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  1. Mike Sixel
    As opposed to Colon and Gibson, who before he went on his run was a DFA candidate? The Twins weren't all that good. The other teams weren't all that good. But making multi-million dollar decisions about years of players can't be done on the assumption that only your team is going to all of a sudden play well, and nearly every other team is going to play worse. That's not a good process. If we are going to be pedantic about "fold", choose a different word for "every other team playing worse".
  2. Mike Sixel
    They don't have the luxury of hope being their long term strategy like fans do. IMO, that's the real difference of opinion in this thread. I do think there is some space for not trading Kintzler, but only if you actually add players. Deciding to tread water as a .500 or so team is about the worst decision one can make if you have impending FA types, imo. Either way, I have no idea how much of this run is their doing, or would have happened if another GM/FO was in charge. It's just not something we can actually understand.
  3. Mike Sixel
    then take that part out, and realize the Twins both passed teh marshmallow test, and still won....and do you think Kintzler is the delta between this team and the WS? Does anyone?
  4. Mike Sixel
    Did you quote the most diverse group ever? Robert Jordan and Goldie Hawn? Heck, I don't even know who the others are, and now I want to look
  5. Mike Sixel
    I don't care one way or the other, but that does raise a question..... if no one was complaining, and people were still enjoying posting, why do the mods care that it was old and not serious? Now, if for some reason people participating were complaining, I'd ask why there were participating......I didn't see a lot of meanness, but some pettiness. Was it the tone of the site you wanted to protect (which makes sense)? I'm just curious.
  6. Mike Sixel
    One reason the Yankees are so good this year is that last year, despite being "in the hunt", they traded guys and passed the marshmallow test. The Twins passed it this year (though admittedly passing more on pieces than a full marshmallow), and still won! I'd have preferred getting Gray or Verlander myself. Guys that can help in the next 2-3 years, and this year. The FO preferred to deal from the margins for a possible better future. Kintzler is a nice piece, but he's not the delta between this being a serious playoff contender in July, and he's surely not the delta between this team and being legit WS contenders. edit: But I think Verlander is that delta. Put him in front of ESan and Berrios, and you have a legit WS contending team imo. 2nd edit: I clearly said between this team .... so that would assume you somehow got Verlander and only traded minor league players.
  7. Mike Sixel
    if only.....
  8. Mike Sixel
    I'd call judging the likelihood of making the playoffs smart, not not smart. Just because they beat the odds doesn't mean they made a bad decision.
  9. Mike Sixel
    I assume Max has to play because he's not old enough to drink yet?
  10. Mike Sixel
    He literally said he was a big believer in his future, and was only commenting on this year. Where the @$#@^$ did he belittle Berrios at all?
  11. Mike Sixel
    Sano won't even play in 70% of the games. I can't vote for him for MVP because of that (for a position player).
  12. Mike Sixel
    It's all about the OLine.....and it helps that Case got more practice time obviously. But if the OLine can block, they should be good.
  13. Mike Sixel
    I have no idea how many believe what here...
  14. Mike Sixel
    I totally get what you are saying......but you sound, and I know this isn't you, like the people who basically say people shouldn't protest at all. I know that's not you, but telling people how to protest isn't exactly all about freedom of speech. As for it's effectiveness, that's what people said about sitting in the front of the bus, or at the white only counter at the cafe, that it just pissed people off and was counter productive. 538 has a good piece on how our view of those protests change over time.....
  15. Mike Sixel
    I think my top three are: Dozier Buxton Santana with Rosario right behind. But if I had to vote, it would be one of those three. Not sure which yet.
  16. Mike Sixel
    Protests that don't offend or bother people result in no change. That's kind of the point of protests, to make the comfortable uncomfortable.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Another article on Buxton and his improved defense: https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/byron-buxton-explains-how-he-catches-everything/
  18. Mike Sixel
    Can't wait for the battle over the standard deduction, and how many people will realize they'll actually pay taxes on more income (and if they make a median amount, maybe more taxes overall) if they try to itemize mortgage interest or charitable giving.... Of course, we all know those deductions will somehow still apply, and the result will be the US government will be in as good a shape as the KS government was....
  19. Mike Sixel
    GREAT INTRO! I went all caps, I almost never go all caps.
  20. Mike Sixel
    An article on Dozier going the other way this year.... https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/brian-dozier-is-doing-his-impossible/
  21. Mike Sixel
    Let me know your thoughts on Star Trek, my dad wants to know if it's worth it. I know one of my cousins subscribed.
  22. Mike Sixel
    he should absolutely rest if needed, the playoffs are more important than an arbitrary milestone.
  23. Mike Sixel
    heh, like I said, I missed it. I didn't feel the testiness, though, until I stupidly responded to you....apologies.
  24. Mike Sixel
    if you've ever run a competition for children, you'd know it wasn't a dumb question at all. if you've ever started a sports league, and can look at what different leagues do, it's not a dumb question at all. edit: also see the NCAA football discussion about how to build playoffs, or not....
  25. Mike Sixel
    it's really hard to spot sarcasm on this board sometimes....really hard......but seeing the poster, I should have been smart enough to figure it out, yes.
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