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  1. TheLeviathan
    Right but much of the criticism was levied about his willingness to play full-time. Molitor has stated on Barreiro's show that it was one of his first things to go to Mauer about and push for him to be in the lineup more often. We'll never know how much that perception influenced him, but I think it had an impact on how things went down.
  2. TheLeviathan
    Morneau's injury happened because he tried to slide into the 2B. If he had been sliding to be safe it's likely he stops long before he reaches McDonald. Instead he slide over the bag and tried to get McDonald's legs. Was it dirty? No. Dumb and unnecessary? Yes. And it cost us as Twins fans A LOT. Sooner this mentality is gone the better.
  3. TheLeviathan
    He could be Delmon and bad outfield play, when catastrophic, can have more singular impact on a game than a missed throw or an error. We're talking about turning outs into triples. As for the second point, I really hate this point. As if Sano's athleticism is only good enough for the outfield (and how dare anyone question it!) but athletic enough to play third and you get what amounts to "That guy? Athletic enough? Please!". Congrats, you got your cake and you ate that sucker too. Personally, I think he can play both. I also think the OF is generally easier to learn. But this is not some kind of greater than/less than equation. He's an absolute novice in the OF compared to having several years at 3B under his belt. For 2016 I think that's about a wash. Then the question comes in whether this move is permanent. If it is, fine, play him in the OF. If it's not....why aren't we investing in this kid's development as a defender at his future position? But hey, at least some of you defending this have dropped the absurdity of making this squad more versatile. The Twins just don't operate like that with their roster, at least not well.
  4. TheLeviathan
    I think it's the double Minnesota angle. Minnesota player and Minnesota team, everyone so intent on not stirring the pot that no one said anything, even about something this critical. In Joe's defense also, he has gotten a ton of local heat for being "soft". I can't help but think that played a role.
  5. TheLeviathan
    Since Trump is about guaranteed this thing and (I think) guaranteed to lose the general..... will three consecutive presidential election defeats be enough to shake up this party? Because the last two defeats have just pushed many in the base closer to the Cruz-types of the world and not towards sanity.
  6. TheLeviathan
    Right, whatever tiny gain you feel it is for you enjoyment of the game is WAY more than offset by the pain the Pirates' fans felt last year to not have Kang the rest of the season. The sum total of this move is overwhelmingly positive. This is how you're taught to slide into second on a double. No reason you can't slide into it that way on a double play too.
  7. TheLeviathan
    I'm bracing for the worst. I hope it will be better than that, but I'm braced for much worse.
  8. TheLeviathan
    Just because there are worse examples doesn't make this one ok. His slide form was a deliberate take out. I could care less that he could still touch the bag, I care that he's actually trying to slide and be safe and not deliver a flying kick to a middle infielder.
  9. TheLeviathan
    I think I'd love to have had Ricky Henderson's career, but I'm not sure you can boil that down to just two skills.
  10. TheLeviathan
    He was already out and deliberately altered his slide to take the guy out. Kangs leg was broken on a dirty slide and, thankfully, the new rule will enforce that. He is a good two feet to the side of the base, there is no justification for the runner to hit him.
  11. TheLeviathan
    Even the Twins are publicly voicing the expectation that it will be a struggle/adventure.
  12. TheLeviathan
    If your leg is two feet from the base there is zero reason why it needs to ever be broken. The sooner baseball stops trying to be faux tough with this garbage the better.
  13. TheLeviathan
    I love that it says you don't change your path to deliberately hit the fielder.
  14. TheLeviathan
    I've always told my wife that my grandparent's cabin on a not-popular lake up north would be the perfect spot. Fresh water and a food source readily available and away from major population centers. Plus, I can't imagine zombies move much in a Minnesota winter.
  15. TheLeviathan
    I imagine that too, with the man also trying to ride a unicycle and look straight into the sun. That's the sort of misadventures I'm bracing for.
  16. TheLeviathan
    Heh...maybe. I think in my profession that might be a really bad thing. Now had you offered that to me when I was 16 I might have done it for 50 cents.....
  17. TheLeviathan
    I pet dogs even though I'm allergic to them. Still doesn't make it sensible.
  18. TheLeviathan
    All I know on this Nunez/Sano/Plouffe issue is that I was told - repeatedly - by posters here that we HAD to keep Plouffe because otherwise we'd have to play Nunez if he got hurt. So we just HAD to keep Plouffe and move Sano. Sounds like Nunez is backing up third either way. So why the hell isn't he backing up Sano and RF being manned by Fowler? If Park busts....this organization is going to have a lot of 'splainin to do.
  19. TheLeviathan
    Forcing Sano from DH to the OF just doesn't make sense on any level.
  20. TheLeviathan
    35,000 just isn't enough to be a total slob for two months for me.
  21. TheLeviathan
    So much for all those "versatility" arguments I kept hearing. Is this team incapable of determining positions for guys in the minors or are we doomed to these Plouffe/Dozier/Sano decisions forever?
  22. TheLeviathan
    The temptation to follow around the major religious figures would be hard to resist. But I'd go back and invest and use my future riches to help the world in other ways.
  23. TheLeviathan
    Milne was a good pitcher for the most part, but his spot is as (or more) cemented than anyone but Santana by virtue of being a lefty. This team needs to be investing in upside.
  24. TheLeviathan
    Keeping May in the pen delays his progression as a starter and learning how to pitch deeper into games. The "need" for him in the bullpen was entirely correctable this offseason.
  25. TheLeviathan
    That May will improve is a reasonable assumption considering he has 25 starts under his belt and was showing improvement the last few. The way people bash May's growth as a young player baffles me. Do you treat Buxton's first couple hundred at-bats the same way? By that measure maybe we should put Mastro in CF too. I'm swapping a younger player with more upside for a guy whose most ringing endorsement for a rotation spot seems to be the arm he throws with.
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