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  1. USAFChief
    Well I think everyone knows who I was talking about. Caughashcaugh
  2. USAFChief
    A few of us around here with that problem.
  3. USAFChief
    "...a bullpen with too many pitchers who can't function unless used optimally becomes unnecessarily hard to manage." That's an excellent point. Having a LOOGY in the pen is OK, even a valuable weapon if used properly. More than one starts to become a liability, particularly when starters in general--and forthe Twins in particular--provide fewer and fewer innings. This is made worse for the Twins when they also feature RH relievers who struggle against LH hitters. Molitor is part of the problem, but what the Twins really need in the pen is fewer questions and better talent.
  4. USAFChief
    Not to mention half of Dozier's HRs in 2016 came on the road.
  5. USAFChief
    Concur.
  6. USAFChief
    To what end? I don't understand the antagonism toward college sports. It doesn't cost taxpayer money. Don't watch it if you don't like it. Why campaign to deny others?
  7. USAFChief
    KirbyDome89: have you read the TD posting policy rules and guidelines? It sounds from your comments like you are maybe unfamiliar with slme of them. If not, my apologies. For example, not posting about mod actions, except in this forum, is discussed. "Points," and the fact your 24 hour ban was automatic and not a discretionary act as well. Also...some mods edit posts, some don't. I, for example, have a hard and fast rule against it. I don't want others editing me, so I don't edit others. That may help explain why one post gets edited, another deleted. We also consider a poster's history when appropriate. Whether or not that's fair, I don't know, but we do...consciously and unconsciously.
  8. USAFChief
    First, thanks for the feedback. Sincerely. in the proper forum. Second, and this is important, We have a pretty strong distaste for discussing moderator actions in-thread, which was a factor in this case. Bring it here. Or send a PM...we will all respond when we get time. And to the best of my knowledge nobody has ever gotten a point from a PM, even though, lemme tell ya, there have been a few doozies. As noted above, we are not professionals and make mistakes. Just please point them out to us without muddying up other threads. If I may also add one other point...while the moderators are all individuals with varying opinions, we discuss most actions before they are taken, particularly when multiple points are involved, so rest assured no moderator acts unilaterally very often. And didnt in this case. Edit: and yet another point: also keep in mind you only know what actions were taken against you...not what actions may have been taken against others. Edited by twinsnorth49: One more point....Get off my lawn!!!!
  9. USAFChief
    Feliz was pretty good last year. Seems like a reasonable FA target to me.
  10. USAFChief
    Concur, except I'm with them on wanting a new coach.
  11. USAFChief
    I think his point was, Dozier's value to the Dodgers can't be measured by simply adding up potential WAR, or doing some "surplus value" addition, and proclaiming this or that proposed deal fair/unfair. Two years of Dozier, who perfectly fills a couple glaring holes, is worth more to the Dodgers as they try to win a WS than 6 years of potential from a couple good to very good prospects, neither of which are likely to be difference makers in the next 2 seasons. Rogers was simply an example used.
  12. USAFChief
    Trading Dozier for De Leon leaves you with one extra iffy starter, with an innings limit to boot, and Escobar at shortstop.
  13. USAFChief
    The problem is, the odds of De Leon turning into an ace are also slightly north of 0%.
  14. USAFChief
    At least one with an option, if not 2. A 1 yr deal means you're probably paying for his rehab only.
  15. USAFChief
    You're doing it wrong. Random, but not funny.
  16. USAFChief
    That was after my time (and hearing about it was...almost too bizarre to believe), but--true story--that building began life as a restaurant owned by a couple of teachers. I worked there when I was in high school. The "Milky Way."
  17. USAFChief
    He said "gentle," so we know it's not you.
  18. USAFChief
    Careful, you'll get labeled a "LOOOLGY" and there's no big money in that.
  19. USAFChief
    I hate to break this to you, but in King's eyes, you and me are in the same age group.
  20. USAFChief
    No.
  21. USAFChief
    I live in Tucson, due largely to being stationed here twice and ending up retiring from the Air Force here. Now I have grandkids here, so probably not leaving. But my "home" is Minnesota...I was raised and went to school in Cosmos. Kudos to the few of you who have heard of it, much less know where it is. Mrs Chief is from Spicer, and we both come home as aften as we can. As for age...don't want to spoil any running game thread gags, so lets just say, when it comes to age, I'm like the kids from Lake Wobegon: above average. Been a Twins fan since my dad took me to the Met to see my first game in 1963. We couldn't find our car in that giant parking lot after. My favorite memories are that day, beating Detroit to get to the 87 series, and attending games 1 and 2 of the 91 series. Favorite player is Kirby. I migrated here when BYTO folded, been here since, and hope to waste way too much time here until I can no longer waste time.
  22. USAFChief
    The Twins will almost certainly be a better team next year if Brian Dozier is here. There is very little chance De Leon makes the 2017 Twins better than Dozier does. Maybe by 2018. Dozier is potentially gone in 2019, so pretty good chance by then. And I also disagree on Dozier's potential trade value during this coming season. There is a reasonable chance a team or two decides they really need Dozier. Lets just see what LA offers if they stumble out of the gate, Utley is a gaping wound at second, and LH pitching is eating them up. How much pressure do you suppose they will be under to do something?
  23. USAFChief
    If we're going to come in last without him, I really hate the trade. If trading Dozier is indeed the only means to get better, that's a really strong argument that the Twins need to be absolutely certain about the return...it's their only shot. It's certainly NOT an argument for get something, anything, done NOW. But trading Dozier isn't the only path forward. At least I hope not, or we've got bigger problems. Trading Dozier is a reasonable plan--for the right return--but it's not the only reasonable plan.
  24. USAFChief
    One thing I am absolutely certain of is, I hope Twins leadership isn't thinking only in terms of "3 seasons down the road." IMO, that's how you end up the KansasCity Royals, owning one of the best farm systems--and worst actual WL records--in MLB for two decades. Serving as a farm team for those teams trying to win, with that bright future always just over the.horizon.
  25. USAFChief
    In general...we were all pretty happy with the new Twins leadership, right? So lets give them the benefit of the doubt here, one half of one offseason in, on whether or not they will improve the Twins by accepting an offer on Dozier. "Dozier needs to be traded" is not what I want fom them. I'm surprised so many make that claim here.
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