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  1. NYCTK
    Who gives a ****? Besides the Pohlad's themselves. It's interesting but you're obviously ignoring A) their income from their asset, and B) their direct impact on the value of the asset. The St. Louis Cardinals are in a smaller market and their "asset" is worth 2.55 B. The Brewers are in a much smaller market and their "asset" is worth $1.6B. The Seattle Mariners are in a comparable market and their "asset" is worth $2.2B. The San Diego Padres are in a comparable/smaller market and their "asset" is worth $1.78B. So, the fact that the Twins are ONLY worth $1.48B isn't some inherent thing. It's also due to the failures of the organization, ie, ownership. So wtf are we talking about the poor Pohlad's pitiful return on investment for?
  2. NYCTK
    No fan should ever, ever be concerned about a billionaire owners financial statements. Oh no! His asset only grew 9% annually ignoring "dividends" 😭
  3. NYCTK
    ...and further indication that none of those teams are actually worthy of being in the playoffs....
  4. NYCTK
    You're right. Sloppy on my part. I mean to say that we don't have a right to spend their money. But we absolutely have a right to criticize how they do.
  5. NYCTK
    Not exactly because as we know there's no possible chance at a balanced schedule. I was pretty OK with that temporary span we had a second WC team, because a one game playoff is exciting and the first WC was still first loser in their own division and thought it was a pretty fair compromise while actually making it slightly better for the best team in each league. Now? Getting into the playoffs isn't even special. You wanna hang a 2024 Wild Card banner if they do get in?
  6. NYCTK
    I know we don't have a right to say how billionaires spend their money. And I understand opportunity cost. I also understand any billionaire that views their franchise merely as an investment opportunity is a loser and should be heavily criticized. As should any fan defending those owners. The owner in Major League wasn't the hero of that movie, even if her financial strategy was sound.
  7. NYCTK
    Sure, but era is about as useful a stat for relievers as Wins are for starters. Relievers themselves don't hardly pay attention to their own era. And what use is a 98 mph fastball if its one of the most destroyed pitches by hitters? Velocity is but one component. And I don't say this to say Ronny is bad and shouldn't be a major leaguer. He could be a solid arm. But he isn't right now.
  8. NYCTK
    Yeah. And I think baseball is worse for it. I didn't watch a single game of the World Series because it wasn't even close to the two best teams. And neither did anyone else. It was the least watched ever. And I understand the trend is already that way, but allowing mediocre teams to get there doesn't help.
  9. NYCTK
    I think this is an important point. Just a few days ago I named all three of these guys as DFA candidates for any team in baseball and it's 100% true. Now, every team has those guys shuffle in and out, but a good organization will figure it out by the end of the season and either limit the number of guys like that in the pen, or at the least limit the number of high impact innings those arms will get.
  10. NYCTK
    You aren't "losing money" if you're a billionaire and your asset is growing slower than some other asset. This is such loser billionaire worship akin to those that think Elon must be a genius since he's so rich. And no one has power over a market fund like the Pohlads do over the value of the Twins. There's no reason the Twins couldn't be valued as highly as the Cardinals. No reason other than indifferent/incompetent ownership for 40 years now. #EatTheRich (except Steve Cohen)
  11. NYCTK
    This is great news for whomever the team trades him to for cost cutting purposes.
  12. NYCTK
    Hyperbole. He'd fit in fine with a lot of bullpens. Most managers would be able to avoid using him in the 10th after being gifted a great start though.
  13. NYCTK
    I've been against the expansion of the wild card for the exact reason we're seeing. Whether it's the twins or the tigers, neither team is a "playoff" team. Why we playing 162 teams just to invite teams we all know are mediocre? I say this knowing my other team the Mets might be the beneficiary of that expansion. But not a fan in the world is chanting "We're number 12!". No one should be celebrating this team. At least they don't get a home game if they do limp in. Those seats would be empty, and rightfully so.
  14. NYCTK
    It really is incredible that we were talking about Royce as savior of the franchise at the beginning of the season. And now he can't even be bothered to play in the final stretch.
  15. NYCTK
    It's just a simple fact that the Twins aren't good enough to deserve to be in the playoffs. They are 7.5 games out of their division. They are 4 games behind the first Wild Card, and there should still only be one. They are 3 games below 500 against teams that aren't the White Sox. What benefit is it to us for the Twins to make the playoffs? What benefit is it to the players? What benefit is it to the sport? No baseball fan outside of Twins fans wants to watch this team, and no one can blame them. They aren't a contender. Limping in to the playoffs for the sole benefit of generating some revenue for the Pohlads? How nice for them. And if it does happen, how are Twins fans going to feel when they get further embarrassed in Baltimore?
  16. NYCTK
    At this point I don't want the pohlads to get the financial benefit.
  17. NYCTK
    Twins owners have shot themselves in the foot. The value of their asset could be 50% higher than it is had they actually built on the 87-92 success. Instead, within a decade, they were asking the other owners to contract the team. Can't encourage anyone to spend a single dollar that goes to those terrible billionaire losers.
  18. NYCTK
    Yeah. The tinkering should be left in the first 2/3 of the season. Figure out what is needed to be added (or sell off parts) and the really lock in. Unfortunately, Rocco doesn't really like to be conventional.
  19. NYCTK
    Maybe they just like saying his name. Ronny is a pretty cool name if we're being honest.
  20. NYCTK
    Truly incredible that Tonkin could still help the Twins lose games after they successfully rid themselves of him so long ago this season. Props to the Front Office on that one. Very creative story telling if we're being honest.
  21. NYCTK
    I saw the graphic but that was wrong. He's struck out 12 in 18. Still indicative of a pitcher lacking the STUFF to be a late inning reliever but not as bad as it looked.
  22. NYCTK
    Not be very good, you'd find that it's quite easy that way.
  23. NYCTK
    The xwoba on his fastball on the year is only 0.502. Uh. I'm being told that's bad?
  24. NYCTK
    Think that'd cost about 800K. Aint happening.
  25. NYCTK
    That's not true. He performed well in AAA. And hasn't aged out of prospect territory yet. But man, outside of a two week stretch or so, he really has sucked.
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