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  1. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Will the Rays be "frowned at" for announcing this on a World Series game day?
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    I won't defend how utterly bad and negative some of his recent columns were getting, but between him and Sid, those guys are like the Forrest Gump of the Twin Cities sports scenes. If you can filter out the bias in some of Reusse's comments and columns, you can still learn a lot even if you can't stand the guy.
  3. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I think "roll with what we have" is the plan, has always been the plan, like it or not. Twins just haven't messaged it very well. I'm not as pessimistic as some will be (yet). There's a misconception that young players must necessarily lose games simply because they are young. I think the 2001-2002 teams averaged 25-26 years old. Maybe a new coaching staff can reassemble the parts to get more wins out of the players we already have, and keep some other guys performing above their heads.
  4. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Yes. Reusse is an expert. I'm hot and cold with him and he's horrible at prognosticating, but there is no denying he knows more about Twins baseball than just about anyone still expelling CO2 (breathing, that is). EDIT: or maybe I should say, forgotten more than most people will ever know.
  5. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I think Schafer has a great shot to make the team. If not a starter then the 4th OF, and at minimum as a role player in the way Kansas City has been using Jarrod Dyson, as a late inning pinch runner and OF replacent (likely for Arcia).
  6. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Fine, but splitting hairs perhaps. If and when the day comes, I might be tempted to count guys like Meyer and Vargas as "homegrown" and not as trade acquisition and free agent signing.
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    Agree completely. This is how the Twins have done it, and will continue to do it, like it or not. Mostly this is how KC has done it, with the fortuitous trade for Shields. Even as teams like Oakland are undervaluing their prospects, I still have no problem keeping and developing our own prospects. The problem I had is that recently we started seeing situations like 30+ year old Ryan Doumit taking playing time from guys like Chris Herrmann. The declining veteran at the expense of young player with talent - that was how I saw it, though we can debate the level of talent in some of those earlier guys (Renee Tosoni and guys like that. Maybe even Herrmann in that group but we'll never know). By 2014 the Twins had lost their way with repeated decisions that didn't work out on the field. The good news is the Twins core that won the World Series in 1987 made a strong pennant run three years earlier, in 1984, before they were old enough to know better. So even if a serious playoff run for this group is still several years away, good baseball from young homegrown players could come sooner than we think. The frustration with payroll will evaporate if the team can start winning.
  8. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Another point that can be added to Seth's summary is that every player on KC has their role, and accepts it. It might be fun to see Willingham bat more, but he is nothing more than a pinch hitter, or an extra-inning DH if Butler has been pinch run for. In fact, Kansas City has used exactly one lineup since the postseason started. Think about that. Most managers would be tempted to "work other guys in" (especially Gardy) and fiddle with the lineup a bit, but not KC. Give them credit. Their bench guys have roles -- Dyson pinch runs for Aoki or Butler and then comes in as a CF replacement. Cain moves from CF to RF. Terrance Gore also pinch runs and that guy is fast. The bullpen arms know their assignments. No match ups, no splits, no platooning, no shuffling. No over analyzing. This is what is working. Although we will see some different looks as the series moves to the NL park. I doubt anyone is expecting KC to suddenly take a dive though. They are playing too well.
  9. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I mostly agree - I knowingly set the 87 team on a tee for you. But nothing about the 91 season was a crapshoot until the end of Game 6, so don't even try.
  10. Hosken Bombo Disco
    and its funny how I never see the 87 and 91 series described as a crapshoot.
  11. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Yeah, Kansas City is really getting after it this postseason. Their batters are making them throw strikes and their relievers can really pound the zone. They never give up The "crapshoot" idea doesn't come into play until later in the series. Like the late innings of a Game 6 or 7 or a funny bounce that breaks an inning open somewhere. A series sweep is not a crapshoot. EDIT: just trying to have fun with this not derail the thread or refight old battles
  12. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I think Hicks is back in play as a viable contributor. Hicks sure hasn't helped himself but he was in Gardy's doghouse from Day 1. (Refresher article here and gif here.) That didn't help. Now for 2015, Hicks has a great opportunity in front of him. Is he on his way to a winter league has anybody heard? That might tell us a lot.
  13. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Wow, the Twins outfielders breaking camp last season, really left some scars on people. With Santana, Hicks, and Schafer in the mix for LF/CF, I do not see a plodding outfield at all. Like you said birdwatcher, Arcia is too dynamic for me to worry about how much ground he can cover. I personally wouldn't trade him. He can be coached and will continue to mature. He's a potential leader. I like Nunez but not as a 4th OF though. He's really the only plodder left over from last year.
  14. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Likewise, Doc, I've felt Douggie has been the throw in candidate -----though I might be pleasantly surprised if he were the surprise hire if Glynn and Molly for whatever reason weren't the pick. I guess that makes me an inside-candidate guy Though I don't really consider Glynn an inside company guy. He's been with a half dozen organizations in all sorts of roles. I think that diversity of experience is a plus. Doug is just too lacking in experience and temperament in my opinion to take over quite yet. That KSTP interview sounds like he's headed to AA which sounds about right.
  15. Hosken Bombo Disco
    What Twins news has Nightengale broken? I don't keep track of that stuff but would like to know.
  16. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Plouffe is a success story. Bruno seems to have improved him at the plate, Molitor in the field, and Gardy.. by just having faith in him after everyone else was ready to give up. He's not an all star, but he's a keeper.
  17. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Arcia is also the guy with Plouffe who hauls the Gatorade cooler out into the field after walk-offs
  18. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Link to interview http://twinsdaily.com/topic/15519-nightengale-twins-interviewing-doug-mientkiewicz-today/?p=285400 Warning: after all the buildup, it's probably not going to be as meaty as you'd expect.
  19. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Ryan and Smith seemed to have put together a nice crop of young talent.. putting in place a new coaching staff seemed like a minimum requirement. Pohlads and Ryan now must start thinking about a successor GM, in my opinion. Pohlads don't seem to be the types to hire someone cold off the street (so to speak) so I assume would want that person already in the organization for when the time comes.
  20. Hosken Bombo Disco
    When given lemons, make lemonade, right? The thing is, Marquis did turn it around - after he left the Twins. Worley did turn it around - after he left the Twins. The Royals still like Liam Hendricks. I thought Liriano was having one last lucky season in 2013, but nope, he sort of backed it up in 2014 with a season similar to 2010, even if the W-L wasn't as sexy. The Twins wanted Liriano to cut down the walks and pitch to contact. For Liriano that approach was a disaster. Gardy and Andy never gave up the pitch-to-contact philosophy, and teams were feasting. I think Gardy can hook on somewhere but only if he's willing to change his stripes a little, and another GM might give pause if Gardy insists on bringing Anderson.
  21. Hosken Bombo Disco
    again, thanks for the reminder.
  22. Hosken Bombo Disco
    which sounds a lot like what Ned Yost did with James Shields tonight, pulling him with a lead early in the sixth inning and bringing in another starting pitcher, who promptly surrendered a crushing home run. Bet Yost would like to have that one back. The Guerrier-A-Rod thing was pretty ridiculous thanks for reminding. But a lot fell on Nathan and the players too. What can you do. Gardy got stubborn as the years went on but as we see with Yost and Ausmus, Gardy was not really any worse than any other manager, and probably better than the ones representing the Central this season. Again though, just time for both sides to move on.
  23. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I always thought Hardy's greatest strength was his glove.
  24. Hosken Bombo Disco
    And as long as we are talking anecdotal, I will suggest that many of the baserunning mistakes that form your opinion can be attributed to Chris Parmelee. He looked clueless out there several times, including that bad one in the final week against the White Sox where he didn't pick up the third base coach and ran up Hicksies backside at third base. Hicks incidentally took the blame for that one, but it was all on Parms. Also the third base coach probably won't be back next year. Many other base running outs came from Dozier being overly aggressive, which was actually a good thing. This was a good year for him to test some limits. Also, Dozier and Plouffe give credit to Molitor for their improved defense. Gee whiz jamie dude, give Molly some credit!
  25. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Given your screen name I'm not sure if you are local or not, but Jim Souhan, Strib columnist, wrote this again yesterday, and I wonder if this would soften your feelings against Molitor: ' This summer, I asked Buxton and Sano who they rely on in the Twins’ organization. Both said, “Molitor.” ' I asked, “Who else?” ' Both said, “Molitor.” ' http://m.startribune.com/sports/twins/277536121.html
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