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  1. drjim
    The chance to have a good season almost certainly went out the window when they changed coaches. Might pay off over the long haul, but there is a short term cost as they change systems and turn over personnel.
  2. drjim
    That said, would be prettt awesome if they are doing interviews in 5 weeks saying, "We were just getting organized and evaluating and we won the whole bleeping thing..."
  3. drjim
    I think criticizing the front office for trading the closer from a playoff team is valid, especially considering the weak return. It compounded the lack of action to address the bullpen last offseason. I am generally supportive of what they are doing, and I think they have made improvements to processes that were much needed, but they blew it on the bullpen. I would feel better with Kintzler over Belisle if the Twins are heading to the bottom of the 9th with a 2 run lead next Tuesday.
  4. drjim
    I quite appreciate the Twins taking care of business and the rest of the AL pretenders making sure it is a low stress week.
  5. drjim
    Looking back at the spring training discussions, you certainly did!
  6. drjim
    I wouldn't be stunned if Santana came out if the pen in Game 7 of the World Series, but he's lined up to start Games 1 and 5.
  7. drjim
    Obviously all must be done to win the WC game. But a 3 man rotation is intriguing. Would only go Gibson on short rest, not Berrios.
  8. drjim
    Colon will start Tuesday.
  9. drjim
    Not especially. But I could be convinced otherwise with their next starts (mostly Mejia showing me something). For one game I'll take the experience over upside.
  10. drjim
    I would start Colon over Mejia in a LDS game 4, but have an extremely quick hook. Make it more of a bullpen game.
  11. drjim
    +1 on the bunting. I am really curious what the conversation is between Molitor and the front office on this. It is certainly possible they feel bunting is a better numbers play than is shown by win probability charts.
  12. drjim
    This doesn't seem possible. Seems it would have to be one or the other. I'm sympathetic to the too late argument, I just agree to disagree because I think Molitor is handling a weak bullpen generally well. When he does leave a starter in too long it is almost always (in my memory) a result of not having his best relievers available for enough innings to cover the rest of the game.
  13. drjim
    Managers really can't win*. Everything they do will be criticized by someone, and by firing him and replacing him that specific flaw will magically be fixed, even though the complaints are, as you noted, completely opposite. *Not that they deserve sympathy, they get plenty well compensated.
  14. drjim
    I think it was a good example of Molitor being aggressive when the win was there and the bullpen was in a position to cover the innings. He's been doing it all season. The times he keeps a starter in too long, are when the bullpen is extra short. That simple. Which is why I don't think changing out Molitor will look any different if the front office isn't serious about upgrading the bullpen.
  15. drjim
    Yup. Rangers will finish ahead of the Angels. Thank goodness for the Tigers.
  16. drjim
    2018 is a year early. Take the bet in 2019.
  17. drjim
    They will have a weak incoming recruiting class, which happens with a coaching change. But beyond that they have some upperclassmen who are coming off the winningest Gopher football season in 14 years and second winningest season since the schedule expanded in 1970.
  18. drjim
    Are they that young? I always thought the cupboard was left decently stocked. Will be interesting to see if it carries over against actual opponents.
  19. drjim
    I will say that the one weakness of this methid in the context of a discussion is that I don't fully appreciate loud outs. Like I said, I would have pulled after the 4 pitch walk.
  20. drjim
    Does following pitch by pitch on an app and following many people on Twitter count as watching?
  21. drjim
    I do appreciate how back to back posts can analyze the same decision and range from "more proof Molitor should be fired" to "I agree with the move".
  22. drjim
    I don't think he's perfect or above criticism. But I'm quite skeptical a different manager would be much better and there would be plenty of opportunity to be worse. Every manager in the history of ever has been criticized by the fan base for the way the handle the bullpen. I also don't especially care if they keep Molitor. My bias is always that the front office really screwed up their bullpen construction this year and it directly leads to situations like last night. I'm not sure any manager would, over the course of the season, handle this much better. That's why I cited his record. I'm personally impressed!
  23. drjim
    The fact he has led this staff to this record makes me think he has a good handle on how to use it.
  24. drjim
    Maybe. I still look at how it played out and think his plan was to try and get through the 8th just using Pressly, with maybe an out from Boshers. Doesn't make it quite as crystal clear.
  25. drjim
    The difference is that he didn't want to use his best 3 relievers. Molitor strikes me as aggressive with his relievers going for wins if he has the right ones available. He pushes his starters when he doesn't. It's why I don't especially blame him for last night.
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