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  1. Mike Sixel
    I have low expectations, but I think it is certainly possible he can be good.
  2. Mike Sixel
    No subtextat all. What you see is what you get. I was bored with the other threads.
  3. Mike Sixel
    No one is arguing that. No idea what this post is about.
  4. Mike Sixel
    How do you measure progress, if not across time? You just argued to set goals, by time, and measure the achievement of those.
  5. Mike Sixel
    As the owner, would you not tell the FO, "you have x years to get us to contention", or would you just let it happen whenever it happens?
  6. Mike Sixel
    I root for all these guys to succeed, they are people. And, yes, I actually meant to say both "at" and "by".....and yes, he seems to have other things to work on besides hitting.
  7. Mike Sixel
    so how long should that take to fix?
  8. Mike Sixel
    In general, I agree with birdwatcher, the process is important. But, Drew Butera followed the same hitting process as others (probably), doesn't mean he should have been a MLB hitter, imo. Outcomes do matter. I also feel, not shockingly, that not spending money on Cubans in their prime, and spending similar money on NL pitchers that aren't all that good, is a huge process blunder, not just an outcome blunder. They have plenty of money to sign one or two of these Cubans, they either chose not to, or refused to meet the price, or the players just didn't want to come here. None of those are a good reflection on the FO, imo. I find it interesting that people seem to be implying that having any sort of timeline for success is odd. No goal w/o a timing component is a particularly useful goal.
  9. Mike Sixel
    I appreciate everyone taking a non-mean tone to the discussion so far. Thanks everyone.
  10. Mike Sixel
    Astros are 7 games over .500, the Cubs are over .500.....the Twins are old and not over .500. What kind of timeline: a: do you want, not what will happen, but realistically want b: do you expect, given where they are c: do you think the Twins are on And, do you trust the FO to get this team there in less than 2-3 years?
  11. Mike Sixel
    I don't think for 1 minute he's getting more or less hits based on the MLB roster.......I think he might be getting better at hitting AAA pitching.
  12. Mike Sixel
    That would be a dream. More likely is a SP, plus a decent prospect from the Twins, to get Van Slyke.
  13. Mike Sixel
    I only "see" the games on gamecast......but it looked like Gibson only throws at one level, or lower. Is that true? Wouldn't the occasional high FB be a good idea (like, that's how you get more strikeouts)?
  14. Mike Sixel
    I agree, no one should have bad things done to them.....I just feel no sympathy at all.
  15. Mike Sixel
    I think Oliveros should get a shot this year also. Not sure what waiting another year does. So, I'd just call him up the next opening, and see what you have. Heck, maybe he can play the OF......
  16. Mike Sixel
    At least you have more free time now Shane.....
  17. Mike Sixel
    so, never call him up then, out of fear you might lose him if he doesn't work out? I don't get that. At what point do you get over that fear, and call him up? If he's not good enough to be up here, why would you fear losing him? Congrats to Tonkin. I'm not sure he's all that good, but I'd rather he be up here all year, and gather data on his ability, than watch an old, bad, terrible player that has no upside.....
  18. Mike Sixel
    Uh, what? Mauer is one of the best hitters ever.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Fangraphs has a nice article on the SD Padres' "OF defense" right now.......but at least those guys can hit maybe.....
  20. Mike Sixel
    I hate when athletes (or anyone) gets injured. I hope they all recover quickly.
  21. Mike Sixel
    Bring up someone under 25!
  22. Mike Sixel
    Pacific NW. Portland or Seattle are the leading contenders.
  23. Mike Sixel
    I think we are seeing things differently, given that they mostly lose. Most baseball games are close, because of the nature of the game.
  24. Mike Sixel
    I have been using cream more lately in my coffee.....I forgot how much drinking coffee is just an excuse to drink cream.....
  25. Mike Sixel
    May going down would not encourage me to continue caring about this team when I move this fall.....
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