TheLeviathan
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The Republicans shouldn't have much confidence for a variety of reasons, I'm just not sure this election does anything to move that needle either way. The Republicans are in trouble, as any controlling party has been during mid-term elections. How much trouble will be hard to know until we see how strong the candidates are from the Dems. I'd like to see a blue wave, but landslides in midterms are not usually the bread and butter of the left.
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Sigh. Definitely sigh. He has no idea how to work himself out of the mess he made.
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I wouldn't put much stock into last night's results. That's a Republican seat unless they run a serial child molester. (And even then it would be close)
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The other thing I don't get about the Dumba hate is....what do you want in a D-man? A bunch of Brodins? Guys that are no threat offensively? Sure, having a Brodin around to pair with Dumba is nice, but a d-corps full of Brodins is a good way to get whooped in the playoffs too. What this team needs is more grit. Move Coyle and Nino for guys that size that actually play with that kind of size.
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Yeah, I don't get the Dumba hate. The last thing this team needs to do is trade a right handed shot willing to shoot. Dumba is a damn fine player.
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Kinley's Magical Horseshoe Remains Intact
TheLeviathan replied to jud6312's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
I just do not understand why we have pitchers on our roster that we don't/can't trust to pitch to major league hitters. -
Man....this kid is hitting.
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I like places that aren't large, crumbling toilets with many obstructions to watching the game. I get the history, it was cool the first time. By the 3rd or 4th time the mystery was gone and reality was not so pretty.
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The goal he gave up to start Game 3 was terrible. He made a couple huge saves later, but he also put them in a terrible position with an inexcusable goal. And he was just ok in Game 4 and bad in Game 5. Just my observation.
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I think it really depends on what you can find out there for the talent you have available. It may not be a true "rebuild" just due to the number of guys you're sort of stuck with. And really, I'd be ok with the D-corps staying exactly as it is now. It's the forwards and the goalie that need an overhaul.
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I still think the Twins made the wrong choice in how they upgraded Grossman. I would've preferred our DH be able to play the outfield and hit right-handed. And I believe the FO should've known that as well given Buxton's difficulties staying on the field. And if you sign that guy instead of Morrison it would've meant Grossman is your second bench OFer and, given that role on the team, he's actually pretty good.
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Robbie Grossman was described as an "unreasonable" bench option. That he should be "replaced". As if baseball is swimming with available outfielders that play good defense and have posted better OPS numbers than Grossman the last two years. You keep moving the goalposts and reframing the context and then fitting my posts into your reframe. Please stop. I was addressing something else, you twisted it into your thing. We have nothing to discuss then as long as you agree we shouldn't be discarding these players.
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No, that point is just irrelevant to what you responded to. There are people literally wanting to discard Robbie Grossman and Taylor Rogers in this thread. And disregard their value as bench/role players. You want to talk about playing musical chairs with the 40 man....go for it. That's not what I find ridiculous in this thread and was not what I addressed and you responded to. I too believed this team needed a better 4th outfielder that, preferably, could hit right-handed. This team went out and upgraded the DH (or thought they did) and put Grossman into a reserve OF role. One which he is a pretty productive player relative to that role. Where my beef is, and continues to be, is with two wasted bullpen spots and Ryan Lamarre.
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Robbie Grossman was 740+ last year. So is our confusion small sample size?
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He was not a bench player last year because he was a DH. Did we not sign Logan Morrison to replace him? So, again, as a matter of fact Robbie Grossman is a bench player for the 2018 Twins. And, listen, I advocated hard for Carlos Gomez as a DH/OF option for this team. They went with Morrison instead. I think that's fine, but they needed a better fourth OFer IMO. But a 25 man roster could've had a better 4th OFer and Robbie Grossman. And should have IMO.
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I was using fWAR, which is why I'd rather not use WAR at all because it leads to ridiculous disagreements like this. The point is, and remains, that all teams use bench players with warts and production like Robbie Grossman. Including the world champs.
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Robbie Grossman is a bench player. That is a fact. I will continue to state facts, yes.
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So now all our bench players have to be....what? .800+ players with good defense? Well, I see reality is no longer welcome in this thread....
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Baseball could actually make international work, especially to Mexico. Unlike football, you're there for several days. The issue is that baseball already has a hard enough time wedging all those games into a normal year, I can't imagine having to schedule in the offdays required around travel to places like that.
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On the roster spots I was talking more about how we don't even plan to fill out the 25 man roster sufficiently. This team needed a better right-handed, CF option on it's bench. And it could've used an extra bullpen arm they actually planned to use. As for Grossman, he's a bench player. What ideas do you have about the value of who sits on a bench in major league baseball? The Astros gave nearly 1,000 ABs to players with a lower WAR than Grossman last year. And we could go around the league and find plenty of other examples. Grossman is a pretty good player to have on your bench. Let's compare apples to apples. Most benches are populated by below average players. That's why they are bench players.
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I'm not sure why we are so quick to discard Grossman. He's been a pretty good player for us the last two years, he's just off to an awful start. I'd like us to better use our 25 man roster though, but that appears to be something even analytics people fail to grasp. We've been wasting 2-3 roster spots every year as long as I've been a Twins fan. (And it's not just the Twins)
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Is Portland pretty solidly Mariner country too? To me the only places MLB should consider are Montreal and Vegas. But I'd prefer they just leave Oakland where it is and move Tampa to Montreal. At some point I hope the leagues stop thinking they can wedge teams into Florida or other markets where fan loyalty is already largely set. Look for markets hungry for their own identity and will support it.
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TB 8, MIN 7: Playing The Wrong Notes
TheLeviathan replied to John Bonnes's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Is Paul Molitor secretly disguising himself as "Kyle Gibson" and "Lance Lynn" and "Fernando Rodney" and "Zach Duke" and "Phil Hughes"? No? Then I don't get why he's the focal point of our frustration. -
Yeah, lost me at "DFA Rogers"
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Wasn't that the impetus behind putting an NHL and NBA team there? And neither are doing much with attendance. Not saying it can't work for baseball, just pointing that out. Also, Oakland's stadium may not need demolition. That sucker might fall down on its own.
