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  1. USAFChief
    Justifying choking someone is no more humorous to me than justifying not running out a pop up.
  2. USAFChief
    He stands a pretty good chance of winning the grievance, IMO. There is precious little precedence for teams suspending players w/o pay. I think the contract stipulates only the league can do that. I'm not a lawyer, don't even play one on TV, so it'd be a first but I could be wrong on this.
  3. USAFChief
    Isn't it Ryan's job to be out in front of trends, rather than be surprised and frustrated? Actions speak louder than words. If improving the pen is truly a priority, do something about it. Offering Fien and hoping on minor leaguers seems to me the opposite of "priority."
  4. USAFChief
    "Get a reliever" isn't the goal. "Get a reliever who is an asset to a team trying to contend" is the goal. "Get a reliever" is what they've tended to do in the past, which is one reason they're always needing to "get a reliever."
  5. USAFChief
    Mods also try to keep a sense of proportion, and a sense of humor. We don't always succeed, but I think we all try to recognize the difference between a good natured joke, and a mean spirited and/or repetitive dig. Our mission isn't to remove all the fun from the forums. We also give extra leeway if the player in question is a Yankee.
  6. USAFChief
    Undecided. But if nothing more is done to improve the team, it's hard to realistically see a playoff team.
  7. USAFChief
    On what? In a world where Pelfrey gets 2/16, there isn't a better use of $7m per yr in free agency. This is 2015, soon 2016. 7m represents about 5 percent of a typical team's salary structure. Less than that for some. It's what it costs.
  8. USAFChief
    It's like my cousin, Johan Santanaroseannadanna always said...
  9. USAFChief
    A couple things: Pretty obvious MLB is swimming in money. There is no indication free agent prices are leveling off, so to acquire the players to win, a team needs to either pay up, or be good enough at other talent acquisition methods to be able to avoid it. Since pretty much no team is good enough to avoid it, pay up. Don't whine about market size, or trot out other excuses. Pay up, or don't tell us you're serious about winning.
  10. USAFChief
    I Don't Know...what I was thinking.
  11. USAFChief
    I don't think the Twins are overflowing with good, proven OFers to open 2016. Who do you think should be in RF opening day?
  12. USAFChief
    We felt the thread had reached the point where insults and bickering had replaced discussion. There were posts that got deleted before the thread went away. If you missed those posts, perhaps that helps explain your confusion.
  13. USAFChief
    Yes...Byung is as close to one syllable as us westerners can manage. Much like the car is actually "Hyundai."
  14. USAFChief
    More Korean language trivia: Hangul is the name of the Korean language. Though the written Korean language originates from Chinese characters, pronunciations and some meanings are different. Further, centuries ago a Korean monarch developed an alphabet system, so written Korean is actually comprised of "letters," much like English. Just to confuse students of the language, though, in South Korea newspapers and the like will toss in a random character here and there, to make the meaning clearer...or so they say! Interestingly, North Koreans avoid using characters, it's all Hangul. To bring this back to Mr Pak, the "P" in "Pak" and the "B" in Byung are actually the same "letter." The "B" gets a slightly different pronunciation because it follows a "consonant"... the "k" in Pak. So technically, if westernized, it should really be Pyung Ho Pak.
  15. USAFChief
    Gordon Beckham to ATL for $1.5m. Was once known as "the savior" on White Sox internets. Ya just never know about prospects.
  16. USAFChief
    He obviously means "going with what we've got," and adding to it. He thinks a lineup with Plouffe and Sano and Park will be better than Sano, Park, and someone else not named Plouffe. Given the OF options, I'm inclined to agree. On top of that, since I think corner OF defense is hugely overrated, and IF defense much harder and more important, I'm not at all sure Plouffe at third and Sano in RF isn't better defensively than Sano at third and one of the other options in RF. And on top of THAT, it's December, and none of this is set in stone yet, nor is it guaranteed to last the season if they do break camp with that plan.
  17. USAFChief
    No. Think I nailed it.
  18. USAFChief
    Byung Ho Park. Technically, Pak (rhymes with sock) is actually the Korean family name, Park a common westernization of that name. I have no idea which he prefers. And further, his family name comes first in Korea. Pak Byung Ho. It's common for Koreans to reverse that in the west, but not universal. My qualifications: it was a long time ago, but I'm a graduate of the Korean Dept of the Defense Language Institute.
  19. USAFChief
    yes. Scratch that. No.
  20. USAFChief
    Right now, if the plan isn't Sano in RF, who IS in RF?
  21. USAFChief
    The problem with non tendering Milone is, whether or not he is one of the Twins best five starters in December isn't the issue. He may or may not be. But the question is whether or not he'll be one of the Twins best five AVAILABLE starters for good chunks of 2016. The answer to that is almost surely yes. Teams who plan on five starters getting them through a season are always disappointed. Milone is a capable big league pitcher, and will prove useful. I doubt the Twins add a better starter if they drop Milone. Fien is the opposite...the Twins can and should be adding better arms to the pen.
  22. USAFChief
    Props where props are due...remarkably accurate contract estimate.
  23. USAFChief
    IF he's non-tendered, seems like a pretty good candidate for the Twins OF. The Twins really don't have 4 outfielders right now. They might have only one (Rosario).
  24. USAFChief
    Concur!
  25. USAFChief
    Dude. Seriously. Clean it up. This is a family friendly site.
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