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  1. Mike Sixel
    Oh, there is hope for sure......but some of these districts are downright unwinnable without a ton of GOP voters not voting, or switching sides, imo.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Not sure, but I think he's saying there's a chance.... Erik 12:07 How many teams are there right now for whom you would say that the amount of lucky breaks they'd have to receive to make the postseason is just too large for you to even really consider it? I feel like the dividing line is right around the Phillies--are they on the good or bad side of that line? Dave Cameron 12:08 Padres, Reds, White Sox, Phillies, Braves... I'd probably throw the Twins in there if they played in a better division. I think the Brewers are probably the line; there is enough young talent there to squint and see an 85 win run if everything goes their way, but it's super unlikely. edit: based on this, yes... 5 Run Homer 12:34 If you were to choose a surprise division winner, who would it be and why? Dave Cameron 12:34 Probably someone in the ALC. Cleveland has a lot of health risks and could tank if injuries go against them, so then you have an expected also-ran winning the division just because someone has to.
  3. Mike Sixel
    I think you underestimate the power of gerrymandering.
  4. Mike Sixel
    I, uh, wut?
  5. Mike Sixel
    i'd rather have Rosario or Kepler in CF than Stubbs.
  6. Mike Sixel
    Oh, I saw it. I was all like, wut? seriously?
  7. Mike Sixel
    Well, I'm also talking the House, Senate, and state governments....
  8. Mike Sixel
    As someone that hasn't read them in YEARS, and was never into it, even I could see the potential issues. But I had hope, silly man.
  9. Mike Sixel
    9:53 John: Do you think Sano will ever become the star many thought it would become? His hit tool was once thought of to be advanced. Think he justs swings too hard and tries to hit homers too much? 9:53 Jeff Zimmerman: I think we will be like Chris Davis-like 9:53 Paul Swydan: I think that all Minnesota hitters are suspect until they become proven. Maybe that will change under the new regime.
  10. Mike Sixel
    Ya, uh, wut?
  11. Mike Sixel
    It's not fear, so much as PTSD from Heroes, as it were....
  12. Mike Sixel
    How often do you plan to bench Dozier, for that to work?
  13. Mike Sixel
    How about the fact he's only had that many at bats in the last few years, what does that tell people about how good he is. People have a really, really, hard time letting go of their memories of how good a player used to be, vs how they are now with age.....really hard time.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Back to how we can work together....good question. I know many friends and relatives are more involved right now, and I know more are giving money.....but can that momentum be sustained? Can we actually overcome the gerrymandering (good luck with that)? Can we overcome the blind faith in capitalism as the most holy thing ever, and that somehow science is bad/wrong/evil? For years, the right has been using fake news to convince people that smart people don't really care about them. Hell, Bush mispronounced nuclear.....this is a strategy, a strategy that is working somehow. How do we either message to those on the edge of that strategy, or do better at turning out those that never vote? With the electoral college, rural voters get more votes, and until we outnumber them more, or change their minds about the evil city folks stealing their money and jobs (neither of which are true), good luck, people.
  15. Mike Sixel
    I just worry a bit we have another Heroes on our hands, great story for a season.....oops, people want more, now what? I don't think it will be that bad, heck, I actually think it will be good again. But there is this nagging memory back in the back of my head....
  16. Mike Sixel
    Of course the Twins could outbid the Red Sox (with their GM who buys FAs), Yankees (who have been building toward 2018-22 and Harper/Machado/SPs for some time), Dodgers, Rangers, Cubs, Phillies (who have way more money and are on a similar schedule), and other teams.....but will they? If they re-sign Dozier, that eats, what, 15-20MM a year for three years?
  17. Mike Sixel
    Meh, I know people say minor league deals don't matter, but there are limits to how many people come to spring training, and as pointed out above, you can/do miss out on other players. I doubt he makes the roster, and if he makes the AAA roster, I hope it is not at the expense of a young player being up there.
  18. Mike Sixel
    did not know about the healing. Like I said, the trailer looked good, if familiar.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Glen Perkins just tweeted to KLAW how fantastic KLAW's book was, and that everyone should read it. Must have received an advance copy....
  20. Mike Sixel
    Not being familiar with the fist, why don't his enemies shoot him? (same question I asked about Harry Potter, btw.....well, not harry, his enemy)
  21. Mike Sixel
    sorry, and I don't believe you for a minute!
  22. Mike Sixel
    ?
  23. Mike Sixel
    I don't know how anyone can type that with such certainty, frankly.
  24. Mike Sixel
    I don't get the snark, I'm asking a question....
  25. Mike Sixel
    No, it's about most likely outcome....and since people won't accept a range with error bars and uncertainty measures, they give one number. Of course everyone knows more than 3 teams will, but saying which is not likely to be any more correct than not saying.
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