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  1. TheLeviathan
    Both. Like it or not, the FO is responsible for player performance (in part) because they are the ones that chose to put them on the roster. It's not always fair, but that's part of the job.
  2. TheLeviathan
    There is some truth to the first part, but in especially obvious cases like Hunter and Mauer I don't see the point in banging our collective heads against the wall.
  3. TheLeviathan
    No one is cheering for Hunter. Every Hunter related post I've seen has just accepted the reality that we are invested in giving him at-bats. And we are, so it's not going anywhere no matter how much any of us like it or not.
  4. TheLeviathan
    Once we've all accepted it probably should happen, but won't - why keep banging the drum? At that point, let's just deal with reality.
  5. TheLeviathan
    We could also sprinkle magic pixie dust on Suzuki. I don't like that Hunter is here, didn't like it from the start, don't like that he's going to continue to get playing time. But then there's reality. Banging an unrealistic drum is dumb. Buxton, if he was going to come up, was going to take ABs from Hicks and Rosario just as likely as he was Hunter. We can all agree that's not ideal and end that train of thought. It would do a world of good.
  6. TheLeviathan
    An injury happened and changed the variables. Now it's about promoting him as an everyday CF and not a platoon player. The Twins clearly value regular playing time as an essential element for promoting elite players. That isn't uncommon.
  7. TheLeviathan
    Same problem, it's one of the slots in the right sidebar.
  8. TheLeviathan
    So prospect development be damned for 8-16 at bats a week? Yeah, I don't find that a fair criticism at all. The problem is the roster construction (and loyalty to some players), don't compound the mistake by messing with your elite prospects.
  9. TheLeviathan
    Since Jessica Jones came up....anyone with an opinion on Daredevil? I'm thinking it's my next binge-watch target.
  10. TheLeviathan
    Just because it might marginally make the team better by swapping out a handful of ABs by Robinson doesn't mean it is necessarily the right thing to do. The right thing for Buxton should be the priority. Robinson is a separate problem. (But shouldn't get in the way either of what is right for Buxton, which is why I agree that Hunter shouldn't be in the way of anyone. That is a point I feel is a valid criticism)
  11. TheLeviathan
    Sorry Chief, but this masquerades as good logic but it doesn't really work. By this thinking, any call-up can be accused of being some kind of magical ready point. Did Eddie Rosario magically become major league ready the day of his call-up? Hicks? Duffy? Anyone who has ever gotten a call-up due to an injury? Of course not. There are a variety of circumstances that go into any decision. This one could have very simple, very defensible logic: Buxton was hurt for a long time, they wanted to help him get some more reps (and may have intended him to get even more), but an injury rushed their expected time table because he plays the same position. So they abandoned their original plan to help the big league team rather than play Rosario in CF. Too many people treat "readiness" as some kind of quantifiable, declarative thing when it really comes down to a variety of factors. That isn't to defend all roster moves or even this one necessarily, but the mere act of calling someone up after an injury shouldn't be attacked like this because if you applied the same logic to every callup you'd make the whole process look like random nonsense.
  12. TheLeviathan
    I think there have been a number of inexcusable roster decisions. They also neglected to add any talent to the bullpen coming into the season - whether that was misjudging their internal options or not pursuing external ones sufficiently is really irrelevant. The end result is they didn't prepare well at all for one of the most glaring weaknesses on the team. (And we've seen this before. I'm looking at you CF) But even if you don't want to lay blame at Ryan's feet for any one particular choice, how long does one man deserve the role of GM? When is it just time to move on? For some of you the answer would appear to be indefinite. I'm not sure that's a productive way to look at any leader, especially one that is very conservative and non-innovative (old school if you prefer).
  13. TheLeviathan
    Leadership that is this conservative in approach shouldn't get a lifetime position. Change can be good and it doesn't have to mean Ryan is a bad GM. It's just time.
  14. TheLeviathan
    About friggin time this became available.
  15. TheLeviathan
    Gorilla Monsoon.
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  17. TheLeviathan
    His shifting alone destroys the "much more conservative than Gardy" argument. But the team is giving up way too many outs on the bases.
  18. TheLeviathan
    I guess I didnt realize we needed a Numez mistake in mid August to determine SS is an issue.
  19. TheLeviathan
    Your flaw is in thinking Dave has credibility with these "posts".
  20. TheLeviathan
    I hope Duffy can stay in the rotation, but if not his stuff looks good enough to make a major impact in the bullpen. It'd be nice if we could start next year with Berrios, Gibson, May, and Duffy all in the rotation, but since that can't happen I'd really like to see Duffy and Milone in the bullpen long term. (Milone has been ridiculously good against LHB this year)
  21. TheLeviathan
    No I totally understand, you just hear the Supreme Court angle relatively often and I'm not sure it's really all that important. Both parties, while controlling the Presidency, have shown a capacity to elect fair minded people.
  22. TheLeviathan
    I certainly understand, as a general principle, why women would vote against the Republican Party. They've done plenty to deserve that. I would argue, however, that the Supreme Court nominations are a bit overblown. We had two changes under Bush and it didn't reverse the country in any notable fashion. In fact, Roberts has proven to be a pretty thoughtful judge most of the time. The bigger issue is domestic policy and the impact that has and Republicans have demonstrated time and against lately that their platform for fixing the country is just plain stupid. (The Dems aren't much better, but less appalling)
  23. TheLeviathan
    I'll give credit to Sanders for being real. I'd love to see Sanders and Rand Paul both in the mix more, I feel they may be the only two genuine thinkers in the whole bunch. (Even if you disagree with particular stances they have)
  24. TheLeviathan
    I'll probably vote for Kodos if the Republicans can't offer a lesser evil.
  25. TheLeviathan
    I was speaking generally to the crowd of "don't legislate morality" folks, my apologies if that wasn't clear and if it came off poorly. In fact, I was highlighting that you made the rare step of outlining your real opposition (religion), which is a good point. What gets lost in the other phrasing is that many of our laws are moral pronouncements. If we didn't legislate morality, we wouldn't have laws against theft, rape, and murder. What makes your point a good one is that these moral pronouncements transcend religion and become social contract. But they are still legislated morality. Where things get sticky is specific religious ideas, which you are right to push to debate and not just automatically codify. I just bristle at the buzzy phrase of "don't legislate morality" because I can't imagine anyone truly wanting that. (My apologies again though, sometimes my zeal gets in the way of my better qualities, I'll continue to try and clean that up)
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