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  1. Mike Sixel
    But the part you highlighted was about the part where I said I don't value catcher defense, so I was confused. In looking at fangraphs, his defense actually appears to make him less valuable......
  2. Mike Sixel
    that was one of my favorite parts of the thread, where people think it is better for Mauer to lead off, rather than hit with runners on and 2 outs. I don't get that one at all.....
  3. Mike Sixel
    While I love Mauer, I do think that to "carry a team", when it is 2-0 and your team needs a HR, a great hitter swings to hit a HR. He's the best hitter on the team, and late in games he takes walks when the team needs hits. I think there are differences in situations. In general, a hitter's job is not to make an out. But late in a game, sometimes you need a hit more than a walk, and HR more than a single. I don't know, maybe I'm wrong here, but I think one reason Bonds hit HRs was because when he got his pitch, he swung to hit a HR, not to avoid an out. I think Mauer could hit more HRs if he wanted to, and I think there are situations (say, 8th or 9th inning, two outs, and no one on base down a run) where the increased chance of a HR is worth the increased chance of making an out (just like late in the game a sacrifice bunt can make sense ). Again, maybe I'm wrong. I really don't know for sure. But I think to argue that there are not situations where different approaches make sense is an odd argument to make.
  4. Mike Sixel
    From what I read, Manaea is pitching himself out of the top 10 right now.
  5. Mike Sixel
    If he OPS+ over 850 and catches 120+ games, sure, he's in the top 20-40, we agree on that I think.
  6. Mike Sixel
    What does that have to do with the relative value of catcher defense compared to other positions?
  7. Mike Sixel
    I did not say hitter, I said player. His defense has really dropped, and he's a DH 25% of the time. I also do not value catcher defense nearly as much as other positions that actually have to field batted balls, and I know many people on the planet do not agree with me on that. I do agree, the ability to not make outs is super, super important. But, I think discounting SLG is not good either. With no one on base late in the game and two outs, I want a home run, not a walk. And, he does play in TCF, so it does not matter to me that he's in the wrong stadium, because this is the stadium he is in and that is not changing any time soon. I also think that discounting his salary as not part of the discussion, for a team that absolutely refuses to have a big payroll is ignoring a very large part of the issue. He's 25% of the payroll, and its only going to be worse next year probably. That does have an effect on the roster, and if he's going to be paid $23MM per year, he literally needs to carry the team, or he's not worth the money. BBTN had him 33rd, so it's not like I'm alone in this.
  8. Mike Sixel
    Ah, well, then we are talking past each other, my bad. I'm not sure he's one of the top 20 or 30 players in baseball anymore. But that's a different discussion.
  9. Mike Sixel
    But, and I don't agree with bashing Mauer as a general rule, in a game thread, aren't people reacting to the immediate at bat? And complimenting or bashing one guy has nothing to do with the other guys. I've never understood that part either. I complimented Worley, but that comment ONLY had to do with Worely, no one else. Just as ripping 1 AB by Mauer is ONLY about Mauer, not about if anyone else was to blame for anything or not. It is pretty hard to comment on every aspect of the game, in every post.
  10. Mike Sixel
    Seriously on those beer prices? That would discourage me from going to the game for sure.
  11. Mike Sixel
    One guy on the thread, I think, complained about him. I merely said you can criticize one at bat (and I did not say if that guy was right to criticize that particular at bat), w/o it being an indictment of an entire season or career. I've seen him have bad at bats, and I've criticized those particular at bats. That is NOTHING like criticizing his every at bat. I'm not sure how that is hard to understand. And, not one person, ever, has expected him to go 5-5 with a HR every night. Sorry. But, Brock is right, the other guys were the issue yesterday. Parmalee swinging on 2-0 is a brutal mental error, the kind the coaches are responsible for. It is their job to coach and teach, and if players are not learning, well, that is partly on the teacher/coach. That's why these guys make the money they make as coaches.
  12. Mike Sixel
    they make millions, well on most teams players do, they should be ready for game one. I was happy for Worley, that is about what I expected from him all year. I approve.
  13. Mike Sixel
    Btw, criticizing one at bat for Maurer is not the same, at all, as criticizing his career. But it sure is a great straw man.
  14. Mike Sixel
    So, how did the team do on the little things? Not well, again. So sad.
  15. Mike Sixel
    No, it is about the fact that you have to pay to even see balls and strikes, as far as I can tell in my quick looksee on mlb.atbat, but on cbs I can see every pitch on the gamecast. Unless I am missing something, Brock. As for the blackout rules, they are insane. completely and utterly insane. Who cares if I see FSN on a tv or a phone or a computer? It's just so 1986.
  16. Mike Sixel
    so for free, I can "watch" the game on cbs on my phone, but can only get box scores and plays on mlb....what is mlb thinking?
  17. Mike Sixel
    could not disagree more, I want more interleague play. I wanted to see Bonds live, in person. Why not let people see the best players live?
  18. Mike Sixel
    Oh, i don't think they'd do it, but I'd try.....as for not trading him, this is a team playing for right now and the next year or two. A team willing to spend money. Mike Olt has proven nothing, whereas Morneau would crush that park. Throw in half the minors if you want, you win with starters, not scrubs. But I agree, they should hold out for something else, like Price or Stanton or some other great player close to a big pay day. But the Twins don't have one of those, so offer what you do have.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Agreed with 70charger, you should easily be able to sit after a couple of innings. I have never bought the student standing seats, I can't recall why I had SRO tickets one time.
  20. Mike Sixel
    I have stood for a game....wear good shoes. Walk around a lot. That's my only advice.
  21. Mike Sixel
    Ubuntu will fix all that for you Brock, just wait......
  22. Mike Sixel
    ESPN insider today said at least on AL scout now has Gray number 1 overall. The author anticpates Appel and Gray will be fighting for that top spot the rest of the year.
  23. Mike Sixel
    Nice lineup. The pitching matchups otoh, not so thrilling.....good luck to the team, and have fun everyone that gets to go.
  24. Mike Sixel
    First good sign of the year, Mauer in the 2 hole.
  25. Mike Sixel
    well, I do have the red icons like that, so maybe full then....
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