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  1. Hosken Bombo Disco
    The schedule was going to get easier, and this information was known ahead of time.
  2. Hosken Bombo Disco
    You may be right, but it strikes me as really hard to get into another person's mind in a case like this.
  3. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Everything I have read about him has said exactly the same thing---problem is, the only other thing I have read about him is this one single post of yours that I just quoted
  4. Hosken Bombo Disco
    +1
  5. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I don't remember it being as tidy as him wanting to retire, but I can respect that. I don't follow it that close. Seemed like he wanted more control of the program too.
  6. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Maybe the whole dorm scandal goes down differently with Kill still leading the program, or maybe it doesn't happen at all. Sure having epilepsy is unusual for a football coach, but I'm just wondering if his "health" was a face-saving move of some kind to get him out of the program. I have no clue but in hindsight it looks like if they really wanted to keep him they could have. Because he is coaching again. Edit: snarky comment about Gophers athletics removed
  7. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Well, that's what we thought, but he is back on the sideline with Rutgers this year?
  8. Hosken Bombo Disco
    What was wrong with Kill, again?
  9. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Yes, that is how it is supposed to work. I also read it as they felt Buxton needs to work it out against lesser competition; not sure he is good enough to work throufh it against major leaguers during a pennant race. To be clear, we're not exactly sure who in the FO wanted Buxton demoted, or how committed they were to that plan. But someone did. Not too big deal considering how bad Buxton was at times, I only mention it because other posters are disputing the opinion I share that the FO guys underestimated the team this year.
  10. Hosken Bombo Disco
    There was the story that the front office was considering demoting Buxton this summer, but Rowson talked them out of it. That was an underestimation IMO.
  11. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Falvey's objective is to build a sustainable, championship-caliber team season after season. People seem to be under the impression that World Series appearances are a given--False. Don't count on the Yankees, Red Sox, Indians and other teams folding up when they see what a great process the Twins are following. Even during these future glory years, the Twins will many times find themselves playing for a wild card berth anyway.
  12. Hosken Bombo Disco
    And as long as I stay away from the poker tables, I will have money to lose to him when that day comes.
  13. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Let me fumble through this Texas Holdem poker analogy... After the All Star break, every team got to peek at the flop (difficulty of schedule). The Twins were scheduled to play Houston, the Yankees, and the Dodgers, also Detroit and Oakland. Those are tough cards to play. But even before peeking at the flop and playing the flop, every team also got a very quick peek at the turn and river and burn cards, too. That is the "difficulty of schedule after the All Star Break trade deadline" cards. Those last two cards looked much more playable for the Twins, and didn't match the hands as well for the other teams. While the Twins were getting swept against the Dodgers in late July, the Royals were winning 9 straight games against the Tigers and the White Sox. You might say that the Royals win streak bluffed the Twins front office out of the card game. I certainly feel that way.
  14. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Heard a lot of it driving on the radio. Sounds like lots of flat-out dropped passes. I saw the last futile drive he had decent pocket presence but the Iowa rush was too strong, maybe. There was a low sideline pass that would have been a first down but the receiver couldn't corral it. Not a bad pass but a hard catch for a college player. Probably someone else will chime in here with some good thoughts. Edit: that is still a horrible line and I don't want to make excuses
  15. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Who are the FA starters after 2018? I ask because I have no idea (I'm sure there's a thread so apologies in advance). Those guys might be the guys to target in trades.
  16. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Humbly I disagree with this guy. I think Rosario or Kepler would be a key piece in a trade for a valuable starter. Not that I want either of them to depart.
  17. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I don't consider trading Nick Gordon and a top minor league arm to be gutting the system. There are good shortstops coming behind Gordon and arms are unpredictable. I also wonder how pessimistic people are of Falvey's ability to build a farm system, that we can't part with a good minor leaguer or two.
  18. Hosken Bombo Disco
    Cobb is good but has been snake bit trying to make it through a full season. Not to rehash a debate, but trading two top prospects and paying three arb years for Sonny Gray seemed like a much better deal than waiting for this offseason to sign a Cobb for 4/50-60. Which is to say I think a trade will happen this offseason.
  19. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I love the idea of four 8-team divisions. It harkens back to the true pennant races which I am not old enough to remember. the top team could be the winner with four wildcards per league (two one game playoffs to determine 1-4 2-3 seed second round matchups). Alas it will never happen, because $$$$$
  20. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I am lockstep with you *high five* I think in a perfect world, a west Canada city and Havana and Puerto Rico are considered for new franchises. There are a couple of franchises that should relocate at this point (looking at you, Tampa). But maybe Nashville is a good candidate market for a new southern team as others said up thread. Don't know. But mostly I'm a No to expansion.
  21. Hosken Bombo Disco
    As others said, talent will be diluted. You might also find that longer games have accompanied prior MLB expansions, if so, maybe lesser pitching talent is a factor there, not sure. Maybe Manfred is already bored with his pet issue of shortening games.
  22. Hosken Bombo Disco
    I'd hate to think about what he said of my little home town - not even gonna try to Google it
  23. Hosken Bombo Disco
    That was my first thought.
  24. Hosken Bombo Disco
    It's cold comfort, but the same Yankees players who burned the Twins in the WC game also burned Cleveland in Game 5 last night.
  25. Hosken Bombo Disco
    When does 2018 start?
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