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  1. Platoon
    Sort of how I feel about the Mama Mia remake.
  2. Platoon
    Remember the Indians get about 10 more games against a sub .500 team than the Twins do. And that team is our own MN Twins! The question isn't really whether any team has ever came back from 6 down on such and such a date. The question is what are the odds it will happen. I find it strange that in this age of analytical research which approximates virtually every move made on a ball field, the simplest and one of the most impactful ones for an orginisations future would be ignored, or diminished.
  3. Platoon
    The return for Dozier isn't really the FO's fault. And btw, I am not trying to be a FO apologist here. It's frankly BD fault. In a contract year, he has put together a pretty unimpressive season. In the previous two years he was so hot and so cold for so long, it was hard to tell which player he was. In the eyes of the guys who make decisions, he pretty much buried himself this year. Add in the fact that he is a rental, and occupies a position of surplus, and he was 0-3 in the "things needed to increase value" dept. His value had gotten to the point that whether he left or stayed had become a moot point.
  4. Platoon
    IIRC Terry Steinbach was a second basemen in high school, and moved to third for the Gophs. I don't think he was drafted as a catcher.
  5. Platoon
    Or you have started drinking earlier than usual? :)
  6. Platoon
    The question to the question is, whose decisions? Was it MOY that thought Wilsons defense improved the chances of winning, and now has thrown in the towel and used Garver? Or did the FO issue a directive to analyze Garver the rest of the season? Something seems amiss, I still don't think the FO and the MOY are on the same page.
  7. Platoon
    I found it difficult to discern the post Escobar fog from the all season fog. Now I am really worried about the Lynn fog, which while it may be the same, will move verrrrryyyyyyy slooooowwwllly........ And induce drowsiness. That said, Garvers big hit was made possible by Garvers efforts at blocking balls in the dirt with runners on third earlier. While he still needs better technique I will say he has been working his butt off on it. Effort is not a problem. Someone must have convinced him that pitch blocking is part of catching.
  8. Platoon
    Yes, I know what you're thinking. "Boof, this season Is over" I was sort of thinking that myself. But sort of like the movie where the guys says about the girl he wants, "so you mean there's a chance?" I do like your optimism and self reflection though. But I also hope the teams goal is improvement and analysis, not winning a few extra games.
  9. Platoon
    State tourism officials have on a rare occasion been know to embellish..... It's in their job description. It's not much more of a stretch than calling Robbie G. an outfielder.
  10. Platoon
    It was the best I could do! :)
  11. Platoon
    Ok, this is a record. Two have agreed with Aggie in one evening. :). I would live in a tent before I would by a 2x4 at Menards.
  12. Platoon
    Wait till they drop a trailer in the middle of your driveway while unloading your neighbors garage, punch two holes in the tar, and flat ass refuse to discuss repairs. Lol. That's when they save big money!
  13. Platoon
    I highly doubt the return on Dozier will exceed Eddies. Doziers flaws have been clearly exposed. His history of half seasons of hot and cold are one thing. But they also seem to be coincidental to the teams greatest need for someone to carry them. His move to the middle of the order, and his failure to even put together a salary drive are not dissimilar to the previous sentence. He is a MLB ball player, but unlike us, most other teams would not have hung their hat on him for three years. Not do I think the new FO will continue that mistake. The previous FO satisfied fans with "fan favorites", see Hunter, Torii. I hope this one transitions to sarisfying fans with MLB quality baseball players.
  14. Platoon
    But unless they sign a specific DH that sort of leaves them all in the batting order. And I don't have a problem with that with the current version of Mauer. A good hitting 3B would inspire Sano and improve the order. And Sano needs to be addressed and assessed. The waiting time is over. And Mauer makes can be moved in and out of the order as the season progresses if need be. I go back to the manager, if he can't sell the plan to the players nothing will work.
  15. Platoon
    Sadly I don't think the Twins can currently make Sano plans with any degree of certainty. He may have lost some weight, good for him. But in this SSS he is just as lost as he was before his exile. One can bash Mauer till the Holsteins won't come home, but he is currently 5 times the hitter Sano is, and 10 times the defender. Sano does have a chance to eclipse Mauer, some day. But something has to change. Even metrics can't make a SO look better than an opposite field single or double.
  16. Platoon
    I think the single biggest argument for Brian's call for flexibility is simply the shifting. No one plays a "position" anymore. Even 1B end up wandering hither and yon. Add a few more 4 man OF shifts, and it's complete. BD no longer gets to toss softly to first base, and Sano could end up back at SS. In a 4 man OF, admittedly not yet that common, an IF will become an OF. I am old school, I am sure a surprise to many. But even I have abandoned the call for an elite defensive SS. Less and less they play the area that requires those specific skills. Just because I don't necessarily enjoy all the current changes, doesn't mean I don't see the need to adapt to them. It's quite possible the only thing harder to do than get the Twins to think outside the box, is to get that genie back into that bottle.
  17. Platoon
    I was trying to extrapolate some GT suggestions on nice behavior someone had written.
  18. Platoon
    Sometimes it seems personnel people invest so much into a players position they can't or won't adapt. Also, a player who can hit seems to have excuses made for his lack of defensive chops. It didn't take a MLB level scout to see that Plouffe EE, Dozier, weren't MLB caliber SS. All suffered from range issues, and Dozier suffered from lack of arm strength. Garver is another example. If I can sees his hands of steel on TV in 3 games, what in the world is the coaching staff looking at it. There is a difference between sitting behind the plate with gear on, and being a catcher. And if you don't have 'soft' hands you can't frame pitches. And you cannot teach soft hands. Brian's analysis is pretty spot on. While I am sure other teams have some same sort of issues, we do seem to excell at wishful thinking in our scouting departments.
  19. Platoon
    Bottom line, they have committed themselves to at the minimum a major overhaul. I had no problem with that. But then they better do one, and not trade people and replace them with the next Belisle or Wislon.
  20. Platoon
    I will Tom, I promise. . It's just like the news, one always checks out the most recent disaster first!
  21. Platoon
    Graver has to catch that. It's a WP, but still stoppable.
  22. Platoon
    Magill sighting! I sort of figured Molitor would take him along to Cooperstown so no one could use him by mistake?
  23. Platoon
    When listening to Danno that's an advantage, at least you can figure out what he is trying to describe.
  24. Platoon
    This is what happens when you type a post, and your granddaughter comes over before you send it. And then hit send without refreshing screen.
  25. Platoon
    Sano will be a focus tonight, but hopefully not at 2B. . There will probably be more moves, and then I hope the team starts auditioning players for deserved advancement. And, while I doubt it will happen, make a decision on whether Molitor will actually use the new additions.
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