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  1. Mr. Brooks
    This is exactly what I was going to post. Well said. Just because you start at a disadvantage doesn't mean you give up. You find a way to close that gap by being smarter and more efficient.
  2. Mr. Brooks
    I guess I don't understand why a person would fear those things (independence, not needing them) unless it's because they look at that person as their property. If you view your SO as an equal person, those are attributes you actually seek out. I've witnessed a lot of men who are extremely verbally abusive towards their wife/girlfriend and they had a lot of variables. But the one thing that they always had in common, every time, was that the abuser spoke to and about the victim as though they viewed them as property. So yeah that is anecdotal, but that is what I've witnessed so that is why I've formed the opinions that I have. The reason I translate that into thinking they can't (most of the time) be rehabilitated is because if you view something as your property, you are never going to have empathy towards them, never. As, I said before, they may "fake it", because they don't want to get into trouble, or because they don't want friends or family to know about it, or whatever the reason. But I'm not sure empathy is something that can be taught to an adult. You either have it or you don't. Regarding the juvenile justice system, I should have been more specific. Their credence is rehabilitation over punishment, though you are right that isn't always the case in practice.
  3. Mr. Brooks
    I disagree that it's an anger issue. Everyone gets angry. Most people don't react by hitting a woman. And rehabilitating children is much easier than adults. That is why the juvenile justice system is geared towards rehabilitation, while the adult system is geared towards punishment. Like I said, this is just my opinion. I'm sure there are exceptions on the fringes. But by and large, I think to be a habitual abuser they must view women in general, or at least particularly, "their woman", as a piece of property, not an equal person.
  4. Mr. Brooks
    People seem pretty excited it is this guy. I must admit I'm a little behind in my media guide reading, I'm not sure I know much about him.
  5. Mr. Brooks
    Lavelle (very matter of factly) makes it sound like Falvey is making decisions while the Indians are still playing. I wonder if he'll get ripped as badly as I did for suggesting that?
  6. Mr. Brooks
    I'm also genuinely curious on all of the amazing strokes of bad luck that those Twins teams had. I don't remember any, aside from that bad call in NY (which had no effect on the outcome).
  7. Mr. Brooks
    I don't think I ever claimed the best team will always win in the playoffs. But I also don't think it's pure randomness luck. I'm sorry. Agree to disagree there. Most of the time if a team gets beat it's because they left pitches up in the zone, made defensive errors, or some other human error. Rarely is it because they got unlucky. I think if you consistently build one of the 3 or 4 best teams in baseball, with a good manager, you will eventually cash in a title or two. And that was my point all along. Nowhere did I ever claim you are guaranteed to win every year just because you have the best roster.
  8. Mr. Brooks
    Lucky night for Perez.
  9. Mr. Brooks
    Of course there is more variance in a string of 5 and 7 game series than there is over 162 games. But there is still plenty of skill involved. Most people believe the Cubs are the best team in baseball and they made the world series, pure coincidence I guess. Would skill matter if the Cubs played a little league team, in a 1 game series? Such a small sample size, I guess we really can't say which team would win. The Twins lost 15 of their last 17 playoff games. The odds of that happening based on pure randomness (coinflip), is 1:963.8 So, possible sure, but extremely unlikely. The more likely answer is that skill (or lack of) contributed as much or more than luck. Are you suggesting that results are meaningless if there is ANY luck involved? What is your threshold for how much luck can be involved before it's a legit outcome and not just small sample size noise? Because if you a need a large enough sample size to weed out all luck, then the regular is also meaningless. It's still a team of humans pitting skills against another team of humans. The results still mean something.
  10. Mr. Brooks
    Small sample size is not the same thing as crapshoot. Calling it a crapshoot implies it is virtually luck, with little or no skill involved. Could you please give examples of all the amazing strokes of bad luck? Aside from the blown call against the Yankees, I don't remember much of that, just poor performance by the Twins. Of course there was a psychological component. That is evidence for my side, not the crapshoot side. Not folding under pressure is a skill, not luck. There is no reason to speak to me like a five year old just because you disagree with me.
  11. Mr. Brooks
    If it's just a crapshoot, how do you explain the Twins playoff history in the 2000's? If it was random, the Twins would have had a mix of outcomes, and would have posted roughly a .500 playoff record over that span. If you roll double sixes every single roll, roll after roll after roll, the dice are not random.
  12. Mr. Brooks
    Sure, anything is possible. Isn't our job opening a step up from the one he accepted in Arizona though? Maybe I'm mistaken.
  13. Mr. Brooks
    I'm not sure what this has to do with anything? I'm guessing the guy would have been willing to wait another week for the job if he wanted it.
  14. Mr. Brooks
    Men who beat women so so because they view women as property. For that reason I don't think they can be rehabilitated. Sure, they may fake it, to stay out of trouble, but eventually when that instant of anger comes they are going to do it again. This is all just my opinion of course.
  15. Mr. Brooks
    So either we were never actually interested in this guy, or this organization is just totally unappealing.
  16. Mr. Brooks
    Fair enough. I don't agree, but I hope you are right. You can never have too many assets. The reason I don't agree is that you can probably go through the career of any 29 year old mediocre player, and find a bunch of excuses- an injury here, lost development there, new pitching coaches here, poor defense there, etc.- that each, in a vacuum, seem like legit explanations. I guess, theoretically, he could improve, just like any player theoretically could. I'll take it as a bonus if he does though. I wouldn't make, or not make, any moves expecting improvement from him.
  17. Mr. Brooks
    I agree the Twins are probably shockingly lagging behind in several of these behind the scenes type areas. That was what Mackey said his sources were telling him was the reason why some candidates were l weary of the job. My question is how did that happen? Was that Ryan being old school and thinking all these new positions and departments were unnecessary? Or was it orders from an ownership that has often been accused of cheapness? Terry, and then Antony have always maintained that ownership has never said no to money. But on the other hand, I find it hard to believe that the Pohlads were begging Ryan to spend more money and he refused. So, I always struggle with what that balance was- cheap ownership vs Terry falling on the sword for them. I hope that it was just Terry falling behind the times, rather than cheap ownership. My concern would be that Falvey is expected to continue to operate on the cheap.
  18. Mr. Brooks
    Yeah sure, I don't think you have anything to lose by trying him in the bullpen. Maybe he can succeed there, a la Perkins. I don't think Perkins had good K rates as a starter either, so it can be done. I'm not sure what the w/l ERA thing is supposed to be suggestive of. Those games count too.
  19. Mr. Brooks
    Yes he had 1 barely above average season out of 4. I'm aware of that. I'm guessing most number 5 type pitchers have a similar season every few years. Just like a .200 hitter will go 2 for 5 once in a while. There is no solution to be had. You keep him around until he's no longer cheap, or until 5 clearly better options emerge. Or you trade him at the deadline to a desperate contender for a lottery ticket or two. I don't think he's an offseason trade candidate though.
  20. Mr. Brooks
    Well I never advocated trading or cutting Gibson. An aside, today is his 29th birthday. I'm just saying he is what he is at this point. He's had 98 career starts, that is not 2 seasons worth, unless this is 1908. He's had only one meaningful stretch of good pitching. He's a mid 4's ERA guy. A 5th starter type. As long as he doesn't lose anything, he'll hang around the league for another 5 or 6 years. But, he's not going to magically become some good, or even above average pitcher.
  21. Mr. Brooks
    How old does Gibson have to get before we stop talking about his potential?I tend to think that by age 28 or 29, a player is what he is.
  22. Mr. Brooks
    Grossman needs to be lumped in with the rest of the DH's if he's going to be on the roster. I don't think he should even be a consideration in the OF, unless it's some type of 1 game emergency situation.
  23. Mr. Brooks
    When has Gibson ever had a "stellar" season? He's shown flashes of above averageness, but that's about it.
  24. Mr. Brooks
    I don't see how anyone can carry Thorpe for a full season. The guy hasn't pitched in 2 years, and never above A ball. Then again, if we leave him unprotected and he gets picked, I'm going to be pretty bitter. So, I don't envy that decision.
  25. Mr. Brooks
    There is really no need for personal insults. I don't know how many times I have to tell you that I'm not asking them to spend more money. That wasn't ever close to the point I was making. I've said consistently in every money related thread for years that you don't need to spend more money to win.
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