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  1. laloesch
    That's understandable and sometimes this site has too much of it. Minnesota snarkiness unfortunately comes with the territory of dealing with fans of this franchise. I've dealt with it all my life. Scandinavians (yes, my heritage is as well) can be incredibly stoic but also snarky and passive aggressive to a fault. It's not really a flattering quality.
  2. laloesch
    Honestly knowing how this team is run they should have traded him for prospects, but I'm not in charge.
  3. laloesch
    Yeah. And if he doesn't want it then he walks. It's not like the Twins are going to win a world series either way. He's a good player, but the pieces around him just aren't there. I say let him go.
  4. laloesch
    I agree. The Twins definitely DID NOT get outmaneuvered by Seattle for Castillo. Seattle gave up A LOT to get him.
  5. laloesch
    I grew up in Cincinnati and remember when they moved from Cinergy to Great America BP in 2003. It's not THAT bad for flyball pitchers. The problem is that the Reds are cheap and have never put money into the team or adequate pitching long enough for them to compete even after they built that new stadium.
  6. laloesch
    Who is currently calling for Baldelli's head as manager? I'm not seeing it. And it's perfectly legit to "complain" about a strategy that is not conducive to playoff success. A team might be able to consistently get away with short starts during the regular season, but in the playoffs that doesn't work against stronger teams and effectively wears down the pen. It is a valid criticism.
  7. laloesch
    Agreed. It always amazes me that people push one another into different camps if you don't agree with them and this article does that to a tee. If you are not 100% behind Baldelli being manager of the year and a fantastic manager you "are a hater," lol. Talk about labeling. The author goes even further making nebulous statements about a large portion of the fan base this, fan base that, because they don't totally buy into the homer hype of Baldelli. That happens all the time in sports franchises and is not unique to the Twins. We saw this with Tom Kelly, Ron Gardenhire, etc., and for good reason. It's not unique and it's called freedom of thoughts and ideas. Once you shut down alternative ideas and perspectives because you don't agree with them you are boxing yourself in and shutting off constructive feedback that could actually help the team, and that's when things stagnate. We as fans should know this from the Gardenhire era. Sure the Twins won several division titles, but they stagnated and never made any headway in the playoffs because they stopped improving and got complacent. I as a fan want the Twins to win World Series and if that means showing the manager tough love because he CAN improve i will. And for the record i think Baldelli is a decent manager, but he's still quite young and has room for improvement. My two cents and no author is going to shut me down by calling me or anyone else "a hater" for having a different perspective.
  8. laloesch
    I agree on the lack of hustle as that's hard to swallow, but I disagree that that it's all the fault of coaching on his hitting. They've worked with Sano for years and yet we see the same old same old from him. I also don't think he has good plate discipline. In fact I think his plate discipline is absolutely atrocious hence the strikeouts. He swings at almost everything. The ability to discern what to swing at and what not to swing at ultimately does fall back on the player at the plate at some point and he has to take SOME responsibility for this. He doesn't need to hit homeruns each and every time he's at the plate either. Sometimes making contact and getting a good hit to advance runners is good enough and in line with the game plan instead of the moon shot whiff attempts.
  9. laloesch
    I don't buy it either. I've seen too much of this from Sano that I'm not buying all the "happy talk" excuses that are being posted here. I'm sorry Sano stinks more often than not. He may hit quite a few homeruns and display stunning power when he connects but mannnn his brutal k's, mediocre defense at first, and seemingly lackadaisical plate appearances are cringe worthy. He's just not an intelligent hitter from what i can tell and there doesn't appear to be any sort of progression from one year to the next, just a consistent 38-45% strikeout rate from one season to the next and routine "slow starts." I think it partly has to do with his conditioning, but that's just my opinion. The lack of eye at the plate is a skills thing. You can have all the power in the world but if you can't see pitches and figure out what to swing at and what not to swing at you are going to do what he does. He's always been a sucker of sorts for offspeed stuff and it's really hurting his career. I agree time to move on, i've seen enough.
  10. laloesch
    yep, this is his last year as a Twin most likely and i can't say i'll be that upset when he goes. I've seen enough of his slow months, lol. The bad outweighs the good in my opinion, time to move on.
  11. laloesch
    Assuming the pitching holds up.
  12. laloesch
    Agreed. Rocco gets an F on this one. Not the right time to put a rookie in IMO.
  13. laloesch

    Twins union rep

    laloesch commented on ashbury's blog entry in Left Coast Bias

    I don't know.
  14. laloesch

    Twins union rep

    laloesch commented on ashbury's blog entry in Left Coast Bias

    I think it's a coincidence as well.
  15. laloesch
    Trading Brusdar Graterol for Kenta Maeda still makes me cringe. Maeda is going to be 34 next season and to me it looks like the Twins are in semi rebuilding mode. I understand why they did it, but i would have liked to seen them hang onto him.
  16. laloesch
    My thoughts exactly. I mean the Correa deal is evidence enough. I mean sheesh they just signed the guy to a 105.3 million dollar deal! That's not exactly small potatoes.
  17. laloesch
    The Twins would certainly know a thing or two about that.
  18. laloesch
    If he plays well CERTAINLY! Unless the pitching prospects make huge strides this season he's the perfect trade chip to load up on. Paddack does not get me enthusiastic. He fills a hole, but not much more than that.
  19. laloesch
    Realize this is very old, but extra draft choices are a total crap shoot. And yes it WAS assuming he was willing to resign with the Twins which he clearly wasn't.
  20. laloesch

    Twins union rep

    laloesch commented on ashbury's blog entry in Left Coast Bias

    Is this implying something nefarious by the front office?
  21. laloesch
    the low-grade tear of his UCL and the dip in his performance the last couple of seasons is a big red flag in my opinion. I don't know about the whole Union rep thing but hey whatever, it's not like these guys are making 10 bucks an hour and are fighting for .25 cent increases.
  22. laloesch
    I doubt it.
  23. laloesch
    You are assuming that he was willing to resign with the Twins, which we never got any indication of. The Twins tried at least 3 times (that we know of) to extend him and he rejected every overture they made to him. By all accounts he wanted to test the open market, free agency. That screams I want to get out of Minnesota. The Twins would have been absolutely foolish to just let him walk in free agency if that is the case. They made the right move in trading him while they still had a chance.
  24. laloesch
    sounds like the Twins have already made multiple offers to extend him and he's turned them all down. Time to trade i guess.
  25. laloesch
    Can the Twins accidently improve moving forward this season? Not likely, their pitching is the worst it's been since the mid 90's. This team will get worse once they peak on this current winning streak. They will quickly slide down into oblivion forever and ever and ever.
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