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  1. ThePuck
    Put it all in a nutshell quite nicely. Funny stuff about the OF.
  2. ThePuck
    And this year, very often. I'm not sure I follow what you're getting at?
  3. ThePuck
    This argument has been all over this site...not just this thread.
  4. ThePuck
    Yet people keep using it in their argument...
  5. ThePuck
    I don't understand how adding players that would add 20-25M to payroll for the next three years would cripple this team with the amount of payroll coming off in the next two years...
  6. ThePuck
    How about to give the fans reason for optimism...to put a product somewhat worthy of the fans...to at least TRY and fulfill your promises...and it's not like those players signed aren't assets as well.. Why does it have to be between title contender and dregs of the AL?
  7. ThePuck
    I understood what you were saying, I'm just saying, for me, I only give credit for the savings if that money is put back into the payroll. I mean, yeah, from a bottom line financial look, sure...but as a fan, taking that money and putting it in their pockets... In other words, I wasn't really meaning to take a shot at you...just saying how I looked at it. As far as Doumit's role. I believe when he was signed, the point was to replace Kubel. When the doctors came out and said Morny needs to cut down in the field for awhile to avoid concussion symptoms coming back, the plan changed since that made Mauer needing to play 1B more (as the best option to do so)
  8. ThePuck
    Those FA signings were nice. Predictable, but nice. Willingham replaced Cuddy, Doumit replaced Kubel. They weren't building onto what we have, they were filling departures. And yes, they cut payroll....which I'd give they credit for if they used those savings to continue to build a contender instead of pocketing it. So, I mean, I can't give them credit on the payroll cutting part of the equation
  9. ThePuck
    Well, for me, I've always felt Ryan knows exactly what he's doing...
  10. ThePuck
    2009 is an example...but they also had a strong defensive team, and a strong offensive team. We don't have either of those now.
  11. ThePuck
    If one chooses to focus on the future, sure. No doubt. Reason to be hopeful with Meyer and May. Key word, hopeful. Nothing is sure. No way to guarantee these moves end up well. But hope... When it comes to the current team though, that's where it gets dicey...and that's hard to swallow after the last two years we've had AND getting the new ballpark...the new ballpark that was supposed to stop us from cutting payroll the way we have. That's also hard to swallow when we have so many holes to fill.
  12. ThePuck
    Well, some apparently don't mind at all...
  13. ThePuck
    When Ryan or Gardy does something worth kudos, they get kudos. When they do something highly suspect or just off the wall wacky, they get slammed. It comes with the job. They're big boys. I love how every time someone is being realistic, and the realism isn't kudos, that someone is labeled negative. Being realistic isn't always about being negative. Doesn't make anyone less of a fan...especially if they are giving a solid argument...whether or not you agree with the argument or not.
  14. ThePuck
    That was nice! Thank LaBombo
  15. ThePuck
    Yup, that's what I was saying. Ryan also hand picked Smith to take his place as GM :-)
  16. ThePuck
    Yeah, I read the whole thing. What's the point? They like strike throwers first and foremost. We know this. My point is, people are giving Ryan a bunch of credit for this last draft...and he says right in this interview he's barely involved. My favorite part of that is when he says they usually 'stay healthy'. Big irony there. And he is basically saying, he's looking for Radke's.
  17. ThePuck
    Ryan said recently he has very little to do with the draft...that he was much more involved in the draft in the last few years when he wasn't GM. He said he lets them do their thing. ' DL: What is your role in the draft? TR: Not too much. I watch and listen. I do go to see some [players]. I see some. Just enough to be dangerous. That dabbling in the scouting world is a dangerous situation, because you don’t have a very good cross-section of what’s out there. I can do the skills, and I can do the makeup, probably. It doesn’t take any genius to go out and run a stopwatch or look at a radar gun or mechanics, and evaluate the skills. If you’ve been around, you can do that. But where does he go country-wise? Is he up here, or is he down here? I don’t see enough to be able to slot him in very well. That’s when it’s dangerous. That’s why I stay out of it and let our scouting department make the choices. They are the ones that live and die with it 365 days out of the year. I’m only a dabbler and that’s not good. Last year I was much more involved, because I wasn’t the GM.' Q&A: Terry Ryan, Twins general manager | FanGraphs Baseball
  18. ThePuck
    So now we know who the good pitchers are by how many wins they get. AND we know those pitchers are 'winners' cause they get great run support from their teammates, due to said pitcher bringing out the best in them so they 'play hard' for him. Do I have that right?
  19. ThePuck
    well, there's that....reminds me of a manager who tries a strategy over and over and, when it continuously fails, blames the players for not executing. When it finally works, once, it's like 'SEE, I told you!' :-)
  20. ThePuck
    HE earned those wins? HE did? Who was responsible for scoring the 4 or more runs in 9 of his 12 wins? Or heck, any runs? The offense scores...the defense plays behind him... Wins is a team thing
  21. ThePuck
    Ryan even came out and said that people have been clamoring for years to draft power arms, so he finally did it this year. When he said it int eh interview, it almost seemed like he said it with disgust
  22. ThePuck
    ever feel like you're in a court of law, or having to write up a legal document?
  23. ThePuck
    Last year, Correia had an ERA+ of 88 (his best in three years). Henderson Alvarez also had an ERA+ of 88. Correia's ERA was 4.21, Alvarez ERA was 4.85
  24. ThePuck
    I would hope that anyone who has a serious issue with signing Correia would be delighted to be wrong...cause that would mean the team was better off.
  25. ThePuck
    Santana is still waiting for Colon to give him his 2005 AL CY Young award....
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