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  1. USAFChief
    I'm not watching another Vikings game with thus head coach.
  2. USAFChief
    Cousins has played well this year. This season isn't on him. It's not his fault he's a statue, and it's not his fault he has a poor head coach.
  3. USAFChief
    Cousins is actually a better passer than Jackson. But the difference in mobility is so enormous as to render everything else meaningless.
  4. USAFChief
    I mean it wasn't even mildly complicated. Just monumentally stupid.
  5. USAFChief
    So the Vikings, up 14-3, get a pick with about 1:40 before halftime. Downed inside the 15. On 1st down, call a running play...OK. Good idea. At worst, you burn 35 seconds off the clock, or force a TO from Baltimore. But.. No. The stupid *********** VIKINGS call time, followed by the completely predictable discombobulated 2 incomplete passes and a FG...leaving Baltimore 1:30 and 2 TOs. Why in heaven's name are the VIKINGS calling a TO there??? And sure enough the Ravens get the most predictable TD drive in history,, and the Vikings end up NEGATIVE 4 pts in the last 2 minutes of the half, despite a pick setting them up with 1st down at the 13 yard to start the 2 minute drill. How TF does Zimmer still have a job,??
  6. USAFChief
    Thanks to all who help make this place a great home for Twins fans!
  7. USAFChief
    Yes.
  8. USAFChief
    Atlanta didn't "nibble at the edges." They lost 2/3rds of their outfield, including all-world Ronald Acuna. They were below .500, on the fringe of contention, in a weak division. Instead of giving up, they remade their entire OF. That's the lesson learned. No season should EVER be given away, until there's zero hope. Spend a little prospect capital EVERY time, when it benefits the MLB club. Prospects are the most overrated thing in baseball.
  9. USAFChief
    If they bring in Simmons, they're not doing it to play Polanco at SS. And I personally don't want them to move Polanco back. That, to me, is a worse option than Simmons.
  10. USAFChief
    I'd say we don't have a decent SS in the organization even IF Polanco moves back there.
  11. USAFChief
    Rosario was on the IL when Atlanta traded for him and he wasn't activated until Aug 28. That's why he had only 11 Aug PAs.
  12. USAFChief
    That's a fair take. Who plays SS next year?
  13. USAFChief
    I see Simmons as a pretty good bounce back candidate, with a floor of "really good defense." He's not a good hitter, and never will be, but he's likely better than he showed last year. I'd rather they get Correa, but that ain't happening, and there's no internal option, so it wouldn't surprise me at all. I would require vaccination, though, or no deal.
  14. USAFChief
    Excuse?? If the head coach says "I call the TOs," you expect the QB to ignore that? Was it also Cousins' fault when the Vikings were penalized for calling consecutive TOs on 3rd and 16 on the Cowboys last drive? Sheesh.
  15. USAFChief
    Completely agree with the OP. Kudos to the Braves. Losing Acuna and Ozuna, It would have been easy to curl up into the fetal position. Instead, they looked at a winnable division and took steps to make themselves better. Fill holes. I wish our front office were similarly aggressive.
  16. USAFChief
    Head coach retains control of TOs and STILL manages to screw up at least every other game. Don't blame Cousins.
  17. USAFChief
    It's been obvious for quite some time Zimmer is going to consistently get less from his team than the sum of its parts.
  18. USAFChief
    YOU LEFT OUT THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS: You attended the game with Chief, and Wallner got an RBI from the HBP! Jeez, get your act together, Mr high-falutin' blogger.
  19. USAFChief
    Bases were loaded so the HBP resulted in an RBI. Totally worth it!
  20. USAFChief
    Trading for "a few young exceptional arms" is almost impossible.
  21. USAFChief
    Syndergaard comes closest to possibly being an "ace" AND possibly being within the Twins realm of possibilities. Then perhaps Ray, although it's a stretch to call him an ace.
  22. USAFChief
    I like it. It'll take some long shots coming through (like a season of 2019 Verlander) and some gambles paying off (Galvis/Lewis at SS, Larnach in RF) for the Twins to contend in 2022. These are chances/gambles with some realistic possibilities. However, I can't imagine Kepler nets you Manaea.
  23. USAFChief
    I don't think signing Donaldson had any impact on the Rosario decision, but it's possible. However, signing Donaldson had zero impact on Berrios. None. And Donaldson will have zero impact on their ability to sign Buxton. If anything, it might make it easier to convince Buxton thr team is serious about contending.
  24. USAFChief
    If anyone really wants to know how the 2 primary WARS are calculated: bWAR: https://www.baseball-reference.com/about/war_explained.shtml fWAR: https://library.fangraphs.com/misc/war/ They are calculated differently. For example, fWAR uses what a pitcher "should have done (FIP)," bWAR what actually happened (RA9). There are also differences in offensive measures used. The two systems use completely different measures of defense as well. Both, IMO, are well intentioned...and virtually worthless.
  25. USAFChief
    Eh-DEE Eh-DEE Eh-DEE
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