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I'm not sure how much that changes the outcome of this season. With our pitching staff, even a massively improved offense wouldn't be enough to compete for the division. And even so, that is still on them for being so inept at evaluating their own players.
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Anyone feel any differently about Worley yet? I'm sure it was just a random lucky guess on my part...
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Well to be fair, he has managed to assemble incredible depth at the #6/#7 starter type.
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Funny. All I heard coming into the season was that the Twins rotation couldnt possibly be as bad as it was last year. I took a look at the roster and said that I thought it surely could be at least ALMOST as terrible, and was told that I was a pessimist and a Twins hater. I really don't see how this should have come as any surprise, I mean look at the guys we brought in. I said Worley wasn't likely to be anything special, he's been even worse than I could have thought. I said Pelfrey did not look anywhere near ready to be a quality pitcher during ST, it looks like either he indeed is not recovered, or he is just plain bad. Correia has actually outperformed my expectation of him, though he is coming back down to earth lately. I said Diamond was due for a regression, of course I was ripped for that along with my Worley take, but the fact is it was due, and we are seeing it now. This comes as no surprise, it shouldn't. Really the only surprise to me was how optimistic so many people were about this rotation coming into the year.
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I said this at the time, but I'd like to expand on it now that we are 1/4 of the way through the season. Coming into the year, Terry went out of his way, time after time, to express that this was not a rebuilding year, and that he was putting out a team that would compete for the division. Now, I think most of us here understood that he couldnt possibly believe that, some even said something to the effect of "what is he supposed to say..." It is going to backfire on him. The causal fan is going to remember all of those statements, and want heads to roll when we lose 90+ games for a 3rd straight season with what the GM kept telling them was a competitive roster, not a rebuilding project. I think honesty would have been the far better strategy. Sure it may have hurt ticket sales in the short term, but I think it is going to backfire and cost even more ticket sales in the long term, and also bring a lot of heat on either him or Gardy to lose his job. I think this fan base proved in the early 2000's that they are willing to embrace a rebuild if it is done honestly, and if they see legit upside coming through the system. Perhaps even he knows this, and has done it intentionally, so that it will be easier to justify firing Gardy at the end of the year? I doubt that, but who knows. I think most causal fans like Gardy, but now Ryan can say, "I put together a playoff caliber roster but the results werent there so we decided to make a change." Something along those lines. Am I onto something here, or just on something?
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I get that Arcia is slumping a bit right now, but I cant see how Collabello has earned a roster spot over Arcia. Even with his recent struggles, Arcia is still one of the 3 or 4 best hitters on the club.
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Why does Phil Mackey look like a Russian mafia boss who has been up for about 4 days straight in that profile pic? Don't be afraid to crack a smile Phil!
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As the OP alluded to, the Twins seem to have a completely different view on what good or bad defense actually is. The things that seem to be important to them seems to be limited to things like: hitting the cut off man every time, calling out "i got it" 3 times before you catch a pop up, etc. Things like range, mobility, good first step, good angles/jump on fly balls, etc. don't seem to hold much weight with this organization.
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Now is it time to get rid of Anderson??
Mr. Brooks replied to whydidnt's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
Everyone knows the pitching coach takes no blame for terrible pitching performances, it is obviously the bullpen coaches fault! -
Article: Chris Colabello to be promoted to Twins
Mr. Brooks replied to Seth Stohs's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
What is with all the Arcia hate? Sure he's been streaky, and his D has been pretty sub par, but his OPS+ is 115. Not terrible for a 22 year old rookie, and is good for 2nd on the club right now (behind only Joe). Maybe some people expect dominance or bust from him, but I think he's hit good enough to stay up here, and should be in the line up every single day. -
Article: Vance Worley Demoted to AAA-Rochester
Mr. Brooks replied to Westgaard66's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Couldn't agree more. Its funny that I was ripped to shreds when I posted that he had a terrible attitude and wouldnt be any good. I guess it was just a "lucky guess" on my part. Nobody could have possibly seen this coming! -
When did I claim that?!?! That is exactly what i AM advocating. I already agreed this probably wasn't the proper thread for this, I'm not defending Hendriks. I'm saying Worley should be sent down because he's pitching awful right now. Let him make some adjustments in AAA and be better for it. Give someone else a shot, we can't keep having these short starts where the game is lost before it even starts.
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You havent even heard or read the entire interview. His "adjustments" comments were said sarcastically.
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That is how I feel. I don't think he's earned a thing. Again, you and I just disagree on how distinguished Worley's track record is. I don't see why we can't just agree to disagree. Certainly I'm entitled to my opinion. You don't see me bashing yours.
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Article: Oswaldo Arcia To Be Called Up On Monday
Mr. Brooks replied to Seth Stohs's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
You are wrong. MLB service time only keeps ticking if he happens to go on the DL before he is sent down. -
When you combine those comments with his laissez faire attitude about his weight issues and his secondary pitches a common theme starts to develop about his attitude.
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He was being a smart ass and saying that his "adjustment" was going to be to throw the ball right over the plate and hope it gets hit hard at someone. There is a difference between ego and not being accountable. Read Adam Jones' comments after he cost the O's a game the other night. That is accountability.
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True. And, he does have a scholarship. You even admit he does, the difference in our opinion is that you think he deserves to have one, while I don't.
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Find the rest of his comments. You'll see that what he meant by "nobody likes to have that happen" is that nobody likes pitching great and getting unlucky.
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I don't know if they are printed anywhere. He was interviewed in the locker room post game. He basically said that he thought he pitched great and got unlucky. I'll paraphrase, but the one comment that bothered me the most was: "Not sure I could have thrown the ball any better, nothing was hit hard. If anything my stuff was TOO good. Maybe next time I'll throw it right down the middle and hope it's hit hard right at someone." Zero accountability. Even Coomer had a hard time keeping a straight face when they cut straight from that interview to the studio.
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He could say the same thing most pitchers say when they have a horrible start, something along the lines of: "Yeah, I just didn't have it today. But I'm going to work hard to make the adjustments, and do a better job next time." What he said was downright laughable after that game.
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Quentin gets HBP at a historically high rate. Of course Grienke has a higher HBP rate against him than he does overall! There is no smoke. I'm sure if you looked at every pitcher who has faced Quentin a lot (they were in same division), they have higher HBP rates against Quentin than they do overall. The guy stands right on top of the plate.
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Funny how the weather doesn't seem to affect the other team. I'm so tired of this excuse. If you want to say you are not going to put much stock into 2 weeks, that's fine. But I don't see what the weather has to do with it? If anything cold weather traditionally gives the advantage to the pitcher.
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For the 6,552nd time. I'm not defending Hendriks over Worley!! Send them both down, I don't care!! I'd be a TON more forgiving of Worley's performance if it wasn't for his attitude. His comments and attitude sealed the deal for me.
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Again, this isnt about Hendriks to me. Perhaps I didn't make that clear. Send them both down, that's fine. And again, we disagree on how "track record" is defined. To me, Worley's record is way too small and inconclusive to call a proven track record. We disagree on that, which is fine, but it explains why we disagree on our stance. Finally, I'm FAR more disappointed in his comments then I am his actual pitching performances. His comments tell you everything you need to know about this guy.