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  1. drjim
    I wonder if this is the election cycle that will finally break the establishment hold on the party. Aside from Obama in 2012 (which is admittedly a huge aside), Republicans have been crushing it since 2008 in elections in all places on all levels, and I can't blame much of the electorate for wondering what, exactly, has been gained by that.
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    And didn't break well in 13 or 12 or 11 either. Don't confuse this with support of Gardy, I thought he should have been gone after 2012. Just thought another team would hire him. Probably still will.
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    That was my thought too, a more veteran team that was not really strong into analytics. It didn't break super well for Gardy over the past year, no veteran team that was close to contending fired their manager in season (and would have looked to someone like him for a spark) and I have a suspicion he would have been the frontrunner for the Mets if they didn't have their great run. Still a little surprised he didn't get a job.
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    Count me as surprised that Gardy didn't get a job. I do think he is probably the best positioned to get a job for a team with certain expectations that are underachieving and want to gas the manager midseason for a spark and/or stability. Could see Toronto, Detroit, White Sox, Reds as possibilities. If it doesn't happen this year might not ever happen. Or maybe no team wants him.
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    And the Bible issue is a little more complicated than that. Honest opponents of SSM from the church can come to that through wrestling with a comprehensive theology of sexuality and sin and how that fits in God's design for the church. But the majority of them (at least those I engage with) would probably accept SSM in society at large even if they don't support it personally. I can't speak for the deeper thoughts of Hunter, I imagine he, like many people both inside and outside the church, want simple answers to more nuanced situations.
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    A fair hypothetical, but before my time. I'm really not sure what the mood of the country was at the time when the country finally flipped on race issues. For those on the wrong side I am curious if they were treated like those who opposed SSM marriage today or if they were merely shrugged off. Probably depends where you lived and the circles you ran in. Perhaps some of our older posters might have some insight. But responses are much more public now and people can be much more critical much faster. One lesson to be taken from that time is that those who believed in segregation long after it was settled either had to keep quiet or be publicly shamed. Same thing is obviously happening with opposition to SSM, just seems to be much quicker, when opinions are still pretty evenly split and with much more (shall I say) vigor.
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    Fair point. But I do think there is a difference between an issue that has really only been changing over the past decade and something that really moved two generations ago. Perhaps that is a bjgger part of my question as well. Should people get crushed for not moving as fast on a social issue as many of us would like them to. Or to put it another way, no one Hunter's age would have ever lived in a society where segregation would really be accepted. Basically halfway through his career his position on same sex marriage was the law of the land everywhere and was still the vast majority position only a couple of years ago.
  8. drjim
    Based on no knowledge I think Ryan is about ready to be done but wants to stay until he clearly is handing off a team in a solid position. That would be the time to reorg, maybe kick him upstairs. I support another year of keeping as is to build on last year's momentum.
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    Our current system has lead to the legislature allocating money for the executive to spend with some decent leeway. That is where I think efficiency gains could be realized and a talented CEO could be valuable. I actually think Romney is perhaps the most qualified (eligible) person in our country at the moment. Would have been nice if he actually ran as who he was (competent New England moderate Repub) instead of his silly pandering. Might actually have gotten elected if he could have secured the nomination.
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    BTW, here's the Fangraphs article by Dave Cameron that I used for the front office organizational numbers. Good article all around. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/alex-anthopoulos-and-title-inflation/
  11. drjim
    Seems that would be the perfect time to do a proper reorg and bring in some fresh blood. I'm not sure Pohlad has it in him. Would almost certainly be a disaster if he doesn't. I don't count Smith either, especially because he's on the business side.
  12. drjim
    I'm sad to see it go, but will be interested in what ESPN does with the talent. I liked the writing and I really liked the podcasts, because of my job it's the best way for me to consume their content. I wonder about the business model. I know the clashes between Simmons and higher ups lead to problems, but it wasn't making any money. Perhaps if ESPN had marketed it more it could have done better, but it's also very possible there just isn't enough of a market for this type of content to justify the cost.
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    Almost sounds like a business transaction.
  14. drjim
    I follow transactions very closely. I'm also confident AA will get a job, never stated otherwise, just skeptical he'll ever be the top guy again.
  15. drjim
    Correct - non-baseball operations guy as President. And also correct that the trend is away from this. Baseball operations is taking the top title in more and more organizations. I don't know if you can equate St. Peter and Antony, one is business and one is baseball. I think all organizations split this only with a variety of ways of giving them titles. I do think, like most things, Twins are slower on this change, but they do have a former gm on staff.
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    Good points both ways.
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    I disagree. I think people are very likely to have opinions that mirror their upbringing. Very hard to shake that.
  18. drjim
    He went 85, 73, 74, 83 and now 93. I think the team is in decent shape, another year or two perhaps, but not necessarily set to be a juggernaut. Seems pretty average considering his resources. Perfectly fine but also not an injustice if he doesn't get another shot.
  19. drjim
    Half of it (monetary policy) and the Fed will be fine. It's irresponsible fiscal policy that worries me most, likely in the form of eliminating regulations or a dedicated tax break/shield.
  20. drjim
    The fake blacks comment was ill advised, I'll grant that.
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    I know this has been discussed before and I have no desire to bring it up in a baseball thread so I put it here. Leaving my own views aside is it fair that he takes so much abuse? Most writers/players (rightfully in my mind) didn't mention it, but some surely did and any comments or twitter replies mentioned it constantly. He has a view that is shared by somewhere around 40-50% of the country and he is a black, rural, Southern, male, no college, Evangelical Christian. He is basically a walking demographic of opposition to SSM. As far as being uncomfortable being a locker room with a gay teammate do people think he is the only one or even in the small minority of professional athletes? Fear and ignorance and lack of exposure certainly lead to all kinds of opinions. He's not unique in that. I hope he takes time to reflect and comes to a different conclusion and provides a safe, welcoming place for gay athletes, but is it fair to just scream bigot? Is it even accurate?
  22. drjim
    I like it. Always space for Wiggins to get going early, establishes a defensive tempo, and matches up Martin and Lavine against a weaker second team.
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    I think you're mistaken in the first part. Running a business is as good a prep as anything. Managing people, creating vision, making decisions. All seem like good prep for being a President.
  24. drjim
    Seems we're all set for a Clinton 2-3 point win over Rubio. Exciting... My limited hopes were that the next President would keep us out of dumb wars and not inflate a financial bubble (anything else was gravy). Doubtful we'll even get that.
  25. drjim
    18 of 30 teams are structured like the Twins. Titles are meaningless anyways, responsibilities are what counts, which is why AA is gone. Will be interesting to see where he lands. Don't blame him for leaving but hard to see a ready made spot for him. Probably a special assistant for a big market team for a year or two. He had a nice year but nothing in his track record suggests he's anything more than an average gm.
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