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  1. Nine of twelve
    Except with him in Detroit. And how is *that* working out?
  2. Nine of twelve
    I'm speculating that the loss of so many coaches could be a reflection of increasing respect within the baseball world for Falvey and Levine. If that's the case it will also mean that coaches and players from other organizations will be more likely to want to join our organization. Bodes well for the future.
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    Winning on the field is the main thing, no matter what the uniforms look like. That said, uniforms are not trivial. One thing (and possibly the only thing) I like about the Yankees is that they have never messed with their uniforms. I'm bored with teams in many sports at all levels feeling the need to have multiple uniform options. If I were running the team there would be one home uniform and one road uniform. Home would be the original cream pinstripes but replacing the b-ugly original script with the modern script on the front. Road would be gray, probably with a re-design to make them look less like the Atlanta road grays. Winning games define the team, not the uniforms.
  4. Nine of twelve
    Ah, I see that now. My bad. And thanks again for your work.
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    Me too. They should have been phased out well before 1986 and they should have stayed dead.
  6. Nine of twelve
    So it seems like Minnesota is pretty much smack dab in the middle. Looks to me like the premise of the article was an assumption that turns out not to be true.
  7. Nine of twelve
    This is interesting and I commend you for the work you did to compile this. I did notice one small glitch in the second table; the Mets and Yankees should be listed below the California teams.
  8. Nine of twelve
    Is there any actual substance to this rumor? I didn't think so.
  9. Nine of twelve
    Sano had a major injury in 2017 followed by major surgery. In retrospect it should have been expected for him to struggle in 2018. Regarding 2019, he was rushed to the majors with no spring training and a rehab assignment that was far short of adequate. He was way rusty and had to work through that against players who were in midseason form. Again, it should have been expected for him to struggle. What we saw in the second half of 2019 was the real Miguel Sano. Finally. He will be the 2020 AL MVP.
  10. Nine of twelve
    Look at how lost Miguel Sano was when he resumed play in 2018 after a serious injury and major surgery. And then look at the last 3 months of 2019. I'm not equating the two players, but performance after a serious injury and/or surgery is unreliable data.
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    This is either really poor logic on Manfred's part or an excuse to never implement automated strike calling. Technology improves. Continuously. The automated systems available 5 years from now will be better than the systems available now. The systems available 10 years from now will be better than the systems available 5 years from now. Ad infinitum. It's just like phones and computers. If you wait for it to be "absolutely the best it can be" then you will never do it. To contrast, the ability of humans to call strikes will never improve. Moreover, that ability will always vary from one human to another and from one situation to another, leading to inconsistencies and injustices. If I were commissioner I would go to an automated system when it surpasses the ability of the average MLB umpire. Without doing any research of the data I would expect that that moment in time has already occurred. That means this change is overdue.
  13. Nine of twelve
    Of course. But it would be easy to come up with a system that is easy for one team to remember but hard for another team to figure out.
  14. Nine of twelve
    I don't remember which season or by whom, but Joe Mauer was accused of stealing signs at one point when he was a base runner at second base. It was noticed that he was grabbing at the ear hole of his helmet before some of the pitches. I guess I fall into the camp that as long as every team plays under the same conditions sign stealing is part of the game. By same conditions I mean that no electronic or mechanical assistance of any kind may be used. But really, if teams don't want their signs to be intercepted they simply have to improve the encrypting of their signs. It's really not that hard to do. For example, you could use different indicators or sequences depending on what the batter's uniform number is, or what the on-deck batter's uniform number is. And this can change from game to game or inning to inning or batter to batter. Even Bruce Pearson would be able to do it.
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    If this is how it will be done it seems there is nothing to prevent a team from designating the 4 starting pitchers not slated to pitch as being inactive. This circumvents the intent of the rule just as egregiously as the simulated injury scenario posted earlier.
  16. Nine of twelve
    I don't know why there aren't more knuckleballers, but my guess is that it's because it's a hard pitch to master.
  17. Nine of twelve
    I really like the increase to 26 players, but I see no reason to restrict the number of pitchers. Let each team do whatever the manager and GM decide is best. 28 players in September is too low. 40 is certainly too high. I'd say more like 30. I think the increase in roster size compensates for the longer minimum stay on the injured list. 10 days allowed more flexibility for minor injuries, but having the additional player on the roster makes it easier for teams to deal with a 15-day stay. I am hugely disappointed in the 3-batter minimum rule. Let managers manage.
  18. Nine of twelve
    I think the fact that our coaches and coordinators have been moving up in their roles when they leave the Twins organization shows that Falvey knows what he's doing. I expect him to continue to hire good people.
  19. Nine of twelve
    Reminds me of one of the best items from a David Letterman Top 10 list: "I'm a doctor, Jim, not a very good actor!"
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    The Twins really had no choice about this decision. It's unfortunate for the Twins and even more so for Sam Dyson that we can't afford to keep him on the roster. While retaining him would have some parallels to the Michael Pineda signing in 2017 things are much different today. In December of 2017 we could afford to look past 2018. Now we are at a point where we need good healthy pitchers for the 2020 season. It would be very interesting and revealing to know exactly how much the Giants organization knew about his health when we traded for him. At the very best the Giants were ignorant. At the worst they were negligent and/or dishonest. I hope Mr. Dyson is able to recover and make a successful return to pitching.
  21. Nine of twelve
    Horrible, horrible strike 3 call for the first out in the bottom of the 8th in game 7. At least 6 inches inside. Whether it impacts the outcome of the game or not it was shameful. No robo-ump would have missed that one. Edited to add: HP umpire is Jim Wolf.
  22. Nine of twelve
    I say no to any trade that results in us receiving the ghost of Albert Pujols.
  23. Nine of twelve
    We'll have to agree to disagree on this. This will probably be the case 5-8 years from now but not yet.
  24. Nine of twelve
    I think most people don't realize the seriousness of his injury in 2017. This was a major injury which required major surgery. That rendered him unable to prepare properly for the 2018 season and the results showed. Then came the very encouraging 2018-2019 offseason interrupted by the fluke injury which turned out to be more serious than everyone thought at the time. When the team brought him to the majors with no spring training facing players who were in midseason form he struggled, exactly as would be expected. Finally, after approximately two lost years, we began to see the true Miguel Sano. If he can play a full season in good health he has 50-HR talent no matter how slippery the baseball is. I predict he will be the 2020 AL MVP.
  25. Nine of twelve
    I didn't stay awake to see the end of the game but I am glad it ended this way. I just wish the Astros could have won the series in 5 games so Yankee fans could have suffered the disappointment of 3 straight home losses.
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