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  1. 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.
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    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).
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Mr. Brooks
    Brian Dozier was an absolute disaster at SS.
  10. Mr. Brooks
    I don't understand how Light is a lock. For me he wouldn't even be a bubble guy. This isn't a mph competition, it's pitching. Light has the upside of Jim Hoey.
  11. Mr. Brooks
    I'm working under the assumption that the new guy will be better. I think that's all we can do is embrace him and give him the benefit of the doubt until he proves otherwise. Other organizations hit jackpots, I'm hoping Falvey can hit a few too.
  12. Mr. Brooks
    I like prospect rankings as much as anyone, but I think they are way overrated sometimes. These are human beings, being evaluated by other human beings. Dozier was never a top prospect. Where was Kluber ranked when Cleveland traded for him? Where were Liriano and Nathan ranked when we traded for them? I won't get too worked up about the rankings, so long as it's the new guy making the call. It's OK to trust your scouts, and outscout the other team.
  13. Mr. Brooks
    I think he meant as a final piece for a contender. Willingham was a nice value, for that first season, but it was just as a band aid during some awful seasons. Where was a signing like that when, as I think Nick said, we were rolling with Jason Tyner as DH in the playoffs?
  14. Mr. Brooks
    Where should Grossman play when you get his bat into the lineup vs LHP? Don't we already have enough DH candidates? Grossman shouldn't play another inning in the OF, barring 2 or more OF injuries in the same game.
  15. Mr. Brooks
    Justin Morneau had yet to play a game above AA at the time they let Ortiz go. Not sure how he was blocking Ortiz.
  16. Mr. Brooks
    Dozier barely has the arm strength to make the throws from 2B. The left side is not an option for him.
  17. Mr. Brooks
    Actually, we probably do need that many open spots. I count 6 to 8 guys that will likely need to be added or risked to the Rule V. Plus Perkins and Hughes have to be put back on the 40 man, even if they are not healthy. That makes 8 to 10. At a minimum sign 1 catcher, 1 reliever and 1 starter. That makes 11 to 13 spots they need open.
  18. Mr. Brooks
    If he's above average for p5 then he should have quite a few great games for each ugly one. I don't think he's had more than 2 or 3 great games his entire career, and most of the rest are ugly. If he is really the best QB on roster then that is a huge stain on the Kill/Claes legacy, not that it didn't have enough already. Leidner has no business playing QB in Division 1 football. This team is easily 5-0 with even competent, let alone average QB play.
  19. Mr. Brooks
    A legit number 3, with a safe floor is a great prospect though. And I'm talking legit 3 on a good team, like Ervin Santana, not a guy like Gibson, who people insist is a number 3, but is really a 5. That's a lot of money you don't have to spend in FA for 6+ years.
  20. Mr. Brooks
    If Greene is the only guy with true ace potential, then I think you take him no matter how risky it is. I'd rather shoot for an ace and fail, then end up with Kyle Gibson at 1-1.
  21. Mr. Brooks
    It's not just the k rate though. That's why I said k AND bb rates. If Stewart had a miniscule bb rate, like I'm guessing Maddux and most other guys who have succeeded with low k rates have had, then I'd be more optimistic.
  22. Mr. Brooks
    I'd have a hard time putting Stewart in the top 25 at this point. I mean look at those k and bb rates, this year especially. Has anyone ever, and I mean ever, put up numbers like that in the minors then succeeded in MLB? It can't be many if any.
  23. Mr. Brooks
    Ricky Nolasco got a 2nd place vote? Really? I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
  24. Mr. Brooks
    Yeah the fact that St Peter and Pohlad were the ones doing the interviews is the one thing that gives me pause on this. They strike me as 2 guys who might not even know what to look for, which is how you end up with a huckster like Tim Brewster running your organization. I still cautiously like the hire though.
  25. Mr. Brooks
    If Granite can't play cf he can't play in the majors. His bat will never be acceptable in a corner spot.
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