Comments on: Delmon Trade Rumors Begin http://firegardy.com/2008/11/06/delmon-trade-rumors-begin/ Mismanaging games since 2002 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:41:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: sirsean http://firegardy.com/2008/11/06/delmon-trade-rumors-begin/comment-page-1/#comment-1193 sirsean Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:28:38 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=216#comment-1193 <p>I think the aloof-ness is the same reason people don't care for Kubel. He has that thousand yard stare, rarely smiles, doesn't seem to care whether he hits the ball or strikes out, and doesn't run hard.</p> <p>Who cares about any of those things? So he's not a speed guy -- he can still hit the ball.</p> <p>I like Delmon Young, I like Carlos Gomez, I like Jason Kubel. But I liked Mientkiewicz and Koskie and Torii Hunter and Jacque Jones and Shannon Stewart -- until they were all replaced by guys who were at least as good and that I liked just as much or more.</p> <p>And remember that Morneau was aloof and uncaring too, in addition to being unproductive -- right up until June 2006 when it clicked for him and he became the player he is today. The same thing can happen for Delmon and Kubel, and I hope Morneau and Mauer do what they can to help the process along. It'd sure be nice to create a couple more guys on this team who hit and act like Morneau.</p> I think the aloof-ness is the same reason people don’t care for Kubel. He has that thousand yard stare, rarely smiles, doesn’t seem to care whether he hits the ball or strikes out, and doesn’t run hard.

Who cares about any of those things? So he’s not a speed guy — he can still hit the ball.

I like Delmon Young, I like Carlos Gomez, I like Jason Kubel. But I liked Mientkiewicz and Koskie and Torii Hunter and Jacque Jones and Shannon Stewart — until they were all replaced by guys who were at least as good and that I liked just as much or more.

And remember that Morneau was aloof and uncaring too, in addition to being unproductive — right up until June 2006 when it clicked for him and he became the player he is today. The same thing can happen for Delmon and Kubel, and I hope Morneau and Mauer do what they can to help the process along. It’d sure be nice to create a couple more guys on this team who hit and act like Morneau.

]]> By: FunBobby http://firegardy.com/2008/11/06/delmon-trade-rumors-begin/comment-page-1/#comment-1192 FunBobby Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:08:43 +0000 http://firegardy.com/?p=216#comment-1192 <p>I also think we need to keep Delmon. He quietly turned into a productive hitter last season, and will only get better. He didn't hit as many homers as was expected, but he is 23 (I think he is younger than me, hopefully my company won't give up on me after a year because I am not directly making them millions of dollars every quarter). Also, he is not popular with the fans because he sometimes seems aloof, or lacks "hustle". This is why people love Gomez. There are many reasons to like Carlos Gomez, but the following are not among them: He leads the team in smiles, leads the team in dirtiest uniform, leads the team in most times my hat can fall off while i run, you get where I'm going with this. I am not proposing we trade either, but I think this is typical twins fans, they only like players if they actively show they are excited to be playing...inside. Maybe Delmon is 100% focused on the game while he is fielding and has no time to smile at the crowd. Maybe while running in from the field the only thing he is thinking about is his next at bat, so he doesn't have time to toss a ball into the stands for a kid. Nothing wrong with the way either plays the game, but don't hate on Young just because he isn't acting like a little leager on the field. The man is a professional and his approach to the game should be accepted. </p> <p>Sorry for the rant.</p> I also think we need to keep Delmon. He quietly turned into a productive hitter last season, and will only get better. He didn’t hit as many homers as was expected, but he is 23 (I think he is younger than me, hopefully my company won’t give up on me after a year because I am not directly making them millions of dollars every quarter). Also, he is not popular with the fans because he sometimes seems aloof, or lacks “hustle”. This is why people love Gomez. There are many reasons to like Carlos Gomez, but the following are not among them: He leads the team in smiles, leads the team in dirtiest uniform, leads the team in most times my hat can fall off while i run, you get where I’m going with this. I am not proposing we trade either, but I think this is typical twins fans, they only like players if they actively show they are excited to be playing…inside. Maybe Delmon is 100% focused on the game while he is fielding and has no time to smile at the crowd. Maybe while running in from the field the only thing he is thinking about is his next at bat, so he doesn’t have time to toss a ball into the stands for a kid. Nothing wrong with the way either plays the game, but don’t hate on Young just because he isn’t acting like a little leager on the field. The man is a professional and his approach to the game should be accepted.

Sorry for the rant.

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