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  1. Mike Sixel
    Of course we don't have the information the FO does. Of course if we just started running the team with the collective it wouldn't work. I'm not sure how that is relevant, though. They have the information. They are paid to put a good/great team on the field. They have largely failed at that for some time now. Comparing their performance to how anyone on this board would do doesn't make sense. Outside of a few teams, most teams have had good years over the last 15, including the Twins. The question is, what is success? To me, it is more than 1 playoff win and more than 1-2 seasons with 90+ wins over a 15-20 year period..........
  2. Mike Sixel
    Plus, OF defense doesn't matter..............
  3. Mike Sixel
    I'd put Polanco in the lineup, and have him bat leadoff for 2 weeks straight......but since Mollie won't play youth (other than Santana) consistently.......there is no good option. The team is filled with 3-7 (and lots of number 9) hitters.....
  4. Mike Sixel
    I have issues with TR's performance, but I have no issues with his integrity in terms of what he does. If he's decided to move on, i have no doubt he'll do what he thinks is right for this team in the long run.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Not being a 90 loss team year after year is unreasonable? I don't agree.
  6. Mike Sixel
    More of the same.....75 wins, mediocre veterans, rookies that don't match their promise.....unless the top changes, I see more of the same.
  7. Mike Sixel
    Well, no one predicted a 41 win pace......that's true. But, all of what is happening is all of the bad things predicted (other than Park) pretty much all coming true at once, and to an extreme..... No true OF on the roster Mediocre veterans with little upside and serious downside risk No leadership Bad bullpen Rookies that might, probably, will regress Buxton looking over matched last year, will that continue Leaving your best SP from last year in AAA to start the year No backups in AAA if things go badly for the OF Trading for a backup catcher, instead of trying to go big (or even average) Moving Sano to the OF Rosario likely to regress offensively etc...... Every decision but Park has seemingly turned out badly.
  8. Mike Sixel
    Given the LOOOOONG history of tall pitchers, I'd be very nervous if they took one.
  9. Mike Sixel
    And no real proven corner OF either......for a generally risk averse organization, it was an odd decision.
  10. Mike Sixel
    Agreed, that post was very slanted and does not, imo, accurately reflect the feelings of the board. The team is bad. It has been bad for years. It has largely failed to draft and develop players. The players they traded for have not worked out. For years, I was told that was because they drafted so darn late that no one could expect them to develop good players. Well.....now what? What has caused them to be wrong about Meyer and May? What has caused them to have almost nothing to show for their early picks (so far)? Other teams in the same situation have some playerS that they have drafted come up and be good/great. Multiple players. The Twins have Duffey and ???? Not all is lost. Not all of the guys that have failed to be good so far are lost. I believe in Buxton, Berrios (picked after round 1, but still good, which I was told was not possible), and others. What I don't believe in is the Twins' ability to develop them, and to put them in a position to succeed once they get here.
  11. Mike Sixel
    I imagine it is a hard line to walk, being critical and having to work with the players every day. Dick and Bert and others on the broadcast are NOT reporters, or analysts. They are part of the team......I don't know why anyone listens to the tv broadcasters, frankly.
  12. Mike Sixel
    Heh, unfortunately, we chose the suburbs for the first year.........so, no biking to work for me.
  13. Mike Sixel
    It is a strange way to run a business.
  14. Mike Sixel
    What do you someone that is campaigning even more strongly on the change agenda than Obama to say? Yay, we compromised! We moved the needle so little it doesn't matter! Yay! then he'll sound just like Clinton. He's not going to win any votes or change the conversation by sounding just like Clinton..... Do you have any actual evidence of whether or not he's compromised in the Senate? Because that might tell you more than campaign speak.
  15. Mike Sixel
    ellipses and mind boggling....you, sir, are my hero.
  16. Mike Sixel
    I have an insatiable love of ellipses......
  17. Mike Sixel
    Clinton mandate: take poll determine what people say come out saying you agree with that don't actually do anything about it one way or the other so you can't take blame That's how I see her. I could be wrong, of course. But I asked a hard core supporter of hers, very active politically, what exactly she stood for, and he couldn't answer.
  18. Mike Sixel
    Why shouldn't the Twins cut Mauer? IF the team is better w/o him (say, Sano at DH, Park at 1B and whomever in RF).......why not cut him? I'm not saying they should, but why not? They are spending the money whether he plays or not. His replacement on teh 25 man roster would cost less than $500K a year most likely (since it is most likely a rookie).
  19. Mike Sixel
    They should be able to get one gem in there......I hope.
  20. Mike Sixel
    I agree, draft the BPA. It's not clear they've done that, though. Then, when you do, actually develop him. It's not clear they've done that either. I love Berrios and Buxton......no doubt about it.
  21. Mike Sixel
    I'm not sure either, hence the maybe. But, something isn't working for this team. Consistently not working for this team. Until one of these guys comes up and is actually good, it is hard to say the Twins are doing it more right, right now for me. You kind of under sell Bryant a bit there, imo. And, Schwarber could clearly hit....and I think you are underselling him also. Benintendi is already in AA, right? He'll be in the majors this year probably.
  22. Mike Sixel
    He never mentions sources, that would make it even harder for him to get any information. I think it likely he has better connections with some teams than others, and that some teams are more honest than others. But, he has previously stated that if he works with people that end up not being honest often, he stops working with them, even if that limits his access. It should still be taken with a ginormous amount of salt, though
  23. Mike Sixel
    I think that's a fair concern. One that I mostly share, frankly.
  24. Mike Sixel
    Ya, I think you need to re-think this post. Santana is one of the 5 worst players in all of baseball. Buxton is an immense talent, that needs to work on pitch recognition. Even if he never hits much better, he's about 4 x better than Santana will ever be. I have no idea why you have faith in Rosario.....given his track record. And Kepler? I love him as a prospect, but he's had a handful of MLB ABs. I have no idea why you'd believe in him over Buxton right now.
  25. Mike Sixel
    KLAW's mock is 100% based on conversations. It is not what he'd do, but based on his (and his team's) discussions with teams, scouts, etc.
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