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  1. tarheeltwinsfan
    I do not subscribe to the theory of putting your big guys who can't run fast nor move laterally quickly at first base. I feel first base is a very important defensive position, which requires quickness laterally and really good footwork. I'm more than OK with not getting 20 home runs out of a first baseman who can hit .250 and win a gold glove.
  2. tarheeltwinsfan
    If I were Wallner, I'd buy a first baseman's mitt and arrange a week long retreat in Ft. Myers and pay all the expenses of men like Morneau, Hrbek, JT Snow and Mark Grace to come be my guest for some golf and lots of advice. I would also invite Rod Carew to drive the golf cart and share his wisdom. Finally I would also invite a personal trainer to also listen to the advice of these former first basemen and to work on my lateral movement and my footwork around the bag daily all off season, to see if I can move laterally quickly enough and to position my feet quickly enough to play competent first base. I would also hire a person with a fungo bat to hit grounders and line drives to me at first base and pop ups in foul territory on windy days. Finally I would hire some infielders to make 100 throws a day to me at 1B, insisting that half of the throws are to be in the dirt. Sounds like a plan.
  3. tarheeltwinsfan
    Agree 100 per cent.
  4. tarheeltwinsfan
    Pablo Lopez and Byron Buxton are two wonderful ambassadors for the Twins franchise. They are men we would want our sons to emulate. They are the best pitcher and the best position player that the Twins have had this decade. If the object of this franchise is to win with class and dignity and respect for the game and to entertain and keep the fans and continuously be building a new base of fans, then why the hell would the Twins trade Buck or Pablo? Unless the goal is not to win, nor keep a fan base, nor attract new fans...unless the goal is something different, like say maximize profits, and the owners are short sighted by believing the way to maximize this year's profits, is by selling and trading good players annually, so they won't spend too much money, rather than the goal being to build a sustainable, winning product that attracts and keeps fans. What if I ran my law firm like the Twins are being run? Let's suppose I had a lawyer in my law firm who was doing a fantastic job winning cases and attracting new clients. So I fired him because he wanted a raise. In his place I hired a brand new lawyer who was just out of law school, didn't know anything yet and didn't cost me much money. He has no clients yet but in a couple of years maybe he will develop into a good lawyer with lots of clients. We'll just have to wait and see., because we are continuously building for tomorrow. Sound familiar?
  5. tarheeltwinsfan
    What about delegating the bulllpen job to a good pitching coach?
  6. tarheeltwinsfan
    Good leaders say: "Follow me." Then they lead by example. Torii Hunter is an excellent leader from everything I have seen and read and heard about him.. Like Tony O. and Rod Carew, when Torii speaks, the young players listen intently. I have seen this at numerous spring trainings. Torii Hunter would be an excellent choice as the next Twins manager.
  7. tarheeltwinsfan
    If you want a baseball team to be run by someone who has never done the job before,, who is a Fox newscaster, who is not the brightest bulb in the chandelier and who is an angry person, then hire AJ Pierzynski. Hey wait a minute, These job qualifications sound familiar. If you like tyhe way our ountry is being run by other Fox newscasters, then you will love
  8. tarheeltwinsfan
    Rocco was a manifestation of the front office. And therein lies the problem.
  9. tarheeltwinsfan
    In an effort to save more money for the owners, Suzuki can be the back-up catcher to Jeffers while he manages. That would have saved Vazquez's 10 million salary plus since Suzuki will be so excited for the opportunity to jump in as a real major league manager, he will do it for the minimum manager's salary which will be a buck nighty-eight per game.
  10. tarheeltwinsfan
    Falvey's quotes gave me some insight into what is wrong with the Twins organization. For example: Rocco's firing "Is not about Rocco". If it is not about Rocco, then why fire him? What was it that Rocco did or did not do to justify his firing? Or was it just a move to shift the blame for the organization's failure to be successful? Another example: When discussing the traits they are seeking in a manager Falvey said: "Once you start defining the exact traits you need, then you start thinning the pool...I think instead start with a more blank sheet of paper." Wait, what? That makes little sense to me. The pool must be thinned anyway. That is the whole process. The exact traits being sought are important. If you don't know what you are looking for, how will you know when you find it? "I'll know it when I see it, but I don't know what it is that I'm looking" for is plain stupid.
  11. tarheeltwinsfan
    200 innings of Duran vs. 70 innings of Duran.
  12. tarheeltwinsfan
    Some things to celebrate in a disappointing season. I would have added Duran to the list at #3. I wonder if Duran could be converted into a successful starter?
  13. tarheeltwinsfan
    If the mindset of the Twins players is similar to the mindset the 6 previous comments posted here, then no wonder the Twins are losers. You become what you think about. Self full filling prophesies have an actual psychological basis.
  14. tarheeltwinsfan
    The Twins might need nine.
  15. tarheeltwinsfan
    Bill Belichick may be available.
  16. tarheeltwinsfan
    I always thought Tom Kelly allocated his time working with the players.
  17. tarheeltwinsfan
    The current trend seems to be to hire a tv personality. I suggest Audra Martin.
  18. tarheeltwinsfan
    I wish Rocco well. I appreciate his efforts, although I did not always agree with his decisions. He was always a gentleman and seems to be very well spoken. Now that Rocco has been fired, can TD please do something to remove the highlight reel of Rocco's favorite record setting pinch hitter, Manuel Margot?
  19. tarheeltwinsfan
    I am going to miss these debates. They take my mind off other debates going on in our country today.
  20. tarheeltwinsfan
    Please no more of Tonkin. Please.
  21. tarheeltwinsfan
    Exactly what I was going to suggest. Maybe several of them.
  22. tarheeltwinsfan
    The fat lady is not through singing yet. Go Twins!
  23. tarheeltwinsfan
    You got me Indiana. Thanks.
  24. tarheeltwinsfan
    Thanks for correcting my error, Stringer. You are correct. I was mistaken. I'm happy for Royce Lewis.
  25. tarheeltwinsfan
    Plus Julian's foot being off 1B on a play at 1st.
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