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  1. Mike Sixel
    Thanks for taking the time, JD. Appreciated.
  2. Mike Sixel
    Hence my question, Brock......what should they do to the team, money wise, to move the goal post forward? I'd like to see some prospect dealt for a legit SS or SP that costs money. They have plenty of money. I think Meyer, Gibson, Diamond is a pretty good, not great, top 3. If the other 3-4 starters can be not awful, and the offense is about average, that lineup can win a weak Central. That assumes Detroit is old, and KC's plans have not worked out......to me, that is a big part of the question.
  3. Mike Sixel
    Not if we have to suffer through this year and next year. There is no reason not to try to compete next year.
  4. Mike Sixel
    Man, Lonestar, that question begs for a smart alecky response........
  5. Mike Sixel
    There is no reason not to try to compete in 2014.....but what do you think they would do to make that more real? You really think Rosario or Sano make the roster before mid-May next year? You think there is any chance Buxton is on the roster next year? Meyer, I think, could on this roster this year, along with Gibson. I'd guess June-ish for Gibson and July for Meyer. I don't see anyone else of difference coming up this year, unless Doumit gets hurt, or Benson takes off (assuming no trades).
  6. Mike Sixel
    Aaron, I have no idea what you are trynig to say. You really think it is somehow good in the long run to make bad decisions in one game? That was his last batter if he gets him out. How does that stretch him out? And why can't you plan to have the bullpen go 4 innings every Pelfrety start? You absolutely could plan for that, if you understood strategy and tactics and planning. I think I disagreed with every conclusion you came to in that post.
  7. Mike Sixel
    I don't know if I would fire him over this, but it's pretty clear that a lefty should have come in at that point. No way that Pelfrey should have faced Fielder. No good strategist would do that. I've often said Gardy stinks at strategy, but that he must be really good at managing the clubhouse (or something) because the teams have generally been good under him. Yes, that is largely talent driven, but he was part of that success for a long time. Personally, I would have let him go after last year. But, now that he is here, I think they need to give him the year to show if he can work with young players or not.
  8. Mike Sixel
    I think it was a brave act, otherwise it wouldn't be a big deal. You can read all over the interwebs the hatred for homosexuals and those that are fighting for them to have equal rights. Just read the Kluew threads on PFT for evidence of that..... As for religions, well, in addition to being about power, they are made up of people trying to interpret words that other people wrote about some kind of being that they all admit they can't understand. It is no wonder that so much of the intolerance, hatred, and violence of this world is driven by religion. Personally, I have no issue with Christains thinking sin exists, and that certain things are sins even if I totally disagree. The issue I have is trying to force their belief on others. NO ONE is forcing any church to marry homosexuals (just as no one is forcing the Catholic church to have female priests), all people are asking for is that governments be allowed to offer the same legal rights to homosexual couples that heterosexual couples have (well, to be fair, there is a tiny fringe asking for non-couple rights also, but I don't think that is a real thing). In summary, good for the brave man, bad for intolerance and bigotry, freedom is eventually coming to all.
  9. Mike Sixel
    What? A player does not WIN a game.....If a relief pitcher comes in, gives up two runs to give up the lead in his one inning of pitching, and his team comes back and wins, he gets the "win" stat, even though he utterly stunk at doing his job. "Win" as a stat for one player does not say how well he did his job at all. Not one bit. It is the best measure how a team did in the past, but tells you little to nothing about how one player did.
  10. Mike Sixel
    I'd say w-L for one player is a terrible way to look back, or forward. It doesn't tell you much of anything about how that player played.
  11. Mike Sixel
    correlation=/=causation
  12. Mike Sixel
    Why only FA? the question is, why is it better to sign your own players, than other teams' players? What makes that better?
  13. Mike Sixel
    Did anyone expect KTWN really change format? I caught part of the Ryan show this weekend, while I don't agree with a lot of what he says about defense, he's 100x better to listen to than Spielman* *Ryan actually says stuff, even if you disagree with is, he says stuff. Spielman doesn't say anything.
  14. Mike Sixel
    I'm with Nick.....good for him for being realistic, and glad to enjoy being wrong so far. It's much more fun to watch good baseball than 7 runs given up in 3 innings baseball....
  15. Mike Sixel
    Play him 145 plus games. They need to see if he's any good or not. He was told last year he would be the RF, he didn't even play 3B until last year. Instead of rewarding him for his willingness to do whatever the team needs, people want to bench him.....
  16. Mike Sixel
    Shouldn't the title be "owner friendly payroll"?
  17. Mike Sixel
    I'm not sure 3rd and 4th rounders are "late rounds". I love the roll of the dice, I just worry about the price, and I don't share their belief they are really a 10-6 team year after year. Though, I love all three players as prospects. It's just a risk/reward issue for me. They should have gotten 3 starters from teh first three picks they had, plus 2-3 contributors. Now they ahve three starters, and will have difficulty getting a lot more contribution.
  18. Mike Sixel
    Bill is one of the best writers on the internet, and this has NOTHING to do with Boston. Very unbiased writer, very insightful and intelligent.
  19. Mike Sixel
    I enjoyed your less serious writing style. Nicely done.
  20. Mike Sixel
    Just pick one, and give him 5 of every 7 starts.....
  21. Mike Sixel
    I still think he's in low A until the minor league all star game, when he moves up to FTM for the rest of the year. What happens in 2014 will depend on the 2nd half of this year.
  22. Mike Sixel
    When will Kepler be up?
  23. Mike Sixel
    The meme is all over this thread, imo. The meme is referenced on hardballtalk.com. The meme is, well, a meme......
  24. Mike Sixel
    yu Darvish
  25. Mike Sixel
    Speaking with certainty on how they view Goin and use him is like speaking with certainty on Scott Baker's arm/shoulder/mind. We really have no idea. i'm getting bored with the "twins don't care about stats" meme. We just don't know.
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