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  1. mikelink45
    I have to disagree. If we are a first place team and a playoff contender that is not a good enough record
  2. mikelink45
    Win or lose might not be the question. More appropriate is did we get what we hoped. I say no.
  3. mikelink45
    Lopez did what he should do against a horrible team. My God, Kansas City looks worse than Oakland. That doesn't take away from the fact that Lopez was outstanding, but if we played Kansas City all year, we'd be 150 and 12. So let's take our victories and being over 500 and change the way we approach the better teams that are coming up. I will also say that Jeffers has taken over as number one catcher. Both defense and offense make him the choice for the majority of games as I see it. And Julien is really settling in and looks like a tremendous asset. With Lewis down it is nice to have this young player join Kiriloff. Now if only Miranda can discover his bat so we can have three productive young players in the lineup.
  4. mikelink45
    I have to admit that I'm really disappointed and all of the strikeouts that Rodriguez is getting this year. I really had high expectations and he still can reach him but he hasn't looked like the player I hope for
  5. mikelink45
    Nice win, good holiday - but let's hold off the excitement - this is KC and we are 35 - 42 against the rest of the league. We cannot judge the team versus KC/Oakland...
  6. mikelink45
    The FO, the coaches and the managers lack leadership. We let good prospects languish in the minors when we need their bats. We hesitate to make changes in the lineup - to move the under productive players. Not sure why we are trying to justify a 500 or less team in any way. I do not hold Baldelli completely responsible. The FO wanted this system to be in place and they got the players and coaches to bring their desires to reality. It has not worked. Now comes accountability. When it isn't working make changes! I am waiting.
  7. mikelink45
    Steer - he is close now
  8. mikelink45
    What a powerful statement this is! As people have been saying all year - it could be our hitting coaches that need to be changed.
  9. mikelink45
    I am beginning to think this is his name - everyone that writes an article uses this tag line. Maybe he is worse that his numbers suggest. He is just a good pitcher - not great. I am never bothered by the All-star snubs. It is a flashing thing to be named, but in the long run it does not mean much. Doran can use the rest.
  10. mikelink45
    We did not even think Castro would be on the team. It was a minor league signing and how much have we played him? I think he is a big surprise and Baldelli sure seems to like him. Vasquez is constantly in TD comments. Jeffers is surpassing him and he was expected to do much more. Everyone on TD should know by now I do not like Gallo and all the stats and comments will not change it. I did not like Dunn or Kingman either and they were better than Gallo.
  11. mikelink45
    I believe there will be a players only meeting before every game the rest of the season! One game with good bats, one game that Ober took charge of and another game where the pitchers suffered from the batteritis.
  12. mikelink45
    Can we restructure best to worst? Castro - who could have seen this? Steward - another surprise that saved the first half BP Tied Solano and Farmer - they have been very valuable to us. Taylor - he has done what we have wanted. At times his bat comes alive, but mostly he has covered from Buxton's absence in the OF Lopez - he has taken the mount regularly and given us satisfactory production even if below expectations. De Leon - the SSS looks really good. Correa - he can climb the list, but we have had a bad first half of production Vasquez - he can catch, but did he leave his bat behind? Gallo - two stretches of power with a prolonged period of swing and misses and his defense has not been what was promised.
  13. mikelink45
    The trade is not just based on Arraez and his historic season. It is also about Lopez and the expectations being better than the production.
  14. mikelink45
    Losing Lewis is a major loss. He has been fantastic. Big shoes for Miranda to fill. What is our rotation ranking now from 1 - 5? Is Gray still one? Where does Ryan compare with Ober? Is Lopez 5 or is Maeda? Fun to speculate. But with the Twins bats we need all five to be great.
  15. mikelink45
    My spell checker really turns on me at times. Thanks.
  16. mikelink45
    500 team is going to have good games and bad games. The difficulty for fans is deciding which games represent the real team. Games like this? Give us real hope for the second half of the season and our schedule is in our favor
  17. mikelink45
    I disagree on Enlow. Five walks in 5 innings and a struggle to throw strikes is not make him good enough to be a pitcher of the day
  18. mikelink45
    Questions like this only make people speculate and move from the basic story - the question could be asked - who will bat for Arraez if he is not here. We have the answer and it is not good.
  19. mikelink45
    Thanks for the painful reconstruction of a trade I hated. Lopez needs a drastic turn around to make us feel better. But as much as we miss his bat. His attitude is what this team needs. Sometimes an enthusiastic and positive player has more value than their bat and glove - 'remember the turtle!' No one has that fun factor (no stats to support this) and the team just goes on with business.
  20. mikelink45
    I appreciate your response. I just have absolutely no hope for Gallo and never have. It wouldn't be in baseball. Up to people like me. We hope we hope we hope and he strikes out, strikes out strikes out.
  21. mikelink45
    Add Gallo. Drop Correa and Buxton to lower spot in the lineup.
  22. mikelink45
    I am sad - I wanted to have a team that inspired and fought! But we have a team with Correa/Buxton/Kepler/Vasquez/Gallo killing any momentum and still being given valuable ABs. We have a hitting coach with no accountability. We have a player given a minor league contract who is out performing all our veterans. Gray is having a hard time getting another win and Lopez has become a league average pitcher. Ober is someone we worry about as his innings increase and Ryan is still not the Ace when it comes to the elite teams we face. The BP now is without Steward and Thielbar and we have only one arm we all expect to succeed. So what now Falvey and Levine? Don't give away any more prospects to get the golden ring. Figure this out. It is your team.
  23. mikelink45
    Same reason that Gallo and Kepler play instead of Wallner and Larnach - we have no willingness to step up, make changes, force the issues. Blah - boring - sit back and hope for the best. Yuck.
  24. mikelink45
    Yes. Good article. Good reflection. Maybe the result will change over time, but right now I think you got the list correct.
  25. mikelink45
    I'm not upset about the contract, but I'm just not ready to think he's that great.
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