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I'm pretty sure he's arb eligible for the last time, so he'll be under team control, and be back next year. I imagine the Twins will do just as you suggest. (Perhaps you're advocating against trading him either in August or the offseason?)
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Seriously? That's an unnecessary pot-shot. If you watch the Darren Wolfson interview, Antony clearly indicates that there's potential August moves they haven't begun initializing yet, the subtext is that there's a strategy behind when they're going to put guys on waivers. They may well pick the wrong strategy but it's lazy and baseless to suggest they don't even have some kind of plan to when they put guys on waivers.
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GONSALVES!!!!
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Thank god they were able to overturn Brendan Dassey's conviction. Those confession tapes were just dehumanizing to watch. I really hope the prosecutor's won't appeal. Now that it's in the Federal Courts, their capacity for malfeasance won't fly.
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I concur as well. I've only stumbled upon coverage. It all just seems like a sham, phony and corporate. The athletic prowess seems transparent and oppressive somehow. Maybe I'm just cynical, but with the corporate sponsorship, the odd mixture of nationalism and unity, the host country's investment/incompetence, and the shallow, ulteriorly-motivated agenda of the coverage makes the Olympics something Orwellian or Hegemonic, that distraction given by the elite to keep the populace's eye off the ball....
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Uggh. Aren't PC tablets cheap these days? I still lose my posts in the browsers everyone once in a while by accidentally hitting the keystroke for back. I see that autosave function in the corner telling me it's saved, but where it's saved and how to access it once its lost is a mystery to me.
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Yes, McCain made a statement rebuking Trump's comment about the Khan family; however my understanding is that he still 'supports' the nominee, though will not endorse him. He can't have it both ways. He's not at all doing what somewhat like Romney is doing, that he's running against a primary candidate or a competitive democrat is poor, sad excuse. You might be fine having McCain in the Senate so long as he's representing another state; but he's representing my state now, and his supposed moderation is long in the past. Screw McCain for trying to curry the crazy/Trump Arizona vote, of which their are many, such actions merely proliferate their number. Just recently he nearly echoed Trump's statement that Obama is the founder of ISIS, in that Obama was directly responsible for the Orlando attack. McCain has jumped the shark, which is sad; because like you suggest he once represented a reasonable conservative voice whom could help balance those whom I ideologically support.
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Darren Wolfson interview with Rob Antony
PseudoSABR replied to nytwinsfan's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
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Right. You could see how disappointed he was, it wasn't just a political moment, it spoke to his character. That's what made the tragedy of Palin all the more cutting. Since then, McCain has never quite found his footing, political gamemanship has reeled him in. Historically, it will be interesting to see what turned McCain from Maverick to establishment to tentative Trump support. The old McCain would have come out against Trump full-barreled long ago.
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He had four seasons where he totaled above .700 OPS, two of those above .800, and lots of mediocrity in between. His athleticism should add significant value in baserunning and defense, but I have to imagine is mental errors and attitude undercut that value (perhaps significantly). Gomez and Delmon Young were fruits of the Bill Smith era, loads of talent but... I hope as we the organization swings away from the Twins-way attitude-first players, we don't get back to giving up our best assets for such players. Bonus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlTlM4vPnuE
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The Twins have been getting abused for their penchant for loyalty lately (and not without reason); but it's stories like this one that make me proud to be a Twins fan. It might be a losing culture presently and in the recent past, but how the Twins have gone about their business has endeared themselves to their players, and at least one fan.
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Trump just called Obama the founder of ISIS over-and-over at a rally (of course Crooked-Hillary was the co-founder). The man has no shame, and feeds off his personal experience of his own rallies. Yipes Remember when this guy lost by seven points: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRq6Y4NmB6U
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Fangraphs (and other national publications) on the Twins
PseudoSABR replied to Mike Sixel's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
So much this. If you understand you have limited information, which might be a mere fraction of the total information, you can't behave as if your opinions/assessments are a certitude. I think what bugs me most of all is not posters' critiques or conclusions, but the extent to which posters tend to profess that they are both obvious and certain. -
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PseudoSABR replied to Mike Sixel's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
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But I'm the prettiest. And clearly, I won't be going with you. Pfft.
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I wouldn't frame Paul Molitor quite that way. He's not Joe Vavra. I specifically mentioned loyalty as problem, but the hiring of the next coach is far more complex than that.
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Who knows what you inferred. Do you think it's problem of poor decision making or an organizational flaw? And what is that flaw, do you think it's risk aversion (as I said) or do you think it's problem with scouting. And if it's poor decision making was it TR's alone or others too? And how does an organization safe guard against that? Just stop acting like there is no nuance to the job the next GM inherits. The actual, systemic issues are NOT obvious; they are embedded and take effort to root out.
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MAKE SURE TO CHECK HIS MEMBERSHIP CARD. Come on. That doesn't give much if any guidance, beyond devaluing loyalty.
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Yup, I didn't just identify the problem, I attempted to assess why those problems occur. There's a meaningful difference between the two lists, as I've explained. Signing mid-rotation starters to long term contracts did happen three times in two years, but the systemic problem is that which underlies such decisions, which far harder to root out and assess than merely point them out...
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I'll also add that I think hiring a Consulting Firm might do more than simply help in getting the next GM. I hope, and I imagine, that there's an internal audit, where they are doing gap-assessment analysis (i.e. figuring out organizationally where the gaps are in what they should be doing/what their competitors are doing). It's easy identify the problem, it's far more complicated to assess why that problem occurred...was it the result of organizational and procedural flaws, or was it the result of poor decision-making, and what kinds of protocol can be put in place to safeguard such risk to poor decision-making...
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Is that even the GMs call? And I was taking the list as a whole; simply telling the next GM to fire the coach without adding what you hope to accomplish other than devaluing loyalty isn't useful at all. FIRE THE BAD PEOPLE! is no advice at all.
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You don't understand the difference between anecdotal and systemic problems? He wasn't looking for examples--WE ALL KNOW THE EXAMPLES. He's looking for specific suggestions about changes in approaches, operations, and philosophy. Suggesting that we do what the Giants/Cards are doing is like saying; JUST GET BETTER. Suggesting that they shouldn't sign number 5 starters long term is like saying: JUST DON'T BE STUPID. The point is to offer forward-looking advice, not hind-sight criticism. I'll offer a few. * The organization was too risk-adverse. We needed to take more risks on bigger contracts, even if they didn't pan out, rather than playing it safe with mid-rotation starters (who may only hurt slightly less if they don't work out). * Cut bait, loyalty only goes so far. This is why trading Meyers perhaps shows a change in philosophy. * Sell high on players on short term contracts. This is why trading Nunez can be seen as an asset. * Bring in outside organizational people, no matter who is the GM. * Figure out what happened at Spring Training this year, where the team wasn't ready to play. If that means gutting the minor league coaches, and some major league one's so be it. (And just to be clear, I'm a proponent of hiring someone from outside; but I'm not going to ignore what Anthony has done that's different from TR has done.)
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These are mostly criticism of TR, and anecdotal rather than systemic problems that can be said to be the result of organizational flaws. I certainly hope Jack doesn't respond to something so heavy-handed.
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Do we really need to do the whole Arcia-watch thing again? Ugh.
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I think "called for" is framing it a bit too harshly, although the implication was definitely there. Whether Trump implied that the Second Amendment guys should do something about Clinton or her Supreme Court nominee also isn't clear. Politico gives about as fair of a treatment as one could give to Trump's statements. Here's the actual quote, with some context: “Hillary wants to abolish, essentially abolish, the Second Amendment,” he said as an aside while smiling. “By the way, and if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do, folks. Although the Second Amendment people, maybe there is, I don’t know. But I’ll tell you what, that will be a horrible day.”
