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  1. Mike Sixel
    April . So, not "fast" I guess.....like my son that turns 20 in less than a week. Geeze, maybe I should put my SSN out here too......
  2. Mike Sixel
    I don't think we are at the point, yet, where people really abandon the party. "doing the same thing" is kind of the tenant of conservatism (that's a bit of an exaggeration, but I think you get my point).
  3. Mike Sixel
    Under Armor up 22% today, if I owned more shares, I would have cashed them in......but I only own 12.......
  4. Mike Sixel
    There is an interesting article on 538 about the effect down ballot, if you are interested. Due to gerrymandering, it probably won't matter as much as we think.
  5. Mike Sixel
    I am not convinced they aren't competitors this year, I think another few million on the RP would make sense. THEY seem to think they are competitors, given the Park signing, his age, and other position players......so it is confusing from that perspective (or I am not understanding the Park signing).
  6. Mike Sixel
    51, coming up fast on 52
  7. Mike Sixel
    Ask him on twitter or his blog, he'll probably answer......and I agree with you. What is the ROI on putting a terrible pitcher out there for $2MM or $4MM (after arb)? Also, of course, he states he thinks the owner has restricted payroll I guess my question for KLAW is, if they have budget, why not?....
  8. Mike Sixel
    One of my best friends from HS, who still works in politics some, is a big backer of his. I just don't see the same appeal....but I haven't looked super hard, because it's not happening for him....and my time I'm willing to commit to serious politics is limited.
  9. Mike Sixel
    that pretty much leaves Clinton, among the candidates, for you......a proposition I find a bit depressing, but somewhat likely for me also, sigh.
  10. Mike Sixel
    obviously, no statement is true when it says "100% of the time a person does this"......are we going to argue over whether it happens EVERY time, or are we going to argue over the pattern? Because 1 is a straw man.....(actually, it is probably some other thing, like nirvana or some other fallacy) and 1 is a discussion worth having.
  11. Mike Sixel
    KLAW was asked about the lack of spending on his chat today: Marshall: The Twins have gotten some criticism from fans for not going hard enough after new RP – however, I actually think we can get more bang for our buck by augmenting the bullpen with your power arms that are near the majors (Burdi, Reed, Chargois, Meyer, etc). Klaw: Yeah that is the worst possible thing they could do. Plus ownership clearly doesn’t want to spend a ton on payroll, so why would Ryan spend it in the place where ROIs tend to be terrible? http://meadowparty.com/blog/
  12. Mike Sixel
    Well, for this year, I'd have liked to see 1-2 RPs, so I think it is a bit low this year. In years they want to compete, I'd like to see them in the top 10-12 range on payroll, in other years, in the top 15-20 in payroll. That might not be realistic, but that's what I'd want. For last year or the year before, I would have preferred "overpaying" to get an elite SP here somehow. Signing Santana after signing Hughes and Nolasco and Pelfrey......that's too much for me on average/mediocre guys, imo. That said, I get why they did it, I just didn't agree.
  13. Mike Sixel
    well, think about it: My number 1 preference is they spend more wisely, on better players, and less mediocre players. that does not stop me from having additional preferences: 1. More money spent on international signings 2. More money spent to close obvious holes, especially if that money is "small" by MLB standards (like RPs) It isn't necessarily inconsistent to hold multiple positions on the payroll.....
  14. Mike Sixel
    As usual, a great article from 538, reinforcing either mikecrimes beliefs, or others beliefs about Trump..... http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/sorry-bloomberg-trump-is-already-a-third-party-candidate/ Actually, there are lots of great, new, political articles there....
  15. Mike Sixel
    Yes it was. there was no fancy internet back then........
  16. Mike Sixel
    I would not have pegged you as slightly older than me, but then I don't peg anyone as older than me anymore......
  17. Mike Sixel
    My thought is, I watch for the baseball, I have no idea why anyone cares. But, I also don't judge those that do care, because clearly lots of people do, I just don't get why.
  18. Mike Sixel
    I remember getting ready to leave the fraternity house, and two of my brothers watching it happen on the tv. Not as personally and professionally shaking as 9/11, but impossible to forget.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Unless that comes with a change in Congress, I can't take the risk of backing it......
  20. Mike Sixel
    Well, I'm not in love with the MLB list.......hope to be proven wrong.
  21. Mike Sixel
    I like Plouffe on this team. There is not a better answer right now. Not sure there is a better answer in a year or two, either, I've never seen Sano play 3B......but the fact they are putting him in the OF gives me a clue. As for Stauffer, signing him meant not signing an actually good RP (kind of like this year's "moves", imo). It was a typical, imo, Twins move. Sign a cheap guy and hope, rather than sign a good guy. Or, their scouts thought Stauffer was good, leaving me to question the scouts.......
  22. Mike Sixel
    Find me a Bob Dole.....and make it so Congress isn't a bunch of right wingers, please..... though maybe Clinton really is just Bob Dole in many ways. Maybe I've moved a bit left in the last 20 years.
  23. Mike Sixel
    That's all I've read on line also. Too bad.
  24. Mike Sixel
    I agree on O'Rourke for sure. He's 28. Use his strengths, and move on with life. Otherwise they are just wasting his talent. I agree on Abad, he either impresses the heck out of you, or see below...... I agree on your comments on the young players. If that is your strategy, do it.
  25. Mike Sixel
    Even if Gibson doesn't do slightly better (I think he will improve some), he's worth WAAAAAAY more than they are paying him right now. Trading him would be insane, w/o some huge overpay coming back.
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