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  1. TheLeviathan
    They deserve it. They created this Frankenstein, but it's trashing the village we all live in now. And Dems should repeat this over and over again: The Republicans can pass a House bill tomorrow with a simple majority, but their bill failed. Why did it fail? Because they can't keep their own caucus together because so many of them are bat-**** crazy.
  2. TheLeviathan
    Parker had a good article on the pitching moves and how Molitor isn't all that out of step as some think. Poor baseball might just be the result of how many poor baseball players Molitor is forced to march out there right now. And no, I think he's much lower than the COO. I think a baseball manager is much more like a secretary/office manager. Or a figurehead. They simply don't have enough pull in FO decisions and their in-game decisions have been largely neutered as well.
  3. TheLeviathan
    I don't think the manager in baseball is the manager of the organization. He's more like a "team lead". If even that. Probably closer to an office manager who organizes things, sets schedules, answers questions, etc. Are those people valuable? Sure, absolutely. Do I think firing one is going to make Steve in Accounting any better at accounting? Probably not. I do put stock into the value of a good clubhouse, but I think the coaching staff as a group can set that tone. (Which is why I could see an organization switching away from a single manager to a specialized group of guys to manage) Or the owner. Or the Front Office. Or all of them together. And whatever clubhouse culture they set up is completely beyond our ability to judge because we see next to none of it. I don't see any signs that Twins players are miserable and not having fun and that they hate Molitor. Do you?
  4. TheLeviathan
    This "party of resistance" stuff applied to the Republicans not that long ago. They control Congress and the Presidency. If they fail - it ain't on the Democrats. I think it's awful that we have an all or nothing approach and that compromise is a dirty word....but make no mistake, that festered on the right first. That was the baby of Rush Limbaugh and many of the other hard right-wingers who skewered any Republican willing to work with a Democrat. And you're right - the Dems have played politics with this issue too long also but which voting block in Congress is the problem? You know which one that is? The one Paul Ryan can't wrangle in to even get a Republican bill through. The one that fought Obama and the Gang of Six at every turn when compromises were attempted. The borderline racist, no compromise, anti-immigrant base of Trump's support. The hard right/Goodlatte bloc that is beyond rational thinking. Trump is not helping anything and neither is that group. It's Trump who separated children for leverage to fulfill a campaign promise. No person in their right mind should support that.
  5. TheLeviathan
    The 10,000 number does seem to be accurate, but that number is in reference to "unaccompanied" minors. By linking "unaccompanied" to trafficking and abuse, it is deliberately misleading. It tries to paint the administration as looking out for the kids. In reality, the administration used those 2,000 kids they traumatically separated from their parents as leverage on Congress. And they repeatedly lied about whose fault it was that it was happening.
  6. TheLeviathan
    I started this by asking if it was factual or exaggeration. All the news I've been watching has shown that governors, mayors, and members of Congress have been blocked from entry. That's pretty disturbing in and of itself. So when someone asserts they know the conditions of these facilities - that's news to me. News I'm not seeing published. What was given to me to support that assertion was a range of articles as old as 4 years ago. That's shoddy evidence and doesn't support the claim. The conditions might be brutal but I don't think we know that. Here's what we do know: Separating these kids is unnecessarily traumatic. And causing trauma to children for any reason is something I have nothing but disdain for. And the fact that this was done for political leverage is inhuman. It's beyond the pale. I struggle for adjectives to describe how horrid it is. The truth we know for certain is ugly enough. We distract from that if we lie or exaggerate. (And make no mistake...the other side looks for these sorts of over-steps to exploit)
  7. TheLeviathan
    This is everything wrong with our politics. Indignation over truth. They can go together you know.
  8. TheLeviathan
    While I appreciate all of the links, many of them predate the Trump administration. You should probably note that in your criticism. (Also, many of the articles were about adults) That doesn't make it ok, but on an issue this sensitive and this morally repugnant, we should be really careful about the accusations we throw around. I tend to think that's a pretty important distinction to maintain from Trump. (You know, truth and accuracy. That and not being talking excrement)
  9. TheLeviathan
    Just in time to trade him!
  10. TheLeviathan
    He's human, willing to work 162 nights a year (including weekends), knows how to use antiquated phone system, good at slapping people on the back, can copy names accurately. So, like the other 29 guys.
  11. TheLeviathan
    What is your basis for this claim? This is not something I've heard suggested with any real evidence. (In part because no one has been allowed into some of these facilities) I think it's important we don't add too much hyperbole to this issue. What Trump is doing is awful enough without adding theatrics and falsehoods to it. If this is true, then by all means, but I'm curious as to your basis for this criticism.
  12. TheLeviathan
    We have a lot of trade assets where it is now or never to deal them this year. I hope we end up selling, but’s we may not be overwhelmed with the return if we do.
  13. TheLeviathan
    I personally like manager with bad record - “not enough talent, not his fault” I personally don’t like manager with poor record - “everything is his fault, talent is irrelevant” I hope we give Molitor a lifetime deal or fire him just to save some of you from your own posts.
  14. TheLeviathan
    Rogers and Hildy getting back to what we expected would do a world of good for this team.
  15. TheLeviathan
    That was a great post with criticism. It was fair and well argued. I'd suggest a lot of what you mean by this "magic touch" idea is really just luck. I'm not sure Molitor, or anyone else, has a whole lot of control over that. It's not like Terry Francona suddenly forgot to manage a bullpen this year. The Cubs are at the bottom of the league in fielding, is that because Joe Maddon has lost his touch on where he plays guys? Or had a fundamentals breakdown?
  16. TheLeviathan
    Good question. It would not shock me if in the next 20 years some team did away with the manager role as we know it.
  17. TheLeviathan
    Frankly, I think the next dog you see could manage a baseball team to about 2 less wins than Maddon. That's how much I think of the position in the current baseball context. If Molitor is fired or retained I think it's largely irrelevant.
  18. TheLeviathan
    Yes, less than 10 posts ago that was dragged out.
  19. TheLeviathan
    I'm pretty sure I clearly indicated how I appreciate Nick's criticism. So...no. Isn't this the same kind of complete disregard for comprehending a post you often complain about? Be critical with evidence. And consider context. Parker's post on the bullpen stuff has seemingly been ignored but is pretty important to consider. But "Tom Kelly would've X" is immediately a really, really bad argument.
  20. TheLeviathan
    Tom Kelly had 8 consecutive seasons under .500. And I could find all kinds of absurd things he did in his managing times. Ditto Gardy. Debates about the quality of a MLB manager result in so many absurd, inconsistent arguments it makes my brain hurt. This thread is not disappointing in that respect. I appreciate that Nick attempted to stay above that.
  21. TheLeviathan
    In my opinion the vast majority of the impact a manager makes is beyond our ability to see. We can criticize bullpen management and some other aspects of their job but for the most part what they do is behind the scenes. I'm not sure Molitor is the problem but this is at least a valid attempt at some criticism. Too often the manager gets all the blame for things going wrong and none of the credit for things going right. Personally, I put the vast majority of the blame for Sano and Buxton on the previous FO and their criminal neglect of the development process. And those two guys (And Dozier going pumpkin) are the biggest culprits for this mess.
  22. TheLeviathan
    Rosario also seems, in a small sample, to have dramatically improved.
  23. TheLeviathan
    I take Murphy to be a case we will see more of - the dudeeveryone gives up on until they just happen to find the right person to modify their approach with analytics and the player completely transforms their game out of nowhere. Maybe it’s perception, but that seems to be more common today than it has been the last 20 years of baseball.
  24. TheLeviathan
    Even in the analytics era the nerds still seem to agree about one non-statistical team building philosophy: don’t employ cancers.
  25. TheLeviathan
    And Super Bowl/playoff viewership remains high. The NFL has long term worries to be sure, but not like baseball.
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