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  1. Mike Sixel
    Or, players could just try to slide into the base, and not try to take out players. That's also an option. Not sure how I feel about that option, but it is an option.
  2. Mike Sixel
    That's not what Gardy said......he said it's about money. "but everything I’ve heard is that there is money involved and all that and other teams are not wanting to touch money and stuff like that.” Can someone explain how that sentence is not about money? As for the Sano thing, no surprise he's not coming up this year, is there?
  3. Mike Sixel
    IP, that's what most people like KLAW say....but I'd guess Hendriks pitching here would be a bigger challenge than in AAA, wouldn't it? It might not "prove" anything, but I'd think it would have some useful data.
  4. Mike Sixel
    doesn't make it right.....that's the part no one can explain, why is violence accpeted on the baseball field at all, or the hockey rink, or basketball court?
  5. Mike Sixel
    So, Gardy confirms it is about Ryan not being willing to eat salary.....can we put that part to bed yet, and just admit it? What conclusions you draw to the bigger picture about Ryan and money is a different discussion....
  6. Mike Sixel
    As opposed to worrying about finding out more about his ability to pitch in the majors? That should be PRIORITY ONE.
  7. Mike Sixel
    How about explaining how violence is acceptable, in any circumstance where you are not protecting yourself from violence (and not the bogus "protecting" his player stuff....no one was in imminent harm here).
  8. Mike Sixel
    To be clear....I don't know there should be long term consequences.
  9. Mike Sixel
    Agreed, I still expect a number 3 type pitcher going forward....
  10. Mike Sixel
    Ok, not false hustle, but what do you call someone that slides into first base, instead of running through it? It slows you down, and increases the likelihood of injury. Should I respect that? Again, though, it was really about bullet two, imo, for most fans. Gardy fawned over him like he was Mauer or something.
  11. Mike Sixel
    I'm not criticizing management (anymore....but I do think if you are going to publicly call out players, you should also publicly call out management, having studied organizational change management, I'm pretty sure that's what business leaders to run successful companies would do), I'm criticizing violence when not faced with violence. Violence is wrong.....just because it was tolerated for years (like, I don't know, greenies or racism) does not make it right.
  12. Mike Sixel
    they didn't call up anyone last year.....why would they this year when the have a reason / excuse not to? If anything, maybe Sano / Rosario move up, but they might not do that to be "fair" to the players that got them in position.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Easier to fix the rotation problem if you have a surplus of postion players to deal from.....
  14. Mike Sixel
    Or, they just cut one of the relievers that is not signed for next year, and let him sign with another team....that's what I would do, but certainly not what they will do.
  15. Mike Sixel
    Two thoughts: 1. I am not a fan of false hustle, and frankly he was not a great baserunner / decision maker... 2. This part is not fair to Punto, but is also why people don't like Favre: the team, manager, and media made him out to be something he's not, and did it over and over. It got tiresome and annoying. So, we took it out on Punto, not on the others....happens all the time in sports.
  16. Mike Sixel
    If I was going to hire someone to work for another manager, at my company, I'd include them in the process.......it isn't his job to sign players, but they were signing a player to start for the team, I would include the manager in that. That might not be how it works.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Let's just say the scouts failed us all on that one.....I still can't believe Gardy never saw tape on him before they signed him.
  18. Mike Sixel
    Disagree, lots of us still praise them taking the chance. Plus, they cut the cord right away. Unlike, say, Doumit......we do rip them for the specific decision, but taking the chance was good. BTW, he should have been slated for 2B, and they should have kept Hardy. The whole thing might have been different (doubt it.....).
  19. Mike Sixel
    Wow, that totally ignored everything I said about not giving up on them.....but the sarcarsm was dripping, so I won't go thirsty at work today I guess.
  20. Mike Sixel
    It boggles the mind that people think fighting is an appropriate response to this at all. Unreal. Do you fight at your work? Why is it ok to do so as a baseball manager? I just don't get it at all.
  21. Mike Sixel
    Kind of looking like sometimes trading prospects is a good idea....imagine if hicks was dealt for cliff lee....or if Gibson had been dealt.....not saying to give up on either, I am reminding people that prospects are not always going to work out, or maybe not on the timeline you imagine....
  22. Mike Sixel
    Bummer....Hicks and Gibson.......just a bummer
  23. Mike Sixel
    These lists of possible players make me cry....well, they would if I cared that much.
  24. Mike Sixel
    I'd say Meyer is a bit better than the competition at that level, that's what you'd hope he would do if healthy on a rehab.....so YAY! Hoping this means he's soon back in AA.
  25. Mike Sixel
    I only get to listen to and read about games, since the Twins decided that even though our tax dollars pay for their new stadium, the games should not be on tv anymore......unless I pay for stations I don't want, only to watch more bad tv.....how bad is Arcia's defense?
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