“Ask Chuck Knoblauch and Marty Cordova if they made the right decision.” That’s laughable. I mean, c’mon man. Chuck Knoblauch was TRADED. Marty Cordova was RELEASED.

So, let’s say that I ask Chuck Knoblauch, “hey Chuck, do you ever wish that you could have stayed with the Twins and become a local hero?”

Chuck would probably say, “actually, i enjoyed winning championships and making money in New York. It was time for me to move on. Wait, what do you mean? I could have become a local legend in Minnesota? ohhh well, geez I should have stayed. Even though I was traded and had little control over it.”

And then you ask any Twins fan, “In retrospect, should the Twins have traded Chuck Knoblauch?”

And every single Twins fan would say, “yes for sure. We got Cristian Guzman, Eric Milton and Brian Buchanon.”

Which leads me to this: Given our payroll constraints, it was a smart long term move to not sign Torii Hunter. It hurts. But it’s a fact.

Personally, I try not to get all wrapped up in a person just because they can hit a baseball. We don’t know Torii Hunter. When he returns to the dome, I will cheer him because I appreciate what he did for us when he was here.

lighten up, Primus.