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Gallo, the front office, and majority of the lineup take the 7th Inning stretch line of "for it's 1, 2, 3 strikes your out" to heart.

The Twins front office realizes the only "proper" way to record an out is with a K. Any other form of out would be undignified. If you need evidence, just look at the lineup.

I"m not saying Farmer is HOF, but Robin Yount made the move to OF at 30 years old after playing SS his entire career. A move to the outfield is a lot easier than moving from OF to IF

Keeping Luis on the roster definitely hinders the squads goal of breaking every team strikeout record.

The Twins needed someone to fill the excessive strikeout void that was created when Sano wasn't resigned.

Players and coaches go to different teams. Because he was a former Twins coach doesn't mean he's done in baseball and not working for a different team or still involved in baseball. I've also talked with someone with ties to an MLB scout. The scout says the same thing.

1) The assumption is generalized over all sports and for that matter, all aspects of life. Better conditioned people in general perform better than those that aren't. 2) I didn't forget anything. Do pitchers not have the same opportunity to analyze hitters tendencies? Knowledge and strategy go both ways. 3) No sour grapes at all. He, like many other baseball fans and longtime baseball people, don't like the way the game has changed. Times change but that doesn't always make it better. That's not to say tech shouldn't be used, but it shouldn't be the only assessment. 4) You're saying the 10 ERA is static. No chance at improvement? Gray has the skills to be able to lower that ERA. I guarantee that with a few more starts that extend beyond the 6th inning he'd be able to improve upon that. 5) Why was attendance down this year? While trying to attract the computer geeks and data heads the Twins have forgotten the fans that have followed them since the 60's and 70's. That and the high criminal element of MPLS.

If players like Joe Ryan are the norm in which they can't go beyond 6 innings in the minors then we can understand why there are fewer "quality names, higher-end pitchers. In speaking with a former Twins coach, the problem is the game is run by people who've never played and look at the game through a computer. If modern athletes are better conditioned than players even 20 years ago there's no reason the modern player can't go more than 6 innings and throw more than 100 pitches. I'll take Sonny Gray's 10 ERA with a chance he can bring it down compared to an average reliever that couldn't cut it as a starter.

It doesn't matter what the Twins would pay because no pitcher in their right mind would want to play for a team that doesn't let it's starters pitch more than 5 innings.

Have the uniform look like the front office approach to pitching. It will look great for the first five inches and then the next 7 sections will look tattered and torn until the end where it will be completely shredded.