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  1. Mike Sixel
    we don't know what raising the minimum wage everywhere would do for sure.....that's a prediction of the future. What she lied about is a fact about the past. Those couldn't be more different than each other, could they?
  2. Mike Sixel
    Given how legalization has worked in Portugal, I think that answer is obvious....of course, "we are different, blah, blah, blah" is the answer we'll get. The head of fighting drugs in Portugal hated the idea....now he preaches for it. Legalization and regulation work. That has been demonstrated here with alcohol, and other places with other drugs. But, we refuse to believe it when it doesn't fit our biases......
  3. Mike Sixel
    That's a bizarre policy. Might explain how they lost money on beer sales......
  4. Mike Sixel
    My choice is not between Sharia law candidates and Huckabee or any other Christian that wants to impose their religion on me. It is between those that want to take away freedoms (select ones in the Bible, just the ones they want), and those that don't (but have their own issues). I'd rather have freedom and bad decisions by Democrats, than less freedom and maybe better (but probably not) decisions by Republicans. It's that simple for me.
  5. Mike Sixel
    I do love that, currently but probably not sustainably, the Republican candidates are being consumed by their constant statements that government is inherently evil (despite all actual evidence), and that three outsiders are leading the field. It won't last, but it is fun to see the law of unintended consequences once again rearing its ugly head.
  6. Mike Sixel
    The VAST MAJORITY of Muslims don't live on Sharia law........it's a red herring to scare people. That simple. If Carson had said "I don't want anyone to impose their religion on others, Muslim, Christian, Jew, whatever", that would be an answer that wasn't pandering to fear of Islam.
  7. Mike Sixel
    I think expecting people, who are having a conversation on a message board, to always have this answer handy is a bit off. YMMV, of course. But sometimes, these posts are conversations, not dissertations with every answer. Since Suzuki was signed, something like half the catchers above him in WAR are new to their teams.....so yes, there are clearly options out there. Doesn't mean I know who they are, but they do exist.
  8. Mike Sixel
    Every roster spot counts, even the ones in the RP corps, or now filled by someone who was in the AA playoffs.....so he's good enough now, but he wasn't two weeks ago?
  9. Mike Sixel
    I appreciate you are assuming positive intent, having worked in politics for the republicans for years, and talked to many democrats in power, I am no longer capable of that with either side for the most part. It's why I have declined several offers.
  10. Mike Sixel
    No one is going to vote for someone that wants Sharia law, this is just about as real as a UFO......and keeps us from discussing the actual hatred and fear of muslims in general that the right is using to generate votes.
  11. Mike Sixel
    The real irony here is that the Republicans of today want to impose their religion on the rest of us....
  12. Mike Sixel
    Of course it would be absurd if anyone said a Christian should not be president......was that a real question? Oh, wait, Republicans did make that argument against John Kennedy and his Catholicism. Let's just be real here, fear sells....
  13. Mike Sixel
    Bah, the Astros can't win. The narrative says they have no veteran leadership, and that's why they've been losing so much lately (not here, national media).
  14. Mike Sixel
    They have to have him on the 25 man roster, or he will be claimed. So, the reason you might get rid of him is that you don't want him taking a roster spot, for whatever reasons they may have.
  15. Mike Sixel
    IIRC, it was about the time they promoted him to AAA that KLAW started to express his belief. contrary to what some want to think, the guy has an open mind, and is willing to listen. He is also willing to change his mind, and admit when he's wrong.
  16. Mike Sixel
    If Hunter made Trout the player he is, single handedly fixed Hicks, turned Rosario into a good player, and if his leadership led to 5-10 more wins this year, every GM in baseball would be trying to sign him to a multi year, 40-70MM dollar deal. Does anyone think he'll get that offer? If he doesn't get such an offer, maybe he's not quite so valuable as people here are posting. As for the very passionate post above, I don't agree. I don't think the Twins owe Hunter a multi year deal in thanks for his past performance. He's been paid for that already, they don't owe him anything in the future at all. But I love your passion.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Where did I say it didn't? I actually have posted over and over it did, even in the post you quoted.....but you can't claim as "proof" that some guys played well, and then say that there is no demerit for other guys, that's just bad logic. Maybe some guys don't like him, maybe they don't connect with his style, maybe they are bad on their own.....just like maybe the other guys are good on their own. We DON"T KNOW. That's the point. but if we want to argue that a couple of guys playing well proves he added a whole lot of wins, you can.
  18. Mike Sixel
    Congrats to him. Looking forward to him playing a lot next year.
  19. Mike Sixel
    I gotta say, why can't we count Arcia, Buxton, and any other guy that didn't produce like we thought they would? Why does he get credit for good players, but not demerits for bad players? I agree, culture matters, but some people here are using pretty slippery logic. I assume the 10 wins comment was satire.......otherwise he is worth something along the lines of 60-70MM dollars this year, and is more valuable than anyone not named Bryce Harper this year......
  20. Mike Sixel
    When have I been pessimistic about prospects (other than Hicks who I felt was over rated)? I don't get the Arcia treatment this year at all......he put up a league average offense, was heating up when they sent him down......none of that has anything to do with my thought that they had a set OF between 3 of 4 players, and that Max would play 1B (admittedly, that thought formed before Mauer was moved). Frankly, he reminds me of Morneau with more speed......
  21. Mike Sixel
    I am not debating this year, and having Robinson on the roster means you can cut him or whatever......but having Hunter on the roster means he's on the roster. Another FA? don't give them a no trade clause, sign them for 1 year. Bingo, you have roster flexibility if one of Arcia, Buxton, Rosario, Hicks, Kepler, random FA, Robinson doesn't work (wait, you'd need 2-3 of them not to work). That's the point on the 4th OF next year......he might play regularly for a month or two while Buxon is down, but you want him on the bench full time after that. You should, imo, plan for that player to be on the bench after that, so you should sign a guy based on that expectation. Heck, you might want him cut if Arcia is your 3rd OF next year, and you bring up Buxton.......
  22. Mike Sixel
    I would not like my odds in Vegas at this point.......5-10% chance is about what I'd need to place a bet, and even then it would be a small one. Too bad, for a few weeks this pretty good season will feel disappointing, and it shouldn't.....
  23. Mike Sixel
    I really like Gordon's future, liked the pick, like the progress. I have no idea what Polanco can or can't do, but I don't think he's a SS long term. I base that on nothing much, frankly......so it probably isn't worth much.
  24. Mike Sixel
    Rosario is having a very nice year. I don't think he'll regress like DanSan either.
  25. Mike Sixel
    Agreed, all along that's been my thought, that those three (or 2 of those and Arcia) are the OF of the future, so Max plays 1B.
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