Mike Sixel
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Until someone builds better chips...... Wish I had just bet it all there last year, instead of A LOT on it.....
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You could be right, I have no idea. It's hard to believe none of it is talent related though.
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I'd be more worried about an addict than someone that goes out once in awhile. Not opposed to either having a job, just that an addict, by definition, is more likely to repeat and be a negative asset. nice dig on all fraternity people, btw.
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Fangraphs (and other national publications) on the Twins
Mike Sixel replied to Mike Sixel's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
Ronnie 12:29 Robbie Grossman has a 128 wRC+ in 481 PAs going back to last year. Is he "for real"? Dave Cameron 12:29 No. He doesn't hit the ball hard enough to be a high BABIP guy. -
I've always believed it is a total system failure, from scouting to coaching. It has been so bad so long, that it has to be more than 1 problem. As for credit? Not sure what "we" do. I think there are times when it is clear a player makes an adjustment, and the coach and player should get credit. I think we can't know about the "regular" player who is who he is, and is coached well or poorly, and who should get "credit". It really is a team effort....scouts, players, coaches, trainers, etc. When it has been this bad for this long, I'd expect changes, major changes.
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Just got more spam from the motley fool. Somehow workday is in the "final 8" for the future of internet type stocks, and Shopify isn't. Mind. Boggling. don't get me wrong, I like workday, but it isn't Shopify. and yes, even since I put more into Shop, it's gone up and up. I admit, this is largely luck.
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In fairness....cliburn has been here for a very long time, during which the Twins have produced very few SPs. I don't think it's his age, however, that holds him back from being effective...
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Maybe they like Grossman as the 4th OF? Maybe they want to make sure if Buxton fails, they have an option? Maybe they love the RP in the minors, but want them to have more seasoning? Lots of other reasons I could type.... I literally have no idea what Falvey or Levine think. Neither do you.
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As would I. I worry he's not as good as he was, and maybe not fully healed.
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post-hoc argument for sure. We see this kind of thing a lot in sports, and it usually isn't sustained. Not saying it won't in this case, but these narratives appear daily across the country, then the player reverts, and no one says the "training" actually didn't help later.
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Based on what? You don't know that at all. That's a total guess.
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It's not like I can go back in time and make new friends.....I can only comment on the RW people I know. And, so far, they are perfectly happy with the GOP and Trump. Seem totally unconcerned about Russia, or his businesses making money off being POTUS. It really is hard to understand any way other than, he's in the GOP, and he's not that scary Obama guy, whom they irrationally HATE. I was pretty clear, I was talking about MY RW friends, not all RW.
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Sigh.Not having cash a few months ago is looking like a real bummer, given it all would have gone into BIT COINS. wow, Dave must be rich by now.
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It's not that easy.
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fair, and mostly agree that there are much better ways to have the discussion. As for Harvey, if they sell for dimes on teh dollar, I'm in. Why not?
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I'm seeing a former top 5 pick, that has struggled in one of the worst systems at developing pitchers in some time.....that's the kind of guy you take a flyer on, not the types MN has done the last few years, bringing in mediocre guys without pedigrees.
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Game Thread: Twins @ White Sox, 5/10 - 7:10pm CT
Mike Sixel replied to bighat's topic in Archived Game Threads
When we flew out of the rain forest in Peru, it had been unseasonably cold and cloudy for three days. The airstrip was a grass field, and there was certainly no radar. All flying was by sight. There were more people waiting for the plane than there were seats on the plane, since no plane had been able to land there for three days.....at one point I asked our guide if this was like "survivor" and would we have to run to the plane to get on it when it showed. He wasn't sure. In the end, three guides stayed in the forest, and one was allowed to sit on the floor of the small plane. A very rich (I believe royalty) entourage from GB boarded first (naturally) and spread out to take all the window seats they could. $#@^#@ers. -
right, don't hold him back, but that injury risk is legit, imo.
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Who is letting him off the hook? He was stupid for lying and missing work.
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If the point is that we can't trade for a player because he drinks....and yet we are good having a coach with multiple DUI arrests....I think it is a legit question/point. It maybe could have been said differently...
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Plenty of chafe in AAA that could be winnowed out for Burdi and Melo at this point.
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Sano. IMO, he's a lot less risky as a hitter. And, he doesn't run into walls 2-5 times a year.
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What I'm about to type is my own opinion, and not my employers......(I am supposed to type that on social media when talking HC). We know from decades of experimentation across the US, Europe, Australia, NZ, Japan, etc......the only thing that actually works is single payer. By works I mean, is cheaper, and produces better outcomes for the population. We know this with certainty. Israel's plan seems to work also, but it is an isolated case, and a very homogeneous and small society. Of course, Israel's plan is basically the ACA, except you are legally required to buy insurance, and for at least a 2 year commitment..... In lieu of a single payer, I still like my idea of giving every citizen 2K a year or so into a savings account from birth. That money can ONLY be used for HC or education. The exact dollar amount? I'd bet it could be closer to 10K a year if we did things right, maybe more. I'd supplement that with catastrophic insurance supplied by the government, so no one would go broke if they had cancer, or whatever. The next least worse plan is something like the ACA, but that's such a terrible compromise (as in, going halfway rarely works), that it only puts lipstick on the pig that is our system...
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that does nothing. It's a red herring to distract from the real causes. Plus, the barriers to entry are enormous, this won't create new companies. Again, just my opinion....
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and my RW friends still don't have issues with the Donald. It really is baffling to me. Seriously baffling. IMO, it's simple....he's white, and he wants us to live in the 50s culture.
