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  1. Mike Sixel
    Has there ever been a time when people weren't prone to feeling victims? The GOP has been working this strategy for over 30 years. They aren't about to change it. I'm still looking for a good answer of how to undo the fact that every single voice of authority people hear in the conservative south says the same things, even the church of a god of peace and love and truth.....
  2. Mike Sixel
    Needs an e. All of the above....
  3. Mike Sixel
    Since someone asked.... I want to read on line, over and over, how the Twins are the best at something that matters to baseball outcomes. The best. Not just as good as every other team, not getting better. I want this team to be great at stuff. I want other teams to steal their ideas and people. I want other fans to ask why their team can't do what the Twins do. I don't want to read that it just can't happen in a mid market team. Or that it takes a long time (with no timeline at all) and that I just need to be patient (forever?). Or that 1 year deals are the only good deals. Or that they are great at bargain hunting, but nothing else. Or that they are still rebuilding, year after year. I want to read about how great the Twins are. I said I'd give the FO three years to show me good or bad......they have a year left to show me they can get this thing headed in a real direction we can trust. So far, they've done the trade off assets part a lot.....let's see if they can start adding MLB assets now.
  4. Mike Sixel
    They weren't even close on Darvish. And, signing a RP to a 2 year deal is risk taking? That seems like a pretty low bar
  5. Mike Sixel
    So, basically, there is no timeline in which we can question their results? I mean, I want that job. And, I know you aren't saying this.....but the player literally said the Twins weren't good at this stuff yet. Or, not good enough. I feel like the goal posts on this team move every year, whether it is wins and losses or progress on process, we never seem to have the "right" to be disappointed in the slow pace of progress here.
  6. Mike Sixel
    I'll ask again....for those saying give them time....how much? Because at the largest healthcare company in the US, we built a new claims system from scratch, connected it to hundreds of other applications, hired and trained hundreds of operations people, and rolled it out in (well, I don't know how that part went, they laid me off just before first go live).....less than three years.
  7. Mike Sixel
    SCOTUS giving more and more rights to corporations might be the worst thing this court does.
  8. Mike Sixel
    How many articles will it take to actually criticize the team, when a player says his new team is better at this stuff? He literally said that. Two years in, they aren't good enough at this yet. We are constantly told they can't spend with the big boys. We also seem to not be able to coach like the other good teams. Not a good combination.
  9. Mike Sixel
    Zero long term contracts last off season, one minor trade. No big effort to add to the team last trade deadline, just a tweak here and there. What evidence is there that they will take risks? Until they do, they haven't. So far, they've only taken the risk of trading away players for minor league players.....
  10. Mike Sixel
    One team added legit OF, even though they had some OF already, the other did not. One team built a great bullpen, the other did not (and even traded maybe their best RP for some reason). One team really tried to improve, the other was complimented for finding great value on mostly entirely one year deals (meaning even if they worked, they'd have to replace all those guys again). I prefer the Milwaukee strategy of finding long term MLB players, frankly.
  11. Mike Sixel
    Bear32: Buxton? What’s going on? 12:01 Dan Szymborski: Well, besides injuries, I don’t have the foggiest clue. https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/dan-szymborski-fangraphs-chat-10-15-18/
  12. Mike Sixel
    I also prefer an extension at this point.....but if they can't do that and they don't add a big time bat and SP, I'd deal him. I'd guess he returns a top 50 - 75 talent, give or take. Kind of depends on who signs who this off season. I'd be aiming for C, 3B, starting pitcher type (who clearly has to be more than a year or two away).
  13. Mike Sixel
    2 years in, and they still can't explain this to pitchers........there's always next year* *the annual Twins' slogan, btw....
  14. Mike Sixel
    I hope Pressley never records another out. ..
  15. Mike Sixel
    Concur
  16. Mike Sixel
    Terrible pick.
  17. Mike Sixel
    What did your post mean, then? Because it sure seemed like you said it was flushing cash. Also, that article fails to examine the alternative, of using pitchers that never even saw the majors. Because of you don't acquire new pitchers, you have to use your minor league pitchers.
  18. Mike Sixel
    Not good.
  19. Mike Sixel
    That's how you should treat a bad team......and Cousins is worth every penny so far.
  20. Mike Sixel
    doesn't mean we have to like the model......but yes, I expect it.
  21. Mike Sixel
    signing a good RP is flushing the cash? you have that little faith in the FO? Who is more likely to be good as a RP next year, DeJong, or a guy that has been good in the majors?
  22. Mike Sixel
    do we have any evidence they are number 1 in the country in giving back? that seems unlikely. I do like your list. I think all of that is as important as winning. But, I never find it productive to the conversation to tell other people how to be the right kind of fan..... I have no idea what that last line even means.
  23. Mike Sixel
    I'm not sure why we are worried about cost effective for a 2-3 year deal for a RP.....they are flush with money, and every single veteran on the roster (3?) is a FA after next year. It's about picking the right 1-2 guys, not about money. Even for a mid market team, given the context of their current players, they can afford 1-2 "expensive" RPs imo. As for variability, that is largely driven by sample size issues. It doesn't take many bad breaks, when you only pitch 40-60 innings, to have bad outcomes. I'm happy to read someone that thinks they can develop RPs (based on what history), and that those players will somehow be more consistent and better than guys that have been successful. Or, do they need to pick all new RPs every year, since it is variable?
  24. Mike Sixel
    Now we are really far afield........and in the weeds too..... I predict Polanco is the starting SS next year. 70% likely. 30% likely the starting 2B.
  25. Mike Sixel
    I wan the Cards to be so depressed after the game that they trade Patrick Peterson to MN......but I'll settle for a convincing win.
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