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  1. TheLeviathan
    I envy your optimism friend!
  2. TheLeviathan
    I hate to break it to you, but this is not how this works. Not for Falvey. Not for Terry Ryan. Not for any PBO/GM. Falvey was the one given the parameters. He has to abide by them. So when those parameters are severely changed, those responsible with setting the parameters (read: Pohlads) are to blame. Again, and you may want to read this, even Tom Pohlad agrees with this take. You're disagreeing with a fact here.
  3. TheLeviathan
    You think Falvey was dictating the budget to the Pohlads? Well, we found why you're wrong here.
  4. TheLeviathan
    I just don't know how you're arguing this seriously. He had ownership approval for the Correa deal. His budgets are dictated by ownership. Ownership, abruptly for what appears to be non-baseball reasons, pulled this rug out from under baseball operations and the fault is with the employee who had no reason to expect a reversal like that? Even the Pohalds don't agree with this Pro-Pohlad spin job.
  5. TheLeviathan
    You want us to take a blueprint like that seriously when you start it with a video game trade that the Nationals would've laughed you off the phone for offering? I mean, if I can just throw out logic for everyone else but the Twins I can come up with some sweet retooling ideas too.
  6. TheLeviathan
    Honestly, this is just nonsense IMO. You keep implying the budget was cut for baseball reasons but it was 100% outside of on-field play or success. Even the current Pohlad of the month owns this mistake. I want a PBO/GM who is willing to take risks and push the boundaries. And I will blame them 0% of them time when ownership kneecaps them for no rational reasons. Even a payroll freeze would've been semi-rational. A drastic cut? That's on the PBO? WTF?
  7. TheLeviathan
    We don't really know what debt that was or when it was accounted for. Payroll didn't have to increase for his plan to carry forward, but he had zero rational reason to expect it to decrease like it did. Falvey is not responsible for setting the budget. He wasn't good at either of his jobs with the Twins....we don't need to invent frivolous reasons to criticize him for things squarely on the shoulders of ownership.
  8. TheLeviathan
    All due respect....what? They had a great season with a great postseason....how is the GM responsible for their owners crappy asset portfolio when planning a payroll?
  9. TheLeviathan
    Right, you could wait a bit but you chance age and injury. I'm not dead set to trade but aggressive shopping is a must.
  10. TheLeviathan
    I think there are answers to these questions. From the fan perspective, they want what they feel is best for the game they love. They don't care about the how the pie is sliced, they just want it to be delicious. In the case of pro sports, most rational fans see the need for there to be some sort of equalization of markets in order for the sport to be in a healthy place. Beyond that, they simply want their team's competence to decide their fate as opposed to the value of a dollar relative to their zip code. In general, fans "vote" for imbalances to be done away with in CBAs. Where they side depends on what imbalances they value most. The two sides are playing a PR game for these "votes". Fan support can enable players to hold out or for owners to lock out. Basically, it's building public support for their nuclear options. At this point, it looks like mutually assured destruction is on the horizon unfortunately.
  11. TheLeviathan
    Do I want to? No. Should they? Absolutely. It's malpractice not to.
  12. TheLeviathan
    It really feels like there is a rot in the development process that has to be rooted out. Other teams have players ride the wave of success/failure....but we never have our wave crest for more than an ever-so-brief glimpse at the outset of a player's career.
  13. TheLeviathan
    In addition to the other poster's remark.....if ownership had understood anything they wouldn't have knee-capped the FO right after the most successful Twins season in a decade. The Correa move was done with the expectation of a maintained payroll....not a slashed one. Everything since that moment has felt like a spiral down the drain. Only ownership owns that catastrophic choice.
  14. TheLeviathan
    Yeah, to carry on from my response to the post about their resilience....this team isn't good at anything. They are pretty much middling to bad in every category but hope two stars can carry them to 2 wins a week. That's a great model for hitting the under on 72.5. Anyone expecting Shelton to have made a major difference overrates the impact of a manager in baseball. Especially modern baseball. Ultimately, tlent wins and this team is (and has been for awhile) low on talent.
  15. TheLeviathan
    Does TD have a Hall of Fame? This poster's BTPP is historic. Glossary: BTPP is a measure for Bad Takes Per Post which is the ratio of mind numbing opinions relative to shared opinions. It does not include unshared opinions due to the still developing field of telepathy.
  16. TheLeviathan
    Why? Like....people are aware this team is trash right? Play the future and coach them up.
  17. TheLeviathan
    You know you have a weak argument when you repeat the same one as points 1 and 3 in his favor.
  18. TheLeviathan
    I agree but that genie isn't going back in the bottle. The players did mention that a cap isn't good for fan ticket prices but that argument is complete nonsense. I think we all know prices aren't going to drop.....what I want is a competitive state for the game itself.
  19. TheLeviathan
    Why does it have to be about "trust"? I don't particularly "trust" either side to do what is right for the game, I trust that they'll look out for themselves. From my perspective, as neither a player nor an owner, the issues with the game and solutions that are necessary are much closer to what the owners are proposing. It's abundantly clear the luxury tax is not impeding the Dodgers in any meaningful way (see: Ohtani contract) and the league isn't in a healthy place for the volume of teams competing. The owners are presenting actual solutions to those issues and the players simply are not. (Not to mention the players have routinely put forth the best interests of a select few in their group and generally do not look out for the average player. Damn sure not the minor leaguers) I really wish we could get the owners proposal but split 60/40 in favor of labor. That's what is best for the game.
  20. TheLeviathan
    The answer is probably all of them. I don't know how this landscape gets fixed, especially with so much greed still prevalent in the ecosystem.
  21. TheLeviathan
    This is my take as well. We moved a good pitcher at the deadline and ultimately got zero pieces to help future (present) teams. Under no objective review can that be anything but a negative.
  22. TheLeviathan
    It was always sorta Wild West....it's just we lived in the town where an evil bandit ruled with an iron fist. The NCAA screwed this entire system with greed. I seriously don't know what light there is at the end of this tunnel.
  23. TheLeviathan
    Alright degenerates....you gotta try this out: 20-0.com You're welcome!
  24. TheLeviathan
    Live shot of the guy who thinks Harper and the player's union is looking out for the little guy. (He's also so happy those poor folks stopped getting taxed on their tips!)
  25. TheLeviathan
    And players in those leagues make a ****-ton of money despite it. I wish more of then had a 55-45 split, but the cap in no way has put them in the poor house.
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