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  1. kellyvance
    No, it is not. Hitting does not define leadership. That ball is coming at you in the 90s and moving. You hit it or you don't. Hitting is about athleticism, timing and power. Leadership indicts character, guts, desire, attitude... all of that. It is a character trait. In fact, leadership is ALLLLL about character. It confuses things to say that getting hot makes you a leader. It doesn't. It gets you on base and produces. And leading the occasional rally is not really it. Leadership is more, much more. And Dozier is this team's leader. Period. It was a cheap shot and remains so, despite Nick's delayed attempt at excusifying and ewen's opportunistic piling on
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    Yeah, ok, I hear ya. We don't NEED Dozier and Buck to lead the offense. The Eddies are doing that and Kep was hot there, and LoMo is getting better. I think it is simplistic to say it all has to start with two guys. The season is long enough for several hot streaks and several cold spells. And that goes for everyone. It is a TEAM sport.
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    But Nick didn't write an article saying Doze and Buck need to hit, he challenged their leadership and that is bogus.
  7. kellyvance
    Maybe if you had said they just aren't playing well, I'd let it pass. But you didn't do that. And calling out people for lack of leadership is a cheap shot. At a minimum it requires you to have some inside dope concerning what particular shortfalls are occurring vis a vis leadership. Otherwise, you either chose the wrong title for your article or should call it its "Just another whiny post"
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    I like Vargas too. If they can get a guy who still has some ceiling I don't mind getting guys that are still growing into their games.
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  11. kellyvance
    Bring back Sammy!!!
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  15. kellyvance
    No PED guys. Ever. Cheaters should not be honored.
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    So many negative comments, but at least someone actually gets it.
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    There are times in a ballgame where the 9th inning takes a back seat. For example, say the other team gets two on and no outs in the 7th with 3-4-5- coming up. You put your best out there in that situation, don't you? Worry about the 9th later.
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  24. kellyvance
    Some guys are better at starting an inning fresh than coming in with men on and a high leverage deal. Stats only go so far. I think there will be some thought given to getting a guy who has ice water in his veins. Anybody know a good stat approach for guys who shut the door in a two on situation? I don't think WHIP tells you enough.
  25. kellyvance
    I don't see Cleveland letting those guys go to a Central team. I'd make a run at Brandon again as a set up man and sign a stud closer.
  26. kellyvance
    Too low by far. If he is the real deal, then pay him what he is worth and have an incentive clause for his reducing his (dinner) plate appearances
  27. kellyvance
    Hard to watch maybe because you don't know what Pauli knows. I can think of nobody that knows baseball who thinks a sac bunt is dictated by what inning you are in. It is dictated by who is on and where, how many outs there are, and who is up and can he get the bunt down. And who is coming up next. It is also dictated by how well the pitcher is doing in shutting down our offense. You bunt more in a 3-2 game than you do when a lot of runs are being scored. think that Mollie's emphasis on bunting, and our young speedsters getting better at it, will lead to more base hit bunts and fewer sac bunts. There are several Twins that can outright fly. Take Bux and Rosario. Those guys can bat 400 with bunts, once they get the hang of it. And nobody criticized Billy Martin in 1969 when Rod Carew bunted 29 times for hits. Bunting is a largely overlooked part of the game today, and I applaud Mollie for using this overlooked tool. When you have speedsters, you use the speed because speed never goes in a slump. I remember a Mariners game where I was there and the Twins bunted three times innarow. Punto, Span and someone else I can't remember. The bunts all worked and nobody criticized Gardy.
  28. kellyvance
    Buxton may be the best center fielder is baseball. Of course you try to lock him up. Every team needs a bell cow power hitter at no. 4 in the line up. So you lock up Sano too, with maybe an incentive laden clause about maintaining a certain weight. . There will be hiccups, but he is a guy that can carry a team for a couple of weeks when hot. Rosario is a great player, great power and a good OF, but his main attraction is that he is clutch. I think you lock up Berrios too. He will only get better. I'd add locking up Keps and Doze. These guys form a core that is solid as anyone's. I'd take a look at where Gordon is before committing to Polanco, but he has shown that he is a real solid hitter if streaky. Twins have a solid core of position players. They really need pitching. I mean, as in desperately need a #1 guy. Santana and Berrios are really #2 and #3 guys. I hope they sign someone that can be a stopper in the off season. And bring back Brandon as a FA acquisition.
  29. kellyvance
    But it is not 1987. What we have are a bunch of young guys who got hot at the same time. That is really important for a stretch run. Ervin can handle the #1 role in the playoffs and is the least likely of our starters to get shelled. Berrios can pitch as well as a #2 and if he does, and the hitting stays hot, and Gibby keeps the ball in the park, we have a chance
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