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Wound up Down by the River going to a Neil Young concert? What a coincidence. Did you shoot your baby dead?

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I think they are a rebuilding team because of the following reasons. 1) The rotation. They have two rookies that will likely be their best SPs but the need time to develop at the ML level. They have two veteran pitchers (Nolasco & Hughes) with no value. It is also probable that a 3rd member of the rotation is in AAA right now and Gonsalves might just be the key to completing a playoff contending rotation. It would seem to me the rotation is just getting started in terms of rebuilding. Until such time they are given the opportunity to develop at the ML level and the no value players are shed it's not really a rebuild. I remain doubtful based on what I've seen so far 2) The Outfield – Buxton and Kepler are our best prospects amongst position players. They are also among the best prospects in the game. The league has adjusted to Rosario’s lack of plate discipline. He needs to adjust. He will be quite good if he can adjust and a 4th outfielder if not. Bottom line is that it’s probable two-thirds of our future outfield is playing at AAA. Sano probably (hopefully) moves back to 3rd so it might be appropriate to say our entire outfield is in rebuild mode. This might be the best example of what a disaster this "rebuild" has been, 4 straight years of going into a season with an unproven CF and retroactive backup plans that included, Jason Bartlett, Darin Mastroianni, Jordan Schaefer and Clete ****ing Thomas. Follow that up with the grand scheme to play your future franchise player in RF, despite the fact he plays 3rd base. Speaking of Kepler, when is getting his chance btw? I mean I know we don't want to take playing time away from Robbie Grossman during a rebuild and all but it seems to me there should be an opportunity. 3) The Infield. 1B-Mauer is replacement level. I am not sure how that will be handled but he is not the best option going forward. That is probably Park. 2B-It is obvious the league has adjusted to Dozier. They will pitch away, away, and away. If he refuses to adjust or cant adjust, he will not be much more than replacement level going forward. 3B-Sano should be the 3b of the future and I join everyone else in wanting him at 3B. Experiment aside, this is a product of rebuilding. C-I think we all agree that the catching position needs to be rebuilt. So, basically, the entire infield is in a state of rebuilding. Calling the Sano in RF experiment a product of rebuilding is too much spin for me to handle, that is some take. Dozier pulls away, away, away for going on 5 months and the example of their rebuild is to bench him and send Polanco down in order to play future cornerstone Eduardo Nunez. I'll eat my words if Nunez is eventually traded, which he better be but I'm not holding my breath. Mauer as a replacement level player being an example of a rebuild...................yeah, ok then. 4) The bullpen is in transition right now as several people are being auditioned and there is more to come. Chargois will be here by the AS break and several others are good candidates to be here between now and next season. Several people being auditioned? Who, that have any business sticking with this team? Why isn't Chargois here now? Several other good candidates between now and next season? You mean just like the ones TR basically promised between the end of last season and this season but failed to materialize? Sounds like a team in rebuild mode to me. Sounds like a disaster to me.

TR came back after the 2011 season, which was a **** show. Presumably it would have occurred to him to begin rebuilding the team then, I'm not convinced he has properly committed to or executed that plan.

Already done in some parts of the world, although some might argue it also makes no sense for us to continue to produce the Loonie since it's nearly worthless as well.

So, we're a rebuilding team how exactly then? Why is this team worse off than 2011 when TR first came back? It's year 5 of the alleged rebuild, where are we going? Are they a rebuilding team simply because they suck? If that's the qualifier, he's doing a bang up job.

Well, just watched the replay......by watch I mean watching the first 3 innings and then fast forwarding to the 9th for the suspenseful ending. No surprise finish.........again.

Word brah!

Wrong

How are the Unicorns Blake? Have you rode the pink one yet?

Great......which one? There's 17,000 Tim Hortons in this city.

I'll take them. Can someone give me a lift?

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Is anyone lucky to be in Cedar Rapids though? I mean, we're talking Iowa here.

Criminy, if this is Dozier feeling great, I shudder to think what he'll look like when he's not.

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World Champs again....ho hum . And the tournament MVP is our future 1st round pick, double win!

Because he seems to be under some strange belief there have been runners on base for him to drive in. Now that's funny!!

Not sure that's enough, Jose typically responds to those much the same way he's already playing.

Well, glad I checked in, back to Canada-Finland gold medal intermission at the WHC.

Yeah, that Bautista guy.......just don't bother, K? Enough.

Well, we should all just be happy that it's at least a plan, which is something that has been conspicuously absent for quite some time now.

They should try swearing at Bautista from the dugout in the hopes of getting him tossed. I think that's their best shot to win.

The hits just keep on coming.....everywhere but on the field however.