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  1. Mike Sixel
    someday I'd like to read an article about the Twins like this..... Aggressive defensive plan has led to Pirates' turnaround | TribLIVE maybe about using only 3 "starters"......but I have my doubts right now. any way to know the percent of other teams (like, say, the Twins) on how much they shift?
  2. Mike Sixel
    I thought he'd be a mediocre hitter, and great fielder. He was worse at both than I had hoped, and been led to believe. I think he can be good, but I have my doubts. I really don't know what to expect now. I think it is bunk that hitting him leadoff was too much pressure, but I suppose it is possible.
  3. Mike Sixel
    This is fair, and your points are generally spot on. Venting and critical thinking rarely work together. But that wasn't really what was stated, imo. Sometimes venting is cool, sometimes it is just too often, to strongly worded. Personally, I don't think it is true that people that have never had a job can not criticize those that do. What they probably can't do is criticize with certainty.
  4. Mike Sixel
    I don't agree they can't get filler, but even if that is true, I'd rather they spend money on elite players and worry about filler later.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Another appeal to authority argument. "If you aren't in the job, you can't criticize someone". It is great as a rhetorical tool, but not so great for encouraging democracy and encouraging critical thinking. And what makes people think some of us don't run large parts of companies?
  6. Mike Sixel
    Except Pelfrey was never consistently good before the injury. I don't get why people like him, I really don't.
  7. Mike Sixel
    Pelfrey has an era approaching 5.5, and you want to sign him?
  8. Mike Sixel
    The Twins are bottom 5 in runs scored.....I think signing some hitters and fielders would certainly help this team.
  9. Mike Sixel
    So Grady can't motivate this group, they do not do the fundamentals well, and he is starting to publicly call them out, and people want to keep Grady?
  10. Mike Sixel
    Time to sell season tickets! Didn't Ryan promise to go all out on improving the pitching this year, and didn't it actuall get worse? I will believe it when I see it. Until then, call me a skeptic.
  11. Mike Sixel
    This seems to be the point some people aren't agreeing with as much as you and I are.....there is no place to get pitching if you don't draft it or trade for it right now, at least that's how the FA market looks this year. I don't know where people think 4-7 legit MLB starters are going to come from if they aren't willing to deal good to great prospects to get them.
  12. Mike Sixel
    I have not read the whole thread (sorry....), but I think it is just time for a new voice. Hicks said the clubhouse wasn't fun, Morneau seemed to imply some things about the atmosphere here, and there is clear research in sports that after a decade or so, a coach/manager become less effective. My more specific thoughts: He must do something right, as he has led winning teams, I don't know what it is, but he does do some things right off the field. On the field..... pinch runs with 2 outs and a guy on first, taking out a good hitter in a situation where adding a pinch runner is VERY unlikely to help (cybermetrics would help here, btw) the little things have not been done well here for 3 years or more.....that is one of the few things coaches can control Refuses to platoon players that need to be platooned, imo Few young players have come up and gotten better the longer they have been here (Dozier being an obvious exception).....if the coaches aren't making the players better the longer they work with them, how do I judge the coaches? I just think it is time....time for a new voice and approach to the game. I understand why others do not agree, I think you can reach different conclusions from the last three years than I have and still be reasonable.....
  13. Mike Sixel
    So if you wait, and one or both struggle, what is their trade value then? And, Rosario is being way under valued on this thread, he's a top 50 prospect in all the game, maybe higher. The way teams value high upside, cheap players right now, he's worth more than some are saying here, imo. There was a good point on the TB/KC trade, that trade may have distorted things for a short term.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Look, I am also not 100% convinced on Dozier.......but being afraid to trade Rosario shows what I think TR is thinking also, and then you are left with a bunch of terrible pitchers and the highest ERA in the game. This is a perfect example of what Oakland or TB would do differently, they would deal Dozier this year, while his value is at its peak, and get prospects.....Me, I'd deal one of them and get a legit pitcher (if that offer is out there). Unless you think the Twins are going to get Tanaka, dealing one of these guys for an expensive starter that someone doesn't want to pay is the most likely way to get a legit starter for next year and the next few years after that.
  15. Mike Sixel
    I 100% believe the media is in the brainwashing business....I am surprised that people don't think that.
  16. Mike Sixel
    Ryan did not sign Hunter or Santana, and quit before Mauer needed signing.....do people think that is a coincidence?
  17. Mike Sixel
    Such a depressingly sad series of quotes.
  18. Mike Sixel
    Interesting discussion on the game thread.....while I like the light approach, I admit it seems like a bit of an exclusive club right now. That's not a criticism, just something that has happened. I don't think two threads will work well, but it can't hurt to try. It is September, give the 2nd thread a call up.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Santana's shot at being in the majors, and the Twins' at fixing things, is for him to be a SS, not a full time DH. He should be the SS next year in Rochester.....
  20. Mike Sixel
    I never mentioned timing.....I asked if "you" thought Ryan would do that.
  21. Mike Sixel
    I agree, no way Peterson is that good again. No chance. I don't agree that Ponder was the worst QB EVAR! last week, but I certainly understand the frustration (and I'm not a big fan of his, frankly, but I feel the criticism is a bit over board).
  22. Mike Sixel
    I am hoping he's the catcher 100 games next year, with Mauer there the rest, but Mauer mostly at 1B/DH, and I disagree 100% that Mauer does not have "sufficient" value at 1B. edit: or mauer not at C at all, frankly.
  23. Mike Sixel
    And the media will back them up in that shock, frankly I'm done with the local media's kid glove treatment of the team, just cancelled my STRIB membership (first time I have not gotten that paper when I lived in MN, since I was born.....).
  24. Mike Sixel
    Great problem to have.....but for this year, I agree, Sano was the better hitter, while Buxton was the better overall player. So nice to have these two prospects.
  25. Mike Sixel
    I guess I'm getting my wish on Pelfrey....are there still people that want to sign him?
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