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  1. Wyorev
    I like Bonnes take on this, and I respectfully disagree. I think the 9% chance is fast approaching the 1 in 20 area. But John has me thinking
  2. Wyorev
    That's one big hat! An enormous brooch, but maybe a medium sized pterodactyl...
  3. Wyorev
    Is Greene really 2-3 years behind a college pitcher? It may be that as good as he is, he may arrive a fair bit quicker. . . I am hoping to see Greene in a Twins uniform by July, 2020.
  4. Wyorev
    I may not be that smart, it took me 4 years of school after college to get going, but ... I cannot make sense of this comment. I thought the thread was about a trade of Dozier. Try as I might, I cannot see any point in this "looking legit" shot. Any. A huge majority of the posts on this thread have been enjoyable, and/or insightful, and/or humorous. Thanks to the TD community for sharing an enjoyment of this great game, our sorry team, and entertaining conversation begun by Dave W.
  5. Wyorev
    This sort of baseball insight is the very reason I love Twins Daily! If only the next season can be half as great as this thread!
  6. Wyorev
    re: one post generating 1200 comments. There are a bunch of us who truly enjoy the Twins, and I'm grateful for this TD forum to share this deep dysfunction. (DW thanks for sharing your scoop, that was fun) I think Dozier should be traded. I wonder if it makes sense to suggest that an excellent second baseman might be a luxury of an excellent team. A lesser team might need to build around center field and/or shortstop and/or starting pitching. Maybe Thanks for the conversation! This line from Fellowship of the Ring might be fitting. “I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.”
  7. Wyorev
    My wife was appalled when I mentioned I was reading post #863. I'm sure not telling her I'm writing post number one thousand and something.
  8. Wyorev
    Oh, and I say Dave W is correct. With an asterisk.
  9. Wyorev
    NEW THREAD!!! Let's go for 40 pages on this!!!
  10. Wyorev
    Unfortunately? The non baseball discussion kept me reading, page after page after page. You may not want to visit any game threads... just sayin' Of course now I hate myself for wasting all this time... Well, not wasted... Frittered away.
  11. Wyorev
    Thanks Dave W! Thanks - most of you who posted - this has been fun. Do we get some sort of award when we've slogged through all 32 pages?
  12. Wyorev
    What have you usually charged for the Offseason Handbook? Thanks for your great work on TD. I wonder if any other team has something as excellent to turn to every day. Thanks to everyone who helps to fuel our fandom!
  13. Wyorev
    Yes. I would also hope for a more creative use of a bullpen. I had to go read LaVelle's article. I certainly did not consider Perkins to be whining. He was, however, articulating his frustration with honesty. I would be amazed if Molitor thought he was whining Amazed.
  14. Wyorev
    I simply do not understand the Buxton skepticism. It is not grounded in reality. Take a look at Mike Trout's first year in MLB - 2011. Trout was 27 for 123 - a batting average of 220 and OPS of 672 Buxton was 27 for 129 a batting average of 209 and OPS of 576 The transition to MLB is way more difficult than people realize. When Buxton comes up, he will be up to stay.
  15. Wyorev
    Indeed Old Goat. Glad computers don't have scratch-n-sniff. . . A lot of players have been compared to Willie Mays. Remember Eric Davis? He was pretty good, but he was no Willie Mays. I bet he wished he had never been compared to Willie. Willie Mays was, like Michael Jordan, a transformative player who changed the game by the way he played. Its a bit over the top to compare a guy to the very top echelon of historic players. There should be a moratorium on doing that!
  16. Wyorev
    What a great problem to have!
  17. Wyorev
    I think that in areas of personal beliefs, one might wish that people would be able to articulate a position respectfully, with a sense that all sides are seeking what is best for all. If that is what you mean by hoping Torii becomes more enlightened, I'm with you on that. One more thing. How on earth does Torii's retirement speak to the Front Office and their handling, or mishandling of decision making and roster management? [Let me say this as respectfully as I can...] These are the sorts of comments on TD that I appreciate the least. When the article is Torii's retirement, and a comment is aimed at how bad the FO is. Sorta gets old my friends. To quote Rodney King; "Can't we all just get along?"
  18. Wyorev
    Let me add my thanks to TD for adding to my enjoyment of the MLB season. It seems to me, that in the years of the Twins success in the last 15 years, over and over, one could say "if this works out and if that works out. . ." on about 7 players each year. One should probably expect a ratio of about 2 out 7 to "work out." In those years, it was closer to 5 out of 7. I am afraid that conditioned the Twins FO to think that 5 out 7 was normal. Or something. . . Also - how often do free agent acquisitions really help teams? Which of the 10 playoff teams can point to a free agent or two as a main catalyst?
  19. Wyorev
    I have been wondering about this for a few weeks now. Is an "Ace" really that key? (And I've come to define an "Ace" as a top 30 pitcher in baseball, I used to be more in agreement with the dictionary...) Look at the Nats. They have a bunch of them. The Tigers still have one So do the Mariners. Having an ace seems to me to be less important than many believe. Now, Toronto's acquiring of Price seems to be a catalyst for them, but I wonder if things would be that different for them if they had not made that trade.
  20. Wyorev
    Great stuff Parker! Thanks. That Slugging % by Zone Location chart made me laugh out loud. Fun.
  21. Wyorev
    I don't quite get the Florimon comp. I can't imagine anyone getting that. Buxton and Florimon? I listened to the podcast John, and could never quite see your point. If you or Gleeman struck out that much, we would probably bench you. If Buxton does, we look forward to when the lessons sink in and he catches on fire. One can almost be certain that he will begin to hit. That was Gleeman's point. He WILL hit. Buxton is the kind of player who, when someone suggests that he is somehow like Pedro Florimon, people wonder if that person understands baseball at all...
  22. Wyorev
    My auto correct suggests Sanyo... I don't think Sano even deserves ROY votes. Not number 1 or 2 at least... Its a long season. However, when all is said and done - Sano may be MVP of the Twins. May be...
  23. Wyorev
    Any suggestion that Mauer should catch seems dismissive of the reality of brain injury, and callous towards the well being of a person. Mauer told Buster Posey to catch as long as he can. Too many people are a bit cavalier about such things... I will leave it at that... Looking forward to seeing Mr. Sano!
  24. Wyorev
    Andrew McCutchen. Though my computer is sure I've spelled it wrong. I really enjoy that man's whole game.
  25. Wyorev
    I don't think Olney is at all arrogant. In fact, I like Olney, even though what I say next won't sound like it. Olney is, in my mind, an MLB version of Sid Hartmann. He knows a lot, but his understanding is not very nuanced, and especially when he is proposing trades, he makes more noise than sense. But I do like listening to his daily podcast. Good baseball talk
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