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  1. Mike Sixel
    What does that last part mean? Why don't you think he likes Gibson? I have a snarky thing I'd say, but I"m trying harder to be nice about Gardy.....
  2. Mike Sixel
    Season ticket sales are based on the previous year's results. So, maybe having old guys around to win 2 more games helps, but I don't know if these vets are actually better than the young guys.....and losing Sano is a HUGE blow to ticket sales this year and next year. HUGE.
  3. Mike Sixel
    Not until the trees are back in CF, Marta....
  4. Mike Sixel
    I don't think they need to sign 4 in one year. I think it would be nice if they signed one, that would be a nice start. What I think I've consistently said is that I don't know if these guys are good or not. But, not signing Cubans seems like a bad strategy to follow if your team is bad, and you appear to have plenty of money, and plenty of roster space. When arguing to sign any of those players, the argument was never meant to imply they had to sign all of them. But maybe 1 a year, or every other year, or every three years. Not one every 40 years.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Also, since they are sitting on piles of money, who cares if it is of "value"? If the money can be spent, or pocketed, why not spend it? What good is that money doing the Twins on the field right now, that wasn't spend on Soler, Cespedes, or Abreu? What is the "value" of that money to the onfield product?
  6. Mike Sixel
    Abreu, the reviews so far indicate he will hit in the majors. I would have signed him. Cespedes, I'd say he has paid dividends for Oakland. Soler- no idea why anyone would go nuts for using money to sign players. that's three in the last 3 years that I would have signed.
  7. Mike Sixel
    Isn't the problem with May "any pitch" strikes? As in, he can't throw strikes consistently at any point in the count?
  8. Mike Sixel
    Why buy three FA starters, then plan for 13 pitchers? If they aren't good enough to start 6+ innings......then they made some serious mistakes.
  9. Mike Sixel
    As long as the pick is closer to Buxton than to Serafini, I'm ok with any position. My preference is pitcher.
  10. Mike Sixel
    I guess it's fair to ask....if you think the President is being weak, what do you want him to do differently? Not sure how that isn't fair. While Ukraine and Russia are linked like few countries, there are enough non-Russians there that I believe (naively?) that even if they "take" Ukraine in the short term, they'll pay a long term price in violence and rebellion. But then, looking at much of the non-West......democracy seems to only kind of happen/work.... the only thing I know with certainty is that this is complex
  11. Mike Sixel
    Art .... medicine is an art. Imagine how hard it is to figure this stuff out, when you cannot see what is actually happening. Even the machines can't yet get in there and see everything. I don't really begrudge any player for taking care of their body the way they want. It is their body.
  12. Mike Sixel
    Revere was a 1.7 and 2+ WAR player at ages 23 and 24....I don't get why people think he had no value when he was dealt.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Or, you could just cut KC, which is what they basically did with Blackburn. If you think Santana is better.....and Gibson is better, why not just cut him?
  14. Mike Sixel
    Given that the only FAs they've signed in the last few years were cheap, or Willingham and the pitchers this year, I'd guess not many FAs accepted low ball offers, if they were made. How is getting more money (due to the third year) a low ball offer? I ask that in all seriousness, I do not understand that argument.
  15. Mike Sixel
    After the first sentence, I was agreeing with you. Should have put a space in there.....
  16. Mike Sixel
    If the argument is they shouldn't add a player unless he is at least as good as Hunter, I'm not sure you'll ever be happy.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Dave, does that say more about de Aza, or the Twins? BTW, it isn't De Aza in a vaccuum, as Spirit points out.....it is de Aza vs their current choices......sure would have been nice to acquire the OF the Sox acquired. All Eaton does is get on base. And field.
  18. Mike Sixel
    He was in the deal because he lost his shine, and there were beginning to be doubts about him. Some look at last year and see progress, some look at last year and see confirmation of the doubts. I have no idea, other than my optimism was not increased last year.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Yes, the LB are the weak link......
  20. Mike Sixel
    I think this pushes Poland and others closer to the EU. I think it pushes the remainder of Ukraine closer to the EU. Not sure what the right wing wants Obama to do....go to war? What kind of "strength" do you want them to show, if you think they are weak?
  21. Mike Sixel
    Pretty much a scientist here.....but I do believe in some kind connection between us that can't be explained. Someone did reiki on me, and admittedly I was on heavy drugs, but I did feel beter......but I am basically not a believer in stuff that is of the supernatural variety.
  22. Mike Sixel
    I love the thought.
  23. Mike Sixel
    Maybe every time they don't spend money, the same posters shouldn't come here and say it is a good thing they didn't, because it would have been bad for business? That would stop me from saying "they have plenty of money".
  24. Mike Sixel
    I'm guessing that is hyperbole when you say I am for spending any amount of money for any level of talent...... The Twins spend within the new spending limits set aside for Int'l signings. They aren't even close to spending "a lot" on it at all since those limits went into effect. Compared to their revenue, it is a rounding error. They do not take advantage of their currently lower MLB payroll to buy Cubans when they are available. That is, of course, their perogative. I think it also mine as a fan to question that logic.
  25. Mike Sixel
    It will save me a ton of money if the roster is Willingham, Mastro, Kubel, Suzuki, Plouffe, Floriman, as 6 of the regular nine......because I actually do withhold my money when a pro sports team puts a bad product on the field that offers no hope. As for the argument about money.....it is usually posters on these board stating "they should be glad they didn't overpay/spend that much money on that guy", and THEN those of us that believe they have plenty of money ask why that matters......since they have plenty of money in the coffers. But I'm happy to leave that conversation now. I believe Santana was a better signing opportunity than Pelfrey. Pelf wasn't that good before the injury......I think Pelf is a 5ht starter, and for a team that won't spend $150MM+ on payroll, that spot should be taken up by a guy trying to earn his way onto the roster, not by a veteran that was never all that good to begin with.
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