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  1. Mike Sixel
    did you just type they have a team as good as the A's?
  2. Mike Sixel
    I love Firefly. Some great, great characters. And some humor, and super dark moments.
  3. Mike Sixel
    I'd guess they use the extra time around the ASB before taking him off.
  4. Mike Sixel
    Could have been worse, could have been handled like Firefly.....
  5. Mike Sixel
    I'd rather the Twins move Plouffe to RF "permanently" and see what happens, frankly. I'd send Arcia down for a bit. I'd move Esco to 3B, and Santana to SS in that scenario. I expect not one of those things to happen, though.
  6. Mike Sixel
    Nice condescending remark about IT people.
  7. Mike Sixel
    There are some fantasy fans on this board. I started this thread to offer thoughts on some book series. The Gentlemen Bastards series by Scott Lynch is highly recommended. It tells the story of two thieves. Book one is one of my favorite books. Book two is good. Book three is between the others in terms of quality. Fun fantasy makes me think of Steven Brust's Jhereg series. Another series about a thief. It is fun, and not serious. Guy Kay Gavriel is the best fantasy writer. His books are more serious. He is the guy the Tolkien estate trusted to write the Silmarillion. That is a short start. Oh, and Neil Gaiman.
  8. Mike Sixel
    ST: seen them all, I think.......I agree on Beverly, not my favorite at all. I don't agree on Wil's character. I think his character was highly inconsistent, sometimes interesting, sometimes annoying. As for Troy, meh. There were times I liked that character, but mostly I could never figure out how she didn't know more of what was going on, given her abilities. Now that I think about it, her character was annoying. My biggest issue with that series was that all the characters were kind of blah, really. Agree on Janeway, great character. I often found others in that cast annoying though, for some reason. DS9 was the show with the biggest highs and lows, very, very inconsistent. Enterprise struggled with the "prequelness" of its story, imo. But I thought it had promise. It is hard to believe how long it has been since we had another ST on tv......
  9. Mike Sixel
    Or pitch?
  10. Mike Sixel
    He just isn't good enough for AA......
  11. Mike Sixel
    Heck of a job fixing the starting pitching this last off season. .....
  12. Mike Sixel
    Passed a coyote on the bike trail about a mile from downtown Minneapolis a few weeks ago. It was just casualy sauntering around.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Hopefully it is clear I don't think he is ready to be a MLB yet.....I certainly am not calling for that. I believe NB as no SS, and Polanco appears ready to be challenged by the next step in the process. I would like the org to push guys and challenge them, not make them "prove it for a long time" before promoting them. A delta in philosophy, really. I fail to see the downside at this point, frankly.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Fangrpahs also has a condensed version.
  15. Mike Sixel
    I keep reading that "only a call away" thing every year. But then, every year, I read that they need AAA experience, and they should not be "rushed" and need to "earn" it over other guys further up the chain. Afterall, Sano would have been in AAA, right? Don't forget, it is about money and other stuff, not just talent. I have a hard time reconciling those divergent opinions, frankly.
  16. Mike Sixel
    I don't think there is even a SS on the AA roster! I gotta admit, of the many suprises this year, this one nears to the top for me (near, not at).
  17. Mike Sixel
    Fort Meyers? What do you need to do to get promoted by this organization?
  18. Mike Sixel
    spirit.....not sure. If they get their guys back, and it doesn't seem "fluky" to me in winning 9, I'd add a bat, yes. But, I'd really need a good vibe. Right now, I'm not a believer, just winning those games would not be enough, I'd need to feel like it was real. Priority positions: CF LF RF I think they are covered, for what they would be willing to do realisitcally, if you are willing to go Plouffe/Esco/Santana/Nunez as your 3B, SS, backup SS/CF/LF combo. I could not name my targets right now, haven't given that any thought.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Wow. Thanks for the link. No mention of the Twins and Castro, which seemed like such an obvious idea to me last year/over the winter......since he'd still be good in 3+ years probably.
  20. Mike Sixel
    This team does look a lot different even if just Sano and Santana and Rosario don't have their issues. Plouffe would be your RF by now, Arcia would be in AAA or the DH, Santana would be your CF or SS, Rosario your CF or LF......and Sano your 3B. That is a lineup one can get interested in.
  21. Mike Sixel
    I agree that if I was the GM, if they did not win 9 games in this stretch, I'be dealing away veterans for sure......I won't predict what will happen, but I'll just point out that I don't see them making the playoffs with this roster.
  22. Mike Sixel
    Hope is not a strategy, though that has clearly been their strategy for a couple of years now. At some point, they will finally acknowledge that they are in rebuild mode, and move one. edit: I'm going to say, it appears to have been their strategy, obviously I don't know (but banking on Hicks, Willingham, KC, Pelfrey, Bartlett, Kubel.....that all had to be hope, right?). Like I said, I don't know, though.....
  23. Mike Sixel
    Mostly OF, with some 2B, I believe, for Rosario so far. I keep hoping he will be ready to be up soon. They have zero OF right now, since the LF can't field, the CF can't hit, and the RF struggles with both.....so I keep hoping Rosario is ready soon.
  24. Mike Sixel
    http://www.baseballprospectus.com/sortable/index.php?cid=1667331 You have to scroll WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY down to find Suzuki.....
  25. Mike Sixel
    combo platter: 1. they aren't GOOD, they are ok (which is better than last year, btw) 2. the guys replacing the injured players are quite not good 3. they hit a stretch of really bad pitching 4. the lack of depth at AA and AAA is kiling them
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