As a counterpoint from the "Homer Side", Bollinger posted this today and makes some reasonable points: http://m.twins.mlb.com/news/article/127215472/clutch-hitting-at-center-of-twins-emergence FWIW, other than the opening Schtick, I didn't find the Grantland writer's points very offensive or off-base. On the other hand, my blood about boils when I hear Keith Law -- according to him, nothing matters but what he has been predicting based on the numbers (and basically he thinks the Twins will fall flat on their faces.) I'm sorry, but I do believe that a change in leadership and in clubhouse atmosphere can have an impact -- an impact that is hard to measure but an impact nevertheless. It's why baseball is played on the field and not on computer screens.