Mike Sixel
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If a sandwich is stuff in bread.....aren't both of those bread? I mean, a hotdog in a bun is a sandwich, right?
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1991 was good, but I'm not sure it was fun for casual fans at all..... I too thought Francona did a better job than Maddon. Still love them both as managers, and they make Molitor look, well, I'll be polite I guess...
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No one has ever said madden is perfect, and doesn't make mistakes. No one. The argument that you can't make mistakes, and still be awesome at your job......that's a BS argument. I was clearly replying to that.
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Advantage of the West Coast....sports are over at a decent hour, though even this one went to 10 almost.....
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Falvey, Levine Well-Suited To Solve Roster Riddles
Mike Sixel replied to Tom Froemming's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Help me out here.....you can have hope of a return, and still have a sunk cost. A sunk cost is money already spent, that cannot be returned or recovered. But, you could still sell that crappy piece of technology you bought, even if just for parts. The concept, in terms of what it really means for decision making isn't really about that.... If people are using "sunk cost" when they should use "prospective cost" or another term.....well, not everyone here is an economics major. But, they are using the concept fairly well. They are saying "just because we are paying Mauer does not mean we should play Mauer". That is so dang close to sunk cost fallacy arguments, in terms of how a business should make rational decisions, that to argue otherwise is pretty darn pedantic. We all know what people are saying when they use that phrase in this context, to argue they aren't using the actual right phrase is not fair to them, their argument, or their intelligence. IMO.- 139 replies
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Favorite sandwiches....gotta think on that.... Taco for sure (hey, it is just a variety of sandwich....)
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The worst decision in the series was pitching Chapman in game 6, imo. I understand why he did it, I would never have done it.
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Here is a list of people who have said he never makes mistakes:
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The bunt..... The dude was going to strike out anyway, no chance he could lay off a breaking ball in the dirt. They decided to see if he could get a bunt down. It was, imo, a decision made in a very specific context, not something he does over and over and over. It was also very late in the game, where 1 run matters due to the leverage of the situation. I didn't like the decision, but I can justify it. Much easier than a sacrifice bunt in inning 2 or 4, for example...
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That's basically Clinton....
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i would do that so fast it must not be fair.
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Falvey, Levine Well-Suited To Solve Roster Riddles
Mike Sixel replied to Tom Froemming's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
I don't think you've ever posted this before. Is there a better way to make your point? Because it clearly isn't sticking with some people. An honest question, it isn't sticking, so is there a better way? I can't think of one, because what you type is true. OTOH, we are Fans, not rational beings. Rational beings wouldn't care if the Twins win....so I'm not sure rational discussions always work. That's what my leadership training says, if you are in an emotional discussion, rational arguments may make it worse.... -
I have seriously considered this..... well, with a different title...
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Maybe we should meditate instead, and not get pissed....but I guess that depends on the outcome...
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If you live in MN, get to Harriet brewing. Very good beer, very supportive of live music. So sad. so very sad.
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I gotta say, I agree with the dismissive part a lot. A whole lot.
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I think I had to put on my sunglasses for about 3 minutes yesterday, but that's not the same. Rumor has it it will be sunny here Friday, and I will be hiking I believe.
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Well, I guess totally looking inept in CF cost someone his start tonight..... I just hope it is worth watching. Or maybe not, maybe I'll read a book...
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You realize there are A LOT more hitters that "qualify" than pitchers, right? A LOT. Sano has the 37th highest wRC+ in baseball since he came in the league, after a "down" year this year......
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As opposed to Sano's first year success? Go find me a trade like this, where the team giving up a young, elite, hitter, gets 1 SP back that has no MLB track record. I bet that would be hard to do in the last decade.
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but the pitcher has shown he is? No way the Twins do that deal. Not unless they think Sano is lazy or something. No way.
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Non - partisan research shows the GOP is moving further and further from the center, while most of the Dems are moving more to the center.....so, ya, probably true. I feel we are back about 200 years ago, when this kind of stuff was said all the time. You know, back before we were all highly educated....sigh.
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Trading a player is NOT giving up on a player. It is using that resource to get other resource(s).
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Never trade a young, elite, hitter for a pitcher. I'd need 2 more of LA's top prospects to do that trade. Pitchers get hurt, a lot. Their success is more variable. The risk is all on the side of the team receiving the pitching. That risk has cost.
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We were seeing huge increases before....we saw the introduction of huge deductibles more than a decade before the ACA, that didn't work at all, despite what economists and others said. Because it is simple, healthcare is not dortitos, I can't just decide not to treat my illnesses when they are really bad. Healthcare is not subject to the same premises and outcomes as most things in a free market. I'll give you this. Rather than eating the profit in ER rooms, the hospitals are now passing that cost to more insured......which is pretty much what I said, rising costs. ****my opinions, no one else's*****
