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  1. Mike Sixel
    Why is pelfrey coming back? He is bad at his job.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Bicycle.....stupid gravel and road work.
  3. Mike Sixel
    I just broke my femur on a bike fall, but it would have been a lot worse without a helmet. Please wear your helmets.
  4. Mike Sixel
    Not a huge Dee Gordon fan....
  5. Mike Sixel
    I am with bark's and idaho on this one....... I would probably not do it if I was the Cardinals, but it doesn't bother me that they do. If I was a person of faith that found it conflicted wtih my beliefs somehow, and I was the pitcher, I'd ask the Cardinals to remove it, rather than wipe it out myself...... but of all the things religion does good and bad, this isn't either, imo.
  6. Mike Sixel
    Prospects are prospects, and have not proven much of anything........it is one reason that sometimes you should trade them for proven, legit, MLB players. I'm not suggesting trading Sano or Buxton, I'm saying that sometimes you should give up a top prospect for a proven player(s). that's one way you close gaps.
  7. Mike Sixel
    What's the delta between Perkins and an average closer? 2-3 wins a year, max?* *no, I'm not using WAR here.... The Flawed Importance of the Closer - The Triangle Blog - Grantland Average MLB teams win 95% of the time with a lead after 8.......a great closer is a luxury, imo, and if you can turn one into someone that pitches more than 60 innings a year, or plays 130 games in the field, do it.
  8. Mike Sixel
    For a good SS or SP prospect, yes. Maybe for a good C prospect, yes. Tie him with a mediocre Twins prospect at SS, and get a good SS. Tie him with one of the mionr league RPers, or one of their many number 5 pitchers, get a good SS or SP prospect.....that's what I'd do (assuming some stuff below). Unless Ryan plans to agressively add legit MLB players in the offseason, he is probably writing off next year (I disagree that should be the path, but if it is.....), and if that is the path, he should be dealing Perkins for sure. so, the Perkins question is really tied to Ryan's overall strategy for 2014, imo. Or, he should be. Because I'm not sure this year is really consistent in its strategic approach.......
  9. Mike Sixel
    I have no idea who this is, but I want him for his name: Yeyson Yrizarri
  10. Mike Sixel
    Thanks for the response, John. I mostly enjoy coming here, but I agree with JB, some kind of fun is not here that I think should be here. I can't really describe it..... Overall, good site, enjoy coming here, most posters are good posters.
  11. Mike Sixel
    I still think Plouffe is your future 1B/DH/super utility guy......and not your future SS/RF. Dozier is your utility defensive player.....
  12. Mike Sixel
    To be clear, I'm not asking who the 7 are (and I bet that's a number like, say, 130 is a number......), I was curious about the other part....
  13. Mike Sixel
    John, I sympathize.......not sure who the 7 are, but just curious. Are they actually that bad, or is it that some members complain to you and others about negative posts in general? I've tried to change my tone the last week or so, after reading some threads and watching them degrade into directions I did not like. But I'd hate for "generally negative" posters to be banned just because some members don't like what I would call "honest" discussions, and others would call negativity....... that said, I'm re-reading every post I make now, and sometimes just hitting cancel, because sometimes continuing the debate has lost its fun factor.....
  14. Mike Sixel
    What is not to like about the big contracts last year? they have 2 players that will be in arbitration within 3 years, or 4 years, on their roster. They have 2 players after this year that make even $5MM per year. They get $25MM in new money next year. The could have signed Grienke, and still had their payroll be lower next year than it is this year. They lose Blackburn, Pelfrey, Morneau, and get $25MM in new money.... Add 1 legit player a year, for a couple of years while you have no players making money, that's how the plan should work. That's the whole point of having 20+ guys making the minimum or so, you can afford to sign several really expensive guys. Not taking advantage of that payroll advantage is the mistake here, imo.
  15. Mike Sixel
    No interest in Escobar. I'd suggest they fix 1B, 2B, 3B, LF, SP, SP, SP, and let Floriman play SS. That seems like it would be easier, actually.
  16. Mike Sixel
    I agree Parmalee should also be playing more.....I'm ready for Willingham, Morneau to be gone, and for Doumit to play less. But I understand why others are not there yet.....As for Plouffe, I still think he is your bench/super sub/1B/DH when Sano is up, but that's what I would do, so probably not what the Twins will do.
  17. Mike Sixel
    I admit I was being optimistic with that one......I do think 2015 is more likely.
  18. Mike Sixel
    From what I recall, it is usually the previous year's record that drives attendance, because season tickets drive attendance, and those sales are largely based on previous years. Plus, Oakland is in a horrible stadium, and the Dodgers have a HUGE market to pull from. Lots and lots of things go into attendance, but for those markets where it is driven by record, I think a study I saw said it was largely driven by the previous year(s).
  19. Mike Sixel
    My bet on Wimmers, he ends up in Ft. Meyers this year, then pitches in the AFL, then goes to AA next year to start, eventually ending up in the majors in 2014......but that's me being optimistic.....
  20. Mike Sixel
    I agree with this, I know that ONE of the reasons I am not going to a game this year is that the prices are bad/high. I know I am there for the NFL for sure, and I'm a much bigger Vikings fan than Twins fan.
  21. Mike Sixel
    A C and SS.....that's great news, frankly.
  22. Mike Sixel
    There should be room at 1B or DH for him, on a team that could lose 90+ games for a third straight year. This is exactly the kind of guy they should be taking a flyer on right now.
  23. Mike Sixel
    I see Sano heating up, and being somewhere between good and awesome the rest of the year.
  24. Mike Sixel
    This all begs for "starter buy committee" where Diamond goes 3 innings, Swarzak goes 3 innings, every 4th day or so. Really, I know teams have "tried this", but they didn't try it on purpose, and over several months. This is a year to try something new. But, I don't expect that....... Diamond probably could go to the bullpen, and call up Albers. See what happens. Can't hurt. Cut BJ Hermsen, he's been moved to the pen in the minors, or a random bullpen arm. Those guys are the definition of replacement level.
  25. Mike Sixel
    Hey, if they sign one legit pitcher, that's a big deal to me. Same with a decent bat. Two legit signings would be progress over this last offseason. drjim, if Rosario and Sano come up at the beginning of the year, I agree, they are closer than I'm giving them credit for. But I have a feeling those two will be in AA or AAA to start the season, meaning the first month or two will be Dozier, Floriman, Plouffe, FA in the infield.......Willingham, Hicks, Arci in the OF....that looks a lot like this year. Pitchers? Gibson and um, well, we have no idea if May, Meyer, Baxendale, Darnell, anyone will be ready next year. So, ya, adding a FA at 1B and a legit starting pitcher would be a big deal, drjim. Really big deal. The payroll can go down, but they can't enter next year with 1 pitcher with 4 question marks, and have the casual fan feel like buying tickets. All of this is opinion, not fact....so YMMV.
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