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  1. jkcarew
    Buxton may have reached an age where he is a leader by default…nice guy who’s been around longer than everyone else. Great leaders lead in the clubhouse AND on the field…and need to be on the field (or in the batter’s box) way more than Buxton has been.
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    This is the same org that kept telling us Brusdar Graterol was a starter during his rise through the system…despite no evidence that he was anywhere near being able to handle the workload. Yes, there’s a BIT more suggestion of a starter in Raya’s history. Nothing too convincing, though…yet.
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    Which makes Raya’s treatment all the more curious. It’s been a Raya thing, not a Twins thing. The Twins themselves see Raya as different from the other recent starting prospects. I’ll believe he’s a real starting prospect when I see the Twins treating him like one.
  5. jkcarew
    ..."and the Polads may take the club off the market..." You mean everyone in the media (well, maybe 'only' 90%) that reported this winter that a sale by opening day was possible, even likely...were wrong??? Why am I not surprised? The market and the club are not as attractive as the hometown media would have you believe.
  6. jkcarew
    How much does it cost to break the lease? Depending…it either restricts or expands the pool of potential buyers. Some investors want to invest near their home territory. Some will think other markets are more attractive/viable…if moving isn’t cost prohibitive. Raleigh-Duram Twins? Twin Cities is one of, if not the, smallest (number of wallets and purses, not geographically) market to have all 4 major sports franchises…(not to mention MLS and WNBA). I always thought that the NBA was the odd duckling in this market. But, that’s not the way it’s trending.
  7. jkcarew
    Yep. How many people that were paying for a cable package that included Bally were paying because they wanted Wild games…or Timberwolves games…or the NFL network, etc. The answer is 100’s of thousands to be sure. That money is gone. Now the die-hard fan might be better off (especially if they live out of market)…but that will pale in comparison to the numbers of people that will be glad to have their cable bill reduced.
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    This.
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    What lowers the cost for fans, lowers revenue for teams. The RSN model broke because nobody would distribute anymore at their cost…it was a money losing proposition for the distributors. It will now cost less for whoever distributes…middlemen (the RSN’s that were overpaying clubs and charging more than distributors were willing to pay) are gone. This is a win for consumers and a loss for the franchise. 100%. But also 100% inevitable.
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    But it wasn’t that the money was “upfront” that attracted franchises to the RSN’s…it was the AMOUNT. It was more (ultimately, more than the market would bear). And now it will be less.
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    A small fraction. This is a fan friendly move (finally)…assuming you’re a die-hard fan. But, it’s also admitting defeat by the Twins. Streaming services aren’t going to absorb what the cable companies finally rejected. The entities that ponied up the huge rights money are gone, and with them goes the huge TV revenue…and it ain’t coming back anytime soon.
  12. jkcarew
    Someone from outside the organization please. Someone with no loyalty to Rocco…or anyone else.
  13. jkcarew
    Maybe NEXT YEAR Raya will finally have the training wheels taken off? There seemed to be some willingness to let him go a bit longer toward the very end of the season (in terms of pitch count at least)
  14. jkcarew
    And…there it is. The current organization is nothing, if not predictable. If there’s an unserious, half-hearted, empty, action that can be identified…whether it be with the staff, the roster, or the fans…these guys will take it.
  15. jkcarew
    Nice of the organization to throw the loyal few a bone by having Correa or Buxton take a couple of at bats this weekend. Maybe replacing each other at DH? Burn a guy or two as pinch runners if they get on? I know the excuses, and they hold no water with me.
  16. jkcarew
    Except for the 29 postseason hits, 17 postseason runs, 15 postseason RBI…all ranking at or near the top in team history…also, the two rings…and making the play that won the greatest game 7 in WS history.
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    I think suburban stadiums for Football are entirely viable from an attendance standpoint…maybe less so for baseball. I think the bigger issue is the magnitude of public funding involved these days. Tremendous political pressure for the money to go downtown.
  18. jkcarew
    The more a fan base loves a team, the more that team will be hated/despised when things go south. You’re supposed to occasionally despise your team. It’s called caring…the emotional attachment upon which fandom is built. And while you’ll feel it among TD denizens, among the general/broader fan base, the Twins can only dream of ever being as “hated” as the Vikings have been at various times during their existence.
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    I tip my 🎩 to you, Max Kepler.
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    Baltimore needed a win to clinch home field in the wild card round…(over Detroit who is playing the White Sox)…so, actually a pretty big deal. NOW Baltimore has nothing to play for.
  21. jkcarew
    You spend 10 years lowing the bar, and 100 games is celebrated…86 games started in CF…just over half a season…but again, noteworthy for Buxton. And apparently, just in time to be moved off CF if some rumors are to be believed. This was the most consistently good offensive season for Buxton, IMO. And the first season EVER where he’s been a fully-functioning offensive factor coming down the stretch. So, YAY to that.
  22. jkcarew
    Maybe not in importance (this is just a wildcard), but in pure magnitude this collapse dwarfs 1967, 1984, 2022, etc. 12-24…12 wins over 36 games! And a collapse this long and this complete, not only is allowed, but deserves, multiple causes of death when the autopsies come in. Flawed roster injuries player underperformance, all phases bad managing lack of support at deadline Something this monumental and complete can’t happen with just one or two things going wrong. Now…what can be fixed by 2025?
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    No…unless you believe Atlanta is a 70% probability favorite in every matchup. The Royals will be scratching for a win as well…if the Twins are winning. Baseball Reference has the Twins in playoffs at a fraction over 2% probability. And based on momentum and body language, that’s probably 2% too high.
  24. jkcarew
    Nope. It takes a LONG time to be eliminated when you start with a 10-and-a-half game lead on the competition.
  25. jkcarew
    Do everything you can to lock a win down today (yesterday)…and hope you get lucky tomorrow (today). That’s all you can do at this point. Maybe the offense explodes today.
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