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  1. TheLeviathan
    By all means provide details and contracts. It'll make it that much easier for me. Now who's assuming? I didn't say we had to actively cut payroll, but we don't need to actively add payroll for the sake of it either. People advocating that they need to keep throwing money out in FA are doing it not because it furthers this team ahead, but simply because they feel there is some obligation to spend the money. As I said, if they want to find a few bargains like Willingham - great. But you also start to limit your ability to do that when you turn around and deal them 5 months later. That can't really be a strategy unless you're signing guys in late February who no one else wants - in which case you aren't handing out big money anyway.
  2. TheLeviathan
    In terms of timing, you're right. So maybe Willingham would be the first successful "sell high" deal since AJ? Could go a long way to this team's future and we're going to kick ourselves when he goes back to being a 400 AB player who can't stay on the field.
  3. TheLeviathan
    The kinds of FA splashes you're talking about aren't 50M+ kinds of deals. I don't have a problem with a few Willingham-like contracts, but people aren't talking about that. The focus of this team should be acquiring assets around our best prospects, not hoping 88 losses keeps more fans in the seats than 98. That is a useless, misguided strategy which is all anyone here is suggesting. As has been said by others - winning puts butts in the seats, so build to win - not keep your head above total futility.
  4. TheLeviathan
    The reason to trade Willingham is because he could land a significant bounty for this team. It would be the first smart, "sell high" move the team has made since.....what? AJ?
  5. TheLeviathan
    He's on quite a binge lately.
  6. TheLeviathan
    If so, that is ridiculous. But I wouldn't be surprised.
  7. TheLeviathan
    My wife says Monocles pizza joint is amazing. She tries to make me drive there every trip to Chicago.
  8. TheLeviathan
    This. Call up Oliveros and cut this guy.
  9. TheLeviathan
    Even if the Twins do have money to spend, nothing says you can't bank that for a future increase. It's not typically a PR dream, but spending it just to spend it doesn't help much either. This team should take some flyers next season on guys like we did with Burton last year, but planning to fix this team with a few contracts is a big mistake.
  10. TheLeviathan
    This is an awful, awful mistake not to at least field offers.
  11. TheLeviathan
    I don't disagree with your conclusion, but holy christ was that a pollyannish reason for it. Even for you.
  12. TheLeviathan
    It would be really healthy for you to acquaint yourself with reality at some point.
  13. TheLeviathan
    It's not that I'm saying they are lucky completely, but people try to make this season out to be one apocalyptic twist after another.....and I'd actually argue just as many things have gone right as they've gone horribly wrong. So if you're projecting forward, you can't plan on things getting significantly better than they are now, which happens to be the bottom of the AL. This isn't the apocalypse of bad luck - this is just not a very good baseball team. The only phase of this team that has been good has been the back-end of their bullpen, but the "soft under belly" as was aptly put this weak, was exposed badly by the Sox. This team needs bullpen, lineup, and rotation help. And a significant amount of each. No reason to grasp at phantom 2013 straws is my position - rebuild around the future of your minor league system.
  14. TheLeviathan
    No they don't. This is such a mistake to believe this.
  15. TheLeviathan
    What people don't seem to realize is that many more things have gone right than they have gone wrong. Willingham is having a career year. Mauer is healthy and having an outstanding season. Morneau is back and semi-capable. Plouffe had a breakout. Revere is having a breakout. Doumit is healthy and hitting very well. Diamond, Burton, Perkins, and Burnett are pitching some great ball. When you compare that to the wrongs - Baker hurt, Pavano hurt, Capps hurt, Blackburn garbage. (Maybe one or two others I'm forgetting) - this team is actually a bit lucky they aren't WORSE. I'm encouraged by some of Ryan's interviews the last few Sundays. He appears to get that this team isn't as good as some think and they're way further off than a pitcher or two.
  16. TheLeviathan
    It's nice to see the tone around here is getting further and further away from the "You know, with just one or two pitchers, 2013 might....." Which is really a hopeless position. This club has to make some significant changes and it has to start with unloading just about everyone who isn't going to be a part of this team in 2-3 years. It may be a bitter pill to swallow, but that's where we're at.
  17. TheLeviathan
    I'm not particularly passionate about this issue - I could go either way and there are strong arguments pro/con. I'm curious if the return of Ryan makes this less likely or more likely. The more I think about it, the more I'm not sure which way that swings the pendulum.....
  18. TheLeviathan
    Kirilenko was Plan B.....ugh
  19. TheLeviathan
    Damn that NBR boxscore is pleasant to look at.
  20. TheLeviathan
    He sounds like some of the people talking about how close the Twins are to contending this year.
  21. TheLeviathan
    After living in Chicago for a few years, I can confirm this is very much true. Even many White Sox fans acknowledge how unbearable he can be.
  22. TheLeviathan
    Yeah, sorry if I gave you the wrong impression being snide. From everything you've said we appear to be pretty close to the same page about this team. The finger/dike analogy I completely agree with. And found tastelessly amusing!
  23. TheLeviathan
    Yes, but it can't possibly be the fault of the organization. No one has quoted them in the paper saying "Yeah...we suck" so it's probably not true.
  24. TheLeviathan
    You're right, how silly of me not to realize there is a magical number between 4mph and 10mph at which point an organization is entitled to drag the issue into the press. Is it 6mph or 7 at which this threshold is hit?
  25. TheLeviathan
    Yeah, hopeless. This is just absurd - made me chuckle though. You win, won't mess with your skepticism-guised trolling.
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