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  1. TheLeviathan
    Way to list the problems in a way that made them seem even more difficult to overcome. Also...Plouffe is "core four"? If so I have a nomination for an 11th item on that list.
  2. TheLeviathan
    Mike Matheny in St. Louis comes to mind also as a guy with no previous experience. Robin Ventura also just came to mind.
  3. TheLeviathan
    http://ct.fra.bz/i60/5/11/25/f_a62bac8875.jpg
  4. TheLeviathan
    Great read and the more I hear about Molitor the more I'm won over by this choice. This was the right guy, questions about the process or anything else be damned.
  5. TheLeviathan
    Just because Molitor has been loosely employed here for quite some time doesn't mean his approach to managing is going to be a continuation of Gardy's. I believe it's going to be quite different and that's all you can really ask for from a managerial hire.
  6. TheLeviathan
    He's mostly been on the fringe of the organization because he had no interest in being Gardy's #2. (I'd presume because of the friction we've heard about) He's not an outsider ala Luvollo, I agree about that. But I do believe he'll represent a change in approach, which is really all we want in an outside manager candidate anyway. If you want the organization to change, you need to hire for front office jobs, not the manager's spot.
  7. TheLeviathan
    One thing you could consider to ease that disappointment is how we know Gardy and Molly got along. By all accounts Molly has been an outsider in the dugout for a year. I truly think he and Luvollo represented outside choices. Mientciewicz was the only real insider and hiring him would've been more of the same.
  8. TheLeviathan
    Simply by avoiding Doug this was a good decision.
  9. TheLeviathan
    Some guys are gifted with the ability to keep finding "unlucky" injuries. I sure hope that isn't this kid.
  10. TheLeviathan
    Man that 25th man response bugged me. Why can't we make that spot relevant by, you know, putting someone there that COULD help impact the team?
  11. TheLeviathan
    Bud Selig is en route to throw a baseball at Maddon's head as we speak. That'll learn him.
  12. TheLeviathan
    The nonsense about what constitutes a "loyal fan".
  13. TheLeviathan
    I simply cannot put into words how much this thinking bothers me.
  14. TheLeviathan
    Good article, further reinforces where I stand as Molitor being the best choice.
  15. TheLeviathan
    Getting a good LF should have absolutely zero impact on Sano. Zero.
  16. TheLeviathan
    While I'm ok with the Twins thoroughly vetting their next manager, there will come a point (and it isn't that far off) in which it does become concerning. The interviews they've done should've given them the information at this point, if it drags on too long it does start to look like indecision. We're just not at that point yet IMO. (But if by this time next week we're in the same boat I may be more inclined to get conspiratorial)
  17. TheLeviathan
    Can we restart the conversation without the silly False Dilemma of Promotion/Talent Pipeline vs. Free Agency? I'm really tired of the notion these two can't co-exist.
  18. TheLeviathan
    That seems a tad hurried, especially given how the Twins seem to like to see starters log a significant chunk of innings in AAA before a callup. Early 2016 seems more likely.
  19. TheLeviathan
    It appears the Rays may have thought he could hack it given where they played him. I'm not sure how anyone could've looked at his offensive profile from the minors and thought "elite corner OF", but yet that was the hype people were putting on him. I think the Royals identified that well.
  20. TheLeviathan
    No one is really arguing this, it's a strawman. What the trade was designed to do was boost the Royals even further along with the very improvements you went on to list. KC anticipated those improvements and traded to augment it. Whereas many feel you need to wait for the improvements to happen to be aggressive. The truth is that the Royals dealt a corner OF at this peak value (when he was seen as a legit CF) for a cost-controlled, known quantity and some other ready talent. Could it still hurt them down the line? Sure....but I bet their magical run to the World Series will more than offset that pain. Even if they don't win the title that trade and the logic behind it has been more than vindicated. It's time for people to just accept that. That doesn't mean it will always work (no course of action building a baseball team does) but it sure as heck was a catalyst to this run and something the Twins should seriously consider as soon as next year. There are times when you just stop waiting for good fortune and make your own.
  21. TheLeviathan
    Your scenario sort of fell apart when you said Buxton = Meyers.
  22. TheLeviathan
    Perhaps that's why we shouldn't limit our evaluation to OBP. That's sort of the problem for those that defend Hicks.
  23. TheLeviathan
    Stability and a comfort level working together is a strength. Insularity can even be a strength....if you have the right balance of voices to begin with. I don't think the problem the Twins have had is purely cemented in insularity, but the insularity of the organization has made them too comfortable in being gun shy because everyone is too stuck in a passive/patient form of team building.
  24. TheLeviathan
    I'd be even more curious to see how many runs the Twins scored this year after they were already down by more than 5 runs. It could totally be perceptual bias, but it felt like a lot of 10-1 games became 10-7. Those 6 runs are counted the same as if it was a 6-5 win, but meant very little in the bigger picture.
  25. TheLeviathan
    If Aaron Hicks was a ridiculously talented CF ala Cain...than I would be more ok with his empty .340 OBP. As a guy that has basically played his way to a corner spot? Um, no, a walk-heavy .340 with no power is just never going to cut it.
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