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  1. JB_Iowa
    I thought the column did a good job of crystallizing the questions that so many of us have. I don't know if I want to rehash it all again. I've been posting about the stagnant management pool for at least 3 years. Never really injecting "fresh water" only taking a few minor stirs (Ryan for Bill Smith; a few minor coaching changes). That's the biggest issue for me. I want to see outside thinking and talent injected in to this organization. It will be a dagger through the heart if they make Rob Antony the next GM. I also want to see Gardenhire & Anderson replaced -- and I'd really appreciate some youthful vigor (regardless of how much the players like Molitor). I doubt that it will happen but I'd like to be pleasantly shocked.
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    Joe Posnanski has a new post up on Glen Perkin's All Star appearance: http://www.nbcsports.com/joe-posnanski/even-familiar-surroundings-all-star-game-nervy-perkins The thing that strikes me is how quickly time flies. It feels like Perk has been a reliever for so long now. How quickly his fortunes changed. One other thought. How cool would it have been to have to Minnesotans out there in the 9th. Perkins pitching; Mauer catching. But then, if Mauer was still catching, it probably wouldn't have happened anyway because Mauer probably would have been the starter.
  3. JB_Iowa
    Trade him or extend him. But get one of those done before the trade deadline. The LAST thing I want to see is a failure to trade him and then wimping around on an extension. Then you've gotten nothing except a few more months. I want to see decisiveness. I like the idea of trading him (and like what Seth points out about talking to him and not burning bridges by doing so). But if the decision is that they need to keep him around for another couple of years, then get it done and agreed to now (yes, I know this is buying high).
  4. JB_Iowa
    I think that has to be tempered somewhat by the fact that in the past he was catching. I'm not overly concerned about the Mauer contract. It is what it is -- the only problem I see is that he needs to be healthy enough and play well enough that the majority of Minnesota fans are still in his camp (ignore the loud mouth naysayers that will always post on the Strib). Do I think he's easily tradeable? Of course not. But I always thought he had more value in Minnesota than anywhere else.
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    There is something that the statistics aren't showing. http://www.twincities.com/twins/ci_26154694/all-star-kurt-suzuki-helping-twins-and-oakland The amount of preparation he does and the way he calls the game: "I think a lot of the reasons Norris has been successful is he learned from Suzuki in the way that he prepares and the way he knows the opposing hitters and the scouting report inside and out," Doolittle said. I don't know if this is statistically quantifiable but obviously his pitchers have a great deal of confidence in him. (not just from this story but from multiple stories I've read).
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    Here's the counter to the AJ effect: http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/07/15/heres-what-makes-kurt-suzuki-an-all-star/ http://www.twincities.com/twins/ci_26154694/all-star-kurt-suzuki-helping-twins-and-oakland Apparently Suzuki is the ultimate clubhouse guy.
  7. JB_Iowa
    It's really just an impression I've formed from everything I've read. Gut reaction more than anything else.
  8. JB_Iowa
    But Mike, pitch framing isn't ALL that makes up the defensive side of catching, is it? I know statistically Suzuki doesn't seem to do that well on throwing out runners, etc. But pitchers seem to be pretty positive about the way he calls a game (and takes control). In addition, he is one tough cookie out there. It seems to me that you have to weigh how all of those things relate. There appears to be some "art" (calling the game) and some "science" (the stats) involved. I really don't have strong feelings on retaining Suzuki. But it does appear to me that the Twins may never be comfortable with Pinto behind the plate (at least not as the primary catcher). So that does make it look like they need a bridge to someone further down in the system.
  9. JB_Iowa
    It looks like it was a great week. When TF was set to open, the Twins appeared to focus intensely on the "fan experience" and making TF a destination -- the ASG festivities seem to be a culmination of that. But in doing so, it also appeared that they lost focus on what, to baseball fans, is more important -- the product on the field. All the marketing in the world can't succeed if the product is a bust (at least for long). I understand your appreciation for the "bells and whistles" but they don't mean much to me. I just hope tha the BASEBALL management of the Twins returns them to respectability soon.
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    Can somebody enlighten me a little about the Astros management? It seems to me that they are getting pretty creative (not saying that it is in a good way) with the way they are playing hardball. We now have this issue. Earlier we had the whole question of agreeing to promote to MLB only if they were able to buy out the players pre-arb and arb years (yes, I remember that there were pros and cons from the players side). It just seems to me that they've got somebody really trying to leverage the club's power.
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    Last I knew Jeter was retiring not dying.
  12. JB_Iowa
    I rarely watch much of the ASG. I like the intros and the pre-game stuff. The actual game ... usually not so much. But yeah, it is a bit of a downer. But Miggy picks me up!
  13. JB_Iowa
    Maybe Matheny should have started Kershaw???
  14. JB_Iowa
    Okay, Jeter definitely has a sense of the moment.
  15. JB_Iowa
    I hope I don't have to hear that announcer any more tonight.
  16. JB_Iowa
    $300,000 Ad spot playing during the Canadian Nat'l Anthem Would have been awesome.
  17. JB_Iowa
    lmao
  18. JB_Iowa
    You should have heard of Honus Wagner if only for one of the most famous baseball cards of all time. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9140901/t206-honus-wagner-baseball-card-sets-21m-auction-mark
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    I'm firmly convinced that the music rule for sporting events should be: 1. Upbeat tempo; 2. Keep it simple; 3. Keep it short. Get on with it!
  20. JB_Iowa
    Yeah, well Idina Menzel put me to sleep.
  21. JB_Iowa
    One of the best baseball writers on one of my favorite former Twins: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/15/pat-nesheks-soaring-triumph-tinged-with-sorrow/ Looking for a really loud welcome back for Pat Neshek tonight!!
  22. JB_Iowa
    The rain delay didn't help. I think they could somehow reduce it to 3 rounds at most. I thought the 3rd was the final (didn't listen, just had the video on my laptop) then realized there was a "final round" yet, too. Especially since they also have tie-breakers, it would be nice if they could cut it down at least one round. I had it on until the end but I didn't watch all of it but thought Bautista's 1st round was the most fun. (And every time I looked in, there was a commercial on. I wasn't going to sit and watch this thing from start to finish -- just take in parts of it. )
  23. JB_Iowa
    I think that is only stopgap, though. Santana's rehab won't be that long and then Buxton should be back in CF. (We still don't know how he's going to come back from those wrist injuries though).
  24. JB_Iowa
    The only way I can convince myself that re-upping Morales would be a good idea is if I believe that he has a beneficial effect on the younger Spanish-speaking players. I don't think I have enough info yet to reach a conclusion but anything "multi-year" makes me cringe.
  25. JB_Iowa
    From the game notes: With Reynaldo Rodriguez batting, Aaron Hicks picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, pitcher Adam Loewen to first baseman Brock Stassi to second baseman Albert Cartwright. http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?gid=2014_07_14_reaaax_nbraax_1&t=g_log&sid=t538
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