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  1. Mike Sixel
    They won't have a shot at Appel unless he gets hurt. The Cubs will be taking him. The Twins' hope is that Gray somehow falls. Otherwise it is another year w/o picking an ace type pitcher and going with some HS kid 6 years away. Just my guess.
  2. Mike Sixel
    We can only hope. Actually, we can do more. We can vote for officials and talk to them about our feelings on the subject.
  3. Mike Sixel
    Also shocked. One hire earlier than you'd expect for him. clearly they were spurned by many.
  4. Mike Sixel
    BTW, it is 2013......you'd think by now someone would realize that getting a game on my phone is no different than on my radio....oh wait, it is different. They know who I am and can literally understand what I listen to and not, and adjust ads appropriately, and yet they still think they should charge me. Bizarro world.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Um, they are on my radio.
  6. Mike Sixel
    In the spirit of teh CBSSports MLB power rankings article today, I'll just say that KC is clearly the best FA signing ever, and we were all (mostly all) wrong.....
  7. Mike Sixel
    Nicely written, great interview.
  8. Mike Sixel
    Wait, there's a name for caring about something that actually has no real effect on me? Is there research on why people care about sports teams? I mean, I own no stock, and I know none of the people. There is no logical reason for me to care. The best reason I can think of is that it gives me something to talk about with others that care, and increases a sense of community. But it is kind of a waste of time and emotional energy, I think. I've eliminated most sports watching from my life, and am much happier.
  9. Mike Sixel
    And I think it would have been worse w/o the All Star game incentive......that's one thing keeping season ticket sales up, imo. As for going fo the beer, not at those prices.
  10. Mike Sixel
    Once again, Seth and I are in total agreement.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Excellent writing. I agree witht he above, Benson is a player that needs something to happen. The lack of INF is worrisome, imo, but not much to be done I guess.
  12. Mike Sixel
    I swear thepuck and I are not the same person.....really.
  13. Mike Sixel
    I would have taken him out. What is the upside of leaving him in? There is none.
  14. Mike Sixel
    Ryan and St. Peter are convinced this is a competitive team. Their words, not mine. So, I think Ryan thinks he was "aggressive" in FA.
  15. Mike Sixel
    If JJ is good, does anyone think he is not re-signed by his current team? if he's hurt and bad, ya, then I can see the Twins signing him. Every team gets $25MM more next year, for free. I'd bet most good players are locked up by their current teams. It is a good time to have guys ready for their first contract extension, or last one.
  16. Mike Sixel
    Um, most good FAs have already been signed by their teams.....the pickings will be even more slim next year, so don't count on any FA signings that excite you at all. Not to mention that Ryan has never once, even when he has $30MM laying around lining the org's pockest, spent money. I have no idea why anyone thinks it will ever be different. I hope fans stay away in droves. I hope no one buys season tickets in 2014. I hope the Twins' ownership gets what they deserve, for taking our money and not even trying to put a good product on the field. And, I think ambivalent is worse than angry. At least angry people care.
  17. Mike Sixel
    though I agree, the defense for a catcher does not matter that much.....so it is mostly about his hitting, and now we are just arguing past each other to no real point, other than what we are arguing about, and I find that not very fun.
  18. Mike Sixel
    But I'm not talking about his career, I'm talking about now, when he will catch 120 or less games, and his defense is less than stellar. The discussion was about how good he is now.
  19. Mike Sixel
    But you can't move Mauer around based on every at bat......so the goal is to get him the most at bats in each game as possible. Not sure how that is even up for debate, really. It just seems obvious on its face, let alone when you look at the math* *math is for predicting the likely future, not the certain future, of course it does not always work, again, not sure how that is up for debate either.
  20. Mike Sixel
    Not to mention many potential FAs are being signed to deals by their teams right now, since EVERYONE is getting $25MM next year. If you like signing free agents that are actually good, don't go looking at the likely FA list right now...... If it was me, I'd pass a new tax, every dollar the payroll is under the (last year of the dome)+(increases in national revenue) goes to Hennepin county to pay off the debt faster.
  21. Mike Sixel
    I thought the OP was very clear that he was not calling for his head, but was starting a discussion.
  22. Mike Sixel
    Who called for his replacement?
  23. Mike Sixel
    I brought it up because a player is more than a hitter. So, if we are talking about where he ranks relative to other players, his defense matters a lot (to me anyway). If we are arguing only about his hitting, he's in the top 20 for sure. If we are arguing about him as a total player, he drops, imo. YMMV on those breakouts, and I've probably thought about the ranking about 2 mins.....so I'd say +-5-7......
  24. Mike Sixel
    Tubby's teams in his previous job got worse and worse. He finished in the bottom of the conference every year here, pretty much. what makes you think he's good, exactly? As for Gardy, let's see what happens this year. I have little doubt that he and Ryan are stuck in a past of gut feel and "Twins way" that has been passed by in the last 10+ years by teams embracing math and analytics to develop optimal strategies. (funny, I assume those of you that hate that in baseball, love it when it comes to bulding airplanes and running normal businesses) But, I'm willing to wait and see if things are actually changing or not. But if the small things look like yesterday, and he picks on young players in public, and he puts bad hitters in the 2 hole, and he uses the bullpen in a 1990s way, well, then its likely not much has change record wise, or growth wise, and then I'll criticize Gardy and Ryan.
  25. Mike Sixel
    Leave Hicks up unless it appears being up is crushing his future. Even struggling would not be an issue for me. He's the future leadoff hitter for this team, leave him up and have him grow and learn.....as for yesterday, if anyone is worried about a player's first game, against maybe the best pitcher in baseball.....
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