Mike Sixel
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of course, he took a spot on the 25 man roster, and his acquisition meant, to them, they didn't need to acquire an actual pitcher....... For all the talk of the young guys, Meyer and Rogers did not pitch 1 inning in the majors last year....despite the bullpen needing help. An odd strategy to say the least.....
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How often do teams cut veterans in early May? I bet not as often as we think, and certainly not multiple veterans, I'd think.
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Remember when this was a thread about the lack of action on the bullpen? and not about the 400th time we've had this conversation about BS vs TR vs "the rebuild is done"?
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The word "late" is not needed in the title.......
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Just a reminder: 2 parts very good tequila 1 part Cointreau or other orange liquor 1/2 part lime Shake for a minute with ice. Pour into a martini glass, with a slice of lime. Optional additions: lime zest pomegranate juice salt rimmed glass fruit flavored soda (or pop) lemon/lime
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I'm 51, I'd vote for Bernie. A LOT of my friends would vote for Bernie, maybe more of them support him than Hilary, actually, even the ones that are more moderate (actual swing voters) like him more, because they don't like Hilary. I think your analysis is just a bit over simplified. That said, I don't think he energizes the black vote, and I think that's a crusher for him if he gets the nomination (which he won't).
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My wife said chef. I said that wad my last choice. She said that was because I had her.....
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Tomorrow is cherry pie day, then the next day is sticky bun day, then Monday is YUGE........sweet potato day, and margarita day. Plan ahead people....
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It's just another royal dynasty, at least we don't elect father/son, husband/wife duos......oh, wait. Damn.
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Year......number of players to hit 40 HR 2015......9 2014......1 2013.......2 2012......6 Predicting anyone to hit 40 seems a bit optimistic, imo. That said, I think Sano will be in that group more than 1 year of his career. I'm just not sure I can say which years with any certainty. That's kind of how projections work. It is likely that Sano will hit 40 in 1 or more years, but in any 1 year, it is not likely......
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Agreed, of course we can explain more and more, but that also shows us how much cannot actually be explained, and why, imo, sports has such appeal. It isn't like chess where the best player is almost always going to win......there is luck for sure.
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Fangraphs on Twins' strikeouts (and irony)
Mike Sixel replied to Mike Sixel's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
Also, they haven't been contending......how many articles should a national site run about bad teams? Also, given all the Twins' fans' comments, clearly plenty of us go even w/o Twins' centricity.... -
Yesterday Fangraphs ran an article on which teams they have covered least and most lately....the Twins came out last. The comments were priceless...... anyway, by coincidence, they published an article on Twins' pitchers today..... http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/my-new-favorite-projection/ Basically, the Twins are now projected (uh, it uses math, don't go if you are a math bigot) to NOT finish last in strikeout rate for the first time in 5 years (by the SLIMMEST of margins).
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yes, it was good "starter" craft beer, but nothing that stood out. Great space though.
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We were out of dutch press chocolate, and my wife wanted pudding (breaking the sugar fast that apparently is a myth......), so she used the mint chocolate stuff I used to put in my coffee. We were also out of milk, so she used coconut milk. A: coconut milk makes for a very think pudding B: lots of sugar, not as much chocolate C: yummy still
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That part of my post, about math not being real, was aimed at a lot of people, not you...... It is, of course, possible that it isn't luck, and something we can't account for, but then, you'd think it would be repeatable.
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We'll have to meet there for brunch and drinks sometime, or even the new brewery, which was fine, but nothing special.
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Charting The Competition: Cleveland Indians
Mike Sixel replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
That SP squad could be dominant, but they just won't spend money on hitters. I think they'll be perennially disappointing overall. -
Victory 44 is great also.....I don't think it's THAT far form downtown, but I'm not sure. If you want the trendiest pizza, and can get in, Pig Ate my Pizza, but that's probably further than you want to go. Of course, there is a brewery right across the street that is good, but not great.....
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if it's real, why isn't it repeatable? If a manager can help a team win 6 more games than they should, isn't that worth like 20-30MM dollars a year to a team? Every time we have these discussion, it is clear some people just don't believe in math, but never put up a better way to project or predict standings. Never. 6/162=4%. Do you have a system that will be less inaccurate than that? Are you sure that's actually all that inaccurate?
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Well, I will be dead in 20-40 years, so it won't be THAT cool whatever comes next. I'd guess, like Craig, it would have to be such a yuge amount that I could live wherever I wanted for free. don't know the number, but it is over 10K a month.
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Well, I like French Meadow just South of downtown......the restaurant part has a full bar.
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As someone that was married into the Church, and spent a few years raising his kids in it, I too remain shocked he's the Pope.
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Small chance, imo, Buxton hits 15 homeruns next year, and I'll take the under on Escobar also.
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I'm not surprised at all, a couple of good friends are ministers in liberal Christian churches.....
