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  1. Mike Sixel
    Aaaaaaaand, I'm finally caught up. I really expected the dragon to show up to that large fire, to seal the deal, but it worked w/o the dragon also. I appreciated the efficiency of the deaths so far this year, clearing out some of the chaffe of characters. How many seasons are left? Are they really ending it next year? I didn't expect to see baby John this week, next week or the week after is my guess. Bran has to know "everything".......this is part of everything we all assume.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Heh, today is the first cloudy day in Portland, so no sun for me either! I have been delinquent in coming here lately, that's going to change. I can only type comments that basically mean "total system failure" so many times...... And, all the stress of moving, selling the house slowly, and all the eating out and and lack of exercise......I desperately need some weight loss. So, no cake for me. Though, last night, we did get dessert for the 2nd time in three days of living here and eating out.....
  3. Mike Sixel
    Apparently he won't be taking AAA at bats from the big three/four/five hitters in Rochester......
  4. Mike Sixel
    Thanks, who are the college RP they plan to take in rounds 2-4 this year? sorry, that was mean spirited....... I have not paid any attention this year to the draft, other than what you are all putting out here right now. Thanks for all the information. I predict more pitching in round 1. There is a team just east of here that keeps taking the best college hitter (or nearly best)......they seem to be having luck. Maybe the Twins should try that, but I don't think there is a hitter like that a: in the draft; b: that will drop to 15.
  5. Mike Sixel
    So sad, but true.
  6. Mike Sixel
    If Neil Allen is the best coach, he should be where Neil Allen is...... I agree with Jack Morris (can't believe I just typed those words).
  7. Mike Sixel
    Preach it. As for the money.....no chance, imo, that TR puts all his eggs in a legit Ace type. From what we can tell, he like options, lots of options. The problem with lots of options is, they aren't really options. You can't just cut a FA 1 year into a 4 year deal......so, now you have 4 bad players, not 1 bad player, and you can't fix the 3 bad spots easily......
  8. Mike Sixel
    Many people on this site said they should sign a legit veteran OF, because they didn't have anyone with any certainty out there. Not one player. The Cubs signed one......he might be the best player in the NL so far this year.......
  9. Mike Sixel
    Well........there is clearly something wrong with their development process. These players look woefully unprepared to be MLB players. Not a little, a lot. A huge amount lot. Simple mental mistakes. Completely over matched. This is a minor league system that is supposed to be loaded with talent. Yet, look at that MLB roster, 5 years into the not a rebuild...... Every time I am critical of how they handle the minor league players, it is because the system does not appear to work. It isn't every individual decision that is bad or good......but the number of decisions that are just not working out.
  10. Mike Sixel
    The goal is misguided, or the process to get there, or what? College is over priced here. That's not really up for debate. I'd say it is more likely to get free or highly subsidized college here, than to reform the whole broken system.....not that i Like that solution, frankly.
  11. Mike Sixel
    I'll answer that. He could be in the rotation in 2017, for an aggressive team. He could be in AA soon. then a bit next year, then AAA later in 2017, ready for a promotion. Of course, he could top out at AA this year.....but an aggressive org would move him up, and would have him positioned to be in the rotation next year if he's ready. Instead of worrying about keeping a guy off the 40 man, to save space for bad players, I'd like to see them be aggressive and have guys just waiting for their turn. I don't expect this team to operate that way, but I'd like it. edit: The Twins are terrible. They should be trying to get new players in MN sooner, rather than later.
  12. Mike Sixel
    All star.....uh, hmmm....well.....ya. I got no idea. Park if he wasn't a DH.....no LF, CF, RF, 3B, SS, 2B, 1B, C or RP has a chance right now......that leaves Park and a SP.....yikes.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Fair distinction..... but they do have free college for those that go to college..... which I think is mostly what Sanders probably means, right?
  14. Mike Sixel
    It's not a tragedy that they aren't up yet......I just don't agree with Wade and Gonsalves being where they are still. It will be a tragedy in a month or so......if they keep this up. There is no on the level above them that should be stopping them from going up. It's a matter of disagreeing at this point....not some national emergency (see my sig.....).
  15. Mike Sixel
    I agree that Bernie Sanders is not going to lead us to the promised land. I also agree that it is hard to see his path, given his lofty goals. At least he's challenging us to be better, and yes, I know we need more out of the president than to be challenged.
  16. Mike Sixel
    Trial and error doesn't work. MN raised taxes and spends on education the economy is great and they worker supply is amazing. What do GOP governors do? Cut taxes, subsidize big companies, and cut education, and their economies don't do as well.....but they keep doing it. It might, frankly, be an experiment that needs a new model to work.... edit: yes, that's possibly over simplified.....it's an example, not a treatise with years of research behind it. But, it is hard to argue that experimentation works, given the way the states run.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Who said that doesn't matter about money? Where was it stated that production does not matter?
  18. Mike Sixel
    Cool read, thanks to all parties for doing it!
  19. Mike Sixel
    Much of Europe has free college. Why can't that happen here? I'm not arguing it should, I'm asking why that's like "build a wall"....when much of an entire continent either has it, or is moving that way.
  20. Mike Sixel
    The only guy I'd promote for sure is Gonsalves, the others can use more time.....imo.
  21. Mike Sixel
    I am fascinated to see them get swept the next three series, to see if that has ever been done....more sweeps against that wins, this late in the year.
  22. Mike Sixel
    "see, PH for Suzuki is stupid"......post game words....
  23. Mike Sixel
    If he gets much taller.....will he bordering on teh "too tall" issue with control? There aren't many successful tall pitchers, John documented that last year when we were discussing Meyer....and the Twins taking the risk on him.
  24. Mike Sixel
    Tell me the announcers complimented Santana on a routine fly ball for an RBI......with a productive out. I love me some productive outs.......
  25. Mike Sixel
    They do know Ryan picked these players (or, the Ryan led FO, if that's your flavor).
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