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  1. nicksaviking
    We saw the season differently I guess, because it sure seemed to me the offense's inability to get on base was this year's biggest issue. Meanwhile this had to have been the best bullpen this organization has ever seen. I agree that Romo shouldn't have been used as much or in high leverage situations, but they literally had a half dozen arms they could have put in there instead, but stubbornly didn't. With the team acknowledging that Polanco is going to need surgery I wonder why Lewis was never given a shot. It has been clear all year that a half healthy Polanco isn't a very good ball player.
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    I would disagree with this part. I don't think it's hyperbole at all to say that Romo is the team's 8th best bullpen arm (9th if Alcala was on the roster). That's barely a criticism as the seven above him have been really good. But still, he has no business pitching in the 9th, particularly since he relies on batters chasing his slider out of the zone, and Houston is notoriously good at not chasing pitches out of the zone.
  3. nicksaviking
    I didn't mind pulling Maeda, but I thought it would be for Wisler. The catcher maneuvers were odd, but I don't know why we are this late into the season and Baldelli hasn't realized that it needs to be Duffey and May at the end of the games instead of Rogers and Romo. Wisler, Clippard, Theilbar and Stashak have been great in bullpen games and middle innings, use them first.
  4. nicksaviking
    *****Moderator Note***** Please stay on topic. Discussing moderation, closed threads or free speech only serves to derail the thread and is against posting policies.
  5. nicksaviking
    It doesn't matter if you think Kaepernick is a fraud, 100% complete immaterial. Everyone needs to ask themselves if what he is saying rings true. Forget about his motives, forget if it's Kaepernick or Fred from down the street bringing this up; the only question people need to be thinking about is, "Are black citizens being treated equally in this country?" If not, are you willing to make the sacrifices needed to fix it?
  6. nicksaviking
    I've always thought the logo was pretty hokey anyway. They can do better. I don't think the Twins need to have a caricature of anyone in their logo, but if for some reason that's essential, why not Paul Molitor and Dave Winfield holding up HOF plaques and looking smugly across the river to the West at a forlorn Kent Hrbek?
  7. nicksaviking
    Falvey is clearly a bigger fan than me; all this time I always thought they were Australian. In fact, I'd like to call for an investigation. I dare someone to think of a word more Australian sounding than Chumbawamba or Tubthumping.
  8. nicksaviking
    Excellent, my favorite pitch by a country mile. I look at any pitcher in a new and positive light if they figure out a way to miss more bats.
  9. nicksaviking
    Looks like it's official, the minor league season has been cancelled. The smart teams are going to be the ones who figure out a way to continue to develop the guys not on 60 man rosters. As far as I know, there's no imperative for Indy Ball leagues to grab players from various teams. The Twins could be geographically positioned well as only six of the American Association teams are playing this year, but they include the Saints and the teams in Winnipeg, Fargo and Sioux Falls, with all games being played in Fargo and Sioux Falls, the Twins two strongest in-market cities. As far as fan interest goes, it probably would behoove all four clubs to use their vacant roster spots on Twins prospects. Hopefully the Twins can find games for Balazovic and many other guys who need playing time.
  10. nicksaviking
    People were offended by what he said 40 years ago. That’s why every paper reported it. Everyone outside of the bigots knew it was awful even back then. But I’m actually more offended that it appears there are still people who don’t think segregation is or was a big deal or a real world problem. I also can’t imagine that even Tony Olivia would suggest his birthday was more important than desegregation.
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    I didn’t get the impression it was a player, but either way, I’d be uncomfortable speculating about it publicly anyway.
  12. nicksaviking
    Yeah, Minnesota teams should be taking the lead right now and it looks like the Twins are more than willing. I've done my fair share of Pohlad complaining in the past, but, fantastic work lately guys. Keep it up.
  13. nicksaviking
    Now we're talking. I've always loved the athletic HS hitters.
  14. nicksaviking
    A baby pitcher? Ugh, he won't be up for at least five years. We talking t-ball?
  15. nicksaviking
    Right position, but Mientkiewicz's launch angle is a smidge below what the Twins covet in 2020. That was one of those comments that was both a joke and not a joke. There's probably an emoji for that but I'm as bad with emojis as I am with jokes.
  16. nicksaviking
    Yeah, those sports have salary caps enabling more teams to be relevant and they are way more open to on and off field changes. And that the NFL does this should say all we need to know. That is an extremely conservative league both in terms of ownership and fanbase, yet they implement a half dozen new rules each year, change up the way they distribute their broadcasts every couple of years, celebrate and promote their current players often at the expense of the their league's historical records and they actually innovate and change how the game is played on the field. Baseball fans start a civil war over what to do about the infield shift or DH, while the NFL purposefully changes rules and pushes for forward thinking game strategies so teams can combine for 90 points a game now.
  17. nicksaviking
    I'm pretty sure this was Nick's whole point but I think it's being largely missed here. The only thing Nick criticized Kepler for is Kepler's implication that the murder of George Floyd merited a political stance and you somehow need a political stance to weigh in on the situation. Everyone should be outraged.
  18. nicksaviking
    I agree, but Washington still holds most of the purse strings and Federal Law supersedes State Law. You can still have the right people in charge locally but are handcuffed to do the right things. And I am not at all weighing in on whether the right people are in charge locally.
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    I did leave it vague intentionally so as to keep politics out as best as possible. I presume Nick Nelson was trying to do the same. To remain vague but a bit more descriptive, if people want this to change, they are going to need to stop sending people to Washington they know will not prioritize this. This is the sacrifice I refer to. Neither party is immune to giving lip service and no substance to this topic.
  20. nicksaviking
    Requesting that our leaders put the need for racial equality at the top of their priority list instead of somewhere in the middle? And actually do it, not just give it lip service?
  21. nicksaviking
    I didn't bring up socialism, that was your suggestion. I also didn't criticize Kepler.
  22. nicksaviking
    Not necessarily, I haven't read their manifesto so I couldn't really say. But I would find it disappointing if people think socialism is a worse sin than racial inequality.
  23. nicksaviking
    Only if you're suggesting that many people believe that George Floyd's death was an acceptable price to pay to maintain the status quo. In which case people need to own that position instead of trying deflect the conversation to property damage. I really don't believe that there is a significant part of the population that thinks this was acceptable, but I am starting to believe there is a significant part of the population that thinks it was unacceptable but are unwilling to make the sacrifices needed to change it.
  24. nicksaviking
    To everyone trying to blow this out of the water by crying politics, knock it off. Nick clearly spelled out that this was not about politics, it was about apathy toward civil rights equality, specifically what appeared to be apathy from Max Kepler. You can agree or disagree with Nick's take that Kepler was showing apathy, but unless you actually believe equality for all races should not be a priority, this is not a red vs. blue debate.
  25. nicksaviking
    Great article. Maybe there could be a Part II, as I agree, 1969-70 had so many HOFers and almost HOFers, they could get a write up as well. Heck, just about every healthy Killebrew led club from 1962-70 were really awesome with 1964 being the weird exception. That bats were fantastic that season and the starters were solid at worst, there's probably a separate article there trying to figure out what went wrong that year. 1992 was a downer of a season, most of the bats cooled off as did the young combo of Tapani and Erickson who needed to step up to become the long term rotation staples we were hoping for. I'd add the 2002 or 2004 club instead.
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