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  1. Mike Sixel
    BTW, I'm not really into arguing about specific decisions in this thread, I'm much more into the general payroll topic........and even more on the PR and overall actions than yearly decisions.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Nor sure I'd do the calculation that way, but it was a nice return on the dollar in terms of WAR. Did you count Pelfrey?
  3. Mike Sixel
    It would be nice that, when they spend more money, they actually do a good job and sign/retain/trade for the right players. How's that working out lately?
  4. Mike Sixel
    People seem to mistake some things, IMO. 1. Fans' anger over payroll is a multi-year thing. There is an excuse, many years, for why the payroll should not go up. Regardless of how logical that one decision might be, one data point does not fix the emotional disgust that some people hold. 2. You can't "fix" people's emotions with logic. go read the research on this and come back...... 3. It is a self fulfilling prophecy that they are more than "one player away" right now. Had THEY done their jobs better, they wouldn't be this awful right now. Refusing to sign a big time FA 3 years ago, and 2 years ago, leads to a crappier team now. Drafting and developing not enough good players, that is on them. The payroll is low because they have an awful team. 4. Their ability to manage this message is awful, and does not seem to improve over time. It's like they can't help themselves. St. Peter should never be allowed to tweet again.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Europe and Asia kick our butt on this kind of stuff.
  6. Mike Sixel
    kind of a self fulfilling prophecy right now...... I do like how they signed a guy to flip him this year. It didn't work like they hoped, but they tried. That was, imo, progress.
  7. Mike Sixel
    Jay, I agree, but I also care that they try to win games even when they aren't that mythical "one player away". I think they owe it to ticket buyers to try to win games, not try to stay under a budget. I don't really think they've done that the last few years. I mean, they are still charging the same price, right? Even though they are basically saying "there aren't enough good FA available under our budget, so we are signing Pelfrey and Correia, but you still need to pay full price".
  8. Mike Sixel
    I might make this my sig, can't decide.
  9. Mike Sixel
    It is interesting that now it is the TV deal that holds them back. It is always something that holds them back. I can only recall one year since 92 or so where there wasn't an excuse for why the payroll was low.
  10. Mike Sixel
    It might be, I don't pay attention to other fans and conversations.
  11. Mike Sixel
    I think this: 1. Whether they explicitly said it or not, asking for a new stadium "to remain competitive" implies they will spend more on payroll. 2. MLB salaries are going up faster than inflation, so just spending some more is not really, IMO, keeping up with their promise. 3. NO ONE expects them to compete solely on FA, or to have a payroll like the Dodgers (that is all strawman BS). 4. St. Peter really doesn't get PR. Blaming the fans for the awful attendance and payroll is just plain stupid. Reminiscent of saying we shouldn't worry about the last 2-3 men on the roster (when, you know, you only get 25). 5. I get how payroll can ebb and flow, but Gleeman is right about how this fan feels. It stinks for the owners to pocket profits one year, and not see the payroll go up in following years. Maybe if this team is ever good again, we'll see a change, but we'll never know and will have to take their word for it. Who here is really going to believe them? 6. I think that this ownership cares more about making a certain amount of money, than about winning. I don't know this, I think it based on years of observation. But there are clearly owners that appear more willing to spend money to increase the likelihood of winning (note, another straw man alert, no one is saying payroll guarantees winning).
  12. Mike Sixel
    Me: Mike Sixel (which is remarkably similar to my real name).
  13. Mike Sixel
    Rankings of Taprooms (I am sure I'm missing some that I have been to, but as you can see, I still have a lot to go to.....): By Beer: Dangerous Man Harriet Brewing Tin Whiskers or Boom Island (all Belgian) Lift Bridge Indeed or Steel Toe Surly (I find them over rated) Sysiphus (very, very dependent on the beer that week) Excelsior (I find them flavorless) By "fun" factor: Harriet Brewing (almost always live music, can be very loud in winter) Tin Whiskers or Sysiphus or Dangerous Man for the games and buildings All others are about equal
  14. Mike Sixel
    I really like Bender, but it's not a sweet/milk stout at all.....
  15. Mike Sixel
    There is an application called Untappd. When you drink a beer, you "check in" and say what you are drinking and rate it. I thought Tin Whiskers had a great space, a bit loud. There are communal tables and games. The bar was nice. It is a good site. The beers were better than many taprooms, looking at my Untappd....(a 3.5 is a good score from me, I'd buy it again)...... Stout=3.5 (the special cask was a 4.5) Brown=2.5, but my wife thought it was a 4 Amber 3.5 Pumpkin=3.5, 4 for the nitro Wheat=3.5 or 4, it had a lot of flavors, but not the banana flavors Pilsner=2, but I don't like Pilsners much
  16. Mike Sixel
    I'd add: come up with a much better marketing campaign, they'll need it. I'd say groupthink and being way too insular is a problem many companies face, and it seems pretty clear the Twins are in that group. They seem quite tone deaf (see comments from St. Peter) about fans and where there team really is.
  17. Mike Sixel
    I'm just glad Rosario and Buxton are healthy and playing. The stats are likely misleading, as the SP is usually below par in the AFL.
  18. Mike Sixel
    If service is what you want.......Four Firkins in St. Louis Park and Oakdale......or France 44 in Edina. If price is what you want, um, other places. Dangerous Man is only available in their tap room, unfortunately. NE Mpls, near Indeed and other breweries. Watney's Cream......let me try to figure out a good comp. Boring meetings today, I should have time.
  19. Mike Sixel
    A great beer, pretty easy to find on tap in MN too! Other good stouts: Dangerous Man Milk Stout Tallgrass Buffalo Sweat Founders Breakfast Stout The list is quite long......
  20. Mike Sixel
    It's a start. I assume more will follow.
  21. Mike Sixel
    Not sure we want a lawyer updating us on legal stuff, you should stick to GM stuff......
  22. Mike Sixel
    I think this is one reason Gardy is gone.....he refused to play the young players TR handed him in September. Look, I have no idea if Pinto can be good or not, but they'll never find out if he doesn't play. I'd be happy with 100 games for Suzuki, and 62 for Pinto at catcher, with Pinto getting some DH time. That's a nice way to ease him into the league, and should have been done this year imo. BTW, Suzuki is one of the worst pitch framers in the game, IIRC.
  23. Mike Sixel
    Huh, this was informative! Thanks......
  24. Mike Sixel
    That would be priceless! I found it interesting untappd did not warn me about my consumption on Saturday, when my wife and I worked our way through two flights at Tin Whiskers.....
  25. Mike Sixel
    Do most guys work out like Dozier, or failish? I guess if they are punting on next year, and they want to use the sink or swim technique.....he could start in CF.
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