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  1. USAFChief
    One of the failures of his previous tenure was poor fundamentals and a seeming lack of any interest in improving them. Similar to Rocco. Maybe he's changed priorities.
  2. USAFChief
    I wanted some experience but this is Rocco 2.0. I don't expect play to improve. Sad.
  3. USAFChief
    Well lah-de-fricken-dah...
  4. USAFChief
    ? Pretty sure those were career splits for Rooker and Wallner, and meant to show Rooker doesnt have a major platoon weakness, while Wallner has struggled against LH pitching. Also...LH pitching amounts to roughly 28% of all MLB innings pitched, not 15%.
  5. USAFChief
    For me, it was watching Gagne play defense, game after game, month after month, season after season. Very, very good, and very, very dependable. Ground balls to SS were outs.
  6. USAFChief
    Do you think Clemens and Diaz are worth the same in trade value? Or maybe BBTV is not reality? I also doubt Boston considers Casas a "throw in."
  7. USAFChief
    Gagne. Easily. In addition to the points made by others above, he somehow managed to show up to play every day.
  8. USAFChief
    Looks like the Giants are hiring Tennessee Vols head coach Tony Vitello. Interesting choice. I particularly like this recent quote from him: "I think everyone is suffering the consequences all the way up to the big leagues where guys are super skilled, but there’s less development, less coaching, less accountability and therefore less understanding of how to actually play the game to win. And it starts all the way, trickle-down effect.” Couldn't agree more. Playing the game of baseball needs to become an important point of emphasis again. We'll see how it goes.
  9. USAFChief
    Wallner isn't getting released, nor should he. But he certainly should be someone the FO is willing to trade in the right deal. Wallner was awful this year. We need to stop pretending that an OPS driven solely by SLG is a good measure of offensive value. The man drove in 18 runners the entire 2025 sesson. He has 3 Sac Flies in his career. He has little defensive value. He turns 28 this winter. And he absolutely was part of the problem with the 2025 offense. Not the biggest problem. He certainly might be better in the future, he was in part time roles in 2023 and 2024. But let's not pretend he was any kind of asset in 2025.
  10. USAFChief
    Nathan Yeskie, the current LSU pitching coach, earns $1.2 million over three years with bonuses for postseason wins. His predecessor, Wes Johnson, had a three-year deal that provided a yearly base salary of $380,000 and included a vehicle allowance and relocation incentive, notes The Daily Advertiser. Current contract: Nathan Yeskie's three-year, $1.2 million contract began in 2023, with bonuses tied to postseason success. Previous contract: Wes Johnson's contract, which ended in 2025, had a $380,000 annual base salary, plus a vehicle allowance and a one-time relocation incentive.
  11. USAFChief
    I strongly doubt LSU offered him 5x the money. In fact, I doubt he got a raise. from what I've read. But its speculation in any case. Neither his Twins salary nor LSU salary were ever confirmed, AFAIN, but AI tells me he got $380k for his one year, plus a vehicle allowance. I doubt the Twins were paying him $75k. What I DO know is it's a pretty classless move to quit mid-season. I'd want no part of him. As for job availability, the CWS had just ended so the college sesson was over, and there's no reason he couldn't have waited to accept that job after the Twins season ended. He also only stayed at LSU for one season before taking the head coaching job at Georgia.
  12. USAFChief
    When was this? Today??
  13. USAFChief
    Congrats all!
  14. USAFChief
    You got me. I missed the point. Please explain it. Thanks
  15. USAFChief
    I'm curious what you suggest a poker player (playing stud) do with a low pair, if not draw 3 cards?
  16. USAFChief
    As I said on the day the trade happened, it made the Twins weaker.
  17. USAFChief
    Gonna go out on a limb here and just flatly state that information is easily obtainable.
  18. USAFChief
    They're just trolling us now.
  19. USAFChief
    Torii Hunter is my second favorite Twins player ever. But I don't think that qualifies him to manage.
  20. USAFChief
    So you cant find one person then. I accept your surrender.
  21. USAFChief
    Canterino hasn't thrown a pitch in a game since 2022. 85 IP total in his minor league career. Surgery again in 2025. Zero chance. Even IF miracles coalesce and he somehow manages to defy all odds and throw a pitch from a mound in 2026, He'd be nowhere near ready to pitch in the show.
  22. USAFChief
    Hey, you are entitled to your opinion that depending on Desclafani to solidify the rotation of a supposed contender was a good gamble. To each his own. You 'n Falvey can take that to the grave. Find me one single solitary person associated with the Seattle Mariners-owner, front office, field staff, player, reporter, or fan) who wouldn't do that trade again without a moment's hesitation. Just one. Idiotic trade by Falvey.
  23. USAFChief
    Took the words right out of my...thumbs. Exactly the type of guy they should be looking at. I hope he gets an interview. And any further interviews go to similar types with experience and a seeming familiarity with and appreciation for instruction and the game of baseball.
  24. USAFChief
    The Polanco trade was, and remains, one of the worst in team history. Instantly made the team weaker, with zero short term and only minor, if any, long term help. DeSclafani. LOL. Just a horrible idea.
  25. USAFChief
    "And that is what the modern MLB manager really is. They are not the old-school tacticians from the 70s or 80s pulling every lever in the dugout. Most matchups, pinch-hits, and bullpen decisions are mapped out by the front office and support staff long before the first pitch." Nonconcur. Strongly. Mapping out bullpen usage (for example) before the first pitch is analytics gone bizarro-world. Good managers have lots of information before the game starts, but use their experience combined with situational awareness and smarts to make real time decisions. I hope to god we can get away from this idiotic idea that a baseball game can be planned out in advance. It's one of the reasons baldelli was so routinely outmanaged by actual managers. I don't know if Hunter would be a good manager. I'm not optimistic. But I absolutely DO believe he'd be resistant to the idea you can make bullpen decisions at noon for a 7 PM game, or preplan pinch hitters simply based on handedness. Or decide a starter will pitch twice through a lineup no matter his actual performance. And good on him if that's the case.
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