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RE: General Twins Talk - 1/19/2026 11:53:30 AM

Phil Riewer

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Because it's my list and I can do it how I want it. I don't care about the Washington Senators.

Yeah well aware it was your list.....but it is a talking point.

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RE: General Twins Talk - 1/19/2026 3:56:51 PM

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Think the Rocket can still hit 90 MPH?

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RE: General Twins Talk - 1/20/2026 9:23:38 AM

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Trevor Larnach is also no longer on the list of players scheduled to make an appearance at TwinsFest.

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RE: General Twins Talk - 1/20/2026 9:24:52 AM

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Aaron Gleeman
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Trevor Larnach is also no longer on the list of players scheduled to make an appearance at TwinsFest.

Buck, Larnach, and Ryan not going.

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RE: General Twins Talk - 1/20/2026 5:08:09 PM

Bill Johanesen

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Can't figure out the top 12 all-time, whoops 2026, Dodgers:

1. Ohtani
2. Yamamoto
3. Snell
4. Betts
5. Freeman
6. Diaz
7. Tucker
8. Will Smith
9. Sasaki
10. Glasnow
11. Muncy
12. Teoscar Hernandez

Kiki! (October only)
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RE: General Twins Talk - 1/20/2026 6:34:29 PM

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

Can't figure out the top 12 all-time, whoops 2026, Dodgers:

1. Ohtani
2. Yamamoto
3. Snell
4. Betts
5. Freeman
6. Diaz
7. Tucker
8. Will Smith
9. Sasaki
10. Glasnow
11. Muncy
12. Teoscar Hernandez

Kiki! (October only)
Edman
Rojas
Pages
Sheehan

Where is the ulfra-annoying Chris Taylor?

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RE: General Twins Talk - 1/21/2026 6:52:15 PM

Bill Johanesen

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quote:

ORIGINAL: twinsfan

quote:

ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

Can't figure out the top 12 all-time, whoops 2026, Dodgers:

1. Ohtani
2. Yamamoto
3. Snell
4. Betts
5. Freeman
6. Diaz
7. Tucker
8. Will Smith
9. Sasaki
10. Glasnow
11. Muncy
12. Teoscar Hernandez

Kiki! (October only)
Edman
Rojas
Pages
Sheehan

Where is the ulfra-annoying Chris Taylor?

The Dodgers released him early last year. I googled it for you, he was with the Angels after that.

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RE: General Twins Talk - 1/22/2026 4:52:41 PM

Phil Riewer

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Taylor Rogers.
Can we get the one we sent away back?

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RE: General Twins Talk - 1/22/2026 7:41:29 PM

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Our quadruple A roster is going to be loaded this year.

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RE: General Twins Talk - 1/24/2026 9:07:41 AM

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A few big items to report today.

1) Ryan Jeffers will be our primary catcher

2) Caratini will supplement at C, and also will play some 1B and DH

3) Jeremy Zoll says we'll be signing or trading for a high-end late-inning RH reliever

4) I'm excited about TwinsFest today. Wish I could be there!

5) The Twins have 4 of the Top 74 prospects in baseball:

14. Walker Jenkins

52. Kaeein Culpepper

65. Eduardo Tait

74. Emmanuel Rodriguez

6) Zebby Matthews has been removed from the list of players at TwinsFest

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RE: General Twins Talk - 1/24/2026 9:32:28 AM

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Matt Wallner is a jerk. Found this on Reddit.

I saw Matt Wallner at a Cub Foods in Chaska during a March snowstorm. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a jerk and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, ‘Oh, like you’re doing now?’

I was taken aback, and all I could say was ‘Ope—’ but he kept cutting me off and going ‘ope? ope? ope?’ while doing that Minnesota half-wave thing right in front of my face. I walked away and continued my shopping, and I heard him mutter ‘unreal’ under his breath.

When I got up to the registers, I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Pearson’s Nut Rolls stuffed in his coat pockets without paying.

The cashier was very nice about it and professional and was like, ‘Sir, you gotta pay for those first.’ At first he kept pretending not to hear her, staring at the floor like the conversation might just end, but eventually turned back around and said ‘Oh—yeah, sure, sorry there,’ and brought them up.

When she grabbed one Nut Roll and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and said she needed to scan them each individually ‘to prevent any electrical infetterence,’ then turned around, made direct eye contact with me, and said ‘You know how it is,’ and gave a little shrug. I don’t even think that’s a word.

After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to tell him the total, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly and saying ‘Long winter.’

On his way out, he held the door open too long and nodded at everyone.

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He ain't gonna help no kids
He ain't gonna help no women
He just gonna help rich friends
Country gentleman now there's a bird that flew
High above his nation preyed on weakness
Picked our bones and threw it in stew
Thank God he went back 2 Ca

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RE: General Twins Talk - 1/24/2026 1:37:04 PM

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The earliest version of the copypasta was posted to the 4chan messageboard /mu/ on June 29th, 2012. It reads:

quote:

I saw Flying Lotus at a grocery store in Los Angeles yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything.
He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?”

I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying.

The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter.

When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word.

After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.

Later that year, it was posted on the forum kanyetothe on September 1st, 2012.

Shortly after, the story became a copypasta on 4chan, appearing sometime before September 17th, 2012, when it was referred to as "that FlyLo copypasta" in thread about meeting famous musicians.

It was reposted on December 25th, 2012 with Flying Lotus replaced by Matthew McConaughey, and again on January 11th, 2013, with Flying Lotus replaced with Ryan Gosling. The copypasta would be posted several times over the next few years with different celebrities, including Anthony Fantano, Kendrick Lamar, Masahiro Sakurai, and more.

The spread of the copypasta prompted a thread on Snopes investigating the story and a thread on /r/outoftheloop asking about the origin.

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RE: General Twins Talk - 1/24/2026 5:38:31 PM

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Thanks! I guess I'm a little late.

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RE: General Twins Talk - 1/26/2026 8:44:38 AM

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Thanks! I guess I'm a little late.

No, actually you were duped.

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RE: General Twins Talk - 1/26/2026 10:37:13 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: twinsfan

Thanks! I guess I'm a little late.

No, actually you were duped.

Yup.

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He ain't gonna help no kids
He ain't gonna help no women
He just gonna help rich friends
Country gentleman now there's a bird that flew
High above his nation preyed on weakness
Picked our bones and threw it in stew
Thank God he went back 2 Ca

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RE: General Twins Talk - 1/28/2026 12:38:36 PM

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Julien and Ohl have been traded to the Rockies for pitcher Jace Kaminska.

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He ain't gonna help no women
He just gonna help rich friends
Country gentleman now there's a bird that flew
High above his nation preyed on weakness
Picked our bones and threw it in stew
Thank God he went back 2 Ca

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RE: General Twins Talk - 1/28/2026 1:52:00 PM

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Julien and Ohl have been traded to the Rockies for pitcher Jace Kaminska.

Kaminska, 24, was the Rockies’ 10th-round pick in 2023. He missed all of 2025 recovering from Tommy John surgery, but pitched very well in 2024 in the hitter-friendly California League. Kaminska threw 87.1 innings to the tune of a 2.78 ERA/3.13 FIP while striking out 104 batters and walking just 12. His ERA and FIP were 41% and 35% better than league average, for context. He’ll miss the beginning of the 2026 season due to the elbow surgery, but should make his return in the first half of this year.

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RE: General Twins Talk - 1/28/2026 3:09:53 PM

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Julien and Ohl have been traded to the Rockies for pitcher Jace Kaminska.

Kaminska, 24, was the Rockies’ 10th-round pick in 2023. He missed all of 2025 recovering from Tommy John surgery, but pitched very well in 2024 in the hitter-friendly California League. Kaminska threw 87.1 innings to the tune of a 2.78 ERA/3.13 FIP while striking out 104 batters and walking just 12. His ERA and FIP were 41% and 35% better than league average, for context. He’ll miss the beginning of the 2026 season due to the elbow surgery, but should make his return in the first half of this year.

Why not? You didn't have to give up much.

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RE: General Twins Talk - 1/28/2026 3:24:28 PM

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

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ORIGINAL: twinsfan

Julien and Ohl have been traded to the Rockies for pitcher Jace Kaminska.

Kaminska, 24, was the Rockies’ 10th-round pick in 2023. He missed all of 2025 recovering from Tommy John surgery, but pitched very well in 2024 in the hitter-friendly California League. Kaminska threw 87.1 innings to the tune of a 2.78 ERA/3.13 FIP while striking out 104 batters and walking just 12. His ERA and FIP were 41% and 35% better than league average, for context. He’ll miss the beginning of the 2026 season due to the elbow surgery, but should make his return in the first half of this year.

Nice haul for a couple scrubs that were gonna toil in AAA for another year.

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He ain't gonna help no kids
He ain't gonna help no women
He just gonna help rich friends
Country gentleman now there's a bird that flew
High above his nation preyed on weakness
Picked our bones and threw it in stew
Thank God he went back 2 Ca

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RE: General Twins Talk - 1/28/2026 5:23:42 PM

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It gives the Twins a pitching prospect in A ball with a couple of years to decide if he is a starter or reliever. It also frees up two roster spots.

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RE: General Twins Talk - 1/28/2026 6:10:29 PM

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Whatever they can get for Julien is fine. I wish him well but he was given every chance here and couldn’t stick. Strikes out too much and a sub par fielder.

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