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  1. Mike Sixel
    was it really? I need to know before I type what I'm thinking............
  2. Mike Sixel
    So if the math clearly tells you that your likelihood of scoring is waaaaay higher in the not bunting scenario, over 10s of thousands of games, how can you reach a different conclusion?
  3. Mike Sixel
    I gotta admit, I thought he'd be better than this.......I was figuring a 4 to 4.5 ERA this year, but with decent strikeout and groundout rates. It is amazing how wrong I was this year on Gibson and Worley....both of whom I figured for a 3/4 type this year.
  4. Mike Sixel
    Having not read page 1, I'm flabergasted how a thread with this title veered into who is the greatest player ever, and who are our heroes and how do we measure their life! Wow. *this is an amused post, btw, not a rant....
  5. Mike Sixel
    A truly bizarre decision. Having worked with some of the top "thinkers" in the party, it doesn't surprise me, but this is a great example of groupthink and insularness (to coin a word).
  6. Mike Sixel
    Hmmm, sorry about that...didn't think about that. Was just trying to be light hearted here for a change, and for you, it ended up the opposite! I must suck at this....
  7. Mike Sixel
    Thanks!
  8. Mike Sixel
    No surprise there....so not much, again, to look forward to in September. Two years in a row now.
  9. Mike Sixel
    While I love the charts, that's just too much to look at.....can you summarize the data?
  10. Mike Sixel
    no, AROG, it is bad baseball. You should not give up outs in the middle innings. The math on this is super, super clear. It is bad strategy. It promotes losing, not winning. Bunting there is playing to lose, not playing to win.
  11. Mike Sixel
    They have a CF tearing up AAA right now....they'd probably use the money elsewhere. I'd go 5, $70/80? they have money to burn after this year. Get a legit hitter in there with Mauer. Get a legit defender in there. Imagine how much better the pitching is with him in LF, Buxton in CF, and Hicks / someone else in RF. Heck, if they refuse to sign anyone else, I'd give him a bundle next year, front loaded......
  12. Mike Sixel
    No, we wanted Sano not to be punished for doing what Ortiz, and dozens of other MLB players do. If the team is going to be all holier than thou, then it should be all holier than thou with everyone, not just three latin players this year (which seem to be the only ones anyone has really talked about, oddly).
  13. Mike Sixel
    So, violence when someone is yelling is a good idea? Really, that's what people are arguing here? BS. Violence is not the answer to someone yelling at you or your family or your team. yes, it looks like hypocrosy to me. Same thing when the Vikings let Cook stay on the team (becasue he's good, let be honest), and cut bad players for lesser offenses. No, it was not well worth it. It was immature. It was unproffessional. It was not how people should behave in the world, not to make the world a better place.
  14. Mike Sixel
    I love Buxton, but expecting Mike Trout is overboard, isn't it? Mike Trout is a once in a generation player, probably. I'd think that would imply it is VERY unlikely Buxton is that good....
  15. Mike Sixel
    Correct, giving away outs is stupid, except near the end of the game when the score is VERY close. I hate the sacrifice bunt. HATE IT. The stats are super clear on this, btw. This is not some random opinion.
  16. Mike Sixel
    What? Name the FA he signed in teh 2000s to put them over the top.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Fangraphs' prospect expert basically laughed off the concept that Dozier would block a top prospect like Rosario.....but.... I also expect them to be conservative, and to move him to AAA next year. And to see what Dozier is/is not next year. Plenty of other top prospects in other orgs move up, based on talent not numbers, from level to level. I don't know they'll do that here or not.....
  18. Mike Sixel
    I agree, but we don't know that....and if true, that's 1....stilll leaves plenty of room to acquire a real starter w/o blocking someone....
  19. Mike Sixel
    The only way that happens is a salary dump.....but do teams need to dump salary if they are all getting $25MM in new revenue next year?
  20. Mike Sixel
    Move Arcia to 1B, sign Ellsbury to play LF or CF, put Hicks back in LF or CF and someone else in RF......sign one "legit" FA starter (take your pick, Ryan). If Hicks can't play, you at least have Ellsbury. He has not shown signs of aging, and could be the kind of vet the young guys can watch/learn from, while still being effective. He will not be cheap, but would help this roster a lot. When Buxton comes up, Ellsbury is your LF, and your OF defense goes from AWFUL to AWESOME just like that. BTW, no way the Twins do this plan.....
  21. Mike Sixel
    If not Hughes, what would you do to get pitcher here next year, and teh years after?
  22. Mike Sixel
    Actually, the Twins stated, while trying to sell tickets last year, that they would do what it took to sign pitching, and that they expected to play meaningful games in the fall. Not once has this team admitted, to its fans or itself, that it is rebuillding. If it had, they never would have signed Doumit to an extension, for example. Fair enough, there are probably a bunch of #5/AAAA starters on this roster.....but I guess that's just not enough for me.
  23. Mike Sixel
    Which pitchers, exactly, would new pitchers block? I count zero legit MLB pitchers on this roster. And no one in AAA. At least the Astros and Marlins were honest about their rebuilds. Rip the Marlins all you want, but they traded their vets at peak.....what, exactly, has Ryan done that makes next year look better? Meyer, may, Correia? That is what he has added so far. How does that make you feel about next year?
  24. Mike Sixel
    i never mentioned Morneau as a target.....
  25. Mike Sixel
    If you read the recent grantland article on the royals......you will see the key for them has been great defense. I have no idea if that was their plan, but it has to be cheaper than having great pitching......
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