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  1. Nine of twelve
    I didn't know that. It would have been nice if it could have stayed there but it seems like the team is doing what is best.
  2. Nine of twelve
    We don't have a Rottweiler. We have a Flat Coated Retriever. He's an excellent watchdog but a terrible guard dog. He'd be overjoyed for a burglar to break in. He loves everyone.
  3. Nine of twelve
    All three offspring can carry it on, but regarding baseball it's very unlikely that the girls will make much of a contribution. In this day and age every MLB franchise would take any player who could contribute to its success regardless of genetic background, but people with two X chromosomes are very unlikely to succeed in baseball. It may not be fair but it's reality.
  4. Nine of twelve
    Ranked choice voting is the best. For EVERYTHING.
  5. Nine of twelve
    OK everyone, go back to 2016. Do you remember the three words that described the franchise that season? Total system failure. So Jim Pohlad and various consultants tore the old system down (which needed to be done) and decided to hand the rebuild to Falvey. And now Falvey and Levine have gotten to the point where their vision of a new system is starting to be implemented. And at this point it's still just a start. Of course, as expected, there are some detractors, mainly old school and impatient types. But keep in mind that this is baseball. It takes longer than 24 1/2 months for a new system to be put into operation, much less come to fruition. As for me, I choose to be optimistic about the new staff. I look at these hires as the cutting edge of the future of the game.
  6. Nine of twelve
    Maybe, or maybe not. For example, I don't think they ever saw Molitor as fitting their system, but they were forced by JP to accept him when they assumed their roles in 2016. Then the Twins squeaked into the postseason in 2017 and PM got the MOY award so the optics of letting him go then would have been detrimental to morale and public relations. It's only now, at the beginning of their third year, that they have been able to choose someone who more closely matches their vision of the person they want in one of the most important positions in the organization. And they can't just snap their fingers and have the best possible scouts and player development people in place. It's a large staff, it takes time to identify the people they want, and it takes time to actually hire those people, many of whom are currently employed with other organizations. And most of all, it takes time for prospects to mature into major league players. The highest levels of success will be attained only if a team correctly identifies which players to draft and trade for when they are very young, developing them well, and establishing a continuous pipeline of major-league-ready homegrown youngsters. Is 25 months enough time to do all that? My opinion is no.
  7. Nine of twelve
    Those of us of a certain age who were in the Twin Cities during the early TK era may remember a most excellent baseball writer for City Pages named Ann Bauleke. I'll always remember what she wrote about Brian Harper in 1991. Closely paraphrasing, she said that Brian Harper was a hitter who could catch. That's what Yogi Berra was. And there have been many of those players. The rarer breed was a catcher who could hit, like Johnny Bench or Ernie Lombardi. At his peak, Joe Mauer was the best catcher who was the best hitter. Ever. That alone would get my HOF vote.
  8. Nine of twelve
    There will always be math!
  9. Nine of twelve
    Regarding Buxton and injuries: Paul Molitor was injured frequently early in his career. Once he got past those years and played regularly he flourished. I can see the same happening with Buxton. I'm not saying extend him now, but I am saying the time will come to extend him, and soon.
  10. Nine of twelve
    So, a player suffering from migraines and then fouling a ball off his toe is sending a message? Really??
  11. Nine of twelve
    I strongly concur. Buxton has such a high ceiling and he is soooo close to emerging big time. Do not give up at this point. The Hicks trade is a prime example of scouting and player development being the keys to succeeding as a franchise. Had the Twins been better at both in 2015 we would be looking at an outfield of Rosario, Buxton, and Hicks, with Cave or Kepler as the fourth man. There would be none better in the major leagues.
  12. Nine of twelve
    Pohlad didn't want to move the Twins anywhere. Winston-Salem/Greensboro/High Point was the location where he tried to fake people into thinking he was moving to but that was just a ruse to try to spur stadium construction.
  13. Nine of twelve
    In my line of work I deal with translators from time to time. Recently I mentioned to a Spanish interpreter that I didn't know much Spanish other than taco, cerveza and beisbol. And he said, "Oh, all the essentials!"
  14. Nine of twelve
    I think anyone hoping for a career in any phase of baseball, be it playing, coaching, scouting, broadcasting, even grounds crew and vendors, should learn as much Spanish as possible.
  15. Nine of twelve
    Actually, he has not had plenty of time to play healthy.
  16. Nine of twelve
    Sid doesn't know who Rocco Altobelli is either. My bet is that the first faux pas from him is Rocco Marciano.
  17. Nine of twelve
    Mega-like!
  18. Nine of twelve
    Just out of curiosity I checked out some of the comments on startribune.com. Ignorance. One poster said, "Never heard of him." It was really ridiculous.
  19. Nine of twelve
    My guess is that it will be a cooperative process but I think Rocco will have the final say.
  20. Nine of twelve
    The purpose of the metrics is to tell us now much he contributed to team defense, not to tell us how good of an outfielder he is. That doesn't make the metrics trash, it just demonstrates what the metrics do and what they don't do. Your value can and should go up and down because of the position(s) you play even though your quality of play doesn't change. Value and quality of play are not the same thing.
  21. Nine of twelve
    I am hopeful Astudillo can become an important part of this team but I'm not sold just yet. After the 2013 season I was hopeful Josmil Pinto would become an important part of this team
  22. Nine of twelve
    Eyewitness accounts of the same incident can vary significantly due to many factors. And accuracy suffers even further when information is received via several intermediaries. I'm glad that there are many of us who did not rush to judgement and advocate rash action regarding this matter before the whole thing was more thoroughly understood. I believe this will sort itself out with very few repercussions.
  23. Nine of twelve
    Venezuela?
  24. Nine of twelve
    I think LEN III is a good writer and a fairly intelligent guy. But his article today discussed 13 (13!) possible candidates for the managerial opening. This isn't reporting. This is just brainstorming and finding something to write for the sake of writing something.
  25. Nine of twelve
    This. And catcher is not just the most physically demanding position it's also the most mentally demanding position. The fact that he hit the way he did while being outstanding as a catcher is why he was the best baseball player in the world over those ten seasons. And that includes Albert Pujols.
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