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  1. USAFChief
    We can argue about sending this rookie down, calling that rookie up, not playing this guy enough, playing that guy too much. But at the end of the day, even if every single other thing had gone better than hoped for, this team was never going to be able to compete with this bullpen. Never. And that's on Ryan.
  2. USAFChief
    Levon wears his war wounds like a crown. Calls his child Jesus (Montero).
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  4. USAFChief
    Or perhaps having a leader who has been there, is widely respected, and can effectively convey the need for an even keel, but maximum effort day in and day out, was one reason why last year's team was able to overachieve. Able to, after a rough first week, put it behind them and at least, if not winning, avoiding long, demoralizing stretches of sub-MLB quality play. Keep the losing months respectable, so the winning month mattered right up till the end. I doubt having Hunter here would make a huge difference either. Just like having Mike Trout wouldn't make a huge difference. But little differences add up, particularly in a sport where a .550 winning percentage is pretty good, and .450 is pretty bad.
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    Thanks, comrade! Solidarity!
  6. USAFChief
    .There was zero chance that Graham would be it, both then and now. If there was zero chance the Twins would not have selected him In back to back posts, no less.
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    For the record, I concur 100 percent this team is operating without a plan, and makes one move after another that makes you scratch your head and wonder "what's going on here." I just don't think this is one of them. Berrios was awful. It doesn't do anyone any good to keep running him out there when he showed so little readiness for MLB competition.
  8. USAFChief
    I would say optioning Berrios is a necessity of Berrios' own making. If he had shown any signs of being able to pitch in the major leagues, he'd still be here.
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    Huh?
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    I'd argue he hasn't looked good in any of his four starts. In any case, he'll be back. Let him get his feet on the ground, breath, and then come back. Getting his brains beat out won't do anyone any good. People are right that a few extra wins in 2016 won't matter, so even if Berrios IS better right now--which he isn't--that's an argument AGAINST leaving him here rather than one FOR it.
  11. USAFChief
    I can't believe anyone can have watched Berrios' starts and think he should remain in the MLB rotation. He'll be back at some point, hopefully more prepared to pitch in a big league game.
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    concur. Unless there's some sort of miracle turn around, and quick, I think ownership realizes they HAVE to make significant change. They are bleeding attendance, they are on the verge of falling off the front page of the sports section, and the Vikings open camp in a couple months, which will further remove them from the average sports fans' consciousness. As it stands right now, they will lose further season ticket sales base over the winter. What they do is anyone's guess, but I'd actually be surprised if they did nothing significant. Replacing TR is the logical move.
  13. USAFChief
    But that's the point...if there was zero chance he turns into an asset, why carry him all last year through a post season chase?
  14. USAFChief
    Harmon Killebrew hit a lot of HRs and never got thrown at. Lots of fault to go around here, but if Bautista acts like a pro last fall, none of this happens.
  15. USAFChief
    To me, and this is not a recent observation, he has such little actual impact on games it's like he's almost not there. The numbers themselves aren't the whole story. Not what any of us were hoping for, but hardly terrible. They don't actually capture his lack of impact though. Few extra base hits, and the doubles he gets tend to be soft and to left, limiting the bases runners can advance. Same for his singles, usually fielded on one or two hops by the left fieder moving towards the infield. Walks that up the OBP, but move any runners only one base. He refuses to change his approach, letting hittable fastballs sail by, even with a RH pitcher and a RH hitter up next, so you end up with a worse matchup, and often no runs result. Add it all up, and his OPS has less impact than similar OPS's from "worse" hitters.
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    It does matter, if ownership makes it matter.
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    Somehow it felt less devastating down 0-8.
  18. USAFChief
    How exactly does you having vodka numb our pain?
  19. USAFChief
    Hughes v. Pelphry. Another 2 hr ballgame, I'd bet.
  20. USAFChief
    We complain and complain about Molitor not pinch hitting, so he sends up Arcia against a leftie. "See, internet know-it-alls? Pinch hit, pinch hit, pinch hit. Blah blah blah. Now STFU."
  21. USAFChief
    With Suzuki's wheels, I'm shocked that didn't work.
  22. USAFChief
    Lemme guess. Like...peach tea?
  23. USAFChief
    According to Google Maps, no. Still in Michigan, same as before.
  24. USAFChief
    Ouch.
  25. USAFChief
    It's called pitching to the score.
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