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  1. USAFChief
    Welp, that explains Parker and DSP. But Dan Anderson doesn't strike me as a 60's dropout type.
  2. USAFChief
    And my assumption is, they had roughly the same other expenses in the dome. So why the sudden need for a lot more money in the "other" column? TF mortgage payments,maybe?
  3. USAFChief
    I honestly don't think it's money. I kind of wish I did think it was money. That would be easier to explain. But IMO we're left with other explanations, none of which seem at first glance very complimentary to the Twins.
  4. USAFChief
    That's the thing though...it almost CAN'T be about the money. It's not a significant amount of money. And I'm someone known to mention money on occasion. So what is it? It is baffling to me.
  5. USAFChief
    Which, if true, tells us more than a little about how this pretty universally admired manager views the Twins job, IMO.
  6. USAFChief
    he must not have gotten the "no news during the WS" memo.
  7. USAFChief
    It seems pretty clear Gardy knew why Molitor was added to his staff, and that certainly adds some validity to the idea Ryan knew who he was going to hire a year ago.
  8. USAFChief
    Please try not to disparage the honestly held opinions of other posters in order to make your opinion seem more worthy.
  9. USAFChief
    That team went 12-11 in April. That team without them went 11-15 in September.
  10. USAFChief
    i've heard tell security can be lax at the games too.
  11. USAFChief
    I'll take that bet. My one dozen Crispy Kremes against your one dozen dollars. Deal?
  12. USAFChief
    I'm too lazy to look it up, but if memory serves, the sabrgeeks have determined a single is worth about 25 percent more than a walk on average. So no, all OBP is not equal.
  13. USAFChief
    I'm not sure how a seven game series is inherently more chaotic than the one game series used by the NFL. Or for that matter the 5 and 7 game postseason series used in the other major US pro sports. I get the crapshoot argument, and there's certainly merit to it. But I also think post season baseball isn't played like the regular season. Depth is important in the regular season, much less so in the post season. Your stars aren't getting days off, the bottom of your rotation and bottom of your bench are virtual non factors. The bottom of your bullpen might not even see the field. I think I read the three headed monster out of KC's pen pitched 40 percent of the innings in the ALCS...forty percent. That doesn't happen in the regular season...not even close. So my opinion is...something of a crapshoot? Sure. Completely random? Possibly not. KC doesn't need to mtch up with Baltimore's 25 man roster. They only need to match up with the top of it. That's a huge difference, IMO, compared to a 162 game grind.
  14. USAFChief
    Even if the pitching staff stays at 12 all season, it's still very difficult to devote two players to one position. Strict platoons are rare these days, and getting rarer.
  15. USAFChief
    Your contention is, when TR said he wanted to be playing meaningful games in September, he meant meaningful for the other team? If they truly meant "competitive" as in taking a couple of games from a playoff team While closing out another 90 loss season, then I don't know what to say except IMO it's not Mike's definition of competitive that is questionable.
  16. USAFChief
    I can't recall...were the pitches called strikes? If they were called strikes, that seems to settle the issue...if called balls, that seems to confuse the issue. I guess I should have noticed that at the time.
  17. USAFChief
    He could add a bit more chalant to his OF play, too, for my tastes.
  18. USAFChief
    I'd like to see Santana at SS, Eddie as the futility infielder, at which point I would hope two spots on the next good Twins team are filled.
  19. USAFChief
    I don't mean to sidetrack this thread, but all OBP is not equal, IMO. A single is worth more than a walk, because it can advance base runners more than one base, for one thing. And, of course, not all hits are singles...some are doubles, triples and home runs. As this relates to Hicks, I think it's doubtful he can maintain a .340 OBP unless he can hit for a higher average. Major League pitchers are too good to keep walking guys who can't hit. My personal preference would be to give Hicks one more shot at CF out of spring training, and hopefully settle the issue, with Buxton somewhere on the horizon to either move Hicks to LF or 4th OFer, or out of the organization. He might fail (as might Buxton) but at least you could feel fairly confident at that point about giving up on Hicks.
  20. USAFChief
    As I recall it, Reed's control was so shaky the two guys that he hit were both in the on deck circle. Of course, my memory ain't what it used to be, so I can't swear to that.
  21. USAFChief
    A few quick thoughts: Buxton is really fast. He also has a pretty good arm. I haven't been a big fan of Rosario...but based on three games anyway...he can hit. He hit the ball hard in almost every AB we saw.
  22. USAFChief
    the ones with the debit cards.
  23. USAFChief
    Chiming in...what a delightful night in the desert....absolutely perfect weather, a couple hundredfans in aattendance, seats wherever you want, and Jones hitting 99 on the stadium gun. I also should note Ash's son is a remarkable young man...bright, funny, warm and engaging, and he keeps score! He obviously takes after his mother.
  24. USAFChief
    if I owned that company, I'd focus some attention on the managers who are telling me their division Is "top 5 in the industry" when they keep posting red numbers year after year.
  25. USAFChief
    I don't think you can argue either Sano or Buxton will, or should be up on opening day 2015 unless you are (were) willing to say they should have been up opening day 2014. Both are a year older, but otherwise in essentially the exact same position they were a year ago, development wise. Buxton got in a few games, Sano none. Both will have the opportunity to get in a few games before spring training, hopefully. They're both where they were a year ago. They weren't making the opening day roster last spring...I don't see how that's changed much, if at all.
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