see that Gold Glove as long as Kevin Kiermeier is roaming CF.
That's ok, it's what we do. We replace guys with players just as good on the cheap. Did it with going from BJ to KK, we'll do it again.Awards like that are nice for fans to talk about, but don't mean a whole lot. As long as he keeps playing the defense he is, I'm ok with Kiermeier winning them year after year. Then when it's contract time, him and his gold gloves will be over priced and headed to the Yankees. Buxton can stay right in Minnesota.