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  1. Richie the Rally Goat
    http://www.providencejournal.com/sports/20170629/outfield-shifts-have-helped-twins-defense
  2. Richie the Rally Goat
    This is a different narrative than how this line of discussion started. Initially you posited that Falvine was trying to save face but get away from Molitor. Now it's all in Molitor's hands? Agreed, the time this is taking to work through indicates a sticking point in what should be a pretty routine contract negotiation. As others have said, at this point I believe Molitor might be mulling over retirement.
  3. Richie the Rally Goat
    im tracking with you, it seems more plausible with what, 36-ish hours passed that this may well be what's happening. I still don't get the mechanics. Low ball offer leaves a lot of evidence and of course the counter offers and etc" A discussion with PM that goes "look Paul, we're making you an offer to save face for all of us, here's how it's gonna go...." has all kinds of issues, not least of which is Falvine trying to change the organization so offering the guy a different job in the org follows the same logic, and carries all of the same "club" mentality.
  4. Richie the Rally Goat
    depends on the situation, possible, though unlikely, for a double play on the sac attempt. For the sake of the discussion here, it all depends on the discussions Molitor and Levine have had. Do they agree on the strategy and tactics based on the data? I'm not sure they do, though that might be some wishcasting on my part. To me the data says station to station is the highest likelihood to score multiple runs in an inning/game/season. That's not to say you should never steal, just be selective. That is to say should almost never bunt. It's almost always a wasted out, even with Buxtons fastest right handed home to first time.
  5. Richie the Rally Goat
    interesting, seems plausible but how would one go about orchestrating this devious plot?
  6. Richie the Rally Goat
    I don't believe there is any doubt in Molitor's leadership and communication skills. He is well regarded on those two skills, and this season showcased them well. I think it comes own to Molitor's ability (or willingness and ability to learn how) to implement the vision of the front office. The rumors have ben that Molitor has put in a great effort to learn the new FO's tools and align to the vision. I wonder if effort and willingness to learn is enough.
  7. Richie the Rally Goat
    I'd prefer to watch 3 other outfielders play over Granite, but agreed, he's certainly a good 4th/5th outfielder.
  8. Richie the Rally Goat
    Oh man! Bring on the bullpen
  9. Richie the Rally Goat
    EDDIE! Eddie! Eddie!
  10. Richie the Rally Goat
    Woooooooo! Way to lead off BD!
  11. Richie the Rally Goat
    blake beat me to it, but in all seriousness, a dose of kids cold meds and an Ipad with cartoons has done that job.
  12. Richie the Rally Goat
    Ipad loaded with cartoons and little dab of booze in their sippy cups
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  14. Richie the Rally Goat
    Call me obtuse, but it took me awhile to figure out you were talking about Rochester, Minnesota and not the home of our beloved Red Wings Rochester, NY
  15. Richie the Rally Goat
    and the surprising part is generally Gee has gone out for 2-3 innings at a time in relief. He's been great in the Andrew Miller role, not Andrew Miller great, just plain ol' great, but I'll take it.
  16. Richie the Rally Goat
    rest easy my friend. according to my handy Twins schedule, start on Thursday is 11:10 AM, not 11:10 PM. You won't get any work done on Thursday afternoon instead of not getting any work done on Friday morning
  17. Richie the Rally Goat
    hes a good fielder at 3rd, ok at SS and 2nd and .750 OPS hitter. .750 OPS starts at SS if you're a defensive whiz. It don't start at 2nd or 3rd. He's no defensive whiz either. I maintain hes a valuable utility fielder, but no cornerstone. LNP was no core player either. Check out the similarity score on bbref. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/escobed01.shtml Number 1 is ...
  18. Richie the Rally Goat
    I like EE a lot, but hes a utility player. Important and good utility player, but utility none the less. Tough to put him in the "Core".
  19. Richie the Rally Goat
    i like your plan but i'd add at least one reliever, maybe 2 thatd pretty much a high end setup man as well.
  20. Richie the Rally Goat
    Pythag run differential according to bbref puts them at 55 wins, which more or less fills the gap. It must be the manager and all that veteranness
  21. Richie the Rally Goat
    indeed, 68 run differential on defense is huge. 4.45 runs per game scored in 2016. 4.63 runs per game in 2017. that's only 28 runs on 162 games, 3 wins.
  22. Richie the Rally Goat
    Defense is big, but 68 runs differential on defense is what, 7 wins Pythag? Where did the other 10 wins come from?
  23. Richie the Rally Goat
    10 starting pitchers for how this club was prepared last year is really tough, however 10 starting pitchers in a season is no "monumental task". https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.mlb.com/163495284-mlb-teams-need-starting-pitching-depth.amp.html In 2015 on average, a ball club trotted out 10.9 starters. From 2012 to 2015 40 teams made the post season. Those 40 teams has on average 39 starts per season by pitchers not in the opening day rotation. The Twins aren't breaking new ground. They're getting better quality pitching from the reserves than seasons past, but it's not alarming at all. By the way, the one team in 2015 that used 16 starters; the Dodgers, who were playoff contenders and have built their strength largely on a strong farm club (and huge cash).
  24. Richie the Rally Goat
    Hi John - Happy anniversary. Great podcast as always. It might have been easier to follow if the podcast had been edited together in the order it was recorded with the disclaimer at the beginning, sorry we might repeat ourselves on the radio portion. Otherwise, one of my favorite discussions of yours while on the air. I do enjoy a lively debate, sometimes the radio aspect can serve to tone down what would become more spirited debate were there a couple of beers consumed first.
  25. Richie the Rally Goat
    thats still a low bar
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