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  1. USAFChief
    Shouldn't you go clean up the vomit from the roller coaster?
  2. USAFChief
    Why the long pause?
  3. USAFChief
    Recent roster moves, in graphic form.
  4. USAFChief
    Seriously funny post. Well played sir. Well played.
  5. USAFChief
    I'm not sure it's fair to describe the Twins team that left spring training as "talent laden." To be sure, there's been underperformance. Some injury issues as well. But the roster is built mostly on proven mediocrity and high hopes for what young players might become. There is no "there" there. Many predicted Rosario would struggle. Buxton the same. Suzuki had a hot first half in 2014, but he's not a .670 OPS player, nor is he someone playing for his defense. Lets be honest...Mauer is a mediocrity at first base and as a three hitter, incapable of carrying a team for a week like genuine middle order hitters are. Sano seems legit, but he's young and probably out of position. Dozier and Plouffe are nice players, but not front line talent. Would anybody describe the pitching as "talent laden?" Half a decade after his return, the GM has assembled a roster that needed massive overhaul a month into the season. That's not a reason to pat him on the back, and it's not an indication this is simply a good team he's assembled that's playing bad. Which isnt to say they're not playing bad. i dont expect poor or mediocre players to play great day in snd day out. But i do think its fair to ask why this team is so poor at basic execution. You can't watch this team for more than a game or two without seeing a laughably bad baserunning mistake. A missed cutoff, a mental lapse, inattention to opposing base runners...the list goes on. Why is it unfair to ask if some of that falls on the manager and/or coaches? Just my opinion, but while things are probably worse than they had to be...part of the "worse" isn't simply on the players. It's on the GM and manager, too. And I'd go so far as to say that's the core issue.
  6. USAFChief
    I'd be on board, but I don't know that the Twins have a #2 starter to give up.
  7. USAFChief
    I'm not sure any organization, ever, held the standard of "very likely to be an improvement over the status quo" when the status quo is " failure." And "keep in place" through rough patches isn't exactly an overriding concern either, IMO. There's a very good chance by October this team will have accumulated 550 losses over the past six seasons. One playoff win in decades. Current roster in shambles. All with basically the same management. "Not likely to be worse" seems a more appropriate standard to me.
  8. USAFChief
    "What say you?" Yes. //duh-uh//
  9. USAFChief
    I'll be ok when they waive Mastro, too. I don't actually view those two moves as directly connected, except as examples of Twins management's preference for familiarity or availability over all else. That playing the likes of Darrin Mastroianni is a reason you lose 390 games over four years isn't as important as "I like him, and he'll say yes on the first phone call. " Doing more than that takes effort and/or money. Edit again: substitute "imagination" for "effort." Edit to add: and this is in no way an attack on Mastro...I'd do the same thing as him. He's squeezing out a living playing baseball. Good for him. This is a critique of management.
  10. USAFChief
    Schmidt had an OPS+ of 76 his first year (SSS) and 92 his second. Buxton 56 and 38. Start somewhere else.
  11. USAFChief
    Winner.
  12. USAFChief
    Y'know, I get a little upset with the Twins now and then, but here it is, a beautiful night in Tucson, I got a couple baked spuds in the oven, a couple nice ribeyes on the grill, a little homemade shrimp scampi thing Mrs Chief and i will share, and it's just a baseball game, so what's the point in getting all... #*O**# the #$*** is MASTROINNI DOING ON THIS $***$_ TEAM! For %**($ SAKE!!! I CAN'T $**#$#$#ing STAND TH //
  13. USAFChief
    Something I learned in high school about pitching: You cannot pitch inside when behind in the count.
  14. USAFChief
    Stick around for this season, it'll age ya.
  15. USAFChief
    http://www.onthewater.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/baby-bluegill.jpg I also went fishing earlier today. Also caught a "6 lb bass."
  16. USAFChief
    HEY! How's about a spoiler alert next time??
  17. USAFChief
    You want to make sure you jog in from the pen and mill around harmlessly with the rest of your teammates in a situation like that.
  18. USAFChief
    http://www.escondido.org/Data/Sites/1/media/GalleryImages/2235/WebImages/TasiTautalalakerecordcrappie2lb.9oz..JPG Man with crappie. Note: NOT twinsporto
  19. USAFChief
    Yes. Its not as much fun when you troll for the "yes"...
  20. USAFChief
    Careful with that'n.
  21. USAFChief
    Or Eddie Feigner.
  22. USAFChief
    You could not be more wrong.
  23. USAFChief
    My grandson got sent home from kindergarten yesterday, poor little guy. Apparently the teacher was asking the class some basic questions about breakfast, and he answered poorly. "What comes from the fluffy chicken?" "Eggs!" "What about the little piggy? What comes from him?" "Bacon!!" "And from the fat cow?" "Homework!!!"
  24. USAFChief
    And players didn't come up to the big leagues until they knew how to play the game.
  25. USAFChief
    You're having a bad day career when Dioner Navarro is 2-2 with 2 doubles off you.
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